Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences
Guide to best UMass Library resources for research in Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences.
Government sources
The US Geological Survey (USGS) provide science about the natural hazards that threaten lives and livelihoods, the water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources we rely on, the health of our ecosystems and environment, and the impacts of climate and land-use change.
- USGS Publications Warehouse
- The publications warehouse provides science about the natural hazards that threaten lives and livelihoods, the water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources we rely on, the health of our ecosystems and environment, and the impacts of climate and land-use change.
Guidebooks and maps
Use Discovery Search to search the Library Catalog for maps and guidebooks. Using the "Subject Keywords" search from the dropdown box on the left, enter maps geology [region of interest]. For example: "maps geology massachusetts". Use the same strategy for finding guidebooks: "guidebooks geology [region of interest]".
- New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference Guidebooks
- Guidebooks form the New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference NEIGC conference publications are and will continue to be the best resource for New England geology.
Geology Course and Textbook Websites
- MIT OpenCourseWare for Earth and Planetary ScienceFree lecture notes, exams and other resources from MIT courses.
Check this page often, since it will be updated as I find new resources.
- Essentials of Geographic Information SystemsRecognizing that many potential GIS users are nonspecialists or may only need a few maps, this book is designed to be accessible, pragmatic, and concise.
- Introduction to Physical OceanographyCovers physical-oceanographic processes, theories, data, and measurements, targeted at upper-division undergraduates and graduate students in oceanography, meteorology, and ocean engineering.
- Introduction to climate dynamics and climate modelingThis is an online textbook, covered under the Creative Commons license.
- Introduction to Physical OceanographyChoose the PDF version for the latest revision.
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