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Atmosphere
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere at Mauna Loa, Hawaii (1958-2000)
This dataset is an important observation of global change. It is the result of over 40 years of atmospheric monitoring by C.D. Keeling and T.P. Whorf at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Data Source: Trends. A Compendium of Data on Global Change. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tenn., U.S.A.
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Data Table
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 Change
Text 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)
US Emissions Inventory 2003
Report 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 years
U.S. EPA
International Emissions Inventory 2000
Report with tables comparing greenhouse gas emissions from selected countries.
Introduction
Source: UNFCCC, FCCC/SBI/2000/11, US September 2000. Posted to U.S. EPA website.
The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental Change
Online 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 Narrative
Dana, Richard Henry, Jr., 1869. Sampson Low, Son & Marston, London.
Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
Non-fiction
The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs
Darwin, Charles, 1842. Smith, Elder, London.
John van Wyhe, Cambridge University
The Writings of Charles Darwin on the Web
Resource that contains multiple texts.
John van Wyhe, Cambridge University
The Oceans: Their Physics, Chemistry, and General Biology Earthguide
Facsimile 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 Diego
Svedrup, H.U., Johnson, M.W., and Fleming, R.H., 1942
Oceanography Textbooks
List of books.
Steve Baum, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University
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
Ocean
Sea Surface Temperature
Build your own animated maps.
NASA Earth Observatory
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,
hot spot detection such as volcanic activity or forest fires, and soil moisture data
CoastWatch West Coast Regional Node, NOAA
CoastWatch, NOAA
SIO Explorer
"Data, documents and images from 822 expeditions by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) since 1903 are becoming web-accessible under a usage policy through the new SIOExplorer project, and will become part of the overall NSF-funded National Science Digital Library (NSDL)."
SIO
The Oceans: Their Physics, Chemistry, and General Biology Earthguide
Facsimile 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 Diego
Svedrup, H.U., Johnson, M.W., and Fleming, R.H., 1942
Interconnections
General
National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
NGDC 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
The Oceans: Their Physics, Chemistry, and General Biology Earthguide
Facsimile 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 Diego
Svedrup, H.U., Johnson, M.W., and Fleming, R.H., 1942
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
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
"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 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 Change
Text 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)
US Emissions Inventory 2003
Report 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 years
U.S. EPA
International Emissions Inventory 2000
Report with tables comparing greenhouse gas emissions from selected countries.
Introduction
Source: UNFCCC, FCCC/SBI/2000/11, US September 2000. Posted to U.S. EPA website.
The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental Change
Online Book - University of California e-Scholarship edition.
Richard C. J. Sommerville, 1998.
Berkeley, California; University of California Press.
IRI/LDEO Climate Data Library
Access 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
TRENDS
A compendium of data on global change. Includes greenhouse gas and climate data.
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Southern California
Ecology of the Southern California Bight
Online 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
Demographics
U.S. Census Bureau
Data on the U.S. population and around the world.
U.S. Census Bureau
UN - Indicators on Water Supply and Sanitation
Table showing percentage of population with access to drinking water and sanitation facilities by country.
United Nations Statistics Division
Governance
FirstGov
"The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal."
U.S.
Foreign Governments
"Provides links to the official websites of national governments."
Northwestern University Library
The City of San Diego
Official City of San Diego website.
City of San Diego
County of San Diego
Official County of San Diego website.
County of San Diego
SANDAG
San Diego's Regional Planning Agency
SANDAG
California Local Government Information Website
"This 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
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