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Using Indexes to Locate Articles
Since articles are not included in the library catalog, periodical indexes are essential to locating articles on specific subjects. Ramsey Library provides access to indexes focusing on different subject areas. For a complete list of index databases, see Research Databases By Title or By Subject.
Online index databases with articles related to Atmospheric Sciences:
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Biological Abstracts
(via Web of Knowledge) indexes about 6,000 journals in
the life sciences, including agriculture, biology, and ecology.
Coverage is 1969 to the present.
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InfoTrac Academic OneFile is a general periodical index
that indexes and provides full text for select atmospheric
science journals, as well as other general periodicals of
interest to students and scholars in the field. Coverage
in this database is 1980 to the present.
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ScienceDirect
provides access to over 800 full-text journals in 16 fields of the
sciences and social sciences.
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Scitation
SPIN (Searchable Physics Information Notices)
(1975+ for some titles). Abstracts from core physics and
astronomy journals from the American Institute of Physics.
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Science Citation Index Expanded
(via Web of Knowledge) covers 1980-present.
Accessing Journals (via the Library Catalog)
Agricultural and forest meteorology (online and full-text, 1995- )
Atmosphere-ocean (available from ASU via ABC Express, 1979- )
Atmospheric environment (online and full-text, 1995-; available via ABC Express. ASU holdings: 1981-1989, 1994- ; WCU holdings: 1970-1973)
Atmospheric research (online and full-text, 1995-)
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Journal of applied meteorology
Journal of atmospheric and oceanic technology
Journal of atmospheric and solar-terrestrial physics (online and full-text, 1997-)
Journal of atmospheric and terrestrial physics (online and full-text, 1995-)
Journal of the atmospheric sciences
Newsletter/ National Weather Association
Weather (available from ASU via ABC Express, 1969-)
Web Resources
New! Science.gov
http://science.gov/
Gateway to science and technology information provided by U.S. government
agencies, including research and development results.
American Meteorological Society
http://www.ametsoc.org/AMS/
Atmospheric Sciences Data Center, NASA Langley Research Center http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/
Earth science data from NASA Langley Research Center.
Canadian Meteorological Centre
http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/index_e.html
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
http://www.ipcc.ch/
Established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and the
United Nations Environment Program and provides scientific, technical and
socio-economic information with regard to climate
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
http://www.ncep.noaa.gov/
Provides national and international weather guidance products.
National Climatic Data Center
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
"The world’s largest active archive of weather data."
National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service
http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/
Provides timely access to global environmental data from satellites and
other sources.
National Geophysical Data Center
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/
National repository for geophysical data.
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.noaa.gov/
NOAA’s mission is "to describe and predict change in the Earth’s
environment, and conserve and wisely manage the Nation’s coastal and
marine resources."
UCARweb
http://www.ucar.edu
Site provides atmospheric, oceanic, solid earth and related
geosciences.
UNCA Atmospheric Sciences Department
http://www.atms.unca.edu/
Welcome to the National Weather Service
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
Site provides weather, hydrolic and climate forecasts and warnings for
the U.S., its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas.
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