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Library and archive

The Met Office holds the nation's Met. Library and Archive.

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Corporate

Annual report and accounts - A review of our main activities and performance against key targets.

Our science - An outline of our scientific research and development of our technical services.

Barometer - Magazine aimed at informing and stimulating your interest in weather and the natural environment.

Together, we do more (PDF, 1.4 Mb) – Forecasting for months and seasons ahead.

Our move to Exeter - The move, completed in early 2004, was delivered within the planned timescale and operational services were maintained throughout.

Framework document (PDF, 1.3 Mb) contains our organisational mandate. It was last revised and published in January 2007.

Watching the weather

Cloud types for observers - Over 40 types of cloud are depicted in this pictorial guide.

Making weather observations - How to set up a weather station

Observing rainfall - how and why - Rainfall is an important natural resource

Fact sheets - An introduction to various aspects of meteorology.

Research

Hadley Centre brochures - Effects of climate change in developing countries, Climate change and energy management, Climate change and the greenhouse effect...

Hadley Centre peer-reviewed publications - Work by staff at the Hadley Centre appear in peer-reviewed scientific journals, conference proceedings and books.

Hadley Centre technical notes - Detailed information available for download.

NWP Gazette - An online newsletter about numerical weather prediction from the Met Office.

NWP Papers and reports - Online access to technical papers and reports.

About our services

Aviation - Services portfolio (PDF, 645 kb), GETMET 2006

Leisure marine - Services handbook 2006

Construction - Build to a better plan

Energy - Powered by the weather

Roads - Regional forecasting expertise to aid critical decision making (PDF, 1.1 Mb)

Horace - Computer graphics system for meteorologists. Horace brochure (PDF, 492 kb)
Horace technical data sheet (PDF, 324 kb)