The following government resources may be helpful in your research. You can also limit Google search results to federal & state government websites by adding site:.gov at the end of your search terms. Example: water quality site:.gov
Publicly available government data on topics such as agriculture, energy, climate, scientific research, and more.
Good source for government publications. In advanced search, limit to “Full view only”
Historic weather & climate data
Major initiative by Cornell University to develop a comprehensive Geoscience Information System for the geosciences.
Image bank and interactive geological time scale from the American Geosciences Institute.
Web site for Earth Science reference data and models. Sponsored by NSF.
Links to geoscience resources provided by the Geological Society of America.
federal and national standard for geographic nomenclature. Official repository of domestic geographic names data.
Earth science data and services. NASA web site.