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| Ocean Colour Web | ||
| View dozens of photographs taken from satellites that show hurricanes and storms, chlorophyll levels, snow and ice, and other interesting aspects of the biosphere. ( http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/FEATURE/gallery.html ) | ||
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| Energy Flows: The Greenhouse Effect | ||
| What role do gases in Earth’s atmosphere play in creating the Greenhouse Effect? Check out the animation and find out why it is so important to have a balanced Greenhouse Effect! ( http://www.planetguide.net/book/chapter_3/greenhouse_effect.html ) | ||
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| New Science: The First Day of Summer | ||
| Why do we have seasons? NASA Kids has an excellent animation that tells the story. ( http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/news/2001/news-summer.asp ) | ||
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| Global Albedo | ||
| Detailed and accurate albedo data provide pictures and animations that show the albedo (reflectivity) of different parts of the planet. ( http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/viewrecord?17910 ) | ||
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| Specific Heat Calculator | ||
| Click on the Calculation button for an interactive calculator that allows you to enter the information given and calculate other mathematical quantities in the specific heat formula. ( http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/thermo/spht.html ) | ||
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| The Water Cycle | ||
| To strengthen your understanding of the terms “evaporation” and “precipitation,” check out the three interactive animations. ( http://www.planetguide.net/book/chapter_2/water_cycle.html ) | ||
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| Wind Patterns | ||
| The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory has provided satellite images and animations that show world wind patterns. ( http://winds.jpl.nasa.gov/ ) | ||
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| Coriolis Effect | ||
| A good illustrated explanation of the Coriolis effect is found at this site. ( http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fw/crls.rxml ) | ||
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| El Niño/La Niña Watch | ||
| Learn more about El Niño/La Niña from satellite images based on observations of the El Niño/La Niña phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean. ( http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/elnino/index.html ) | ||
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| Jet Stream Analyses | ||
| Use the SELECT options to build an animation of North American jet stream analyses with infrared satellite images. ( http://squall.sfsu.edu/scripts/namjetsat_modelsml.html ) | ||
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