New Page 2

Quick Links
Earth Science Curriculum Units and Teaching Tips

Teacher-Created Websites

E.S. and other Listservs
     ES Archives

Selected Science Ed Organizations

Science Education Standards and Exams

AMS Education Programs

E2C in Brazil/E2C em Brasil

Integrating Educational Technologies

Other PD Courses and
     Curriculum Resources

Images of the Day
and
Conference News

  EPODs and  APODs

Selected 2008 - 2009 Science Education Conferences

 AGI Earth Science Week

Mineral Shows Calendar
Weather and Climate
weather
climate
heat energy
insolation
radiation
conduction
convection
weather instruments
weather variables
temperature
thermometer
air pressure
barometer
wind speed and direction
anemometer
wind vane
relative humidity
saturation
dew point
psychrometer
wet bulb - dry bulb temperatures
wet bulb depression
precipitation
rain gauge
clouds
weather radar
weather satellite
radiosonde
synoptic weather map
station model
isobars
isotherms
gradient
prediction (forecast)
probability 
air mass
continental air mass
maritime air mass
tropical air mass
polar air mass
front
cold front
warm front
occluded front
stationary front
cyclone (low pressure system)
anti-cyclone (high pressure system)
hazardous weather
storm track
thunderstorm
tornado
hurricane
monsoon
typhoon
global wind and pressure belts
jet stream
radiative balance
Coriolis effect
greenhouse effect
El Nino
La Nina
land breeze
sea breeze
specific heat
latent heat
orographic
leeward
windward
adiabatic cooling/heating
thermals 

 

Copyright © 1999 - 2006 by The Earth to Class, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Columbia University in the City of New York, NY.
All rights reserved.
This web site and all information on it is intended solely for educational purposes.
Please provide appropriate credit when using anything from these web pages.