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General weather

Readers Digest Explains Weather (Readers Digest Explores, 1998) £16.99.
Gives accounts of weather from Aurora Borealis to full-blown hurricanes. Includes understanding the weather, its extremes, world climatic zones and forecasting.

A Chronology of Weather by Michael Allaby (Facts on File, 1998) £29.50.
Introduction to all aspects of the science of weather.

Directory of Weather by Storm Dunlop (Oxford University Press, 2001) £7.99.
Comprehensive dictionary of weather, forecasting and climate.

An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics by David G Andrews (Cambridge University Press, 2000) £17.95.
Presents broad coverage of atmospheric physics. Helps to grasp the essential physics behind issues such as climate change and global ozone.

Calculating the Weather: Meteorology in the 20th century by Frederick Nebeker (International Geophysics, 1995) £48.95.
Explains the transformation of meteorology by examining roles of computation throughout the history of meteorology and the use of computers.

Climates and Weather Explained by Edward Linacre and Bart Geerts (Routledge, 1997) £32.50.
Introduction to study of atmosphere. Explains basic principles, concepts and the relevance of weather and climate to human life, such as skin cancer, crop growth, weather forecasting and air pollution.

The Climate Revealed by William J Burroughs (Mitchell Beazley, 1999) £25.
Technical aspects of the climate graphically explained and their effects on the environment and human life.

Meteorology: The atmosphere and science of weather by Joseph M Moran and Michael D Morgan (Prentice Hall, 1996) US edition only: available through online bookstores.
Introduction to the basics of meteorology and climatology.

Watching the Weather by John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin (Constable, 1997) £7.95.
Insight into the weather, featuring the Earth and other planets, including Mars.

The Essex Weather Book by Ian Currie, Mark Davison and Bob Ogley (Froglets Publications, 2000) £10.99.
Contains stories of dramatic weather events including whirlwinds, fogs, dust devils and twisters.

Weather phenomena

Eye of the Storm: Inside the world's deadliest hurricanes, tornadoes and blizzards by Jeffrey Rosenfeld (Perseus Books, 1999) £19.99.
Follows scientists into the heart of storms, hurricanes and tornadoes.

Encyclopaedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons and Cyclones by David Longshore (Facts on File, 2000) £15.99.
Provides accounts of all major storm systems ever recorded, maps of their course, chronologies of their progress and photographs of their aftermath.

Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms by John M Williams and Iver W Duedall (University Press of Florida, 1997) £10.95.
A comprehensive guide to hurricanes, tropical storms and near misses, and their impact on Florida since 1871.

Storm Chaser by Faidley (The Weather Channel, 1996) £20.50.
Describes the experiences of photographing lightning, tornadoes, and hurricanes, the techniques and dangers involved.

Sand and Dust Storms by Dianne Excell and Peter S Excell (Ellis Horwood, 1991) £50.
Reference book with information on sand and dust storms.

The Electrical Nature of Storms by David R MacGorman and W David Rust (Oxford University Press, 1998) £69.50.
Maps the progress during the last 20 years of new technology in studying electrical storms including lightning mapping systems, new radar and satellite sensors.

The Lightning Book by Peter E Viemeister (The MIT Press, 1972) £9.50.
General information on all aspects of lightning.

Handbook of Atmospheric Electrodynamics (CRC Press, 1995) £107.
Covers ion chemistry, composition of the atmosphere, meteorological aspects of thunderstorms and lightning detection from ground and space.

The planets

The Cambridge Planetary Handbook by Bakich (Cambridge University Press, 2000) £20.
Useful reference text bringing together key facts and data on planets and their satellites.

Earth from Above by Claire L Parkinson (University Science Books, 1997) £17.99.
Information on atmosphere studies, satellite data and colour coded satellite images of earth.

Physics of the Space Environment by Tamas I Gombosi (Cambridge University Press, 1999) £47.50.
Introduction to physical phenomena that results from the interaction of the sun and planets, often known as space weather.

Exploring the Sun by Karl Hafbauer (John Hopkins University Press, 1993) £16.50.
Traces the development of solar sciences from Galileo to the age of space research.

Guide to the Sun (Cambridge University Press, 1995) £18.95.
Contains information on all aspects of the Sun including its interior, surface and atmosphere.

The Aurora: Sun-Earth interactions by Neil Bone (Ellis Horwood, 1991) £24.95.
Gives a history of the aurora and how it can provide an insight into determining the past activity of the Sun.

Mars: The living planet by Barry D Gregorio (Frog, 1997) £21.
Description of Mars biology and the Viking lander laboratory experiments.

Mars: Uncovering the secrets of the red planet by P Raeburn (National Geographic, 2000) £16.99.
Traces the history of attempts to explore Mars, describes the successful Pathfinder Mission and presents scientific theories about life on the planet.

The Giant Planet Jupiter by John H Rogers (Cambridge University Press, 1995) £70.
Comprehensive and accessible account of Jupiter and satellite data from Pioneer, Voyager and Ulysses probes.

Jupiter Odyssey: The story of NASA's Galileo mission by David M Harland (Springer-Verlag UK, 2000) £19.50.
Story of the long-haul mission to Jupiter and the five years exploration of the Jovian system.

Jupiter by Seymour Simon (William Morow, 1997) £4.50.
Summarises what is known about the largest planet in the solar system.

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