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This
interactive
map
depicts
real-time
steam
flow
compared
to
historical
stream
flow
for
selected
gauging
stations
in
the
United
States
and
Puerto
Rico.
Users
may
select
a
state
and
choose
a
list
of
all
stations
in
the
state,
a
state
map,
or
a
list
of
the
nearest
stations.
The
map
tracks
short-term
changes
(over
several
hours)
in
rivers
and
streams.
Its
appearance
may
change
very
little
from
one
hour
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Users
can
read
and
view
pictures
as
part
of
a
discussion
of
the
positive
and
negative
impacts
of
dam
building
on
the
streams,
rivers,
and
watersheds
in
the
United
States
and
in
Egypt.
Conservation
measures
intended
to
increase
the
availability
of
water
for
fish
and
wildlife
are
outlined,
and
a
link
to
the
Dam
and
Reservoir
Impact
and
Information
Archive
is
provided.
This
archive
is
an
extensive
collection
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This site was developed to assist students and educators with learning about the Great Lakes. The links provide materials on basic earth science concepts, a set of lesson plans on the lakes, and other Great Lakes topics. Concepts covered include Langmuir circulation, longshore current and beach drift, sediments, stream flow, seasonal stratification and water quality.
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This database provides access to discharge data from the original UNESCO river archive in a digital format for use by researchers and planners in the water sciences community. While this is a very good global resource, it does not present information on rivers in the United States.
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The
ILEC
promotes
sustainable
management
of
the
world's
lakes
and
reservoirs.
This
site
offers
information
and
links
to
training
programs,
conferences
and
publications
that
address
the
health
and
status
of
lakes
around
the
world.
The
World
Lake
Database
provides
an
alphabetical
listing
of
lakes
around
the
world.
Data
is
provided
for
various
parameters
from
size
and
area
to
water
quality.
An
on-line
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Ocean chemistry, particularly the carbon cycle, is featured in text and illustrations, with quantitative graphics and a lab demonstration. Graphics include the global carbon cycle from 1980-1989, annual carbon dioxide flux, ocean chlorophyll concentration east of Buenos Aires, and a cartoon showing upwelling of nutrients.
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With
three
levels
to
choose
from
on
each
page
-
beginner,
intermediate
or
advanced
-
this
site
provides
a
good
introduction
to
the
structure
of
the
ocean.
Included
are
excellent
graphics
and
text
about
patterns
of
ocean
salinity
and
temperature
with
depth,
as
well
as
surface
currents,
deep
ocean
circulation
and
even
the
water
cycle.
Extensive
in-text
links
provide
the
means
for
users
to
explore
the
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This
collection
of
imagery
and
visualizations
is
derived
from
the
geosynchronous
and
polar
orbiting
environmental
weather
satellites
administered
by
the
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration's
(NOAA)
National
Environmental
Satellite
Data
and
Information
Service.
Other
sources
include
the
European
Organization
for
the
Exploitation
of
Meteorological
Satellites
(EUMETSAT)
and
The
National
Space
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NOAA's
Paleoclimatology
Program
is
working
with
scientists
from
around
the
world
to
study
past
climate
in
hopes
of
achieving
a
better
understanding
of
the
Earth's
present
and
future
climate.
This
site
was
developed
to
help
educate,
inform
and
highlight
the
importance
of
paleoclimate
research;
as
well
as
to
show
how
paleoclimate
research
relates
to
global
warming
and
other
important
issues
of
climate
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This
site
covers
many
of
the
components
of
cloud
formation
and
cloud
types.
Although
written
for
the
high
school
level,
the
middle
school
student
could
grasp
most
of
the
concepts
with
the
assistance
from
the
teacher.
Specific
concepts
covered
include
the
importance
of
and
mechanisms
that
produce
rising
air,
cloud
types,
and
ptyes
of
precipitation.
There
are
nice
graphics
and
images
to
support
the
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