atmosphere
general
Scripps CO2 ProgramThis web site serves both as a tribute to Charles David Keeling, who was the first person to document the rise in Carbon Dioxide concentration, and provides access to products of the Scripps CO2 Program based at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California. Current results, including data sets and graphics, are available here from the ongoing program to measure CO2 and related species.Scripps CO2 Program
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change"Text from the UNFCCC Third Conference of the Parties (FCCC/CP/1997/L.7/Add.1; 10 December 1997)."United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeText of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chnage. "The landmark international treaty unveiled at the UN Conference on Environment and Development (the Rio Summit) in June 1992."U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
U.S. EPA
U.S. EPA
US Emissions Inventory 2003Report containing tables showing relative importance of different sources and sinks of greenhouse gases for the U.S. between 1990 � 2001. Introduction US Emissions Inventory for previous yearsU.S. EPA
International Emissions Inventory 2000Report with tables comparing greenhouse gas emissions from selected countries. IntroductionSource: UNFCCC, FCCC/SBI/2000/11, US September 2000. Posted to U.S. EPA website.
The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental ChangeOnline Book - University of California e-Scholarship edition.Richard C. J. Sommerville, 1998. Berkeley, California; University of California Press.
geoscience
coasts
Sea Cliffs, Beaches, and Coastal Valleys of San Diego County: Some Amazing Histories and Some Horrifying Implications Online Book - University of California e-Scholarship edition.Gerald C. Kuhn and Francis P. Shepard, 1984 Berkeley, California; University of California Press
literature
biography
Two Years Before the Mast, and Twenty-four Years After: A Personal NarrativeDana, Richard Henry, Jr., 1869. Sampson Low, Son & Marston, London.Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
non-fiction
The Structure and Distribution of Coral ReefsDarwin, Charles, 1842. Smith, Elder, London.John van Wyhe, Cambridge University
The Writings of Charles Darwin on the WebResource that contains multiple texts.John van Wyhe, Cambridge University
The Oceans: Their Physics, Chemistry, and General BiologyFacsimile of Book - Classic reference in marine science used by scientists and students alike. Written by authors from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San DiegoSvedrup, H.U., Johnson, M.W., and Fleming, R.H., 1942
online libraries
coasts
Sea Cliffs, Beaches, and Coastal Valleys of San Diego County: Some Amazing Histories and Some Horrifying Implications Online Book - University of California e-Scholarship edition.Gerald C. Kuhn and Francis P. Shepard, 1984 Berkeley, California; University of California Press
online texts
general
Marine ScienceOnline accompaniment to a distance learning course.Genny Anderson, Santa Barbara City College
Climate Change 1: The Earth's Climate SystemOnline accompaniment to a distance learning course.Wolf Berger, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Climate Change 2: Past and Future SystemOnline accompaniment to a distance learning course.Wolf Berger, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Introduction to AstronomyOnline accompaniment to a distance learning course.Wolf Berger, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Life in the UniverseOnline accompaniment to a distance learning course.Wolf Berger, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate TectonicsOnline edition of U.S.G.S book by Kious and Tilling. Static figures, but they're very nice.Jacquelyne Kious and Robert I Tilling, U.S. Geological Survey
W.J. Kious and R.I. Tilling, USGS
W.J. Kious and R.I. Tilling, USGS
oceans
general
The Oceans: Their Physics, Chemistry, and General BiologyFacsimile of Book - Classic reference in marine science used by scientists and students alike. Written by authors from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San DiegoSvedrup, H.U., Johnson, M.W., and Fleming, R.H., 1942
CoastWatch - West Coast Regional Node"Provides remotely sensed satellite and other environmental data to government decision makers and academic researchers. The West Coast Regional Node is one of several sites throughout the United States set up for the processing and distribution of CoastWatch information... The primary data source for CoastWatch data is the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on the NOAA series polar orbiting weather satellites." Primary uses include: Visible band - daytime cloud, snow and ice mapping data Near-IR- surface water delineation, vegetation and agriculture assessments IR- nighttime cloud mapping, sea surface temperature measurements, land and water distinctions, CoastWatch West Coast Regional Node, NOAACoastWatch, NOAA
SIOExplorerData, documents and images from 822 expeditions by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography since 1903 are becoming web-accessible through the new SIOExplorer project. Developing resource.Scripps Institution of Oceanography
SIO
SIO
interconnections
general
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeText of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chnage. "The landmark international treaty unveiled at the UN Conference on Environment and Development (the Rio Summit) in June 1992."U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
U.S. EPA
U.S. EPA
US Emissions Inventory 2003Report containing tables showing relative importance of different sources and sinks of greenhouse gases for the U.S. between 1990 � 2001. Introduction US Emissions Inventory for previous yearsU.S. EPA
International Emissions Inventory 2000Report with tables comparing greenhouse gas emissions from selected countries. IntroductionSource: UNFCCC, FCCC/SBI/2000/11, US September 2000. Posted to U.S. EPA website.
The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental ChangeOnline Book - University of California e-Scholarship edition.Richard C. J. Sommerville, 1998. Berkeley, California; University of California Press.
The Oceans: Their Physics, Chemistry, and General BiologyFacsimile of Book - Classic reference in marine science used by scientists and students alike. Written by authors from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San DiegoSvedrup, H.U., Johnson, M.W., and Fleming, R.H., 1942
United Nations Statistics DivisionNGDC is the national repository for geophysical data, providing a wide range of science data services and information in areas such as glaciology, marine geology and geophysics, paleoclimate, solar-terrestrial physics, and solid earth geophysics.NOAA
United Nations
United Nations
Earth Trends: Environmental InformationEarthTrends is a comprehensive online database, maintained by the World Resources Institute, that focuses on the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world.World Resources Institute
energy
Energy Information Administration"Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government."U.S. Department of Energy
Statistical Review of World Energy 2004"BP has published this review annually, as a public service, since 1951."BP
global change
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeText of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chnage. "The landmark international treaty unveiled at the UN Conference on Environment and Development (the Rio Summit) in June 1992."U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
U.S. EPA
U.S. EPA
US Emissions Inventory 2003Report containing tables showing relative importance of different sources and sinks of greenhouse gases for the U.S. between 1990 � 2001. Introduction US Emissions Inventory for previous yearsU.S. EPA
International Emissions Inventory 2000Report with tables comparing greenhouse gas emissions from selected countries. IntroductionSource: UNFCCC, FCCC/SBI/2000/11, US September 2000. Posted to U.S. EPA website.
The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental ChangeOnline Book - University of California e-Scholarship edition.Richard C. J. Sommerville, 1998. Berkeley, California; University of California Press.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change"The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by WMO and UNEP to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is open to all Members of the UN and of WMO."IPCC
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeText from the UNFCCC Third Conference of the Parties (FCCC/CP/1997/L.7/Add.1; 10 December 1997).United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
IRI/LDEO Climate Data LibraryAccess to a wide array of data covering key climate observations. Interactive interface allows download of data as well as immediate visualization.International Research Institute for climate prediction
TRENDSA compendium of data on global change. Includes greenhouse gas and climate data.Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
southern california
Ecology of the Southern California BightOnline Book - University of California e-Scholarship edition.Dailey, Murray D., Donald J. Reish, and Jack W. Anderson, editors, 1993 Berkeley, California; University of California Press
California Climate Data ArchiveIncludes historical weather data and sea surface conditions. Source of "a variety of climate data and products for researchers, state and local agencies, and anyone interested in California climate."Joint venture of the Western Regional Climate Center and Scripps Institution of Oceanography's California Climate Change Center, funded by the California Energy Commission.
demographics
general
UN - Indicators on Water Supply and SanitationTable showing percentage of population with access to drinking water and sanitation facilities by country.United Nations Statistics Division
governance
general
Welcome to CaliforniaState of California
United Nations. It's Your World.United Nations
Foreign GovernmentsProvides links to the official websites of national governments.Northwestern University Library
California Local Government Information WebsiteThis site is a starting point for finding online information about California local government. It is primarily a collection of online directories of links to official sites and to particular types of agencies and government publications. Some unlinked and partially linked online directories are included, and are so noted. Also included is a list of pertinent California local government associations and professional societies.Institute of Governmental Studies Library, UC Berekeley