UMass Amherst Libraries Research Databases

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Earth Sciences

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Global Climate Change Research Explorer

Center for Earth Science Information Network

Earth Systems Subject Research Guide

Star Best Bet Databases in Earth Sciences > Climate

Oceanic Abstracts Star

Citations and abstracts pertaining to worldwide technical literature on the marine and brackish-water environment, 1981-present.
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Environment Index Star

Citations to articles on the environment from scientific, legal, and popular journals, 1950’s- present.
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Web of Science Star

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Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language journals. Arts and Humanities covers 1975-present; Social Sciences 1956-present; and Science 1900-present.
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Additional Databases in Earth Sciences > Climate

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Foraminifera Catalogue

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Aquatic Science Collection
Journal articles, book chapters, reports, and conference proceedings published in the field of aquatic science, some in full text, 1965-present.
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Ellis and Messina Catalogue: Foraminifera
Catalog of fossil micro-organisms.

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Foraminifera Catalogue

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GeoRef
Scholarly articles, books, dissertations, maps, and reports relating to geological sciences, 1785-present.
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GreenFILE
Scholarly journal and magazine articles on the environment and sustainability in building, agriculture and energy, 1973-current.
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ISI Proceedings
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Indexes published literature of the most significant conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, and conventions in the sciences and social sciences, 2001-present.
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NASA Technical Reports Server
References to Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR), journal articles, conference reports, 1958 -present.
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Online Geographical Bibliography
An index to journal articles and other scholarly literature in the field of geography, 1984 -present.
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Science.gov
A site that organizes access to agriculture, computer, health, energy and other scientific information from U.S. government agencies. Current.
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ScienceDirect
Full-text scholarly journals in the sciences and the social sciences. Dates of coverage vary: oldest is 1994-present.
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USGS Publications Warehouse
Online publications of US Geological Survey and its series, with citations and ordering information for older material.
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