Global Warming : The Complete Briefing
3rd Floor 363.7387 H83g 1997
This book contains on the phenomenon of global warming. It explains what it is, how it works, and the current and future impacts of global warming. Also included is a glossary for technical terms and a subject index.

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Hammond World Atlas
1st Floor, Reference Atlas Case 912 H22h 2003
This atlas is broken down into several sections. There are sections on dealing with maps, a quick reference guide for countries around the world, global relationships, the physical world, and maps of the world, which is the bulk of the atlas. The final section deals with statistical tables and includes an index with 115,000 entries.

The Macmillan World Atlas
1st Floor, Reference 912 M16m
Contained in this atlas is a prologue with map keys, explanation of map symbols, and map samples. Followed by this are sections with cartographic information, geographic information, and maps for the World, North and Middle America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Oceania, Africa, and the United States and Southern Canada. The last section included is an index.

Oxford Dictionary of the World
1st Floor, Reference 910.3 O98o
This dictionary contains around 12,000 entries. "In a simple A to Z format it comprises topographical descriptions of places in every country of the world, descriptions of peoples, languages, and religions, and definitions of selected geographical and environmental terms." Also included are appendices and tables containing "reference data relating to some 5,000 locations," written in a "in a straightforward readable style with the minimum of symbols and abbreviations, and a number of maps are included as an aid to spatial reference."

Rand McNally Millennium World Atlas
1st Floor, Reference 912 R18m
This atlas contains regional maps of the world, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Oceania, North American, and South America. Also included are metropolitan area maps for the world's most populous and important cites, and world information tables with statistical information about population and political information. The last section contains a glossary and an index.

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Adjustment computations : Statistics and Least Squares in Surveying and GIs
3rd Floor 526.9 W85a 1997
In this book you can find out about the statistical and mathematical side of GIs It has information divided into the following sections: Measurements and Their Analysis, Random Error Theory, Confidence Intervals and Statistical Testing, Propagation of Random Errors in Indirectly Measured Quantities, Error Propagation in Angle and Distance Measurements, Error Propagation in Traverse Surveys, Error Propagation in Elevation Determination, Weights of Observations, Principles of Least Squares, Adjustment of Level Nets, Precisions of Indirectly Determined Quantities, Adjustment of Horizontal Surveys, Trilateration, Triangulation, Traverses and Networks, Adjustment of GPs Networks, Coordinate Transformations, Error Ellipse, Constraint Equations, Blunder Detection in Horizontal Survey Networks, General Least-Squares Method, and Computer Optimization. Also included are a bibliography and an index.

Practical Handbook of Digital Mapping: Terms and Concepts
3rd Floor 526.0285 P89p
"This handbook is a reference work explaining a selection of the highly technical language, both specific terms and abstract concepts, of digital mapping." The handbook includes a number of useful features, such as drawing on several approaches to digital mapping, an "alphabetical organization of terms and concepts," showing a "strong emphasis on basic map making principles," the inclusion of a case study, and "a unique collection of references to the GIs literature." Also included are bibliographical references and an index.

Practical Handbook of Spatial Statistics
3rd Floor 910.021 P89p
This handbook includes bibliographical references and an index. The chapters of this book cover the areas of visualization of spatial dependence, spatial autocorrelation, spatial sampling, guidelines for specifying the geographic weights matrix contained in spatial statistical models, aggregation effects in geo-referenced data, implementing spatial statistics on parallel computers, spatial statistics and GIs applied to internal migration, spatial statistical modeling of regional fertility rates, urban population density models, and analysis of variance of agronomic field trials.

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Images of the Earth : A Guide to Remote Sensing
3rd Floor 621.3678 D79i 1998
This book addresses the geographical problems of earth, current and future, and ties them to the field of remote sensing. It shows how to get remote sensing information, how to interpret it, and how to use it. It also covers operational issues and contains a glossary for technical terms and a subject index.

The Remote Sensing Data Book
3rd Floor 621.3678 R32r
"Organized as a dictionary, [this book] contains over 700 alphabetically-arranged and cross-referenced entries on how remote sensing works, what kinds of data are available, and the large number of satellites and instruments from which the information is obtained. As well as short technical definitions, it also includes longer essays and reviews to give an overview of the subject."

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Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather v.1-2
3rd Floor 551.503 E561e
This encyclopedia was "deliberately designed to encompass [a] wide range of natural scientific subjects, as well as the social sciences that have contributed to the understanding of both the causes of weather and climate change and their effects on environment and society. No longer is the weather simply about clouds, rain, and temperature; it is about biomes, fuels forested area, oceans, glaciers, historic events, exotic species, economic opportunities, and new energy systems. All such subjects are treated in these volumes." Volume 2 includes a glossary and an index.

The Weather Almanac Ninth Edition
1st Floor, Reference (other editions availabe on 3rd floor) 551.6973 B92w
This almanac is "a comprehensive complement to usual sources of day-to-day weather information in newspapers, radio, and television information. This newly revised edition of The Weather Almanac makes available to you a wide range of maps, charts, and safety rules based upon past records, research and experience." There are separate sections here "devoted to tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms and lightning, flash floods, and winter storms, among others, and have been edited using materials from the National Weather Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Geological Survey, among other agencies, to serve as a popular basic reference for severe weather and extreme conditions. Official records and statistics are included wherever they are useful and available."

Weather America: a thirty year summary of statistical weather data and rankings
1st Floor, Reference 551.6973 W36w 2000
"Weather America is a new reference source which provides key climatological data for over 4,000 places in the United States. Based on original work with Federal government weather station data tapes, Weather America is designed to provide a comprehensive single-volume handbook that is both easy to use and up-to-date." Information is presented for each state, and a United States Rankings section is also included.

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