Internet Sources in Geology

Seismology Volcanology Glaciology Online Journals
Mineralogy Hydrology Software Other Resources

There are several locations on the web where geology sources can be consulted. A few of them are listed below. Explore these or consult the meta lists which are also linked here.


SEISMOLOGY

SEISMO-SURFING
An excellent web biliography of seismological resources and earthquake data.
RECENT EARTHQUAKES
This is a summary of recent quakes and links to more information regarding their after effects.
GLOBAL SEISMOLOGY
A server that can answer basic questions regarding quakes and other seismological phenomena.
NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER
The basic guide to earthquakes from the U.S. government.
EARTHQUAKE DATA
Provides some seismological data via ftp and other formats.
SEISMIC HAZARD MAPS
Great place to find some printable or downloadable maps.
GEOCHEMISTRY, GEOLOGY, SEISMOLOGY LINKS
Links to nearly a hundred seismology, glaciology, and volcanology sites.
ONLINE RESOURCES FOR EARTH SCIENCES
An excellent resource with updated geology, meteorology, oceanography, and geography information.
USGS EARTHQUAKE MAPS
Seismographic maps of California and other western North American areas.
GEOPHYSICS ORGANIZATIONS
Links to Seismology and Geophysics organizations worldwide.
EARTHQUAKE SEISMOLOGY
Virginia Tech's seismology page including data from their observatory.
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN STATE GEOLOGISTS
Contact names and numbers for all members of the AASG.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHYSICAL DATA CENTER (NGDC)
U.S.G.S. WEEKLY SEISMIC REPORTS
CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERBATORY (USGS) 
with links to other volcanology sites on the Web.
GEOPHYSICS INDEX
of the WWW Virtual Library

VOLCANOLOGY

CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
A good start to USGS material on volcanoes.
BULLETIN OF THE GLOBAL VOLCANISM NETWORK
A monthly newsletter of volcanic activity
VOLCANO WORLD
Join your cyber pal "Rocky" on a trip into Volcanology.
VOLCANO INFORMATION CENTER
This site covers both technical and sampled information on volcanoes.
WORLD VOLCANOES
A list of active world volcanoes with links to web sites.
JOURNAL OF THE VOLCANIC HOMEPAGE
A new Online journal.
INTERNATIONAL GEOTHERMAL ASSOCIATION
A page that contains information and net-links regarding geothermal issues
MTU VOLCANOES PAGE
An excellent site containing current global volcanic activity, research, links to government agencies, online journals, and volcano humor.
THE ELECTRONIC VOLCANO
Catalogs of active volcanoes, maps, and databases of volcano journals.
NASA EOS VOLCANOLOGY TEAM
Information on NASA's Earth Observing System which uses remote sensing satellites generating wonderful topographic images.
SOUTHWEST VOLCANO RESEARCH CENTER
Information about current eruptions and research on forecasting volcanic eruptions.

MINERALOGY

MINERAL RESOURCES
The USGS office of Mineral Resources has several links to data and graphics pages.
GEMS AND MINERALS
The Smithsonian's page of gems, a graphic browsers dream!
INFO-MINE
A commercial site with numerous links to mining sites and mining organizations.

HYDROLOGY

HYDROLOGY PRIMER
The Basics.
HYDROLOGY WEB
Links to most everything in hydrology.
WATER RESOURCES
The USGS water resources page, with many links to data on water, climatology and assorted topics.
WATER AND GLOBAL CHANGE
NASA's page on issues regarding water, global change, glaciers, and related topics.
JOURNAL of the AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION
A refereed journal of water resources.
SURF YOUR WATERSHED
Find out the latest in environmental information about your watershed.
GIS in WATER RESOURCES
A class offered at UT-Austin: with a tutorial for ArcView 2 and sample assignments. 
U.S. GROUNDWATER ATLAS
Part 1 of the atlas covers California and Nevada.
MARINE GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS
A division of the National Geophysics Data Center containing extensive databases in both coastal and open ocean areas. Data types include bathymetry, underwater geophysics, sediment thickness, plus 3-D relief images.

GLACIOLOGY

CENTRE FOR GLACIOLOGY
University of Wales site with plenty of links.
NATIONAL SNOW and ICE DATA CENTER
Quite a bit of data and information regarding the subject at hand.
ATLAS OF WORLD GLACIERS
Another good graphics page.
GREENLAND ICE CORE PROJECT
Great site for learning about this important project.

    SELECTED ONLINE JOURNALS

ANNUAL REVIEW OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES: 1984-PRESENT
ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: 1984-PRESENT
ANNUAL REVIEW OF MATERIALS SCIENCE: 1984-PRESENT 
BULLETIN OF THE GLOBAL VOLCANISM NETWORK / SMITHSONIAN (1995-PRESENT)
COASTAL BRIEFS
Covering recent research on coastal oceanography. 
EOS, REFERENCE HANDBOOK - 1999 
EOS, TRANSACTIONS, AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENT
GEOCHEMISTRY, GEOPHYSICS, GEOSYSTEMS (G3)
An electronic journal dedicated to the timely publication of research that bears on our understanding of Earth as a dynamic physiochemical system.
GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN
Published by the Geological Society of America.
GEOPHYSICS
Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Selected articles
GEOTIMES
Table of contents and subscription information
GLACIAL GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY 
GGG -is an electronic journal of the The British Geomorphologic Research Group being developed by The Queen's University of Belfast and published by John Wiley and Sons. Table of contents and subscription information
HYDROGRAPHIC ATLAS OF THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
From Alfred-Wegener-Institut.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH
Table of contents and subscription information
MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE
NCDC -NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER -CLIMATE VARIATIONS BULLETIN
NCDC -NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER -TECHNICAL REPORTS
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION BULLETIN
NEW SOUTH POLAR TIMES
A newsletter from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.
NEWS & NOTES
Of the Information Bulletin / Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML)
NOAA CENTRAL LIBRARY DIGITAL COLLECTION
NOAA ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS
NOAA CENTRAL LIBRARY ELECTRONIC JOURNALS
OCEAN PULSES
Brief reports, designed primarily for the news media, on current WHOI research projects.
OCEANOLOGIA JOURNAL OF BASIC RESEARCH IN MARINE SCIENCES
THE SCIENTIST
UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE BULLETIN

SOFTWARE

GEOLOGICAL SOFTWARE 
Freeware and other computer goodies related to Geological Sciences.
WATER RESOURCES SOFTWARE
 
 OTHER RESOURCES
 
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN STATE GEOLOGISTS
        Directory of State Geological Surveys
GEOLOGYLINK GEOLOGIC GLOSSARY

GEOSOURCE
Web resources for geography, geology, and Environmental S. 
NATIONAL ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES 

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Last updated March  2001