ON-LINE RESOURCES

One of the fantastic aspects of volcanology is the enormous of amount of information available on-line, so much so that it can seem overwhelming.  

The following are a few selected links to get you started with various aspects of the field of endeavor.  

Organization is attempted, but recognize that many sites offer diverse information.  Enjoy!


Volcanic Processes
Global Volcanism Program (Smithsonian)	       	http://www.volcano.si.edu/gvp/ 
US Geological Survey	                       		http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/ 
How Volcanoes Work (San Diego St. University) 	http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/ 
Volcano Information Center (UC Santa Barbara)  	http://volcanology.geol.ucsb.edu/ 
Physical Volcanology (Dr. Oleg Melnik)	       	http://gfd.gly.bris.ac.uk/gfd-people/oleg.melnik/lectures.html 
International Volcano Research Centre	       	http://www.swvrc.org/ 
Volcano World (Univ. of North Dakota)	       	http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/ 
Volcano Systems Center (Univ. of Washington)    	http://www.vsc.washington.edu/ 
Volcanoes (Michigan Tech.)	               		http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/ 
Granular Volcano Group	                      	http://www.granular-volcano-group.org/ 
The Electronic Volcano (Dartmouth)	       	http://www.dartmouth.edu/~volcano/ 
Volcano Research Center (Univ. of Tokyo)		http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/VRC/index_E.html 

Volcano Images
Goddard Space Flight Center	       	http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 
NASA Earth Observatory	       	http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ 
NASA Visible Earth	                       	http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/Solid_Earth/Volcanoes/ 
Volcanoes (World)	                       	http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/ 
Volcanoes (World)	                       	http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Photo/Volcanoes/framework.html 
Volcanoes (New Zealand)	       	http://www.gns.cri.nz/what/earthact/volcanoes/index.html 
Volcanoes (Alaska)	               		http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/index.php 
Volcanoes (Canada)	                       	http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/volcanoes/index_e.php	 
Volcanoes (Central Andes)	               	http://volcano.space.edu/cvz/volcindx.html 
The Cradle of Volcanology (Italy)	       	http://boris.vulcanoetna.com/ 
Stomboli On-line	                       	http://www.swisseduc.ch/stromboli/ 
Volcanoes (Mediterranean) 	               	http://www.decadevolcano.net/ 

Volcanic Observatories (U. S. Geological Survey)
Alaska	                               	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/ 
Cascades	                               	http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/ 
Hawaii	                                http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/ 
Long Valley	                http://lvo.wr.usgs.gov/  
Yellowstone	                http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/ 

International Volcanic Observatories (Selected)
Global Volcanism Program (Smithsonian)		http://www.volcano.si.edu/gvp/links/index.cfm 
Mt. Erebus (Antarctica)	http://erebus.nmt.edu/ 
Indonesia	                               	http://www.vsi.dpe.go.id/ 
Japan	                                http://hakone.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/vrc/erup/erup.html 
Mexico	                                http://www.cenapred.unam.mx/mvolcan.html 
Martinique	                               	http://volcano.ipgp.jussieu.fr:8080/martinique/stationmar.html 
Monserrat	                               	http://www.mvo.ms/ 
New Zealand	                http://www.gns.cri.nz/earthact/volcanoes/index.html 
Iceland	                                http://www.norvol.hi.is/jar3.html 
Philippines	                                http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/vmepd/vmepd.htm 

Volcanic Hazards
NOAA Volcanic Hazards	                       	http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/volcano.shtml 
NOAA Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Program	http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/program.html 
Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Center	       	http://www.bom.gov.au/info/vaac/ 
Hazard Watch (New Zealand)	               		http://www.gns.cri.nz/hazardwatch/latest/ 
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers (Toulouse)	               	http://www.meteo.fr/aeroweb/info/vaac/homepage/eindex.html 
Lake Nyos	                               			http://www.biology.lsa.umich.edu/~gwk/research/nyos.html 
Volcanism and Volcanic Hazards (Rice Univ)     	http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~leeman/volcanic_hazards.html 

Volcanoes and Mineral Resources
Geothermal Energy (U.S. Dept. of Energy) 	       	http://www.energy.gov/energysources/geothermal.htm 
Geothermal Resources Council	               		http://www.geothermal.org/ 
International Geothermal Energy Association    	http://iga.igg.cnr.it/index.php 
Geothermal Institute (Univ. of Auckland)	       	http://www.auckland.ac.nz/gei/ 
National Energy Authority (Iceland)	       	http://www.os.is/page/english/ 
Mineral Deposits Models (U.S. Geol. Survey)    	http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/b1693/ 
Mineral Deposits Profiles (B.C. Geol. Survey)  	http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geolsurv/MetallicMinerals/MineralDepositProfiles/default.htm 
NOAA Vents Program	                       	http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/ 
Argyle Diamond Pipe	                               		http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/australia/argyle/argyle.html