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An Introduction to Plate Tectonics - Plates movements. The theories that scientists have used to explain these movements.
Applied Paleomagnetics, Inc. - Offering Paleomagnetic core orientation and paleomagnetic services including paleomagnetic fracture orientation, fracture studies in fractured reservoirs, and paleomagnetic orientation of in-situ stress.
Broadband Seisimic Data Collection Center - Real time seismic data for view or download from the Anza network in Southern California.
Cecil and Ida Green Piñon Flat Observatory - Set up to measure crustal deformation in a tectonically active area, improve estimates of the earthquake hazard in southern California, and serve as a testing ground for new geophysical instrumentation.
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics - Diagrams of tectonics of the North Pacific and the west coast of North America.
Earth Floor: Plate Tectonics - Full and clear information about Plate Tectonics: Convergent Boundaries, Divergent Boundaries, Transform Boundaries.
GPS Time Series - Measurements made with the Global Positioning System are sensitive enough to detect motion of the Earth's tectonic plates.
Geomagnetism - Information from the British Geological Survey.
MARGINS Program - NSF funded program which tries to understand the complex interplay of processes that govern the evolution of continental margins by a multidisciplinary approach, including seismicity and subduction processes.
PLATES Project - Plate model and database allow users to make reconstructions from 750 Ma to present. From the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics.
Patrice Rey's Teaching Portfolio - Resources for students in geology and geophysics, including lectures notes, slide show and virtual field trips. Topics include structural geology, tectonics, and geology of granite.
Peter Bird's Programs for Tectonic Modeling - Tectonic modeling with finite elements: programs, publications, figures, and abstracts by Peter Bird of UCLA.
Plate Tectonic Evolution of the Cocos-Nazca Spreading Center - This article is about Plate Tectonic Evolution written by Martin Meschede and Udo Barckhausen. [PDF]
Plate Tectonics - Archive of articles and graphical data related to plate tectonics.
Plate Tectonics - This site provides useful information about tectonics: the origin of plate tectonics, indications of tectonic activity, age of the sea floor.
Plate Tectonics Animation - Interesting animations of plate tectonics movement. Including gif, avi and mov formats.
Plate Tectonics and Climate - Dorian J. Burnette writes about how continental movement plate tectonics have a profound impact on the climate of the Earth.
Plate Tectonics: Moving and Shaking - Article from the National Geographic describing the three types of tectonic boundaries.
Puzzles Of The Earth - Teaches the theory of plate tectonics.
Study of the Recent Structural Evolution of Continental Basins in Altai-Sayan - PhD thesis on the active tectonics of Northeast Altai in central Asia focusing on structural geology, paleostress analysis, seismics and radon gas geochemistry.
Tectonic Forces: by Robert Maurer - This is the origin and mechanics of the forces responsible for tectonic plate movements.
Tectonics - Tectonics contains original scientific contributions in analytical, synthetic, and integrative tectonics. Papers are restricted to the structure and evolution of the terrestrial lithosphere with dominant emphasis on the continents.
Teton Tectonics - Dr. Peter Langdon Ward has made a detailed analysis of the geology of western North America in relation to the motion of plates in the eastern Pacific Ocean. He also discusses earthquakes and global climate change.
The Ground Beneath - Plate tectonics theory. Drifting continents. Plates on the move.
This Dynamic Earth - View of the planet Earth from the USGS.
WEEK 3 SUMMARY: MOUNTAIN GEOGRAPHY - Lectures on Plate Tectonics by Mark W. Williams (University of Colorado at Boulder).
Weldon Beauchamp - Tectonic Evolution of the Atlas Mountains, North Africa. Research page with links to related resources.
When the Earth Moves: Seafloor Spreading and Plate Tectonics - Describes how investigators pursuing basic questions in ocean and terrestrial science gradually arrived at an understanding of how the planet's crust works.
Wikipedia: Plate Tectonics - Plate tectonics. Types of plate boundaries. Sources of plate motion.
World Stress Map Project - Database containing information on the contemporary tectonic stress state (e.g. orientation and magnitude) in the Earth's crust. Users can request customized stress maps for selected regions.

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An Introduction to Plate Tectonics [ ] - Find out how and why certain plates move and learn some of the theories that scientists have used to explain these movements.
CVO Website - Plate Tectonics and Sea-Floor Spreading [ ] - Learn what the Ring of Fire is, along with further information on the theory of plate tectonics and how it has contributed toward the formation of mountains.
Paleomap Project [ ] - Contains an online archive of images of the Earth from the late Precambrian era over 60 million years ago. Features information on climate history and research.
Puzzles of the Earth [ ] - Introduces plate tectonics and tells how this theory explains world geography and the origins of volcanoes, earthquakes, and other geologic phenomena.
Quia - Java Games [ ] - Contains games and activities that help users learn some terms related to the study of plate tectonics and continental drift.
The ABC's of Plate Tectonics [ ] - Offers an analysis on the some of the principles behind 'plate tectonics' including how rift zones develop and how the structural properties of land masses produce certain collisions.

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