NOAA Miami Regional Library at AOML

Special Collections and Bibliographies


Aqua Reef Base

The Aquarius Reef Base is an undersea research laboratory facility within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary located in Key Largo, Florida. The focus of its mission includes science research, coral reef and ocean observing, undersea technology development, national training facility and ocean education outreach. This facility allows scientists to participate in one to two week missions conducting research, surveys and test equipment underwater. The undersea habitat is owned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The program is operated out of Key Largo, Florida by University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW).
This bibliography is based on the work conducted in 2008 at Aquarius Reef Base.


Climate Change and Its Potential Impacts on Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Frequency

This bibliography is designed to serve as a guide to the scientific and academic literature currently available on the topic of climate change ("global warming") and its potential impacts on tropical cyclone / hurricane intensity and frequency. An extensive keyword search of several database and electronic journal providers covering the years 1984 - 2007 resulted in the bibliography listed below. New items related to this topic will be added to this extensible resource as additional research and literature are published.


Cuban Laboratory Publications

Derrotero De Las Costas De Cuba Region Maritima Del Norte Tomo 1 Instituto Cubano De Hidrografia 1989. Volume 1. Volume 1

Derrotero De Las Costas De Cuba Region Maritima Del Sur Tomo II Instituto Cubano De Hidrografia 1989. Volume 2. Volume


Grady Norton's Biography

"Grady Norton, senior hurricane forecaster in the U.S. Weather Bureau from 1953-54, had remarkable success in predicting hurricanes. His ability to analyze and interpret all available observations enabled him to make accurate forecasts of landfall up to 24 h in advance, in an era before objective track guidance and weather satellites. His explanations of hurricane advisories in simple terms earned him the respect and admiration of the media and public. "

Burpee, R.W. 1988. Grady Norton:Hurricane Forecaster and Communicator Extraordinaire. Weather and Forecasting, 3, 247-254

Forecaster Biography

Hurricane Forecasting (A Soliloquy)

Some Notes of Forecasting Jacksonville District (Personal Copy)

Some Notes of Forecasting Jacksonville District (Restored CEDAR copy)


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