Earth & Environment Research Overview
Related Websites and Other Resources

"From New Sight to Foresight: The Long View on the Environment"
http://www.nsf.gov/news/speeches/bement/05/alb050204_ncse.jsp
Remarks by Dr. Arden L. Bement, Jr., NSF Director, to the National Council for Science and the Environment

"The Role of Science in Earth Observations"
http://nsf.gov/news/speeches/bement/04/alb040922_earthobser.jsp
Remarks by Dr. Arden L. Bement, Jr., NSF Director, to the Forum on Earth Observation at the Ronald Reagan Center.

Complex Environmental Systems: Pathways to the Future
http://www.nsf.gov/geo/ere/ereweb/ac-ere/acere_pathways.pdf
Report of the NSF Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education.

National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
http://www.ncar.ucar.edu
Research and development center exploring and understanding the atmosphere and its interactions with the Sun, the oceans, the biosphere, and humans.

CHRONOS
http://www.chronos.org
A project about geologic time and Earth's history.

Earthscope
http://www.earthscope.org
Investigates the structure and evolution of the North American continent and the physical processes controlling earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Ridge 2000 Program
http://www.ridge2000.org
Information on mid-ocean ridge research for scientists, educators, students, and the public.

Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
http://www.iodp.org
An international research program exploring the history and structure of the Earth through the seafloor sediments and rocks.

Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTER)
http://www.lternet.edu
Collaborative effort investigating ecological processes over long temporal and broad spatial scales.

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