Earth Science

Located at the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the Alaska Earthquake Information Center receives data from more than 350 seismic sites. AEIC serves as an integration of all seismic networks within Alaska, also archiving and processing data from the Pacific Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska, (~20 sites), and the Alaska Volcano Observatory in Fairbanks and Anchorage (~90 sites). All sites in the network operate with a real-time data acquisition system at the Geophysical Institute. The network is further strengthened by three Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) sites, at College, Kodiak Island, and Adak. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center, a member of the Council of the National Seismic System (CNSS), is funded by the State of Alaska, NOAA, and USGS. Alaska Earthquake Information Center personnel locate and report about 22,000 earthquakes each year, and advise federal and state officials of each major earthquake's location and size within 30 minutes. In addition, the earthquake catalogs generated by AEIC are fundamental for seismic hazard studies, because they are the most important element in defining the seismic source zones and the level of seismicity. Alaskan earthquakes, active faults, and rupture zones. Interactive Alaska seismicity maps.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) is a joint program of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAFGI), and the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (ADGGS). AVO was formed in 1988, and uses federal, state, and university resources to monitor and study Alaska's hazardous volcanoes, to predict and record eruptive activity, and to mitigate volcanic hazards to life and property.

The Amateur Seismic Centre (ASC) is an independent organisation based in Pune (Maharashtra, India) that was founded in June 2000 by Stacey S. Martin. The website was created with the aim of providing users in India and overseas information on earthquakes in the sub-continent. Although the ASC does not instrumentally record seismic activity, it keeps track of regional seismicity and distributes this information through its website. All the information on this website has been acquired from reliable sources such as published research articles in respected scientific journals and from well-known research & media organisations in India & south Asia.

The institute's mandate is to advance the study of the North American and circumpolar Arctic through the natural and social sciences, the arts and humanities and to acquire, preserve and disseminate information on physical, environmental and social conditions in the North.

The Berkeley Seismological Laboratory (BSL) has a long history in the fields of earthquake science and earthquake information. Since 1887, the Seismological Laboratory has been involved in operating seismic networks in central and northern California. The Seismological Laboratory is involved in a number of projects in geophysical monitoring, earthquake information dissemination, and education and outreach.

The Environmental And Remote TecHnologies Laboratory provides support to Brown University's research and academic activities as they relate to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS).

Caltech's Seismological Laboratory established in 1921, has a distinguished history of contributing to science and serving the public interest. Being internationally recognized for excellence in geophysical research and academics makes this an ideal place for study. The lab also serves as a focal point for earthquake information in Southern California and the world.

Andrew Carnegie founded the Carnegie Institution of Washington in 1902 as an organization for scientific discovery. His intention was for the institution to be home to exceptional individualsmen and women with imagination and extraordinary dedication capable of working at the cutting edge of their fields. Today, Carnegie scientists continue to be at the forefront of scientific discovery. Working in six scientific departments on the West and East Coasts, Carnegie investigators are leaders in the fields of plant biology, developmental biology, earth and planetary sciences, astronomy, and global ecology. They seek answers to questions about the structure of the universe, the formation of our solar system and other planetary systems, the behavior and transformation of matter when subjected to extreme conditions, the origin of life, the function of genes, and the development of organisms from single-celled egg to adult. The Carnegie Institution is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

The Center investigates scientific processes related to societal problems arising in coastal and marine environments, including natural hazards, resources, and environmental change. Increased understanding of these topics will provide the basis for: predicting future coastal erosion, the fate of wetlands and coral reefs, accumulation of sediments, sediment transport and stability, circulation, movement of pollution through aqueous environments, and the locations of economically valuable minerals.

This year the University of California, San Diego established the Center for Earth Observations and Applications (CEOA). Led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, CEOA will provide an integrating vision for our work across the spectrum of natural, physical, and social sciences, engineering, and information technology related to Earth observations and applications. CEOA will stimulate support and coordinate sustained research and applications in Earth observations at UCSD.

The mission of theColumbia Center for Hazards and Risk Research at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory is to advance the predictive science of natural and environmental hazards and the integration of science with hazard risk assessment and risk management. It is within the context of a compelling social need for reduction ofcatastrophic events from natural and environmental hazards that a group of Columbia's physical and social scientists are proposing a new program in disaster studies. Drawing from research capacity in the earth and environmental sciences, engineering, social sciences and public policy, the Center for Hazards and Risk Research will have a twofold focus: the assessment of predictive science capability and the integration of science with hazard risk assessment and management. Operationally this will require advances in the geospatial-demographic modeling of physical processes and their potential societal impacts. It will also require a renewed focus on the translation of scientific concepts of probability and uncertainty into a language and set of rules useful to decision-makers.

Welcome to the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University. The department offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and has facilities located on the Morningside Heights campus in Manhattan and at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, New York.

This is the Home Page for the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) and its members. CEOS membership encompasses the world's government agencies responsible for civil Earth Observation (EO) satellite programs, along with agencies that receive and process data acquired remotely from space.CEOS is an international coordinating mechanism charged with coordinating international civil spaceborne missions designed to observe and study planet Earth. Comprising 23 Members (most of which are space agencies) and 21 Associates (associated national and international organizations), CEOS is recognized as the major international forum for the coordination of Earth observation satellite programs and for interaction of these programs with users of satellite data worldwide.

As a world leader in Environmental Sciences CIRES is committed to identifying and pursuing innovative research in Earth System Science and to fostering public awareness of these processes to ensure a sustainable future environment. CIRES is dedicated to fundamental and interdisciplinary research targeted at all aspects of Earth System Science and is communicating these findings to the global scientific community, to decision-makers, and to the public.

Our group seeks simple theories of complex natural systems, tied as closely as possible to experimental and observational data. Problems of interest range from geobiological evolution to the dynamics of fluids, rocks, and sand.