Climate Links
The following links are of interest to those with backgrounds
in meteorology, climatology or a related science:
One excellent starting point for all researchers in search of
global change data is the NASA
Global Change Master Directory.
For those with interest in a specific area, additional links
appear below.
National
Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
The NCDC is the world's largest database of climatic information
and contains a wealth of data on temperature and precipitation
trends.
Climatic
Research Unit, University of East Anglia
The Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia
is a leading center in studying paleoclimate and constructing
observed climatologies. The Unit's research is also concerned
with observed climate change.
US
Climate at a Glance (NCDA)
This site provides easy access to US climate and weather
information from 1895 to the present.
Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
This site provides information from the Third Assessment
Report of this international scientific body which has indicated
that there could be a rise of as much as 5.8 degrees C in average
global annual temperatures between 1990 and 2100.
Impacts of Climate
Variability and Change
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Environment Canada - Adaptation and Impacts Research Group
English
French
For the past decade and a half Canada has been a leader
in climate impacts research; much of this work is accessible in
French as well as English on this site.
Environmental
Protection Agency (US EPA) Global Warming
This site has a wealth of information on climate science,
potential impacts of climate change, international greenhouse
emissions and initiatives in the US and elsewhere to limit greenhouse
emissions.
Global
Change Electronic Edition
A trove of information on climate science and impacts
with archives of Global Change and Global Climate Change Digest.
Pew Center
on Global Climate Change
This site provides information on potential impacts of
climate change on human health and US ecosystems.
Population
Action International
This group has produced some interesting analyses of the
potential impacts of climate change and population growth on supplies
of water.
Potsdam
Institute for Climate Impact Research
This group based in Potsdam, Germany has set out an ambitious
program between now and 2005 to assess climate impacts on particular
regions and industry sectors.
Stratospheric Ozone
Depletion
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Global
Change Research Information Office
This is an excellent place to get succinct, accurate answers
to questions on the subject.
UNEP
IE OzonAction
A very good road map to information on stratospheric ozone
protection.
National
Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
The largest center for atmospheric research in the world,
NCAR is heavily involved in climate modeling and prediction through
its Climate and Global Dynamics division.
NOAA
Climate Modeling and Diagnostics Laboratory
The Climate Modeling and Diagnostics Laboratory is a NOAA
agency dedicated to researching processes that may force climate
change or harm the ozone layer. CMDL also oversees a network of
laboratories monitoring solar and terrestrial radiation and greenhouse
and trace gases.
Program
for Climate Model Diagnosis and Interpretation (PCMDI)
PCMDI at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory evaluates
and compares the performance of global climate models and conducts
research into climate modeling.
Hadley
Centre for Climate Prediction and Research
The Hadley Centre is a British climate modeling center
jointly administered by the UK Department of the Environment and
the UK Meteorological Office. This site also contains an index
of Hadley Centre publications.
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
English site
German site
The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology is a German center
involved in climate research and the modeling of present-day climate
as well as calculations of future scenarios.
CSIRO
Division of Atmospheric Research
The Division of Atmospheric Research at CSIRO, an Australian
research center, models both global and regional climate, paying
special attention to changes in precipitation that may be expected
from anthropogenic climate change.
Geophysical
Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)
One of the world's largest climate modeling centers, GFDL
is a NOAA research laboratory dedicated to understanding and predicting
the earth's weather and climate.
Goddard
Institute for Space Studies
The Goddard Institute for Space Studies is one of the
world's foremost centers of climate modeling, and its web site
contains a rich library of climate change information with about
100 papers and 900 abstracts.
Tropical Meteorology:
ENSO, Monsoons, Hurricanes
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Atlantic
Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
The AOML focuses research efforts on hurricane formation
and dynamics and is concerned with the potential consequences
of global climate change on hurricanes.
CSIRO
Division of Atmospheric Research
This Australian research center is concerned with the
effects of climate change on the tropics, including the ramifications
of ENSO and monsoon variability, on Australia and the world.
Geophysical
Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)
GFDL contains a unit devoted to research on hurricanes
and the effects of climate research on hurricane strength.
Scripps
Institute of Oceanography
Scripps researchers investigate such tropical phenomena
as ENSO and monsoons, and research their effects on climate and
possible changes to these phenomena stemming from global warming.
International
Hurricane Center
The International Hurricane Center at Florida International
University, that state's official research center for hurricanes
for ten of its universities, explores the impacts of hurricanes
and seeks strategies to mitigate their destructive force.
Polar Meteorology and Climatology
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National Snow
and Ice Data Center
The National Snow and Ice Data Center is an excellent
source of data and research topics on polar meteorology and expected
climatic changes.
NCEP
Ocean Modeling Branch Sea Ice home page
The Ocean Modeling Branch of the National Center for Environmental
Prediction includes a group dedicated to studying and tracking
the effects of sea ice on climate.
Norwegian Polar Institute
English Site
The Norwegian Polar Institute is its nation's most prominent
research organization for work relating to the Arctic environment.
Studies of polar climate change and sea ice effects are conducted
here.
NOAA Aeronomy
Laboratory
NOAA's Aeronomy Laboratory, which is dedicated "to improve
the capability to observe, understand, predict, and protect the
quality of the atmosphere," investigates the effects chemical
processes, especially ozone depletion in the stratosphere and
ozone production in the troposphere, have on earth's climate.
Pacific
Marine Environmental Laboratory
PMEL is concerned with ocean-atmosphere interactions and
the effects of ocean processes on the chemical makeup of the atmosphere.
NASA
Ames Center Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Branch
The Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Branch studies
"the chemical and transport processes that determine atmospheric
composition, dynamics, and climate, including man-made perturbations
to those processes." Projects include studies of ozone, NOx, and
aerosols.
NCAR
Atmospheric Chemistry Division
NCAR's Atmospheric Chemistry Division conducts research
into the natural and anthropogenic processes that effect the atmosphere's
chemistry, including researching links between climate and biosphere
interactions.
Oceanography and
Climate Change
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Atlantic
Oceanic and Meteorology Laboratory
AOML's research into climate and climate change issues
includes studies of air-sea fluxes of various gases, studying
surface and deep-water currents, and gaining a better understanding
of the Atlantic's role in global climate.
NCEP
Ocean Modeling Branch
The Ocean Modeling Branch develops numerical models of
the ocean, paying special attention to features such as winds,
waves, fog, and coastal interactions.
Pacific
Marine Environmental Laboratory
PMEL studies the relationships between oceanic processes
and climate. They are an especially good source of information
on western boundary currents and potential changes to Pacific
dynamics and circulation.
Scripps
Institute of Oceanography
The Scripps Institute is involved in a wealth of projects
exploring the connections between the oceans, the atmosphere,
and climate.
Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution
WHOI's varied research projects include studies of how
climate change might affect ocean physics and circulation, marine
chemistry, and aquatic environments.
