http://www.atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca/SPARC/index.html

Stratospheric Processes and Their Role in Climate (SPARC), a key project of the World Climate Research Programme, was created in 1992 "to consolidate knowledge on the role of the stratosphere in climate and develop understanding of the processes involved." The web site provides an outline of the SPARC organization and its initiatives. Students and educators can learn about major influence stratospheric processes have on the Earth's climate. The web site offers a useful acronyms and abbreviations glossary and information on the SPARC Data Center. Visitors can download many of SPARC's reports, new and archived newsletters, and other climate related publications. Researchers can discover upcoming meetings and conferences. [RME]

http://www.williams.edu/astronomy/

The Williams College Astronomy web site promotes its educational and research activities dealing with many aspects of coronal heating, planetary nebulae, solar eclipses, relativistic astrophysics, and related astronomical topics. The web site features the latest astronomical news stories and a bulletin of the latest activities of the group. By visiting the People link, researchers can discover the many research activities and published papers on subjects including studying the sun at total solar eclipses and detecting diatomic carbon molecule (C2) in interstellar space. Students and educators can find numerous images of planetary nebulae observed at Kitt Peak National Observatory and Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory as well as a short introduction to planetary nebulae and two exercises to explore the image database. The web site offers a great tutorial and history of solar eclipses. Visitors can learn about the history of the Hopkins Observatory, the oldest observatory in the United States. [RME]

http://caog.chemistry.curtin.edu.au/index.html

The Centre for Applied Organic Geochemistry at the Curtin University of Technology presents its research in the "areas of petroleum exploration, potable water quality and treatment and environmental management" at this web site. After determining why these research topics are important to Australia, users can find out about the group's many research projects in four main areas: petroleum geochemistry, water chemistry, stable isotope, and soil science. Students can read the research summaries of current PhD students and can find out about fellowship opportunities. The web site offers a lengthy list of the group's publications since 1999. [RME]

http://iprc.soest.hawaii.edu/index.html

The International Pacific Research Center's (IPRC) web site addresses its focus on "climate variation and predictability in the Asia-Pacific region, including regional aspects of global environmental change." The web site offers the goals and objectives of the research activities in IPRC's four main themes: Indo-Pacific Ocean Climate, Regional Ocean Influences, Asian-Australian Monsoon System, and Impacts of Global Environmental Change. Visitors can find information on the people involved with IPRC, its international meetings and workshops, the latest news, and potential employment opportunities. The web site offers downloads of IPRC's annual reports; semiannual newsletter, IPRC Climate; and workshop publications. [RME]

http://www.geo.arizona.edu/index.html

The Department of Geosciences at the University of Arizona addresses their wide range of research activities "dealing with the nature, genesis, and history of the Earth and its crust, and with the evolution of the environment and biota at the Earth's surface." The expansive web site illustrates the Department's many programs in three major categories: the Solid Earth, Earth Materials and Chemistry, and Earth Climate and Ecosystems. Users can view wonderful images of the researchers working in various areas throughout the world. Students can discover the advantages of becoming a geoscientist and can find countless ways to become involved in this field of study. With such an abundance of geology related materials and links provided, anyone interested in the geosciences will benefit form visiting this web site. [RME]

http://uscgislab.net/incEngine/?site=gis&content=main

The GIS Laboratory at the University of Southern California "develops new analytic tools, builds spatially explicit urban and environmental modeling applications, conducts spatial analysis, and produces customized maps and related information products." At the Research link, visitors can find summaries and papers about their projects including the evaluation of sediment management options and terrain analysis and modeling. The web site features downloads of presentations and theses as well as summaries of upcoming lectures. While a few of the links currently do not have information such as the educational programs or opportunities, the author does disclose that when these items become available they will be presented at the web site. [RME]

http://www.clivar.org/organization/aamon/

This World Climate Research Programme on Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) web site promotes the Asian-Australian Monsoon Panel's investigations of the annual monsoon cycle and its variability. Researchers can find out about the latest workshops and conferences including the Indian Ocean Modelling Workshop in Hawaii. The site features many Monsoon Panel reports detailing the innumerable monsoon process studies, monitoring activities, and modeling strategies. Visitors can read a few concise articles describing monsoon activity in Asia and Australia. [RME]

http://elf.gi.alaska.edu/

This web site, maintained by Matt Heavner, presents the research dealing with the middle and upper atmospheric optical and electrical phenomena conducted at the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Students can find an introduction to sprites and jets, discover the hardships associated with viewing the phenomena, and view short movies of the events. Researchers can learn how the group is attempting to determine how sprites and jets affect the terrestrial electrical environment. The web site provides links to other groups observing sprites and downloads to dissertations describing aspects of sprites research. [RME]