The Center for Ocean Solutions (COS) "works to solve the major problems facing the ocean." COS was
founded by three partners with similar commitments: the Monterey Bay
Aquarium, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, and the Hopkins
Marine Station of Stanford University. On the homepage, visitors can
browse through a Featured News area and also look over video clips which
explore topics like "Can Coral Reefs Survive the 21st Century?" Moving
on, the materials on the site are divided into six sections, including
Research Libraries, Publications, and Videos & Podcasts. Scholars
and marine scientists should look over the Publications area to see a
list of recent publications by COS researchers and affiliates arranged
by topic. Finally, the podcasts are quite good, and they include
discussions of dropping ocean oxygen levels and climate change
adaptation.
http://centerforoceansolutions.org/
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
Edgar: Climate Change Impact on the Distribution of Australian Bird Species
Developed by a team at JCU's eResearch Centre, Edgar is a website where visitors can explore the
future impact
of
climate change
on
Australian birds. Edgar shows locations where a bird species has been observed
and uses this information to calculate and display how well
the climate across Australia suits that species. Edgar can also show an animation of how the suitable climate
for a species may change into the future.
Birdwatchers and other experts can improve the accuracy of Edgar's projections by classifying observations.
http://spatialecology.jcu.edu.au/Edgar/
Birdwatchers and other experts can improve the accuracy of Edgar's projections by classifying observations.
http://spatialecology.jcu.edu.au/Edgar/
Monday, September 3, 2012
Earth Science World Image Bank
Provided by the
American Geological Institute (AGI), the Earth Science World Image bank
website contains over 6,000 images related to the geophysical sciences
for use by educators, the public, and the geoscience community. The
photos are contained within a few dozen categories, which include coal,
weather, volcanoes and paleontology. Visitors can also use the Browse Images
link to move around the collection. Each image includes a brief
description, along with related information, such as the photographer.
Users will find that the archive is updated frequently and return visits
will be obligatory.
http://www.earthscienceworld.org/imagebank/index.html
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http://www.earthscienceworld.org/imagebank/index.html
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Google Sky
Google has teamed up
with astronomers at some of the largest observatories in the world to
bring you a new view of the sky. Using Google Maps this tool provides
an exciting way to browse and explore the universe. You can find the
positions of the planets and constellations on the sky and even
watch the birth of distant galaxies as seen by the Hubble Space
Telescope. The imagery for Google Sky comes from some of the largest ground
and space-based astronomical surveys.
The visible data comes from a
combination of surveys: the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the Digital Sky Survey Consortium, NASA and
ESA's Hubble Space Telescope. Details about these observatories can be found on the Partners page.
If you are interested in what's happening on the
sky tonight or over the next few months then check out the podcasts
from Earth and Sky or search for the position of your favorite
planet.
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