Atmospheres & Atmospheric Science | Reference Information & Resources

Atmospheric Science | Information, Reference, & Online Resources

Acid Rain information at the EPA
Acid rain reference information including description, measurements, effects, and reduction.

Atmospheric Properties Calculator
The Atmospheric Properties Calculator computes the conditions of the atmosphere, airspeed conversions, and other basic aerodynamic quantities on a reference body and is based on US Standard Atmosphere 1976.

Atmospheric Science Portal | Wikipedia
Special portal section at Wikipedia on atmospheric science including reference information, data, articles, photos, and news.

NASA Earth Observatory
Data and Images about our homeworld!

National Atmospheric Deposition Program
Program to collect data on the chemistry of precipitation for monitoring of geographical & temporal long-term trends.

Scientific American | Atmospheric Science
All the latest developments in atmospheric science including in-depth reporting, extensive articles, the latest headlines, videos, photos, and podcasts from the writers at Scientific American magazine

US Environmental Protection Agency: Acid Rain
Description and introduction to acid rain, causes of acid rain, effects, and how it is measured

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Earth Resource Observation and Science project

U.S. Geological Survey: Acid Rain, Atmospheric Deposition, & Precipitation Chemistry
Scientific research & assessment to evaluate the effects of atmospheric deposition on aquatic & terrestrial ecosystems.

Related Organizations & Research Laboratories

Air Resources Laboratory (ARL)
The Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) conducts research and development in the fields of air quality, atmospheric dispersion, climate, and boundary layer science.

American Association for Aerosol Research
Nonprofit organization for advances in the field of aerosol research

Centre for Atmospheric Science
Cambridge University joint venture

Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)
Research partnership in satellite applications for weather/climate forecasting between NOAA and Colorado State University (CSU)

Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Research laboratory at the University of Colorado, Boulder studying the atmosphere, the edge of space, solar weather and the behavior of the sun, Earth-sun interactions, and the environments around other planets and moons.

National Center for Atmospheric Research
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder Colorado is a federally-funded research and development center devoted to service, research and education in the atmospheric sciences.

Related Publications

NOAA Magazine
Online magazine of NOAA, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. News on climate and weather, storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, lighting, drought, and space weather

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Earth's Atmosphere

Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Climate-change data and information analysis center of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Centre for Atmospheric Science
Cambridge University joint venture

Exploration of the Earth's Magnetosphere
Informational and educational site covering the Earth's magnetosphere and the sun-Earth interaction. Extensive resource with data, figures, and online book.

NASA - Langley Atmospheric Data Center
Atmospheric data center archiving data on aerosols, atmospheric chemistry, clouds

National Center for Atmospheric Research
Atmospheric Chemistry Department - Data, modeling, research, and observations

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Planetary Atmospheres

Goddard Institute for Space Sciences
Research in planetary atmospheres

Planetary Chemical Analysis Group
Planetary chemical analysis at Tufts University, Department of Chemistry

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