Geosciences
Here you can find a structured compilation of scientifically relevant new acquisitions and electronic media for earth sciences.
These databases (selection) support you in your studies and research:
- external pageGEOBASE – Abstracts and bibliographical data for Earth sciences, ecology, geomechanics, development studies, human geography and oceanography – Further information
- external pageGeofacets – Database with access to geological maps from reviewed publications (70 percent of the maps are georeferenced) – Further information
Please note that Geofacets will only be available until 31 December 2023. After that date, Elsevir will stop operating the database and you will no longer have access to it. - external pageGeoRef – Short summaries of virtually all publications in Earth sciences, worldwide – Further information
- external pagePlanet – cloud-based platform that delivers global, high-resolution satellite imagery from eight multispectral bands every day, dating back to 2009 – Further information
- external pageScopus – Interdisciplinary, the most comprehensive bibliographic database with respect to the number of journals covered, particular focus on non-anglophone literature, enables citation analyses and includes unique author IDs – Further information
- external pageWeb of Science – Interdisciplinary database including the Derwent Innovations Index (patents), Web of Science Core Collection (journal articles), Science Citation Index and Journal Citation Reports – Further information
- More databases
Analog or digital, the most important reference books are available for you:
- external pageA Dictionary of Earth Sciences – Offers wide-ranging and authoritative coverage of the Earth sciences and related topics
- external pageEncyclopedia of Geology – Reference work by Richard Selley covers all aspects of geological processes
- external pageEncyclopedia of Ocean Sciences – Comprehensive collection of articles on meteorology, geochemistry, marine biology and marine ecology, marine geology
- external pageTreatise on Geophysics – Description of important geophysical, geological and geodetic aspects of the Earth
- external pageCHGEOL – Swiss professional association for geologists from practice, science and administration
- external pageGeoGuide – Göttingen/Freiberg – Subject gateway for earth sciences, including thematic maps and geography
- Swiss Seismological Service – Earthquake info links, Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zurich
- external pageStromboli Online – Volcanoes of the World – Current data on volcanic activity in Italy and worldwide – in English, Italian and German
- external pageMeteoSwiss – MeteoSwiss, the national weather service of Switzerland, provides meteorological and climatological services
