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University of Illinois Extension: WW2010: Radar Meteorology
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This site from the University of Illinois explains basic principles of weather radar, its development, and application to weather forcasting. Includes section on how wind patterns are shown using doppler radar.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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04/12/2021
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Forces and Winds
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What causes wind? How does wind affect our weather? This website is neatly organized into topics about pressure, gradient force, Coriolis force, geostrophic wind, gradient wind, friction, boundary layer wind, and sea and land breezes. Text is supported with pictures, videos, and graphs.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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04/12/2021
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Light and Optics
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Rainbows and sunsets are called "atmospheric optics". They can be caused by light being absorbed, reflected, scattered, refracted, or diffracted by particles in the atmosphere. Learn all about different atmospheric optics along with beautiful photographs in this website.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Date Added:
12/01/2023
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: The Hydrologic Cycle
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Water is the source of life on earth. It exists in many forms and is constantly changing. The circulation and conservation of earth's water is called the hydrologic (or water) cycle. Find out how water evaporates, condensates, precipitates, transpires, and is transported around the earth.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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04/12/2021
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: The Physics of Dance
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A scholarly examination of the physics of dance, this reads like the notes of a lecture, so requires some intense reading. It presents a glossary of physics vocabulary, particularly as terms (e.g., torque, static balance) relate to dance movements. Goes on to explain the physics of turning and jumping, and how body size affects the physics.

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Arts
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Date Added:
04/12/2021
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Theoretical Biophysics Group
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Excellent and comprehensive site created by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. The site has resources about and links to information on a large number of topics in biophysics.

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Career and Technical Education
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Date Added:
12/01/2023