SEPM Announces the publication of a new book titled - Phanerozoic Paleoclimate: An Atlas of Lithologic Indicators of Climate

This publication is volume 11 of the Society’s Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology Series. The book, authored by by Arthur J. Boucot, Chen Xu, and Christopher R. Scotese, is now available in print or digital (CD) formats at the Society’s Bookstore. Review copies can be requested from Howard Harper (hharper@sepm.org).

Climate and Weather: Further Research

Here you will find additional resources for teachers and students on climate and weather.

Investigation 8: Climate Change Today

Here you will find resources that teachers and students can use to help them understand how to make predictions about future climates.

Investigation 7: Exploring Climate Change

Here you will find resources that teachers and students can use to help them understand how climate has changed in the recent and distant past.

Investigation 6: Climates

Here you will find resources that teachers and students can use to help them understand the factors that define and affect climate.

Investigation 5: The Causes of Weather

Here you will find resources that teachers and students can use to help them to understand the factors that invluence weather, including the effects of wind, cloud formation and temperature and air pressure.

Investigation 4: Weather Radiosondes, Satellites, and Radar

Here you will find resources that teachers and students can use to help them understand radiosondes, weather maps, satellite images and radar images.

Investigation 3: Weather Maps

Here you will find resources that teachers and students can use to help them understand weather maps, warm and cold air masses, and atmospheric pressure changes.

Investigation 2: Comparing Weather Reports

Here you will find resources that teachers and students can use to help them compare weather reports from a variety of sources, evaluating them for the information they contain as well as for accuracy.

Investigation 1: Observing Weather

Here you will find resources that teachers and students can use to help them understand how scientists study weather, make weather observations and plot them on a map.

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