Meteorology Projects with a Weather Station You Can Build »

Introduction     5
Science Fairs     7
The Scientific Method     8
Safety List     9
Build Your Own Weather Station     11
Make Your Own Thermometer     13
A Thermometer for Your Weather Station     16
Air Pressure     18
A Barometer for Your Weather Station     24
Air Pressure and Altitude     28
A Rain Gauge     30
A Wind Vane     33
An Instrument to Measure Wind Speed     38
A Hygrometer to Measure Relative Humidity     43
Weather Data and Clouds     49
Collecting Weather Data     50
Measuring Dew Points     54
Easy-To-Make Predictions     58
Making a Cloud     62
Temperature of an Expanding Gas     64
"Rain" from Water Vapor     68
Effect of Temperature on Evaporation     74
Some Weather Science     78
What Causes Wind?     79
Winds on a Spinning Planet     81
What Happens When Air Warms?     86
Rising, Sinking, and Density     88
Air Masses and Fronts: A Model     91
Onshore and Offshore Winds     93
Weather Maps     95
Comparing Forecasts     102
Weather, Climate, and Global Warming     105
The Greenhouse Effect     111
Melting Ice and Earth's Sea Level     114
Cold Seas: A Carbon Dioxide Sink     117
Icy Reflections Compound Global Warming     118
Science Supply Companies     123
Further Reading     124
Internet Addresses     125
Index     126