Meteorology (Weather & Climate)

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. Meteorological phenomena are observable weather events which illuminate and are explained by the science of meteorology. Those events are bound by the variables that exist in Earth's atmosphere. They are temperature, pressure, water vapor, and the gradients and interactions of each variable, and how they change in time. The majority of Earth's observed weather is located in the troposphere.

Climate is the average and variations of weather in a region over long periods of time. The climate of a location is affected by its latitude, terrain, persistent ice or snow cover, as well as nearby oceans and their currents. Climates can be classified using parameters such as temperature and rainfall to define specific climate types. Paleoclimatology is the study and description of ancient climates using information from both non-biotic factors such as sediments found in lake beds and ice cores, and biotic factors such as tree rings and coral, and can be used to extend back the temperature or rainfall information for particular locations to a time before various weather instruments were used to monitor weather conditions. Climate models are mathematical models of past, present and future climates and can be used to describe the likely patterns of future changes.

Meteorology, climatology, atmospheric physics, and atmospheric chemistry are sub-disciplines of the atmospheric sciences. Meteorology and hydrology comprise the interdiscplinary field of hydrometeorology. (You can learn more about meteorology from the Wikipedia article.)

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About Clouds
by Thomas McGrath; illustrated by Chris Jenkyns
from Melmont Publishers
for 1st-2nd grade
in Vintage Nonfiction (Location: VIN-NFIC)
Air is All Around You
Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Stage 1
from HarperTrophy
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
Breaking Through the Clouds
by Sandra Nickel; illustrated by Helena Perez Garcia
from Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
for 1st-4th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$16.99
Changing Weather
by Ashlee Klemm, illustrated by Vanessa Toye
from The Good and the Beautiful
for 1st-3rd grade
in GATB Science & Health (Location: CUR-GABSc)
$5.10 (2 in stock)
Clouds
by Marion Dane Bauer, Illustrated by John Wallace
from Simon and Schuster
for 1st-2nd grade
in Ready-to-Read (Location: EAR-R2R)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
Discover Science: Weather
by Caroline Harris
from Kingfisher
for 1st-3rd grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
DK Eyewonder: Weather
by Lorrie Mack
from DK Publishing
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in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
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Experiments in Earth Science and Weather
by Emily Sohn
from Capstone Press
for 1st-3rd grade
in Science Experiments & Activities (Location: SCI-EXP)
$2.80 (2 in stock)
Finding Out About Things Outdoors
Usborne Explainers
by Eliot Humberstone
from Usborne
for 1st-4th grade
in Earth Science (Location: SCI-EARTH)
$2.80 (2 in stock)
Little Cloud
by Eric Carle
from Philomel Books
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER)
$3.20 (1 in stock)
Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane
Magic School Bus
by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen
from Scholastic Inc.
for 1st-3rd grade
in Magic School Bus (Location: SER-MSB)
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Make Your Own Weather Station
by Melvin Berger
from Scholastic Inc.
for 1st-4th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
My First Book About Weather Coloring Book
by Donald M. Silver & Patricia J. Wynne
from Dover Publications
for 1st-4th grade
in Nature / Geography Coloring Books (Location: COL-NAT)
New True Book: Hurricanes
by Arlene Erlbach
from Children's Press
for 1st-3rd grade
$4.00 (1 in stock)
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Sassafras Science
by Johnny Congo & Paige Hudson
from Elemental Science
for Kindergarten-5th grade
in Sassafras Science (Location: SCICUR-SAS)
Oh Say Can You Say What's the Weather Today?
by Tish Rabe
from Random House
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Cat in the Hat's Learning Library (Location: EAR-CAT)
$3.60 (3 in stock)
On the Same Day in March
by Marilyn Singer
from HarperFestival
for 1st-3rd grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
Peterson First Guide to Clouds and Weather
by Roger Tory Peterson, Vincent J. Schaefer
from Houghton Mifflin
for 1st-4th grade
in Field Guides: Weather & Astronomy (Location: NAT-FG10)
$7.64 $4.00 (1 in stock)
Sassafras Guide to Earth Science
Sassafras Science
by Johnny Congo & Paige Hudson
from Elemental Science
for Kindergarten-5th grade
in Sassafras Science (Location: SCICUR-SAS)
$14.00 (2 in stock)
Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 4
Sassafras Science
by Johnny Congo & Paige Hudson
from Elemental Science
for Kindergarten-5th grade
in Sassafras Science (Location: SCICUR-SAS)
Schoolhouse Blizzard
by Shannen Yauger, illustrated by Alessia Turchie
from The Good and the Beautiful
for 1st-3rd grade
in GATB Science & Health (Location: CUR-GABSc)
$5.10 (2 in stock)
Seasons & Living Things 1-3
Milliken Reproducible Book
by Edward Ortleb, Richard Cadice & Nancy Mcree
from Milliken Publishing
for 1st-3rd grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
Sometimes Rain
by Meg Fleming, illustrated by Diana Sudyka
from Beach Lane Books
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
Storm Book
by Charlotte Zolotow
from HarperCollins
for Nursery-3rd grade
1953 Caldecott Honor Book
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$7.64
Storms
National Geographic Kids Level 1
by Miriam Busch Goin
from Scholastic Inc.
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in National Geographic Early Readers (Location: EAR-NGR)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Storms & Hurricanes
by Kathy Gemmell
from Scholastic Inc.
for 1st-3rd grade
in Clearance: Science & Health (Location: ZCLE-SCI)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
True Book: Tropical Rain Forests
by Darlene R. Stille
from Children's Press
for 1st-3rd grade
in Jungles & Rainforests (Location: SCI-ECO)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
Usborne Book of the Seasons
by Angela Wilkes
from Usborne
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Weather
Usborne Beginners Level 2
by Catriona Clarke
from Usborne
for 1st-3rd grade
in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA)
$2.40 (2 in stock)
Weather
National Geographic Kids Level 2
by Kristin Baird Rattini
from National Geographic
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in National Geographic Early Readers (Location: EAR-NGR)
$2.00 (2 in stock)
Weather
by David Lambert
from Franklin Watts
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$3.20 (1 in stock)
Weather Clues in the Sky: Clouds
Bel the Weather Girl
by Belinda Jensen, Illustrated by Renee Kurilla
from Millbrook Press
for 1st-3rd grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$3.20 (1 in stock)
What Will the Weather Be?
Lets-Read-and-Find-Out Science Stage 2
by Lynda Dewitt, illustrated by Carolyn Croll
from HarperCollins
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$3.20 (1 in stock)
Wild, Wild Wind
by Shannen Yauger, illustrated by Marta Koshulinska
from The Good and the Beautiful
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in GATB Science & Health (Location: CUR-GABSc)
$4.68 (1 in stock)
Wind
Ready-to-Read Level 1
by Marion Dane Bauer, Illustrated by John Wallace
from Simon and Schuster
for 1st-2nd grade
in Ready-to-Read (Location: EAR-R2R)
$2.40 (1 in stock)