Pathfinder for Meteorology

Some Print Resources at the Windward CC Library

• Weather for Dummies by John Cox (Research Topics Carrel, QC863.4 .C69 2000)
• The Atmosphere : an Introduction to Meteorology by Frederick Lutgens (QC861.2 L87)
• Online Weather Studies by Joseph Moran (QC861.3 .O54 2002)
• The History of Weather by James Thaxter Williams (QC855 .W55 1999)
• The weather makers : how man is changing the climate and what it means for life on Earth by Tim Flannery (QC981.8.C5 F438 2006)

Note: in the WCC Library, try browsing the QC800 section in either the Main or the Reference collections.

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Digital Books (via eBrary and NetLibrary)

• Meteorology Demystified by Stan Gibilisco

Web Sites

• Atmospheric Optics -

Videos

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Hurricanes (view Wikipedia article on Hurricanes)

• Inside the hurricane : face to face with nature’s deadliest storms by Pete Davies (QC944 .D39 2000)
• Isaac’s storm a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history by Erik Larson (eBrary)
• A wind to shake the world : the story of the 1938 hurricane by Everett Allen (QC959.U6 A44 1976)

Hawaii

• Hawaii State Civil Defense webpage
• Construction guide on strengthening existing houses in Hawaii against hurricanes and earthquakes by Hawaii Dept. of Defense (Hawaiian Collection, TH4812 .C65 1997, Library use only)
• Prevailing Trade Winds : climate and weather in Hawaii edited by Marie Sanderson (Hawaiian Collection, QC984.H3 P74 1993)

For more resources, including online journal articles, check out the Windward CC Library main page.