Meteorology Glossaries

Glossarist--Weather Glossaries and Weather Dictionaries--A Comprehensive Glossary Of Weather Terms for Storm Spotters

Weather Glossary (National Weather Service, San Francisco)--Many Terms Northern California-Specific

Weather Glossary--New York WSFO, Many Season Specific Terms

Weather Terms Glossary--Golden Gate Weather Services

National Weather Service Terminology--Rain, Probability Terms (POPs Duration Intens.), Wind Term. (Dir., Spd.), Temp. Terms, Sky Cover

Snow glossary (Developed by U. S. Forest Service & at the National Snow & Ice Center Internet Site)

Snow & Avalanche Glossary

Glacial Geology Glossary--Glossary Of Important Terms In Glacial Geology

Marine, Hydrology, Flood Plain Glossaries

Tide and Current Glossary

Glossary of Oceanography and the Related Geosciences with References

WINDandSEA: The Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet Locator--Efficient Oceanic & Atmospheric Internet Searches

NWS Glossary of Hydrologic Related Terms

Glossary of Water Resource Terms

Marine Ecology Glossary

Marine Biology Glossary

Environmental Glossaries

Natural History Glossary (University of California Museum of Paleontology)--Phylogenetics, Geology, Ecology, Botany, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, & Zoology

Agricultural & Biotechnology Annotated Dictionary

National Resources Inventory Glossary--Contains many environmental terms.

EPA Terms of Environment

Harcourt Academic Press Dictionary of Science & Technology

Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Quality Glossaries

Atmospheric Chemistry Glossary--Includes sources for definitions, & links to sites concerned with the subject matter of definition

Biodiversity Glossaries

Biodiversity Glossary of Terms

Bird Glossaries

The Pet Bird Page (Parrots)

Bird Dictionary

Botanical Terms Glossaries

GardenWeb Glossary of Botanical Terms

Climate & Climate Change Glossaries

Global Warming Glossary

Global Change Master Directory List of Earth Science Acronyms, Glossaries and Gazetteers

Carbon Dioxide and Climate Glossary

Ozone Depletion Glossary--U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Geology, Volcano, Earthquake Glossaries

West's Geology Resources--School of Ocean and Earth Science, Southampton University

Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms

GeologyLink Geologic Glossary

Gravity/Magnetic Glossary

Dinosaur and Paleontology Dictionary--From a Disney Site - enchantedlearning.com.

Paleontology Glossary (USGS)

Earthquake Image Glossary--USGS

Photo glossary of Volcano Terms--Glossary of Volcano Terms From the USGS with Real Photographs to Each Term.

Hurricane Glossaries

National Hurricane Center Glossary of Terms

Solar & Solar Energy Glossaries

Solar-Terrestrial Terms (NOAA Space Environment Laboratory.)

Understanding Techno Babble

As Internet and networking technologies continue to blossom, so does the technical terminology and jargon that goes along with them.

Sometimes we're able to ascertain the meanings of new or unfamiliar words and terms based on their surrounding context. Other times, they might as well be written in Klingon. When you find you're stumped for the meaning of a particular technology-related term, you can turn to the Internet for some enlightenment. The following terminology resources can help you fill in the blanks when techno babble's got you stumped:

FOLDOC Computing Dictionary

The Jargon File

Matisse's Glossary of Internet Terms:

NetLingo Dictionary of Internet Words

TechEncyclopedia

Webopedia

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