- An Introduction to Plate Tectonics
- Information on the continental drift, fossil distribution, and the dynamics of plate tectonics.
- British Geological Survey - Geomagnetism
- A project monitoring the earth's magnetic field in the UK; includes details of their magnetic observatories and surveys, services and data products, and educational resources.
- Earth Floor: Plate Tectonics
- Kid-friendly explanation and graphics on plate tectonics.
- EarthByte
- An international project based in Australia, which aims for interoperable plate tectonic data and geodynamic computing services for research purposes. Offers information about their research activities, publications, and resources.
- Geology: Plate Tectonics
- Explains the history of the new understanding of the Earth, with an overview of the theory and its mechanisms. Also offers a number of animations.
- GPlates
- Offers open source desktop software for the interactive visualization of plate-tectonics. Includes a guide for users, features, and screenshots.
- GPS Time Series
- Presents a world map depicting horizontal velocities and deformation in plate boundary zones.
- Impact Tectonics
- A substantial collection of resources on the tectonic effects of high speed impacts of asteroids or comets on terrestrial planets.
- NatureandCo.com - Tectonics and Earthquakes in New Zealand
- Discusses the relationship of earthquakes and tectonic activity in the shaping of New Zealand's landforms.
- The North Pacific and the West Coast of North America
- Class notes of University of Wisconsin professor, Steven Dutch, on the past plate history and the continuing movement of the regions.
- PALEOMAP Project
- A project to illustrate plate tectonics and the distribution of land and sea during the past 1100 million years. Includes details of their research projects, with a substantial library of maps and animations, and a discussion of the planet's climate history.
- Plate Tectonic Evolution of the Cocos-Nazca Spreading Center
- Talks about the three spreading systems that factored in the formation, as well as the development of hotspots, in the region.
- Plate Tectonics
- Includes animation of the continental drift, plus information on the history of the earth's tectonic activity.
- Plate Tectonics
- The story of continents drifting from place to place breaking apart, colliding, and grinding against each other. Plus data on tectonic globe, article archive, and ocean floors.
- Plate Tectonics and Climate
- Gives an overview of the effect of plate tectonics on the climate.
- Plate Tectonics on Mars
- An article examining evidence that Mars once underwent plate tectonics, based on magnetic measurements from the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft.
- PLATES Project
- A program of research into plate tectonic and geologic reconstructions; includes details of their teaching programs, data projects, and a substantial collection of maps, animations, and presentations.
- Puzzles Of The Earth
- Dedicated to teaching the relatively young the geological theory of Plate Tectonics. Includes an explanation, maps and illustrations.
- Study of the Recent Structural Evolution of Continental Basins in Altai-Sayan
- An academic study of an active tectonic region in the Central Asia Deformation area, as an example of intraplate tectonics, based on evidence from the Altai and Sayan mountains.
- Teaching Plate Tectonics with Easy-to-Draw Illustrations
- A resource for educators, with notes, animations, and interactive maps.
- Tectonic Evolution of the Atlas Mountains, North Africa
- Includes links to current research, structural models, publications, maps, and related topics.
- Tectonic Forces by Robert Maurer
- Talks about the origin and mechanics of the forces responsible for tectonic plate movements. Plus profile of the author, discussions and conclusions.
- Tectonics
- Contains original scientific contributions in analytical, synthetic, and integrative tectonics.
- This Dynamic Earth
- A publication from the USGS about the theory and mechanisms of plate tectonics, available online and as a download in PDF format.
- This Dynamic Planet
- Offers interactive maps of volcanoes, earthquakes, impact craters, and plate tectonics covering the world, the Arctic, and the Antarctic.
- WebDoGS Plate Tectonics Reconstruction
- Collection of plate reconstruction links and images and movies on plate tectonics.
- When the Earth Moves: Seafloor Spreading and Plate Tectonics
- An extensive article about the development of the theory of plate tectonics, and its implications for our understanding of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, the formation of mountain ranges, and sea floor formations.
- World Stress Map Project
- An international collaborative project to map the stress field of the Earth's crust; provides their global database of contemporary tectonic stress, and a range of maps.
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