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)
All About the Weather
All About Books #5
by Ivan Ray Tannehill
from Random House
for 3rd-6th grade
in All About Books (Location: VIN-ALL)
All About the Weather - Coloring Book
Dover Coloring Books
by Bruce LaFontaine
from Dover Publications
for 2nd-6th grade
in Nature / Geography Coloring Books (Location: COL-NAT)
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Can It Rain Cats and Dogs?
by Melvin and Gilda Berger
from Scholastic Reference
for 2nd-6th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$2.00 (1 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)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Clouds
by Trudi Strain Trueit
from Franklin Watts
for 3rd-6th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
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DK Eye Wonder: Weather
by Lorrie Mack
from DK Publishing
for 1st-3rd grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
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Earth Science Flipper
from Christopher Lee Publications
for 6th-10th grade
Experiments in Earth Science and Weather
by Emily Sohn
from Capstone Press
for 1st-3rd grade
in Science Experiments & Activities (Location: SCI-EXP)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Explore Spring!
by Maxine Anderson
from Nomad Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Clearance: Science & Health (Location: ZCLE-SCI)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Exploring the Sky by Day
by Terence Dickinson
from Firefly Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$5.50 (1 in stock)
Finding Out About Things Outdoors
Usborne Explainers
by Eliot Humberstone
from Usborne
for 1st-4th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll
by Franklyn Mansfield Branley
Revised from HarperCollins
for Nursery-1st grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
General Science 1 - Teacher Guide
from Master Books
for 7th-12th grade
in Master Books Science (Location: SCICUR-MB)
$21.59 $17.50 (1 in stock)
God's Design for Heaven & Earth - Student Book
by Debbie & Richard Lawrence
Master Books Edition from Master Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Master Books God's Design (Location: SCICUR-MB)
$43.19
God's Design for Heaven & Earth - Teacher Guide
by Debbie & Richard Lawrence
Master Books Edition from Master Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Master Books God's Design (Location: SCICUR-MB)
$34.39
Golden Guide: Weather
by Herbert S. Zim, Paul E. Lehr, R. Will Burnett
1st edition
for 3rd-6th grade
in Field Guides: Weather & Astronomy (Location: NAT-FG10)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005
by Lauren Tarshis
from Scholastic Inc.
for 1st-4th grade
in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
I Wonder Why the Sun Rises
by Brenda Walpole
from Kingfisher
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
It's Raining Cats and Dogs
by Franklyn M. Branley, illustrated by True Kelley
from Houghton Mifflin
for 3rd-6th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Kids Book of Weather Forecasting
by Mark Breen & Kathleen Friestad
from Ideals Children's Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Lightning
by Seymour Simon
from Morrow Junior Books
for 1st-3rd grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Little Cloud
by Eric Carle
from Philomel Books
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Look at the Sky... and tell the weather
by Eric Sloane
from Dover Publications
for 9th-Adult
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$12.95
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)
$8.99
Make it Work! Weather
by Andrew Haslam & Barbara Taylor
from World Book
for 3rd-6th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
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)
Milliken: Weather
by Edward P. Ortleb & Richard Cadice
from Milliken Publishing
for 5th-9th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
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)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Weather
National Audubon Society Field Guides
by David Ludlum
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
for 7th-12th grade
in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FG07)
$25.95
National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Weather
by Jonathan D. W. Kahl
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FG07)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
New True Book: Hurricanes
by Arlene Erlbach
from Children's Press
for 1st-3rd grade
$4.00 (1 in stock)
New Weather Book
Wonders of Creation Series
by Michael Oard
2nd edition from Master Books
for 4th-10th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$15.19 $11.00 (2 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)
On the Same Day in March
by Marilyn Singer
from HarperFestival
for 1st-3rd grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
Our Weather & Water (old)
God's Design for Heaven and Earth
by Debbie and Richard Lawrence
3rd edition from Answers in Genesis
for 4th-8th grade
$7.50 (1 in stock)
Peterson First Guide to Clouds and Weather
by Roger Tory Peterson, Vincent J. Schaefer
from Houghton Mifflin
for 1st-4th grade
in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FG07)
$8.99
Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming and Environmentalism
P.I.G. series
by Christopher C. Horner
from Regnery Publishing, Inc.
for 10th-Adult
in Environment & Conservation (Location: SCI-ENV)
$13.00 (1 in stock)
Rain
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)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Rain or Shine
by Leonard Matthews and Peter Woolcock
from Hodder & Stoughton
for 2nd-4th grade
in Oversized Science Books (Location: SCI-OVER)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Rain, Hail, Sleet & Snow
by Nancy Larrick, Illustrated by Weda Yap
from Living Library Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$12.95
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 (1 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)
Science Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles Grades 4-6
by Noreen Conte
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Critical Thinking Vocabulary (Location: VOC-CTP)
$12.00
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)
Seasons, The
by Derek Jervis, illustrated by Joan Beales
from The John Day Company
for 2nd-4th grade
in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
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)
$8.99
Storms & Hurricanes
by Kathy Gemmell
from Scholastic Inc.
for 1st-3rd grade
in Clearance: Science & Health (Location: ZCLE-SCI)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Sunshine Makes the Seasons
Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Stage 2
by Franklyn M. Branley, illustrated by Michael Rex
from HarperCollins
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Thaddeus Lowe: America's One-Man Air Corps
by Mary Hoehling
from Kingston House
for 4th-8th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Through Four Seasons
by Edith M. Patch
from Yesterday's Classics
for 4th-6th grade
in Living Science (Location: SCI-CMLS)
Tornadoes!
by Lorraine Jean Hopping
from Cartwheel Books
for 2nd-3rd grade
in Scholastic / Hello Reader! (Location: EAR-SCH)
$1.50 (1 in stock)
True Book: Tornadoes
A True Book
by Elaine Landau
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-5th grade
$3.00 (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)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Usborne Introduction to Weather & Climate Change
by Laura Howell
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Weather
Usborne Beginners Level 2
by Catriona Clarke
from Usborne
for 1st-3rd grade
in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA)
$4.99 $3.00 (3 in stock)
Weather
by Lee Bennett Hopkins
First Edition from HarperCollins
for 2nd-4th grade
in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
$2.50 (1 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)
$2.50 (2 in stock)
Weather
by David Lambert
from Franklin Watts
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Weather
from Scholastic Inc.
for 2nd-4th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Weather & the Bible
by Donald B. DeYoung
from Baker Books
for 5th-9th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$2.00 (2 in stock)
Weather and Water: Grade 3-8 Science - Course Book
from The Good and the Beautiful
for 3rd-8th grade
in The Good and the Beautiful (Location: CUR-GAB)
Weather Book (old)
Wonders of Creation Series
by Michael Oard
from Master Books
for 4th-10th grade
in Clearance: Science & Health (Location: ZCLE-SCI)
$6.00 (2 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)
$4.00 (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)
Wild About Weather
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
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)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Wonders of the Weather
by Tex Antoine
from Dodd, Mead & Co.
for 4th-8th grade
in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
$6.00 (1 in stock)