GE 406 Introduction to Meteorology
Information about the atmosphere, a web page, based on the combined work of GE 406 students, Spring 1998.
Some general, fundamental information
Solar Variations--these drive the whole thing!-Kris Donaldson
Clouds and Weather--Joy Parke
Wind forecasting --Sirakarn Leungsakul
Meteorological Satellites--Andrea VanderWoude
Precipitation --Dianne Hooper
Fronts --Randal Smith
The upper atmosphere
Radiosonde connections--Colleen Riley
Skew T diagrams --Chris Edlin
Applied Meteorology
Hurricane Forecasting--Jeff Price
Tornado page --Andrew LeBlanc
Lightning --Shannon Garland
Aviation Weather--Jeff Edwards
Of local interest.
Lake Effect Snowfall--Erin Naughton
Snow Cover Michael Taylor
Great Lakes Bouys--Paul Ripple
Meteorology and the big picture
How Volcanoes can alter Earth's climate--Tina Hanson
Ultraviolet Radiation--Jessica Sagady
How meteorology influences photochemical processes--Jie Yang
Total Column Ozone--Song Guo