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United Nations body for assessing science related to climate change. Access to recent assessment reports (AR6)
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FSU User Library Databases

Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Collection
The Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Collection includes the renowned Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Oceanic Abstracts, and Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts (MGA). It provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications. The database includes specialized, editorially-curated A&I resources studying the critical issues affecting Earth’s air, land, and water environments.
Subject coverage:
- Aquaculture
- Aquatic organisms
- Astrophysics
- Atmospheric dynamics
- Climatology
- Conservation (soil, water, and wildlife)
- Environmental quality
- Extraterrestrial geology
- Fish and fisheries
- Forecasting
- Geochemistry
- Geochronology
- Geology
- Geophysics
- Glaciology
- Hydrogeology and hydrology
- Limnology
- Marine biotechnology
- Marine, freshwater and brackish water environments
- Meteorology
- Mineralogy and crystallography
- Natural hazards
- Oceanography
- Paleontology
- Petrology
- Pollution (air and water)
- Remote sensing
- Seismology
- Stratigraphy
- Upper atmosphere
- Weather
Abbreviation: aquaticsc
Vendor: ProQuest
Coverage: 1950–Current
Subjects: Oceanography
Type: Indexes / Catalogs
Environmental Impact Statements: Digests
Extracts the key issues from complex government-released environmental impact statements, converting massive documents into concise, readable abstracts.
Coverage includes:
- Air transportation
- Defense programs
- Energy
- Hazardous substances
- Land use
- Parks, refuges and forests
- Research and development
- Roads and railroads
- Urban and social programs
- Water
Abbreviation: eis
Vendor: ProQuest
Coverage: 1985–Current
Subjects: Atmospheric Science, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Oceanography
Type: Government Publications, Indexes / Catalogs
GreenFILE
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than one million records, as well as open-access full text for more than fifteen thousand records.
Abbreviation: green
Vendor: EBSCO
Coverage: 1898–Current
Subjects: Environmental Sciences, Urban and Regional Planning
Type: Indexes / Catalogs
Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts
This database provides editorially-curated A&I resources drawn from the world's literature on meteorology, climatology, atmospheric chemistry and physics, astrophysics, hydrology, glaciology, physical oceanography and environmental sciences
Subject coverage:
Air pollution
Astrophysics
Atmospheric disturbances
Atmospheric structure
Climatology
Geomagnetism
Glaciology
Groundwater/surface water hydrology
Hydrologic cycle
Meteorological observations
Physical oceanography
Radiation and temperature
Weather forecasting

Abbreviation: mga
Vendor: ProQuest
Coverage: 1950–Current
Subjects: Environmental Sciences, Oceanography
Type: Indexes / Catalogs
NOAA Data & Visualization Applications
NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) provides the ERMA and DIVER applications. ERMA is a web-based Geographic Information System (GIS) tool that integrates both static and real-time data, such as Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps, ship locations, weather, and ocean currents, in a centralized, easy-to-use format for environmental responders and decision makers. DIVER is an application for the integration and distribution of Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) related response, assessment, and restoration data, as well as historical data collected from hazardous sites around the country.
Tutorials:
ERMA introduction (05:00)
ERMA User Guide (pdf)
DIVER Quickstart (pdf)

Abbreviation: noaadv
Vendor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Subjects: Environmental Sciences, Oceanography
Type: Datasets / Statistics, Images
PAIS Index
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) Index provides materials on public affairs from 1972 to date. Includes articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public affairs. Contains a variety of international sources including journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more.
Subject coverage:
Administration of justice
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Banking and finance
Business and service sector
Culture and religion
Economic conditions
Education
Energy resources and policy
Environment
Government
Health conditions
Human rights
International Relations
Labor conditions and policy
Law and ethics
Manufacturing and industry
Media and communications
Military and defense policy
Politics
Population and demographics
Science and technology
Social conditions
Trade
Transportation

Abbreviation: pais
Vendor: ProQuest
Coverage: 1972–Current
Subjects: International Affairs, Political Science, Urban and Regional Planning, Public Health, Asian Studies, Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Russian & Eastern European Studies
Type: E-Book Collections, E-Journal Collections, Indexes / Catalogs
Pollution Abstracts
A leading resource for references to environmentally related literature on pollution, its sources, and its control. This database combines information on scientific research and government policies in a single resource and provides fast access to the environmental information necessary to resolve day-to-day problems, ensure ongoing compliance and handle emergency situations more effectively.
Subject coverage:
Air pollution
Marine pollution
Freshwater pollution
Sewage and wastewater treatment
Waste management
Land pollution
Toxicology and health
Noise
Radiation
Environmental action

Abbreviation: pollabs
Vendor: ProQuest
Coverage: 1981–Current
Subjects: Environmental Sciences, Political Science
Type: E-Book Collections, E-Journal Collections, Government Publications, Indexes / Catalogs
Sage Data
Explore a curated collection of United States statistics in Sage Data. With this dynamic tool, you can scan and search the contents of billions of datasets, compare and contrast variables of interest, and create customized views in tables, maps, rankings, and charts. Views also include descriptive summaries of the datasets and data sources. Datasets cover a wide range of subjects – including business, finance, banking, economics, sociology, political science, demography, agriculture, education, international studies, criminal justice, housing and construction, labor and employment, energy resources and industries, and more. Sources include public, private/commercial, and nongovernmental organizations.
Subjects: Statistics and Data, Business, Finance, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, International Studies, International Relations, Demography, Agriculture, Education, Criminal Justice, Housing and Construction, Labor and Employment, Energy Resources and Industries, Climate and Weather.

Abbreviation: dpf
Vendor: SAGE Publishing
Subjects: Communication, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Demography and Population Studies, Finance, Food, Geography, International Affairs, Law, Political Science, Public Health, Public Safety and Security, Social Work, Statistics, Urban and Regional Planning
Type: Citation Management, Datasets / Statistics, Directories, Government Publications, Historical / Primary Sources, Maps