Indexes and Databases (Electronic)
General Science Abstracts. (Access limited to a CSU Campus IP address or via modem pool)
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Indexes articles in cross-disciplinary science periodicals and in the core journals of specific disciplines, such as geology.
Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts.
(Access limited to a CSU Campus IP address or via modem pool)
- Published by the American Meteorological Society. Indexes scholarly journals in meteorology, climatology, atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric physics and related areas.
NCDC Daily Values. (also called Climatedata).
- Gives climatic data for all stations in the National Climatic Data Center files of daily observations by the Cooperative Observer Network (25,000 stations). Includes rainfall, snowfall, minimum and maximum temperatures.
NCDC Hourly Precipitation Data.
- Gives more exact precipitation data for the stations in the Cooperative Observer Network.
Web of Science
- This source references articles which have been cited in the scientific literature. This is a particularly good index for identifying important and influential papers. It is also useful for following citation trails consisting of papers which cite particular articles or authors.
World Weatherdisc.
- Gives climatic data for stations worldwide.