Weather is the condition of the troposphere (the lowest region of the atmosphere). It encompasses several atmospheric phenomena including temperature, wind, cloud cover, humidity, precipitation, and pressure. Weather patterns are affected by ocean-atmosphere interactions. This page contains general real-time weather data for the North Pacific Ocean. For more specific meteorological topics (i.e. atmospheric pressure) go to the specific subject headings (see navigator bar below).
Links:
- Satellite Coverage (Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks)
- Alaska Hourly Weather (National Weather Service)
- Alaska Marine Forecast (National Weather Service)
- Eastern Pacific Marine Observation (Weather map, Ocean Weather Inc.)
- Kochi University, Weather Index (Satellite coverage of Japan and the Far East and links to the Japan Meteorological Agency.)
- Weather Underground of Hong Kong (Marine and Aviation information including marine forecasts and weather maps, ocean weather, and upper-level weather maps.)
North Pacific Ocean:
Eastern Pacific:
Western Pacific:
Educational Links:
- Air Masses & Fronts (WW2010 Weather World Project, Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
- Weather Glossary A Comprehensive glossary of Weather Terms for Storm Spotters, Michael Branick (NOAA/NWSFO)
- Weather Instructional Materials (Athena Earth and Space Science, K-12)
For Kids - Why is the sky blue? (University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center)
PMEL Publications on Weather:
Listed below are direct links to abstracts of PMEL articles relating to weather beginning 1968 to the present, using PMEL's Publication Information Search Engine: