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National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration
(NOAA)
Research,
conducted
primarily
through
the
NOAA
Office
of
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Research,
drives
the
NOAA
environmental
products
and
services
that
protect
life
and
property
and
promote
sustainable
economic
growth.
Research,
conducted
by
in-house
laboratories
and
by
extramural
programs,
focuses
on
enhancing
understanding
of
the
environmental
phenomena
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This
glossary
contains
information
on
more
than
2000
terms,
phrases
and
abbreviations
used
by
the
National
Weather
Service
(NWS).
Many
of
these
terms
and
abbreviations
are
used
by
NWS
forecasters
to
communicate
between
each
other
and
have
been
in
use
for
many
years;
the
glossary
will
aid
users
in
better
understanding
NWS
products.
The
glossary
is
searchable
by
keyword
or
browsable
by
letter
of
the
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This
site
contains
animations
and
other
visual
aids
to
help
students
understand
several
different
types
of
natural
phenomena.
There
are
animations
of
oceanic
phenomena
such
as
tsunamis,
tidal
bulges,
the
tides
and
the
moon's
position,
moon's
declination
and
the
semi-diurnal
tide,
and
others.
Atmospheric
animations
include
hurricane
Isabel,
Earth's
heat
budget,
insolation
as
a
function
of
incident
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Jetstream
is
an
online
weather
school
from
the
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration's
(NOAA)
National
Weather
Service.
Materials
featured
here
include
a
selection
of
modules
on
weather
on
the
web,
the
atmosphere,
global
weather,
synoptic
meteorology
and
other
topics.
A
certificate
of
completion
for
each
module
can
be
printed
by
students
who
successfully
complete
their
work.
A
topic
matrix
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This
list
of
reference
material
was
prepared
by
the
Seismological
Society
of
America
to
provide
teachers
(primarily
grades
K-12)
with
resource
information
that
will
be
of
use
in
teaching
topics
related
to
seismology.
The
resources
are
separated
into
seven
categories,
the
first
of
which
is
reference
information
(primarily
books,
scientific
papers
and
pamphlets).
Other
resources
include
maps,
slide
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WINDandSEA
is
an
oceanic
and
atmospheric
sciences
internet
locator
built
by
the
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration
(NOAA)
Library
and
is
meant
to
make
internet
searching
more
efficient.
WINDandSEA
topics
include
air
pollution
and
quality,
astronomical
navigation
and
sunrise/
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This
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS)
on-line
publication
highlights
the
volcanic
hazards
facing
the
people
living
on
the
Island
of
Hawaii.
These
hazards
include
lava
flows,
explosive
eruptions,
volcanic
smog,
earthquakes
and
tsunamis.
This
report
discusses
these
hazards,
the
volcanoes
of
Mauna
Loa
and
Kilauea,
and
the
work
of
the
Hawaiian
Volcano
Observatory
to
monitor
and
issue
warnings
to
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Users
can
access
interactive
mapping
and
Geographic
Information
Systems
(GIS)
data,
and
view
or
download
maps
and
reports
on
California's
most
prominent
earthquake
hazards.
These
maps
are
intended
to
help
avoid
damage
resulting
from
earthquakes
and
are
used
by
cities
and
counties
to
regulate
development
and
by
property
owners
selling
property
within
areas
where
seismic
hazards
have
been
identified.
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The
information
at
this
site
will
help
students
while
they
are
interpreting
the
results
of
building
contest
and
shake
table
testing.
The
U.S.
Geological
Survey
(USGS)
national
seismic-hazard
map
is
shown
and
explained,
the
four
broad
interrelated
objectives
of
the
USGS
Earthquake
Hazards
Program
are
stated,
the
National
Earthquake
Hazards
Reduction
Program
(NEHRP)
is
explained,
and
its
accomplishments
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http:/
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The
materials
provided
with
this
collection
present
the
facts
surrounding
the
spill
and
ongoing
research,
monitoring,
and
restoration
efforts.
More
general
education
products
from
previous
spills
are
provided
to
help
educators
present
the
concepts
of
human
impacts
on
the
ocean,
oil
specific
impacts,
spill
clean-up,
and
the
effects
of
toxins
on
natural
environments.
Toolkit
of
educational
materials
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