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- An Introduction to Plate Tectonics Plates movements. The theories that scientists have used to explain these movements.
- This Dynamic Earth View of the planet Earth from the USGS.
- Geomagnetism Information from the British Geological Survey.
- MARGINS Program NSF funded program which tries to understand the complex interplay of processes that govern the evolution of continental margins by a multidisciplinary approach, including seismicity and subduction processes.
- Patrice Rey's Teaching Portfolio Resources for students in geology and geophysics, including lectures notes, slide show and virtual field trips. Topics include structural geology, tectonics, and geology of granite.
- Applied Paleomagnetics, Inc. Offering Paleomagnetic core orientation and paleomagnetic services including paleomagnetic fracture orientation, fracture studies in fractured reservoirs, and paleomagnetic orientation of in-situ stress.
- Plate Tectonics Animation Interesting animations of plate tectonics movement. Including gif, avi and mov formats.
- Wikipedia: Plate Tectonics Plate tectonics. Types of plate boundaries. Sources of plate motion.
- Plate Tectonics and Climate Dorian J. Burnette writes about how continental movement plate tectonics have a profound impact on the climate of the Earth.
- Earth Floor: Plate Tectonics Full and clear information about Plate Tectonics: Convergent Boundaries, Divergent Boundaries, Transform Boundaries.
- Plate Tectonics This site provides useful information about tectonics: the origin of plate tectonics, indications of tectonic activity, age of the sea floor.
- Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Diagrams of tectonics of the North Pacific and the west coast of North America.
- WEEK 3 SUMMARY: MOUNTAIN GEOGRAPHY Lectures on Plate Tectonics by Mark W. Williams (University of Colorado at Boulder).
- Plate Tectonic Evolution of the Cocos-Nazca Spreading Center This article is about Plate Tectonic Evolution written by Martin Meschede and Udo Barckhausen.
- Weldon Beauchamp Tectonic Evolution of the Atlas Mountains, North Africa. Research page with links to related resources.
- GPS Time Series Measurements made with the Global Positioning System are sensitive enough to detect motion of the Earth's tectonic plates.
- Study of the Recent Structural Evolution of Continental Basins in Altai-Sayan PhD thesis on the active tectonics of Northeast Altai in central Asia focusing on structural geology, paleostress analysis, seismics and radon gas geochemistry.
- Peter Bird's Programs for Tectonic Modeling Tectonic modeling with finite elements: programs, publications, figures, and abstracts by Peter Bird of UCLA.
- World Stress Map Project Database containing information on the contemporary tectonic stress state (e.g. orientation and magnitude) in the Earth's crust. Users can request customized stress maps for selected regions.
- Cecil and Ida Green PiƱon Flat Observatory Set up to measure crustal deformation in a tectonically active area, improve estimates of the earthquake hazard in southern California, and serve as a testing ground for new geophysical instrumentation.
- Broadband Seisimic Data Collection Center Real time seismic data for view or download from the Anza network in Southern California.
- Teton Tectonics Dr. Peter Langdon Ward has made a detailed analysis of the geology of western North America in relation to the motion of plates in the eastern Pacific Ocean. He also discusses earthquakes and global climate change.
- Tectonics Tectonics contains original scientific contributions in analytical, synthetic, and integrative tectonics. Papers are restricted to the structure and evolution of the terrestrial lithosphere with dominant emphasis on the continents.