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

Earth Systems and The Atmosphere

• Drew, D. (1983) Man-Environment Processes. Allen & Unwin. London
• NASA (2005) "Black and White: Soot on Ice" http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/environment/arctic_soot.html Last visited 4/18/2005
• Rouse, W. R. (1979) "Man-modified Climates" in Gregory, K.J. and Walling, D.E.  Man and Environmental Processes. Westview Press: Boulder 276 p.

 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 Niño and La Niña:
  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.

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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