The following websites have been gathered for faculty and students researching the earth sciences. Websites reflect a portion of online resources.
Scroll or select a topic of interest.
Gateways to Earth Science -- Government Agencies -- Professional Societies and Organizations -- Astronomy -- Earthquakes -- Geologic Time -- Hydrology -- Iowa Resources -- Mineralogy -- Paleontology -- Dinosaurs -- Plate Tectonics -- Soils -- Volcanoes -- Weather and Meteorology
- Academic Info: Geology
- Earth and Planetary Science
- EarthRef.org
- Earth Science Metasites: Research a Topic in Earth Science on the Web -- from the James A. Gibson Library, Brock University
- Forces of Nature (Natural Disasters)
- Geological and Planetary Sciences: Caltech Library System
- Global Change Master Directory (NASA)
- US Geological Survey: Search
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)
- Iowa Geological Survey Bureau
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Resources Conservation Service (USDA)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- National Science Foundation (NSF): Directorate for Geosciences
- National Weather Service (NWS)
- Oceanography Resources on the Web (NOAA)
- United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Professional Societies and Organizations
- American Astronomical Society
- American Geologic Institute
- American Institute of Hydrology
- American Water Works Association
- Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
- Geological Society of America
- International Association of Hydrogeologists
- Iowa Well Water Association
- National Groundwater Association
- Oceanography Society
- Paleontological Research Institute
- Paleontological Society
- Society of Economic Geologists
- Destination Earth (NASA)
- Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon: Lunar Planery Institute (LPI)
- Kids Earth Sky
- The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour
- Space/Astronomy: About.com
- Welcome to the Planets:NASA
- Earthquake News
- Earthquakes for Kids (USGS)
- National Earthquake Information Center Database
- Seismo-Surfing the Internet for Earthquake Data
- Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network (University of Washington)
- Geologic Ages of Earth History -- by Jeff Poling
- Geologic Time: By William L. Newman(USGS)
- Geologic Time Scale
- PaleoMap Project by Christopher R. Scotese
- Plate Tectonics
- Web Geological Time Machine
- EPA: Office of Water
- EPA: Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds
- The Hydrologic Cycle (EPA)
- Hydrologic Information Homepage (NWS)
- Mississippi River Basin Alliance
- Missouri River InfoLink (USGS)
- NASA's Observatorium -- The Hydrologic Cycle
- National Wetlands Inventory Center
- Geology of the Loess Hills
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)
- Iowa DNR: Flood of 1993 Uncovers Devonian Sea Floor
- Iowa Geological Survey Bureau
- Iowa Well Water Association
- USGS in Iowa: Iowa Water Science Center
- Gemstones (USGS)
- Introduction to Crystallography and Mineral Crystal Systems by Mike Howard
- Links for Mineralogists
- The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
- The Mineral Gallery
- Mineralogy Database
- The Mineralogical Record
- Mineral Resources Program (USGS)
- The Nature of Diamonds: Smithsonian
- DinoBase
- DinoBuzz: Current Topics Concerning Dinosaurs
- Dino Directory: National History Museum (UK)
- Dino Russ's Lair: Dinosaur and Vertebrate Paleontology Information
- PaleoMap Project
- Plate Tectonics
- Savage Earth: Hell's Crust (PBS)
- This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics (USGS)
- Compendium of On-Line Soil Survey Information
- Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture :ISU
- Soil Science Links: National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists (NSCSS)
- Soil Data Resources: National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- Twelve Soil Orders -- Taxonomy of Soils: University of Idaho
- What are Soils Good For
- World Wide Soil Jumpstation
- Alaska Volcano Observatory
- Electric Volcano
- Global Volcanism Program (Smithsonian Institution)
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (USGS)
- Hawaii Center for Volcanology
- Volcano Information Center (VIC)
- Volcano World
- Volcanoes Page: Michigan Technological University (MTU)
- About.com: Weather
- Climate and Radiation (NASA)
- The Weather Channel
- WW2010: The Weather World Project (University of Illinois)
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