greg ralls Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 What are some good weather books, textbook or otherwise that you would recommend? I'll start with ones I have read that don't require tremendous amounts of math & physics: Northeast Snowstorms Volumes 1 &2 by Paul J. Kocin & Louis W. Uccellini Meteorology Today by C. Donald Ahrens The Philadelphia Area Weather Book by Jon Nese & Glenn Schwartz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted January 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 About to start reading Anthony Wood's Snow book. Please chime in if anyone else knows of any other good books I can add to my weather weenie collection. Any good snow recommendations other than Northeast Snowstorms by KU since I already have that one? Or would a mesoscale meteorology textbook be a good next choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted January 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 Also, has anyone read A World of Weather: Fundamentals of Meteorology by Nese, Grenci, and Babb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlurker Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 9 hours ago, greg ralls said: About to start reading Anthony Wood's Snow book. Please chime in if anyone else knows of any other good books I can add to my weather weenie collection. Any good snow recommendations other than Northeast Snowstorms by KU since I already have that one? Or would a mesoscale meteorology textbook be a good next choice? Isaac's Storm: so good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted January 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 14 hours ago, snowlurker said: Isaac's Storm: so good Thanks - looks great (and terribly sad). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlurker Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 23 hours ago, greg ralls said: About to start reading Anthony Wood's Snow book. Please chime in if anyone else knows of any other good books I can add to my weather weenie collection. Any good snow recommendations other than Northeast Snowstorms by KU since I already have that one? Or would a mesoscale meteorology textbook be a good next choice? Did you start Snow yet? Excellent book so far. It reminds me of the narrative style of Isaac's Storm, offline enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainshadow Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 The Science & Wonders Of The Atmosphere by my old college professor, Stanley David Gedzelman. Alot of the pocket weather books are not bad either. I don't know if they are still around, but I remember them being pretty good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sublimation Posted January 22, 2021 Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 Greg, A few other suggestions.... These two might betray my journalistic bias because they are both prodigiously reported: --"The Children's Blizzard," by David Laskin, about the real blizzard of '88... incredibly sad story but wonderfully told. --"Geography of Risk," by Gilbert M. Gaul, former colleague and one of the best reporters on earth; this is a look at the consequences of risky building. Also: --"Into Thin Air," Krakauer, and "Alive," Pears Paul Read, weather-related and amazing for narrative detail, although don't eat before reading the latter. From the Wonk Department: The first half is quite a fascinating treatment of the workings of climatology, way more accessible than the title, (it better be) "Climatology and the Coevolution of Life" by Stephen Schneider and Randi Londer. Probably would have sold better as "How Have all the Money, Love, and Happiness of Your Dreams," but I guess they wouldn't compromise. And, "Ice Ages" by John and Katherine Imbrie, a treatise on the astronomical theory of ice ages. Happy reading. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbs Posted January 22, 2021 Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 I got this for Christmas last year and enjoyed reading it. About the history and current infrastructure of weather models. The Weather Machine - a journey inside the forecast - Andrew Blum 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sublimation Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 Our son also recommends "Touching the Void," and Gil Gaul high on "Migrations," neither of which I've read yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted January 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/18/2021 at 1:48 PM, snowlurker said: Did you start Snow yet? Excellent book so far. It reminds me of the narrative style of Isaac's Storm, offline enough. No, I've been working through the last chapters of my old Meteorology Today textbook, but hope to start it soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlurker Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 My comment about Snow somehow got garbled. I think I was trying to say how much I liked the personal stories/anecdotes. Not surprisingly, each chapter reads like a long-form essay for a quality magazine like Atlantic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted January 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 Reading these this weekend! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlurker Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 45 minutes ago, greg ralls said: Reading these this weekend! Jealous of KU books. They're hard to find at a reasonable price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted January 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, snowlurker said: Jealous of KU books. They're hard to find at a reasonable price. I believe I've read them from cover to cover twice and I pick them up occasionally to review specific storms. I'm pretty sure I paid around $100 when I got them maybe 8 years ago or so and right now, they're at the best price I've seen so far on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Northeast-Snowstorms-1-2-Set/dp/1878220640/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NDWKK0R6OR3M&dchild=1&keywords=northeast+snowstorms&qid=1612028767&sprefix=northeast+snow%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sublimation Posted January 31, 2021 Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 KU books are amazing ... hard to believe they could put those together while holding full-time jobs, and Uccellini was a honcho. Images are amazing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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