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Ancient Lake Jalisco and the Santiago River
History and geology about this prehistoric geographical feature that covered a large area of Jalisco and spread into portions of Michoacan and Aguascalientes.
Chicxulub Impact Crater
Radar images from space and information on this 65,000,000 year old crater on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Earth Sciences Division - CICESE
Research and study programs by the Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada. Focus on seismology, geology and applied geophysics.
Georeferenced Population Data Sets of Mexico
From the Center for International Earth Science Information Network and the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center. Includes selected demographic and socioeconomic variables from INEGI. Files are available via ftp.
Institute of Geophysics, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Research, investigation, services, publications, and graduate programs. Includes the Chicxulub Project and Gas Emission Plots for Popocatépetl, and features a digital library.
Mexican Institute of Water Technology (IMTA)
State-owned organization dedicated to research, development, transfer of technology, and education related to water management and conservation. Find details of mission, infrastructure, products, and services.
Nitrogen Fixation Research Center
Research programs offered by the UNAM with the goal of improving agricultural production.
Quintana Roo Speleological Survey
Exploration, survey and cartography of the underwater caves of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Includes a geological history and composition of the Yucatan Peninsula.
SALSA Mexico Campaign
The Semi-Arid Land-Surface Atmosphere project's "Mexico Campaign" focuses on two research sites including the Sonora-U.S. border to conduct an intensive field campaign to measure upland water and energy fluxes.