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The Coriolis Effect - a selection of videos illustrating this force.
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Inside Tornadoes - National Geographic has some amazing footage from inside a tornado.
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The Birth of a Hurricane - NASA records the birth of hurricane Isabel
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Towers in the Tempest - this 2007 video explores research into how and why weather disturbances evolve into hurricanes, and how hurricanes strengthen. |
Hurricanes: New Tools for Predicting - information and video explaining advances in this field. |
· The Earth-Atmosphere Energy Balance - where the solar energy entering Earth's atmosphere goes.
· Atmospheric Effects on Incoming Solar Radiation - examining insolation as it applies to individual molecules in the atmosphere.
· Tutorial on Earth/Sun Relations and Seasons - an in-depth explanation of the angle of incidence and Earth's seasons.
· Make the Earth's Weather - an interactive Earth, where you control the conditions that create weather. Good background is provided as well.
· What is Weather? - made for younger students, but a fun way to be reminded of all the different factors that weather includes.
· Atmospheric Pressure Examples - a series of videotaped experiments and apparatus showing atmospheric pressure at work.
· How barometric pressure changes with weather conditions - a nice comparison of air pressure and weather radar.
· Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere - includes separate activities on radiation, conduction and convection of thermal energy.
· High and Low Pressure Systems - as warm air rises, and Earth spins below, large weather systems are created.
· Prevailing Winds Map - a general map of the direction of Earth's prevailing winds.
· An Animation of Land and Sea Breezes - a simple illustration of how warm air rises, and cooler air flows in to take its place.
· How the Coriolis Effect Influences Wind Direction - start by observing how the Coriolis effect works, then see how winds are affected as well.
· Global Wind System - images to help understand the global wind systems.
· Easterlies - near Earth's poles, the Polar easterlies move in a similar pattern to the trade winds.
· How Does the Jet Stream Change through the Year? - a description of the jet stream, along with a study of how it changes throughout the year.
· Weather Front Animations - very nice visualizations of how warm and cold fronts move in to replace old air masses.
· Visualize Extreme Weather - animations of thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes.
· Hurricanes: How They Work - great information, and a cool interactive hurricane to tour through.
· Horrific Hurricanes - a nice, complete site of tropical cyclone information.
· List of Canadian Tornadoes - an extensive list of the larger, more damaging tornados that have occurred in Canada over the past 130 years.
· Major Tornadoes - short videos of Canadian tornados, and a map illustrating where tornados are most likely to occur.
· Tornados - an interactive explanation and quiz site about tornados.
· Where Is the Hurricane Going? - an article about the challenging field of predicting hurricane movements.
· Anatomy of Katrina - hurricane Katrina was an unpredictable storm - with devastating consequences.
· Hurricanes - an interactive explanation and quiz site about hurricanes.
· Weather Forecasts - find out what the local forecasts are today for Venus and Mars, and compare them to Earth.
· Mars Weather - a NASA description of what weather to expect on the red planet. Plus, some actual weather conditions from the 1997 Pathfinder mission.
· Saturn Weather - colder and windier than a trip to northern BC in January.
· Jupiter Weather - this planet (which is almost a star) has some tricky weather systems, including a massive storm that never ends.
Energy Transfer - a puzzle on atmospheric energy terms.