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Climate Control and Ozone Depletion

Climate Control and Ozone Depletion. Chapter 19. An Enormous Cloud of Air Pollutants and Ash from Iceland volcano (April 2010). This dust cloud closed Airports in Europe for almost one week. Coal Power Plant emitting green house gas.

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Aquatic Ecosystems

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Aquatic Ecosystems

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Aquatic Ecosystems

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Sedimentology and Sedimentary Processes

Sedimentology and Sedimentary Processes. Virginia T. McLemore. Sedimentology. "The scientific study of sedimentary rocks and of the processes by which they were formed; the description, classification, origin and interpretation of sediments" (Glossary of Geology, AGI, 1974)

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Georgia Regions and Habitats

Georgia Regions and Habitats Created by Kristi Dawdy Sharon Elementary 3 rd Grade Before we get started, where in the world is Georgia? Do you know? Georgia is in the Southeastern part of the United States, on the continent of North America. There it is!

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Coastal Ocean

Coastal Ocean. Coastal wetlands are coastal watersheds that drain to the ocean or to an estuary or bay. . Coastal Ocean. Intertidal Zone Estuaries Muddy bottom and sandy bottom communities Salt marshes and seagrass beds Mangroves Coral reefs. Intertidal Zonation.

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Westhampton Beach High School 6 th Science Symposium at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center May 11, 2006 Cl

Westhampton Beach High School 6 th Science Symposium at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center May 11, 2006 Climate Change, Katrina, and us ! (or: why do we need to care about disasters ?) Klaus Jacob <jacob@ldeo.columbia.edu>

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Chapter 6

Chapter 6. Aquatic Biodiversity. Chapter Overview Questions. What are the basic types of aquatic life zones and what factors influence the kinds of life they contain? What are the major types of saltwater life zones, and how do human activities affect them?

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Chapter 6

Chapter 6. Aquatic Biodiversity. Chapter Overview Questions. What are the basic types of aquatic life zones and what factors influence the kinds of life they contain? What are the major types of saltwater life zones, and how do human activities affect them?

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What is a ...

What is a . G I S. Geographic Information System. . . . a conceptual definition. Real World. Abstraction. Printed Maps. Real World. Abstraction. Representation. Printed Maps. Real World. Abstraction. Representation. Printed Maps. Real World. Conversion. Digital Model.

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EARTH SCIENCE CHAPTER 7

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Aquatic Biodiversity

Aquatic Biodiversity. Chapter 8. Why Should We Care about Coral Reefs. Biodiversity Important ecological and economic services Moderate atmospheric temperatures Act as natural barriers protecting coasts from erosion Provide habitats Support fishing and tourism businesses

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Chapter 8

Chapter 8. Water Erosion and Deposition. 8.1 Surface Water. Explain what causes runoff Compare rill, sheet, gully, and stream erosion Discuss the three different stages of stream development Describe how alluvial fans and deltas form. 8.1 Runoff. Runoff

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Feasibility of Offshore Wind Power in the South Atlantic Bight

Feasibility of Offshore Wind Power in the South Atlantic Bight. Bill Bulpitt, Susan Stewart, Mary Hallisey Hunt Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute Southeastern Energy Society November 20, 2006. Background. NSF Funded InfinitEnergy: A Coastal Georgia Partnership for Innovation

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Chapter 10 The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes

Chapter 10 The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes. Essentials of Oceanography 7 th Edition. Landforms and terminology in coastal regions. Figure 10-1. Movement of sand on the beach. Movement perpendicular ( ? ) to shoreline Caused by breaking waves

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Subsurface Oil Assessment Operations

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Essential Questions

Essential Questions. What are the significant physical features of Georgia that have impacted its development? How is the impact of these features manifested?. Okefenokee Swamp. Covers 681 square miles making it the largest swamp in North America

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Louisiana Coastal Erosion

Louisiana Coastal Erosion. The problem. LA contains approximately 40% of the nation's wetlands and experiences 80% of the nation's coastal wetland loss.

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Animal Habits

Animal Habits. By: Grace Boothby. Coastal Plains. Blue Herons Armadillo. Barrier Islands. Right Whale Bottlenose Dolphin. Piedmont. Mourning Dove River Otter. Mountains. American Toads Coyotes. Atlantic Ocean. Blow Fish Crab.

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