Popular, Reference and Text Book for Adults

A few popular weather and climate books are usually available at local bookstores. Many textbooks can be ordered and purchased from college bookstores. University and public libraries have numerous popular meteorology books and periodicals. Libraries in the Federal Depository system are sources of numerous weather-related government publications and climatological data. Weatherwise magazine has many interesting articles and features. Pertinent articles also appear in The Physics Teacher, The Science Teacher, The Earth Scientist, Science Scope, and Science and Children. Science and Children contains a section "Geography and Weather" by H.M. Mogil and H.T. Collins. Reviews of pertinent books appear in Science Books and Films under "Earth Science." The following adult level books are for non-technical readers.

• Acid Rain in Europe-Counting the Cost ApSimon, H., D. Pearce, and E. Ozdemiroglu, editors, 1997. Earthscan Publications, London, xii + 190 pp., ISBN 1-85383-443-2. 19.95.
• All About Lightning
  Uman, M.A., 1986. Dover Publishing Inc., New York, 192 pp., ISBN 0-486-25237-X. $5.95.
  
• The Amateur Meteorologist: Exploration and Investigations
  Mogil, H.M., 128 pp., How the WeatherWorks, 1522 Baylor Avenue, Rockville,
  MD 20850. $6.95.
  
• Atmosphere, Weather and Climate
  Barry, R.G., and R.J. Chorley, 1998. Routledge. Hard cover: ISBN
  0-415160197, $40. Paperback: ISBN 0-415160197, $100.
  
• Atmospheric Halos
  Tape, W., 1994. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC 20009, 143 pp.,
  ISBN 0-87590-834-9. $40.
  The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Weather
  Ludlum, D.M., 1991. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 656 pp., ISBN 0-679-40851-7. $18.
  
  
• Blizzards & Snowstorms of Washington, D.C.: Photo History 1888 to 1993
  Historic Enterprises, P.O. Box 2786, Merrifield, VA 22116-2786, $19.95.
  
• Braving the Elements: The Stormy History of American Weather
  Laskin, D., 1997. Anchor Books, ISBN 0-38546956-X. $12.95.
  
  
• Climate, Change and Risk
  Downing, T.E., and A.A. Olsthoorn, editors, 1998. Routledge, ISBN 0-41517311. $115.
  
• Climate Process and Change
  Bryant, E., 1997. Cambridge University Press, xvi + 209 pp. Hard cover:
  ISBN 0-5251-48189-9, $59.95. Paperback: ISBN 0-521-48440-5, $22.95.
  
• The Climate and Weather of Florida
  Henry, J.A., K. Portier, and J. Coyne, 1998. Pineapple Press. Hard cover:
  ISBN 1-56164036-0, $27.95. Paperback: ISBN 1-5614037-9, $17.95.
  
• The Climate of Fear: Why We Shouldn't Worry About Global Warming
  1998. Cato Institute, ISBN 1-882577655. $9.95.
  
• Climates and Weather Explained
  Linacre, E., and B. Geerts, 1997. Routledge, London, x + 431 pp. Hard cover:
  ISBN 0-415-12519-7, 87.93. Paperback: ISBN 0-415-12520-0, 27.96.
  
• Compete Idiot's Guide to the Weather 1998. Alpha Books. ISBN 0-028627091, $16.95.
• Complete Weather, Engelbert, P., 1997. UXL Publishing, ISBN 0-810397887-0. $64.95.
• Crazy Weather : McNichols, C.L., 1994. Univ of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0-80328319-2. $7.95.

• Decade-to-Century-Scale Climate Variability and Change: A Science Strategy
  National Research Council, 1998. National Academy Press, ISBN 0-52163332X.$39.
• Dick Goddard's Weather Guide and Almanac for Northeast Ohio
  Goddard, D., 1998. Gray and Company, ISBN 1-886228124. $13.95.
• Does the Weather Really Matter-The Social Implications of Climate Change
  Burroughs, W.J., 1997. Cambridge University Press, xi + 230 pp., ISBN 0-521-56126-4. $24.95.
  
  
• Earth from Above: Using color-coded satellite images to examine the global environment.
  Parkinson, C.L., 1997: University Science Books, 175 pp., ISBN 0-935702-41-5. $24.
• Economic Value of Weather and Climate Forecasts
  Katz, R.W., and A.H. Murphy, editors, 1997. Cambridge University Press,
  xv + 222 pp., ISBN 0-521-43420-3. $49
  
  
• Facts on File Dangerous Weather Series: Allaby, M. Facts on File Publishing.
  • Air: The Nature of Atmosphere and Climate, 1992, 208 pp., ISBN 0-8160-2525-8.
  • Blizzards, 1997, ISBN 0-81603518-0, $24.95.
  • A Chronology of Weather, 1997, ISBN 0-816035210, $24.95.
  • Dangerous Weather: Includes A Chronology of Weather, Tornadoes, -Hurricanes, Blizzards, Floods, Droughts, 1998, ISBN 0-816035156, $149.70.
  • Droughts, 1998, ISBN 0-81603519-9, $24.95.
  • Floods, 1997, ISBN 0-81603520-2, $24.95.
  • Hurricanes, 1997, ISBN 0-81603516-4, $24.95.
  • Tornadoes, 1997, ISBN 0-81603517-2, $24.95.
    
• The Farm Weather Handbook
  Schwanz, L.H., 1997. Lessiter Publications, ISBN 0-94407907-5. $24.95.
• A Field Guide to the Atmosphere
  Schaefer, V.J., and J.A. Day, 1981. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 359 pp., ISBN 0-395-24080-8.
  
• Floods and Droughts: The New Zealand Experience
  Mosley, P., and C.P. Pearson, 1997. New Zealand Hydrological Society,
  Wellington, New Zealand, vii + 206 pp., ISBN 0-473-047135-7. NZ$29.90.
• Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
  Williams, J.M., and I.W. Duedall, 1997. University of Florida Press, 148
  pp., ISBN 0-8130-1515-4.
• Fodor's World Weather Guide
  Pearce, E.A., and C.G. Smith, 1998. Random House, ISBN 0-375703497. $17.95.
  
  
• Global Warming: The Complete Briefing
  Houghton, J.T., 1997. Cambridge University Press, xiii + 251 pp., ISBN 0-521-62932-2. $22.95.
• Glossary of Weather and Climate Geer, I.W., 1996. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 272 pp., ISBN 1-878220-21-7.
• Great Blizzards of New York City
  Historic Enterprises, P.O. Box 2786, Merrifield, VA 22116-2786. $26.95.
• The Great Flood of 1993
  Changnon, S.A., editor, 321 pp., Westview Press, ISBN 0-8133-2619-2. $65.
  
  
• The Handy Weather Answer Book
  Lyons, W.A., 1996. Visible Ink Press, 397 pp., ISBN 0-78761034-8. $16.95.
  Phone: (800) 776-6265
• The Heat is On: The Climate Crisis, the Cover-Up, the Prescription
  Gelbspan, R., 1998. Perseus Books, ISBN 0-738200255. $13.
• Historical Perspectives on Climate Change
  Fleming, J.R., 1998. Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-195078705. $45.
• The History of Weather
  Williams, J.T., 1998. Nova Science Pub., ISBN 1-560726229. $16.95.
• How the Weather Really Works
  Bros, P., 1994. Financial Book Partners, ISBN 0-96277694-7. $34.
• How Weather Works & Why
  Lynott, R.E., 1994. Gadfly Press, 8925 SW Homewood, Portland, OR 97225,
  144 pp., ISBN 0-6180771-7. $40.
• How Weather Works (How It Works)
  De Millo, R., 1994. Ziff Davis Press, ISBN 1-56276228-1. $19.95.
• Human Impacts on Weather and Climate
  Cotton, W.R., and R.A. Pielke, 1995. Cambridge University Press. Hard
  cover: ISBN 0-52149592-X, $64.95. Paperback: ISBN 0-52149929-1, $25.95.
• Hurricanes!
  Chaston, P.R., 1996. Chaston Scientific, Inc., P.O. Box 758, Kearney, MO 64060.
  ISBN 0-9645172-2-1. $29
  Phone: (816) 628-4770
  Email: chaston111@aol.com
• Hurricanes-Their Nature and Impacts on Society
  Pielke, R.A., Jr., and R.A. Pielke, Sr., 1997. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
  xviii + 279 pp., ISBN 0-471-97354-8, $79.95.

• In the Shadow of the Tornado
  Giko Publishing, P.O. Box 2175W, Norman, OK 73070-2178, 170 pp., ISBN 0-9649527-1-8. $14.95. http://members.aol.com/gilcopub
• Instant Weather Forecasting
  Watts, A., 1996. Sheridan House, ISBN 0-92448697-X. $7.95.
• International Marine's Weather Predicting Simplified: How to Read Weather
  Charts and Satellite Images
  Carr, M., 1999. McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-070120315. $25.95.
• Iowa Weather
  American World Geographic Publishing, ISBN 1-56037058-0. $14.95.
• It's Raining Frogs and Fishes: Four Seasons of Natural Phenomena and Oddities of the Sky.
  Dennis, J., 1992. Harper Collins, 323 pp., ISBN 0-06-016375-5.
  
  
• Janice Vancleave's Weather: Mind-boggling Experiments You Can Turn into
  Science Fair Projects (Spectacular Science Projects)
  Vancleave, J.P., 1995. John Wiley and Sons, ISBN 0-47103231-X. $10.95.
  
  
• La Atmosfera y El Tiempo (Eyewitness Series in Spanish)
  Cosgrove, B., E. Fleury, and J. Woodcock, 1995. Knopf, ISBN 8-43723759-9. $19.99.
• The Living Earth Book of Wind and Weather
  Posey, C.A., 1994. Readers Digest, ISBN 0-89577625-1, Part of Readers Digest
  Living Earth series. $30.
  
  
• Mountain Weather: A Guide for Skiers and Hillwalkers Burroughs, W., 1996.
  Crowood Press, ISBN 1-85223877-1. $24.95.
  
  
• National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Clouds and Storms Ludlum, D.M., R.L. Holle, and R.A. Keen, 1991. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 192 pp.
• North Carolina's Hurricane History: Revised and Updated Edition Barnes, J., 1998. University of North Carolina Press, 256 pp., ISBN 0-8078-4728-3. Soft cover-$18.95. Hard cover-$34.95.
• Now to the Weather: Confessions of a TV Weatherman
  Eagle Eye Publishing, P.O. Box 5049, South Frankston, Victoria 3199, Australia. $19.95.
  
  
• Partly Sunny: The Weather Junkie's Guide to Outsmarting the Weather
  Fields, A., 1995. Windsor Peak Press, ISBN 0-96265565-1. $12.95.
• Peterson Guide to Clouds and Weather, 1998. Chapters Pub. Limited, ISBN 0-395906636. $5.95.
• Planet Earth and the New Geoscience, Schmidt, V.A., 1986. Dover Publications, New York, 381 pp.
• Pocono Weather, Gelber, B., 1998. Uriel Publishing, 364 pp., ISBN 0-9624020-8-7. $24.95.
  
  
• 1001 Questions Answered About Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Other National Air Disasters
  Tufty, B., 1987. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 656 pp., ISBN 0-679-40851-7.
  
  
• Rainbows, Haloes, and Glories
  Greenler, R., 1989. Cambridge University Press, 195 pp., ISBN 0-521-38865-1.
• Rains All the Time
  Laskin, D., 1997. Sasquatch Books, 224 pp.
• Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America
  Simon & Schuster, 524 pp., $27.50.
  
  
• The Sailor's Weather Guide
  Markell, J., 1995. Sheridan House, ISBN 0-92448691-0. $19.95.
• The Severe Local Storms Forecasting Primer
  TSLSP, 140 S. Kirkland Street, Florence, AL 35630-4312. $40.
• Skywatch: The Eastern Weather Guide
  Keen, R.A., 1992. Fulcrum, Inc., Golden, CO, 204 pp., ISBN 1-55591-091-2.
• Skywatch: The Western Weather Guide
  Keen, R.A., 1987. Fulcrum, Inc., Golden, CO, 158 pp., ISBN 1-55591-019-X.
• The Snow Booklet: A Guide to the Science, Climatology, and Measurement of Snow in the United States
  Doesken and Judson, 1996. Colorado State University, Colorado Climate Center, Fort Collins. $12.50.
  Phone: (970) 491-8545
• Spacious Skies
  Scorer, R., and A. Verkaik, 1991. Sterling Publishing Co., New York, 192 pp., ISBN 0-7153-9139-9.
• The Stories Clouds Tell
  LeMone, M.A., 1993. American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC, 28 pp.,
  ISBN 1-878220-12-8. A set of accompanying slides is available through Project Atmosphere - See Section 4.3.
• Storms
  ASTER Press, Inc., P.O. Box 1233, Ft. Collins, CO 80522-1233, ISBN
  0-9625986-0-7. $21.
  Phone: (970) 482-6874
• Storm Talk
  Marshall, T., 1995. 1336 Brazos Blvd., Lewisville, TX 75067, 223 pp. $30.
• Stormy Weather
  Hiaasen, C., 1996. Warner Books. Hard cover: ISBN 1-56895276-7, $25.95.
  Paperback: ISBN 0-44660342-2, $6.99.
  
  
• Terror from the Skies!
  Chaston, P.R., 1996. Chaston Scientific, Inc., P.O. Box 758, Kearney, MO
  64060, ISBN 0-9645172-1-3. $20.
  Phone: (816) 628-4770
  Email: chaston111@aol.com
• Texas Weather
  Bomar, G.W., 1995. University of Texas Press. Hard cover: ISBN
  0-29270810-6,
  $37.50. Paperback: ISBN 0-29270811-4, $19.95.
• Thunder in the Heartland, A Chronicle of Outstanding Weather Events in Ohio
  Schmidlin, T.W., and J.A. Schmidlin, 1996. Kent State University Press, 373
  pp., ISBN 0-87338549-7. $45.
  Phone: (330) 672-7913
• Thunderstorms: A Social, Scientific, and Technological Documentary
  Kessler, E., editor, 1983. University of Oklahoma Press, 1005 Asp
  Avenue, Norman, OK 73019, 186 pp., ISBN 0-8061-1857.
  -Volume I: The thunderstorm in human affairs, 186 pp.
  -Volume 2: Thunderstorm morphology and dynamics, 411 pp.
  -Volume 3: Instruments and Techniques for Thunderstorm Observation and Analysis, 268 pp.
• Tornado: Accounts of Tornadoes in Iowa
  Stanford, J.L., 1987. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA, 143 pp., ISBN 0-8138-0368-3.
• The Tornado: Its Structure, Dynamics, Predictions, and Hazard
  Church, C., D. Burgess, C. Doswell, and R. Davies-Jones, editors, 1993.
  American Geophysical Union, 637 pp., ISBN 0-87590-038-0.
• Tornado: Terror and Survival. A Kansas Community's Struggle to Recover
  Inglish, H., editor, 1990. The Counseling Center of Butler County, 217 Court, Andover, KS 67002
  87 pp., ISBN 0-9631191-0-9. $8.95.
  Phone: (317) 733-5047
• The Traveler's Weather Guide
  Loffman, T., 1996. Ten Speed Printing, ISBN 0-89815831-1. $8.95.
  
  
• Understanding Weather and Climate
  Aguado, E., and J.E. Burt, 1998. Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13210346X. $58.67.
• Under the Whirlwind
  Verkaik, A. and J. Verkaik, 1997. Whirlwind Books, 224 pp., ISBN
  0-9681537-0-4.
  
  
• Watching Weather
  Murphee, T., and M. Miller, 1998. Henry Holt and Company, Inc., 154 pp. $12.95.
• Weather
  Burroughs, W.J., et al., 1996. Time-Life Books, 288 pp., ISBN 0-8094-9374-8. $29.95.
• Weather
• Hardy, R., 1996. Ntc Publishing Group, ISBN 0-84423727-2. $9.95.
• Weather At Sea
  Houghton, D., 1998. Fernhurst Books, ISBN 1-898660492. $14.95.
• The Weather Almanac 1995 (USA Today)
  Williams, J., 1994. Vintage Books, ISBN 0-6797554-0. $14.
• Weather Basics
  Balsama, J.J. and P.R. Chaston, 1996. Chaston Scientific, Inc., P.O. Box
  758, Kearney, MO 64060, ISBN 0-9645172-5-6. $34.
  Phone: (816) 628-4770
  Email: chaston111@aol.com
• The Weather Book: An Easy-to-understand Guide to the USA's Weather
  Williams, J., 1997. Vintage Books, Second Revision, New York, 212 pp., ISBN
  0-67977665-6. $20.
• Weather Cycles: Real or Imaginary?
  Burroughs, W.J., 1994. Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-52147869-3.
  $20.95.
• Weather (Earth Science Library)
  Bramwell, M., 1994. Franklin Watts, ISBN 0-53114306-6. $18.60.
• Weather Eye
  Howarth, L., 1997. Candlewick Press, ISBN 0-76360243-4. $4.99.
• Weather Eye
  Irish Books and Media Inc., 149 pp., $14.45.
  Phone: (612) 871-3505.
  Fax: (612) 871-3358.
• Weather Eye
  McWilliams, B., 1994. Lilliput Press Limited, ISBN 1-87467538-4. $12.95.
• Weather Facts (Dk Pockets)
  Eden, P., and C. Twist, 1995. Dk Publishing, ISBN 0-78940218-1. $6.95.
• Weather (Focus on Disasters)
  Martin, F., 1996. Rigby Interactive Library, ISBN 1-57572022-1. $19.92.
• Weather Forecasting: For Outdoor Enthusiasts
  Newman, R., and S. Newman, 1996. Menasha Ridge Press, ISBN 0-89732179-0.
  Part of Nuts 'N' Bolts Guide series. $4.95.
• Weather: A Golden Guide
  Lehr, P.E., R.W. Burnett, and H.S. Zim, 1987. Golden Press, 160 pp., ISBN
  0-307-24051-7.
• The Weather Handbook
  Watts, A., 1999. Sheridan House, ISBN 1-57409081X. $19.95.
• Weather In the Garden
  Taylor, J., 1998. John Murray Pubs. Ltd., ISBN 0-719552672. $40.
• Weather Maps
  Chaston, P.R., 1996. Chaston Scientific, Inc., P.O. Box 758, Kearney, MO
  64060, ISBN 0-9645172-4-8. $29.
  Phone: (816) 628-4770
  Email: chaston111@aol.com
• Weather Patterns and Phenomena: A Pilot's Guide (Practical Flying Series)
  Turner, T.T., 1998. McGraw-Hill. Hard cover: ISBN 0-070656088, $39.98.
  Paperback: ISBN 0-070065607X, $17.95.
• Weather and People
  Morgan, M.D., and J.M. Moran, 1997. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ
  97458, 200 pp., ISBN 0-02-383811-6. $36.31.
• The Weather Revolution: Innovations and Imminent Breakthroughs in Accurate
  Forecasting
  Fishman, J., and R. Kalish, 1994. Plenum Press, ISBN 0-30644764-9. $27.95.
  The Weather Sourcebook: Your One-Stop Resource for Everything You Need to
  Know to Feed Your Weather Habit
  Wagner, R.L., W. Adler Jr., and W. Adler, 1997. Globe Pequot Press, ISBN
  0-7270080-7. $18.95.
• Weather (Spotter's Guide Series)
  Wilson, F., and F. Mansfield, 1995. EDC Publishing, ISBN 0-86020270-4.
  $4.95.
• Weathering the Storm
  University of Oklahoma Press, Dept. MAR2, 1005 Asp Avenue, Norman, OK 73019.
  Phone: (800) 627-7377.
• Weather Watch
  File, D., 1991. Fourth Estate Ltd., 299 pp., ISBN 1-872180-12-4.
• Weather Wisdom: Proverbs, Superstitions, and Signs
  Kingsbury, S.A., M.E. Kingsbury, and W. Mieder, 1996. Peter Lang Publishing,
  Inc., New York, ISBN 0-82043326-8. $49.95.
• Western New York Weather Guide: A Century of Sun, Snow, Sleet and Rain
  Traver, J., 1997. Western New York Wares Inc., ISBN 1-879201186. $7.95.
• Weird Weather
  Simons, P., 1997: Little Brown and Company, ISBN 0-31679179-2. $22.95.
• Wind: How the Flow of Air Has Shaped Life, Myth, and the Land
  DeBlieu, J., 1998. Houghton Mifflin, 294 pp. $24.
• Windows on Meteorology-Australian Perspective
• Webb, E.K., editor, 1997. CSIRO Publishing, Government of Australia, x +
  342 pp., ISBN 0-643-06038-3. $49.95.
• The Wonders of the Weather
  Crowder, R., 1997. Government of Australia, ISBN 0-64435020-2. $39.95.
• The World of Weather
  Cosgrove, B., 1997. Voyageur Press, ISBN 1-85310765-4. $29.95.
  
  
• Year of the Storms: Destructive Kansas Weather of 1990
  Inglish, H., 1990. Hearth Publishing, Hillsboro, KS, 120 pp., $12.95.
  ISBN 0-9627947-0-8.

Reference Books

This list contains books which may be found in reference collections of libraries.

• Aviation Weather
  Lester, P.F., 1995. Jeppesen Sanderson, 402 pp., ISBN 0-88487-178-9. $45.95.
• Aviation Weather and Weather Services
  Gleim, I.N., 1998. Gleim Publications, ISBN 0-917539931. $18.95.
• Calculating the Weather: Meteorology in the 20th Century
  Nebeker, F., 1995. Academic Press, International Geophysics series, Volume 60,
  ISBN 0-12515175-6. $59.95.
• Enclyclopedia of Climate and Weather, Volumes 1 & 2
  Schneider, S.H., 1996. Oxford University Press, 928 pp., ISBN 0-19-509485-9. $195.
• Gale Research, Inc. Datasets
  • Storm Data for the U.S., 1970-1974, 1975-1979.
  • Climate Normals for the U.S., Base 1951-1980, 1st edition, 711 pp., ISBN 0-8103-1025-2.
  • Climates of the States, 1985, 2 volumes, 1572 pp., ISBN 0-8103-1042-2.
  • The Weather Almanac, 1997, 8th edition, 855 pp., ISBN 0-81035522-1. $135.
  • Weather of the U.S. Cities, Ruffner, and F.E. Bair, 1985, 2 volumes.
• Glossary of Meteorology
  Huschke, R.E., editor, 1959. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 658 pp.
• Glossary of Weather and Climate
  Geer, I., 1996. American Meteorological Society. Hard cover: ISBN 1-87822019-5, $29.95. Paperback: ISBN 1-87822021-7, $21.95.
• Handbook of Applied Meteorology
  Houghton, D.D., editor, 1985. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1461 pp., ISBN 0-471-08404-2. Available from American Meteorological Society, Boston.
• McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
  Parker, S.P., editor, 1980. McGraw-Hill Book Co., NY, 580 pp., ISBN 0-07-045500-7.
• Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts
  Current abstracts are indexed from domestic and foreign sources covering meteorology, climatology, hydrology, glaciology, and environmental sciences.
  Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts
  c/o Inforonics, Inc.,
  550 Newtown Road/POB 458
  Littleton, MA 01460
  Phone: (508) 486-8976
  Fax: (508) 486-0027
• Meteorological Glossary
  Lewis, R.P.W., editor, 6th edition, 1991. Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 335 pp. Available through Unipub, Lanham, MD. ISBN 0-11-400363-7.
• Meteorology Source Book
  Parker, S.P., editor, 1987. McGraw-Hill Book Co., NY, 304 pp., ISBN 0-07-045511-2.
• Significant Tornadoes, 1880-1989
  Environmental Films, St. Johnsbury, VT, two-volume set, 1245 pp., ISBN 1-879363-00-7.
• Times Books World Weather Guide
  Pearce, E.A., and G. Smith, 1984. Times Books, New York, 480 pp., ISBN 0-8129-1123-7.
• Traveler's Weather Guide
  Mogil, H.M., 1990. Narrative and tabular climatic information for 150 cities.
  Available from How the Weatherworks, 1522 Baylor Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850.
• Weather Almanac: A Reference Guide to Weather, Climate, and Air Quality in the United States and Its Key Cities
  Wood, R.A., 7th Edition, 1996. Gale Research, ISBN 0-81036980-X. $130.
• Weather America: The Latest Detailed Climatological Data for Over 4,000 Places--With Rankings
  Garwood, A.N., 1996. Toucan Valley Publications, ISBN 1-88492560-X. $99.95.
• Weather of United States Cities
  Wood, R.A., 5th Edition, 1996. Gale Research, ISBN 0-81035525-6. $210.
• World Weather Extremes
  Riordan, P., 1994. Diane Publishing Company, ISBN 0-78811537-5. $35.

Textbooks

• Applications of Weather Radar Systems: A Guide to Uses of Radar Data in
  Meteorology and Hydrology
  C.G. Collier, 1996. John Wiley and Sons, Part of Wiley-Prazis Series in
  Atmospheric Physics, ISBN 0-47196013-6. $125.00.
• The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology
  Lutgens, F.K., E.J. Tarbuck, and D. Tasa, 1997. Prentice Hall, 7th Edition,
  ISBN 0-13742974-6. $60.67.
• Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate
  Barry, R.G., and R.J. Chorley, 1998: Routledge. Hard cover: ISBN
  0-41516019-7, $55.01. Paperback: ISBN 0-41516020-0, $22.01.
• Economic Value of Weather and Climate Forecasts
  Katz, R.W., and A.H. Murphy, 1997. Cambridge University Press, ISBN
  0-52143420-3. $49.95.
• Essentials of Weather
  Moran, J.M., and M.D. Morgan, 1994. Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-02383831-0. $50.00.
• Images in Weather Forecasting: A Practical Guide for Interpreting Satellite and Radar Imagery
  Bader, M.J., G.S. Forbes, J.R. Grant, R. Lilley, and A.J. Waters, 1997.
  Cambridge University Press, 523 pp., ISBN 0-52162915-2. $59.95.
• An Introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction Techniques
  Krishnamurti, T.N., and L. Bounoua. Lewis Publishing, ISBN 0-84938910-0. $95.00.
• Meteorology: The Atmosphere and the Science of Weather
  Moran, J.M., M.D. Morgan, and P.M. Pauley, 1996. Prentice Hall. Book:
  ISBN
  0-13266701-0, $60.52. Study Guide: ISBN 0-02383345-9. $23.74.
• Meteorology Today
  • Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment
    Ahrens, C.D., 1994. West Information Publishing Group, ISBN 0-31402779-3. $66.95.
  • Meteorology Today for Scientists and Engineers: A Technical Companion Book
    Stull, R.B., 1995. West Publishing Company, 355 pp., ISBN 0-314-06471-0.
• Mid-Latitude Weather Systems
  Carlson, T., 1994. Unwin Hyman, ISBN 0-4510930-2. $45.00.
• A World of Weather: Fundamentals of Meteorology. Second Edition
  Nese, J.M., and L.M. Grenci, editors, 1998. Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 539 pp.,
  ISBN 0-7872-357784. $52.95.