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 <X>?"
for just about any value of <X> 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. Collections of weather data links
   4. US Regional Climate Centers
   5. US State Climatologists


  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 4/6: 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 and WWW bulletin boards
    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 U.S. State Climatologists
  Summary: List of U.S. State Climatologist 
  Archive-name: meteorology/state-climatologists
    1. Table of contents
    2. Overview
    3. State Climatologists 
    4. Regional Climate Centers