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		Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences ^Votes:0 Apology Unfortunately, your browser does not support frames. You may download a free frames-capable browser from www.netscape.com , www.microsoft.com or www.opera.com Read More Go to Site


		Earth Sciences Web Site ^Votes:0 Donald L. Blanchard's Earth Sciences Web Site All of the articles on this page were written by Donald L. Blanchard, who is solely respnsible for their content. Articles by Donald L. Blanchard Paleoclimate Changing Paleoclimates and Mass Extinctions: A New Model for Climatic Change Plate Tectonics The ABC 's of Plate Tectonics The Formation of Pangaea: The Making of a Supercontinent How to Make a Craton Paleontology "A Guide to the Dinosaurs of Colorado" Dinosaur Extinction On the Origin of Flight in Birds Marine Monsters of the Mesozoic Donald L. Blanchard's Personal Web Site This page has been accessed 109225 times since May 8, 2001. File created on November 23, 1999. Last updated November 2004. Site designed and hosted by: WebSpinners.com ( info@w&# Read More Go to Site

		Geotimes - November 2007 ^Votes:0 SUBSCRIBE E-ALERTS IN PRINT ARCHIVES CLASSIFIEDS ADVERTISE CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACT US SEARCH AGI HOME Order your FREE trial copy of Geotimes ! Enter this month's Where on Earth? contest! features When Volcanoes Threaten, Scientists Warn Scientists use volcanoes’ pre-eruptive behaviors, such as increasing seismic activity, to warn that an eruption may be imminent. But what happens when a volcano doesn’t explode, and people begin to think the scientists are crying wolf? Enter the case of Tungurahua, Ecuador. Theofilos Toulkeridis, Robert Buchwaldt and Aaron Addison Yellowstone and Heise: Supervolcanoes That Lighten Up New studies of the volcanic rocks from previous eruptions of the Yellowstone supervolcano and its predecessors give researchers insight into possible future erupti Read More Go to Site

		NSIDC DAAC ^Votes:0 Education Center \| Photo Gallery Data Advanced Data Search More Data Discovery & Access Easy-to-use Data Products Data Collections Data Software & Programming Tools Data Submission Data News Centers & Programs Antarctic Glaciological Data Center Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center IARC Frozen Ground Data Center International Polar Year Data & Information Service (IPYDIS) NOAA at NSIDC NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) U.S. Antarctic Data Coordination Center World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder Science Scientists Research Projects Publications NSIDC Notes Glaciological Data Series Special Reports Posters & Presentations Annual Reports Education Resources News & Events Press Room NSIDC In the News Data News Events About Expertise Data & Services NSIDC Spons Read More Go to Site

		Some like it hot: The temperature structure of the Earth ^Votes:0 Next: Introduction Some like it hot: The temperature structure of the Earth Thomas S. Duffy and Russell J. Hemley Geophysical Laboratory and Center for High-Pressure Research, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington D.C. Introduction Temperature of the Core Temperature Structure of the Mantle Melting Curves of Lower Mantle Phases Temperature Structure of the Lower Mantle Lateral Temperature Variations Temperature Structure of the Upper Mantle Temperatures in the Crust and Lithosphere Summary References U.S. National Report to IUGG, 1991-1994 Rev. Geophys. Vol. 33 Suppl., © 1995 American Geophysical Union Read More Go to Site

		The Granger Papers Project ^Votes:0 Pioneering fossil explorations in New Mexico, Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah, the Fayum of Egypt, China, Mongolia, the Gobi Desert, and more... Collector of Velociraptor, Protoceratops, Mononykus, Indricotherium, Oviraptor, dinosaur eggs and nests, Apatosaurus, Notharctus, Ectoconus, Arsinoitherium, Moeritherium, anthropoid primates, and more... Discoverer of Bone Cabin Quarry (Wyoming, 1897), co-discoverer of the Peking Man (Sinanthropus pekinensis) site at Zhoukoudian (China, 1921), and more... Preeminent figure in paleontology and exploration, and more...Many of the world's most famous dinosaur and fossil mammal skeletons were collected by Walter Granger. A research project begun in 1993 based on an independently held collection of private expedition diaries, letters, photographs, and memo Read More Go to Site

		This Dynamic Earth--Contents [USGS] ^Votes:0 View of the planet Earth from the Apollo spacecraft. The Red Sea, which separates Saudi Arabia from the continent of Africa, is clearly visible at the top. (Photograph courtesy of NASA.) Contents Preface Historical perspective Developing the theory Understanding plate motions "Hotspots": Mantle thermal plumes Some unanswered questions Plate tectonics and people Endnotes Ordering Instructions This book was originally published in paper form in February 1996 (design and coordination by Martha Kiger; illustrations and production by Jane Russell). It is for sale from: U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop SSOP Washington, DC 20402-9328 or it can be ordered directly from the U.S. Geological Survey: Call toll-free 1-888-ASK-USGS Or write to USGS Information Servi Read More Go to Site

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