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LET'S REVIEW EARTH SCIENCE: DYNAMIC EARTH |
This Dynamic Earth - http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html View of the planet Earth from the USGS. |
Tectonics - http://www.agu.org/journals/tc/ Tectonics contains original scientific contributions in analytical, synthetic, and integrative tectonics. Papers are restricted to the structure and evolution of the terrestrial lithosphere with dominant emphasis on the continents. |
Plate Tectonics animation - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tectonics.html Wonderful animations of Plate Tectonics movement. Including gif, avi and mov formats. |
WebDoGS Plate Tectonics Reconstruction - http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Geology/webdogs/plates/reconstructions.html A collection of web goodies on plate tectonics reconstructions; links, research, animations, movies, and software. |
Plate Tectonics - http://www.platetectonics.com/ Archive of articles and graphical data related to plate tectonics. |
When the Earth Moves: Seafloor Spreading and Plate Tectonics - http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/content/view.article.asp?a=229 Describes how investigators pursuing basic questions in ocean and terrestrial science gradually arrived at an understanding of how the planet's crust works. |
GPS Time Series - http://sideshow.jpl.nasa.gov/mbh/series.html Measurements made with the Global Positioning System are sensitive enough to detect motion of the Earth's tectonic plates. |
Earth Floor: Plate Tectonics - http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/plates1.html Full and clear information about Plate Tectonics: Convergent Boundaries, Divergent Boundaries, Transform Boundaries. |
Plate tectonics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tectonics Plate tectonics. Types of plate boundaries. Sources of plate motion. |
Geomagnetism - http://www.geomag.bgs.ac.uk/ Information from the British Geological Survey. |
PLATES Project - http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/plates/plates.htm Plate model and database allow users to make reconstructions from 750 Ma to present. From the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics. |
An Introduction to Plate Tectonics - http://www.hartrao.ac.za/geodesy/tectonics.html Plates movements. The theories that scientists have used to explain these movements. |
MARGINS Program - http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/margins/Home.html NSF funded program which tries to understand the complex interplay of processes that govern the evolution of continental margins by a multidisciplinary approach, including seismicity and subduction processes. |
Plate Tectonic Reconstructions and Paleomagnetism - http://www.itis-molinari.mi.it/geo.html Web server for making on-line plate tectonic reconstructions. Includes access to paleomagnetic data and analyses. |
Piñon_Flat_Observatory - http://jacinto.ucsd.edu/pfo/ To measure crustal deformation in a tectonically active area, improve estimates of the earthquake hazard in southern California, and to serve as a testing ground for new geophysical instrumentation. |
| Weldon Beauchamp - http://atlas.geo.cornell.edu/people/weldon.html
Tectonic Evolution of the Atlas Mountains, North Africa. Research page with links to related recources. |
World Stress Map - http://www-wsm.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de/
Database containing information on the contemporary tectonic stress state (e.g. orientation and magnitude) in the Earth's crust. Users can request customized stress maps for selected regions. |
Plate Tectonics - http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/earth/tectonics.html
This site provides useful information about tectonics: the origin of plate tectonics, indications of tectonic activity, age of the sea floor. |
Peter Bird's programs for tectonic modeling - http://element.ess.ucla.edu/
Tectonic modeling with finite elements: programs, publications, figures, and abstracts by Peter Bird of UCLA |
Puzzles Of The Earth - http://library.thinkquest.org/17701/
Teaches the theory of plate tectonics. |
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics - http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/platetec/kula.htm Diagrams of tectonics of The North Pacific and the West Coast of North America. |
Tectonic Forces: by Robert Maurer - http://www.tectonic-forces.org This is the origin and mechanics of the forces responsible for tectonic plate movements. |
Study of the Recent Structural Evolution of Continental Basins in Altai-Sayan - http://users.pandora.be/boris.dehandschutter/PhDcontents.html PhD thesis on the active tectonics of Northeast Altai in central Asia focusing on structural geology, paleostress analysis, seismics and radon gas geochemistry. |
The Ground Beneath - http://library.thinkquest.org/27026/ Plate tectonics theory. Drifting continents. Plates on the move. |
Science News Online (5/1/99): Plate Tectonics . . . on Mars - http://www.sciencenews.org/pages/sn_arc99/5_1_99/bob2.htm Magnetic map reveals ancient activity on the Red Planet by Ron Cowen. |
Patrice Rey's Teaching Portfolio - http://www.geosci.usyd.edu.au/users/prey/Teaching/Teach.html Resources for students in geology and geophysics, including lectures notes, slide show and virtual field trips. Topics include structural geology, tectonics, and geology of granite. |
Applied Paleomagnetics, Inc. - http://www.appliedpaleomagnetics.com/ Offering Paleomagnetic core orientation and paleomagnetic services including paleomagnetic fracture orientation, fracture studies in fractured reservoirs, paleomagnetic orientation of in-situ stress and more. |
natureandco.com - Tectonics and Earthquakes in New Zealand - http://www.natureandco.co.nz/land_and_wildlife/landforms/tectonics/idx_tect.htm New Zealand ranks among the most active seismic places on earth: earthquakes occur there frequently and continuously. Detailed information with images, references, links, and books to buy. |
Plate Tectonic Evolution of the Cocos-Nazca Spreading Center - http://www-odp.tamu.edu/publications/170_SR/VOLUME/CHAPTERS/SR170_07.PDF This article is about Plate Tectonic Evolution written by Martin Meschede and Udo Barckhausen. |
djburnette.com | Plate Tectonics and Climate - http://www.djburnette.com/projects/climate.html Plate Tectonics and Climate by Dorian J. Burnette. |
WEEK 3 SUMMARY: MOUNTAIN GEOGRAPHY - http://snobear.colorado.edu/Markw/Mountains/03/week3.html Lectures on Plate Tectonics by Mark W. Williams (University of Colorado at Boulder). |
Plate Tectonics - http://www.geocities.com/viperdude_1024/earthquakes.html This site should give you some good information about Plate Tectonics. |
Giovanni Guglielmo's Research Page on Salt Tectonics - http://www.beg.utexas.edu/ Contains free computer animations, 3-D visualization, and interpretations of physical and finite element models of salt tectonics. These materials are useful for geological research, teaching, brainstorming, and seismic interpretation. |
Structural Geology on the Web - http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Geology/Structure_Resources/ A listing of structural geology resources on the web. |
Structural Geology and Metamorphic Petrology on the WWW - http://craton.geol.brocku.ca/guest/jurgen/struct.htm Extensive collection of links to Structural Geology and Metamorphic Petrology. |
Boudinage, Ore Deposits, and Crustal Tectonics - http://users.indigo.net.au/don/ Information about how boudinage structures control the location and formation of ore deposits, and an analogue model for crustal tectonics. |
Interactive Geologic, Geohydrologic and Geochemical Database and Model for the Little Snake River Drainage Basin, Wyoming - http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/wrds/view/view.html Provides new baseline data to the oil & gas industry, water planners, water-well drillers, geologists, engineers and hydrologists. Online Geologic, hydrologic and geochemical database for the Little Snake River Drainage Basin in Wyoming |
Structural Geology: A Study in the Italian Alps - http://italiangeology.tripod.com/ Research on different ultramafic rocks and their petrologic and structural relationships. |
Patrice Rey's Teaching Portolio - http://www.geosci.usyd.edu.au/users/prey/Teaching/Teach.html Lecture notes, slides, and related resources on structural geology, tectonics, geodynamics and petrophysics. |
Structural Geology on the Web - http://www.structural-geology-portal.com/index.html Structural geology web portal with links, modules, software, animations, feedback, important references, free download, ocx controls for visual basic and information on strain analysis, folding, faulting and fabrics. |
Gabriel Gutierrez-Alonso, Salamanca University - http://web.usal.es/~geologia/Grupo/GGA.html Research projects into structural geology and tectonics. |
Earth Science World - http://www.earthscienceworld.org American Geological Institute resources for teachers and students. Includes searchable database of earth images, geologic time scale, and interactive features. |
Pangaea - http://www.pangaea.de/ An information system aimed at archiving, publishing and distributing data from global change research with special emphasis on geological, marine and environmental sciences. |
Walter Geology Library - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/geo/onlineguides.html Listing of virtual and on-line geologic field trip guidebooks. |
Evolving Earth Foundation - http://www.evolvingearth.org/ Earth science and natural science resources, articles and online education. |
Strata: William Smith on the Web - http://www.unh.edu/esci/wmsmith.html Publications of the father of modern geology, who first drew a chart of the strata under the surface of the earth. Printable version of Smith's famous geologic map of England. |
Geoscapes Photography - http://www.geoscapesphotography.com/ Geologic and natural history landscape photography of the western United States and Pacific islands. |
Photo Geo Gallery - http://www.fotogeo-jwieczorek.ans.pl/ Image gallery of European geology. |
Allexperts Geology - http://www.allexperts.com/getExpert.asp?Category=1359 Geologists answer submitted questions about geology. |
Wieczorek, Jozef - http://www.geo-jwieczorek.ans.pl/ Research on the geology of the Tatra mountains and other publications by this researcher. |
The Rock Pile - http://www.bbgeologist.com/geolinks/index.html Geoscience Resources portal. |
Geography Site: Physical Geography - http://www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/physical.html Illustrated descriptions and explanations of earthquakes, plate tectonics, glaciers and glacial landforms, and volcanoes and volcanic deposits, intended for students up to age 16, but suitable for a wider audience. |
Geological Society - http://geologicalsociety.com/ General geology portal site, including links, products, and a discussion forum for professionals and students. |
GeoSmitty's Geology and Outdoor Pages - http://www.angelfire.com/trek/geosmitty/ Information about geology, geocaching and other outdoor adventures. |
Web Time Machine - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html Geologic time scale with links for each time interval. |
Geologic Time - http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/ USGS on-line publication about the relative and radiometric geologic time scales, age of the earth, index fossils, and related topics. |
Berkeley Geochronology Center - http://www.bgc.org/ Non-profit scientific research institution dedicated to establishing the history of the Earth, its various inhabitants, and its interactions with the rest of our Solar System, throughout the 4.6 billion years of our Planet's existence. |
Geochronology Working Group at Vienna University - http://www.univie.ac.at/geochron/ Uses radiometric dating and classical geochronological methods to constrain the timing of geological processes, primarily in the Eastern Alps, the Carpathian - Pannonian region and adjoining area, and the Bohemian Massif. Includes descriptions of several isotopic techniques. |
Geological Time - http://rainbow.ldeo.columbia.edu/courses/v1001/geotime2.html Lecture notes on different methods of measuring geologic time. |
Synoptic Time Table of Earth History - http://www.bechly.de/paleodat.htm Chart correlates geologic, paleontologic, and absolute time scales, also including glaciations. |
Strontium Isotope Stratigraphy - http://www.ucl.ac.uk/geolsci/research/geochemistry/sis/ Describes this method, used primarily to date marine sediments, and provides access to the global seawater strontium curve and a user-friendly table for converting 87Sr/86Sr values to numerical ages. |
PaleoNet - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/Paleonet/ A system of listservers, internet pages, and ftp sites designed to enhance electronic communication among paleontologists. While primarily designed as a resource for paleontological professionals and graduate students, PaleoNet welcomes input and participation from all persons interested in the study of ancient life. |
ePalaeontology - http://www.epalaeontology.com A web portal offering information primarily of use to professional paleontologists, including links to news, articles, job openings, and field class opportunities. |
The Fossil Gallery - http://www.toyen.uio.no/palmus/galleri/index_e.html Interactive tour through the collections of the Paleontological Museum at the University of Oslo, Norway. Includes areas for plants, mammals, man, dinosaurs, fish, invertebrates, and background information. |
USGS Paleontology - http://geology.er.usgs.gov/paleo/siteindex.shtml Site map for paleontology at the U.S. Geological Survey |
Paleozoic.org - http://www.paleozoic.org/ Information about fossils, book reviews, photographic images, and Paleolist, a free email-based discussion list. |
Paleontology and Fossils Resources - http://members.cox.net/jdmount/paleont.html Offers extensive list of links about paleontology and fossils, library guides, and lists of books. |
Paleontology in the 21st Century - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/paleonet/paleo21/rr/ Summary of a 1997 meeting which outlined the current state of paleontology, and the areas which the science will encompass in the future. |
Follow a Fossil - http://www.dmns.org/denverbasin2/fossil/ Online museum exhibit tracing the history of a number of types of fossils from outcrop to display case. From the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. |
Chris Clowes's Paleontology Page - http://www.peripatus.gen.nz/paleontology/index.html Summary information on a variety of paleontological subjects, focusing on the major events in the history of life. Includes extensive links to other resources. |
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