National Weather Digest

WEATHER MOVIES

byEdward A. Brotak

Feature Editor for EducationAtmospheric Sciences program

UNC AshevilleAsheville, NC 28814

The following is a listing of 16mm moviesthat deal with var ious aspects of meteor­ology. Information on film content,availabili ty, r en tal fees, and pur chaseprices can be obtained from the suppli­ers. These films have not been reviewedby the National Weather Association.

Aetna Life and CasualtyFilm LibrarianCorporate Communications DA 02Hartford, CT 06156203-273-0123

1. Hurricane (Free Loan)

Air Force, United StatesAudio-Visual LibrariesLocal Air Force bases

1. AWS of the U.S. Air Force (FreeLoan)

2. Radar Eyes the Weather - Parts A &B (Free Loan)

Alaska, University ofGeophysical InstituteFairbanks, AK 99701

1. All Sky and Television Photographyof the Aurora

American Meteorological Society45 Beacon StreetBoston, MA 02108617-227-2425

1. Weather casting 19712. Weather casting: Coast to Coast

19733. Weathercasting: Coast to Coast

1979

Army Training & Audio-Visual Suppor t Cen­ters. Various bases across the country.

(All films on free loan)

1. Twister2. Storm3. Day of the Killer Tornadoes4. A Hurricane Called Betsy5. It Happened in Texas6. A Lady Called Camille7. Survival in the Winter Storm8. Winter Storms

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The Walter A. Bohan Company2026 Oakton Streetpark Ridge, IL 60068312-825-3677

1. Oceanic and Related Atmospher icPhenomena as Viewed from Environ­mental Satellites

2. A Satellite Summary3. Hurricane Gladys4. Upper-Cold Lows and Cutoff Lows5. Hurricane Fifi6. Weather Systems as Viewed from the

SMS-l7. The Structure and Evolution of

Tropical Waves8. The Evolution of an Upper Tropo­

spher ic Vor tex9. GATE: Intensive Observing period

10. The Initiation of Convection11. The Global weather Experiment

(FGGE): Special Obs. period 112. The Global Weather Experiment

(FGGE): Special Obs. period 213. The Global Weather Experiment:

North Atlantic Hurricanes14. The Importance of Thunderstorm

Outflow Boundaries in the Develop­ment of Deep Convection

Byron Motion Pictures65 K Street NEWashington, DC 20002202-789-1100

1. Flash Flood2. Neosho3. Tornado - A Spotters Guide

The California Institute of Earth, Planet­ary, and Life SciencesP.O. Box 554Bonita, CA 92002714-479-6962

1. Hurricane 12. Hurricane 23. Hurricane 34. Hurr icane 45. Hurricane 56. Hurr icane 67. Earth Energy/Entropy Waves - 18. Hurricane Katrina

California, University ofExtension Media Center2223 Fulton streetBerkeley, CA 94720415-642-5578

1. The Sky's The Limit

Colorado State UniversityDept. of Civil EngineeringFort Collins, CO 80523

1. Laboratory Model of Denver, CO inLow Speed Wind Tunnel

2. Air Flow Over a sequence of HeatedIslands

Coronet Films & Video65 E. South Water StreetChicago, IL 60601800-621-2131

Volume 7 Number 3

12. The Climates of North America13. What Makes the Wind Blow14. Is the Ice Age Coming?15. Weather Satellites16. What Makes Weather17. problems of Conservation - Air18. Wind: The Power and the promise19. Energy from the Sun

Suitable for world climate courses20. The Coniferous Forest Biome21. The Temperate Deciduous Forest22. The Tropical Rain Forest23. The Grasslands24. The Desert25. The High Arctic Biome26. Jungles: The Green Oceans

Environmental FilmsRFD 2st. Johnsbury, VT 05819802-748-2505

1. The Atmosphere in Motion2. Changing the Weather3. Climates and Seasons4. The Climates of North America5. Clouds6. Clouds Above7. The Cold Front8. The Earth: Its Atmosphere9. Effects of Heat

10. Fog11. Instruments: Measuring the Weather12. Is the Weather Changing13. Life in the Hot Rain Forests14. Life in Mediterranean Lands15. Lightning and Thunder16. Map Skills: Understanding Latitude17. Neosho, April 2418. The Ocean of Air19. The Origins of Weather20. Our Big Round World21. problems of Conservation: Air22. public Service23. The Rainshower24. Rain: A First Film25. Science in Space26. Secrets of the Ice27. Solar Radiation I: Sun and Earth28. Storms: The Restless Atmosphere29. A Time for Rain30. The Tropical Rain Forest

Florida Department of CommerceDivision of Tourism, Film Library107 West Gaines StreetTallahassee, FL 32304

1. Weather Science Series (juvenile)a. pierrot and the Windb. pierrot and the Sunc. Pier rot and the Rainbowd. pier rot and Rain and Snowe. pierrot and Lightning and

Thunder2. Climates of the United States3. How Weather is Forecast4. Causes of the Seasons5. Climate and Seasons6. Climate and the World We Live In7. Seasons Series

a. Autumn Comes to the Forestb. Spring Comes to the Forestc. Winter Comes to the Forestd. Spring Comes to the Pond

8. Our Round Earth - Its Atmosphere9. The Earth - Its Atmosphere

10. The Earth's Movements11. Weather for Beginners12. How Weather Helps Us13. Lightning and Thunder14. Winds and Their Causes15. Weather: Understanding precipi ta­

tion16. Weather: Understanding Storms17. Weather: Why It Changes

Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corp.425 North Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60611800-621-3900

1. A Time for Rain2. A Time for Sun3. Whatever the Weather4. Wind and what It Does5. The Water Cycle (2nd Edition)6. Weather Forecasting (2nd Edition)7. The Atmosphere in Motion8. Why Seasons Change9. What Makes Rain

10. Storms: The Restless Atmosphere11. What Makes Clouds

1. The Tornado:Unapproachable

1. Beyond Disaster

Indiana UnivetsityAudio-visual CenterBloomington, IN 47401812-337-2103

Approaching the

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31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.

40.41.42.43.44.45.46.47.48.

The Upper AtmosphereUrban Impact on Weather and ClimateWater for the CityWeather by NumbersWeather for BeginnersWeather ForecastingThe weather Machine, Parts 1 & 2Weather Scientistsweather: Understanding precipi ta-tionWeather: Understanding StormsWeather: Why It ChangesThe Weatherman: A ScientistWhat Makes Clouds?What Makes Rain?What Makes the Wind Blow?When Air Masses MeetWinds and Their CausesWhat Are We Doing to Our World,Par t 1

MCGraw-Hill Films1221 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, NY 10020212-997-1221

1. The Sun2. The Great Weather Mystery3. The Inconstant Air Weather and

Climate4. The Sun Watchers5. The Weather Watchers6. Air Pollution: Take a Deep Deadly

Breath

Modern Talking Pictures5000 Park Street Northst. petersburg, FL 33709

(All films on free loan)

Interior, United states Department ofWater and power Resources CenterEngineering and Research CenterFilm Management CenterDenver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25007Denver, CO 80225

1. Mountain Skywater (Free Loan)2. Rivers in the Sky (Free Loan)

NOAA1.2.3.4.5.6.7.

8.9.

FilmsBOMEXFlood:TornadoNeosho: April 24Hurricane DecisionGATE to World WeatherGATE - The Atlantic TropicalperirnentThe Global weather ExperimentFlash Flood

Ex-

Learning Corporation of America1350 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, NY 10019212-397-9330

Maryland, University ofInstitute for Fluid Dynamics and Appl iedMathematicsCollege park, MD 20742

1. pollution of the Upper and LowerAtmosphere

2. Urban Impact on Weather and Climate3. Land use and Misuse4. Deterioration of Water5. Noise Pollution6. Wind7. Boreal Forest (Fall & Winter)8 . Bor eal For est (Spr ing & Summer)9. Ida Fanfanny and the Four Seasons

10. Thunderstorm11. Top of the World: Taiga, Tundra,

and Ice Cap12. The Lightning and Thunder Case

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Laboratory SimulationFronts and Wave CycloneLaboratory Studies ofLayer Instability

of Cold

Boundar y

National Audio Visual CenterNational Archives and Records ServiceGeneral Services AdministrationWashington, DC 20409301-763-1896

1. Aerology - Thunderstorms, part 12. Aerology - Thunderstorms, Part 23. Aerology - A Series4. Agnes Was No Lady5. Air Force Global weather Central6. Air Masses and Fronts - Air Masses7. Air Masses and Fronts - Fronts and

the Surface Weather Map8. Air Masses and Fronts - The Cold

Front9. Air Masses and Fronts - The Occlu­

ded Fr ont10. Air Masses and Fronts - The Warm

Front11. Air Weather Service of the USAF12. Air Weather Testing of Aeronauti­

cal systems13. Atmospheric Stability and Insta­

bility - Stability and the Weather14. Atmospheric Stability and Insta­

bility - Adiabatic Process15. Atmospheric Stability and Insta-

bility - Thermal Convection16. BOMEX17. Camille and the Seabees18. Computing the Weather19. Emergency Operation Center20. Face of Disaster21. Fire in the Forest22. Five Days of Betsy

23. Flood24. Flood Below25. Hurricane Below26. Hurricane Called Betsy27. Hurricane Hunters28. Ice29. It Happened in Texas30. Lady Called Camille31. Meteorology Fog & Low Ceiling

Clouds - Advection & Ground Fog32. Meteorology Fog & Low Ceiling

Clouds - upslope & Frontal Fog33. Meteorology Fog, A Terminal

Problem34. Meteorology Ice Formation on

Aircraft35. Meteorology - The Cold Front36. Meteorology - The Warm Front37. Meteorology from Space38. Modern Weather - Theory and Struc­

tur e of Storms39. Navy Officer Orientation Wind

and Sea40. Neosho - April 2441. New Look at Fog41. Other Side of the River43. Plan for Protection44. Pressure systems and Wind45. Radar Eyes the Weather - The Anal­

ysis of Severe Weather46. Radar Refraction and Weather - The

Radar weather Problem47. Radar Eyes the Weather - Fundamen-

tals of Radar Meteorology48. Raindrops and Soil Erosion49. Safest places in School50. Storm51. Story of a Storm52. Survival in the Winter Storms53. Tornado54. Tornado Below55. Tornado Preparedness56. Twister57. water58. Water from the Mountain59. Weather and Radar60. Weather Eye61. Weather to Fly62. Your Air weather Service63. Air Pollution and plant Life64. Air Pollution in the New York City

- New Jersey Area65. Beware the Wind66. Birmingham Air Episode67. CHESS - community Health Environ­

mental Surveillance System68. Clean Air is a Breeze69. Collection of Particulate Matter &

Control of Air Pollution70. III Winds on a Sunny Day71. Measures for Air Quality72. Modelling Photochemical Air pollu-

tion by Computer73. The Race for Clean Air74. Tall Stacks75. Extreme Wind StUdy76. Fourteen Days of Hurricane Carmen77. The Global Weather Experiment78. The Weather watchers79. Day of the Killer Tornadoes

Volume 7 Number 3

80. Tornado - A Spotters Guide81. Tornado Safety in Residences82. Winter Storms - The Deceptive Kil­

lers

NASA Film LibraryLocal NASA Office

(All films on free loan)

1. The Weather Watchers2. Earth-sun Relationship3. Research in the Atmosphere4. Hurricane Below5. Tornado Below6. pollution Below7. Flood Below

Navy, U.S. Department of theNaval Educa tion and Tr a in ing Suppor t Cen­ter, Atlantic (Code N5)Bldg. W-313, c/o Fleet BranchNorfolk, VA 23511

(All films on free loan)

1. Aerology - Observations, Maps, andForecasts

2. Weather and Radar3. Atmospheric Stability and Insta-

bility - Parts 1, 2, 3, & 44. Story of a Storm5. weather Eye6. Radar Refraction and Weather7. Computing the Weather

NCAR FilmsNational Center for Atmospheric ResearchP.O. Box 3000Boulder, CO 80307303-494-5151

(Purchase only) and

Cromars Photo & Sound4725 Oak landDenver, CO 80239303-371-6911

(Rental)

1. Chemistry Above the Clouds2. Explosions on the Sun3. 51 db Z. The National Hail Re­

search Experiment4. Ice in the Atmosphere5. The National Scientific Balloon

Facility6. Shadow Across the Sun7. TWo-Niner Juliet

pyramid FilmsBox 1048santa Monica, CA 90406800-421-2304

1. In Search of Hurricanes2. In Search of the Coming Ice Age3. Whither Weather

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State Farm Insurance CompaniesAgency Film Loan Library1 State Farm PlazaBloomington, IL 61701309-662-2200

1. An III Wind (Free Loan)

Time Life Multimedia100 Eisenhower Driveparamus, NJ 07852

1. Sunspot Mystery

Wards Modern Learning Aids DivisionP.O. Box 1712Rochester, NY 14603716-467-8400

1. Above the Horizon2. Formation of Raindrops3. Solar Radiation I: Sun and Earth4. Solar Radiation II: Ear th' s At-

mosphere5. Sea Surface Meteorology6. planetary Circulation7. Atmospheric Electricity8. Convective Clouds9. It's An III Wind

White Sands Missile RangeCommanding GeneralAttn: STEWS-NR-OKBuilding 1621White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002

1. Missile Meteorology at White Sands

Wisconsin, University of - ExtensionThe Bureau of Audio-Visual InstructionP.O. Box 2093, 1327 University AvenueMadison, WI 53701608-262-1644

1. Above the Horizon2. Atmospheric Electricity3. Be Your OWn Weatherman4. Clouds Above5. Cold Front6. convective Clouds7. Day of the Killer Tornadoes8. Earth: Its Water Cycle9. Erosion and Weathering: Looking

at the Land

10. Eyes in outer Space11. Falling Barometer12. Formation and Structure of Thun-

derstorms13. Formation of Raindrops14. Hot and Cold15. Hurricane Watch16. Ice in the Atmosphere17. Inconstant Air18. Is the Ice Age Coming?19. Lightning20. Lightning and Thunder21. Modern Weather: Theory & struc-

ture of Storms part 222. Operation Hurricane23. Origins of Weather24. Our Weather25. Reading Weather Maps26. Science New Frontiers Series:

Is the Weather Changing?27. Sea Surface Meteorology28. A Story of a Storm29. Story of the Snow Crystal30. Time for Rain31. Tornado:32. Tornado: Approaching the Unap-

proachable33. Unchained Goddess34. Up in the Air: Exploring Our At-

mosphere35. Weather36. Weather in Action, 3 parts37. Weather: It's the Humidity38. weather Satellites39. Weather Scientists40. Weather: Why It Changes41. What Makes a Desert?42. What Makes Clouds?43. What Makes Rain?44. What Makes the Wind Blow?45. What the Frost Does46. Whatever the weather47. Wind and What It Does48. Winds and Their Causes (2nd Edi­

tion)

wisconsin, University ofDepartment of MeteorologyMadison, WI 53706608-262-2828

1. ATS I Experimental Film Loop, Com­plete Day 2/19-20/67

2. ATS I Exper imental Film Loop,Cloud Waves in a polar Jet

Our Newsline Editor is interested in obtaining any news ite~s of interest to operationsmeteorologists. If anyone sees or hears of such news, please consider sending it (withthe source identified) to:Dennis McCarthy1621 Dawnbreak CourtSt. Charles, MO 63301

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