- AtmoSphere
- Offers an introduction to the atmosphere's structure, energy balance, moisture and water cycle, and pressure and winds. - Atmosphere in Motion: Air Pressure, Forces, and Winds
- Collection of links and illustrated lecture notes describing how wind is generated. - Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS)
- Large climatology project studying the boreal forest of Canada; learning how the forest and atmosphere interact, how it is affected by climate change, and how satellites can monitor this. - Cooperative Atmosphere-Surface Exchange Study (CASES)
- Established to enable scientists to observe, understand and model linkages among the atmosphere, hydrosphere and terrestrial biosphere. - CRISTA: Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere
- Limb-scanning satellite experiment, designed and developed by the University of Wuppertal to measure infrared emissions of the Earth's atmosphere. - Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment
- Examines a range of atmospheric issues, including air quality, acid rain, global warming, and ozone depletion. - Globally-Averaged Atmospheric Temperatures
- Data sets from the Global Hydrology and Climate Centre. - Keele Model Atmosphere Directory (K-MAD)
- Provides details of work being done on stellar atmosphere modelling. Also includes the MAD newsletter. - Resources in Atmospheric Sciences
- Collection of short articles and resources about weather and climate. - Solar System: The Earth's Atmosphere
- Provides an overview and diagram of the atmosphere's major layers. - Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED)
- Provides a benchmark for future studies of natural and human-induced changes to the Earth's atmosphere, providing an avenue for early warning of global change. - What Drives the Atmosphere and Ocean
- Technical primer on dynamic forces that affect the weather. Includes explanations of gravitational forces, the pressure gradient, and the Coriolis Effect.
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