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Key Databases at UNH for Earth Sciences

Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides abstracts and citations to material in the agricultural and environmental sciences; includes scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications. Includes AGRICOLA and TOXLINE. Dates of coverage: 1960-current
AGU Publications - Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
Provides access to peer-reviewed scientific publications covering research in the Earth and space sciences. Includes all sections of the Journal of Geophysical Research.
GeoRef This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the geoscience literature of the world. Contains references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, theses and dissertations, conference papers, and reports, including all publications of the US Geological Survey. Dates of coverage: 1693-current
GeoScienceWorld This link opens in a new window
A collection of peer-reviewed articles and other materials from high-impact journals in a broad range of geoscience areas, including publications of major professional societies such as the Geological Society of America, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Mineralogical Society of America, and Geological Society of London.
Oceanic Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Focuses on worldwide technical literature pertaining to the marine and brackish-water environment including marine biology and physical oceanography, fisheries, aquaculture, non-living resources, meteorology and geology, plus environmental, technological, and legislative topics. Dates of coverage: 1981-current
Springer eBook Collection: Earth & Environmental Science This link opens in a new window
Encompasses mulitdisciplinary studies of the Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and pedosphere and humanity's interaction with them. Dates of coverage: 2005-2017

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Environmental sciences and pollution management
Provides abstracts and citations to material in the environmental sciences; includes scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications.
Water resources abstracts
Provides access to technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources.