Earth Sciences: Books: Physical Geography, Hydrology and Water Resources

1. Search for the book in the catalog.
2. Click on the title to see if it is available.
3. If it is available, write down its location and shelf number.
4. Go to the shelf, find the book and bring it to the circulation desk with your student card.
5. To check the duration of the book loan, sign into your library card (username - 9 digit id number; password - student administration personal code)

:Finding Books in the Library by Shelf Number​

Libraries use Classification systems to order the books by subjects, so all books on the same subject will be placed together on the shelf. The Harman Library uses the Library of Congress classification system, which is based on letters and numbers (shelf numbers).

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GB3-5030 Physical geography 

   GB400-649 Geomorphology. Landforms. Terrain 

   GB447 Climatic geomorphology

   GB448 Slopes  

   GB450-460 Coasts

   GB461-468.995 Reefs

   GB471-478.995 Islands

   GB500-555 Mountains. Orography

   GB561-649 Other natural landforms: Floodplains, caves,deserts, dunes, etc.

GB651-2998 Hydrology. Water

GB980-2998 Ground and surface waters

    GB980-992 Watersheds. Runoff. Drainage 

   GB1001-1199.8 Groundwater. Hydrogeology 

   GB1201-1598 Rivers. Stream measurements

  GB1601-2398 Lakes. Limnology. Ponds. Lagoons

  GB2401-2598 Ice. Glaciers. Ice sheets. Sea ice

  GB2601-2798 Snow. Snow surveys

  GB2801-2998 Hydrometeorology

GB5000-5030 Natural disasters