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Principles of Soil Science Exercise Manual
Mark W. Bowen · University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
This exercise manual was designed for use in an upper-level undergraduate soils course. The manual consists of ten hands-on or experiment-type exercises and fourteen take-home fact-finding and critical thinking exercises. The take-home exercises can be used to complement the hands-on exercises, or they can be used independently.
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Physical Geography Lab Manual
Waverly C. Ray, Taya C. Lazootin, Scott J. Crosier, Jeremy G. Patrich, and Aline Nortes Gregorio · ASCCC Open Educational Resorces Initiative (OERI)
Welcome to your physical geography lab manual! We hope the lab exercises bring a new appreciation for the planet we call home.
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The Environment of the Earth's Surface
John Southard · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A great variety of processes affect the surface of the Earth. Topics to be covered are production and movement of surficial materials; soils and soil erosion; precipitation; streams and lakes; groundwater flow; glaciers and their deposits. The text combines aspects of geology, climatology, hydrology, and soil science to present a coherent introduction to the surface of the Earth, with emphasis on both fundamental concepts and practical applications.
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Mapping, Society, and Technology
Steven Manson · University of Minnesota
This book is about how to read, use, and create maps. Our exploration of maps will be informed by a contextual understanding of how maps reflect the relationship between society and technology, and how mapping is an essential form of scientific and artistic inquiry. We will also explore how mapping is used to address a variety of societal issues, such as land use planning and political gerrymandering to selling yogurt.
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Investigations in Weather and Climate
Neel Desai and Alicia Mullens · De Anza College
This lab manual offers a hands-on introduction to core concepts in weather and climate, built around meteorological diagrams, datasets, and weather maps. Designed to work entirely independently, it lets students explore both provided and self-sourced weather data, gaining practical experience with the tools used to investigate weather.
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An Introduction to Geology
Chris Johnson, Matthew D. Affolter, Paul Inkenbrandt, & Cam Mosher · Salt Lake Community College
This text is designed to give you a comprehensive introduction to Geology at no or very nominal cost. It contains both written and graphic text material, intra-text links to other internal material which may aid in understanding topics and concepts, intra-text links to the appendices and glossary for tables and definitions of words, and extra-text links to videos and web material that clarifies and augments topics and concepts.
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Digging into Canadian Soils: An Introduction to Soil Science
Canadian Society of Soil Science · University of Saskatchewan
This text provides an introduction to the core disciplines of soil science, and introduces the concepts and vocabulary needed by students just beginning their soil science journey. The textbook provides supplementary materials that are specific to regions in Canada, or may be of specific interest beyond what might be considered introductory soil science material. Importantly, the textbook also is intended to introduce students to the Canadian System of Soil Classification.
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Engaging Adults in Science and Energy
Pennsylvania State University · Pennsylvania State University
This text provided ten weekly educational classes along with field experiences to adults living in rural Pennsylvania where a majority of natural gas exploration and development was occurring producing large-scale change within their communities. The program curriculum focused on energy and energy systems, the scientific process, social and economic impacts, and communication skills to enhance citizens' abilities to engage in civil dialogue around contentious topics.
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Atmospheric Processes and Phenomena
Alison D. Nugent, David Dacou & Shintaro Russell · University of Hawaii Manoa
This textbook serves as an introduction to atmospheric science for undergraduate students and is the primary textbook for the ATMO 200: Atmospheric Processes and Phenomena course at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. The book covers basic atmospheric science, weather, and climate in a descriptive and quantitative way.
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Geobiology
Dawn Sumner · University of California, Davis
Geobiology is the study of Earth-life interactions through time. This textbook is the start of a lower division book that uses these interactions to teach the fundamental biological concepts that are essential for geology majors to understand.
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Fundamentals of Climate Change
Dargan M. W. Frierson · University of Washington
Fundamentals of Climate Change is a class for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students at University of Washington.
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Introduction to Earth Science (C-ID: GEOL 121)
Timothy Ellsworth · Coalinga College
This is a general earth science texts that provides a broad understanding of the physical processes that have created and regulate space and Earth’s four spheres: the hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere. The course integrates the physical sciences to provide an interdisciplinary, spatial and temporal perspective of the connections and interactions between these spheres. The course is designed to serve as a textbook for C-ID GEOL 121.
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Controversies in the Earth Sciences
Eliza Richardson · Pennsylvania State University
This text will introduce you to a variety of topics from different disciplines within the Earth sciences, with the aim of piquing your interest in areas of current research being conducted here at Penn State.
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An Introduction to Weather and Climate
Neel Desai and Alicia Mullens · De Anza College
Designed to close a real gap in open meteorology resources, this book offers a beginner-friendly, qualitative survey of the field. Building on the University of Hawai'i's "Atmospheric Processes and Phenomena" and Oregon State University's "Introduction to Climate Science," it serves as an approachable entry point into Meteorology and Climate Science for non-majors and anyone curious about the subject.
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Physical Geology
Karla Panchuk · University of Saskatchewan
Physical Geology is an interactive comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, mass wasting, climate change, planetary geology, and more. It has a strong emphasis on examples from western Canada. It is adapted from Physical Geology, First University of Saskatchewan Edition.
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Biochemistry and Climate Change
Henry Jakobowski · College of St. Benedict/St. John's University
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Geological Structures - A Practical Introduction
John Waldron & Morgan Snyder · University of Alberta
This manual is about structures that occur within the Earth’s crust. Structures are the features that allow geologists to figure out how parts of the Earth have changed position, orientation, size and shape over time. This work requires careful observation and measurements of features at the surface of the Earth, and deductions about what’s below the surface.
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Introduction to Geography
Cameron McCormick · Spokane Falls Community College
A text for a one-quarter course on the introduction to both physical and human geography.
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Nature of Geographic Information
David DiBiase et al. · The Pennsylvania State University
The purpose of this text is to promote understanding of the Geographic Information Science and Technology enterprise (GIS&T, also known as "geospatial").