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Physical geography

Physical geography (also known as physiography) is a branch of physical science and one of the two fields of geography (the other field being human geography). Physical geography is the branch of natural science which deals with the processes and patterns in the natural environment such as the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere.

This is an introductory textbook on  Physical Geography    (file size: about 12 MB).

Below are various topics related to physical geography:

(1)  Coriolis Effect

     Winds and the Coriolis Effect

(2)  Environmental Science

     Introduction to Environmental Science

     Coastal Dynamics

     Soil Erosion and Carbon Dynamics

(3)  Geology

     An Introduction to Geology           (file size: about 22 MB)

     Mineralogy       (file size: about 15 MB)

      Introduction to Petrology

(4)  Oceanography

     The Rise of Dynamical Oceanography—A Fragmentary Historical Note: The Stommel-Munk Correspondence, 1947–1953

     Introduction to Physical Oceanography

     Oceanography