portaportal

ATMOSPHERE

EarthWind
Interactive global map of real-time winds & more.

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-60.00,0.00,479/loc=-62.461,19.064
National Atmospheric Deposition Network
Precipitation chemistry data

http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/data/sites/list/?net=NTN
Maine DEP Air quality monitoring
Current & historic air quality: ozone & particulates

http://www.maine.gov/dep/air/ozone/currentdata.html
EPA Air Quality trends
CO, lead, SO4, particulates (historic data)

http://www.epa.gov/airtrends/
AIRData
Air quality data and maps

https://www3.epa.gov/airdata/
EPA Vista Views (Air Quality)
Web cams placed to monitor visibility

http://www.vista.cira.colostate.edu/views
EPA Toxics Release Inventory
Data for atmospheric emissions by state

http://www.epa.gov/triexplorer/

BIOSPHERE

Audubon Christmas Bird Count

http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/index.html
Audubon Loon Count
Annual counts of loons in Maine (citizen science) starting in 2003

http://www.maineaudubon.org/conserve/loon/
Cornell: Project Feeder Watch

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/
E-Bird
Real-time online birding checklist, launched 2002

http://ebird.org/
USGS Breeding Bird Survey

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/bbs.html
USDA Forest Inventory Analysis

http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/fia/spatial/index_ss.html
Signs of the Seasons
Phenology data for Maine (timing of life-cycle events)

https://www.usanpn.org/
Maine DEP Biomonitoring
Macroinvertebrate and other sampling data for Maine streams. (Began 1083)

http://www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/docmonitoring/biomonitoring/data.htm
NPN (National Phenology Network)
Protocols and data for observations of seasonal events (e.g. budbreak)

http://usanpn.org

WEATHER

National Centers for Environmental Information (NOAA)
Search here for local weather data by station & parameter

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/search
National Atmospheric Deposition Program
Precip amounts, pH, and anion/cation chem for seveal ME stations

http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/data/sites/list/?net=NTN
National Mercury Deposition Network Program
Mercury amts in precip for several ME stations

http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/mdn/
National Hurricane Center/Tropical Prediction Center

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastall.shtml
National Weather Service Forecasts (NOAA)
Weather forecasts, storm warnings, Daily min/max temps & precip for past week.

http://www.weather.gov/
Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRAHS)
Measures of rain, hail and snow, volunteer network. Started in 1998.

http://www.cocorahs.org/ViewData/
Nat'l Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC)
Provides comprehensive snow observations, analyses, data sets, and maps (North America). (Starts ca. 2002)

http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/

CLIMATE

National Climate Data Center (NOAA)
Source for long-term weather data from all US NWS stations.

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/stationlocator.html
Paleo-climate data
Links to pollen, ice core, tree-ring data and other proxies for paleo climate.

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/data.html
Maine Cooperative Snow Survey

http://maine.gov/rfac/rfac_snow.shtml
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Satellite Data, including CHL data, other ocean color variables (CDOM, Carbon, etc), weather, air quality, sea-surface temperatu

http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/giovanni/
US Global Change Research Program
MATCH: A searchable clearinghouse of publicly available Federal metadata and links for data sets and tools.

http://match.globalchange.gov/geoportal/catalog/main/home.page
Global Monthly Climate Data
Monthly means for Temp, Precip, Sunlight hours, Solar azimuth for many cities around the world

http://www.climatemps.com/

COASTAL

Maine Healthy Beaches (Swimming beach monitoring)
Summer monitoring of swimming beaches for bacteria

http:// www.MaineHealthyBeaches.org
National Estuarine Research Reserve System data center

http://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu/
The Maine Beach Profiling Project
Volunteer monitoring for bacteria at coastal swim beaches

http://www.geology.um.maine.edu/beach/
Maine fishery landings data
Historical landings data for commercial marine species in Maine

http://www.maine.gov/dmr/commercialfishing/historicaldata.htm
NOAA Marine Debris Tracking Program
Citizen science tracker for finding marine debris by lat long. (updated 9/20/17)

http://www.marinedebris.engr.uga.edu/newmap/

FRESHWATER

USGS Streamflow gauge data
Real-time flow rates, volume, water & air temps

http://water.usgs.gov/me/nwis/rt
Maine salmon rivers - water quality
Downeast Salmon Federation data & links

http://www.mainesalmonrivers.org/
USGS Lake ice-out data

http://me.water.usgs.gov/iceout.html
Maine groundwater monitoring

http://groundwaterwatch.usgs.gov/StateMaps/ME.html
USGS National Streamflow data
Daily and historic streamflow conditions

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/rt
Maine DEP Map DATA
links to many kinds of data collected by Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection

http://www.maine.gov/dep/gis/datamaps/
Lakes of Maine
Information about Maine's lakes, including maps, charts, data, documents and more.

http://www.lakesofmaine.org/
Gulf of Maine watershed freshwater systems (KnowledgeBase)
Data about lakes, streams, and other ecosystems in the Gulf of Maine watershed. (Replaces PEARL.)

http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/2.0/search.html

MARINE

NERACOOS (bouy data)
Buoy data include water temp, salinity, wind speed & direction, wave ht...etc. (used to be GoMOOS)

http://www.neracoos.org/
NOAA/NOS Natl Ocean Service (NOS)
tides and currents data for many coastal locations

http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov
National Data Buoy Center
Includes marine monitoring buoys worldwide

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
JPL Ocean salinity, temp, density
global ocean salinity maps & data

http://ourocean.jpl.nasa.gov:8080/AQUARIUS/
Maine Fish & Shellfish Landings
PDF files of annual landings for many fisheries in Maine

http://www.maine.gov/dmr/commercial-fishing/landings/index.html
Marine Weather
UK collection of maritime weather resources

https://www.buyrope.co.uk/marine-weather/

ASTRONOMICAL

US Navy - Moon phases
Fraction of moon illuminated; sun and moon rise, sunset tables, eclipses, Julian Date conversions, etc.

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/index.php

ENERGY

Energy Information Administration
Gov't stats on energy use & production, national & state by state

http://www.eia.doe.gov/
Heating/Cooling Degree Days Calculator
Use this to calculate HDD or CDD for locations near you

http://www.degreedays.net

MISCELLANEOUS ADVANCED data sources

DATA FED (Air Quality)
highly technical access to air quality data

http://www.datafed.net
Index of Maine Monitoring Programs
Directory to environmental monitoring in Maine. May be out-dated

http://www.memapindex.org

Wildlife

Animal Diversity Web
Searchable database of life history and information about animals

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/q/