NeMO studies the dynamic interactions between submarine volcanic activity and seafloor hotsprings at an observatory, Axial seamount. A volcanic eruption occured at Axial in January 1998, destroying some hydrothermal vent sites and creating new ones. Since then NeMO scientists have been assessing the impact of the eruption and documenting the on-going changes in Axial's summit caldera.

The New York Ecological Infrastructure Study (NYEIS) is a unique multidisciplinary research project that investigates the form and function of ecological infrastructure, particularly green roofs, for New York Citys built environment and landscape.

The Acoustic Monitoring Project of the VENTS Program has performed continuous monitoring of ocean noise since August, 1991 using the U.S. Navy SOund SUrveillance System (SOSUS) network and autonomous underwater hydrophones. Areas of study include: Ocean seismicity - Hydroacoustic monitoring allows the detection and precise location of small submarine earthquakes and volcanic activity. Bioacoustics - Underwater acoustic methods are being used to study the distribution of large whales in the open oceans. Environmental noise - Studies of the effect of noise, both man-made and natural, on marine life are being planned with NOAA Fisheries researchers.

The Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Networks (ORION) is a program that focuses the science, technology, education and outreach of an emerging network of science driven ocean observing systems. Building on the heritage of the ship-based expeditionary era of the last century, oceanography is commencing a new phase in which research scientists increasingly seek continuous interaction with the ocean environment to adaptively observe the earth-ocean-atmosphere system. Such approaches are crucial to resolving the full range of episodicity and temporal change central to so many ocean processes that directly impact human society, our climate and the incredible range of natural phenomena found in the largest ecosystem of the planet.

The Pacific Northwest Center for Geologic Mapping Studies (GeoMapNW) is a grant-funded collaborative research center hosted by the Earth and Space Sciences Department at the University of Washington. The mission of the Center is to provide geologic data and expertise, to conduct geologic mapping and research, and to support the geologic research efforts of others throughout the Pacific NW and beyond.

The PNSN operates seismograph stations and locates earthquakes in Washington and Oregon. Our web site provides information on Pacific Northwest earthquake activity and hazards. We are based at the University of Washington in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences.

The PASSCAL Instrument Center is located on the New Mexico Tech campus in Socorro New Mexico. We are an NSF sponsored facility whose purpose is to provide modern, state-of-the art equipment to do field research in seismology. The facility is comprised of 14 full time staff, part time student workers and interns. The support we provide is in the form of seismic instrumentation, maintenance of equipment, training and logistical field support for experiments.

The Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) coordinates environmental education, research and outreach activities at Princeton University. Its more than 65 associated faculty members in the natural sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities share a common interest in advancing environmental research and teaching and promoting environmental programs on campus and in the surrounding community. PEI’s interdisciplinary research program is currently focused chiefly in the sciences, with particular strengths in global change, biogeochemical cycles, molecular geochemistry, biodiversity and conservation, and environmental science and policy. It is organized principally through its four centers: the Carbon Mitigation Initiative, the Princeton Climate Center, a unit of the Cooperative Institute for Climate Science, the Center for Environmental BioInorganic Chemistry, and the Center for Biocomplexity.

PEIs interdisciplinary research program is currently focused chiefly in the sciences, with particular strengths in global change, biogeochemical cycles, molecular geochemistry, biodiversity and conservation, and environmental science and policy. It is organized principally through its four centers: the Carbon Mitigation Initiative, the Princeton Climate Center, a unit of the Cooperative Institute for Climate Science, the Center for Environmental BioInorganic Chemistry, and the Center for Biocomplexity.

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Ridge 2000 is an interdisciplinary initiative funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation to study the Earth's oceanic spreading ridge system as an integrated whole, from its inception in the mantle to its manifestations in the biosphere and water column.

The goal of San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) is to provide direct observational data on the composition, physical state and mechanical behavior of the San Andreas fault zone at depth to test hypotheses pertaining to faulting and earthquake generation.

This site is a compilation of the rapidly available scientific information providing background to the December 26th 2004 Earthquake and Tsunami in the Indian Ocean. The purpose of this site is to provide information to scientists, media, disaster managers particularly in the affected countries.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for marine science research, graduate training, and public service in the world. Scripps Institution was founded in 1903 as an independent biological research laboratory, which became part of the University of California in 1912. At that time the laboratory was given the Scripps name in recognition of supporters Ellen Browning Scripps and E. W. Scripps. Scripps staff numbers approximately 1,300, including about 90 faculty, nearly 300 other scientists, and some 200 graduate students. The institution's annual expenditures total more than $140 million. Research at Scripps encompasses physical, chemical, biological, geological, and geophysical studies of the oceans. Ongoing investigations include the topography and composition of the ocean bottom, waves and currents, and the flow and interchange of matter between seawater and the ocean bottom or the atmosphere. Scripps's research ships are used in these investigations throughout the world's oceans.

Here you will find information about the seismic monitoring research work at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University (LDEO). The main objectives of this web site are: 1) to facilitate research works at LDEO among the scientists, support staff and graduate students who are interested in issues related to the technical and scientific aspects of the verification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT); 2) to disseminate data and information gathered by the staff at LDEO to the nuclear test verification research community as well as to the public. You can access information and data on this site. More information about the CTBT and nuclear tests can be found by navigating through other web sites using the links provided.