We have scoured the internet looking for educational material about weather and meteorology. This "Weather Wise Library" is the result.  The library is loaded with links to material about weather and paragliding.  In addition to the host of free information that is available online, there are some nice books and DVD's listed below.

The library is divided into four primary sections...

	This is the heart of the library, containing alphabetized links to lots of weather related subjects.
	Miscellaneous articles about weather and paragliding.
	A list of some weather related books and DVDs that PPG pilots might be interested in.
	These are the primary sources of information found in the library.  Visit them for additional information beyond what is found here in Weather Wise.

Also, some of the links are noted with the following...

These are the most (but not the only) relevant articles for PPGer's.

	Topic			Source		Comments
	Air Mass			weatherquestions.com		Nice photo of the earth showing the scale of an air mass.
	chinook wind (see "WIND" below)
	Cloud			wikipedia.org
	Cloud Types			Lyndon State College		Lecture notes about the various cloud types including photos of each type.
	Cloud Types			sydneyparagliding.com		Overview of different cloud types and the winds that they can lead to.
	Clouds			usatoday: weather guys blog		Wide range of information about clouds in general.  Well illustrated.
	Clouds & Fog (Understanding)			usatoday.com		Nice explanation of cloud and fog basics.  Nice illustrations.
	Clouds 101			footflyer.com		Cloud basics by Jeff Goin, President of the USPPA.
	Downburst			wikipedia.org
	Downburst			weatherquestions.com
	Downbursts			Univ. of Illinois
	downslope wind (see "WIND" below)
	dry line			usatoday wx resources		Division between dry air to the west and moist air to the east.
	dry line			wikipedia.org
	Dust Devil			usatoday: weather guys blog		Nice pictorial of how a dust devil forms.
	Dust Devil			noaa.gov		Explanation of how dust devils form
	Dustdevil			weatherquestions.com
	Flight Service			footflyer.com
	Fronts			Univ. of Illinois		Nicely illustrated explanations of the various types of fronts.
	Fronts			usatoday wx resources		Links to discussions of various types of fronts.
	Fronts			weatherquestions.com
	Gust Front Pics			chaseday.com
	Gust Fronts			Univ. of Illinois
	Haboob			Lyndon State College		Dust storm and source of gust fronts.
	Lee WavE/ROTOR			wikipedia.org
	Lapse Rate			wikipedia.org
	Microburst			wikipedia.org
	Microbursts			Univ. of Illinois
	Meteorology...
		basics		sewhgpgc.co.uk		Excerpts from the online Pocket Paragliding book.  Starts on page 19. Good overview of meteorology for paraglider pilots.
		boundary layer		Lyndon State College		Material from a Boundary Layer Meteorology class.
		mesoscale		Lyndon State College		Lecture notes from Mesoscale Meteorology class.  400 level course.
		survey of		Lyndon State College		Lecture notes from a Survey of Meteorology class.  Good stuff.
	Mountain Waves/Rotor			Skybrary.com...
	Orographic Lift			wikipedia.org
	Outflow			Univ. of Illinois
	Pressure...
		high		usatoday wx resources
		how highs & lows form		usatoday wx resources
		low		usatoday wx resources
		understanding air pressure		usatoday wx resources
	Skew-T Plot (how to read)			weather.unisys.com		How to read Skew-T plots gathered from weather balloons.
	Squall Line			weatherquestions.com
	Stability			usatoday wx resources		What defines stable and unstable air.
	Surface Analysis			wikipedia.org		Help to understanding surface maps
	Temperature Inversion			usatoday wx resources		Several causes of temperature inversions discussed.
	Temperature Inversion			weatherquestions.com
	Temperature Inversion			wikipedia.org
	Thermal Triggers			footflyer.com
	Thermals: 3 Part Series			USHPA		Nice 3 part series discussing thermals.  Focus is primarily for unpowered paraglider pilots looking for thermals to soar in.  Good knowledge for PPGers.
	Unstable Air Mass			weatherquestions.com
	upslope wind (see "WIND" below)
	VAD Wind Profile Explained			footflyer.com		See the sidebar of the page that this link takes you to.
	Vortex			wikipedia.org
	Weather			wikipedia.org
	Weather Basics			footflyer.com
	Weather Safety			footflyer.com
	Weather & Wind			footflyer.com
	Wind...			weatherquestions.com
		All About		sewhgpgc.co.uk		Excerpts from the online Pocket Paragliding book.  Starts on page 14.
		Blog		usatoday: weather guys blog		Wind related subjects on the Weather Guys Blog.
		chinook/downslope		Lyndon State College		Common wind type in the eastern plains of Colorado.
		chinook/downslope		usatoday wx resources		Common wind type in the eastern plains of Colorado.
		Haboob		Lyndon State College		Source of gust fronts.
		Small scale & local systems		Lyndon State College		Lecture notes from a meteorology class.
		Understanding		usatoday wx resources		Good source of information about what causes winds.
		Upslope		usatoday wx resources		Common wind type in the western mountains of Colorado.
	Wind Shear			weatherquestions.com