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This
Dynamic Earth
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This booklet gives
a brief introduction to the concept of plate tectonics and complements
the visual and written information in This Dynamic Planet (see Further
reading), a map published in 1994 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
and the Smithsonian Institution. The booklet highlights some of the people
and discoveries that advanced the development of the theory and traces
its progress since its proposal. Although the general idea of plate tectonics
is now widely accepted, many aspects still continue to confound and challenge
scientists. The earth-science revolution launched by the theory of plate
tectonics is not finished.
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Fisheye
View Cam Home Page
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The Fisheye View
Cam, from Coral Gables, Florida, is used by marine biologists to study
coral behaviors. The cam captures a picture of the 125-gallon tank every
three seconds. To better understand these unusual slow-moving marine animals,
the scientists are creating time-lapse motion studies by viewing the frames
at 100 to 1,000 times normal speed.
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Marine Biological Laboratory
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View photos and
learn the family, order, class, and phylum of about 210 invertebrates and
fish.
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Marine
Biology
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University of
California-Berkeley provides marine life information and links.
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Marine
Crustaceans of Southern Australia
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Maintained by
the Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, this site is a great source for photos
of many types of crustaceans. Organized by species and common names. Be
sure to look at "Your questions answered"—a crustacean FAQ.
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The
Oceanographer of the Navy
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The Deaprtment
of the US Navy's site full of resourcesw related to oceanography. A very
comprehensive site.
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Texas
Hill Country Virtual Field Trip
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The objective
of the Texas Hill Country Virtual Field Trip is to educate visitors to
the website about the geology of the hill country in Texas. A key part
of this objective is that we wanted to create a website that people could
visit that would, in effect, show visitors what the hill country would
be like if they visited it themselves.
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About
Rainbows
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Frequently asked
questions and answers about rainbows. Includes diagrams explaining the
optics involved.
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The
Aurora Page
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Information, links
and images about the "Northern Lights".
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The
Daily Planet
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Multimedia resources
concerning weather and including an Electronic Textbook containing instructional
modules about meteorology.
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El
Nino Theme Page
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El Nino is a disruption
of the ocean-atmosphere system in the tropical Pacific having important
consequences for weather around the globe. Among these consequences are
increased rainfall across the southern tier of the US and in Peru, which
has caused destructive flooding, and drought in the west Pacific, sometimes
associated with devastating brush fires in Australia.
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The
Ozone Hole Tour
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Dramatic loss
of ozone in the lower stratosphere over Antarctica was first noticed in
the 1970s by a research group from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) .
We live in the "Troposphere" where most of the weather occurs; such as
rain, snow and clouds. Above the troposphere is the "Stratosphere"; an
important region in which effects such as the Ozone Hole and Global Warming
originate.
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PSC Meteorology Program Cloud Boutique
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The PSC Meteorology
Program has developed this server to provide explanations of and access
to detailed pictures of some basic cloud forms. The cloud images are relatively
large (640x480) in order to show detailed structure and features. All of
these pictures were taken in the local area around Plymouth, New Hampshire.
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