Earth Sciences

Evolution of Oceans Observing Systems Building an Infrastructure for Science

Summary Proceedings GEOSS Workshop XXXVIII: Evolution of Oceans Observing Systems, Building an infrastructure for Science, Seattle, USA, September 19, 2010.GEOSS Workshop XXXVIII.Evolution of Oceans Observing Systems Building an Infrastructure for Science

Unit 1 Topical Outline

Unit 1 Topical Outline.I. The evolution of homo sapiens.A. The hominids.a. Appeared in east Africa about four million to one million years ago.b. Walked upright on two legs; well-developed hands.c. Stone tools; fire later.a. 2.5 million to two hundred thousand years ago, east Africa

Tenth Biennial Soil Ecology Conference

Tenth Biennial Soil Ecology Conference.Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, May 2005.The Soil Ecology Society successfully hosted its tenth biennial international conference (conference website: on May 22-25, 2005, at Argonne National Lab, near Chicago

2013 NOAA Internship Opportunities

2013 NOAA Summer Internship Opportunities.1. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS: SAMPLING AND DETECTION, WA.Project description: Harmful algal blooms have caused human illness, fish deaths, and the loss of economic gain in many coastal regions of the world. In particular

Weekly Report Drought Monitor / Snowpack Update s1

Weekly Snowpack and Drought Monitor Update Report.Weekly Report - Snowpack / Drought Monitor Update Date: 22 April 2010.SNOTEL SNOWPACK AND PRECIPITATION SUMMARY.Snow: SNOTEL Snow-Water Equivalent percent of normal values for 22 April 2010 shows several

Lake Trafford Restoration

Lake Trafford Restoration.South Florida Water Management District, Ft. Myers, FL.Lake Trafford is the only freshwater lake in southwest Florida. It is the headwaters to the Corkscrew marsh and at high water level during the wet season it drains south

Length of Time Here

Driving Currents.Part Two inspired by.Part Three from.Modified by: Kirstin Bittel.Students will conduct a variety of investigations to see how water, heat, and salinity affect the flow of the world s ocean currents. This lesson draws upon information

Corrosive Seawater Burps up Temporarily

Corrosive seawater burps up temporarily.IN DEEP WATER: Cold water, in blue, indicates where researchers measured a corrosive upwelling from the deep.Image courtesy of Dana Greeley and Simone Alin of PMEL

Florida Animals - Sulfur Springs, Shark Fishing and Hurricanes

Florida animals - Sulfur springs, shark fishing and hurricanes.Translated from pp. 153-177 of.Hanström, Bertil. 1936. Cape Cod Och Florida, Zoologiska Reseminnen.Albert Bonniers Forlag, Stockholm. 219 pages.By Diana Fihnn.University of Lund.Helsingborg, Sweden.Edited by Ernest D. Estevez

Ideal Gas Law

Mixtures of Gases.Understanding Concepts.1. A 1-L flask of air at SATP contains carbon dioxide with a partial pressure.of 2 kPa. If all other gases were removed from the flask and the.temperature remained the same, what would be the pressure of.carbon dioxide by itself in the flask?

The Coastline Runs in a North Easterly Direction and Winds Are Mostly North Easterly Or

The coastline runs in a north easterly direction and winds are mostly north easterly or south-westerly. Wave action in Sodwana Bay is onshore and divers access the reefs by skiboats launched through the surf. Several submarine canyons occur along this

Unit Four: Primary Resources

World Geography 3202/3200.Unit Four: Primary Resources.1. State the THREE conditions that determine is a natural material is potentially a resource.See figure 8.1 on page 132. The three conditions are.i) A culture or society must have a need or a want that requires use of the material

Natural Resources Conservation Service s1

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE.CONSERVATION PRACTICE STANDARD.Salinity And Sodic Soil Management.Management of land, water and plants to reduce accumulations of salts and/or sodium on the soil surface and in the crop rooting zone.Improve soil health by reducing

Heat Transfer Worksheet

Geology P. 5 Merit Badge Workbook Scout's Name: ______

Geology p. 5 Merit Badge Workbook Scout's Name: ______.Merit Badge Workbook.Read the merit badge pamphlet on the subject meet the requirements as they are stated. - Boy Scout Requirements pp. 22-23

Chapter 1: Science and the Environment

Chapter 1: Science and the Environment.Section 1: Understanding Our Environment.1. How do you define the term environment? Are humans part of the environment?.2. How can science help us understand and solve environmental problems?.What is Environmental Science?.Example: Keene High School Students