General recommendation
Weather and atmospheric science web courses The University of Texas Atmospheric science department provides several web courses, partially with interactive tests. The material can be valuable for secondary school students, but addresses primarily university students.
Weather and climate
The Earth's Climate System Explanation of the Earth's climate system, climate zones, climate history and record
Weather parameters and observation
Wind and storm
Pressure systems and fronts
Air masses and fronts A short overview with the list of main characteristics
Understanding weather charts Explanation of pressure systems and fronts in weather maps
Thunderstorm
Local circulation
Details about sea breeze Explanation of the background and presentation of concrete observations in satellite images - good illustrations
Global circulation
Wind and global circulation An illustrated Powerpoint lecture on pressure systems, local and global circulation - by Chris Funks, Univ. of CA Santa Barbara
El Niño
What is an El Niņo Description and observation techniques in text and graphs
Introduction and record Introduction what El Niño is and description of former events
The ENSO cycle Southern Oscillation Index, wind, temperature and precipitation patterns
Biometeorology
WHO Health fact sheets Fact sheets on the health impacts of climate, El Niño and radiation
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