Geosciences 211
Physical Geology
Physical Geology Website Assignment
Earlham College, Geosciences 211, Spring 2005
How to Find Peer-Reviewed Literature
Use this database to find peer-reviewed literature on your topic.
It indexes and abstracts worldwide literature on geology and geophysics, 1785 to present. GeoRef includes journal articles, monographs, government documents, conference proceedings and maps.
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Enter search terms
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Click the box to limit to Items in my library. This will include fulltext items available to you
- How to Find
Websites
Use a directory - These web pages have links to sites arranged by subject. A human being was involved in making these lists so some of the work of hunting for sites has already been done for you. Many of the sites listed on this page are directories.
- Use a search engine such as Google
- These locate sites that contain the keywords you provide. They all retrieve data in different ways, so please read the help screens. They are good for finding known pages and specific pieces of information -- such a specific volcano or a specific flood event.
Geological Processes and Events
Earthquakes
Geomorphology
Glaciers
Hydrology
- Water Resources (Google directory)
- USGS Water Resources of the United States
- Hydrology Web
- Hydrologic Information Center
Landslides
Mountains
Oceans
Soils
- Soil (Google directory)
- National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists links
- National Soil Survey Center
Plate Tectonics
Rocks and Minerals
Tsunami
Volcanoes
Human Impact
- Natural Disasters and Hazards (Google directory)
- Geologic Hazards (Google directory)
- U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- Dam-Reservoir Info & Impact Archive
- Global Earthquake Response Center
- Coping with Floods
Images
- NESDIS National Geophysical Data Center. Marine Geology & Geophysics Division
- Multimedia Resources for Geography, Geology, and Environmental Studies
- Space Radar Images of the Earth
- Earthquake Image Glossary
- National Snow and Ice Data Center Image and Photo Gallery
- Digital Library Project: Image Collection
- Gimp-Savvy. A Community Indexed Photo Archive
- Google Image Search
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Last modified on February 28, 2005