This list, arranged by date, contains basic bibliographic data on the books I have collected, plus a very brief description of the radiosonde-related content. I’ve used the authors’ spellings of radiosonde, radio-sonde, etc. These are all actual books of the vintage shown in each entry. They are not digital editions nor modern print-on-demand versions of books with lapsed copyright. If you need additional information or would like any of the content scanned, please contact me.

Date	Title	Publisher	Author	Pages	Comments
1863	An Account of Meteorological and Physical Observations Made in Five Balloon Ascents in the Year 1863	British Association for the Advancement of Science	James Glaisher, F.R.S. &c	90	Detailed observations made during the manned ascents, which ranged in peak altitude from 6,600 to 24,000 feet.
1900	Sounding the Ocean of Air	Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge	A. Lawrence Rotch	184 plus endpapers	Chapter on "ballons-sondes" with drawings and charts.
1901	The Story of the Atmosphere	George Newnes, LTD.	Douglas Archibald	210	Mentions use of "self-recording thermographs" with "captive or free balloons" and summarizes history of ballooning.
1902	Observations and Investigations made at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory . . . 1899, 1900.	Observatory of Harvard College	A. Lawrence Rotch, Director, S. P. Fergusson, writer.	239 plus end plates	Discussing the "investigation of the air" with kite-meteorographs to an altitude of 14,060 feet. Detailed descriptions and line drawings of the Richard's meteorograph and others.
1904	The Story of the Earth's Atmosphere	D. Appleton & Co.	Douglas Archibald	194	Highest successful balloon ascent of man to 30,000 feet in 1894; "no navigable balloon will ever be able to stem the currents above 5,000 feet." Also have 1897 ed. printed by George Newnes, Ltd. Two copies.
1908	Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopedia	Froude-Holmes	A. Hammerton ed.	--	Clip from encyclopedia showing Richard's meteorograph in cage for ascension beneath kite or balloon.
1909	The Conquest of the Air or the Advent of Aerial Navigation	Moffat, Yard and Company	A. Lawrence Rotch	192	Photo of ballon-sonde ascending and discussion of the tropopause temp reversals measured by ballons-sonde ascensions (begun by French in 1893). 1996 hardcover reprint.
1912	Meteorology	The MacMillan Company	William Isbister Milham	549 plus charts	Discussion of kite and balloon-borne meteorographs, with photographs. Also have a copy of the 1927 edition.
1916	The Weather Map	His Majesty's Stationery Office	Sir Napier Shaw, Director of the Meteorological Office	94	Discussion of the use of "balloons, BALLONS-SONDES and PILOT BALLOONS for the study of the upper air." Chart showing troposphere and highest "BALLON-SONDE" flight (22 miles).
1917	The Aviator and the Weather Bureau	San Diego Chamber of Commerce	Ford A. Carpenter	54	Discussion of 1913 two-balloon meteorograph ascents to 94,716 feet, with low temp at 49,960 feet. (With photos).
1917	The Principles of Aerography	Rand McNally	Alexander McAdie	318	Contains a history of discovery of tropopause. Inscribed by author and wife to the wife of Professor A. Lawrence Rotch, founder of Blue Hill Observatory.
1919	Meteorology for All, Being Some Weather Problems Explained	Witherby & Co.	Donald W. Horner	184	Detailed discussion and drawings of the Dines balloon meteorograph. Two copies.
1920	Meteorology	Methuen & Co. Ltd.	R. G. K. Lempfert	186 plus endpapers	Writes of use of anemometer carried under pilot balloons and stratospheric characterization by means of "ascents." Two copies.
1920	Australian Meteorology	Oxford University Press	Griffith Taylor	312	Photo-plate of 1915 Dine’s meteorograph launch and diagrams of device. Also chart showing highest “ballon sonde” flight (35 km). Movable “solar-control” model inside front cover.
1921	Handbook of Meteorology	John Wiley & Sons	Jacques W. Redway	294	Mention of flights by "manned balloons, captive balloons, pilot balloons, and sounding balloons" and of high-air thermographs "secured to kites or balloons."
1922	The New Air World, The Science of Meteorology Simplified	Little, Brown, and Company	Willis Luther Moore	326	By the former head (18 years) of the U.S. Weather Bureau. Talk of "the use of kites and balloons in sending automatic meteorological instruments far aloft."
1924	Flugzeug-Meteorographen	Reprint from "Precision and Accuracy" (Feinmechanik und Präzision)	Professor Dr. A. Wigand Halle a.S.	16	In German. Description, line drawings, and photo of the aircraft-borne meteorograph.
1925	Aeronautical Meteorology	The Ronald Press Company	Willis Ray Gregg	144	Notes pilot balloons have been observed above 15 kilometers. Three copies.
1926	Meteorological Observer: Students Manual for All Arms, Training Manual No. 30	U.S. Government Printing Office	United States Army	254	Section on day and night balloon soundings.
1926	Physiography	Henry Holt and Company	Rollin D. Salisbury	676	Discusses height of the atmosphere as determined by balloons and various other means.
1928	Aerial Navigation and Meteorology	Self Published	Capt. Lewis A. Yancey	68	"Very little reliable information is available regarding the winds of the upper regions."
1928	Meteorology	Oxford University Press	David Brunt	112	Mentions first use of free balloons with recording instruments in 1893.
1930	Aeronautical Meteorology	The Ronald Press Company	Willis Ray Gregg	405	Section on sounding-balloon meteorographs and two-balloon descent method.
1930	An Analysis of Meteorology as Related to the Operation of Aircraft	Harold Lewis Kirby	Harold Lewis Kirby	120 plus endpapers	Description and illustration of "Aero-Meteorograph designed for use with Sounding Balloons."
1931	A Book About the Weather	Blue RIbbon Books, Inc.	Charles Fitzhugh Talman	318	Reports studies of "the upper stories of the atmosphere" and notes greatest height of a sounding balloon (22 miles) and a pilot baloon (24 miles, a "somewhat doubtful record from Greenland.")
1931	The Meteorology of the Free Atmosphere	National Research Council	Willis Ray Gregg, Leroy T. Samuels, and Welby R. Stevens	65	Includes role of balloon-borne meteorographs and photos of same, including Fergusson balloon meteorograph. Notes 80 to 90% of instruments returned.
1931	The North American Almanac 1931	The North American Almanac Co.	Unknown	220	Describes "radio pilot balloon" used for direction and speed of winds aloft, using three small balloons
1932	Die meteorologischen Ergebnisse der Polarfahrt des ,, Graff Zeppelin"", Juli 1931	S. Hirzel, Leipzig	L. Weickmann	18 plus foldout	Discussion with photo, chart, and table of radiosonde soundings taken from the Graf Zeppelin's arctic polar crossing in 1931.
1933	Meteorological Observatories	George Westermann	Dr. Carl Hanns Pollog	7	In German. Includes photo of radiosonde (?) launch at the Lindenberg Observatory
1935	Instructions for Airway Meteorological Service	U.S. Government Printing Office	U.S. Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau	138	Section on ceiling balloons and their inflation. Also have 1941 edition with lengthy section on code for daily transmission of radiosonde observations (RAOB).
1936	On the Return of the Aerological Instrument	International Meteorological Organization	Dr. Ludwig Weickmann	29	In German. Contains a radiosonde-return card printed in each language of the IMO. With cover letter, shown here.
1937	Basic Aeronautical Meteorology	Boeing School of Aeronautics, Oakland	B. C. Haynes (Howard B. Kaster text revised)	160	Notes that sounding balloons carrying self-recording instruments and parachutes have reached altitudes of 22 miles.
1937	Synoptic and Aeronautical Meteorology	McGraw-Hill	Horace Robert Byers	279	Passing mentions of balloons in aerology and upper-air data collection.
1937	Weather Elements	Prentice-Hall Inc.	Thomas A. Blair	401	Section on radio-meteorographs. Also have 1942 and 1948 editions.
1937	Weather Rambles	Williams & Wilkins	Humphreys, W. J.	265	A brief discussion of the role of sounding balloons in exploring the atmosphere.
1938	Physics of the Earth, III, Meteorology	National Research Council of the National Academy of Science	Subsidiary Committee on Meteorology	289	Discusses balloon meteorographs with photographs (see my Old Photographs, 1930 and 1931).
1938	Weather	Whittlesy House	Gayle Pickwell	170	Mentions pilot balloons as well as a daily "special aircraft flight" to 20,000 feet with a meteorograph.
1938	Through the Overcast	Funk & Wagnalls	Assen Jordanoff	356	Wonderful line drawings of the components of the Frieze Radio Meteorograph and of a 'sonde in flight.
1938	Glossary of Meteorological Terms	U.S. GPO	Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau	18	Defines “meteorographs” and “sounding balloons.”
1939	Hurricanes into New England; Meteorology of the Storm of September 21, 1938	The Geographical Review	Charles F. Brooks	10	Hardbound offprint of Geographical Review article; argues for extending the network of radiometeorograph stations.
1939	The Meteorological Glossary, 3rd ed.	London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office	Air Ministry, Meteorological Office	251	Entries for radio-sondages (radio-soundings), with history, and radio-sondes. I also have 1951 and 1959 reprints (253 pp).
1939	The Weather Map, an Introduction to Modern Meteorology, 3rd. Ed.	His Majesty's Stationery Office	Air Ministry Meteorological Office	86	1941 reprint. Notes the importance of obtaining upper-air sounding information "by airplane or balloon" to make a weather map that is "really complete."
1940	Meteorology for Aviators	Chemical Publishing Co., Inc.	R. C. Sutcliffe	274 plus addenda	Discusses use of radiometeorographs with balloons as "undoubtedly the method of the future." Also 1948 reprint by His Majesty's Stationery Office.
1940	Meteorology for Pilots. Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 25	U.S. Government Printing Office	B. C. Haynes	167	Section on upper air soundings with photograph of unassembled Diamond-Hinman radiosonde. Two copies, plus 1942 second edition (two copies), and 1943 printing of second edition. 2nd ed. has 246 pages plus foldout maps and no radiosonde photo.
1940	Ground Instructors Manual. Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 30	U.S. Government Printing Office	Unknown	51	Brief mention of value of radiosonde data.
1940	The Drama of Weather	Cambridge University Press	Shaw, Sir Napier	307	Brief history of upper air exploration with photograph of launch and recovery of sounding balloon.
1940	Weather Forecasting	U.S. Government Printing Office	George S. Bliss, U.S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau	36	Brief discussion of "radiometeorograph, or radiosonde . . . robot reporter."
1941	A Pilot's Meteorology	D. Van Nostrand Company	Charles Greham Halpine	220 + inserts	Section on radiometeorograph (radiosonde) with photographs. 1942 and 1943 printings. Also have 1970 3rd. ed. with Malcolm W. Cagle, no photographs.
1941	Aeronautical Meteorology	Pitman Publishing Company	George F. Taylor	455	Section on radio meteorographs with photograph and diagrams of California Institute of Technology model. Two copies.
1941	Air Navigation and Meteorology	The Goodheart Willcox Company	Capt. Richard Duncan	297	Mention of Weather Bureau Stations taking upper-air observations using radiosondes.
1941	Flying Questions	Pennysaver Co.	Carlton L. Wheeler	42	Examination questions and answers in meteorology for pilots, brief mention of radiosondes and upper-air observations.
1941	Introduction to Meteorology	McGraw-Hill	Sverre Petterssen	236	Section on the radiometeorograph and radio sonde, with photograph. Replaced in 1958 edition with brief section on radiosondes.
1941	Instruction to Marine Meteorological Observers	U.S. Government Printing Office	U.S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau	114	Glossary definition of meteorographs.
1941	Meteorology	The Blakiston Company	Donald S. Piston	233	Photo of Frieze meteorograph in flight and obtuse explanation of operation.
1941	Meteorology, Examination Questions and Answers	Carlton L. Wheeler	Carlton L. Wheeler	64	Three questions on radiosondes.
1941	Reports of the Greenland Expeditions	University of Michigan Press,	William Herbert Hobbs, Ed.	54	Data and methodology for pilot-balloon observations.
1941	Safety in Flight	Funk & Wagnalls	Assan Jordanoff	371	List and map of radiosonde observation stations in the U.S. (35).
1941	Temperature, Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry	Reinhold Publishing Corp.	Various	1362	Papers presented at a 1939 American Institute of Physics Symposium. Paper by C. Harmantas titled "Upper Air Temperatures Obtained By Use of Radiosonde," with photographs and schematics.
1941	Instructions for Airway Meteorological Service	U.S. Government Printing Office	U.S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau	202 plus end paper	18-page section of code for daily transmission of radiosonde (ROAB) and Airplane (APOB) weather observations.
1942	A Start in Meteorology	The Norman W. Henley Publishing Company	Armand N. Spitz	95	Section on radiosondes with simple line drawing.
1942	Elementary Meteorology	McGraw-Hill	Finch, Trewartha, Shearer, and Caudle	301	Section on radio-meteorographs/radiosondes includes photograph of radiosonde and ancillary equipment (see my Old Photographs, 1938). Also have 1943 and 1944 copies.
1942	Instructions to Marine Meteorological Observers	U.S. Government Printing Office	U.S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau	114	Mentions meteorographs carried aloft by free balloons.
1942	Meteorology	National Aeronautics Council, Inc.	Louis P. Harrison	314	Lengthy discussion with photos and chart of Diamond-Hinman radiosonde and its use. Two copies.
1942	Meteorology for Ship and Aircraft Operation	Cornell Maritime Press	Peter E. Kraght	373	Section with diagram on the radio sonde. Also have 1943 edition.
1942	The Observer's Book on Meteorology	Chemical Publishing Co. Inc.	William Alexander and W. J. D. Allan	110	Brief description of sounding balloons using wireless transmitters.
1942	Meteorological Instruments	The University of Toronto Press	W. E. Knowles Middleton	213	Lengthy section on upper-air investigations and radiosondes with photographs, line drawings, and schematics. Also have 1943 edition and 1953 Third Ed. with Spilhaus
1942	Ways of the Weather	The Jaques Cattell Press	W. J. Humphreys	400	Brief discussion of "Molchanov's radiosonde as a "meteorological milepost."
1942	Weather, an Introductory Meteorology	Oxford University Press	W.G. Kendrew	96	Describes pilot balloons "90 inches" in circumference. Credits free balloon use in discovering stratosphere.
1942	Basic Principles of Weather Forecasting	Harper and Brothers	Victor P. Starr	299	Cites value of radiosondes in forecasting by noting the elevation of the tropopause. Two copies.
1942	The Upper Air Station of The Central Stations of Payerne Meteorological Facilities And New Methods of Swiss Radiosonde Information	Swiss Central Station of Meteorology	Jean Lugeon	46	In French. Subject as described in title. Numerous line drawings and glossy photos of radiosondes and related equipment. Inscribed by the author.
1943	Aerology for Pilots	Bureau of Aeronautics, U.S. Navy	Lt. J. N. Carls & Lt.JG. W. L. Mitchell	109	Discussion of radiosonde's use in upper-air soundings and line drawing of radiosonde, balloon, and parachute.
1943	Meteorology and Air Navigation	McGraw-Hill	Bert A. Shields	285	Explanation of radiosondes and upper air soundings with photographs of Diamond-Hinman radiosondes. (Also uses "1931 circa-Tracking . . . " photo, see Old Photos.)
1943	An Introduction to Weather and Climate	McGraw-Hill	Glen T. Trewartha	545 + maps & charts	Brief mention of radiosondes as instruments of weather forecasting.
1943	Meteorology, Modern Aeronautics Activity Text	American Education Press, Inc.	Editors of Current Aviation	64	Discussion and photographs of radiosondes and Teacher's Answer Key insert. Two copies.
1943	Subsidence Within the Atmosphere	Harvard University Press, Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory	Jerome Namias	61 plus foldouts	Extensive use of data from "aerological soundings" with aircraft-borne meteorographs.
1943 circa	Notes for the Course in Auxiliary Charts and Diagrams	Department of Weather, Weather Forecasters Division, AAFCTTC, Chanute Field	Enlisted Weather Forecaster Division	67 plus inserts and charts	Discusses radiosonde role in upper air observations and notes 60 North America RAOBs stations as of October 1943.
1944	Aerology (two volumes)	U.S. Government Printing Office	Bureau of Naval Personnel	336/296	Lengthy section with photos and diagrams on using Raysondes for upper-air observations. Excellent cover graphic.
1944	Descriptive Meteorology	Academic Press, Inc.	Hurd C. Willett	310	Discusses value of radiometeorographs and free balloons for obtaining data in the stratosphere, includes chart derived from "raobs and pibals."
1944	Flight: Meteorology, Aircraft Instruments, and Navigation	American Technical Society	Capt. Bailey Wright, W.E. Dyer, and Rex Martin	415	Photograph of radiometeorograph balloon launch, and discussion of radiosondes.
1944	General Meteorology	McGraw-Hill	Horace Robert Byers	645	Section on development and current state of radiosondes with photographs. Also have 4th edition, 1974 (461 pp) with newer photographs. Two copies.
1944	Teach Yourself Meteorology	Hodder and Stoughton Ltd.	"Aeolus"	138 plus endpapers	Discussion of radio meteorographs and radiosondes and an automatic ballast jettisoning system.
1944	The Review of Scientific Instruments	American Institute of Physics	Gaylord P. Harnwell, ed.	552 plus endpapers	Contains "A Cosmic-Ray Radio Sonde" by Neher and Pickering, with photograph and schematics and a review of Middleton's "Meteorological Instruments."
1944?	Meteorology	Roy Publishers	"Aeolus,"[psued. for Edward Gick Richardson]	167	Discussion of radio meteorographs and radio sondes.
1944?	Meteorology Theoretical and Applied	John Wiley & Sons, Chapman & Hall Ltd.	E. Wendell Hewson and Richmond W. Longley	468	Brief descriptions of radiosondes and their role in forecasting, and examples. Tephigram in pocket part. Also have 1969 printing.
1945	Handbook of Meteorology	McGraw-Hill, Maple Press Company	Berry, Bollay, & Beers	1068	Entry on radiosonde equipment with diagrams, charts, and schematics, and entry on techniques of using radiosonde observations.Two copies.
1945	Meteorology for Pilots	McGraw-Hill	Robert W. Mudge	259	Description of radiosondes and their role in creating pseudo-adiabatic diagram. Adiabatic diagrams in pocket part.
1945	Wings and the Weather	Pitman Publishing Corp.	A. L. Chapman, Raymond Fletcher, and C. C. Maxey	188	Definition of radiosonde and RAOBS, woodcut of aerometeorograph.
1945	Rocket Research	The Pen-Ink Pub. Co.	Constantin Paul Lent	98 plus endpapers	Discussion of use of rockets in meteorology, includes photos of a Fergusson balloon meteorograph and a Jaumotte micro-meteorograph.
1946	An Introduction to Electronics	The MacMillan Company	Ralph G. Hudson	97	Section on technical operation of radiosondes and photograph of launch. Describes two-balloon recovery technique. Three copies.
1946	Meteorology for All	Barnes & Noble, Inc.	R. Irving Kohn	162	Section on radiosondes, with chart.
1946	Facts Established Through Meteorological Research of the Stratosphere	Technical Intelligence, Air Material Command, Wright Field, (translation of German document)	Ludwig Weickmann	43	Chronicles Teisserenc de Bort’s 1898 discovery of tropopause, photographs of de Bort’s meteorograph for sounding balloon and Assmann meteorograph, cites need for a “close radiosonde network all over the Earth.”
1947	Meteorology for Airmen	Pan American Navigation Service	Charles A. Zweng	231	Section on upper-air soundings with two photos of Diamond-Hinman radiosonde and launch. Also author-inscribed 1964 293-page 3rd ed.
1947	Techniques of Observing the Weather	John Wiley & Sons, Chapman & Hall Ltd.	B. C. Haynes	272	Sections on radiosonde and rawinsondes and their appurtenances with photographs, diagrams, and schematics.
1947	Here Is The Weather Forecast	Golden Galley Press LTD.	E. G. Bilham	220	Chapter on radiosondes with photos. Max ascent (not launch) timed for 00, 06, 12, and 18 hours GMT. Credits Idrac and Bureau as inventors.
1947	Drought, it’s Causes and Effects	Princeton University Press	Ivan Ray Tannehill	264	Two good photographs of radiosonde launches.
1948	Manual on Meteorological Devices	Military Publishing House of the Ministry of Defense, USSR	Unknown	375	In Russian. Chapter on comb-type radiosondes with engravings, figures, charts, and tables.
1948	Meteorology for Naval Aviators NAVAER 00-80U-24	U.S. Government Printing Office	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	about 320 (chapter numbering)	Section with photos on radiosondes and arowagrams: "65 stations" in the U.S. Also have a copy of the 1958 edition.
1948	Meteorological Data for Little America III	U.S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau	Arnold Court	150	Supplement No. 48 to Monthly Weather Review, covering 189 radiosonde observations made 1939-1941, "first successful use of radiosondes during the Antarctic winter."
1949	Junior Aviation Meteorology	University of the State of New York and Bureau of Industrial and Technical Education	Corporate	115	No reference to radiosondes but specifies blond hairs for hygrometers. (see Feb 1944 Radio News).
1949	See How It Works	Odhams Press Ltd.	Various	384	Article on Radio Sonde, with photographs and line drawings. Two copies.
1949	The Atmospheres of the Earth and Planets	University of Chicago	Gerard P. Kuiper, ed.	366 plus end plates	Radiosonde data from a 1939 voyage from Finland to Argentina, and illustrated article (E. Durand) on Naval Research Lab rocketsonde research.
1949	The Thunderstorm, Report of the Thunderstorm Project	U.S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau	Horace R. Byers (director), Roscoe R. Braham, Jr. (senior analyst)	287	Detailed section on radiosonde equipment and procedures including W-sonde runs. Two copies.
1949	An Analysis of Meteorological Conditions at the Naval Ordnance Test Station, Inyokern, California, NAVORD REPORT 1203, NOTS 259	U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station	W. C. Ward	38	Graphical summary of 1946-1948 radiosonde data from “72-mc transmitters, Model AN/AMQ-1D.”
1950	Meteorology for Seamen	Brown, Son & Ferguson	Cdr. C. R. Burgess	252	Description of radiosondes and photograph of a ship launch.
1950	The Science of Weather	London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office	D. Chilton	32	Pamphlet for exhibition marking 100th anniversary of the Royal Meteorological Society. Photograph of radiosonde launch.
1950	The Marine Observer’s Handbook, 7th ed.	Her Majesty's Stationery Office	Meteorological Office	116 plus end papers	Photographs and method of operation of “the British radio-sonde.”
1950	Hurricanes	Princeton University Press	Ivan Ray Tannehill	304	Erroneous history of balloon-borne recording meteorographs. Speaks of “astonishing results” achieved with radiometeorographs/radiosondes.
1951	Compendium of Meteorology	American Meteorological Society	Thomas F. Malone, ed.	1,334	Article with photographs on radiosondes, parachute radiosondes (dropsondes), and wire sondes.
1951	Meteorology with Marine Applications	McGraw-Hill	William L. Donn	465	Photograph of AN/AMQ-1 Friez radiosonde with Electric Hygrometer Element. Ephemera from William R. Liebschner, M. D. Three copies, one with author's dedication.
1951	200 Miles Up, The Conquest of the Upper Air	The Ronald Press	J. Gordon Vaeth	207	Discussion of Skyhook, notes highest sounding balloon 140,000 feet 9-28-1948
1952	On the Comparison of Radiosonde Data in Payerne May 1950	Kung, Boktryckeriet, P. A. Norstedt & Soner, Stockholm	Alf Nyberg	22	Six types of radiosondes from 10 countries compared in side-by-side testing.
1953	All About the Weather	Random House	Ivan Ray Tannehill	148	Children's book discusses radiosondes with drawings (including an AN/AMQ-1).
1954	Radiosonden	Veb Verlag Technik Berlin	Dr. Paul Beelitz	136	In German. Book covers radiosondes and related equipment, with photographs and drawings and extensive bibliography. Two copies.
1954	Sun, Sea and Sky	J. B. Lippincott Company	Irving P. Krick and Roscoe Fleming	248	Two mentions of radiosondes. Book inscribed to L. Wilson Ruid by Krick and signed by both Krick and Fleming.
1954	Song of the Sky, an Exploration of the Ocean of Air	Houghton Mifflin, Riverside Press	Guy Murchie, Jr.	438	Describes radiosondes as "manmade question marks that rise humbly toward heaven as if to inquire of God His will for today and tomorrow."
1954	Further Outlook	Allan Wingate	F. H. Ludlam and R. S. Scorer	174	Notes tradeoff between accuracy and expense in using radiosondes.
1954	Tropical Meteorology	McGraw-Hill	Herbert Riehl	392	Enumerates the inadequacies of radiosondes in the tropics. "Standardization is urgently needed."
1954	Radiosonden	Veb Verlag Technik Berlin	Dr. Paul Beelitz	136	In German. Book covers radiosondes and related equipment, with photographs and drawings and extensive bibliography.
1955	Aerographer's Mate 3&2	Bureau of Naval Personnel	U.S. Government Printing Office	419	Sections with photographs and line drawings on radiosonde observations and radiosonde equipment.
1955	Meteorology and Atomic Energy AECU 3066	U.S. Atomic Energy Commission	U.S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau	169	Discusses the shortcomings of radiosondes for AEC purposes.
1955	Our American Weather	McGraw-Hill	George H. T. Kimble	323	Paragraph discussion of the history and use of radiosondes.
1955	Principles of Meteorological Analysis	Dover Publications, Inc.	Walter J. Saucier	438	1951 map of names and numerical indices of U.S. radiosonde stations.
1955	Your Weather Service	London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office	The Meteorological Office	52	Pamphlet. Discussion of upper-air observations and two radiosonde photographs.
1956	A Mariner's Meteorology	D. Van Nostrand Company Inc.	C. G. Halpine and H. H. Taylor	371	Section on "radiometeorographs or radiosondes" and photographs of radiosonde in flight and a recorder. Two copies.
1956	Observer's Handbook	Her Majesty's Stationery Office	Meteorological Office	221 plus advertising endpapers	Lengthy discussion of methods to ascertain cloud base heights with pilot balloons.
1957	Atmospheric Electricity	Pergamon Press	J. Alan Chalmers	327	Mentions radiosondes rather than altielectrographs being used to measure atmospheric electricity.
1957	Dynamic Meteorology and Weather Forecasting	American Meteorological Society and Carnegie Institution	Godske, Bergeron, Bjerknes, and Bundgaard	800	History of upper-air observations and of the incorporation of radiosonde data into weather analysis and forecasting.
1958	Meteorology for Naval Aviators NAVAER 00-80U-24	CNO Aviation Training Division	U.S. Navy	Several hundred (section numbering)	Discussion of radiosondes and arowagram charts; photo of radiosonde recorder and photo and line drawing of radiosonde launches.
1958	There's Adventure in Meteorology	Popular Mechanics	Neil P. Ruzic	166	Explains radiosondes and dropsondes and other meteorological equipment.
1958	The Upper Atmosphere	Hutchinson of London	H. S. W. Massey and R. L. F. Boyd	333	1960 rev. ed. Section on balloons for research, also discussion and photos of rockoons.
1958	Introduction to Meteorology	McGraw -Hill	Sverre Petterssen	236	Second ed. Brief discussion of radiosondes.
1959	Danny Dunn and the Weather Machine	McGraw-Hill	Jay Williams and Raymond Abrashkin	144	Children's illustrated (b&w drawings) learning book premised on a boy finding a radiosonde.
1959	Introduction to Theoretical Meteorology	Krieger Publishing Company	Seymour L. Hess	364	1979 reprint. Describes the radiosonde as the principal instrument of upper-air soundings and explains how the various parameters are calculated.
1959	Glossary of Meteorology	American Meteorological Society	Ralph E. Huschke, ed.	638	Definition of radiosonde, and listing of types.
1959	Dynamic Meteorology and Weather Forecasting	American Meteorological Society and Carnegie Institution	C. L. Godske, T. Bergeron, J. Bjerknes, and R. C. Bundgaard	800	History of aerological synoptics ascribing the first radiosonde to W. R. Blair in U.S. in 1923.
1960	Handbook of Aviation Meteorology	Her Majesty's Stationery Office	Air Ministry Meteorological Office	395 plus end papers.	Explains the function and purpose of "radiosondes" in upper-air observations, notes current British model uses goldbeater's skin for humidity.
1960	The Observer's Book of Weather	Frederick Warne & Co.	Reginald M. Lester	152	Discussion of the role of the "radiosonde" in forecasting. Four launches per day from British stations. Glossy plate photo of radiosonde launch. Two copies.
1960	Understanding Weather	Pelican Books	O. G. Sutton (Sir Graham)	215 plus end papers	History of radiosondes, current British radiosondes described, and need for more accurate instruments.
1961	Aeronautics and Astronautics: An American Chronology of Science and Technology in the Exploration of Space, 1915-1960	NASA	Emme, Eugene M.	240	Note of 1936 Navy endorsement of radio meteorographs and first Navy regular use in 1938.
1961	Handbook of Meteorological Instruments; Part II, Instruments for Upper Air Observations	London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office	Air Ministry, Meteorological Office	209	Chapters, with photographs and diagrams, on Principles of Radio-Sonde Design; Meteorological Office Radio-Sondes, and Radio-Sonde Calibration, Balloons and Accessories. Ad for Beritex Seamless Balloons in endpapers.
1961	Meteorology for Glider Pilots	John Murray	C. E. Wallington	302	Discussion and graphics of radio-sondes and their use.
1961	The Challenge of the Atmosphere	Greenwood Press	Sir Graham Sutton	231	Discusses the role of radiosonde in soundings and forecasting.
1961	Tables for Computing Horizontal Distance of Pilot Balloons (100 Gram)	U.S. Government Printing Office	Weather Bureau	181	For computing the horizontal component of the balloon's distance from the theodolite at any minute (up to 90) after balloon release.
1961	Maritime Meteorology	The Maritime Press, London	G. E. Earl and N. Peter	122	Brief description of the "radio-sonde."
1962	Elementary Meteorology	London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office	Meteorological Office	189	Mention of radiosondes as a tool in measuring the vertical temperature structure.
1962	Weather in Your Life	Dennis Dobson, London	Irving Adler	127	Description of radiosonde and it's role, glossy photo of radiosonde launch from a weather ship.
1962	The Ladybird Book of the Weather	Wills & Hepworth Ltd.	F. E. Newing and Richard Bowood	51	Child's book, one nice color illustration of a PIBAL tracking team.
1962	Aerology	Hydrometeorological Publishing House	Vasilii Alekseevich Belinksy	220	""Approved by the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the USSR as a textbook for students in hydrometeorology schools." Many radiosonde photos, drawings, schematics, charts, etc.
1962 (1977 printing)	A Course in Elementary Meteorology	Her Majesty's Stationery Office	Meteorological Office, D. E. Pedgley	189	Brief discussion of "radio-sonde" readings taken twice a day around the world.
1963	Directions for the Use of Artillery Instruments, Radiosonde H50 (Graw Model)	Chief of the Imperial General Staff	The War Office [Britain]	49	Discussion w/photographs, drawings, and charts of the preparation, launch, recording, evaluation, and maintenance of the Graw H50.
1963	The Happy Hollisters and the Castle Rock Mystery	Doubleday and Company, Inc.	Jerry West	174	Kids story in which a radiosonde figures prominently. Several line drawings of radiosondes, balloons, parachutes.
1963	Weather, Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge Series	Boy Scouts of America	Boy Scouts of America	60	Section on radiosondes.
1964	Atlantic Hurricanes	Louisiana State University Press	Gordon E. Dunn & Banner I. Miller	377	Notes that beginning in 1937 a radiosondes network provided "upper-level steering data"; states that PIBALS useful to 25,000-30,000 feet. Two copies.
1964	Meteorology for Airmen, 3rd Ed.	Pan American Navigation Service	Charles A. Zweng	293	Signed copy. Mentions radiosonde among "weather observing instruments and equipment."
1964	Meteorological Observations Above 30 Kilometers	NASA Scientific and Technical Information Division	John E. Masterson, Sidney Teweles, William Nordberg	57	Three papers on observations made above 100,000 feet with sounding rockets.
1964	Meteorological Rocket Network Jan-Mar 1964 Firings	Meteorological Working Group/Inter-Range Instrumentation Group (MWG-IRIG)	Edward C. Kinsloe III, White Sands Missile Range	Approx. 750 in three volumes	Detailed reports/charts of all firings at the three national and three service ranges (WSMR, PMR, AMR: NOTS, APGC, AFFTC)
1965	Meteorological Satellites and Sounding Rockets	U.S. Government Printing Office	NASA	34	Soft cover publication with section on the history of small sounding rockets including ARCAS photo.
1965	Meteorology	McGraw-Hill	William L. Donn	484	Third edition. Photos of Friez radiosonde and shipboard launch, and description of radiosondes as 'the basis of modern weather analysis. Also have 1975 fourth ed. with different radiosonde photos.
1965	The Upper Atmosphere, Meteorology and Physics	Academic Press	Richard A. Craig	509	Sections on balloon sounding systems, radiosondes, and sounding rockets. Discusses some inherent biases of radiosonde observations. Two copies.
1965	Weather Eyes in the Sky	The Ronald Press Company	J. Gordon Vaeth	124	Section on radiosondes and radar, includes photograph of man with "Molchanov-type balloon" (see my Old Photographs 1930s). Two copies.
1966	Manual of Meteorology	Bureau of Meteorology, Australia	W. J. Gibbs, Issuer	168	Examples of aerological diagrams produced from radiosonde flights.
1966	Radio Meteorology	U.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards	B. R. Bean and E. J. Dutton	435	Extensive references to radiosondes as data sources used in determining the refractive index of the atmosphere and related phenomenon. Two copies.
1967	Exploring Earth and Space, 4th. Ed.	McGraw-Hill	Margaret O. Hyde	160	Describes the "radiosonde (ra' di-o-sond')" as "lunch box" sized.
1967	Watching for the Wind	Doubleday Anchor	James G. Edinger	148	Mentions WWII radiosonde network in L.A. Basin to study fog and stratus clouds.
1968	Weather Instruments, How They Work	G. P. Putnam’s Sons.	Irwin Stambler	96	Explanation and photos of radiosondes as well as the transosonde. Two copies.
1968	Weather Instruments, How They Work	G. P. Putnam’s Sons.	Irwin Stambler	96	Explanation and photos of radiosondes as well as the transosonde. Two copies.
1969	Catalog of Meteorological Instruments in the Museum of History and Technology	Smithsonian Institution Press	W.E. Knowles Middleton	129	Chapter on radiosondes, same photographs as DuBois, Multhauf, and Ziegler. Two copies.
1969	The Invention of the Meteorological Instruments	Baltimore, the Johns Hopkins Press	W. E. Knowles Middleton	362	Chapter on telemeteorography and the radiosonde.
1970	Elements of Meteorology	Charles E. Merrill Publishing Co.	Albert Miller and Jack C. Thompson	402	Discussion with photos of radiosondes and a map of the world radiosonde network.
1970	The Practice of Weather Forecasting	Meteorological Office, London	P. G. Wickham, M.A.	187	1977 reprint. Discussion of use of radiosondes in upper air sounding.
1970	Introduction to Meteorology	John Wiley & Sons	Franklyn W. Cole	388	Calls radiosonde data “meager” and their product “coarse grained”
1970	A Century of Weather Progress	American Meteorological Society	James E. Caskey, Jr., ed.	170	“The Balloon in the Space Age” by Vincent E. Lally argues for a Mother GHOST dropsonde system for global forecasting. Notes “ We now have unequivocal data that a U.S. radiosonde impact at 550 kt on a jet aircraft windshield will destroy the windshield—and probably the aircraft.”
1971	Guide to Meteorological Instrument and Observing Practices	World Meteorological Organization	World Meteorological Organization	Several hundred (chapter numbering)	Chapters on radiosonde techniques and meteorological balloon techniques. Also have 7th edition, 2008, with chapter on rocketsonde measurements.
1971	Meteorology	Charles E. Merrill	Albert Miller	154	Second edition. Brief history of upper-air soundings and radiosondes. Also have 1966 edition.
1972	Meteorological Glossary	Her Majesty's Stationery Office	D. H. McIntosh, Comp.	319	Description of the radiosonde and its function and components.
1973	Experiments in Meteorology	Doubleday	Leslie W. Trowbridge	270	Includes experiments suitable for high-school students including "Balloon Tracking of Low-Altitude Winds."
1974	Weather and Climate Modification	John Wiley & Sons	W. N. Hess, ec.	842	Section on radiosondes and dropsondes.
1975	Meteorological Grounding for Artillery Fire	Military Publishing House, Ministry of Defence, USSR	V. V. Kovalenko and V. I. Shevkunov	62	In Russian. Artwork of radiosonde on cover, interior has graphic showing radiosonde and tracking station.
1975	Doing Something About the Weather	G. P. Putnam’s Sons	Victor Boesen	120	Gives history of radiosondes including transosondes and Global Horizontal Sounding Technique (GHOST) balloons.
1975 (Rev.)	Aviation Weather, for Pilots and Flight Operations Personnel, AC 00-6A	ASA Publications (reprint)	FAA & NOAA	219	Explains use of radiosondes to assist in drawing height contours.
1976	Seychelles Handbook	Government Printer, Union Vale	Office of the President, ed.	159	Two-page photo-spread on radiosonde release and recording at the new weather station at the airfield.
1977	Atmospheric Science	Academic Press	John M. Wallace & Peter V. Hobbs	467	Credits Pavel Molchanov with inventing the radiosonde in 1927.
1977	Automatic Data Processing System for Radiosonde and Radiotheodolite	Israel Meteorological Service	Rostenthal and Aperson	25	In Hebrew, references in English
1979	The Physics of Atmospheres	Cambridge University Press	John T. Houghton	203	Mentions radiosondes complemented by “sparse” network of rocketsondes taking data up to 90km altitude.
1980	Meteorology	Charles E. Merrill	Albert Miller and Richard A. Anthes	170	Summary of radiosondes use in upper-air observations.
1980	Up, Up, and Away, the Story of Ballooning	The Westminster Press	Anabel Dean	192	Section on weather balloons with photograph of Air Force personnel launching a radiosonde.
1981	Aerological Observers Course in the Performing of Transpondersonde Observations with ADRES	Transport Canada, Meteorology Training Center	Unknown	53	Course in radiosonde sounding using a transpondersonde with the Aerological Data Reduction System.
1981	Looking at the Weather, The Work of the Meteorological Office	London: Her Majesty's Stationery Offices	Meteorological Office	48	Color overview of Met's work with excellent artist's cutaway of the Mark 3
1981	What Does a Meteorologist Do?	Dodd, Mead, and Company	Grant Compton	77	Text and photographs (including cover photo) explaining radiosondes and dropsondes.
1981	World Weather and Climate 2nd Ed.	Cambridge University Press	Denis Riley and Lewis Spolton	127	Brief description of "radio-sondes" and upper-air soundings
1982	History of Meteorological Rocket Operations from the Kwajalein Missile Range	Kentron Meteorological Support Group	Kentron Staff	6	History with maps of rocketsonde launches from 1962-1982.
1982	Meteorology at Sea	Stanford Maritime Unlimited	Ray Sanderson	227	Appendix titled Radiosonde and explaining the device and its application in forecasting.
1983	Exploring the Upper Atmosphere	New Zealand Meteorological Service	Unknown	5	Booklet on radiosonde sounding, with photos and chart.
1984	Aerographer's Mate Third Class (Observer)	Naval Education Training Command	AGCM William A. Orvis and others.	Several hundred (section numbering)	Well illustrated sections on upper-air observation processes and equipment.
1984	Some Meteorological Aspects of the D-Day Invasion of Europe 6 June 1944	American Meteorological Society	Shaw & Innes ed.	169	Proceedings of a Fort Ord Symposium. Very little upper-air-observation comments but fascinating read.
1985	Meteorology, the Atmosphere in Action, 2nd Ed.	Wadsworth Publishing	Joe R. Eagleman	394	Describes function of radiosondes and rawinsondes, with map of U.S. stations and radiosonde launch photo.
1985	Handbook of Applied Meteorology	John Wiley & Sons	David D. Houghton ed.	1461	Chapter on upper-air observing systems by Vincent Lally, including section on Hazard to Aircraft of Balloon Systems
1986	America's Weather Warriors 1814-1985	Texas A&M University Press	Charles C. Bates and John F. Fuller	360	Occasional mention, see index.
1986	Mesoscale Meteorology and Forecasting	American Meteorological Society	Peter S. Ray ed.	793	Article on atmospheric sounding systems with radiosonde intercomparisons and brief history.
1987	Kaltfront, Luftdruck, Wetterkarte	Der Kinderbuchverlag	Helmut Trettin	79	German children's weather book includes a section on radiosondes with color drawings.
1987	The Irish Meteorological Service: The First Fifty Years 1936-1986	Dublin, the Stationery Office	Lisa Shields ed.	107	Discussion of the single upper-air observation station (4 releases per day) at Valentia Observatory.
1990	Marine Observer's Handbook	Her Majesty's Stationery Office	Meteorological Office	157	Notes that due to specialized equipment and training, radiosonde observations are not made from British merchant ships.
1990	The Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory: The First 100 Years 1885-1985	American Meteorological Society	John H. Conover	514	Covers the history of the development of the radiosonde in this country, with photographs, graphs, charts, etc.
1990	Thor's Legions, Weather Support of the U.S. Air Force and Army 1937-1987	American Meteorological Society	John F. Fuller	443	High-level survey of activities, some specifics on radiosonde systems. One sketch of a radiosonde launch under sniper fire.
1992	The Atmosphere, 5th ed.	Prentice Hall	Frederick K. Lutgens and Edward J. Tarbuck	430	Passing mention of radiosondes and rawinsondes. Also have 2001 8th ed. with color photo of ‘sonde under balloon.
1995	Calculating the Weather	Academic Press	Frederik Nebeker	255	Recounts discovery of troposphere and stratosphere, "international balloon days," tephigrams. Talks of "International Balloon Day" soundings from 1896 to 1901.
1995	Calculating the Weather	Academic Press	Frederik Nebeker	255	Some discussion of the importance of upper-air data in forecasting
1995	How the Weather Works	Reader's Digest Young Families	Michael Allaby	192	Children's book, photos and line drawings explaining how radiosondes work and fit into the "global weather network."
1995	Storm Talk	Self Published	Tim Marshall	223	Listing of U.S. upper-air observations sites, radiosonde numerical codes.
1996	Forecasts for Flying, Meteorology in Canada, 1918-1939	ECW Press	Morley Thomas	264	Mention of first use of radiosondes/radiometeorographs, use of data from "the new networks of radiosonde stations in the United States."
1996	Glossary of Weather and Climate with Related Oceanic and Hydrologic Terms	American Meteorological Society	Ira. W. Greer, ed.	272	Definitions of radiosonde and radiosonde-related terms.
1996	Hands-On Meteorology, Stories, Theories, and Simple Experiments	American Meteorological Society	Zbigniew Sorbjan	306	Brief History of Radiosondes. Lists erroneous date for Molchanov radiosondes.
1996	Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1929 to 1946 (and others)	Metarch Papers #8, [Australian] Bureau of Meteorology	Allan Cornish	92	Discussion of early types of radiosondes used by the Bureau.
1998	An Introduction to Meteorological Instrumentation and Measurement	Prentice Hall	Thomas P. DeFelice	229	Detailed discussion, with sensor photos, of current radiosonde system operations.
1999	Air Apparent	University of Chicago Press	Mark Monmonier	309	Map of U.S. Pilot-Balloon stations in 1933.
1999	A Very Special Family: Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1946 to 1962	Metarch Papers #13, [Australian] Bureau of Meteorology	W.J. Gibbs	259	Little on radiosondes; mentions development of "pressure release valves which enabled unmanned balloons to ascend to great altitudes."
1999	Stories of the Bureau's Radio technical Officers from 1948	Metarch Papers #14, [Australian] Bureau of Meteorology	Ray Clarke, Comp.	113	Numerous mentions of radiosonde soundings and photo of early radiosonde receiving equipment. Two copies.
2000	Glossary of Meteorology, 2nd Ed.	American Meteorological Society	Todd S. Glickman, Ed.	855	Definitions of radiosondes and related equipment. Two copies.
2000	Small Sounding Rockets . . . 1955 to 1973	Small Rocket Press	Richard B. Morrow and Mitchell S. Pines	536	Text, photos, and blueprints of less-than-8-inch-diameter sounding rockets, and history of the Meteorological Rocket Network (MRN).
2001	Essentials of Meteorology, An Invitations to the Atmosphere, 3rd. Ed.	Brooks/Cole	C. Donald Ahrens	463 plus cloud chart and CD	Summary description with photo of radiosonde and rawindsonde observations.
2001	Metmen in Wartime, Meteorology in Canada 1939-1945	ECW Press	Morley Thomas	360	Section on upper air observations with brief history of Canadian radiosonde.
2001	Meteorological Measurement Systems	Oxford University Press	Fred. V. Brock & Scott J. Richardson	290	Sections on radiosondes and radiosonde exposure errors.
2002	The Invention and Development of the Radiosonde	Smithsonian Institution Press	DuBois, Multhauf, and Ziegler	78	Excellent history with photographs, diagrams, bibliography of literature cited. Three copies.
2002	Datastreme Atmosphere	American Meteorological Society	American Meteorological Society	416	Section on the history of upper-air observations, with color photo of radiosonde launch and map of U.S. radiosonde stations.
2003	Weather Map Handbook	Weather Graphics Technologies	Tim Vasquez	167	Presents radiosonde observation format for data transmissions.
2003	Weather	Barnes & Noble	David Ellyard ed.	64	General overview of weather aimed at children with drawing and description of radiosonde.
2004	Meteorology: Predicting the Weather	The Oliver Press	Susan and Steven Wills	144	Presents development of radiosondes in U.S. in context of Carl-Gustaf Rossby.
2004	War North of 80	University of Calgary Press	Wilhelm Dege	361	Discussion and photo of radiosonde operations, which were central to the WWII German arctic weather-data-collection program.
2005	Severe and Hazardous Weather, An Introduction to High Impact Meteorology, 2nd. Ed.	Kendall/Hunt	Robert M. Rauber, John E. Walsh, and Donna J. Charlevoix	558 plus CD	Lengthy discussion of rawinsondes.
2006	NOAA	Diane M. Stanitski & John J. Adler		42	Youth-oriented primer about NOAA hurricane hunters. Good illustrated section on dropsondes. Signed first ed.
2007	The Weather Watchers	Melbourne University Publishing	David Day	530	Beautifully printed history of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology with sparse mention of radiosondes. In the early 1950s, 14 stations did daily releases.
2008	Jumpstarters for Meteorology, Grades 4-8+	Mark Twain Media, Inc.	Wendi Silvano	46	Questions requiring a basic knowledge of the function of radiosondes.
2008	Guide to Meteorological Instruments and Methods of Observation	World Meteorological Organization	World Meteorological Organization	Several hundred (section numbering)	Very detailed technical guide to nature and operations of radiosondes, rocketsondes, and balloons.
2012	History of the Meteorological Office	Cambridge University Press	Malcolm Walker	468	Numerous entries regarding the role radiosondes played in the organization's history. Photograph (un-indexed) of radiosonde launch. Two copies.
2012	Weather by the Numbers	MIT Press	Kristine C. Harper	308	A few references including 1925 map of weather bureau kite and balloon stations and 1944 pre-launch photo.
2015	Meteorological Instruments and Instrumentation	John Wiley & Sons	R. Giles Harrison	257	Gift of the author. Lengthy section on radiosondes, with color and B&W photos, charts, and graphs, plus subsection on special-purpose radiosondes.
2016	Miss Oak and the Weather Balloon	Gentle Thoughts Publishing	Karen Delette Osborn	44	Illustrated children’s book on the marriage and divorce of an oak tree and a weather balloon named Sunny. “I’m a weather balloon; I test wind and degrees. I can tell if there will be rain, sunshine or breeze.”
2017	Meteorology in the Real World	Abdo Publishing	Gregory Vogt	48	STEM book for kids. Great cover color shot of ‘sonde launch. Description of dropsonde operation.