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GEOBASE  (GEOBASE)

Worldwide literature on geography, geology, and ecology

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  • Covers journals, books, monographs, conference proceedings, and reports.
  • Includes over 600,000 records with abstracts.
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Subjects
cartography hydrology
climatology meteorology
energy paleontology
environment petrology
geochemistry photogrammetry
geomorphology sedimentology
geophysics volcanology
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Number of records Over 1,700,000
100,000 records added annually
Dates covered 1980 to present
Updated Semimonthly (twice a month)
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Keyword kw: metaphysic+ and axiom
Abstract ab: agriote+
Accession number no: 1000756
Article number an: W12435
Author au: moen
Author affiliation aa: geosystems
Author phrase au= moen j
Class descriptor phrase cd= freshwater ecology
70.1.4
Content type phrase ct= editorial
Descriptor de: volcanic
Descriptor phrase de= volcanic landforms
Document type phrase dt= journal
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First page pg: 2
Geographic coverage phrase gc= south africa
Identifier id: metamorphic
Identifier phrase id= metamorphic rock
Issue is: 2
Language phrase ln= hungarian
Notes nt: washington
Publication date pd: 19990430
Publisher pb: university madison
Series se: Science conservation
Source so: taiwan
Source phrase so= south african journal of geology
Special feature sf: graph
Standard number sn: 1012-0750
Subject su: radioactivity
Subject phrase su= radioactive waste
Subject category phrase zq= Physical geography
71
Title ti: rock w3 holes and metamorphic
Title phrase ti= rock holes in the metamorphic basement of the northern cape province
Volume vo: 40
Year yr: 1999
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