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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 (27 items)
Gravitational field (earth) (11 items)
Land surface characteristics (30 items)
Magnetic field (earth) (16 items)
Ocean characteristics (53 items)
Rocks and deposits (57 items)
Snow and ice cover (19 items)
Stratigraphic sections (23 items)
Topography (53 items)
Earth material properties (5 items)
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Education resources for paleontology [New Window]
Contacts and other sources of information for teachers, students, and others interested in paleontology with links to related USGS websites and on-line publications.
Erosion of a sea stack over 100 years [New Window]
Series of photographs showing the demise of Jump-off Joe, a sea stack at Nye Beach, Newport, Oregon from 1890 as a result of erosion.
Extent of Pleistocene lakes in the western Great Basin [New Window]
Map of Pleistocene pluvial lakes in the western Great Basin (Nevada, eastern California, southern Oregon). Includes metadata, online PDF map view, and downloadable ArcInfo export files, ArcView shapefiles, and TIFF files.
Flagstaff Field Center [New Window]
Homepage for the Flagstaff Field center with links to space science, water and ice studies, earth sciences, biological resources, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, outreach & education, data and software, and images.
Flow through unsaturated fractured rock [New Window]
Site describes studies using flow visualization and rock matrix pressure measurements to study flow through fractures in the unsaturated zone, which plays an important role in water infiltration and contaminant transport.
Fossil groups: Vertebrates [New Window]
Information on vertebrate fossils and their use in paleontologic research in biostratigraphy, paleoclimatology, paleobiology, paleoecology, and earth history.
Fossils, rocks, and time [New Window]
Booklet describes how paleontologists use the identification of fossils to recognize rocks of the same or different ages.
GISDATA Map Studio [New Window]
Access to public web map services and interfaces developed at the EROS Data Center searchable by keywords and categories with interactive maps, viewer templates, information sheets and latest news items and updates on geospatial products.
GLORIA Mapping Program [New Window]
GLORIA is a digital sidescan sonar capable of producing digital image maps of the sea floor from reflected sound waves. Site includes description of digital processing, mosaicking, and links to samples of image maps.
Generalized surficial geologic map of the Pueblo 1 degree x 2 degree quadrangle, Colorado. [New Window]
Surficial geologic map of the Pueblo quadrangle in Colorado with text and references in PDF format, metadata, and GIS files to download.
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