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This
concentrated,
in-depth
resource
provides
access
to
recent
information
on
El
Nino
Southern
Oscillation
(ENSO)
and
La
Nina
in
the
Pacific
Ocean,
including
data,
graphics,
forecasts,
historical
perspectives,
in-depth
analyses,
prediction
benefits,
impacts
on
human
life,
and
information
on
the
1997/
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This
resource
offers
information
on
the
history
and
current
management
of
sanctuaries,
scientific
and
educational
programs,
and
continuing
efforts
to
conserve
U.S.
ocean
and
coastal
treasures.
The
sanctuaries
featured
include:
the
Channel
Islands,
Cordell
Bank,
Fagatele
Bay,
Florida
Keys,
Flower
Garden
Banks,
Grays
Reef,
Gulf
of
the
Fallarones,
Hawaiian
Islands
Humpback
Whale,
Monitor,
Monterey
Bay,
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This site provides two interactive exercises designed to help the user learn about river processes like discharge, flooding and flood frequency. Both exercises require the user to make observations and measurements, do simple calculations, and answer questions.
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The
Ocean
World
site
has
a
wide
variety
of
information
regarding
the
ocean.
Established
by
Texas
A
and
M
University's
Jason
Project,
Ocean
World
provides
a
wealth
of
information
on
weather,
forams,
icebergs,
fisheries,
coral
reefs,
waves,
El
Nino,
currents
and
more.
The
site
contains
information
for
both
students
and
teachers.
The
teacher
section
of
the
site
contains
background
information
on
all
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This
report
discusses
how
natural
processes
and
human
activities
affect
the
interactions
of
ground
water
and
surface
water,
and
the
importance
of
considering
ground
water
and
surface
water
as
a
single
resource.
Topics
include
natural
processes
of
ground-
and
surface-water
interaction;
chemical
interactions;
and
the
effect
of
landscapes
on
these
interactions.
There
is
also
discussion
of
the
effects
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Visitors
can
access
a
variety
of
information
on
global
warming,
emissions
and
impacts
of
greenhouse
gases,
and
what
is
being
done
to
evaluate
and
remedy
the
effects
of
a
changing
climate.
Interactive
calculators
are
available
online
for
assistance
with
estimating
greenhouse
gas
emissions
of
specific
activities
and
evaluating
emission
reduction
opportunities.
A
searchable
database
by
topic,
information
...
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This
Web
site
provides
an
online
version
of
Geomorphology
from
Space.
The
book
was
designed
for
use
by
the
remote-sensing
science
and
educational
communities
(undergraduate
to
graduate
level)
to
study
landforms
and
landscapes.
The
core
of
the
book
is
a
gallery
of
space
imagery
consisting
of
237
plates,
each
treating
a
geographic
region
where
a
particular
landform
theme
is
exemplified.
Commentary,
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The
goal
of
the
PALEOMAP
Project
is
to
illustrate
the
plate
tectonic
development
of
the
ocean
basins
and
continents,
as
well
as
the
changing
distribution
of
land
and
sea
during
the
past
1100
million
years.
In
the
section
on
Earth
history
you
can
select
any
time
period,
read
about
that
period,
and
see
the
plate
distribution
during
that
period.
There
is
also
a
section
on
climate
history
where
you
can
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This
website,
created
and
maintained
by
the
Natural
Resources
Conservation
Service,
contains
an
interactive
map
containing
climate
information
for
each
state.
Users
can
click
on
states
and
find
information
and
data
for
every
county
in
every
state.
Data
includes
daily
mean
temperature,
frost
free
days,
growing
season,
and
monthly
temperature
and
precipitation.
Users
may
also
download
data
from
this
...
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Watersheds
are
those
land
areas
that
catch
rain
or
snow
and
drain
to
specific
marshes,
streams,
rivers,
lakes,
or
to
ground
water.
This
site
allows
users
to
locate
their
watershed
by
city,
county,
state,
or
region.
Links
provide
information
about
stream
flow,
water
use,
conservation
efforts,
demographics,
forest
riparian
habitats,
science
in
your
watershed,
water
discharges,
and
assessment
of
watershed
...
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