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.

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 ...

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 ...

Expedition to the Lost City part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This website provides an account of a research cruise to the Lost City Hydrothermal Field at the summit of the Atlantis Massif. During this 32-day expedition, scientists onboard the research vessel ...

USGS - Coastal and Marine Geology Program Internet Map Server part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site from the USGS features marine geology resources, including the Coastal and Marine Map Server, the Gloria Mapping Program and data, and the Coastal and Marine Geology Program. Each of these ...