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title: Meteorology & Climatology
description: This field studies the Earth's atmosphere, weather patterns, and long-term climate systems. Learners will understand atmospheric thermodynamics, weather forecasting techniques, and the natural and anthropogenic drivers of global climate change.
category: sciences
subcategory: earth-and-environmental-science
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/meteorology-and-climatology
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# Meteorology & Climatology

This field studies the Earth's atmosphere, weather patterns, and long-term climate systems. Learners will understand atmospheric thermodynamics, weather forecasting techniques, and the natural and anthropogenic drivers of global climate change.

## Available Resources

3 Books • 5 Websites

## Websites

### 1. Tropical Tidbits

Levi Cowan's real-time hub for tropical cyclone analysis, hosting GFS, ECMWF, and hurricane-model output, satellite loops, and aircraft reconnaissance data. Users learn to read raw model guidance and track storms rather than rely on summary forecasts.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/

**Tags:** tropical-cyclones, weather-models, forecasting, satellite-imagery

### 2. UCAR MetEd

The COMET Program's free training library for operational forecasters, offering hundreds of self-paced modules with quizzes on satellite interpretation, numerical models, hydrology, and mesoscale processes. Completing modules earns certificates recognized by weather services.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.meted.ucar.edu/

**Tags:** meteorology, forecasting, training-modules, atmospheric-science

### 3. nws.noaa.gov

nws.noaa.gov is the National Weather Service portal, providing official U.S. weather forecasts, warnings, radar and satellite imagery, climate data, and safety guidance, along with educational resources for meteorology and climatology.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://nws.noaa.gov

**Tags:** websites, science-research, earth-science

### 4. climate.nasa.gov

NASA's Climate Change site provides accessible explanations of climate science and current data visualizations on temperature, greenhouse gases, sea level, and impacts, with interactive maps and datasets. It offers educational resources and materials for students, educators, and researchers.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://climate.nasa.gov

**Tags:** websites, science-research, earth-science

### 5. wmo.int

Official site of the World Meteorological Organization (a UN agency) providing authoritative weather, climate, and hydrology information, data, standards, and publications for meteorology and climatology professionals.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://wmo.int

**Tags:** websites, science-research, earth-science

## Books

### 1. Atmosphere, Weather and Climate

**Author:** Roger G. Barry, Richard J. Chorley

A long-standing university text on atmospheric processes, working from radiation balance and general circulation through synoptic systems to regional climates and observed change. Readers gain the physical grounding to explain why climates differ by latitude and continent.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0415271711?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, science-research, earth-science

### 2. Meteorology Today

**Author:** C. Donald Ahrens

A comprehensive introductory text on atmospheric science, treating energy transfer, moisture, air masses, mid-latitude cyclones, thunderstorms, hurricanes, and climate. Worked examples and focus sections build the ability to reason about forecasts from physical principles rather than memorized rules.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0314624775?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, science-research, earth-science

### 3. Atmosphere

**Author:** Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck

An illustrated introduction to meteorology built around heating, moisture, pressure, and wind, then applied to storms, air pollution, and climate. Its diagrams and station-model exercises give beginners the vocabulary needed for later coursework in atmospheric science.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0130514756?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, science-research, earth-science

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