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Alaska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse (AGDC) - Clearinghouse for the description and availability of multiple geospatial datasets relating to Alaska from many federal, state and local cooperating agencies under the coordination of the Alaska Geographic Data Committee [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

Ask USGS - Gateway to easy access for new visitors, students, and general audiences to the array of USGS information on the web with links to the USGS at work, events, news, how to get answers to questions, buying maps and products, and educational resources [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

Atmospheric Sciences Data Center - Processing, archiving, and distributing Earth science data [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Langley Research Center (LaRC)]

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Biological Resources of the USGS - Homepage for the Biological Resources Discipline of the USGS providing links to scientific programs, organization, and special features [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

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CDC Tsunamis - This page provides information about public health issues related to Tsunamis [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]

Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) and the World Data Center for Atmospheric Trace Gases - Information on the greenhouse effect and global climate change [Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)]

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) - Access to selected socioeconomic and population data [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Columbia University]

Chemistry, Materials, Earth, and Life Sciences (CMLS) Directorate - World-class experts and cutting-edge facilities for chemistry, materials, earth and life sciences. [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)]

Coastal and Marine Geology Program of the USGS - Describes marine and coastal geologic systems [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

Crustal Dynamics Data Information System (CDDIS) - Supports data archiving and distribution activities for the space geodesy and geodynamics community [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)]

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DOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management - OCRWM develops and manages a federal system for disposing of spent nuclear fuel [Department of Energy (DOE)]

DOE Patents Database - A Department of Energy searchable database of patent information resulting from DOE-sponsored research and development (R&D). [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC)]

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Earth Day Portal - Portal for U.S. Government Events and Information related to preserving the earth and reducing energy use [Multiple agencies involved]

Earth Observatory - Obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)]

Earth Observing System (EOS) - Supports a coordinated series of polar-orbiting and low inclination satellites for long-term global observations of the land surface, biosphere, solid Earth, atmosphere, and oceans [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)]

Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center - Access to products archived at the EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, SD, including aerial photography, remote sensing data, satellite imagery, maps, and elevation data with product search retrieval and ordering information [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center (EDC)]

Earth Science Educator - An educational portal site of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Earth Sciences Directorate [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)]

Earth Sciences - Provides information about earth science publications available for sale from the U.S. Government Bookstore [Government Printing Office]

Earth Sciences Portal (ESP) - A searchable links directory and a web crawler search engine that spans all the web-based information of the NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Directorate [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)]

Energy-Related Laboratory Equipment (ERLE) - Grants equipment to institutions of higher education for energy-related research [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC)]

Environmental Energy Technologies Division (EETD) - Develops technology that uses, converts and stores energy more efficiently and with less environmental impact, and studies the link between energy use and the environment [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

Environmental Science Network (ESN) - Search environmental and waste management information related to cleaning up the nation's nuclear complex [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Basic and Applied Research (OBAR)]

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FEMA: Maps - Offers disaster information and map services covering Floods, Hurricanes, and Natural Disasters. [Ad Hoc Organizations, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)]

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence ?¦( Science - Identifies effective curriculum resources, create high-quality professional development materials, and disseminate useful information and products to improve K-12 science teaching and learning [Department of Education (ED)]

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Geodata.gov - One stop for Federal, State, & Local Geographic Data. [Department of the Interior]

Geomagnetism - Determine various geomagnetic parameters for any place on Earth [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)]

Global Change Data and Information System (GCDIS) - Locates multiagency news, data, publications, and research [Ad Hoc Organizations, U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)]

Goddard Space Flight Center - Sciences and Exploration Directorate - Enables space-based exploration of the Earth, the Solar System, and the Universe through scientific leadership and innovation. [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)]

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Institutional Publications - Lawrence Livermore Program - Provides links to published reports, abstracts, periodicals, brochures, and newsletters sorted by technology area [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)]

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LLNL Site 300 Continuously Operating Reference Station - Provides links to information about High Explosive-Test Facilities, Continuously Operating Reference Stations, and Global Positioning System satellite data [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)]

Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) - The first-ever true-color high-resolution satellite view of the Antarctic continent enabling everyone to see Antarctica as it appears in real life [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)]

Los Alamos Laboratory e-Research Library - Provides links to news, journals, information by subject, multiple data collections, and a multi-database search tool [Department of Energy (DOE), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)]

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NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory - Broad and comprehensive understanding of the Earth system comprised of physical, chemical and biological processes [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)]

NOAA National Ocean Service: Education - Information to build environmental literacy through products and programs that incorporate the applied science of the National Ocean Services. [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Services]

NOAA Photo Library - The collection spans centuries of time and much of the natural world from the center of the Earth to the surface of the Sun [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)]

National Environmental Data Index (NEDI) - Facilitate access to agency environmental data holdings [Multiple agencies involved]

National Geologic Map Database - We can help you find information about maps and related data for: geology, hazards, earth resources, geophysics, geochemistry, geochronology, paleontology, and marine geology [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) - Access geophysical data covering glaciology, marine geology and geophysics, paleoclimatology, solid earth geophysics, and habitat and ecosystems [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)]

National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive - Long-term preservation and access for satellite remote sensing data and imagery Landsat and AVHRR. Links to locating and ordering imagery, international collaborators, advisory committee, and Earthshots satellite photos [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center (EDC)]

National Streamflow Information Program - Home page describing the operation and maintenance of 7000 streamgages, overview of the program, system for collection of streamflow data, maintaining of historic streamflow data, and available reports [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

NationalAtlas.gov - Delivers authoritative views of scientific, societal, and historical information; Map format that can be customized with different datasets [Ad Hoc Organizations, Smithsonian Institution]

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ORNL Research Library - Provides links to ORNL Research Library holdings [Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) - ORNL is a multiprogram science and technology laboratory managed for the U.S. Department of Energy by UT-Battelle, LLC [Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Publications - Provides links to ORNL's S&T publications, catalogs, magazines, newsletters, and reports [Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)]

Operational Significant Event Imagery - Find high-resolution, detailed imagery of significant environmental events such as fires, floods, icebergs, severe weather, volcanoes [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)]

Our dynamic desert landscape - Overview of studies of fragile and active landscape of the American Southwest deserts, including projects on geologic mapping, surface processes, remote sensing research, ecological processes, and earthquake hazard applications. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Geologic Division, Western Region Earth Surface Processes Team]

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Quick Species Search - Search the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) for species information [Multiple agencies involved, National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)]

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Science Accelerator - A portal to the Department of Energy's important collections of scientific and technical information searchable with just one query. [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC)]

Selected Internet Resources: African Americans in Science and Technology - Selected Internet Resources on African Americans in Science and Technology - Science Reference Services - Library of Congress [Library of Congress]

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The Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (LANL) - Promotes and supports high quality, cutting-edge science in the areas of astrophysics, space physics, solid planetary geoscience, and complex dynamical earth systems [Department of Energy (DOE), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)]

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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior - Homepage, serving as portal to all USGS information with search options, USGS in the news, most frequently requested topics, and access to major categories of USGS information [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) - Access to satellite geodata and images [Department of Defense (DOD)]

United States Antarctic Resource Center - Archive of Antarctic maps, charts, satellite images, and photographs produced by the United States and other member nations of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

United States Group on Earth Observations - The US GEO reports to the National Science and Technology Council's Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. The website features publications and notices on Geosciences and Remote sensing. [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)]

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WINDandSEA - A gateway to oceanic and atmospheric issues [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)]

Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology Program - Site for Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology Program conducting scientific research in the coastal and offshore areas of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, and other US Pacific Islands [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

WhyFiles. - Science behind the news. [Multiple agencies involved, National Institute for Science Education]

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Geology Field Center - Site with links to projects of the field center of the Woods Hole Coastal Marine Geology Program on underwater areas between shorelines and the deep ocean, off the U.S. East Coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and in parts of the Caribbean and Great Lakes [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]