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The Aqua Science Writers Guide provides a comprehensive overview of the Aqua mission, instruments, research, science teams, Aqua website, and public affairs contacts. All information is provided to aid the professional science writer in writing stories and articles related to the Aqua mission.
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Our
Water
Planet
From
Space
is
a
videotape
of
two
previously
broadcast
(1998)
live
interactive
shows
that
explore
the
world's
oceans.
Program
1:
Oceans
in
Motion
(30:00):
Ocean
Circulation-the
movement
of
water
carrying
heat
and
matter
-
not
only
affects
life
in
the
oceans
but
also
weather
and
climate
around
the
world.
Because
the
oceans
are
so
expansive,
covering
two-thirds
of
Earth,
the
only
way
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This
lithograph
shows
the
break-off
of
a
large
iceberg
from
the
Pine
Island
Glacier
in
West
Antarctica.
This
event
occurred
between
November
4th
and
12th,
2001,
and
provides
powerful
evidence
of
rapid
changes
underway
in
this
area
of
Antarctica.
The
three
images
presented
were
acquired
by
the
vertical-viewing
(nadir)
camera
of
the
Multi-angle
Imaging
SpectroRadiometer
(MISR)
instrument
aboard
NASA-s
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This
lesson
is
designed
to
help
students
gain
knowledge
in
using
the
MY
NASA
DATA
Live
Access
Server
(LAS)
to
specify
and
download
a
microset
of
data,
then
to
use
the
data
to
create
graphs
to
explore
how
hurricanes
extract
heat
energy
from
the
ocean
surface.
Students
will
make
graphs
from
the
data
microset,
then
use
the
graphs
to
investigate
locations
along
the
track
of
Hurricane
Rita
where
lowered
...
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This resource ties together physical and biological aspects of ocean color for high school students. Specific sections discuss life in the oceans, the appearance of the ocean from space, phytoplankton (the little link in a big food chain), carbon (where does it go?), and the Earth as a giant greenhouse. There are also activities that accompany these lessons.
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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 glossary of terms used in marine biology is associated with the textbook, Marine Biology, Function, Biodiversity, Ecology, by Jeffery Levinton (Oxford University Press, New York). It is associated with Marine Biology Web, which provides links to other marine biology topics.
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Students
in
this
lesson
will
be
introduced
to
the
concept
of
tides
and
tidal
forces.
By
viewing
a
related
applet
which
visualizes
the
relationship
between
the
Earth,
moon
and
tides,
students
will
gain
an
understanding
of
why
the
Earth
experiences
tides.
In
the
process
they
are
asked
to
observe
and
explain
how
the
relative
positions
of
Earth,
the
moon,
and
the
sun
are
responsible
for
the
moon
phases,
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Estuaries
have
physical
traits,
and
scientists
use
a
variety
of
measurements
such
as
water
depth,
salinity,
and
current
speed
to
describe
an
estuary.
This
site
describes
the
various
measurements
that
make
up
the
physical
properties
of
an
estuary,
using
Narragansett
Bay
as
an
example.
Specific
sections
of
this
site
focus
on
water
chemistry
(temperature,
salinity,
oxygen,
chlorophyll
a,
and
pH),
circulation
...
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The
Mote
Marine
Laboratory
Phytoplankton
Ecology
Program
focuses
on
microscopic
plants
in
the
oceans,
many
of
which
produce
harmful
toxins.
This
program
addresses
phytoplankton
behavior,
photophysiology
and
bloom
dynamics.
This
site
contains
data
from
investigations,
which
utilize
remote
sensing
technology
for
monitoring
natural
phytoplankton
blooms
as
well
as
laboratory
studies
to
understand
how
...
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