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National Severe Storms Laboratory-Based in Norman, Oklahoma, this internationally known environmental research laboratory specializes in the study of all aspects for severe weather (tornadoes, thunderstorms, lightning, hail, floods, and damaging winds). "NSSL Briefings" is available full-text through this page

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This page lists the top recommended databases for Meteorology. A database is a searchable collection of articles, books, and other resources you usually can’t find on Google.

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Recommended Databases for Meteorology

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
JSTOR
An online, full-text archive of complete backfiles of scholarly periodical literature since 1872. Journals are intended to be archival, not current; most are 2-5 years behind the current issues, depending on the journal. Full Text.
GeoRef (ProQuest)
Established by the American Geological Institute in 1966, this database provides access to the geosciences literature of the world. GeoRef is the most comprehensive database in the geosciences and continues to grow by more than 60,000 references a year. The database contains over 1.8 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses. Coverage dates from 1795 for North America and 1933 for outside North America. The database includes references to all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey. Masters' theses and doctoral dissertations from U.S. and Canadian universities are also covered. Abstracts Only.

Additional Databases for Meteorology

American Institute of Physics: AIP Journal Center
The thirteen journals issued by the American Institute of Physics may be searched by individual title or as a group through its clearly organized site. Coverage begins in 1975 for abstracts and 1995 for full-text, and includes two virtual journals having no paper equivalents: Nanoscale Science and Technology and Biological Physics Research. Full Text.
APS Research Journals
Created and maintained by the American Physical Society, this listing is only one feature on the larger Society homepage- titles offered are Physical Review (sections A through E), Reviews of Modern Physics, Physical Review Letters, and Physical Review Special Topics. Full Text.
Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
ADS includes four databases with abstracts in Astronomy, Instrumentation, Physics/Geophysics, and the LANL Preprints with a total of over 3.3 million references. The ADS Article Service contains the full text articles for major astronomical journals: Astrophysical Journal, Astronomical Journal, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, and Solar Physics, as well as some other publications.
GPO Monthly Catalog (FirstSearch)
Covers over 380,000 documents published by the U.S. government and its agencies. Virtually limitless subject in which there is federal government involvement. Coverage is 1976 to the present. GPO Monthly Catalog is on FirstSearch. Abstracts Only.
Science Direct
Science Direct provides access to the full text of more than 320 journals published by Elsevier Science. Articles are generally available from 1995 forward. Please note that Northern does not subscribe to all of the journals within Science Direct.

General Web Resources

Climate Action Network International
a worldwide network of over 550 Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working to promote government and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels.
Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
CLIWOC: Climatological Database for the World's Oceans, 1750-1850
Comprehensive Glossary of Weather Terms for Storm Spotters
European Environment Agency
Global Change Master Directory
Descriptions of and links to data sets on many aspects of earth science.
NASA's Earth Observing System
Stormtrack
This site is designed to allow amateur storm chasers to get the latest weather data from the National Weather Service, and serves as an access point for their reports and photographs of tornados and severe thunderstorms.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Created jointly by the World Meteorological Organization and the Un Environment Program, this body serves as the international forum for assessing current scientific data on the impact of climate shifts and their socio-economic impacts globally

Professional Organizations

American Meteorological Society
A valuable feature of this professional society's page is "AMS Journals Online," which gives free text search access to either the society periodicals or specific titles.
Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre
CEDA Archive
Based in Oxfordshire, the Center "assists UK atmospheric researchers to locate, assess, and interpret data. Center produced datasets are accessible through an Internet link, as are external datasets housed there. Meteorological, atmospheric chemistry and stratospheric data are provided.
Community Collaborative Rain ,Hail and Snow Network
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
A joint venture of the University of Wisconsin and NASA, with research programs on operational weather satellites, instrument development, applications ranging from biomass burning monitoring to numerical weather prediction. Featured projects include ARTIC Fire (an Arctic Cloud experiment) and the Winter Storm Reconnaissance Program.
Goddard institute for Space Studies ( Columbia University )
Met Office ( UK )
The British equivalent of the U.S. National Weather Service.
Midwestern Regional Climate Center
- A cooperative program of the National Climatic Data Center and the Illinois State Water Survey, one of six such centers in the United States. Both historical analysis and current data are provided, as are climate summaries for each Midwestern stat
NASA INteractive
National Centers for Environmental Information
Based in Asheville, NC, this is the world's largest active archive of weather data covering 150 years and virtually all NOAA information. Sections on satellite resources, radar resources, climatic extremes and weather events. Search capability by maps and individual events is provided.
National Centers for Environmental Information : Paleoclimatology
National Hurricane Center
The major U.S. facility monitoring tropical cyclones over the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and Eastern Pacific from May 15 through November 30. Historical charts from 1492 to date are accessible, along with seasonal summaries by region and details of aircraft reconnaissance.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA )
Useful links from this page include the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service. A basic starting point for research involving the environment, climate, coastal issues, etc
National Severe Storms Laboratory
Based in Norman, Oklahoma, this internationally known environmental research laboratory specializes in the study of all aspects for severe weather (tornadoes, thunderstorms, lightning, hail, floods, and damaging winds). "NSSL Briefings" is available full-text through this page.
National Snow and Ice Data Center
National Weather Association
This professional organization site lists both Association publications and a set of "Meteorology and Science Links."
NBC News Intellicast
Useful for update on both world weather (by region and city) and the United States, complete with detailed image files updated regularly.
NOAA National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center
Includes news, outlooks ranging from 6 days to 3 months, a drought assessment, and more.
NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory
NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory Map Room
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
NOAA Storm Prediction Center
Regional Data Archive
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Space Weather Canada
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
World Meteorological Organization
he specialized agency of the United Nations coordinating global scientific activity relating to all aspects of weather. The full text of recent press releases, official statements, and media features is provided.

Rainfall Atlases

Atlas of Hawaiian Watersheds and Their Aquatic Resources

Rainfall Atlas of Hawaii

Specific Types of Weather

El Nino Page
A comprehensive site on this global weather event, maintained by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
Extreme Weather Sourcebook
- The joint product of professional and Federal meteorological organizations, this site provides "economic and other societal impacts related to hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, lighting, and other U.S. weather phenomena." Individual state data is included.
NASA Atlas of Extratropical Storm Tracks
NASA Global Tropospheric Experiment
National Integrated Drought Information System
NOAA Center for Tsunami Research
Housed at the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Seattle, this project seeks to investigate tsunami hazards to the Pacific coast of the United States and Hawaii through an integrated approach to early warning. Realtime data feeds are available from selected buoys. Sections of the site cover data on individual tsunami events, modeling and forecasting, foundation mapping efforts, and the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program.
Noctilucent Clouds Observing Network
Spaceweather.com
The Aurora Page
The Tornado Project Online
A corporate page with detailed listings of storm-related data such as the Fujita scale, and all tornadoes within a given calendar year beginning in 1950, arranged by state.
U.S. South Pole Station
Western Regional Climate Center

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