The numerical methods, formulation and parameterizations used in models of the circulation of the atmosphere and ocean will be described in detail. Widely used numerical methods will be the focus but we will also review...

A large collection of solar images and information. Includes an illustration and explanation of the refraction of light to form rainbows and other atmospheric illusions.

Housed at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (SSEC) at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, the atmospheric emitted radiance interferometer (AERI) "measures downwelling infrared radiation...

Les Cowley, a physicist and expert in atmospheric optics, developed this website to share his knowledge about the visual spectacles produced by light connecting with water drops, dust, and ice crystals. Students can...

This collection, created and maintained by Harald Edens, contains photographs of many different atmospheric optical phenomena. Those phenomena include ice crystal halos, light scattering, and atmospheric refraction,...