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The following books are all about some aspect of meteorology. If you are interested in meteorology as either a hobby or a profession, I encourage you to take a look at these books and maybe even buy one:-) Just click on the picture of the book to bring up another page with prices, reviews, and other info about that product. There are 42 books listed here. Enjoy! |
 This book reflects the full scope of modern dynamic meteorology, while providing a coherent presentation of the fundamentals. The text emphasizes physical principles rather than mathematical elegance. |
 This highly acclaimed book, created for the enthusiastic students who begin to study meteorology offers a rigorous mathematical and physical treatment of the dynamics, thermodynamics and hydrodynamics of the troposphere. It also provides the indispensable background in mathematics and physics to understand the theory of atmospheric motion. Among the topics discussed are the equations of motion in inertial coordinates, meteorological equations of motion, air in motion:models of the winds, vorticity and circulation, atmospheric energetics and atmospheric wave motion. With numerous problems in each section to develop and reinforce the study. |
 Suitable for introductory graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in atmospheric science and oceanography, this text provides a systematic approach to the thermodynamics of the atmosphere and the ocean and their relationship. Appendices list notation, physical constants, units and their SI equivalents, several tables, and properties of seawater. Selected answers are provided to chapter-end problems. |
 This comprehensive text is based on the authors' course notes, refined and updated over 15 years of teaching. The core of the text focuses on water and its transformations. Four chapters lay the foundation, from energy conservation to the ideal gas law, specific heat capacities, adiabatic processes, and entropy. An extensive chapter treats phase transitions of water, and a lengthy discussion of the van der Waals equation sets the stage for phase diagrams. Free energy is applied to determining the effect of dissolved substances, total pressure, and size on vapor pressure. The chapter on moist air and clouds discusses wet-bulb and virtual temperatures, isentropic ascent of saturated air, thermodynamic diagrams, stability, and cloud formation. The final chapter covers energy, momentum, and mass transfer, topics not usually considered part of thermodynamics. Measurements are included and experiments and observations are suggested, all with the aim of breathing life into equations. The authors are careful to recognize and unafraid to criticize the treatments of thermodynamics that have been unchanged for more than a hundred years. |
 Make your own weather forecasts with confidence! Now, read those Internet satellite images and NOAA weatherfaxes - to see what's heading your way. Comparing simultaneous NOAA weather charts and satellite photos of the same weather events, author and weather expert Michael William Carr shows you how to spot weather systems in the images and accurately predict winds and conditions in your immediate area. |
 VHS Tape -- In this special two-hour program, FRONTLINE and NOVA take on one of the most complex and important challenges facing the world today--global warming. With searching analysis and probing interviews, take a dramatic journey to find out what's in store for our Earth's climate system. |
 Ahren's METEOROLOGY TODAY is the # 1 text in the market! This text presents the fundamental concepts of meteorology in the context of everyday weather observations. This is a perfect blend of theory and application in meteorology. The book features a traditional yet flexible organization, moving from atmospheric elements to air movement to severe weather, then finally global and climate change. Ahren's successfully excites the student reader by teaching them to actively observe the weather. The organization contains enough detail to provide a higher level student with the detail he/she needs, as well as an accessible writing style for the weaker student. This text contains extensive new features that significantly address the market needs of accuracy, currency, earlier presentation of mapping and forecasting, with a greatly enhanced technology package. |
 Filled with facts, forecasts, and FUN, the 2001 edition of the Farmers' Almanac not only includes 16 months of weather predictions, but also tips on ways to prevent frostbite and panty hose runs, suggestions for using sauerkraut when baking, best days to fish, bake, mow, garden, cut your hair, and more, easy ways to predict frost, Name a National Dessert Campaign, and many more interesting and nostalgic articles. |
 Folksy and informative, and sure to delight weather buffs, this delightful entry in the Accidental Scientist series borrows as much from the Farmer's Almanac as it does from meteorological texts. Mary Miller and Tom Murphree show how large-scale weather patterns can be understood on a local basis and teach readers how to anticipate weather based on an understanding of their immediate surroundings. Filled with fascinating sidebars and anecdotes covering topics from folklore to typhoons and tsunamis, as well as illustrations and activities. |
 This book provides weather information quickly and surely, because it focusesupon what is going on directly overhead--the actual clouds now on view in thesky, the actual sequences currently developing. 137 color, 19 black-and-whitephotographs. |
 You're no idiot, of course. You wear a scarf in the winter, sunscreen in the summer, and if the dog comes in wet, you take your umbrella. But when it comes to understanding global warming and climatic change--or just planning your weekend--you need more than just tomorrow's forecast. Put down that Farmer's Almanac, the answers are here! Meteorologist and TV weatherman Dr. Mel Goldstein has spent years studying the skies, and with The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weather, you'll benefit from his knowledge and experience. |
 Terry Lankford, a certified flight instructor and flight service station specialist, has written this practical guide for pilots who wants to improve their understanding of the weather and how it affects flight operations-without having to learn a great mass of detailed theory, memorize countless formulas, or take up calculus. It covers all the bases, from structure of the atmosphere to how to maneuver to get out of trouble, all in plain English. |
 The most scientifically accurate, easy-to-understand weather guide ever. 117 new full-color graphics explain and illustrate weather concepts from what makes the sky blue to how a tornado gets its twist. Find out about the USA's major weather events - blizzards, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and droughts. Understand how we might be changing the Earth's climate through the "greenhouse effect" and the "ozone hole." |
 Benjamin Watson and the editors of The Old Farmer's Almanac bring their inimitable wit and wisdom to the weather. With wonderful illustrations, side bars, folklore, and useful everyday data, this guide is more fun than Willard, more informative than the Weather Channel and a perfect gift for anyone who ventures outdoors. Also offers anecdotes, tips, aphorisms, predictions, and trivia about all kinds of weather situations, from hurricanes and tornados to floods, thunderstorms, and lightning. |
 A book that has what every atmospheric science and meteorology student should know about satellite meteorology--the orbits of satellites, the instruments they carry, the radiation they detect, and, most importantly, the fundamental atmospheric data that can be retrieved from their observations. |
 Designed for non-science majors with little background in science or mathematics. The text integrates atmospheric aspects of contemporary environmental concerns with traditional coverage of the basics of meteorology/climatology and, at the same time, introduces students to the nature of scientific inquiry and the methodology of science. |
 A standard textbook presenting a current and comprehensive survey of the subject. For undergraduates. |
 An encyclopedia encompassing a variety of natural science subjects relating to the understanding of weather and climate including the technology and policy discussions which have become part of contemporary environmental and political debates impacting forestry, aviation, famine relief, and pollution. Each entry is a short essay written by one of the over 200 distinguished contributing scholars; entries are cross-referenced and are written at different levels of technicality, making the reference suitable for scientists and non- scientists alike. |
 Explains the makings of weather, from winds and precipitation to disasters, and outlines recent technological innovations in weather prediction, including lasers, satellites, and supercomputers. The authors predict that within a decade scientists will have the ability to make long-range forecasts up to a year in advance, using radar to chart the movement of winds. Describes pioneering weather scientists throughout history and their use of technology. Covers research on the destruction of the ozone layer and hurricane forecasting. |
 Provides information about weather, including weather instruments used and how to interpret weather maps. |
 All sorts of cool reading about interesting and weird weather. |
 A fascinating study of American weather explains how North America's volatile and violent weather has shaped American culture, from ancient times to today's modern high-tech world, detailing the history of weather prediction, the storms that have ravaged the landscape, and more. |
 Clear, concise, entertaining. Uman takes on the 50 most common questions about lightning and gives explanations in plain English. It's rather like a whiteboard conversation with a skilled teacher. Backed up by his vastly more technical monograph (published separately, more a 1st year graduate student book) Uman can give you new eyes for an everyday experience. This is a quick read and an excellent choice for introducing young adults into science. |
 Interest in our nation's weather patterns is rising -- as witnessed in the popularity of the Weather Channel -- and this guide is the most popular reference to every type of weather system, cloud formation, and atmospheric phenomenon common to North America. The 378 dramatic photographs capture cloud types, precipitation, storms, twisters, and optical phenomena such as the Northern Lights. Essays with accompanying maps and illustrations discuss the earth's atmosphere, weather systems, cloud formation, and development of tornadoes and many other weather events. |
 Thomas Graedel and Paul Crutzen's Atmosphere, Climate, and Change provides a useful overview of how Earth's weather systems work and how natural events such as the explosion of Mount Pinatubo and human-caused events such as the upsurge in greenhouse gases affect the chemical makeup of the atmosphere. The authors provide interesting asides about weather forecasting, using newly developed models to predict regional climates of the year 2030, when, they say, the Sahel Desert will be wetter, southern Europe much drier, and North America warmer by several degrees. |
 What is the difference between sleet and freezing rain? What exactly is wind chill and how is it figured? Here you'll find clear-cut answers to these and more than 1,000 frequently asked questions. A cornucopia of weather facts, this book covers such intrguing topics as hurricanes, thunder and lightning, earthq uakes, volcanoes and other fascinating weather-related phenomena. |
 The Weather Channel's 2002 calendar |
 Facts on file of dangerous weather systems. |
 Great book about lightning for the younger readers. |
 Snow . . . symbol of a "howling wilderness" that has forged the hardy American character. Drawing from works of art, poetry, literature, film, history, and public policy, the author discusses snow as a metaphor for both chaos and order; traces the development of snow technologies such as the shovel, the gauge, and the plow; and explains the importance of snow surveys for climate regulation. 47 illustrations. |
 Examines how and why destructive weather happens, its effects upon people and the environment, and what is being done to prevent future devastation. |
 Nifty book about the weather on this planet and such. |
 Explains how the winds originate from the movement of air masses between the equator and the poles, and shows how heat is transferred by the interaction of oxygen and hydrogen atoms in the air masses as they move the atoms through the environment to produce the weather. |
 An introduction to the power, majesty, and destruction of hurricanes contains eyewitness accounts of the storms, scientific facts about all types of hurricanes, and full-color photographs. |
 American Ephemeris |
 This fascinating exploration of atmospheric physics presents over 25 experiments that let readers observe and reproduce natural phenomena with simple materials at home or in the classroom. In a captivating, conversational tone, it explores topics in meteorological optics, including rainbows, coronas, color of sky and sea, visibility, cloud physics, and basic physics relevant to the atmosphere. A scientific or mathematical background is not required. |
 An essentials version of Meteorology, 4/e (1994), providing less comprehensive coverage of the subject for shorter courses. Text provides concise, accurate treatment of introductory meteorology while integrating current and relevant environmental issues such as stratospheric ozone depletion and global climatic warming. Framed around a sound topical organization, this text offers an engaging look at principles of meteorology at work, emphasizing their application to human safety and comfort. |
 This books teachers readers about the drama in the heavens and discoveries that have been made. |
 Describes the typical and the extreme weather east of the Mississippi, and suggests how to set up home weather stations. Very colorfully illustrated. |
 Don't think it couldn't happen to you. Skiers, snowboarders, climbers, and anyone else who travels in the mountains should be aware of the awesome destructive power of avalanches and the conditions that cause them. The Handbook is a comprehensive guide to avoiding such a calamity of snow and ice--and how to improve your chances of survival if you're caught in one. With a combination of science and practical advice, the authors explain how avalanches happen, how to test a slope for slide potential, and how to navigate in avalanche-prone areas. This is essential material for winter recreation fans and outdoors enthusiasts. |
 1001 questions answered about hurricanes, tornadoes, and other natural air disasters. |
 Gr. 2-5. Hiscock's informative picture book chronicles the course of a devastating storm that crossed the U.S. in spring 1982. He tracks the progress of the low-pressure system that caused heavy rains along the Pacific Coast, avalanches in the Sierra Nevadas, blizzards in the Rockies, tornadoes in the Midwest, and deep snow from the Great Lakes to the East Coast. Brightly hued watercolor paintings portray the storm in a variety of ways: aerial satellite views, diagrams of fronts, close-ups of tornadoes touching down, and captioned diagrams explaining hail formation. Although the text is far more comprehensive than the format might suggest, Hiscock writes clearly and precisely: younger readers who may not understand all the meteorological concepts will still grasp the geography of North American weather patterns and enjoy the drama of this particular storm. |
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