(See related pages)
Web Links Described From Chapter 17Deep Drilling on Continents p.415
Web repository of data for the world's deepest borehole. Earth's Spinning Inner Core p.430
Learn about core convection and latest research on the geodynamo.
Below you will find links to a number of other interesting web sites with information about Earth's Interior and Geophysical Properties.
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| Deep Drilling of the Continents | ||
| Description of expedition to recover rocks from 12 km beneath Earth's surface. ( http://icdp.gfz-potsdam.de/html/kola/IGCP408.html ) | ||
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| Core Convection and the Geodynamo | ||
| Latest results of studies of Earth's interior and its relation to Earth's magnetic field. ( http://ees5-www.lanl.gov/IGPP/Geodynamo.html ) | ||
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| The Geochemical Earth Reference Model | ||
| Chemical characterization of the Earth, its major reservoirs, and the fluxes between them. Serious science for those who want to know how Earth really works. ( http://earthref.org/GERM/main.htm ) | ||
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| National Geophysical Data Center | ||
| U.S. government repository of geophysical data relevant to understanding Earth processes. Archives contain downloadable data. ( http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov ) | ||
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| Geomagnetism at NGDC | ||
| The study of geomagnetism is one of the oldest of the geophysical sciences. The National Geophysical Data Center maintains extensive archives of geomagnetic data to further the understanding of Earth magnetism. ( http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/potfld/geomag.shtml ) | ||
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| Geothermal Data and Information at NGDC | ||
| NGDC has two major geothermal databases. ( http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/geotherm.shtml ) | ||
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| Global Heat Flow Data | ||
| Only in the last quarter century, however, has the establishment and growth of a global heat flow data set allowed significant geophysical and statistical interpretations of the magnitude and distribution of the heat conducted to the surface of the earth from its interior. ( http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/globsys/heatflow.shtml ) | ||
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| Land and Marine Gravity Data | ||
| Data documenting the variations in Earth's gravity field worldwide. ( http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/potfld/gravity/welcome.shtml ) | ||
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| Bathymetry, Topography, & Relief | ||
| Numerous data sets documenting depth of the oceans and elevation of the land. ( http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/bathymetry/relief.html ) | ||
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| Solar and Upper Atmospheric Data Services | ||
| Find out when a Coronal Mass Ejection will be coming toward you! ( http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/SOLAR/solar.html ) | ||
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