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INTERNATIONAL LINKS EARTH SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS
GOVERNMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL LINKS
American Geological Institute
A nonprofit federation of 35 geoscientific and professional associations that represent more than 100,000 geologists, geophysicists, and other earth scientists British Geological Survey
The British Geological Survey is the UK's national centre for earth science information and its foremost supplier of geoscience solutions. Geological Survey of Canada
Canada's Principal Marine Geoscience Facility Geological Society of America
The Geological Society of America provides access to elements that are essential to the professional growth of earth scientists at all levels of expertise and from all sectors: academic, government, business, and industry. Mineralogical Society of America
Encourages fundamental research about natural materials; supports the teaching of mineralogical concepts and procedures to students of mineralogy and related arts and sciences; and attempts to raise the scientific literacy of society with respect to issues involving mineralogy. The National Geophysical Data Centre (USA)
The National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) is the US repository for geophysical data, providing a wide range of science data services and information - glaciology, marine geology & geophysics, paleoclimatology, solar-terrestrial physics, and solid earth geophysics. Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (NASA)
Mapping the world in 3 dimensions to obtain the most complete, near-global, high-resolution database of the Earth's topography. Society of Exploration Geophysicists
The Society of Exploration Geophysicists promotes the science of geophysics and the education of exploration geophysicists. The Society fosters the expert and ethical practice of geophysics in the exploration and development of natural resources, in characterizing the near-surface, and in mitigating earth hazards. U.S. Geological Survey
An informative site on all aspects of geoscience with excellent resources and links. USGS Geological Hazards
The U.S. Geological Survey's Geologic Hazards Team conducts global investigations of earthquake, geomagnetic, and land- slide hazards. Team scientists study basic processes and mechanisms, monitor geologic hazard events, analyze their effects, and develop strategies to mitigate the impacts on vulnerable regions. U.S. State Geological Surveys, Foreign Surveys, Geological Societies and Associations
A good collection of links, both American and International, compiled by Berkeley University. Ocean Information Center
The Ocean Information Center (OCEANIC) maintains information on: WOCE-World Ocean Circulation Experiment; Global Observing Systems; Research Ship Information and Schedules and Other Oceanographic Information Sources. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (USA)
A private, non-profit research facility dedicated to the study of marine science and to the education of Marine Scientists. It is the largest independent oceanographic institution in the world. ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY GROUPS
Worldwide Fund for Nature
Information on a wide range of environmental issues in Australia and internationally. Current campaigns include climate change, endangered seas and forests for life. EnviroLink
EnviroLink is a non-profit organization. A grassroots online community that unites hundreds of organizations and volunteers around the world with millions of people in over 130 countries. EnviroLink are dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, up-to-date environmental resources available. The Wilderness Society
The Wilderness Society is an international, community-based, environmental advocacy organisation whose mission is to protect, promote and secure the future of wilderness and other high conservation areas. |
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