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Research Sources by Type
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GeoRef This link opens in a new windowThe best database for geology and Earth science
Includes citations to articles, maps, theses and dissertations, government publications, books, and reports
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Earthquake Engineering Abstracts This link opens in a new windowThe epicenter for research on earthquakes
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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window(1984+) Provides basic articles about earthquakes and volcanoes. Includes new magazine accounts of quakes and eruptions.
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Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) This link opens in a new window(1978+) Marine geology, incl. earthquakes, tsunamis, & volcanism.
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Compendex (via Engineering Village) This link opens in a new window(1970+) Useful for earthquake engineering.
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Dictionary of Geotechnics
Call Number: Reference TA706 .S65 (Print Resources)Publication Date: 1983 -
Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Call Number: Reference QE521 .R58 2007 (Print Resource)Publication Date: 2007 -
Encyclopedia of Geochemistry
Call Number: Reference QE515 .E48 1999 (Print Resource)Publication Date: 1999 -
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Encyclopedia of Geomorphology
Call Number: Reference QE5 .E58 v.3 (Print Resource)Publication Date: 1968 -
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Encyclopedia of Structural Geology and Plate Tectonics
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Field Guide to the San Andreas Fault
Call Number: Sciences & Engineering QE606.5.U6 L9 2006 (Print Resouce)Publication Date: 2009 -
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Volcanoes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Major Eruptions
Call Number: Sciences & Engineering QE522 .B637 2002 (Print and Electronic Resource)Publication Date: 2001
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California’s Deadliest Earthquakes: A History
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Catalog of Significant Earthquakes 2000 B.C.-1979 Including Quantitative Casualties and Damage
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Earthquake History of the United States
Call Number: Sciences & Engineering QE535 .E18 1982 (Print Resource) -
Earthquakes, Tides, Unidentified Sounds, and Related Phenomena: A Catalog of Geophysical Anomalies
Call Number: Reference QE53 .C65 1983 (Print Resource)Publication Date: 1983 -
Earthquakes and Earthquake Faults of California
Call Number: Reference QE606.5.U6 E27 1980 (Print Resource)Publication Date: 1980
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Volcanoes of the World
Call Number: Reference QE522 .V92 2010 (Print Resource)Publication Date: 2011
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Glossary of Geology
Call Number: Reference QE5 .B38 2005 (5th ed.) (Print and Electronic Resource)Publication Date: 2005 & 2011 (5th ed. rev. online) -
USGS Volcano Hazards Program - Glossary
Online open-access website
Defines terms related to volcanoes (US Geological Survey)
Includes images and illustrations of the concepts
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California Geological SurveyState agency dedicated to the Earth Sciences in California
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Earthquake Country AllianceInformation on earthquakes for people living in California. Includes basic information on California faults, home preparedness, and earthquake survival (Southern California Earthquake Center).
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Earthquake Engineering Online ArchiveIncludes reports and images (UC Berkeley)
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Earthquake Engineering Research InstituteOrganization working to reduce earthquake risk through earthquake engineering
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Earthquake Hazards Program (USGS)USGS program to study earthquakes
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Earthquake Lists, Maps, and StatisticsInformation about significant earthquakes worldwide since 1980 (USGS)
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Geyser Observation and Study AssociationDescriptions and photographs of geysers from around the world with an emphasis on Yellowstone and Old Faithful.
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Global Volcanism Program (Smithsonian)Weekly & monthly reports on current and historical eruptions for more than 400 volcanoes
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National Strong-Motion ProjectUSGS program to study damaging earthquakes; includes data sets on earthquakes since 1933.
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PEER Strong Ground Motion DatabasesContains records for over 140 earthquakes worldwide (Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center)
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Santa Barbara Earthquake HistoryCovers earthquakes felt in the greater Santa Barbara region between 1800 and 1960 (UCSB)
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Southern California Earthquake CenterCollects and analyzes data on earthquakes in Southern California. Located at USC.
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Southern California Earthquake Data CenterThe archive of the Southern California Seismic Network (SCSN). Located at Cal Tech.
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Southern California Seismic NetworkMonitors earthquakes in Southern California.
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U.S. Geological Survey - California Volcano ObservatoryObservatory studying a region of volcanic unrest in the Sierra-Nevada range, California
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U.S. Geological Survey - Cascades Volcano ObservatoryObservatory studying the Cascades volcanoes including Northern California
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Volcano Hazards Program (USGS)USGS program to study volcanoes; links to volcano observatories
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Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (Worldwide, Smithsonian/USGS)Includes updates on current volcanic eruptions and activity