References & Media Credits

Essentials of Geography

• Hidore, J.J (1974) Physical Geography: Earth Systems, Scott Foresman. Glenview
• Scott, R. C (1996) Introduction to Physical Geography, West Publishing. St. Paul
• Christopherson, R.W. (2005) Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography. Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, NJ
• National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Coordination Office.  The Global Positioning System
• Parl, B. (1967) Basic Statistics. Double Day, New York. 364p.
• Goodman, A Introduction to Data Analysis and Collection", http://www.deakin.edu.au/~agoodman/sci101/chap10.php

Earth Systems

• Drew, D. (1983) Man-Environment Processes. Allen & Unwin. London
• Rouse, W. R. (1979) "Man-modified Climates" in Gregory, K.J. and Walling, D.E.  Man and Environmental Processes. Westview Press: Boulder 276 p.

 The Atmosphere

• NASA (2005) "Black and White: Soot on Ice" http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/environment/arctic_soot.html Last visited 4/18/2005
• Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. "Tipping Elements In Earth's Climate System." ScienceDaily 7 February 2008. 15 November 2009 http://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2008/02/080204172224.htm.

Radiation and Energy 

• Oke, T.R. (1987) Boundary Layer Climates, Methuen. London, 435 p.
• Sellers, W. D. (1965) Physical Climatology. University of Chicago Press. Chicago, 272 p.

 Atmospheric Temperature

 Atmospheric Circulation

• Davidson, D.A. (1978) Science for Physical Geographers, J. Wiley & Sons, New York, 187 pages.
• Gabler, Sager, Wise, Peterson (1999) Essentials of Physical Geography, Saunders Publishing, Forth Worth
• National Academies of Science (2004) "El Niņo and La Niņa:
  Tracing the Dance of Ocean and Atmosphere" , http://www7.nationalacademies.org/opus/elnino.html, (Last accessed 8/14/04)
• NOAA, "What is EL Nino?", http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/el-nino-story.html (Last accessed 8/14/04)
• NOAA NWS "The weather of Southwest California" http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/research/Guide/The_Weather_of_Southwest_California.pdf (Last Accessed 5/26/06)

• Trewartha, G, Robinson, A, Hammond, E, Horn, L. 1977. Fundamentals of Physical Geography. McGraw-Hill, New York

   

 Atmospheric Moisture

• Neiburger, M, Edinger J.G., and Bonner, W.D. (1982) Understanding Our Atmospheric Environment, W.H. Freeman & Company. San Francisco, 453 pages.

Weather Systems

• Barry, R. G. & Chorley, R.J. (1976) Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate, Methuen, London. 432 p.

• Rahmstorf, S., M. Mann, R. Benestad, G. Schmidt, W. Connolley. (2005) "Hurricanes and Global Warming - Is There a Connection?" RealClimate. http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2005/09/hurricanes-and-global-warming/ Last visited 9/15/09
• IPCC (2007) Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution  of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Solomon, S. D.QIn, Z. Chen, M. Marquis, L.B. Averyt, M.Tignor and H.L. Miller (eds.) Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom and New York, USA
• M.E. Mann and Krump, L.R. (2008) Dire Predictions. DK Publishing. New York. p. 103
• "Global Warming Likely To Increase Stormy Weather, Especially In Certain US locations" ScienceDaily (2007) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071204121949.htm Last Visited 9/15/09
• "Tornado threat increases as Gulf hurricanes get larger." ScienceDaily (2009) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090908103625.htm Last Visited 9/15/09

Climate Systems

• Critchfield, H.J. (1983) General Climatology. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 453 p.
• Rincon, P. (2005, Feb. 17) "Greenhouse gases 'do warm oceans'" BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4275729.stm) Last visited 2/25/05
• Rumney, G.R. (1968) Climatology and the World's Climate, McMillan, 656 p.
• IPCC (2001)Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis.Exit EPA Disclaimer  Contribution of Working Group I to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Houghton, J.T., Y. Ding, D.J. Griggs, M. Noguer, P.J. van der Linden, X. Dai, K. Maskell, and C.A. Johnson (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, 881pp.

 

The Hydrosphere

• Waller, R.M. "Ground Water and the Rural Homeowner". USGS http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/gw_ruralhomeowner/ . Last accessed June 3, 2006

 

Biogeography of the Earth

• Drew, D. (1983) Man-Environment Processes. Allen & Unwin. London
• Lobe, J. (2004) "Hamburger Consumption Spurs Amazon Deforestation" Common Dreams (http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0409-05.htm) Last accessed 8/29/04
• Nakashima, E. (2005, Feb. 25 ) "Apes Dwindle As Forests Fall In Indonesia" Washington Post  (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51513-2005Feb24.html) Last visited Feb. 25, 2005
• Raffaele, P. (2005) "Stop the Carnage" Smithsonian 35:10 41 - 47 pp.
• United Nations Environment Programme (2005) "UNEP Launches 2004/5 GEO Yearbook", (http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=424&ArticleID=4722&l=en) Last visited 2/22/05

Soil Systems

• Marsh, W. (1984) Earthscape: A Physical Geography, Wiley
• Selby, M.J. (1985) Earth's Changing Surface. Clarendon Press, Oxford, England.

Earth Materials and Structure

• Lemke, K.A., Ritter, M.E., Heywood, N (2003) The Physical Environment Lab Manual, UWSP.

Tectonics and Landforms

• USGS (1996) This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics. http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html, Last accessed 8/19/04
• WNET PBS Savage Earth series http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/index.html  Last accessed 12/5/05 (Dip slip, normal, strike slip fault animations)

Volcanic Processes and Landforms

• Columbia Plateau Province (USGS) (http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/docs/usgsnps/province/columplat.html) Last accessed 11/6/2002

 Weathering, Erosion,  and Mass Movement

• Thornbury, W.D. (1969) Principles of Geomorphology. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 594 pages.

Fluvial Processes and Landforms

• Strandberg, C. H (1967) Aerial Discovery Manual. John Wiley & Sons, New York.  
  249 pages.
• Selby, M.J. (1985) Earth's Changing Surface. Clarendon Press, Oxford, England.
  607 pages.
• Ritter, D.F. (1986) Process Geomorphology 2e. Wm. C. Brown, Dubuque, Iowa. 579 pages.

Glacial Systems

• USGS Columbia River Basin -Columbia River Flood Basalts  

Eolian Systems

• Dregne, H.E. 1986. Desertification of arid lands. In Physics of desertification, ed. F. EL-Baz and M.H.A. Hassan. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Martinus.
• Marsh, W. and J. Dozier (1981) Landscape: an Introduction to Physical Geography. Addison-Wesley. 637 pages
• United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. "Desertification around the World: Regional Profiles". http://www.unccd.int/ Last visited 6/13/05
• USGS "Desertification" http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/desertification/ Last visited 6/113/05.
• Walker, A. S. (1997) Deserts; Geology and Resources (Online version) USGS http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/ Last visited 11/4/04.

 

Ocean and Coastal Systems

• Williams, S. Jeffress, Dodd, Kurt, Gohn, Kathleen Krafft (1997) Coasts in Crisis, USGS Circular 1075 http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1075/
• "Restless Sea", Naval Meteorology Program and Oceanography Command
• "Seawater, Sound and Ice", Naval Meteorology Program and Oceanography Command
• NOAA "Tides and Water Levels", http://www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/tides/welcome.html (Last Accessed 5/27/06)
• Hampton, M.A. & Griggs, G.B, (2004)  Formation, Evolution, and Stability of Coastal Cliffs - Status and Trends. USGS Professional Paper 1693 http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/pp1693/ (Last accessed 8/14/06)
• USGS Sea Level and Climate, http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs2-00/, Last Accessed 8/29/06)

Media References 

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• Agriculture and Agrifood Canada (AAC)
• Annenberg/CPB
• Canadian Geological Survey - Natural Resources Canada
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• United States Geological Survey (USGS)
  • Digital Data Series CD-ROM
  • Cascades Volcano Observatory
  • Hawaii Volcano Observatory
• University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA)
• Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS)
• Naval Meteorology Program and Oceanography Command (NMPOC)
• US EPA Great Lakes National Program (GLNP)
• National Park Service (NPS)
• US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

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