ESCI 997 - Graduate Seminar in Earth Sciences

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Surficial geology of Mount Washington and the Presidential Range, New Hampshire 2010 [Map, print format]

A guide to the physical environment of New Hampshire / by William J. Taffe & John E. Ross [Book with map, print]

A tidal study of Great Bay, New Hampshire / by Sean Orlando Denney [UNH Masters thesis, online/PDF]

Roadside geology of Vermont and New Hampshire / Bradford B. Van Diver [Book in print with online substitute from HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service]

Mathematics for Earth Science and Geography: Introductory Course with Practical Exercises and R/Xcas Resources [Book, PDF]