Geosciences
- OmniFile FT Select
- eLibrary (Not licensed for use in K12 schools)
- ArticleFirst
- ECO
- Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic Information Systems, Cartography and Remote Sensing
- Earthquake Hazards Program
- Earth's Ring of Fire An overview and map of this area circling the Pacific Ocean. "The zone #151 the 'Ring of Fire' — notorious for frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions,coincides with the edges of one of the world's main tectonic plates
- Forces of Nature the most destructive natural forces: hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes, and tornadoes. Features a description of the science behind the natural disasters along with an interactive activity for each
- Geographic Names Information System this site contains location information on almost two million geographic features in the United States. Records list the state, county, and geographic coordinates
- GEOnet Name Server provides access to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) database offoreign geographic feature names
- GIS for NRCS in Nebraska
- How Volcanoes Work describes the science behind volcanoes and volcanic processes. Topics include the dynamics of eruptions, landforms, eruption types, historical eruptions, and volcanism on other worlds
- Illustrated Glossary of Alpine Glacial Landforms presents basic definitions and examples of common alpine glacial landforms discussed in introductory level university physical geography, geology and earth science courses
- Mineralogy Database 5,000 pages of mineral data including crystallography, chemical composition, physical and optical properties, Dana's New classification, Strunz classification, and alphabetical listings of all known mineral species
- National Earthquake Information Center based in Golden, Colorado
- National Geophysical Data Center The National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) manages environmental data in the fields of marine geology and geophysics, paleoclimatology, solar-terrestrial physics, solid earth geophysics, and glaciology (snow and ice)
- Nebraska Geology and Soil
- Nebraska GIS links
- Nebraska's Toadstool Geologic Park
- Rockhounds Information Page
- Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary provides definitions and illustrations of oilfield terminology for the technical generalist in a single, evergreen source
- Volcanoes Information about the types of hazards posed by volcanoes
- Western Waters Digital Library government reports, classic water literature, legal tanscripts, personal papers, etc. relating to the Columbia, Colorado, Platte, and Rio Grande river basins. From the collections of 12 university libraries in 8 states.
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