Introduction
First Talk
http://earth.nullschool.net – current air flow and temperature
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4285 – current global precipitation
Can you see the Hadley, Polar and Ferrel cells on http://earth.nullschool.net ?
Global Atmospheric Circulation explained – https://youtu.be/fDs9MiHk3G8
Coriolis effect explainer: https://youtu.be/zH4nrgozVGk
http://earth.nullschool.net – current air flow
http://geography.uoregon.edu/envchange/clim_animations/gifs/mslpwinds_web.gif
Nice video explanation from the Met Office https://youtu.be/Lg91eowtfbw
Practical 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ltM3GYNmtQ : a great introduction to air masses involving rugby teams. And a blog post https://www.metlink.org/blog/geography-blog/air-masses/
Second Talk
Passage of a depression https://youtu.be/S8vKGMXE3tQ
Pop-up Depression
Find the trick in the plughole demonstration https://youtu.be/4IIVfoDuVIw
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/35465157
Practical 2
Passage of a Depression – Animation
Depressions – Identifying Features
Third Talk
https://youtu.be/NLcTSEcbg10?feature=shared Storm surge explanation
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/storms/weather-bomb
https://www.netweather.tv/charts-and-data/jetstream
Current map of renewable energy generation https://renewables-map.robinhawkes.com/
Gridwatch https://gridwatch.co.uk/
Practical 3
What is the Weather
Case Studies
Fourth Talk
The Earth’s Energy Balance – the Basics
https://www.metlink.org/past-climate-changes-module-1/
Past Climate Teaching Resources
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-incoming-sunlight
A year in the life of Earth’s CO2 https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5110#media_group_372227
Rubber Ducks: an Unexpected Journey
20. Tropical Cyclones
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/cfpor50x14/Hurricanes
Practical 4
Various contour drawing exercises on https://www.metlink.org/collections-depressions-anticyclones-and-fronts/ and https://www.metlink.org/fieldwork-resource/contour-drawing/
Final Slides
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/maps-and-charts/surface-pressure/
https://www.wetter3.de/archiv_ukmet_dt.html or http://www.wetterzentrale.de/topkarten/tkfaxbraar.htm
https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar
https://www.meteoradar.co.uk/en-gb/continent/eu
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4285
https://zoom.earth/ or windy.com
When will it snow?
https://www.metlink.org/teachers/top-10-ideas-teaching-weather
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/come-rain-or-shine
https://www.metlink.org/weather-and-climate-teachers-guide/
