Meteorology
A few of the books available on meteorology are listed below. Use the following Library of Congress subject headings to search for more books by subject in the UMD Library Catalog. Astronomy Constellations Mars (Planet) Meteorology Planets Snow flakes Stars Weather
Braus, Judy. (1989). Wild about weather. Washington, D.C. : National Wildlife Federation. QC981.3 .W54 1989X
Cattermole, Peter John. (1992). Mars : the story of the red planet. London ; New York : Chapman & Hall. QB641 .C377 1992X
Chaston, Peter R. (2002). Weather maps : how to read and interpret all the basic weather charts. (3rd ed.). Kearney, MO : Chaston Scientific. QC878 .C53.
Ehrlich, Gretel. (2004). The future of ice : a journey into cold. New York : Pantheon Books. G465 .E46 2004
Engelbert, Phillis. (1997). The complete weather resource. Detroit : UXL. QC981 .E66 1997 Vols. 1-3
Geer, Ira W. (1996). Glossary of weather and climate : with related oceanic and hydrologic terms. Boston, MA : American Meteorological Society. QC854 .G56 1996X
Libbrecht, Kenneth George. (2003). The snowflake : winter's secret beauty. Stillwater, MN : Voyageur Press. QC926.32 .L53 2003
Mayes, Julian. (2004). Understanding weather : a visual approach. London : Arnold. QC861.3 .M39 2004
Moché, Dinah L. (2000). Astronomy : a self-teaching guide. (5th Ed.). New York : Wiley. QB45 .M723 2000
Moore, Patrick. (2002). Astronomy Encyclopedia. New York : Oxford University Press. QB14 .P48 2002
Nicolson, Iain. (1999). Unfolding our universe. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press. QB43.2 .N53 1999
Ridpath, Ian. (2003). A dictionary of astronomy. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press. REF QB14 .D52 2003
Ridpath, Ian. (1996). Cambridge astronomy dictionary. Cambridge, [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press. QB14 .C34 1996
Ridpath, Ian. (1998). Stars and planets. New York : DK Publishing. QB63 .R527 1998
Sheehan, William. (2001). Mars : the lure of the red planet. Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books. QB641 .S4838 2001
Smith, Jacqueline. (2006). The Facts on File dictionary of weather and climate. New York : Facts on File. QC854 .F33 2006
Stevermer, Amy J. (2002). Recent advances and issues in meteorology. Westport, CT : Oryk Press. QC861.3 .S74 2002
Williams, Jack. (1992). The weather book. New York : Vintage Books. QC983 .W55 1992
Web Links
Atmospheric Optics http://www.atoptics.co.uk/
Everything about snow crystals http://www.its.caltech.edu/%7Eatomic/snowcrystals/
Minnesota Conservation Volunteer Young Naturalists - Seasons and Systems http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/young_naturalists/systemsandseasons/index.html
Sky Maps of the stars, constellations, & planets http://www.skymaps.com/
Snowflake Bentley http://snowflakebentley.com/
Space.com http://www.space.com/

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