Although the study of astronomy has provided a wealth of tangible, monetary and technological gains, perhaps the most important aspect of astronomy is not one of economical measure. Astronomy has and continues to revolutionize our thinking on a worldwide scale. Inspiring us continuously with beautiful images and promises answers to the big questions. It acts as a window into the immense size and complexity of space, putting Earth into perspective and perhaps the most important contribution is still the fact that astronomy makes us aware of how suitable we are into the vast Universe.
ASTRONOMICAL
INSTRUMENTS
Modern meteorology focuses primarily on the typical weather patterns observed, including thunderstorms, tropical cyclones, fronts, hurricanes, typhoons, and various tropical water waves including large and seasonal changes like El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) which is within the border line of Meteorology and Climatology. An increasing use and availability of weather and climate information, supported by telecommunications and the media, year after year they are being innovated, allowing users to have a detailed and opportune information. Hence, for Storm–aficionados stationed in Philippines, time to monitor prevailing severe system through this set of open access databases and tools/instruments I've provided and utilized at most.
METEOROLOGICAL
INSTRUMENTS
1. CENTERS/AGENCIES
The listed centers and/or agencies are the national services in their respective states. Each state are affiliated with and clustered to their territories or 'Regions' by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), an intergovernmental organization and specialized agency for meteorology.
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Find out more about the other services affiliated in WMO.
2. ALL-PURPOSE
Wind Map and Weather Radar
Wind, Rain and Temperature Maps
Dr. Levi Cowan's Blog
Flexible weather data in a practical interface
The Philippine's First Website on Tropical Cyclones
Weather, Typhoon and Model
Swiss Quality Weather Forecasting
Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch
Alex Boreham's Blog
Western Pacific Weather by Robert Speta
Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation by JAXA
Met-Hydro Decision Support Infosys
3. SUPPLEMENTARY
This section covers the additional notes, collection of other goodies I've gathered such as a variety materials in portable formats including those from my online courses (hopefully) and the MOOCs I've attended around the globe... The more, the merrier.
MOOC
MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES
INTRODUCTORY/BEGINNER
Stanford University
University of Pittsburgh
University of Michigan
University of Arizona
University of Edinburgh
Wadhwani Foundation
MIXED
University of Maryland
University of London
University of Barcelona
Development Academy of the Philippines
Development Academy of the Philippines
SoloLearn
Development Academy of the Philippines
