This libguide is a culling of relevant resources for study and research of climate, climate change, and weather -- climatology and meteorology.  Linked are data resources and well as major bibliographic databases.

RealClimate is "climate science from climate scientists", "a catalogue that will be kept up to date pointing to selected sources of code and data related to climate science"

Table of contents:

• Climate data (raw)
• Climate data (processed)
• Paleo-data
• Paleo Reconstructions (including code)
• Large-scale model (Reanalysis) output
• Large-scale model (GCM) output
• Model codes (GCMs)
• Model codes (other)
• Data Visualisation and Analysis Master Repositories of climate and other Earth Science data

Lewis Library government documents holds a useful publication called;

NWS Regional and Local Climate Service Delivery Operation Document, 2nd ed.

It is under the SuDocs no. C 55.2:OP 2, in the Fine Hall Wing.  Note that you can access the full text online as a PDF.

The appendices are particularly useful:

• Appendix H lists web-based resources
• Appendix A is Abbreviations -- listed as Acronyms
• Appendix D is an official product list of the Climate Prediction Center (CPC), all with URLs.

Science Reference Guides (Library of Congress)

Weather and Climate Data

Science Reference Guide No. 9

SCOPE | SUBJECT HEADINGS | GUIDES TO SOURCES OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE DATA | ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING SERVICES | CLIMATIC DATA SOURCES | UNUSUAL WEATHER PHENOMENA| DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, AND HANDBOOKS | ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION

April 1992, updated 8/28/95 (MC)