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Lighting and Atmospheric Electricity

This web site - part of the Global Hydrology and Climate Center focuses on the causes and effects of lightning as well as analyzing a wide variety of atmospheric measurements related to thunderstorms.

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http://thunder.msfc.nasa.gov/

Atmospheric Pressure

The fundamental SI unit of pressure is the Pascal (Pa), but it is a small unit so kPa is the most common direct pressure unit for atmospheric pressure. 1 mm Hg is an old unit of pressure ...

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/pman.html#atm

Crushing Coke Can

A nice demonstration using a simple Coke can of atmospheric pressure.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/kinetic/pcoke.html#coke

University of Illinois Department of Atmospheric Sciences

Weather information for the state of Illinois with links to similar sites in other states

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http://www.atmos.uiuc.edu/

University of Oxford, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics

General site for meetings, undergraduate studies, graduates, post Doc, research topics, FAQ, visitors, satellites, facilities, local information and links.

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http://www.atm.ox.ac.uk/main/dept/index.html

Crushing Steel Drum

A nice demonstration using a simple steel drum of atmospheric pressure.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/kinetic/pdrum.html#drum

Satellites (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Details of the different satellites which collect data for NOAA, real-time satellite pictures (USA) and archived satellite images of weather extremes.

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http://www.noaa.gov/satellites.html

Sir Edward Appleton

Sir Edward Appleton (1891 - 1965) devoted himself to scientific problems in atmospheric physics, using mainly radio techniques. In 1914, with the help of the BBC, Appleton began a series of ...

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http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1947/appleton-bio.html

NOVA: Atmospheric Pressure

From the companion website to several recent NOVA programs on Mt. Everest, including "Lost on Everest". This page looks at the effects air pressure at high altitudes.

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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/exposure/pressure.html

Boiling Point

The boiling point is defined as the temperature at which the saturated vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the surrounding atmospheric pressure.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/kinetic/vappre.html#c4

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