Historical Research in the Atmospheric Sciences : Books and Reference Works

A Research Guide to assist in finding sources about the history of meteorology, atmospheric science, space science, and environmental science.

AOSS Librarian

Helen Murphy

About Books and Reference Works

Books can provide excellent overviews of topics when you are still gathering information to use in your research process. These are a great medium to add to your references.

Books to Start with

There are many books that might be useful in your research! However, a small number of books that you can consider starting with are listed below.

Medieval Meteorology by Anne Lawrence-Mathers
ISBN: 9781108289948
Publication Date: 2019
The History of Meteorology by H. Howard Frisinger
ISBN: 9780882020365
Publication Date: 1977
Inventing atmospheric science: Bjerknes, Rossby, Wexler, and the foundations of modern meteorology by James R. Fleming
ISBN: 9780262334525
Publication Date: 2016
Historical Essays on Meteorology by James R. Fleming (Editor)
ISBN: 9781878220172
Publication Date: 1996
History of meteorology by Mladjen Ćurić and Vlado Spiridonov
ISBN: 9783031450327
Publication Date: 2023

Finding Other Works

The UW-Madison Library Catalog is an excellent place to browse for other books about the history of AOSS topics. You can also browse WorldCat, a library catalog comprised on hundreds of library catalogs from around the world, to see what other books may be of use.

For help requesting a book you have found in a catalog, see this library page about how to request different types of books.