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Organizations
The following are
just a few web pages for various geology organizations. Many
of them provide useful links to other sites within their purview.
General Sites
Paleontology
- The
Paleontological Society
The web page of a
group "devoted exclusively to the advancement of the science
of paleontology through the dissemination of research by publication
and meetings." A somewhat similar group is the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
- Paleontology Without Walls: Museum of Palentology
The University of California Museum of Paleontology created
this extremely thorough site which presents web-based paleontology
info within three main areas of interest: phylogeny, geology
and evolution.
- Palaeontologia Electronica
A new, free, online paleontology journal. The articles are scholarly
and complex, but you'll find links to resources on a variety
of topics.
- PALEOMAP Project
A site that shows plate tectonic maps of different geological
periods -- including projections into the future!
Oceanography
- Scripps
Institution of Oceanography Library
Links to hundreds
of oceanography sites divided into main categories such as library
resources and databases, electronic texts and periodicals, and
internet guides and indexes.
- USGS Coastal and Marine
Geology Program
"Investigating geologic issues of coastal and marine areas"
is the purpose of this web page from the U.S. Geological Survey.
The Coastal and Marine Geology program has begun to make some
of its published circulars available online. Coasts
in Crisis is an example, highlighting coastal development
issues in the U.S.
- Marine
Geology: Research Beneath the Sea
This page from a western regional office of the USGS has good
overview of marine geology basics.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
NOAA is the federal agency that studies our seas and skies.
Yet another good federal government resource for oceanography
information.
- National Oceanographic Data Center
This branch of NOAA houses "the world's largest collection of
publicly available oceanographic data."
- Ocean Planet
This is the online companion to a Smithsonian Institution Traveling
Exhibition. Set up as a museum exhibit, one can wander galleries,
see video fly-overs of the ocean floor, find out more about
human exploration of the seas, and much more.
- El Niño
Bibliography
Compiled by the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies
(COAPS) Library, many of these sources are available online.
Environmental
Geology
- The
Edwards Aquifer Home Page
Created by a local
environmental professional, this page offers a plethora of information
on central Texas' largest underground water source. Links lead
to articles, charts, bibliographies, essays, hydrogeology information,
a glossary of water terms, and more.
- LA Coast: Louisiana Coastal Restoration Web Site
This page describes efforts involved in preserving and restoring
Louisiana's wetlands. There are links to maps, reports and other
publications, and other wetland projects.
- Bureau of Land Management
Environmental Education Page
The BLM is charged with managing federal lands. These pages
describe educational and other programs that the Bureau provides
to ensure wise and efficient land use.
- Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is a federal agency charged with monitoring the nation's
air, land, and water quality. This site offers information on
laws, regulations, current EPA projects, and more.
- USGS Water Resources Water-related information
and news, from groundwater usage to floods and hurricanes
to drinking water usage.
Meteorology
- Washington
Post Weather Glossary
A searchable online
database of over 600 weather-related terms.
- Live weather information
- WINDandSEA:
The Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet Locator
This list of hundreds
of links is maintained by the library at the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration. The number of links can be overwhelming,
but it's a great site to peruse for a wide range of geology-related
information.
- The National Snow
and Ice Data Center
A branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
which studies glaciers, icebergs, blizzards, and other cold
weather phenomena. Lots of facts, photos and educational pamphlets
are available at this site.
- Global
Change Master Directory
From NASA. Several data sets of factors relating to climate
change, such as Oceans, Human Dimensions, etc. This is largely
statistical information.
Natural
Hazards
Geologic
Processes
- The
Rock Cycle
An interactive tutorial on different types of rocks and how
they're formed.
- Dynamic
Earth
A tutorial on the earth's interior, including tectonic plates,
the development of earthquakes, volcanoes, etc.
Reference
Tools
- The
Geology Link Glossary
A basic glossary of
geology terms from Houghton Mifflin Publisher's Geology
Link, a page of geology information that is itself worth
a look. Also, try the Illustrated Glossary of Geologic
Terms from Iowa State University.
- Glossary of Oceanography
and the Related Geosciences with References
Just what is says! Terms used within definitions are often hotlinked
to other points of the glossary to make crossreferencing easy.
From the Department of Oceanography at Texas A&M.
- Mineralogy Database
Over 5000 web pages of mineral data, listed alphabetically,
by chemical compostion, crystallography and classification.
A "mine" of information! Other interesting sites along similar
lines are the Alphabetical
Mineral Reference and the Rainbow of Gems page.
- The UT Walter Geology Library
The web page for this great local geology library offers a goldmine
of geology information, including maps of Texas Geology, Tectonics, Land
Resources, and River Basins.
- Geology of the Austin
Area, Travis County, Texas An online version
of a book put together by UT's Student Geological Society.
There is a lot of useful local information on these pages,
from information on the Balcones Fault, to directions on how
to get to Travis County's very own extinct volcano. The book
is also available at the NRG and RGC libraries as Guidebook of the Geology of
Travis County.
- Big Bend National
Park Virtual Field Trip
A guide from Texas A&M
that describes the geological history of this unique place.
For comments or questions about these
resources, send
e-mail to Red Wassenich ,
ACC
Library Services Geology Bibliographer.
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