This guide identifies resources for Meteorology found primarily in the Reference Department of the Pius XII Memorial Library.  Call numbers pertain to locations within Pius XII Memorial Library.  This guide is not comprehensive; rather it should be supplemented with several other guides for Pius Library such as Geosciences and General Engineering.
 

Dictionaries || Manuals || Indexing and Abstracting Services || Finding Government Documents
Finding Books Using Library Catalog || Internet Resources
 

Allaby, Michael. Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate. New York: Facts on File, 2002
     Ref. QC 854 .A45 2002, 2 vols.

A Dictionary of Science.  4th ed.  Oxford; New York:  Oxford University Press, 1999.
     Ref. Q123 .C68 1999

The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Science.  New York:  Facts on File,  1999. 
     Ref. Q123 .F334 1999, 2 vols.

Glossary Of Meteorology.  2nd ed.  Boston:  American Meteorological Society, 2000.
     Ref. QC 854 .G56 2000

Glossary of Weather and Climate:  With Related Oceanic and Hydrologic Terms.  Edited by Ira W. Geer.  Boston, MA:  American Meteorological Society, 1996.
     Ref. QC854 .G56 1996

Holton, James R., editor. Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences. London: Academic, 2003
     Ref. QC 854 .A48 2003, 6 vols.

Macura, Paul.  Elsevier's Russian-English Dictionary.  2nd. rev. ed.  Amsterdam; New York:  Elsevier, 1999. 
     Ref. Q123 .M182 1999, 4 vols.

The New Penguin Dictionary of Science.  M.J.Clugston, Editor.  London; New York:  Penguin Books, 2004.
     Ref. Q123 .N49 2004

Newton, David E. Encyclopedia of Air. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003.
     Ref. Q854 .N48 2003

Ultimate Visual Dictionary of Science.  New York:  DK, 1998.
     Ref. Q123 .U43 1998

The Weather Almanac. 11th ed. Detroit: Gale Research Co.
     Ref. QC 983 .W63

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Garwood, Alfred N., editor.  Weather America:  A Thirty-Year Summary of Statistical Weather Data and Rankings.  Lakeville, CT:  Grey House, 2000.
     Ref. QC983 .W385 2000

Richard A. Wood, editor.  Weather of U.S.Cities:   A Guide to the Weather Histories of 268 Key Cities and Weather Observation Stations in the United States and its Island Territories.  5th ed. Detroit, MI:  Gale Research, 1996.
     Ref. QC983 .W393 1996

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Applied Science and Technology Index.  October 1983-  .  WilsonWeb.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated weekly.  Includes full text of every article from almost 100 publications back to 1997 in addition to abstracts for articles back to March 1993 and indexing for over 480 publications back to October 1983.  Subject coverage includes engineering, mathematics, physics, and computer technology.  Includes articles, interviews, meetings, conferences, exhibitions, and new product reviews/announcements.

LexisNexis Academic.  LexisNexis.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated continuously.  Provides online access to full-text of current and historical court cases, current codes and bill tracking for States and the United States, news sources, business and financial information, and international news and company information.

Web of Science.  1995-  .  ISI.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated weekly.  Includes thousands of research journals from hundreds of disciplines.  Do a Cited Reference search by Cited Author, Cited Journal Title, or Cited Year or do a General Search by Author, Journal Title, or Address such as institution name, city, country, or even zip code.  The Web of Science consists of Science Citation Index Expanded®, Social Sciences Citation Index®, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index®; © Copyright Institute for Scientific Information 2000.

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Pius Library is a depository for United States Government Documents, which are a rich site for meteorology-related information.  Some, but not all government documents are listed in our online catalog, SLU Libraries Catalog there are several ways to search for them.  Many will involve checking with the Reference Department.  The documents are located on the Lower Level of Pius Library and are arranged by Superintendent of Documents Number (SuDoc).  To find Government Documents

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Search the Saint Louis University Libraries Catalog, the SLU electronic library catalog, and MOBIUS, the Missouri Union Catalog, by author, title, keywords, author-title, subject, etc.  Use in the library or by remote access.  The Saint Louis University Libraries Catalog is available from Pius Library's Home Page.  Tip:  Always search Saint Louis University first.  If needed item(s) is/are not found, extend the search to MOBIUS.

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General || Hurricanes and Cyclones || Tornadoes || Tropical
 

GENERAL

500 mb Height Analysis (AVN Model) and Rawinsonde Obs
     http://squall.sfsu.edu/gif/sathts_500_00.gif
Infrared image of North America.

Accu Weather.com
     http://www.accuweather.com/web/welcome.htm

American Meteorological Society
     http://www.ametsoc.org/AMS/

Aviation Digital Data Service 
     http://adds.aviationweather.noaa.gov/

intellicast:  Weather for Active Lives
     http://www.intellicast.com/IcastPage/LoadPage.aspx
Use this site to see NEXRAD radar for the United States.

NOAA
     http://www.noaa.gov/
Links to the National Weather Service among other things.

Earth Science Links
     http://www.eas.slu.edu/Department/links.html
From Department of Earth &  Atmospheric Sciences at Saint Louis University.

National Weather Service Regional Forecast and Current Conditions
     http://www.weather.gov/forecasts/graphical/sectors/centmissvly.php
For St. Louis forecast and current conditions, type St. Louis in the search box.

NOAA GOES-8 Satellite Images:  Latest Water Vapor 
     http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/g8/latest_g8wv.gif
Image of latest water vapor status for North America.

OSU (Ohio State University) Weather:  Current Weather
      http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/current.html
Provides surface weather maps for the United States by region.

Real- Time Weather Data
     http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/

TV Weather.com:  The TV and Weather Supersite
     http://www.tvweather.com/

Weather.com:  The Weather Channel
     http://www.weather.com/homepage.html

wnderground.com (Weather Underground)
     http://weatherunderground.com/

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HURRICANES AND CYCLONES

FAQ :  Hurricanes, Typhoons, And Tropical Cyclones
     http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqHED.html

Hurricane Research Division
     http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/

HurricaneTrack.com
     http://www.gopbi.com/weather/storm/about/

Past Hurricane History
     http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastall.shtml
From the Tropical Prediction Center (TPC) and the National Hurricane Center (NHC), this site includes hurricane and cyclone reports, tracks, and forecast verification in addition to the deadliest, costliest, and most intense hurricanes in the U.S. for the 20th Century through 1996.

Tropical Storms, Worldwide
     http://www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu/Tropical/tropical.html

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TORNADOES

Tornado Information (U.S.A. Today)
     http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tornado/wtwist0.htm

Tornado Safety Tips Brochure (FEMA)
     http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/tornadoes.shtm
From the Federal Emergency Management Agency Virtual Library & Electronic Reading Room.

Tornadoes
     http://weather.about.com/
From About.com.

Tornadoes (NOAA)
     http://www.outlook.noaa.gov/tornadoes/

Tornadoes (Yahoo)
     http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Earth_Sciences/Atmospheric_Sciences/Meteorology/Weather_Phenomena/Tornadoes/

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TROPICAL

JCU MetSat GMS Weather Pictures
     http://www.eng.jcu.edu.au/ece/JCUMetSat/
From James Cook University Electrical and Computer Engineering, this site provides global weather images including cyclones, typhoons and other interesting events from the GMS Satellite operated by the Japan Meteorological Society.

Latest Satellite Imagery
     http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics.shtml
Images from the Satellite Services Division, a Division of the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) and made available by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the Tropical Prediction Center (TPC).

NHC/TPC Archive of Hurricane Seasons
     http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastall.shtml
From the National Hurricane Center (NHC):  Tropical Prediction Center (TPC).

Tropical Prediction Center:  National Hurricane Center
     http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/tafb/TSA_00Z.gif
Image of current tropical surface analysis.

Tropical Weather
     http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/
From the Weather Underground (wunderground.com).

Topical Weather:  Tropical Cyclones
     http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Tropical_Weather/tropical.shtml
From the Department of Meteorology, University of Hawaii.

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