Geology

Volcanology

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Travel: Maps + Such

Research/Reference

Fun and Games

Geologic Links

Videos:
Slow Motion Lightning
Landslide in Action
Man Skydives from Space
Earthquake vs. Warehouse
Tornado vs. Highway Overpass
Mammatus Clouds
Boxing Day Tsunami
How Water Purification is Done
Air Pollution
China and Air Pollution
NASA and the Ozone Hole
What Is Smog?
World's Best vs. Worst Air
Remember the Lituya Bay HUGE wave?
Firsthand Accounts of Lituya Bay
Computer Model to Explain Tsunami Destructiveness
Cruise Ships and Cyclones
90 foot (?) Waves and Aircraft Carriers
Swimming Pool Seiche
Cruise Ship Seiche
Security Cam Footage of Earthquake
A Note on Astronomical Size
The Intelligence of Crows
Surtseyan Explosion
Kim Peek: The Real Rain Man
Six Months of Winter? Could You Stand a Week?
Cannonballs Float in Mercury
1974 Iceland
Models of Yellowstone Caldera
Strangest Man-made Sinkhole
Articles:
Giant Crack in Africa
Ambergris
McDonald's Fillet O'Fish
Cuyahoga River Fire 1
Megacrystals in Mexico
White Sand Beach Loss
Ashes to Diamonds, Dust to Dust for all you "diamond doubters"
One of the World's Highest Quality Diamonds
Uranium-polluted Water
Spanish Flu vs. Swine Flu

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Digital Library for Earth System Education

Atlas of Rocks, Minerals, and Textures
Picture study of common microtextures in thin section for igneous and metamorphic rocks. It's also a good guide to minerals in PP and CP.

Downloadable Geology Animations
This website is a storehouse for exciting geologic animations. These may help you understand difficult concepts.

Faults in Motion
Cool animations to explain fault behavior. Check out the video detailing colossal earthquakes in the southeast.

Google Earth
Freely downloadable. While you wouldn't expect this to really tell you about the geology of earth, with its coverage of remote areas and now the seafloor, this tool is of immense utility for casual explorer.

Igneous Rocks Tutorial
A detailed website on the genesis and characteristics of igneous rocks.

Intro to Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
A resource from the author, John Winter. Corrections to the text, assignments, and lectures.

Smithsonian's Dynamic Earth
An elementary yet interesting visual lecture on different aspects of Earth.

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Volcanological Links

Geologic History of the Long Valley Caldera
A brief synopsis of the history of LVC by the USGS Long Valley Volcano Observatory.

Krakatoa: The Last Days
Discovery Channel reenactment of the 1883 Krakatoa Eruption.

Mount St. Helens
A Volcano Rekindled: The Renewed Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 2004–2006: Professional Paper
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Photo Gallery
The many faces of Mt St Helens: A website from a native resident.
Earth Observatory photos of recent dome growth
The May 1980 Debris Avalanche: 1980-Current
Pre-May 18, 1980 Images
Eruptions of Mount St. Helens: Past, Present, and Future, USGS Special Interest Publication.
A wealth of MSH Images

Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program: Worldwide Holocene Volcano and Eruption Information
A listing of all active volcanoes in the world (eruptions within last 10,000 years). Maps and weekly activity reports.

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Reference Material

Geoscience World

Google Scholar

J.M.N.T. Gray
Granular avalanche and computational guru. Downloadable pdfs.

Ingenta Online Publication Search

IUSTI Research Group
Websites of Yoël Forterre, Olivier Pouliquen, and Nathalie Thomas.

Journal of Fluid Mechanics Online

Spatial Science Journal

Springer Online
Includes publications like Bulletin of Volcanology, Acta Mechanica (v. 160-Present), etc in downloadable pdf.

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Software and Computer Help

Grass GIS
Freeware download of the whole program as well as documentation.

Titan 2D
Two-dimensional granular flow model for Linux.

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Maps

Indexi Mundi
A huge database on cultural information linked to Google Maps.

National Park Service
Maps and information on America's National Parks. Check out the Great Smoky Mts.

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Fun and Games

Java Chinese Chess
You may have played chess or even chinese checkers. Chinese chess is seven levels harder. I can't even beat this on Easy!

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Last updated: 1/12/09 at 3:00 PM