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The Age of El Nino DLESE Reviewed Collection
http://www.firstscience.com/site/articles/elnino.asp
From Digital Water Ed Library (DWEL)
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This article deals with the phenomena of El Nino and La Nina. Topics include the apparently widespread effect of these phenomena on weather systems around the Earth and new methods to detect their arrival and departure. There is a discussion of the use of SeaWIFS satellite data to detect changes in the distribution of oceanic algae (phytoplankton) which occur when warm or cool water masses move, as when an El Nino event occurs.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
  • College (13-14)
Type of resource:
  • Text:
    • Report
Subject:
  • Atmospheric science
  • Ocean Sciences:
    • Biological oceanography
    • Physical oceanography
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 2005, FirstScience.com. Unless otherwise expressly stated, all rights including the database right and the copyright in all material presented on the Site, including text, logos, artwork, information and graphics ("Material"), is owned by Pioneer Online Limited. Firstscience.com is a trading name of Pioneer Online Ltd.
DLESE Catalog ID: DWEL-000-000-000-401
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Structure of the earth system
    • 9-12:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • B - Physical science:
        • Interactions of energy and matter
        • Motions and forces
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Energy in the earth system
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Environmental quality
        • Natural and human-induced hazards
        • Natural resources
  • National Geography Standards:
    • Environment and society:
      • How physical systems affect human systems
    • Physical systems:
      • The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: FirstScience.com
http://www.firstscience.com/site/home.asp