- Forces and Winds: Online Meteorology Guide
Describes and defines atmospheric pressure, the Coriolis force, geostrophic wind, breezes, and related phenomena.
ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fw/home.rxml
- USAToday.com: Understanding Winds, Jet Streams
Addresses how winds form, different kinds of winds, wind flow patterns, and more.
www.usatoday.com/weather/wwind0.htm
- Beaufort Scale, The
Compares the Beaufort Wind Force Scale numbers with wind speed in knots and kph, Sea Disturbance Numbers, and average wave height in meters and feet.
www.anbg.gov.au/jrc/kayak/beaufort.html
- Wind: Our Fierce Friend
Curriculum and project guide designed for K-12 teachers.
www.fi.edu/tfi/units/energy
- Knots to Miles Per Hour Wind Conversion Chart
Chart converting wind speed in knots to miles per hour, for speeds up to 99 knots.
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/conversion/windchart.html
- McGill University UHF Wind Profiler Radar
Their profiler makes high resolution measurements of wind, turbulence, and echo strength in a vertical column above the radar site.
grappa.meteo.mcgill.ca/profiler.html
- Ask Jack: Questions About Wind
Responses to reader questions about the nature of wind.
www.usatoday.com/weather/askjack/wawind.htm
- Wind: The Invisible Force
Describes how winds are formed, types of winds, and the powerful storms that are associated with it.
library.thinkquest.org/C001472/?tqskip1=1
- Wind: Small-scale and Local Systems
Lecture notes briefly describing land, sea, and lake breezes.
apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter10/index.html
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