Meteorology Research Guide
Databases: Links to databases indexing magazine, journal and newspaper articles
Library Catalogs: Books, videos and other audiovisuals
Reference Works: Find backgound information, illustrations and data
- Climate Atlas of the United States (Computer File). Reference QC 983 .N3 Disc 1
- Climate Atlas of Illinois. Reference QC 984 .I5 C5 2004
- Climatological Data. Illinois. Reference QC 983 .A5.
- Dictionary of Global Climate Change . Reference QC 981.8 .C5 M38 1992
- Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences . 6 vols . Reference QC 854 .E52 2003
- Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather . Reference Q C 854 .E523 1996
- Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones . Reference QC 944 .L66 1998
- Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate . 2 vols. Reference QC 854 .A45 2002
- Encyclopedia of World Climatology. Reference QC 854 .E553 2005
- Glossary of Meteorology . Reference QC 854 .G55 2000
- Macmillan Encyclopedia of Weather . Reference QC 854 .S 74 2001
- Significant Tornadoes, 1680-1991 and Update 1992-1995 . Reference QC 955.5 .U5 G75
- Weather Almanac . Reference QC 983 .W38 2004
- Weather America: a Thirty-Year Summary of Statistical Weather Data and Rankings .
Reference QC 983 .W385 2001
- Weather and Climate on File. Reference QC 864 .W43 2001
- Weather of U.S. Cities . Reference QC 983 .W4 1996
Videorecording Set:
Internet Science Sites: Major science gateways
- DLESE: Digital Libary for Earth Science Information
Access to reviewed internet sites with educational information and data sets for all levels of earth science instruction. Choose grade leve or resource type or browse resources and collections by main topic.
http://www.dlese.org
- Scirus
Comprehensive search engine for science-specific topics. Results cite Science Web sites and provide abstracts from Medline, Science Direct, U.S. Patent office documents and more.
http://www.scirus.com
- Science.gov
The gateway to government science information. Provides access to over 47 million pages of government science information from 30 databases and 1700 websites, many part of the "deep web" that is inaccesible to search engines.
http://www.science.gov
Internet Meteorology Sites
General Links
- College of DuPage Weather Page
From the Department of Meteorology at College of DuPage, this site includes satellite images, radar, and local forecasts tailored for the DuPage County region, as well as useful links to other weather sites.
http://weather.cod.edu/
- Global Change Master Directory
Provides access to Earth science data sets and services relevant to the global change and Earth science research from agencies worldwide. Lists more than 15,000 descriptions of Earth science data sets and services covering all aspects of Earth and environmental sciences.
http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/
- Illinois State Climatologist Office
Historical summaries, climate maps, tornadoes and other climatological data unique to Illinois.
http://www.sws.uiuc.edu/atmos/statecli/
- JPL/NASA Earth Watch
Reports on climate change, weather, and environmental effects of human activities based on data from spacecraft and instruments aboard NASA satellites.
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/earth/
- Lightning and Atmospheric Electricity Research at the Global Hydrology and Climate Center
A primer on the history and science of lightning studies, as well as data from the GHCC's Lightning Team.
http://thunder.msfc.nasa.gov/
- Midwestern Regional Climate Center
The MRCC serves the nine-state Midwest region (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin) and provides historical data from observation stations across the region, along with useful links to climate and weather internet resources.
http://mcc.sws.uiuc.edu/
- National Weather Service
Division of NOAA providing weather forecasts, satellite and radar images, outlooks, and weather warnings.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
- NOAA: National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration
The government agency that oversees weather forecasting and research, climate studies, satellite imaging, and ocean and coastal mapping and research. Check the Site Map first to see the huge variety of weather, climate, and environmental pages available.
http://www.noaa.gov/
- NCAR Real-time Weather Data
From the National Center for Atmospheric Research, visuals and reports of current satellite, radar, surface, upper air, and forecasts for the U.S.
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/
- Report to the Nation on Our Changing Planet: El Nino and Climate Prediction
Basic guide to the effect of El Nino on climate.
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/gcg/RTN/rtnt.html
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography Experimental El Nino Forecast
From Scripps' Experimental Climate Prediction Center, a forecast of the El Nino activity and a look at the previous El Ninos.
http://meteora.ucsd.edu/~pierce/elnino/elnino.html
- University of Illinois Department of Atmospheric Sciences
Illinois and U.S. weather, multimedia instructional modules for many meteorological topics under "Weather World 2010," data and images from the Convective Storms Group, and more.
http://www.atmos.uiuc.edu/
- WINDandSEA: An Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet Locator
Over 1,000 selected links to science and policy sites for climate, weather, oceanography and related environmental topics.
http://www.lib.noaa.gov/docs/wind/windandsea.html
- Yahoo's Index of Meteorology Links
Search for information by Meteorology-related subject categories or by keyword.
http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Earth_Sciences/Meteorology
Climate Change
- Environmental Sites on the Internet
From the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, a comprehensive gateway to websites related to numerous aspects of environmental studies.
http://www.ima.kth.se/im/envsite/envsite.htm
- EPA Global Warming Site
The Environmental Protection Agency's guide to the issue of global warming: scientific background, causes, actions.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/index.html
- EPA Ozone Depletion
Guide to the science, regulations, and alternatives to ozone-depleting substances from the Environmental Protection Agency.
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/
- Global Climate Change at the National Academies
Reports, activities and information links from the various boards and committees of the National Academies of the United States involved with climate change issues.
http://dels.nas.edu/globalchange/
- Global Warming Central
From Pace University Law School, a gateway to information about the issues of global warming and climate change, including texts of international treaties and information on efforts to control greenhouse gases.
http://www.pace.edu/lawschool/globalwarming/index.html
- Global Warming Facts & Our Future
From the Koshland Scinece Museum of the National Academy of Science a well-organized guide to global warming.
http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/exhibitgcc/index.jsp
- National Library for the Environment
Coverage of "environmental hot topics," concise reports from the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress plus a gateway to thousands of links on a site maintained by the National Council for Science and the Environment
http://www.ncseonline.org/nle/
- Yahoo's Index of Climate Change Links
Search for information by climate-related subject categories or by keyword.
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Environment_and_Nature/Global_Change/Climate_Change/
Citing sources: MLA and APA formats
Worksheets: in development
