Looking for resources on micro and mesoscale meteorology

[mrspeedybob]

My wife got me hang gliding lessons for Christmas, which I'm going to take this summer. In preparation I'd like to learn what I can about atmospheric behavior on scales of a few meters to a few kilometers. I've found small isolated sources with tidbits of information, but nothing with any real depth or breadth.

Any suggestions?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Here is a course with some power points
http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met470/

 

[mrspeedybob]

After looking over that course for just a couple of minutes, my first impression is that's exactly what I was looking for. :)
Thanks!

 

[DavidB]

Understanding the Sky by Dennis Pagen is aimed at glider and other sport pilots. It deals almost exclusively with small-scale micrometeorological phenomena and their impact on flight. Very useful book and probably the best treatment of the subject from an applied point of view.