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das google earth weather bundle contents

The following images are available in the bundle:

Current Data

Surface:
Surface Analysis (courtesy the National Weather Service: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/gis/kml/cod/susLink.kml
METAR Observations (courtesy the National Weather Service: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/gis/kml/metar/metarlink.kml
Sea Surface Temperature in °C (TMI + AMSR-E) (data courtesy Remote Sensing Systems: http://www.ssmi-data.com/sst/microwave_oi_sst_browse.html)
Sea Ice Concentration (data courtesy Polar Research Group at UIUC: http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/)
CoCoRaHS Precipitation (courtesy the National Weather Service: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/gis/kml/cocorahs/cocorahsLink.kml
AHPS Flood Gauges (Data courtesy NWS AHPS: http://www.weather.gov/ahps/download.php)
Daily Snow Cover, Snow Water Equivalent, and Snow Depth (courtesy NOHRSC: http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/earth/)
Daily SNOTEL Station data (courtesy NRCS: http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snotel/earth/index.html)

SPC and NWS Convective Watches and Warnings:
Tornado Watches and Warnings (courtesy Warning Decision Support System: http://www.wdssii.org/)
Severe Thunderstorm Watches and Warnings (courtesy Warning Decision Support System: http://www.wdssii.org/)
Flash Flood Warnings (courtesy Warning Decision Support System: http://www.wdssii.org/)
Special Marine Warnings (courtesy Warning Decision Support System: http://www.wdssii.org/)
Mesoscale Discussions (courtesy Warning Decision Support System: http://www.wdssii.org/)
SPC Day 1 - 8 Outlooks (data courtesy the Storm Prediction Center [SPC]: http://www.spc.noaa.gov)
SPC Day 1 Probabilistic Outlooks (Tornado, Hail, Wind) (data courtesy the Storm Prediction Center [SPC]: http://www.spc.noaa.gov)
SPC Discussions (data courtesy the Storm Prediction Center [SPC]: http://www.spc.noaa.gov)
SPC Current Day's Storm Reports (courtesy Warning Decision Support System: http://www.wdssii.org/)

Soundings:
College of DuPage (COD) North American Skew-T Log P diagrams (courtesy College of DuPage: http://weather.cod.edu/analysis/analysis.sound.html)
COD North American Stuve Diagrams (courtesy College of DuPage: http://weather.cod.edu/analysis/analysis.sound.html)

Radar:
Regional Radar Reflectivity Animations (including Conterminous US, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico) (courtesy the National Weather Service: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/kmzgenerator.php)

Satellite:
CONUS Visible Satellite Animation (courtesy Warning Decision Support System: http://www.wdssii.org/)
CONUS Infrared Satellite Animation (courtesy Warning Decision Support System: http://www.wdssii.org/)
CONUS Water Vapor Satellite Animation (courtesy Warning Decision Support System: http://www.wdssii.org/)

Hurricanes:
Current Atlantc, Eastern Pacific, and Central Pacific hurricane tracks with forecast locations and discussions (data courtesy of the National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov)

Great Lakes Data:
Great Lakes Nowcasts (wind speed, wave height, temperature, currents, and ice concentrations) (courtesy Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory: http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/)

Ocean Data:
Atlantic Buoy Data (courtesy Paul Seabury: http://www.paulseabury.com)
Sea Surface Temperature in °C (TMI + AMSR-E) (data courtesy Remote Sensing Systems: http://www.ssmi-data.com/sst/microwave_oi_sst_browse.html)
Sea Ice Concentration (data courtesy Polar Research Group at UIUC: http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/)
Real-time World Tide Predictions (data courtesy University of Udine, Italy http://www.fisica.uniud.it)
Global Bathymetry Data (courtesy National Geophysical Data Center: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/image/2minrelief.html)

Fire Weather:
Current CONUS, Alaska, Hawai'i, and Canada wildfires observed from MODIS (courtesy USDA Forest Service, Remote Sensing Applications Center: http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/)
Day 1-8 Fire Weather Outlooks (data courtesy the Storm Prediction Center: http://www.spc.noaa.gov)
Categorized Fire Weather Observations (courtesy the National Weather Service: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/gis/kml/raws/firewxlink.kml)

Air Quality Index:
Air Quality Index (Current and Forecast) (courtesy AirNow: http://airnow.gov)


Forecast Data

NHC Discussions (courtesy Paul Seabury: http://www.paulseabury.com)
Model Spaghetti Plots of Current Tropical Cyclones (courtesy Paul Seabury: http://www.paulseabury.com)


Historical Events

Imagery from the Great Flood of 1993 (courtesy Scientific Visualization Studio: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/)
Historical Global Temperature Record for all surface stations available (coutresy EdGCM: http://edgcm.columbia.edu/)
Historical Tropical Cyclone Tracks for the Atlantic (1851-Present) and Eastern Pacific Oceans (1949-Present) (data courtesy the National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastall.shtml)
Tropical Storm Allison Satellite Imagery (courtesy Scientific Visualization Studio: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/)
Hurricane Katrina Flooding: MODIS and Aerial Imagery (courtesy Google Earth Library: http://www.gelib.com/maps/Katrina/Katrina.kml?)
1997-1998 El Nino SST Anomalies, Sea Surface Height Anomalies, and Wind Anomalies (courtesy Scientific Visualization Studio: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/)