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Geologic processes
All types of processes involving geological structures.
Subtopics:
Diagenesis (1 items)
Earthquakes (65 items)
Erosion (26 items)
Glaciation (7 items)
Hydrothermal processes (6 items)
Isostasy (1 items)
Land subsidence (9 items)
Liquefaction (1 items)
Metamorphism (geological) (2 items)
Sediment transport (27 items)
Sedimentation (28 items)
Tectonic processes (20 items)
Volcanic activity (48 items)
Earth tides (1 items)
Deformation (geologic) (9 items)
Soil formation (3 items)
Magnetic storms (2 items)
Mass wasting (16 items)
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Geothermal and hydrothermal activity [New Window]
Glossary of geothermal and hydrothermal activity terms.
Geothermal industry temperature profiles from the Great Basin [New Window]
Subsurface temperature, well temperature, and well data of geothermal resources in the Great Basin.
Geysers, fumaroles, and hot springs [New Window]
Description of volcanic geysers, fumaroles, and hot springs.
Glacier effects of the M7.9 Denali fault earthquake of November 3, 2002 [New Window]
Description and photos documenting offsets and 260 km rupture in the Denali glacier in central Alaska after the November 3, 2002 earthquake, the 9th largest earthquake in the United States in the last 200 years.
Glaciers and glaciations - ice sheets, glacial lakes, tuyas - jökulhlaups and glacial hazards [New Window]
Links to background information on glaciers, glacier hazards, ice sheets and glaciations, glacial lakes, specific glaciers, terminology, bibliographies, and related useful links.
Global Seismographic Network [New Window]
Worldwide network of seismic monitoring stations coordinated by a variety of national and international organizations.
Glossary of glacier terminology: a glossary providing the vocabulary necessary to understand the modern glacier environment. [New Window]
An illustrated glossary of terms relating to modern glaciers and glacial landforms based mainly on Alaskan examples.
Glossary of selected glacier and related terminology [New Window]
Dictionary of terms associated with glaciology with brief definitions.
Grain size analyzer technique [New Window]
Description of the technique used in particle-size analysis
Grand Canyon studies: using ocean-research techniques to study a river system [New Window]
Brief review of studies with sidescan sonar on sediment in the Grand Canyon as part of research on the changes brought about by the Glen Canyon Dam and the results gathered from a 1996-controlled flood experiment with links to related information.
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