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	Webliography: Earth Science The following websites have been gathered for faculty and students researching the earth sciences. Websites reflect a portion of online resources. Scroll down the desktop or select a topic of interest: Gateways -- Government Agencies--Professional Societies and Organizations -- Astronomy--Earthquakes --Geologic Time--Hydrology--Iowa Resources--Mineralogy-- Paleontology --Dinosaurs --Fossils -- Plate Tectonics -- Soils--Volcanoes--Weather and Meteorology Gateways to Earth Science 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 Government Agencies 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 Astronomy 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 Earthquakes 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 Time 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 Hydrology 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 Iowa Resources 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 Mineralogy 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 Paleontology Dinosaurs DinoBase DinoBuzz: Current Topics Concerning Dinosaurs Dino Directory: National History Museum (UK) Dino Russ's Lair: Dinosaur and Vertebrate Paleontology Information Fossils Index Fossils: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Learning from the Fossil Record: UC Berkeley Plate Tectonics PaleoMap Project Plate Tectonics Savage Earth: Hell's Crust (PBS) This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics (USGS) Soils 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 Volcanoes 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) Weather and Meteorology About.com: Weather Climate and Radiation (NASA) The Weather Channel WW2010: The Weather World Project (University of Illinois)
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