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General
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Water Science for Schools
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http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/
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A wide selection of good water resources from the US Geological Survey
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Everglades National Park
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http://www.nps.gov/ever/
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This site is the gateway to a rich variety of information on the geology of south Florida, the hydrology of the Everglades, and much more.
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Groundwater
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Groundwater animations
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http://webs.cmich.edu/resgi/links.asp?mc=Other%20Resource%20Links&cad=Earth%20Science%20Animations&to=262&tod=Groundwater%20Animations
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Animations illustrate groundwater speed, permeability, the hydrological cycle, and more.
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Ocean Currents
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Surface and subsurface ocean currents
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http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/contents/8q.html
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A tutorial and map of surface and subsurface ocean currents.
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Monsoon, Westerly Wind Bursts, and Other currents
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http://airsea-www.jpl.nasa.gov/Animation/quikscat_big.qt
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Reverse of Wind directions in Indian Ocean and South China Sea during monsoon seasons,etc. QuikSCAT 1/1 to 7/3/02. QT animation.
More info http://airsea-www.jpl.nasa.gov/sciences.html
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Oceanography
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Virtual Gulf of Maine
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http://www.atlantisforce.org/gombankmap.html
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Attractive relief map of map of maine, connected to fishing history sites.
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Journey through the trench
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http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEAWIFS/IMAGES/MOVIES.html
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click onto "ocean" and see an animated trip through the Marianna Trench
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Vertical Exaggeration of Maine Coast
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http://octopus.gma.org/undersea_landscapes/vertical_exaggeration/
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Manipulate map of Maine Coast from inland to oceanic basin, exagerating relief in 3-d image
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Satellite Imagery Sea Suface Temperatures/E. Coast
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http://marine.rutgers.edu/mrs/sat.data2.html
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Rutgers University Marine Remote Sensing, The MidAtlantic Bight. Sea surface temperatures on the East Coast from satellite images. There is also an archive of past temperature trends.
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Snow and Ice
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All About Snow
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http://nsidc.org/snow/index.html
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This premier site from the National Snow and Ice Data Center, offers general information about snow, as well as information on blizzards, ice storms, and avalanches.
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USGS Repeat Photography Project-Glacier National Park
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http://nrmsc.usgs.gov/repeatphoto/
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This site features photos comparing glaciers in the park over recent historical time, showing the dramatic retreat of glaciers as the climate warms.
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The Water Cycle
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Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
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http://www.mwra.state.ma.us/org/html/sti.htm
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Teacher main page with listing of MWRA teaching materials. (Most are free) The guides deal with water cycle and watershed curriculum.
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