Take a virtual field trip to a glacier via pictures at
tvl1.geo.uc.edu/ice/image/imageref.html

The British Antarctic Survey Ice and Climate Division pre sents a variety of information on snow and ice studies and related climate issues at
www.nbs.ac.uk/public/icd/

National Snow and Ice Data Center (U.S.) provides a variety of information on snow and ice processes and interactions with atmosphere and oceans:
www-nsidc.colorado.edu

Current data and trends are available through their "State of the Cryosphere" site:
nsidc.org/NASA/SOTC/

INSTAAR, the Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado, offers glacier-related information through
instaar.colorado.edu/

For additional information on glacier terminus changes and glacier water resources, contact North Cascade Glacier Research at
www.nichols.edu/departments/glacier/

The Global Hydrology and Climate Center is accessible via
topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/science/pdo.html

The Desert Research Institute engages in a wide variety of geologic, ecologic, and archeologic studies of deserts; their comprehensive website is located at
www.dri.edu

The International Arid Lands Consortium home page offers a variety of links to information about drylands; see
ag.arizona.edu/OALS/IALC/Home.html

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum has an online exhibit, "Bright edges of the world—the world's evolving drylands," at
www.nasm.si.edu/research/ceps/drylands/intro.html

USGS publication "Deserts: Geology and Resources"
pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/

Charles Sturt University has set up a site assembling links to a variety of sites pertinent to weather and global monitoring, grouped by topic and region; see
www.csu.edu.au/weather/