Weather and Climate: Student Links
Student Links
Science as a Human Endeavor
To learn more about the interests and accomplishments of diverse scientists and engineers, and how people with varied backgrounds contribute to and depend on the advancement of science and technology, visit the links below.
Weather and Climate
Inez Fung
Fung studies the interactions between climate change and biogeochemical cycles, and focuses on the processes that maintain and alter the composition of the atmosphere, and hence the climate.
Brenda Ekwurzel
Brenda Ekwurzel is a senior climate scientist and the at the Union of Concerned Scientists. She researches the influence of major carbon producers on rising global average temperatures and sea level.
Jessica Osuna
Jessica Osuna is an atmospheric and environmental scientist. She researches ways that changes of carbon dioxide, water, and energy from the Earth’s surface are modeled and measured, in order to improve climate models.
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Investigating Local Weather
Local weather information
Use this link to investigate your local weather. On the site, enter your city in the search box, then look for the “Seasonal Weather Averages” link about half-way down the page (above the Astronomy bar).
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Oceans and Climate
Geologist Profile
Meet Dr. Randy Keller, a geologist who studies the chemistry of volcanic rocks to learn how explosive a volcano is, how old it is, how deep the lava came from, and what that lava encountered on its way to the surface.
Careers in Atmospheric Science
Hydrologists in the National Weather Service
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Worldwide Wind
Worldwide Wind Interactive
Use this link to collect data about wind direction for cities all over the world.
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Measuring Wind Speed and Direction
Calibrating your Anemometer
Click the above link to go to a form that computes a two-point calibration so that your anemometer reading can be converted into a known scale, like meters per second.
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Atmosphere and Climate
Earth’s Atmosphere Interactive
Use this link to gather and compare data from different atmospheric levels.
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Global Warming
Global Warming Interactive
This interactive allows you to compare and contrast different graphs related to the Earth’s temperature over the past 100 years. Analyze the data to determine which factors are most well correlated with the Earth’s temperature changes.
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People, Weather, and Climate
Geologist Profile
Meet Dr. Randy Keller, a geologist who studies the chemistry of volcanic rocks to learn how explosive a volcano is, how old it is, how deep the lava came from, and what that lava encountered on its way to the surface.