Earth Sciences
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Dictionaries
This dictionary offers coverage of earth sciences, including terms used in geology, oceanography, volcanology, mineralogy, palaeontology, and planetary science.
Covers subjects such as sustainable development, biodiversity, and environmental ethics, this is the ideal reference for students of environment and conservation, as well as for professionals in the field.
Encyclopedias
Covers the broad sub-disciplines of Earth science, such as oceanography, structural geology, weather, climate, and geomorphology, plus information on concepts, theories, and hypotheses, places and events, and the major periods of geological time.
Covers all branches of marine geosciences including marine geology, marine geophysics, hydrography, climatology, marine biology and ecology.
The quaternary sciences constitute a dynamic, multidisciplinary field of research that is growing in scientific and societal importance. This branch of the Earth sciences links ancient prehistory to modern environments. With over 360 articles and 2,600 pages, this encyclopedia provides up-to-date articles on all of the major topics in the field.
Covers the sedimentological aspects of sediments and sedimentary rocks.
All branches of soil science including pedology, mineralogy, physics, soil mechanics, hydrology, chemistry, biology, ecology and restoration.
Journals
Covers topics like climate change, tourism, the Scott Base Rebuild, the Antarctic Treaty, atmospherics, marine biology, geology, history and the heritage of the region, technology, and more. Published by the New Zealand Antarctic Society, an independent body dedicated to sharing knowledge about the region, supporting its protection and promoting New Zealand’s interests.
Websites
Provides links to its scientific and technical publications.
GNS Science reports are peer-reviewed, published reports which cover a wide range of scientific research topics undertaken at GNS Science.
Regional council for the Waikato region. The website provides links to publications.