Topic 68 of 92: geo websites and net resources
Wed, Mar 6, 2002 (06:56) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
Geo on the net and around the web.
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Topic 68 of 92 [Geo]: geo websites and net resources
Response 1 of 18: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Mar 6, 2002 (06:56) * 12 lines
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Topic 68 of 92 [Geo]: geo websites and net resources
Response 2 of 18: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Mar 6, 2002 (07:07) * 17 lines
WHAT DO VOLACANOES AND ANTARCTICA HAVE IN COMMON? Find out during our next chat with Dr. Don Blankenship, Research Scientist and Director of the UT Institute for Geophysics. Chat with Don on March 7th from 10:30am-11:30am CST.
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Topic 68 of 92 [Geo]: geo websites and net resources
Response 3 of 18: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Mar 6, 2002 (14:51) * 3 lines
This is Great Terry!
I will post the chats Rob conducts with his group of volcano enthusiasts and geologists in both World Volcanology and World Seismicity.
Topic 68 of 92 [Geo]: geo websites and net resources
Response 4 of 18: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Mar 6, 2002 (15:09) * 1 lines
That's a great question isn't it? What do Volcanoes and Antarctica have in comon? I'm going to try and tune in find out what the experts say! If I can get trhough my firewall!
Topic 68 of 92 [Geo]: geo websites and net resources
Response 5 of 18: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Mar 6, 2002 (18:29) * 1 lines
I think I know. But do check. I'd love to hear what he has to say if I can manage to extrapolate it to Hawaiian Standard Time.
Topic 68 of 92 [Geo]: geo websites and net resources
Response 6 of 18: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, May 10, 2002 (13:20) * 124 lines
The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (05/7/2002)
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New Features:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/
* Seeing Leaves in a New Light
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/LAI/
An increase in plant growth can cool surface temperatures, give rise to more rain and cloud cover and lower the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. For many years biologists and Earth scientists have known of these interactions, but they have never been able to precisely measure and assess to what degree plants influence climate. Using a measurement known as Leaf Area Index, scientists have now found a way to quantify plant growth on a global scale with satellite imagery.
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Natural Hazards:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/
* Latest Events:
Storm: Tornado Hits La Plata, Maryland (ASTER)
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3621
Storm: Tropical Cyclone Kesiny
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3622
Fire: Wildfires in Northern Australia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3624
Dust and Smoke: Dust over Cape Verde
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3620
Fire: Fires in Central America
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3618
Fire: Wildfires in Northern Australia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3624
Storm: Tornado Hits La Plata, Maryland (Landsat)
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3617
Fire: Fires in Pacific Northwest
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3616
Storm: Tornado Hits La Plata, Maryland (EO-1/ALI)
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3613
Unique Imagery: Dark Water near Rio de la Plata
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3614
Flood: Floods in Uruguay
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3615
Fire: Fires in South Central Russia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3625
Dust and Smoke: Dust over Cape Verde
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3620
Storm: Tornado Hits La Plata, Maryland (GOES animation)
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3612
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In the News:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/
* Latest Images:
NASA Launches Aqua Satellite
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=9264
Demini River
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=9263
Aswan High Dam in 6-meter Resolution from the International Space Station
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=9262
Smoke from Fires in Central America Drifts over Texas
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=9261
New NASA Satellite Zooms in on Tornado Swath
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=9260
Dust Obscures Liaoning Province, China
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=9259
Phytoplankton off the Coast of Portugal
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=9258
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- New NASA Satellite Zooms in on Tornado Swath
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- Colorado U-NOAA Scientists Say El Nino May Rescue Parched Southwest
* Headlines from the press, radio, and television:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/Headlines/
- Pollution May Discourage Clouds
- Ozone Hole Is Now Seen as a Cause for Antarctic Cooling
- Changing Climate, Shrinking Habitats
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* New Research Highlights
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New Data:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Observatory/
* Updated Data:
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Observatory/Datasets/uv.toms.html
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Topic 68 of 92 [Geo]: geo websites and net resources
Response 7 of 18: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, May 29, 2002 (00:27) * 79 lines
The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (05/28/2002)
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New Features:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/
* EO Study: Fragment of its Former Shelf
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/LarsenIceShelf/
Scientists investigate the 2002 Larsen Ice Shelf breakup with the help of MODIS imagery.
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Natural Hazards:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/
* Latest Events:
Fire: Fires Near Lake Baikal, Russia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3664
Fire: Fires Near Lake Baikal, Russia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3664
Fire: Fires in Central and Southern Africa
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3666
Fire: Fires in Southeastern Russia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3667
Unique Imagery: Phytoplankton in the Gulf of Alaska
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3668
Unique Imagery: Black Sea Becomes Turquoise
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3669
Storm: The Beginnings of Typhoon Hagibis
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3656
Dust and Smoke: Smoke from Eastern Russia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3660
Flood: Flooding in Eastern Africa
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3661
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In the News:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/
* Latest Images:
Florida Everglades
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=9289
Gateway to the Hudson Highlands
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=9288
San Francisco Bay
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=9287
Extensive Burn Scars in Russia’s Amur Region
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=9286
The Beginnings of Typhoon Hagibis
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=9285
Okefenokee Swamp Fire, Georgia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=9284
Flooding along the Mississippi
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=9279
* NASA News
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/
- FLAMBE Helps With Firefighting, Weather and Air Quality Forecasts
- New On-Line Tool Tailors Climate Forecasts to Fit Resource Managers' Needs
Topic 68 of 92 [Geo]: geo websites and net resources
Response 8 of 18: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Oct 29, 2002 (06:47) * 4 lines
Stonedom Come!
http://www.stonedom.com is the Spring's new rocks and minerals website which make make a heavy pitch for it's visitors to stop by Geo.
Topic 68 of 92 [Geo]: geo websites and net resources
Response 9 of 18: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Oct 29, 2002 (22:07) * 1 lines
Oooh Terry! I can hardly wait!
Topic 68 of 92 [Geo]: geo websites and net resources
Response 10 of 18: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Nov 7, 2002 (11:49) * 1 lines
Still waiting for content from Ames.
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Response 11 of 18: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Nov 12, 2002 (22:05) * 16 lines
This is the most amazing, fantastic, incredible "geo" website I have ever seen.
Mind blowingly awesome!
Excuse me, I don't usually get excited about websites.
But this ones different.
From a helicopter, every square inch of California coastline. Not a millimeter missed.
There's a story behind this, and I'll talk about it in a later response.
Topic 68 of 92 [Geo]: geo websites and net resources
Response 12 of 18: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Nov 12, 2002 (22:09) * 22 lines
The Idea
We've flown over most of the California coastline before and have seen the beauty of the natural coastline and destruction that man has wrought unto it. In 1997 we volunteered the use of our helicopter to the Sierra Club. It wasn't long before Mark Massara called us asking for our help working with Gary Lynch, an established environmental photographer from Cambria, to document San Simeon Point for the fight against a huge resort and golf course that the Hearst Corporation wants to build. Our mission and the fight against this development was successful, and from time-to-time over the years we have volunteered our time and resources to help protect the coast.
We've been called to photograph "after" pictures of illegal activity that has destroyed the coast, but rarely do we have the "before" pictures. More than once we wished we'd used the opportunity to photograph a "before" picture.
This started us thinking -- what if we photographed the entire coast as a baseline of "before" pictures? We did some film-less dry runs near our home to try to understand how big a project this would be and estimated that it would take 10,000 exposures. The cost of the film and processing, not the mention the problem of indexing, filing, and retrieving the slides, made the project seem prohibitive at the time. Fortunately, technology changes this...
http://www2.californiacoastline.org/
I looked at one single picture tonight and I was overwhelmed by the detail and the magnificence of this part of our planet.
It took a very long time to load.
And it took a longer time to marvel at it's beauty.
Warning, this site could be very, very addicting for geophiles.
http://www1.californiacoastline.org/cgi-bin/image.cgi?image=11268&mode=big&lastmode=sequential&flags=0
Topic 68 of 92 [Geo]: geo websites and net resources
Response 13 of 18: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Nov 13, 2002 (06:35) * 4 lines
Bolinas California, where I used to live.
http://www1.californiacoastline.org/cgi-bin/image.cgi?image=5573&mode=big&lastmode=sequential&flags=0
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Response 14 of 18: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Dec 10, 2002 (20:30) * 1 lines
Checking it out. I might be on one of these photos!
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Response 15 of 18: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Dec 10, 2002 (20:49) * 2 lines
It's amazing, very amazing.
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Response 16 of 18: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Dec 10, 2002 (22:38) * 1 lines
I sent my son the link. Vacaville is not on them but nearby is. Great photos!
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Response 17 of 18: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Dec 11, 2002 (07:39) * 2 lines
The photos are truly amazing. This guy and his wife fly a small helicopter along the coastline taking a picture every 3 seconds and feeding it into their Apple notebook computer until they have 40 gbs or about a days worth of photos. The pictures, as you saw, are huge and they take a long time to load in your browser. But they are often worth the wait. I could almost count the tiles in Grace Slicks swimming pool in Bolinas. The California coastline is one of the most amazing places on the planet and this is the next best thing to being there.
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Response 18 of 18: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Dec 11, 2002 (18:26) * 1 lines
Absolutely! No wonder with these satellites they were able to track the movements of Gorbachev by looking for the "port wine stain" birthmark on his forehead. That is NOT your ordinary camera and lens!
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