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Windows
to
the
Universe
is
a
user-friendly
learning
system
pertaining
to
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences.
The
objective
of
this
project
is
to
develop
an
innovative
and
engaging
web
site
that
spans
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences
and
includes
a
rich
array
of
documents,
including
images,
movies,
animations,
and
data
sets
that
explore
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences
and
the
historical
and
cultural
ties
between
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This Web site features a daily image of an unusual aspect of the Earth's system. Each image includes a description, when and where it occurred, and other information. Search the archive by keyword or browse by topic going back to 2000.
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This educational resource describes the science behind volcanoes and volcanic processes. Topics include volcanic environments, volcano landforms, eruption dynamics, eruption products, eruption types, historical eruptions, and planetary volcanism. There are two animations, over 250 images, eight interactive tests, and a volcano crossword puzzle.
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The
PALEOMAP
Project
illustrates
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.
The
reconstruction
of
paleoclimates
is
also
discussed.
Maps
are
viewed
as
animations
where
the
time
component
can
be
user-manipulated.
Included
are
a
variety
of
background
materials
which
supplement
the
animations.
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This
section
of
the
Windows
to
the
Universe
web
site
provides
information
and
images
about
Earth's
atmosphere
including
detailed
information
about
the
layers
of
Earth's
atmosphere,
the
greenhouse
effect,
and
weather.
Windows
to
the
Universe
is
a
user-friendly
learning
system
pertaining
to
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences.
The
objective
of
this
project
is
to
develop
an
innovative
and
engaging
web
site
...
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This
section
of
the
Windows
to
the
Universe
web
site
provides
information
and
images
about
the
Sun
including
detailed
information
about
stars,
the
solar
interior,
sunspots,
solar
activity,
the
photosphere,
the
chromosphere,
the
corona,
eclipses,
the
solar
cycle,
coronal
mass
ejection,
and
myths
about
the
Sun.
Windows
to
the
Universe
is
a
user-friendly
learning
system
pertaining
to
the
Earth
and
Space
...
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Volcanoes
in
the
Solar
System
is
a
Windows
to
the
Universe
Exploratour
and
provides
information
and
images
about
shield
volcanoes,
cinder
cones,
ash,
lava,
Venus,
Mars,
Jupiter,
Io,
and
the
Moon.
Windows
to
the
Universe
is
a
user-friendly
learning
system
pertaining
to
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences.
The
objective
of
this
project
is
to
develop
an
innovative
and
engaging
web
site
that
spans
the
Earth
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The
AAAS
(American
Association
for
the
Advancement
of
Science
Atlas
of
Population
and
Environment
is
an
important
analysis
of
the
relationships
between
human
population
and
the
environment.
Through
text,
maps,
and
diagrams,
the
Atlas
illustrates
how
population
affects
the
world's
ecosystems
and
natural
resources
both
in
the
short
and
long
term.
Using
sophisticated
mapping
and
graphic
techniques,
the
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This
page
offers
two
pieces
of
software
that
produce
visualizations
of
seismicity,
volcanic
activity
and
wave
propagation.
The
Seismic
Waves
program
displays
waves
propagating
out
from
the
epicenter
simultaneously
on
three-dimensional
and
cross-sectional
views
of
the
earth.
These
two
views
are
synchronized
with
actual
event
waveforms
so
that
as
a
particular
phase
arrives
at
a
seismic
station,
one
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