Subject Librarian: Lora Amsberryaugier, lamsberr@uno.edu, 504.280.7276

Hurricane Katrina/flood information

New Orleans District Army Corps of Engineers

FEMA - Map Service Center - Access to flood maps (fee)

New Orleans Climate and Water Data

Daily Weather Maps - C 55.195 (1984 - 2002; incomplete check catalog for additional information)

• online 6 month archive - http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LP543258

Climatological Data for Louisiana - C 55.214/17

• Daily precipitation rates

Water Reources for Louisiana - I 19. 53/2:LA

• Flow rate of rivers

Scientific/Technology Agencies

Defense Technical Information Center

• STINET - http://stinet.dtic.mil
  The Scientific and Technical Information Network is one of the Department of Defense's largest source of scientific, research, and engineering information. Public STINET provides free access to unclassified full-text documents which can be downloaded.  Full-text generally begins in 1996.  STINET Multisearch accesses military periodicals and other government databases.

Department of Homeland Security Research

Environmental Protection Agency

Federal Communications Commission

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

• NASA Technical Reports Server

National Institute of Standards and Technology

National Institutes of Health

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Science Foundation

National Technical Information Service

• DARTS - pilot program
• Reseachers seeking access to this database should contact:
  • Tina O'Grady, cogrady@uno.edu
  • Lora Amsberryaugier, lamsberr@uno.edu.

Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Patent and Trademark Office

Science and Technology Policy (White House)

U.S. Geological Survey

• USGS CoreCast - Video and Audio podcasts on earth science topics.