The Physical Environment
Distributed Atlas
Use the links below to obtain maps and other
visualizations of Earth systems.
General Maps |
Atmosphere | Hydrosphere
| Biosphere| Lithosphere
Google Maps
Bing Maps
CIA
World Reference Maps - CIA
- Physical maps of the world, world political map,
time-zones.
National
Geographic Map - National Geographic
- Maps of all kinds, as
would be expected.
National Map - USGS
- online viewer for the National Map of the United
States. Data layers include: elevation, geology, hydrography, land
use/land cover, orthoimagery. Measure distances, find elevations and
download products interactively.
WorldAtlas.com
- Title says it all.
World
Gazetteer -ESRI
- World Gazetteer provides a basemap layer that may be used to find locations by their proper name anywhere around the world.
of a particular city.
National
Weather Service - NOAA
- Current weather maps, radar and satellite images of all
kinds.
The
Earth's Radiation Energy Balance - Cooperative Institute of
Meteorological Satellite Studies
- Planetary albedo, outgoing longwave radiation, net
radiation, cloud-radiative forcing maps.
Global
Climate Maps - FAO
- Annual rainfall, monthly temperature, sunshine,
Koeppen
Climates
Interactive Climate Map (M. Ritter)
- Roll mouse over cities for climograph, click for
information
about climate.
Groundwater
Atlas of the United States - USGS
Map
of the Oceans - Holt, Rinehart & Winston
Watersheds of the World - World Resources Institute
- Interactive map; land cover, population density, basin indicators,
biodiversity indicators.
Distribution
maps of major soil orders in the United States - NRCS
World Forest Cover Maps - UNEP
North
America Biomes map
Potential
Biomass - FAO
World
Biomes map
World
Soil Resources Map Index - NRCS
- Global soil regions, biomes, soil moisture regimes,
soil temperature, major land stresses, desertification, water &
wind erosion, soil carbon, human-induced desertification, and more.
Active
volcanoes - USGS
Landforms
on Topographic Maps - Prof. Susan Clark Slaymaker
Major
Tectonic Plates - USGS
Ring
of Fire - USGS
Watersheds of the World - World Resources Institute
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