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Aerophysics ===== * [[https://www.google.com/search?q=terrestrial+atmospheric+extinction+coefficients|Atmospheric extinction at all wavelengths]] ---- google search * [[https://geomag.usgs.gov/|Coronal mass ejection from the Sun]] ---- geomag.usgs.gov * [[https://geomag.usgs.gov/|Real Time Solar Quiet display (real-time display of quiet solar regions)]] ---- geomag.usgs.gov * [[https://www.spaceweather.gov/rt_plots/pro_3d.html|Proton flux at low and medium altitudes]] ---- spaceweather.gov * [[https://eldoradoweather.com/|U.S. - lightning strikes - 60 min. duration]] ((www.eldoradoweather.com provides a wealth of near-real-time weather data and forecasts, including printable maps, quick-replay barographs, etc.)) ---- eldoradoweather.com * [[https://www.weatherusa.net/|U.S. - lightning strikes]] ---- weatherusa.net * [[https://science.nasa.gov/|World - lightning strikes]] * [[https://interactive-lightning-map.vaisala.com/|Lightning - monitoring - 20 min. duration]] * [[https://www.dtn.com/|U.S. - lightning strike monitoring (paid)]] * [[https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/stratosphere/uv_index/uv_current.shtml|U.S. - atmospheric UV index]] * [[https://www.epa.gov/sunsafety/uv-index-1|U.S. - atmospheric UV index]] * [[https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/stratosphere/uv_index/uv_current.shtml|Stratosphere - UV index]] * [[http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/stepstoinsanity/sprite.html|Blue jets and sprites]] * [[https://vlf.stanford.edu/|Blue jets and sprites]] ===== 2. Astronomy ===== * [[https://www.usno.navy.mil/data/RS_OneYear|World - sunrise/sunset]] * [[https://gml.noaa.gov/grad/solcalc/|World - sunrise/sunset, Moon, other]] * [[https://www.timeanddate.com/|World - sunrise/sunset, Moon]] * [[https://www.sunrisesunset.com/|U.S., Canada, England, Australia]] * [[https://greenwichmeantime.com/|World - time zones, converter]] ((wwp.greenwichmeantime.com contains a wealth of practical information on GMT, conversion to local time, local time anywhere, etc.)) ===== 3. Geophysics ===== * [[https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/search/|World - earthquake locations / faults]] ((USGS seismic data lets you search the archives using multiple search options. The resulting graphics are clear.)) * [[https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/|Recent seismic activity]] * [[https://www.emsc-csem.org/|Europe - seismic activity]] * [[https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros|Earth Resources Observation & Science (EROS)]] * [[https://neo.gsfc.nasa.gov/|Land-sea surface temperature]] ((Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). Image date: March 30 to April 30, 2014, 8-day average. Measures 1 mm of sea depth.)) * [[https://intermagnet.org/data_download.html|Magnetic fields at the Earth's surface]] ((INTERMAGNET network (International Real-Time Magnetic Observatory Network). Collects / analyzes digital data every minute for USGS observatories since 1985. For World Data Centre data going back to 1985, see: http://www.wdc.bgs.ac.uk/catalog/master.html)) * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_magnetic_field|Electric fields at the Earth's surface]] * [[https://geomag.usgs.gov/|U.S. - real-time seismic monitoring]] ((This seismic monitoring site provides many free research sub-sites under the Data & Products heading: real-time H index, HEZF (for 15 stations, mostly in the U.S.), K index display, Dst index, and others.)) * [[https://lanl-seismoacoustics.github.io/|U.S. - ultrasonic monitoring]] ((Ultrasonic monitoring is carried out by the Los Alamos National Laboratory (since 1981), with six sensor arrays in the western U.S. and one on Ascension Island. Data streams are sent to the U.S. Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) and the Prototype International Data Center (PIDC) in Alexandria, Virginia. The sensors detect nuclear explosions, space-shuttle launches and reentries, small-missile launches, atmospheric projectile reentries, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, gas explosions, etc.)) * [[https://geonames.nga.mil/|World - place names, coordinates]] ===== 4. Oceanography ===== * [[https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/|U.S. - NOAA]] * [[https://www.oceanweather.com/|Sea state]] * [[https://ocean.weather.gov/Pac_tab.php|U.S. - Pacific, sea-state analysis every 3 hours]] * [[https://www.seastates.abpmer.co.uk/|Sea state, British Isles / Western France]] * [[https://eldoradoweather.com/|World - surface temperature]] ((www.eldoradoweather.com provides a wealth of near-real-time weather data and forecasts, including printable maps, quick-replay barographs, etc.)) * [[https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report|World - sea surface temperature]] * [[https://www.oceanweather.com/|World - sea surface conditions]] ===== 5. Meteorology - in-flight ===== * [[https://www.nws.noaa.gov/rss|U.S. - national conditions]] * [[https://www.weather.gov|U.S. - national conditions]] * [[https://www.weather.gov/|U.S. - national conditions]] * [[https://weather.yahoo.com/|U.S. - regional conditions]] * [[https://www.accuweather.com/|U.S. - regional conditions]] * [[https://www.weather.gov/upperair/nws_upper|U.S. - radiosonde launch sites]] * [[https://eldoradoweather.com/|World]] * [[https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report|World - climate analysis]] * [[https://eldoradoweather.com/|Europe - satellite radar imagery]] ((www.eldoradoweather.com provides a wealth of near-real-time weather data and forecasts, including printable maps, quick-replay barographs, etc.)) * [[https://eldoradoweather.com/|Canada - satellite radar imagery]] ((www.eldoradoweather.com provides a wealth of near-real-time weather data and forecasts, including printable maps, quick-replay barographs, etc.)) * [[https://www.wunderground.com/|Historical]] ((Climate data prior to the 1980s must be purchased from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC): http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/)) * [[https://www.cnn.com/weather|World - current conditions and forecasts]] ((To use weather.cnn.com, enter the city name and/or ZIP code.)) * [[http://www.landings.com/|World - current conditions]] * [[https://weatherspark.com/|World - current conditions - interactive]] ((Weatherspark.com provides interesting near-real-time data: temp., dew point, wind, pressure, humidity (U.S. radar only). Maps with color topography, rotating zoom.)) * [[http://www.extremescience.com/weather.htm|Extreme forecasts]] * [[https://wmo.int/site/world-weather-and-climate-extremes-archive|Extreme forecasts]] * [[https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/|U.S. - national conditions]] * [[https://eldoradoweather.com/|U.S. - heavy rain, thermodynamics]] ((www.eldoradoweather.com provides a wealth of near-real-time weather data and forecasts, including printable maps, quick-replay barographs, etc.)) * [[https://eldoradoweather.com/|Wind shear data]] ===== 6. Radar antenna sites ===== * [[https://nfdc.faa.gov/|U.S. - ARTCC sites (NAS)]] ((Includes all NAS radar systems capable of transmitting MOSAIC data. Since Dec. 2012, systems without a slave configuration can record only audio data (no video).)) ===== 7. Airport(s) ===== * [[http://www.landings.com/|Worldwide identifiers, lat., long.]] * [[https://www.airnav.com/airports/|Airport identifiers (e.g. KBOS)]] * [[https://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/diagrams/|U.S. - airport diagrams (with search engine)]] * [[http://www.al-nasir.com/www/PVA/Library/World_Airport_Data/|World - airport data]] * [[https://www.world-airport-codes.com/|World - airport codes]] ((International airport codes provide information on runway lengths, abbreviations, codes, etc. for more than 9,000 airports.)) * [[http://www.airportcitycodes.com/|U.S. - IATA airport codes]] ===== 8. Orbital imagery ===== * [[https://science.nasa.gov/mission/landsat|U.S. - Landsat imagery]] * [[https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/|Earth Observatory]] * [[https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/|Earth exploration mission]] * [[https://earth.google.com/|Earth]] ((Google-Earth (Version 7.1.2.2041) allows flexible user controls for 3D observation, zoom, overlays, annotations, 360-degree ground-level views, etc.)) * [[https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/|NASA-USGS, MODIS spectroradiometer]] * [[https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.php|U.S. - NOAA imagery]] * [[https://www.aev.class.noaa.gov/saa/|U.S. - NOAA satellite imagery]] ((All data are free but must be requested. Links to the requested data are then provided.)) * [[https://www.californiacoastline.org/|U.S. - California coastline]] * [[https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/coastalatlas/tools/ShorePhotos.aspx|U.S. - Washington State coastline]] * [[https://www.nps.gov/media/|U.S. - National Park Service]] * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain_image_resources|U.S. - Federal Government - public domain images]] ===== 9. Rocket launch data ===== * [[https://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html|World]] ((Planet: JSR space report (rocket launch data): 2 updates per month, crewed and uncrewed launches (by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics).)) * [[https://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/launch.html|World]] * [[https://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/launch.html|World - rocket launch sites]] ===== 10. Incident databases ===== * [[https://www.asias.faa.gov/|U.S. - FAA accident / incident data system]] * [[https://my.ntsb.gov/|U.S. - NTSB - Near-miss accident reports]] * [[https://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/|U.S. - NASA - ASRS]] * [[https://www.natca.org/|U.S. - NATCA]] ===== 11. Near-miss events ===== * [[https://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/docs/rpsts/nmac.pdf|U.S. - ASRS]] * [[https://www.bts.gov/|USAQ - pilot-reported events]] * [[https://my.ntsb.gov/|U.S. - in-flight events, narrative search]] * [[https://www.aviationsafetymagazine.com/|U.S. - Aviation Safety magazine]] * [[http://www.37000feet.com/|U.S.]] * [[https://my.ntsb.gov/|U.S. - NTSB]] ===== 12. Accident databases ===== * [[https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident|U.S. - FAA]] * [[https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports|U.S. - NTSB]] * [[https://my.ntsb.gov/|U.S. - NTSB serious accidents / incidents]] * [[https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Pages/Data_Stats.aspx|U.S. - NTSB accidents of the previous ten days]] * [[https://aviation-safety.net/database/|U.S. - Flight Safety Foundation]] * [[https://skybrary.aero/|U.S. - SKYbrary]] * [[https://www.bts.gov/national-transportation-statistics|U.S. - Air transportation safety]] * [[https://prescott.erau.edu/aviation-safety-and-security-archives/online-resources/accident-and-incident-information|U.S. - ERAU (University)]] ===== 13. Accident / incident investigation ===== * [[https://cockpitseeker.com/|ICAO - Annex 13]] * [[http://www.37000feet.com/|NASA - ASRS]] ===== 14. Operational - flight-related ===== * [[https://www.flightradar24.com/|Flight tracking / schedules]] ((Uses ADS-B transponder signals. Only about sixty percent of commercial aircraft are currently equipped with ADS-B transponders.)) * [[https://www.flightstats.com/|Flight tracking / schedules]] ((The Flightstats website contains a wealth of real-time flight information: schedules, delays, current status, etc.)) * [[http://www.landings.com/|World - flight planning]] * [[https://notams.aim.faa.gov/notamSearch/|U.S. - NOTAMs]] * [[http://www.landings.com/|U.S. - NOTAMs]] * [[https://notams.aim.faa.gov/notamSearch/|U.S. - FAA NOTAMs]] * [[http://www.landings.com/|United Kingdom - NATS]] * [[https://tfr.faa.gov/tfr2/list.html|U.S. - temporary flight restrictions]] ===== 15. FAA forms ===== * [[https://www.faa.gov/airports|Flight plan (U.S.) - FAA 7233-1]] * [[https://www.faa.gov/airports|Flight plan (U.S.) - FAA 7233-4]] * [[https://www.faa.gov/airports|Data request - FAA 1200-5]] * [[https://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/|ASRS report forms]] ===== 16. Aircraft ===== * [[http://www.aviastar.org/index2.html|World - all models ever built]] * [[https://www.icao.int/safety/AIG/reporting-and-adrep-data|ICAO - make / model designations]] ((ICAO report on aircraft makes and models: 157 pp (ECCAIRS 4.2.8). Assigns a unique number to every aircraft in the world.)) * [[https://www.airliners.net/aircraft|Design specifications - civil aviation only]] * [[https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/|Design specifications]] * [[https://www.aircraftdesigns.com/|Design software (5 profiles) - free]] ===== 17. ATC operations ===== * [[https://www.faa.gov/|U.S. - FAA]] ===== 18. Navigation charts and aids ===== * [[https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/|U.S. - NAS]] * [[https://skyvector.com/|U.S.]] * [[https://skysupplyusa.com/|U.S. - large selection]] * [[https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/|U.S. - large selection]] * [[https://skyvector.com/|World]] * [[https://ww2.jeppesen.com/|World (subscription)]] * [[https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/|World - FAA]] * [[https://skyvector.com/|World]] ((Skyvector.com navigation charts are free.)) * [[http://www.landings.com/|World]] ===== 19. Accidents - thematic ===== * [[https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations|Investigation data]] * [[https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident|Investigation data]] * [[https://flightsafety.org/resource/aviation-safety-network/|Investigation data]] * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasers_and_aviation_safety|Lasers - pilot vision]] ===== 20. Flight simulation ===== * [[https://www.simpits.org/geneb/?p=288|Plans for building a full-size cockpit at home]] * [[https://www.simshack.net/products/homeflite-simulator-cockpit-plans-798|Computer-based training / recreation]] ===== 21. Electronics (avionics) ===== * [[https://www.ewsigint.net/|EWSIGINT (electronic warfare)]] * [[http://www.bidstrup.com/7ri-hf-radio-propagation.html|World - HF radio propagation]] * [[https://crows.org/|"Association of Old Crows" (>50 sub-categories)]] * [[https://www.crows.org/advocacy-publications/publications.html|"Association of Old Crows" (projects)]] Please solve the following equation to prove you're human. 186 -14 = Please keep this field empty: SavePreviewCancel Edit summary Note: By editing this page you agree to license your content under the following license: CC Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International tools/usa.1782058968.txt.gz Last modified: 2026/06/21 18:22by laurent