description: This electronic book on CD-ROM presents the contents of a National Weather Service "weather school" they call JetStream. Here is how they describe this computer-based instructional material: Jetstream is "designed to help educators, emergency managers, or anyone interested in learning about weather and weather safety. The information contained in JetStream is arranged by subject; beginning with global and large scale weather patterns followed by lessons on air masses, wind patterns, cloud formations, thunderstorms, lightning, hail, damaging winds, tornados, tropical storms, cyclones and flooding. Interspersed in JetStream are "Learning Lessons" which can be used to enhance the educational experience. You are free to use the materials in any manner you wish. We welcome your feedback on this project. Your input will greatly assist others in teaching the "hows" and "whys" of weather." Why JetStream? "The National Weather Service understands the critical value of fast, accurate weather information. We know that information is power - the power to save your life or the lives of your loved ones. Over the last ten years, more than 5,000 people have died in the U.S. as a result of tornadoes, tropical storms, hurricanes, floods, lightning strikes and extremes of heat or cold. During the same period, hazardous weather events caused over $150 billion in property damage. Severe weather can be a dangerous and costly enemy. The more we know about the weather and the better we understand it - the safer we will be when it threatens us. It's never too early to start and we believe the JetStream online weather school will provide educators, emergency managers, or anyone interested in learning about weather with comprehensive, well-organized, colorfully illustrated curricula designed to help teach about the wonders and dangers that abound in the Earth's atmosphere. Whether you choose the entire package or select from self-contained modules, you will find complete lesson plans and review questions." Jetstream Topics - 1. Why JetStream? 2. Weather on the Web 3. The Atmosphere 4. Global Weather 5. Synoptic Meteorology 6. Thunderstorms 7. Lightning 8. Tropical Weather 9. Remote Sensing 10. The National Weather Service 11. Appendix This informative CD-ROM has thousands of pages, reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. Our news and educational CD-ROM and DVD-ROM discs are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched by finding specific words, or printed without untold hours of tedious research and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc format makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust.
title: 21st Century Guide To Jet Stream: A National Weather Service Computer Based Weather School ¿atmosphere, Global Weather, Thunderstorms, Weather Safety, Lightning, Synoptic Meteorology, Remote Sensing
titlecomplete: 21st Century Guide To Jet Stream: A National Weather Service Computer Based Weather School ¿atmosphere, Global Weather, Thunderstorms, Weather Safety, Lightning, Synoptic Meteorology, Remote Sensing (Cd Rom)