This is the introduction to a series of FAQ postings for the Usenet newsgroup
sci.geo.meteorology. "FAQ" stands for Frequently Asked Questions: these
postings are intended to answer the general question, "Where can I get ?"
for just about any value of which has anything to do with meteorology.
This FAQ series grew out of a FAQ which was much smaller in scope, the
"Sources of Meteorological Data FAQ" which identified Internet and
other sources of meteorological data for both the hobbyist and the
researcher. The bulk of this FAQ series is still about data sources,
but a lot of other information has been added.
The following postings comprise the FAQ series:
Subject: Meteorology FAQ Part 1/7: Intro
Summary: Introduction to the sci.geo.meteorology FAQs
Archive-name: meteorology/faq-intro
1. Table of contents
2. Overview
3. Where to find the FAQs
4. How to use the file retrieval methods
Subject: Meteorology FAQ Part 2/7: Sources of weather data
Summary: Weather data available via the Internet
Archive-name: meteorology/weather-data
1. Table of contents
2. Overview
3. Comprehensive weather sites
4. North America
5. Regional US sites
6. US Regional Climate Centers
7. Global weather in general
8. Europe
9. Australia and New Zealand
10. Asia
11. South/Central America, Caribbean
12. Antarctica
13. Africa
14. Various satellite data and archives
15. Specialty-oriented weather sites
16. Severe weather
17. Climate data
18. Collections of weather data links
19. Commercial services
Subject: Meteorology FAQ Part 3/7: Sources of research data
Summary: Research and miscellaneous data available via the Internet
Archive-name: meteorology/research-data
1. Table of contents
2. Overview
3. Multidisciplinary Data Centers
4. Climate and weather
5. Satellite data
6. Hydrology and glaciology
7. Environmental chemistry
8. Geophysical and mapping data
9. Instruments and field experiments
10. Oceanography
11. Miscellaneous data
12. Software and documentation
Subject: Meteorology FAQ Part 4/7: Sources of CD-ROMs
Summary: Weather and research data available via CD-ROM
Archive-name: meteorology/cdroms
1. Table of contents
2. Overview
3. Weather data
4. Research data
5. Miscellaneous CDs
Subject: Meteorology FAQ Part 5/7: Internet resources
Summary: Mailing lists, newsgroups, institutional home pages etc.
Archive-name: meteorology/net-resources
1. Table of contents
2. Overview
3. Newsgroups
4. Mailing lists
5. Institutional home pages -- non-US
6. Institutional home pages -- US
7. Employment resources
8. Educational resources for teachers
9. Information on meteorology topics
Subject: Meteorology FAQ Part 6/7: Print and other resources
Summary: Books for scientists and laymen, journals, societies etc.
Archive-name: meteorology/print-resources
1. Table of contents
2. Overview
3. Books readable by English-reading nonprofessionals
4. Books readable by French-reading nonprofessionals
5. Magazines readable by nonprofessionals
6. Scientific Texts
7. Meteorological History
8. Journals
9. Professional Societies
Subject: Meteorology FAQ Part 7/7: List of US State Climatologists
Summary: List of US State Climatologists and Regional Climate Centers
Archive-name: meteorology/state-climatologists
1. Table of contents
2. Overview
3. State Climatologists
4. Regional Climate Centers
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