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Earth characteristics
The measurable, definable properties and features of the earth.
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Atmospheric properties (11 items)
Earth structure (13 items)
Geologic history (33 items)
Geologic structure (26 items)
Gravitational field (earth) (11 items)
Land surface characteristics (31 items)
Magnetic field (earth) (14 items)
Ocean characteristics (52 items)
Rocks and deposits (56 items)
Snow and ice cover (19 items)
Stratigraphic sections (23 items)
Topography (56 items)
Earth material properties (4 items)
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Core Research Center [New Window]
Overview of the Core Research Center (CRC) in Denver for preserving valuable rock cores for permanent storage and making the cores available for examination and testing. Includes links to services, well reports, and resources.
Crater Lake Data Clearinghouse [New Window]
The Crater Lake Data Clearinghouse website is a gateway to information and data on Crater Lake with links to data downloads of bathymetry, maps and imagery, a fly-by movie, photos, and information on geology, maps, history, and biota.
Cross-bedding, bedforms,and paleocurrents [New Window]
The on-line version of Cross-Bedding, Bedforms, and Paleocurrents, with computer images, photographic images, and text.
Cruise report by Coastal Surveyor Cruise C-1-99-SC: multibeam mapping of the Long Beach, California, continental shelf [New Window]
Description of the work and results of a cruise by the Pacific Sea Floor Mapping project to map the Long Beach, California continental shelf based on data from high-resolution multibeam technology.
Deserts, geology and resources [New Window]
Online edition of booklet describing desert geology and mineral resources.
Detection and measurement of land subsidence using Global Positioning System surveying and interferometric synthetic aperture radar, Coachella Valley, California, 1996-2005 [New Window]
Detailed measurements of elevation help to understand the extent and severity of subsidence. Study asks if subsidence indicates the aquifer system is compacting temporarily or permanently, and are the changes human-induced or tectonic.
Devils Postpile National Park geologic story [New Window]
Site has links to Devils Postpile's geologic history, rocks and minerals, geologic time, geologic maps.
Diatoms: applications [New Window]
Use of diatoms in biostratigraphy, coastal and estuarine studies, paleoceanology, paleoliminology, earthquake studies, environmental quality and forensic studies. Includes listing of USGS diatom projects and links to other diatom websites.
Digital Elevation Model (DEM) shaded relief maps [New Window]
Color images of western states containing digitized topographic data. The images have been compressed and don't show as much detail as full-sized maps.
Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles (DOQs) [New Window]
Description of what Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles are and how to obtain them plus information on the DOQ program, points of contact, DOQ status graphic, examples of DOQs, and free data viewer software.
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