Water Resources Data System State Climate Office
http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/
The Water Resources Data System is a "clearinghouse of hydrological and climatological data for the State of Wyoming" provided by the University of Wyoming. Online data include a water quality database, climatological data (such as snow depth and precipitation), and earthquake and landslide data. A water library link contains research briefs, publications, a reference shelf, newsletters, and other related documents. Additional links on the main page include US Geological Survey stream flow conditions, the state climatologist office, data clearinghouses, and other Wyoming-specific informational sites.
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Uncle Sam's Reference Shelf: County and City Data Book
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html
Uncle Sam's Reference Shelf: County and City Data Book contains official population and housing data from the 2000 Census plus business and other data for all US counties, cities with 25,000 or more inhabitants, and places of 2,500 or more inhabitants. Information includes percent population change by state; counties with populations of one million or more; top 40 cities by population; state, county, and city area and population; population by age, race, and sex; relevant maps, and much more. The PDF files include easy-to-read tables and graphs making the information an easily-accessible source of the country's latest geographic data.
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Data Web
http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/
The US Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, maintains the Data Web Web site. The Web site "serves the continuing need for historical, statistical, and technical information on the projects of the Bureau by legislators, State and Federal officials, water users, engineers, educators, students, and others, in foreign countries as well as the United States, who are concerned about water resource development." Users can search by dams and reservoirs, power plants, or browse the 200 specific projects by name or state. Each project summary contains a general description of the project, its development, benefits, related data, and much more. Those interested in any of the vast information provided will appreciate the well-designed and organized site.
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Catalog of US Government Publications
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/locators/cgp/index.html
The Catalog of US Government Publications is a search-and-retrieval service that provides bibliographic records of US Government information products from January 1994 to the present. Users can search by keyword, title, class number, depository item number, GPO stock number, date, and more. Once returned, the records include the title, a short and full record link, an option to locate libraries, and a link to locate the publication online (if available). Other helpful features of the site include agency publication indexes, agency Web site links, a page of new electronic titles, hints for using the catalog, and more.
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Earthquake Notification Services
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/data_services/data_services.html
The US Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Web site contains the Earthquake Notification Services page and service. Users can subscribe to three email lists that include BIGQUAKE -- which sends a message whenever an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 or greater occurs anywhere in the world or a magnitude of 4.5 or greater occurs within the 50 US states -- and QEDPOST -- which sends a daily message of the earthquakes located 7 days prior to the current day -- and MTALL -- which sends a message that contains the estimate of the seismic moment tensor for earthquakes with either a body-wave magnitude or surface wave magnitude of 5.5 or greater. Seismologists and other related professionals will appreciate being able to stay abreast of the latest tectonic activity with this helpful tool.
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Offshore Technology
http://www.offshore-technology.com/
Offshore Technology is a Web site specifically geared for the offshore oil and gas industry. The highlight of the site is the Industry Projects link, which gives information about offshore drilling projects from around the world. Sites are categorized geographically and include description of the project, information on the geology of the area, drilling history of the site, wellhead platform, pipeline information, and much more. Other links on the main page include an A to Z listing of contractors and suppliers, exhibition and conference information, and other helpful resources for the offshore drilling professional and researcher.
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The Global Change Calendar
http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/Resources/calendar/conf/calendar.html
The Global Change Calendar, a service of NASA's Global Change Master Directory Web site, provides a listing of conferences, meetings, symposia, and workshops having relevance to global change or earth science data. Users can view past events, browsing by date or alphabetically. Searches can be done by subject and date, and results can be limited by date ranges. Subjects covered include atmosphere/climate, environmental chemistry, energy, geography, geology, GIS, hydrology, and more. The simple interface and easy-to-use search features of the site make it a useful tool for anyone seeking event information or adding an event of their own.
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National Groundwater Association
http://www.ngwa.org/
The National Groundwater Association's stated purpose is to provide guidance to members, government representatives, and the public for sound development, protection, and management of the world's ground water resources. The Web site contains everything needed to stay current, including a daily updated news service, a publications link, events calendar, certification information, buyers guides, educator resources, an online database for members, and much more. If used for nothing else but the well-written daily articles, the site should be a definite bookmark for anyone working in a related field.
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