Glaciers and Glacial Geology

The students of geology 445, Spring 1999, MSU

A good if somewhat dated online-only textbook on glacial geology.

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Exercises in Active Tectonics

Prof. Nicholas Pinter

A workbook on tectonics for geology students.

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Introduction to Physical Oceanography

Robert Stewart

A textbook for upper-division college students and new graduate students in oceanography, meteorology, and ocean engineering.

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Our Ocean Planet: Oceanography in the 21st Century

Robert Stewart

An introductory online-only web textbook for students studying oceanography or other earth science topics.

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ElementList.com

Links to top science news sites, research labs, educational resources, scientific data, freeware for data analysis, research funding and job opportunities.

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How Volcanoes Work

Dr. Vic Camp, San Diego State University

Describes the science behind volcanoes and volcanic processes.

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Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals, and Textures

Dr. Allen Glazner, UNC

Hundreds of high quality microscopic photos of thin sections of rocks and minerals, with descriptive notes for each one.

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Virtual Courseware for Earth and Environmental Sciences

Resources for studying earthquakes and global warming.

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Geology Labs Online

Three online geology exercises: earthquakes, dating, and rivers

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Study Guide for a Beginning Course in Ground-Water Hydrology

O. Lehn Franke, Thomas E. Reilly, Ralph J. Haefner and Dale L. Simmons

A good reference on hydrogeology from the USGS.

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Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)

If you’re looking for info on geology, geography, soils, volcanos, hurricanes, tsunamis, astronomy, the sun and solar system, or any other earth and planetary science topic, this is a great place to start.

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Tpub.com Military and Engineering documents

A site with something for everyone, with a military slant. Sections range from Combat to Meteorology to Medical to Journalism.

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Flashed teaching resources in geology from the University of Tromsø, Norway

Kåre Kullerud

Great flash-based materials on a variety of geology topics.

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Seismogram Analysis

Prof. Eystein S. Husebye

A great flash-based book on seismograms and earthquakes.

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Seismic acquisition: Geophysical principles

Prof. Rolf Mjelde

A flash-based, online-only book that covers the acquisition of marine multichannel seismic data.

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Fault Plane Solutions

Arild Andresen

A flash-based, online-only book on fault plane solutions.

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Plate Tectonics

Kåre Kullerud

A great flash-based, online-only book on plate tectonics.

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Structural Geology flash modules

Haakon Fossen, University of Bergen

Each of the links on this page is an excellent flash-based presentation on a different area of structural geology.

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Introduction to Carbonates

Rafaelsen and Nielsen

An excellent flash-based intro to carbonate geology.

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The Physical Environment

Michael Ritter

An excellent online-only physical geography textbook, with integrated videos, biographies, and more.

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Fundamentals of Physical Geography, 2e

Michael Pidwirny

A top-quality, online-only textbook that is part of a much larger site with many other resources.

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Water Structure and Behavior

Martin Chaplin

A comprehensive online-only book on all things water—useful for environmental scientists, chemists, phyisicists, biologists, and other -ists.

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This Dynamic Earth

W. Jacquelyne Kious and Robert I. Tilling

A brief but excellent introduction to Plate Tectonics designed for use with “a huge map”http://pubs.usgs.gov/pdf/planet.html of the planet.

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About.com: Geology

Andrew Alden

Hundreds of informative articles which will help students and amateur geologists at any level.

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Textbook Disclaimer Stickers

Colin Purrington

Fun stickers for your biology textbook.

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Free GeoPhysics Books from Samizdat Press

A collection of books on geology and physics.

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Suggestions from the Lunar and Planetary Institute

A collection of books from the 1980’s on space exploration. Visit the full review for a great picture.

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MERLOT

An absolutely insane collection of links to every subject. 133 links for geology alone! No matter what you’re studying, chances are there’s something here for you.

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Geological Society of America Free Teacher Resources

All things GSA, with lesson plans and lots of links.

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Physical Geography Glossary of Terms

Prof. Michael Pidwirny, Univ of BC, Okanagan

This hyperlinked ebook contains approximately 1800 definitions of commonly used terms in Physical Geography.

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An Outline of American Geology: Regional Landscapes of the United States

Stephen S. Birdsall and John Florin, both of University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Web-only abridged version of print Regional Landscapes of the United States and Canada, 4th ed.

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Physics of Ice-Ages and Geology

Frank M. Meno, PhD.

Web-only textbook with a somewhat unusual format that puts forward a new theory on a correlation between mountain-building events and ice ages.

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Exploring Earth Companion Website

Published by McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin

Very well done companion website to standard high-priced physical geology textbook.

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Earth/Space Science Web Textbook

Daniel Freeman

This is a proof of design concept, intended to illustrate to schools, school districts, teachers, universities, and colleges, that an interactive textbook of this type can be designed and delivered via the Internet.

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