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| The Global Hydrology and Climate Center is accessible via | ||
| The Global Hydrology and Climate Center | ||
( http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/science/pdo.html ) | ||
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| The U.S. government maintains an extensive site of climate-
related data, the Global Change Data and Information System: | ||
| Global Change Data and Information System | ||
( http://www.gcdis.usgcrp.gov/ ) | ||
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| For site-specific satellite images of various environmental changes: | ||
| Satellite images of various environmental changes | ||
( http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/tableofcontents ) | ||
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| One of the functions of the Earth Observing System (EOS) of satellites is to monitor climate-related phenomena. EOS imagery and related graphics on such subjects as the greenhouse effect, ocean processes, clouds and storms can be searched through the EOS home page: | ||
| Earth Observing System (EOS) | ||
( http://spso2.gsfc.nasa.gov/spso_homepage.html ) | ||
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| Slides and images intended specifically for educational purposes can be reached via | ||
| Slides and images intended specifically for educational purposes | ||
( http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/eos_edu.pack/toc.html ) | ||
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| Charles Sturt University has set up a site assembling links to a variety of sites pertinent to weather and global monitoring, grouped by topic and region; see | ||
| Charles Sturt University | ||
( http://www.csu.edu.au/weather/ ) | ||
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| Human impacts of global change are evaluated by the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network; their Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center is accessible at | ||
| Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network | ||
( http://sedac.ciesin.org ) | ||
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| Human impacts of global change are evaluated by the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network; their Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center is accessible at | ||
| Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network | ||
( http://www.ciesin.org ) | ||
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| Through the same organization, you can access the Special Report on Emissions Scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released in 2000: | ||
| Special Report on Emissions Scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | ||
( http://sres.ciesin.columbia.edu/ ) | ||
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| See NASA's introduction to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation: | ||
| NASA's introduction to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation | ||
( http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/releases/2000/pdomoodswings.html ) | ||
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| Another major site for environmental-change data, the Center for Data on Ice, Atmosphere and Climate of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is at | ||
| Center for Data on Ice, Atmosphere and Climate of Oak Ridge National Laboratory | ||
( http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/ ) | ||
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| In 2000, the National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change was released; it can be found at | ||
| National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change | ||
( http://www.gcrio.org/NationalAssessment ) | ||
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| In 2000, the National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change was released; it can be found at | ||
| National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change | ||
( http://sedac.ciesin.org/NationalAssessment ) | ||
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| The Desert Research Institute engages in a wide variety of geologic, ecologic, and archeologic studies of deserts; their comprehensive web site is located at | ||
| Desert Research Institute | ||
( http://www.dri.edu ) | ||
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| The International Arid Lands Consortium home page offers a variety of links to information about drylands; see | ||
| The International Arid Lands Consortium | ||
( http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/IALC/Home.html ) | ||
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| The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum has an online exhibit, "Bright edges of the world-the world's evolving drylands," at | ||
| The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | ||
( http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/drylands/ ) | ||
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| USGS publication "Deserts: Geology and Resources" | ||
| "Deserts: Geology and Resources" | ||
( http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/ ) | ||
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| The British Antarctic Survey Ice and Climate Division presents a variety of information on snow and ice studies and related climate issues at | ||
| The British Antarctic Survey Ice and Climate Division | ||
( http://www.nbs.ac.uk/public/icd/ ) | ||
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| National Snow and Ice Data Center (U.S.) provides a variety of information on snow and ice processes and interactions with atmosphere and oceans: | ||
| National Snow and Ice Data Center | ||
( http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu ) | ||
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| Current data and trends are available through their "State of the Cryosphere" site: | ||
| "State of the Cryosphere" | ||
( http://nsidc.org/NASA/SOTC/ ) | ||
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| INSTAAR, the Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado, offers glacier-related information through | ||
| INSTAAR, the Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado | ||
( http://tintin.colorado.edu/glaciology/ ) | ||
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| For additional information on glacier terminus changes and glacier water resources, contact North Cascade Glacier Research at | ||
| North Cascade Glacier Research | ||
( http://www.nichols.edu/departments/glacier/ ) | ||
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