Links

Dust:

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0816441.html 
     Basic overview of atmospheric dust, its sources and effects.  Includes links to subheadings.

http://www.discover.com/issues/mar-05/cover/
     Discover magazine article

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Dust/
     NASA - educational overview

http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20010929/bob9.asp
     Effects of atmospheric dust on climate and temperature

http://www.princeton.edu/~lhedin/Publications/96ScientificAmer.pdf 
     Journal article describing neutralizing effect of terrestrial-origin dust on acid rain formation.

http://www.aas.org/publications/baas/v32n3/dps2000/149.htm 
     Journal article describing research on the effect of Martian atmospheric dust cycles on the sublimation of CO­₂ ice in the Mars polar ice caps.

http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~e118/thesis/ch7web.htm 
     Article describing study linking airborne dust with air temperatures over North Africa.

http://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/bgc_prentice/projects/magic/right.html 
     Current investigation of link between dust and glacial cycles.

http://www.ejournalnet.com/Contents/Issue_2/6/6_2002.htm 
     Study of atmospheric dust grains in an urban area for comparison of cloud-seeding properties, size, and composition.

Micrometeorites:

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/space/meteorites-dust/
     Home page of the London Natural History Museum meteorite collection.

http://education.jpl.nasa.gov/educators/micromet.html 
     Educator’s Guide to Micrometeorites:  a straightforward introduction to mm’s, focusing on metallics because they are easier to collect.  Includes descriptions, activities and resource links.

http://www.crrel.usace.army.mil/news/news-archives/micrometeorites9703/monthly.htm 

http://www.crrel.usace.army.mil/es/research/micrometeorites.htm 
     Army Corps of Engineers description of mm collection project at south pole research station.  Includes some background info, collection apparatus design, and photos.

 http://remf.dartmouth.edu/micrometeorites/ 
     ATLAS of SEM images and EDS elemental spectra of individual micrometeorites, grouped by category.  Very useful for identification and comparison of collected grains, and to get an idea of what we're looking for.

http://www.tass-survey.org/richmond/answers/dust.html
     Cosmic dust and its evolution

http://www.nas.edu/ssb/sssbch6.htm
     Cosmic dust and biological potential (National Academies Publisher)

http://www.uark.edu/campus-resources/metsoc/idp.htm
     Interplanetary dust particles

http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/1998.html
     Leonid meteor shower 2001

http://www.aspsky.org/news/books/newbks_03_01.html
     Books of note

http://hiwaay.net/~hal5/space-links.shtml
     General space web links

Soot:

http://mccoy.lib.siu.edu/projects/crelling2/atlas/flyash/flyash.html 
     Image thumbnail library of fly ash particles under petrographic microscope, useful in determining composition.

Pollen:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Misc_pollen.jpg
     Large SEM image of various pollen grains including sunflower, morning glory, hollyhock, lily, and primrose.

http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/biodiversity/forest/past_env/ 
      New Zealand research site with basic description of pollen studies and good images and links.

Insect Parts:

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artapr99/bdbat.html 
     Description of a bat dropping study, but since they eat primarily insects, this site provides some good information and images. 

http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/morph.htm 
     An excellent site for general insect anatomy.  There is a link at the bottom for microscope views of various insect parts, especially the commonly found wings, legs, and scales.