The Yellowstone-Teton Epicenter part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This University of Utah website provides an overview of the history and present conditions of the Yellowstone hotspot. Topics include the track of the hotspot, tectonics, seismicity, history and ...

Kilauea part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This part of the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory website features information about Kilauea, the world's most active volcano. This resource features text, graphics, and data ...

Indian Ocean Tsunami Quicktime Animation part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This Quicktime animation, by Dr. Steven Ward at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics at the University of California - Santa Cruz, shows the tsunami's progress across the Indian Ocean. ...

NOAA East African Coast Tsunami Animation part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This NOAA visualization tracks the tsunami waves until they reach the East African coast of Somalia. This Quicktime animation can be paused, rewound and advanced.

The Physics of Tsunamis part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site from the University of Washington includes a Quicktime movie that shows the propagation of the earthquake-generated 1960 Chilean tsunami across the Pacific Ocean. The page also describes ...

DAAC Study: Squeezing Water from Rock part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Plate Tectonics-Discover Our Earth part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site from Cornell University presents an illustrated and interactive description of plate tectonics. Topics covered include an introduction to plate boundaries and sea floor spreading, and the ...

Explore Life at a Hydrothermal Vent part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site features Flash movies about the physical and biological characteristics of submarine vents. Some of the animations are simulated and some are real footage from remotely controlled ...

Aviso, Observing the Ocean System from Space part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This extensive and well-organized site distributes satellite altimetry data which are used to study ocean dynamics and geophysics. Applications of these data include climate prediction modeling, ...

Live Access to the National Virtual Ocean Data System part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The National Virtual Ocean Data System's Live Access Server (LAS) is a highly configurable Web server designed to provide access to geo-referenced oceanographic data. From this site, users can ...