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Atmospheric Chemistry Glossary
http://www.shsu.edu/~chemistry/Glossary/glos.html
The Atmospheric Chemistry Glossary contains definitions of terms used in atmospheric chemistry and air quality. Clicking on a letter will take you to a page of definitions where each term links to an external site. Written by senior level students studying Environmental Science 440/Chemistry 442: Air Quality at Sam Houston State University, many of the entries have hypertext links to other Internet sites. The glossary is maintained by the Chemistry Department at Sam Houston State University and the links are updated and augmented each year.
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CanSIS glossary
http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/glossary/
This A-Z glossary is provided by the Canadian Soil Information System (CanSIS) and the Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre. The glossary is extensive and contains a range of terms relating to soils and agriculture, including sediment definitions, soil horizon classification, types of landforms, soil chemistry, water movement through soils, and terms relating to cereals grown. The site is also available in French.
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Dictionary of Geologic Terms
http://www.geotech.org/survey/geotech/dictiona.html
This A-Z dictionary of geological terms is provided by the geotechnical organisation 'Geotech.org' and comprises an extensive glossary containing terms describing many aspects of geology. Topics in the dictionary include igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary geology, structural geology and geotechnics, geochemistry, geophysics and some palaeontology.
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Dictionary of quaternary acronyms and abbreviations (DQAA)
http://www.scirpus.ca/dqaa/intro.xml
This dictionary compiled by Alwynne B. Beaudoin, lists commonly used acronyms and abbreviations in the field of Quaternary studies. These includes abbreviations for political divisions, projects, societies, government agencies, time divisions or climate-stratigraphic units, identifiers for radiocarbon and AMS laboratories, museum collections. The dictionary has a North American bias, although it does include some terms from other areas of the world and is designed to ease communication between the various branches of Quaternary science.
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Encyclopedia of earth
http://www.eoearth.org/
The "Encyclopedia of Earth" is an electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and interactions with society. It is published by the Environmental Information Coalition (EIC) of the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE). The Encyclopaedia is fully searchable by author, topic or browseable headings in alphabetical order. The collection of articles is written by experts in their field who collaborate and review each other's work. The articles are written in non-technical language and are aimed at students, teachers, and professionals.
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Environmental geology
http://www.epsci.ameslab.gov/
This site is maintained by the US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, through their Environmental and Protection Sciences Program. The site lists categories, terms and words used in the context of environmental geology for assessing the condition and remediation options of a contaminated site, and storage or isolation of waste. The website contains both environmental and geological terms (in varying degrees of detail) including rock, sediment and mineral groups, structural geology terms, soil features and hydrogeological terms.
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Enviropedia
http://www.enviropedia.org.uk/
Enviropedia is an online guide to environmental issues, providing a web-based environmental encyclopaedia. It contains details of environmental topics, which are thematically arranged by subject including; acid rain, air quality, air pollution, atmosphere, climate, climate change, global warming, ozone depletion, sustainability and weather. Enviropedia is derived from the Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment, produced by the Atmosphere, Climate and Environment Information Programme, a division of aric, supported by the DETR. There are links to relevant books and websites. A reference and bibliography list is provided.
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Geography dictionary and glossary for students
http://www.tuition.com.hk/geography/
This dictionary from the ITS Tutorial School, Hong Kong, is primarily aimed at supporting A level or NVQ level students who are studying Geography or related subjects such as Earth Sciences, but is of universal use. With over 1,400 terms defined and cross referenced, the coverage spans human geography, physical geography, environmental and earth sciences topics.
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Geologic glossary
http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/usgsnps/misc/glossaryAtoC.html
This glossary is created by United States Geological Survey (USGS) Western Earth Surface Process Team and the National Park Service (NPS). It contains simplified definitions for technical terms used in the subject of geology. All the terms can be searched by letters with technical definitions and more detailed descriptions are also available.
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Geology and Earth science terms and definitions
http://geology.com/geology-dictionary.shtml
This is an online dictionary which can be consulted for definitions, images and short articles about the most commonly used geological terms. Geology.com is produced by Dr. Hobart King, a geologist who qualified from California University of Pennsylvania and West Virginia University. The resource also has links to US Reference Maps, World Reference Maps, Rocks and Minerals Resources and the Geologic Time Scale. It also has links to online dictionaries from a variety of US universities.
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GeoMan's glossary of Earth science terms
http://jersey.uoregon.edu/~mstrick/geology/geo_glossary_page.html
This Earth sciences glossary by Mike Strickler is made available on the website of the Department of Physics at the University of Oregon. It is a part of the Geo Mania site provided for the Community College and Secondary Curriculum Geological Consulting Services. A wide range of Earth science terms can be found in alphabetical order.
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GIS Dictionary
http://www.agi.org.uk/POOLED/articles/bf_trainart/view.asp?Q=bf_trainart_15
This site is an online dictionary of terms used in the GIS field, produced by the Association for Geographic Information (AGI) and the University of Edinburgh's Department of Geography. Over fifty diagrams are included in the dictionary. Entries can be found by searching on topics or geographical location; users can also browse alphabetically, by category or acronym.
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Glossary : Great Magnet, the Earth
http://www.phy6.org/earthmag/glossary.htm
This glossary was produced to accompany 'The Great Magnet, the Earth' educational resource, written by David P Stern and aimed at pre-University students. The site is also available in Spanish, French and German.
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Glossary of earthquake terms
http://mbmgquake.mtech.edu/glossary.html
This glossary of seismic terms is maintained by the Earthquake Studies Office of the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. The definitions are modified from "Ziony, J I, ed 1985, Evaluating earthquake hazards in the Los Angeles region. An earth-science perspective: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1360, p. 15-22." The glossary provides links to other seismology resources.
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Glossary of Geological Terms
http://www.nr.gov.nl.ca/mines&en/geosurvey/education/terms.stm
This abbreviated A-Z glossary of geological terms is provided by the Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The glossary covers a wide range of geological topics including igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic and structural geology terms, together with limited coverage of palaeontologic, geomorphologic and hydrologic terms.
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Glossary of glacier terms
http://ebeltz.net/glacier/glacglos.html
This glossary of glacier terms was compiled as an earth sciences class project at Northeastern Illinois University. Definitions of nearly 300 terms are provided.
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Glossary of Karst related terms
http://www.cancaver.ca/docs/glossary.htm
Part of the Canadian Cave and Karst Information Server, this glossary was compiled by Arthur Clarke.
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Glossary of Landform and Geologic Terms
http://soils.usda.gov/technical/handbook/contents/part629.html
This extensive A-Z glossary is provided and maintained by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Nebraska (part of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)). The glossary is part of the National Soil Survey Handbook (NSSH) and is used as an official reference for soil surveys, and its purpose is to provide soil scientists and other specialists with a list of standard landform, geologic and related terms and their definitions. The glossary covers topics such as soil science and pedology, geomorphology, sedimentology, structural and some igneous geology, and glacial terminology.
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Glossary of Natural History Terms : Geology
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss2geol.html
This site is part of the University of California's Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) and comprises a glossary of common geologic terms, as part of a 'Natural History' theme. The glossary contains terms describing various aspects of sediment-forming processes, structural and igneous geology, and a number of palaeontological terms. Links are provided allowing the user to switch between related terms within the site. Some terms are also linked to other UCMP sites containing further information and images (in some cases) relating to a particular topic, e.g. details of the Mazon Creek fossil beds, Illinois, together with images.
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Glossary of Volcano and Related Terminology
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/volcano_terminology.html
This A-Z glossary of volcano and related terminology is provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in conjunction with the Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver. The glossary contains terms describing many volcano-related topics, including different types of volcanoes, volcanic rocks, volcanic processes, tectonics associated with volcanism, and many more. Many of the terms in the glossary are linked to pages containing more detailed information and images. A bibliography is also provided.
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Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms
http://www.ge-at.iastate.edu/courses/Geol_100/old_files/glossary.v2.html
A glossary of geologic terms provided by the Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences at Iowa State University. This is based on the glossary in "Earth: An Introduction to Geologic Change", by S Judson and S M Richardson (Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice Hall, 1995). The definitions conform generally, and in some cases specifically, to definitions given in Robert L Bates and Julia A Jackson (eds), "Glossary of Geology", 3rd ed., American Geological Institute, Alexandria, Virginia, 1987. The majority of the terms are covered in short descriptions, although some terms are covered in more detail with colour photographs to aid the descriptions.
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Illustrated glossary of physical geography
http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/glossary/
This is glossary of terms relating to physical geography was created by Michael E. Ritter Professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. In many cases the terms are illustrated by an image or diagram. The terminology can be accessed by clicking the appropriate letter from an A to Z list.
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Mineralization : Geology and Geological Features
http://www.nr.gov.nl.ca/mines&en/geosurvey/education/features/mineralizatio
This collection of photographs, adapted from 'Geology and Geological Features: Examples from Newfoundland and Labrador - A Photographic Slide Collection' compiled by B F Kean (1993), was compiled as a teaching resource for Newfoundland schools and is made available by the Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It describes ore minerals that are mined in the province because of their uses in industry (as sources of metals and rare elements) and their economic significance. The site includes written descriptions and colour images (with in situ examples) of minerals such as tourmaline, barite, gypsum, gold, malachite, pyrite, chromite, sulphur, fluorite, and granite building stone. Also summarised are the common uses of these ore minerals in industry and commerce.
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Ocean Surface Currents : Glossary
http://oceancurrents.rsmas.miami.edu/glossary.html
This glossary of ocean current terminology is part of a site by Professor Arthur J Mariano from the HYCOM Consortium for Data Assimilative Modeling which provides information on individual ocean currents.
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Volcano glossary : John Seach
http://www.volcanolive.com/a.html
This A-Z glossary is part of the Volcano Live Company website, which is owned and produced by Australian Volcanologist, John Seach. The glossary contains a wide range of terms all relating to volcanology and volcanoes, together with terminology for the hazards and secondary effects of volcanic eruptions, and more general geologic terms under the heading of structural geology and geochemistry.
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