Atmospheric Sciences

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This guide is designed for students and researchers engaged in subject specific-research in Atmospheric Sciences. If you need only a few articles or books on a topic in atmospheric sciences for a NATS or writing class you will probably find what you need by using one or more of the Popular all-purpose Databases and/or searching the Library Catalog by keyword.

Background Information

Books

To find background books, including conference proceedings, on atmospheric sciences, try the subject headings below.

Atmospheric Sciences Atmospheric Physics; Meteorology; Climatology; Weather

Also, try searching the Library Catalog using keywords and then selecting subject headings of useful books to find similar publications.

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences - QC 854 A48 2003 Science Reference
Covers all aspects of the atmospheric sciences in six volumes containing 340 articles and 1900 figures and photographs.

Encyclopædia Britannica (Available only to UA Students, Faculty, & Staff)
Concise as well as scholarly articles on a wide range of subjects. Searchable by keyword such lightning, global warming, clouds, meteorology, etc. Provides access to selected web sites and other resources as well as encyclopedia articles.

Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate - QC 854 A45 2002 Science Reference
Includes 4,000 cross-referenced entries and nearly 300 maps, charts, diagrams and photographs. Provides information about how the weather is caused by different processes.

World Survey of Climatology - QC 981 W67 v. 1-16 Science Reference
Volumes 1-3 of this series cover general climatological information, with extensive bibliographies following each article. Subsequent volumes specialize in topics such as "Climates of the Oceans" and "Future Climates of the World."

Dictionaries

Created by the NOAA Central Library, this source links to more than two dozen glossaries such as climate, clouds, global change, and weather terms.

Dictionary of Global Climate Change – also in print at QC 981.8 C5 M38 Science Reference
A dictionary of relatively short definitions for climate and weather related terms.

Elsevier's Dictionary of Climatology & Meteorology - QC 854 L83 1994 Science Reference
This source lists common meteorological and climatological terms in English, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, and German for translation. Contents are indexed by language, and the book also includes temperature conversion tables.

Glossary of Meteorology - QC 854 G55 Science Reference
Provides short definitions of important terms in meteorological literature, with cross references for locating synonyms.

Handbooks

Handbook of Meteorology - QC 861 B43 Science Reference
Includes tables of wind data, temperature data, atmospheric statistics, and a section of meteorological mathematics and calculations. Explanations of thermometers, wind instruments and meteorological concepts are also given

Citation Guides

Citation Guides for Print & Electronic Resources from the UA Library
Examples of citations for MLA, APA, and Chicago Styles, as well as links to subject specific citation styles.