Related Web Pages:
Geology |
Map Library |
Topographic Maps |
Geologic Maps |
Maps, Cartography & GIS
| Physical Geography |
- America's Roof: Highpoints by State
- Highest points in the U.S. by state, highest points by country, and elevations of major U.S. major cites.
- Color Landform Atlas of the United States Johns Hopkins University
- For each state, provides shaded relief maps, a county map, a satellite image, and a 1895 map. Also provides a set of external links to information about the state.
- USGS DEM Shaded Relief Maps (Digital Elevation Model)
- Western states.
- Geomorphology from Space: A Global Overview of Regional Landforms
- Library call number: f GB 400.42.R4 G46 1986
- Major Biomes of the World part of the Virtual Geography Department Project
- "This module presents basic content on the distribution and nature of the world's major biomes. It considers the structure, characteristic growthforms, and taxonomic affiliations of the vegetation; major soil order(s); and common adaptive
characteristics of the fauna of the tundra, boreal forest, temperate broadleaf deciduous forest, tropical broadleaf evergreen forest, tropical savanna, temperate grasslands, desertscrub, and Mediterranean shrub biomes."
- Soils USDA, National Resources Conservation Service
- · Soils for Geographers
- Madden Library's Geology Web Page
- Sections include General Geology, Rocks & Minerals, Earthquakes & Volcanoes, and Hydrology.
- More Internet Resources for Physical Geography from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
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| Climate & Meteorology |
- Atmospheric Science Resources USA Today
- WW2010TM, the World Weather 2010 Project University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- · Online Guides
- Meteorology, remote sensing, and reading and interpreting weather maps.
- · Current Weather: Real-Time Data
- Includes weather maps and satellite images, with optional animation.
- UM Weather University of Michigan
- Forecasts, radar and satellite imagery, weathercams, weathermaps, and extensive links to other weather sites.
- WorldClimate
- What the weather is normally like for tens of thousands of places worldwide.
- Global Climate Maps Sustainable Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- NOAA El Niño Page
- National Severe Storms Laboratory
- NOAA La Niña Page
- National Weather Service
- Weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas.
- · National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley
- · Natural Hazard Statistics
- Fatalities, injuries and damages caused by weather related hazards.
- · Lightning Information Center NWS, Melbourne, Florida
- · The Weather Calculator
- Convert weather variables (temperature, pressure, moisture and wind ).
- Western Regional Climate Center
- · Western U.S. Climate Historical Summaries
- · Precipitation Maps for the Western U.S.
- National Climatic Data Center
- · Climatic Extremes and Weather Events
- · U.S. Climate Normals
- Government Statistics: Climate
- Statistical publications and Web resources.
- Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather.
- Reference QC 854 .E523 1996
- Climate and Weather Terms Glossary Western Regional Climate Center
- A Comprehensive Glossary of Weather Terms for Storm Spotters. NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-145
- Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society
- Reference QC 854 .G55 2000
- Weather America: A Thirty-Year Summary of Statistical Weather Data and Rankings.
- Reference QC 983 W385
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| Environment & Land Use |
- Natural Resources Conservation Service U.S. Department of Agriculture
- · Natural Resources Inventory
- Statistical survey of land use and natural resource conditions and trends on U.S. non-Federal lands
- · State of the Land
- Land use, soil erosion, water quality, wetlands, and other issues regarding the conservation and use of natural resources.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- · Browse a List of Topics
- · Environmental Indicators Initiative
- The 2003 draft report, and planning documents for the 2007 report.
- CERES: California Environmental Resources Evaluation System California Resources Agency
- Ocean and coastal, land use planning, watersheds, wetlands and environmental law resources.
- Land Resource Protection California Dept of Conservation
- National Library for the Environment National Council for Science and the Environment
- Includes resources on population and the environment, global climate change, and Congressional Research Service and General Accounting Office reports on environmental topics such as energy, pesticides, population and waste management.
- Checklist of Online Vegetation and Plant Distribution Maps Claire Englander and Philip Hoehn
- Government Statistics: Natural Resources & Environment
- Statistical publications and Web resources.
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| Geographical Literature |
- Madden Library Catalogue
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| Indexes to Articles & Government Publications |
- The Library might have the articles and books you find through these indexes or databases that are not full-text:
- · Check journal titles in the Periodicals List.
- · Check book titles in the Library Catalogue
- · US Geological Survey and California Geological Survey publications:
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US Geological Survey Series Locations in the Madden Library
This guide is also available in print in Maps & Government Information.
- California Geological Survey Series Locations in the Madden Library
This guide is also available in print in Maps & Government Information.
- Expanded Academic ASAP (1980- )
- Off-campus connection requires login.
- Index to news magazines and scholarly journals in a wide variety of subjects. From 1992 on includes the full text of the articles for about one third of the journals indexed.
- · Use and between search terms unless you want to search a phrase
- · Use * for alternate word endings
- PAIS International. (1972- )
- Off-campus connection requires login.
- Indexes books, journals, and some government publications on topics related to public policy such as population, the environment, development, and climate.
- Use and between search terms unless you want to search a phrase
- Use * for alternate word endings
- Geographical Abstracts: Human Geography
- Latest issues at Circulation Desk; older issues Storage ref GF 1 .G452
- Search by title or call number in the Library catalog; click on Storage, then on Request Item to request specific volumes from storage.
- Geographical Abstracts: Physical Geography
- Latest issues at Circulation Desk; older issues Storage ref GB 54.5 .G46
- Search by title or call number in the Library catalog; click on Storage, then on Request Item to request specific volumes from storage.
- Population Index on the Web (1986-2000)
- USDA Soil Surveys in the Madden Library
- Gov Reference, US A 57.38
- Agricola (1970- )
- "Materials acquired by the National Agricultural Library (NAL) and cooperating institutions in the agricultural and related sciences. Ninety percent of the records describe journal articles and book chapters, and the remaining ten percent describe monographs, series, microforms, audiovisuals, maps, and other types of materials. Together they provide worldwide coverage of the agricultural literature. "
- Off-campus connection requires login.
- · Use and between search terms unless you want to search a phrase
- · Use * for alternate word endings
- The Geology Web Page has indexes of interest to physical geography
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Henry Madden Library
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