{"id":149,"date":"2017-11-09T20:04:22","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T01:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codykirkpatrick.com\/blog\/?page_id=149"},"modified":"2017-11-09T20:19:47","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T01:19:47","slug":"delicious-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/codykirkpatrick.com\/blog\/delicious-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Delicious Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My old page on &#8220;Del.Icio.Us&#8221; kept many links for me for a long time.\u00a0 Then, Pinboard bought the site and turned it read only.\u00a0 Middle finger to you, Pinboard.\u00a0 Here are all the links I had saved there &#8212; some good resources, I think.<\/p>\n<p>I will arrange these into more suitable categories when I get a chance.\u00a0 In the meantime, I wanted to grab the data in case Pinboard shuts down the site.\u00a0 You never know.<\/p>\n<h5>Meteorology and Climate<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/weather.noaa.gov\/monitor\/radar3\/\">NWS Level III Radar System Site Status<\/a>\u00a0 Now located at http:\/\/radar3pub.ncep.noaa.gov\/ and http:\/\/radar2pub.ncep.noaa.gov\/<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/academic.udayton.edu\/kissock\/http\/Weather\/\">Average Daily Temperature Archive Since 1995<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrh.noaa.gov\/zoa\/getobext.php?sid=KBMG\">5-minute ASOS data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov\/gmb\/STATS_vsdb\/\">NCEP EMC Global Model Verification<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diurnal.microclimates.org\/\">National Diurnal Climatology<\/a>\u00a0 Temperature, dewpoint, and wind diurnal climatology for 200+ stations across the US.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hdsc.nws.noaa.gov\/hdsc\/pfds\/\">Precipitation Frequency Data from NOAA<\/a>\u00a0 The frequency\/return period of rainfall totals for several durations. Fantastic website.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedly.com\/k\/1jGYf3T\">Cowtan and Way surface temperature time series<\/a>\u00a0 Great set of graphs showing that since 2000, there isn&#8217;t much of a warming &#8220;pause.&#8221;\u00a0 Hmph.]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/wildwildscience\/2012\/02\/06\/condo-wave-clouds\/\">Fantastic Condo Wave Clouds &#8211; Dan&#8217;s Wild Wild Science Journal<\/a> &#8211; AGU Blogosphere The famous &#8220;clouds over the hotels&#8221; image from Panama City. I use this a ton in class.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tamino.wordpress.com\/2012\/07\/20\/craps\/\">Craps<\/a>\u00a0 &#8220;But if, in addition, global warming increases the variance of regional temperatures, then we increase the likelihood of&#8221; BOTH extreme warm AND extreme cold events.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kansas.com\/weather\/2012\/11\/14\/how-much-snow-does-it-take-to-equal-an-inch-of-rain\/\">How much snow does it take to equal an inch of rain?<\/a>\u00a0 The old snow-liquid approximation table used by the National Weather Service.\u00a0\u00a0 At the warmest temperatures in the table (leftmost column), the ratio is 10:1.\u00a0\u00a0 As you go to the right and the ambient temperatures drop, the ratio increases.\u00a0 It&#8217;s more complicated than this, but it&#8217;s a good first approximation.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheOriginalWeatherBlog\/~3\/x3HaY-QL-Us\/tornado-struck-algarve-region-of.html?utm_source=feedly\">Tornado Strikes the Algarve Region of Portugal&#8230;<\/a>\u00a0 Tornado in southern Portugal on 16 November 2012. The first video has a nice view of the vortex with the RFD\/clear slot to the left.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eas.slu.edu\/CIPS\/slr.html\">Snow-to-Liquid Ratio Climatology work at SLU<\/a>\u00a0 Snow-liquid ratio has both spatial and temporal variations.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/angie_treacy\/tornado-damage-to-houses-assignment\/pins\/\">Tornado damage indicators for single-family residence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/climateprogress\/lCrX\/~3\/NiHKM1P2TGI\/story01.htm?utm_source=feedly\">Keeling Curve Website Wants You To Know When CO2 Levels Hit 400 Parts Per Million<\/a>At least 800,000 years. Incredible.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kansas.com\/weather\/2013\/04\/26\/remembering-the-last-friday-in-april-22-years-ago\/\">None<\/a>\u00a0 Andover, Kansas tornado of April 26, 1991. Incredible video.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/flowingdata.com\/2013\/05\/08\/length-of-the-average-dissertation\/\">Length of the average dissertation<\/a>\u00a0 Page length is a crummy way to answer &#8220;have you done enough?&#8221; but even a couple of my committee members judged me on exactly how many pages I had.\u00a0 Mine (atmospheric science) was 170, if I remember correctly.\u00a0 Comparing the allied fields&#8211;geography, geology, natural resources science, physics&#8211;I&#8217;m in the ballpark.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrh.noaa.gov\/zoa\/mwmap3.php?map=usa\">CWSU National TAF METAR maps &#8211; NOAA NWS<\/a>\u00a0 Real-time map of vfr\/ifr conditions across the United States<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Sports<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iowahawk.typepad.com\/iowahawk\/2009\/11\/your-own-personal-bcs-computer.html\">Your Own Personal BCS Computer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dutchreferee.com\/first-hawk-eye-goal-dutch-eredivisie\/\">First hawk-eye goal in Dutch Eredivisie awarded by referee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/weaksideawareness.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/12\/distance-traveled-by-nba-teams-during-a-season\/\">Distance Traveled by NBA Teams during a Season<\/a>\u00a0 Exploring NBA for precious scraps of data&#8230; to stimulate my curiosity \ud83d\ude09 (by wiLQ)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theprojectspot.com\/tutorial-post\/simulated-annealing-algorithm-for-beginners\/6\">Simulated annealing for beginners<\/a>\u00a0 A tutorial on how simulated annealing works. Example code given in Java, applied to the Traveling Salesman Problem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>More<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/climateadaptation.tumblr.com\/post\/118500017564\/all-the-worlds-volcano-webcams\">All the World&#8217;s Volcano Webcams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.libraries.iub.edu\/iubarchives\/2014\/01\/13\/indiana-university-close\/\">Indiana University, close? | Indiana University Archives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.libraries.iub.edu\/iubarchives\/2014\/01\/13\/indiana-university-close\/\">How to Learn (But Not Master) Any Language in 1 Hour (Plus: A Favor)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.selfloathing.net\/testurl.php\">Where do bit.ly and tinyurl addresses go?<\/a> Check where short links go without having to click and take your chances.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skepticalscience.com\/news.php?n=1777\">The Y-Axis of Evil<\/a>\u00a0 All students of science, and all novice creators of charts and figures, should have to read this.\u00a0 It would be Exhibit A in a follow-on to &#8220;How to Lie with Statistics.&#8221;\u00a0 Shameful.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tagdef.com\/\">Definition of hashtags, the easy hashtag directory<\/a>\u00a0 User-submitted definitions for Twitter hashtags.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.peerinstruction.net\/2013\/04\/16\/the-2-most-powerful-flipped-classroom-tips-i-have-learned-so-far\/\">The 2 Most Powerful Flipped Classroom Tips<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedly.com\/k\/14QqCrA\">Owncloud storage<\/a>\u00a0 Create your own storage space in the cloud.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wagertracker.com\/odds.aspx?sport=NBA\">None<\/a>Historical daily odds and results for NBA and several other leagues.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehopewellrocks.ca\/\">Tourism NB &#8211; Hopewell Rocks | The official site for the Hopewell Rocks on the Bay of Fundy<\/a>\u00a0 The effects of tides on the coastline in part of Nova Scotia.\u00a0 Beautiful.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.peerinstruction.net\/2013\/03\/04\/how-to-flip-your-class-in-4-basic-steps\/\">How to FLIP your class in 4 basic steps<\/a>FLIP in 4 Steps Contrary to popular belief, there is actually no \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ONE way to flip a class\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (Bergmann, 2012). \u00a0However, after visiting flipped classrooms all over North America and talking with lots of teachers who have tried flipping across the globe, I have come to view the cycle of flipping as occurring through&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.peerinstruction.net\/2013\/03\/26\/a-simple-out-of-class-assignment-that-could-have-big-pay-off-in-a-flipped-class\/\">A simple out-of-class assignment that could have big pay off in a flipped class<\/a>\u00a0 Peer Instruction Network\u00a0member Claire, a K-12 English teacher from Michigan, worries that far too many of her students are falling through the cracks. \u00a0 She is looking for ways to reach them. \u00a0 Could student-generated questions be one possible\u00a0low-threshold\u00a0intervention? \u00a0This post digs into this question. \u00a0However, if you are looking for a quick protocol for student-generated questions&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My old page on &#8220;Del.Icio.Us&#8221; kept many links for me for a long time.\u00a0 Then, Pinboard bought the site and turned it read only.\u00a0 Middle finger to you, Pinboard.\u00a0 Here are all the links I had saved there &#8212; some good resources, I think. 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