(See related pages)
Ice Elsewhere in the Solar System
p.289
Search for ice among the planets from the Nine Planets web site.
Mars
on a Glacier p.304
Learn how scientists recovered Martian meteorites from the Antarctic ice sheet.
The Channeled Scablands
p.308
Read about the geological evidence of an Ice Age flood of remarkable proportions.
Below you will find links to a number of other interesting web sites with information about Glaciers and Glaciation.
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| Glaciers, Glaciology, and Glaciations on the World Wide Web | ||
| This site provides many links to web sites devoted to glaciers, glaciology, and glacations. ( http://dir.yahoo.com/science/earth_sciences/geology_and_geophysics/glaciology/ ) | ||
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| The National Snow and Ice Data Center | ||
| Learn all about glaciers from people who know them best. ( http://nsidc.org/glaciers/ ) | ||
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| The Crevasse Zone | ||
| Learn about scientific studies of glaciers from the Juneau Ice Field in Alaska, USA. ( http://www.crevassezone.org/ ) | ||
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| Glacier - a website from Rice University | ||
| Rice University information on glaciers. ( http://www.glacier.rice.edu/ ) | ||
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| World Galcier Inventory | ||
| Find out if there is a glacier near you! ( http://nsidc.org/data/g01130.html ) | ||
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| National Ice Core Laboratory | ||
| Ice cores from glaciers provide insights into past climates. Visit this site at the University of New Hampshire to learn about this exciting research. ( http://www.nicl-smo.sr.unh.edu/ ) | ||
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| International Union for Quaternary Research Commission on Glaciation | ||
| The goal of the Commission on Glaciation is to explore and develop scientific co-operation for the study of past glaciations and present glacier processes. ( http://www.inqua.au.dk/ ) | ||
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| Monitoring Glaciers to Watch Global Change | ||
| NASA web site devoted to study of glaciers from space. ( http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Glaciers/ ) | ||
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| Glacial Dynamics at the Byrd Polar Research Center | ||
| Scientists at Ohio State University working on questions concerning the mass balance and stability of large glaciers and ice sheets. ( http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/GDG/gdgfront.htm ) | ||
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| Glaciological & Arctic Sciences Institute | ||
| Students: Earn college credit by studying glaciers in Alaska! ( http://www.mines.uidaho.edu/glacier/ ) | ||
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