Web Directory

» An Introduction to Plate Tectonics
   Plates movements. The theories that scientists have used to explain these movements.
   http://www.hartrao.ac.za/geodesy/tectonics.html

» 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.
   http://www.appliedpaleomagnetics.com/

» Broadband Seisimic Data Collection Center
   Real time seismic data for view or download from the Anza network in Southern California.
   http://eqinfo.ucsd.edu

» Cecil and Ida Green Piñon 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.
   http://pfostrain.ucsd.edu/pfo/

» Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics
   Diagrams of tectonics of the North Pacific and the west coast of North America.
   http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/platetec/kula.htm

» Earth Floor: Plate Tectonics
   Full and clear information about Plate Tectonics: Convergent Boundaries, Divergent Boundaries, Transform Boundaries.
   http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/plates1.html

» GPS Time Series
   Measurements made with the Global Positioning System are sensitive enough to detect motion of the Earth's tectonic plates.
   http://sideshow.jpl.nasa.gov/mbh/series.html

» Geomagnetism
   Information from the British Geological Survey.
   http://www.geomag.bgs.ac.uk/

» 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.
   http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/margins/Home.html

» PLATES Project
   Plate model and database allow users to make reconstructions from 750 Ma to present. From the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics.
   http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/plates/plates.htm

» 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.
   http://www.geosci.usyd.edu.au/users/prey/Teaching/Teach.html

» Peter Bird's Programs for Tectonic Modeling
   Tectonic modeling with finite elements: programs, publications, figures, and abstracts by Peter Bird of UCLA.
   http://peterbird.name/

» Plate Tectonic Evolution of the Cocos-Nazca Spreading Center
   This article is about Plate Tectonic Evolution written by Martin Meschede and Udo Barckhausen.
   http://www-odp.tamu.edu/publications/170_SR/VOLUME/CHAPTERS/SR170_07.PDF

» Plate Tectonic Reconstructions and Paleomagnetism
   Web server for making on-line plate tectonic reconstructions. Includes access to paleomagnetic data and analyses.
   http://www.itis-molinari.mi.it/Geo.html

» Plate Tectonics
   Provides early ideas about continental drift and the modern theory of plate tectonics.
   http://www.geo.ua.edu/intro03/Plate.html

» Plate Tectonics Animation
   Interesting animations of plate tectonics movement. Including gif, avi and mov formats.
   http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tectonics.html

» Plate Tectonics and Climate
   Dorian J. Burnette writes about how continental movement plate tectonics have a profound impact on the climate of the Earth.
   http://www.djburnette.com/projects/climate.html

» Plate Tectonics: Moving and Shaking
   Article from the National Geographic describing the three types of tectonic boundaries.
   http://science.nationalgeographic.co.uk/science/earth/the-dynamic-earth/plate-tectonics-article/

» Puzzles Of The Earth
   Teaches the theory of plate tectonics.
   http://library.thinkquest.org/17701/

» 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.
   http://users.telenet.be/boris.dehandschutter/PhDcontents.html

» Tectonic Forces: by Robert Maurer
   This is the origin and mechanics of the forces responsible for tectonic plate movements.
   http://www.tectonic-forces.org

» 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.
   http://www.agu.org/journals/tc/

» 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.
   http://www.tetontectonics.org/Tectonics.html

» The Ground Beneath
   Plate tectonics theory. Drifting continents. Plates on the move.
   http://library.thinkquest.org/27026/

» This Dynamic Earth
   View of the planet Earth from the USGS.
   http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html

» WEEK 3 SUMMARY: MOUNTAIN GEOGRAPHY
   Lectures on Plate Tectonics by Mark W. Williams (University of Colorado at Boulder).
   http://snobear.colorado.edu/Markw/Mountains/03/week3.html

» WebDoGS Plate Tectonics Reconstruction
   A collection of web goodies on plate tectonics reconstructions; links, research, animations, movies, and software.
   http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geology/webdogs/plates/reconstructions.html

» Weldon Beauchamp
   Tectonic Evolution of the Atlas Mountains, North Africa. Research page with links to related resources.
   http://atlas.geo.cornell.edu/people/weldon.html

» When the Earth Moves: Seafloor Spreading and Plate Tectonics
   Describes how investigators pursuing basic questions in ocean and terrestrial science gradually arrived at an understanding of how the planet's crust works.
   http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/content/view.article.asp?a=229

» Wikipedia: Plate Tectonics
   Plate tectonics. Types of plate boundaries. Sources of plate motion.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tectonics

» 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.
   http://dc-app3-14.gfz-potsdam.de/pub/introduction/introduction_frame.html