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The Weather of the Pacific Northwest
Contents:
The extraordinary weather of the Pacific Northwest -- The basics of Pacific Northwest weather -- Floods -- Snowstorms and ice storms -- Windstorms -- Sea breezes, land breezes, and slope winds -- Coastal weather features -- Mountain-related weather phenomena -- Weather features of the inland Northwest -- Blue holes, flying ferries, and tornadoes -- The challenge of Pacific Northwest weather prediction -- The evolving weather of the Pacific Northwest -- Reading the Pacific Northwest skies.
Suggested Catalog Searches
| atmosphere | tornadoes |
| climate -- United States | weather |
| hurricanes | weather forecasting |
| meteorology | winds |
| storms |
Websites
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the main government agency that provides information about weather and climate. Look especially at:
- The National Weather Service
- Climate.gov
- The National Weather Service, Climate Services
- Weather Ready Nation
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Welcome to PCC Library. The Library Catalog is your starting point to find books, ebooks, DVDs, articles, and other materials.
Databases and Journals
- Earth & Environmental Sciences Journals
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Electronic and print journals owned by Portland Community College. This list includes: agriculture, botany, ecology, environmental science, geography, geology, marine science, meteorology & climatology. Many journals listed are peer reviewed. See also: Journals by Title; What is a Journal.
- Earth & Environmental Sciences Journals
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Academic Search Premier
EBSCOhost. Full text for more than 4,500 scholarly social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multi-cultural journals. 3,700+ are peer-reviewed.
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Biology Journals
ProQuest. Full text articles from 280 biology journals, many of them peer-reviewed.
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EBSCOhost
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
GVRL is a database of 27 encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Look here for biology, chemistry, nursing and medicine, sociology, history, education, law, and more.
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Science Direct
Full text for over 890 peer reviewed health and life sciences journals. For best results click on SEARCH to get started. Limit your search to SUBSCRIBED Journals.
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SIRS Knowledge Source
ProQuest. Full text information on social issues, science, health, history, government, business, and the arts and humanities.
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