Textbooks and Lab Manuals

Order textbooks online from the MSU Barnes & Noble bookstore or call 662.325.2248 to order by phone. Textbooks should only be ordered approximately 4 to 6 weeks before courses begin. Ordering earlier than this could result in receiving the incorrect editions. Do not purchase textbooks for future semesters. The textbooks and editions are subject to change prior to the start of any semester.

Geoscience Distance Learning Programs
Spring 2009

First Year BMP

Climatology (GR 4603 section 501 and 502)

The Climate of the Earth. By Lydolph. Rowman and Littlefield Publishers.
ISBN 0-86598-119-1. 1st edition.

The Atmosphere. By Lutgens and Tarbuck. Prentice Hall Publishers. 10th edition.
(same book used in fall for Intro to Meteorology). ISBN 0131874624 (text only, the manual is not used)

World Geography (GR 1123 section 501 and 502)

Geography: Realms, Regions and Concepts. By de Blij and Muller. Wiley Publishers.
ISBN 0470129050. 13th edition.

Map Packet: Custom Bundle (can only be ordered through MSU bookstore)

Satellite Meteorology (GR 4663 section 501 and 502)

An Introduction to Satellite Image Interpretation. By Conway. John Hopkins University
Publishing. ISBN 0-8018-5577-2.

Water Resources (GG 3613 section 501, 502 and 503)
Fundamentals of Hydrology. By Davie. Routledge Publishing. ISBN 0415220297.

Principles of Water Resources. By Cech. Wiley Publishing. 2nd edition. ISBN 047148475X.

Severe Weather (4923 section 501, 502 and 503)

Storm Chasing Handbook. by Tim Vasquez. 1st Edition. Weather Graphics Technologies.
ISBN 0-9706840-3-7

Extreme American Weather. by Tim Vasquez. 1st Edition. Weather Graphics Technologies.
ISBN 0-9706840-5-3
Red Book. by Tim Vasquez. 1st Edition/2nd Printing. Weather Graphics Technologies.
ISBN 0-9706840-6-1

Weather Prediction I (GR 4443 section 501 and 502)

The Overhead Camera Diagrams of Weather Prediction I, by Haby,
(can be ordered only through MSU bookstore)

Weather Forecasting Handbook. By Tim Vasquez. Weather Graphics Technologies.
ISBN 0970684029, 1st Edition.