Encyclopedias can provide a useful starting point for writing papers. The following encyclopedias, published by Springer, relate to the Earth Sciences and Geography. Some volumes in the series are available electronically, while others are only available in Print.
Online Encyclopedias
Print Encyclopedias
Fairbridge, Rhodes W., ed., 1967. The Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences and Astrogeology. New York: Reinhold Pub. Corp. Malpass Library Stacks QC854 .F34
Oliver, John E. and Fairbridge, Rhodes W., ed., 1987. The Encyclopedia of Climatology. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. Malpass Library Reference QC854 .E525 1987
Alexander, David E. and Fairbridge, Rhodes W., eds., 1999. Encyclopedia of Environmental Science. Dordrecht; Boston: Kluwer Academic. Malpass Library Reference GE10 .E52 1999
Baretta-Bekker, Hanneke J.G., Duursma, Egbert K., and Kuipers, Bouwe R., eds., 1998. Encyclopedia of Marine Sciences, 2nd ed., Berlin; New York: Springer. Malpass Library Reference GC9 .E56 1998
Fairbridge, Rhodes W., ed., 1966. The Encyclopedia of Oceanography. New York, Reinhold Pub. Co. Malpass Library Reference GC9 .F3