Path: bloom-beacon.mit.edu!grapevine.lcs.mit.edu!olivea!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!news.kei.com!eff!news.duke.edu!MathWorks.Com!panix!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!ncar!kiowa.scd.ucar.edu!ilana From: ilana@kiowa.scd.ucar.edu (Ilana Stern) Newsgroups: sci.geo.meteorology,news.answers,sci.answers Subject: Meteorology Resources FAQ Followup-To: sci.geo.meteorology Date: 10 May 1994 11:00:31 GMT Organization: NCAR/UCAR Lines: 481 Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu Distribution: world Expires: Tue, 24 May 1994 07:00:00 GMT Message-ID: <2qnpgf$bko@ncar.ucar.edu> Reply-To: ilana@ncar.ucar.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: niwot.scd.ucar.edu Summary: Mailing lists, newsgroups, books, journals and other resources Xref: bloom-beacon.mit.edu sci.geo.meteorology:5352 news.answers:19357 sci.answers:1142 Archive-name: weather/resources Last-modified: 4 May 1994 Recent changes: ==within last two weeks== Changed name of this FAQ to "Meteorology Resources" Combined this FAQ with Bob Grumbine's FAQ on non-net resources ==within last four weeks== Added mailing list for DMSP (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) info Changed "Introduction" section to "Overview" to fit better with html version This is a guide to resources for laypersons, students and professionals in meteorology, oceanography, and related disciplines. 1) Overview 2) How to get a current copy of this document 3) Weather-related mailing lists 4) Newsgroups 5) Books readable by English-reading nonprofessionals 6) Books readable by French-reading nonprofessionals 7) Magazines readable by nonprofessionals 8) Scientific Texts 9) Meteorological History 10) Journals 11) Professional Societies Each (major) section has a "Subject:" line, so you can search on the subject title above to find the section quickly. --------------- Subject: Overview This is a list of resources for people wishing to discuss or learn about meteorology, climatology, oceanography, and related disciplines. This article is copyright (c) 1993, 1994 by Ilana Stern and Robert Grumbine. It may be freely distributed for non-commercial purposes only, provided that this copyright notice and the instructions on retrieving a current copy are not removed. The information in this article is provided as-is, with no warranties or assurances as to its accuracy. I prefer that archives maintain current copies, since this information changes rapidly. If you would like to put this article in an archive and want to receive a new copy automatically at every update, please send me email. Corrections, additions, and comments should be sent to Ilana Stern at ilana@ncar.ucar.edu. Please include in your message where you read this document. Note that if I know about it, it's in this document. --------------- Subject: How to get a current copy of this document If you are reading this document after 24 May 1994, you are reading an outdated copy. A current copy can be obtained by anonymous FTP to rtfm.mit.edu, from the file weather/groups in the directory /pub/usenet/news.answers. These files are updated every two weeks, when a new copy is posted to sci.geo.meteorology, news.answers, and sci.answers. If you can't use FTP, send email to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with send /pub/usenet/news.answers/weather/resources as the only text in the message (leave the subject blank). --------------- Subject: Weather-related mailing lists 1) CLIMLIST: conferences, data availability in climatology 2) Weather-users: discussions of weather servers 3) WX-TALK: general and specialized weather-related discussions 4) Wxsat: redistribution of bulletins on weather satellites 5) CALMET: discussion of computer-aided learning in meteorology 6) Met-stud: meteorology students' mailing list 7) Volcano mailing list 8) Climat: discussion of CLIMAT station data 9) HHNet: for researchers working in hydrology 10) DMSPINFO: DMSP data, information, and archive discussion 1. CLIMLIST (moderated by John Arnfield) CLIMLIST is a moderated electronic mail distribution list for climat- ologists and those working in closely-related fields. It is used to disseminate notices regarding conferences and workshops, data avail- ability, calls for papers, positions available etc, as well as requests for information. An updated directory of email addresses for the subscribers to the list is distributed every month (usually on the 15th). To subscribe, mail to whichever of these addresses works for you: AJA+@OHSTMAIL.BITNET / aja+@osu.edu / johna@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu with the following information: Your name; your email address; your departmental & institutional affiliation; whether your email address is shared or personal; your area of interest or responsibility within climatology. 2. Weather-users (administered by scott@zorch.sf-bay.org) This list is for discussions of weather servers; sharing of code to automatically query weather servers; and announcements of availability (or lack thereof) and changes to weather servers. Initially, Jeff Masters (sdm@downwind.sprl.umich.edu) has agreed to send Weather Underground status notices to this list. To join or quit the list, email to weather-users-request@zorch.sf-bay.org; the list mail address is weather-users@zorch.sf-bay.org. 3. WX-TALK and other WX-lists WX-TALK, formerly STORM-L, is a mailing list for weather-related topics, special event notifications, job announcements, and administrative messages. This list, and other specialized weather-related lists, are run from the vmd.cso.uiuc.edu (UIUCVMD) machine at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. WX-TALK is for discussions and questions; the others are intended to distribute information on particular topics, but you should not post mail to them. To join the list, send a message consisting of the single line SUB WX-TALK Your Name to whichever of these addresses works for you: LISTSERV@UIUCVMD / LISTSERV@UIUCVMD.BITNET / LISTSERV@VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU or uiucuxc!vmd!listserv from uucp. Contributions should then go to WX-TALK@[working address] For more information, and a list of the other WX-lists on vmd.cso.uiuc.edu, use anonymous FTP to retrieve the file WX-TALK.DOC from vmd.cso.uiuc.edu in the directory "wx". 4. Wxsat (administered by Richard B. Emerson) Wxsat resends all NOAA/NESDIS bulletins on polar and geostationary weather satellites as well as occasional material on Meteosat. Bulletins with orbital predictions, spacecraft operation schedules, and related messages are copied from NOAA.SAT on SCIENCEnet and forwarded to all addresses on the list. The list is configured to accept and broadcast mail from subscribers to the list at large. Wxsat does not store or distribute imagery and is not primarily a "chat" list. Wxsat is oriented towards users with a daily operational need for TBUS and related bulletins. An archive of roughly 60 days' messages are available for retrieval via email messages to wxsat-archive@ssg.com. Send the message "help" in the text to the archive server for details on how to retrieve the current index and other files. There is also an archive for programs and gifs at ftp://kestrel.umd.edu/pub/wxsat/. Subscription requests go to wxsat-request@ssg.com. The service is free to all Internet users but donations are accepted as this is a volunteer operation. 5. CALMET (Computer Aided Learning in Meteorology) CALMET is a mailing list dedicated to computer-aided learning in meteorology. It is associated with the ftp site cumulus.met.ed.ac.uk. To join the list, send mail to calmet-request@ed.ac.uk. Messages to the list go to calmet@ed.ac.uk. 6. Met-stud (administered by Dennis Schulze) This mailing list is open to all, but particularly intended as a communications facility among meteorology students worldwide. Subjects of discussion could include scholarships, summer schools, conferences, and comparisons of the meteorology programs at various universities. Meteorological problems and questions could also be discussed. Subscription requests and other administrative mail should be sent to dennis@metw3.met.fu-berlin.de. Messages to the mailing list go to met-stud@metw3.met.fu-berlin.de. Although the list is based in Germany, the language used is English. 7. Volcano mailing list (edited by Jon Fink) Send submissions and subscription requests to Jon Fink at aijhf@asuvm.inre.asu.edu, or aijhf@ASUACAD (via Bitnet). 8. Climat CLIMAT data are the monthly means produced by the country in which the station is located. CLIMAT station data are exchanged over the Global Telecommunications System (GTS) shortly after the end of the month. This mailing list is for users of CLIMAT data to post error messages and other information. To subscribe to the CLIMAT data users list, send an email message to almanac@awis.auburn.edu with any subject line and the command subscribe climat in the body of the message. Other commands are: unsubscribe climate (to unsubscribe) help (for help information) To post a message to all climat subscribers, send it to climat@awis.auburn.edu. Note that this mailing list is *not* a general discussion list about climate, but is meant for discussion of the CLIMAT data product. 9. HHNet The goal of HHNet is to promote communication between scientists interested in hydrology. It will generate a regular newsletter called the 'HHNet Digest' for announcements and scientific queries of general interest, provide a central site for obtaining current e-mail addresses of those working in these areas, and diffuse information such as data, information on meetings and seminars, details of new books and journal articles, and vacant faculty positions. Submissions for Hydro Digest: E-mail to ezzedine@cig.ensmp.fr with "submit" as subject. Subscriptions for Hydro Digest: E-mail to ezzedine@cig.ensmp.fr with "subscribe" as subject. To unsubscribe, e-mail with "unsubscribe" followed by your e-mail address as subject. 10. DMSPINFO (administered by Greg Deuel, gbd@ngdc.noaa.gov) NGDC provides a mail list server to which those interested in the products of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program may subscribe. Once added to the list subscribers will be able to receive any notices posted by the DMSP archive and be able to write to and receive information from the archive and other interested users. It is intented to be a forum for interested parties to exhange information on DMSP data, applications and the archive. To subscribe to DMSPINFO, mail listproc@ngdc.noaa.gov with the following message: subscribe DMSPINFO For general info or help on the list server, mail listproc@ngdc.noaa.gov with the message "help". --------------- Subject: Newsgroups 1. sci.geo.meteorology General discussion of meteorology; current and historic weather phenomena, hurricanes, ENSO, and so on. 2. sci.geo.fluids Discussion of geophysical fluid dynamics. 3. sci.data.formats Discussion of data formats used in the sciences, including meteorology. 4. sci.geo.geology General discussion of geology; earthquakes, formations, and so on. 5. comp.infosystems.gis Discussion of Geographic Information Systems. 6. sci.nonlinear Discussion of chaos, nonlinear systems. 7. sci.environment Discussion of global warming, ozone depletion, anthropogenic effects, social impacts, ecology, and so on. In practice, barely distinguishable from talk.environment. 8. sci.image.processing Discussion of image processing. 9. talk.environment Ranting and raving about global warming, ozone depletion, anthropogenic effects, social impacts, ecology, and so on. --------------- Subject: Books readable by English-reading nonprofessionals "Clouds in a Glass of Beer -- Simple Experiments in Atmospheric Physics" by Craig Bohren. "What Light through Yonder Window Breaks", Craig Bohren. "How to Build a Habitable Planet", Wallace Broecker Microbursts: A Handbook for Visual Identification, Fernando Caracena et al. (Second ed., Washinton: NOAA, 1990) Handbook of Unusual Natural Phenomena, William Corliss (The Sourcebook Project, Glen Arm, MD, 1977) -- Collection of unusual weather observations from popular and scientific press. To be taken with a grain of salt. "Storms" by William R. Cotton. "Rainbows, Halos, and Glories", Robert Greenler (Cambridge University Press, 1980) -- atmospheric optics "Lightning and its Spectrum: An Atlas of Photographs", Leon Salanave (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1980) "Peterson's Field Guide to the Atmosphere", (mostly) by Vincent Shaeffer: A readable guide to many aspects of modern meteorology, with excellent qualitative coverage of many topics (optical effects, particles, clouds, precipitation) Dozens of good color pics, too. (Rick Russel, reviewer) "Volcano Weather: The Story of 1816, the Year without a Summer", Henry Stommel and Elizabeth Stommel (Newport, RI: Seven Seas Press, 1983) "A View of the Sea", Henry Stommel, Princeton University Press, 1987. "All About Lightning", Martin A. Uman (New York: Dover, 1986) "Atmospheric Phenomena: Readings from Scientific American" (San Francisco: WH Freeman, 1980) "NOAA/NWS Advanced Spotter's Field Guide" (NOAA PA 92055) -- A new and pretty slick 28 p. pamphlet; many photos of tornadoes and sever thunderstorms. (Frank Reddy, reviewer) "The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Weather" --------------- Subject: Books readable by French-reading nonprofessionals J.-C. Duplessy and P. Morel, "Gros Temps sur la Plan\`ete, Odile Jacob, Paris, 1990 C. Lorius, Glaces de l'Antarctique: une M\'emoire, des Passions, Odile Jacob, Paris, 1990 --------------- Subject: Magazines readable by nonprofessionals La Recherche (sometimes) Scientific American (occasionally) Weather Weatherwise --------------- Subject: Scientific Texts Meteorology Today by Ahrens Ball Lightning and Bead Lightning: Extreme Forms of Atmospheric Electricity, James Dale Barry (New York: Plenum, 1980) Tracers in the Sea, W. S. Broecker and T.-H Peng, Eldigio Press, Palisades, NY, 1982. T. J. Crowley and G. B. North, Paleoclimatology, Oxford University Press, New York, 1991. The Ceaseless Wind - An Introduction to the Theory of Atmospheric Motion John A. Dutton, Dover, 1976, 1986. M. Ghil and S. Childress, Topics in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics: Atmospheric Dynamics, Dynamo Theory and Climate Dynamics, New York,Springer-Verlag, 1987. Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics by Adrian E. Gill, 1982. Atmospheric Change: an Earth System Perspective, T.E. Graedel and P. J. Crutzen, Freeman, 1993. An introductory undergraduate textbook requiring very little background (freshman physics and chemistry; in fact most of the book is accessible to someone who has had good high school courses.) Lower-level than your other suggestions but very useful. Should be required reading for all netters :). (Robert Parson, reviewer) Theory of rotating fluids, by H. Greenspan Climate 1992, James Houghton (Cambridge University Press, 1993) A climate modelling primer, A. Henderson-Sellers and K. McGuffie. Chichester ; New York : Wiley, c1987. An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology, James R. Holton (Academic Press, New York, 2nd edition 1979, 3rd edition 199? The Thunderstorm in Human Affairs, ed. by Edwin Kessler (3 vols.). Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1983 Lindzen, R. S. "Dynamics in Atmospheric Physics" (Cambridge University Press, 1990) Application of simplified dynamics to the purpose of understanding some of the basic functioning of the atmosphere. Includes discussion of Hadley circulation, gravity waves, tides, climate. A collection of lecture notes, not a reference. Doesn't include an appendix (on purpose!). (Perry G Ramsey -- reviewer) Boundary Layer Climates, Tim R. Oke (Methuen, 1978, 1987) Pedlosky, J. P. "Geophysical Fluid Dynamics" (Springer-Verlag, 1979, 1987) J. P. Peixoto and A. H. Oort, Physics of Climate, American Institute of Physics, New York, 1992" (exists also in soft cover) Descriptive Physical Oceanography 4th ed, G. L. Pickard and W. J. Emery, Pergamon Press, 1982. Introductory Dynamical Oceanography 2nd ed., S. Pond and G. L. Pickard, Pergamon Press, 1983. Atmospheric Science an introductory survey J. M. Wallace and P. V. Hobbs, Academic Press, 1977. An introduction to three-dimensional climate modeling, Warren M. Washington, Claire L. Parkinson. -- Mill Valley, CA : University Science Books ; Oxford, New York : Oxford University Press, 1986. Chemistry of Atmospheres, Richard P. Wayne, 2nd Edition, Oxford 1991: senior or 1st-year graduate level. The necessary atmospheric dynamics and chemical kinetics are covered in chapters 2 and 3, but some background in these subjects at sophomore or junior level is useful. (Robert Parson, reviewer) The Lightning Discharge, Martin A. Uman (New York: Academic Press, 1987) Lightning, Martin A. Uman (New York: Dover, 1969) Weather and Climate Responses to Solar Variations (Boulder, CO: Colorado Associated University Press, 1983) Solar Variability, Weather, and Climate (Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1982) Trends '91: A Compendium of Data on Global Change (Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory -- see the Data FAQ for address). The book and data -- available on disk or via ftp -- are free. Trends '93 due out later this year. (Frank Reddy, reviewer) --------------- Subject: Meteorological History The History of Meteorology: To 1800, H. Howard Frisinger (Boston: American Meteorological Society, 1983) A History of the Theories of Rain, W. E. Knowles Middleton (New York: Franklin Watts, 1965) A History of the Thermometer, W. E. Knowles Middleton (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1966) --------------- Subject: Journals Annales Geophysicae Annals of Glaciology Atmospheric Environment Atmosphere-Ocean Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Climate Change Climate Dynamics Deep Sea Research Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans Earth and Planetary Science Letters EOS Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society Geophysical Research Letters Global Biogeochemical Cycles Int. J. Climatology J. Applied Meteorology J. Atmospheric Science J. Climate J. of Fluid Mechanics J. of Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics J. Geophysical Research J. Glaciology J. Marine Research J. Oceanic and Atmospheric Technology J. Physical Oceanography J. of the Meteorological Society of Japan Marine Geology Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics Monthly Weather Review Nature Ocealologica Acta Paleoceanography Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society Quaternary International Quaternary Research Reviews of Geophysics Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics Science Tellus Weather and Forecasting --------------- Subject: Professional Societies [If you know of others which are not listed here, please let us know so we can add them to this list.] American Meteorological Society American Geophysical Union Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS). Deutsche Meteorologische Gesellschaft (German Meteorological Society) European Geophysical Society International Glaciological Society Meteorological Society of Japan Royal Meteorological Society The Oceanography Society