21. USC College Of Letters, Arts And Sciences - Geography 4. CE 466, Design of FreeSurface Hydraulic systems, 3. 4. GEOG 477, water Resources, 4. GEOL 412, oceans, Climate and the Environment, 4. http://www.usc.edu/dept/publications/cat2003/las/LAS_GEOG/

Undergraduate Degrees Graduate Degrees Courses of Instruction Kaprielian Hall 416 FAX: (213) 740-0056 Email: uscgeog@usc.edu Chair: Bernard O. Bauer, Ph.D. Faculty Professors: Bernard O. Bauer, Ph.D.; Michael J. Dear, Ph.D.*; Curtis C. Roseman, Ph.D.; John P. Wilson, Ph.D.; Jennifer R. Wolch, Ph.D.* Associate Professors: Carolyn Cartier, Ph.D.; Laura Pulido, Ph.D. Assistant Professor: Roderick C. McKenzie, Ph.D.* Research Associate Professor: Stephanie Pincetl, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor: Travis Longcore, Ph.D.; Robert Vos, Ph.D. *Recipient of university-wide or college teaching award. The undergraduate major leads to the bachelor of arts degree. Students are introduced to basic geographical foundations and methods in a series of required core courses. Students must choose one of three tracks emphasizing urban environments, natural environments, or geographic information science. Majors should expect to participate in one or more field trips as part of their course of study, and they are encouraged to include practical experience gained while working as interns or research assistants in their degree programs. Four interdisciplinary minors administered by the Geography Department are described in this section. Geography courses are featured prominently in three other majors (the B.A. in Social Sciences administered by the Department of History; the B.S. in General Studies administered by the Rossier School of Education; and the B.A. in Environmental Studies (Geography Emphasis).

22. Remote Sensing And Photo Interpretation Tutorial Page 14-1 of the Earth s weather systems, oceans, rivers, and distribution) and hydrologic (flooding; water storage; drainage chapters in a Physical geography text, such http://mercator.upc.es/nicktutorial/Sect14/nicktutor_14-1.html

previous page Table Of Contents SECTION 14 THE WATER PLANET: METEOROLOGY, OCEANOGRAPHY AND HYDROLOGY FROM SPACE The Hydrologic Cycle; Meteorological Satellites (General) Oceans and large freshwater bodies cover more than 70% of the Earth's surface. At any given moment, around 50% of that surface, both land and sea, is hidden from view by clouds. Over smaller areas, but still significant, rain descending from these clouds impacts on the surface to run off and then coalesce into streams and rivers. This great system of interconnected water circulation comprises the hydrologic cycle, as summarized in this diagram: (Christopherson, R.W., GEOSYSTEMS: An Introduction to Physical Geography. Reproduced by permission of Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey) The numbers associated with this chart clearly demonstrate that the oceans hold not only the bulk of the planet's water but are the source of most of the precipitation that constantly recycles water introduced to the atmosphere by evaporation. Water in transit shows up as circulating (wind-driven) condensates of visible clouds and invisible water vapor or as water mobilized in fluvial systems. In addition to the ocean bulk, which accounts for nearly 98% of the volume of water at or near the Earth's surface, most of the remaining fraction is stored as ice, mostly in the Antarctic and Greenland, snow (much being seasonally ephemeral), and freshwater lakes. The advent of satellites after Sputnik (in 1957) opened up large regions in sweeping vistas for direct observation of weather systems, oceanographic conditions, and water runoff on continents and islands. A series of adjacent scenes acquired during short time periods could be easily combined in mosaics to give global coverage on a daily basis. In time, satellites placed in geosynchronous orbit afforded near instantaneous coverage of hemispheres of the Earth that could present rapidly updated views of cloud decks and circulation patterns over almost any part of the world. Ironically, the very thing that compromises observations of the land or open ocean - clouds - is the prime target of meteorological satellites (metsats). As more versatile sensors evolved, various other atmospheric or oceanographic properties, such as the stratosphere, tropospheric temperatures, earth radiation budget, air chemistry (e.g., ozone, CO

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24. Geography Network Maps. Inland water Resources. Locations Geodetic Nets. Military Intelligence. oceans Estuaries. Transportation Networks http://www.geographynetwork.com/

25. The Fifth Ocean - Southern Ocean - Antarctic Ocean sets the Southern Ocean apart as a separate ecosystem. Thinking of this body of water as various parts of the world ocean as all five (or four) oceans on our http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa091500a.htm

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26. Blue Water Systems - Acronyms And Terms NGS, National Geographic Society (US); National Geodetic Survey (US). NIWAR, National Inst. of water and Atmosphere Ltd. NOSC, National oceans systems Center. http://www.bluewatersystems.com/abb2n.php

BLUE WATER SYSTEMS Acronyms / Definitions/ Etc. ACRONYMS ABBREVIATIONS P1 ABBREVIATIONS P2 FILE TYPES ... Numbers N Return to Index n. nordlich = northern N Norden = North N. North NA National Archives; National Atlas; Not available; Not applicable NABGG National Assn. for Black Geologists and Geophysicists NAC NASA Advisory Council NACIS North American Cartographic Information Society = Sociedad de Informacion Cartografica Norte Americana NACo National Assn. of Counties NACS National Assn. of County Surveyors NAD North American Datum NAD 27 North American Datum of 1927 NAD 83 North American Datum of 1983 NADCON North American Datum Conversion NADEC National Atlas Development Centre (Ghana) NADO National Assn. of Development Organizations NAFSMA National Assn. of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies NAGT National Assn. of Geoscience Teachers NAHSC National Automated Highway System Consortium NAICS North American Industry Classification System NAIS National Atlas Information Service (Canada) NALMS North American Lake Management Society NALS Nevada Assn. of Land Surveyors

27. St. Boniface College: Humanities: Geography: Rivers already seen that these can also affect the environmental system in other watershed, This is the boundary between different water basins Taylor Rivers and oceans. http://www.britishempire.co.uk/boniface/humanities/geography/year8/rivers.htm

River Basins and the Water Cycle A river basin is an area of land that is drained of its water by a river system. They can be any size from a couple of miles width to the size of a large country. A river basin will contain all the elements that make up a river system from its source until it reaches the sea. The boundary of the river basin is called a watershed. Typically, a watershed is formed by the crest of a hill or a mountain. Any rain that falls onto one side of a hill will fall into one water basin. Any rain that falls on the other side should end up in a different water basin system. Rivers can have many sources. They usually start in higher land areas where the rain falls on the hills or on the mountains. Sometimes, especially in mountainous areas, the water could actually fall as snow. The source would then be the snow as it melts. It is also possible for water to be pushed up from under the ground in what are called springs. The source of the water will form small streams of water as it flows from high land to lower land. These streams will form into tributaries which in turn will flow into larger and larger rivers. Finally, you will have one major river for the basin that will flow into the sea at the mouth of the river. Water in the sea is heated by the sun and evaporates. As it rises, the cooler air condenses the vapour and turns it into clouds. The wind in weather systems then move these clouds around and often back over land. These clouds can release the water as rain, hail, sleet or snow. The cycle then starts again.

28. Dummies::Going With The Flow In Geography: Ocean Currents The oceans have warm and cold surface currents that act like a global heating and airconditioning system. sun can more easily evaporate warm water than cold http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-1191.html

Home Beyond the Classroom Going with the Flow in Geography: Ocean Currents Going with the Flow in Geography: Ocean Currents Adapted From: Geography For Dummies The oceans have warm and cold surface currents that act like a global heating and air-conditioning system. They bring significant warmth to high latitude areas that would otherwise be much cooler, and significant coolness to low latitude areas that would otherwise be much warmer. The currents also play a major role in determining the global geography of precipitation. The sun can more easily evaporate warm water than cold water, and thereby produce the atmospheric vapor that results in rain. Therefore, lands that get sideswiped or impacted by warm currents tend to have abundant precipitation in addition to a comparatively warm climate. Conversely, lands impacted by cold currents tend to receive very little precipitation in addition to a comparatively cool climate. Generally, surface currents exhibit circular movements (see Figure 1). North of the equator, the flow is usually clockwise. South of the equator, the flow tends to be counter-clockwise. These movements are principally products of prevailing winds that "push" the ocean's surface. On the map you can see occasional exceptions to the general rules of circulation. They are the results of deflections caused by the angle at which a current strikes a land mass or the continental shelf, or by the direction of prevailing sea level winds at particular latitudes. Figure 1: A generalized geography of ocean surface currents.

29. National Geographic Geography Action: Ocean, Coast Habitat abundance of water is unique in our solar system. covered by a single layer of connecting water. Administration NOAA scientists study the oceans, our atmosphere http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/habitats/oceans.html

Home Site Index Customer Service Shop MAGAZINES: National Traveler Adventure NG Kids NG Explorer TV AND FILM: Channel (U.S.) Channel (Intl) Explorer GUIDES: Adventure and Animals and History and Maps and News Photography Travel For Kids For Students For Teachers Complete Site Complete Site Index Subscribe Shop Habitats Home Habitats Introduction Cities and Suburbs Deserts and Tundra Forests ... Geography Action! Photograph of Big Sur, California, by Frans Lanting Oceans cover almost 75 percent of the world's surface and give Earth its blue appearance when seen from outer space. This abundance of water is unique in our solar system. While not Earth's only source of water, oceans contain 97 percent of all the water on the planet. Throughout tropical oceans, colorful coral reefs cover about 100,000 square miles (260,000 square kilometers) and are estimated to host half a million different species. These reefs teem with marine animals, which find shelter in their nooks and crannies and thrive in the shallow, warm waters where coral grows. Coral reefs are fragile and grow slowly. A hundred years may pass before an inch (2.5 centimeters) of growth! Where oceans meet land, tides wash in twice a day, so most wildlife that lives in coastal habitats copes well with change. Animals on rocky shores, such as barnacles and periwinkle snails, may avoid being swept out to sea by clinging to rocks. Others, such as sand crabs and mussels, burrow into sand or mud.

30. Tools Techniques Of Deep Ocean Geography as the distribution of life within the water column (eg in support for research into global Earth systems and the Ocean geography as it was known in the past is http://dusk.geo.orst.edu/pg/

This paper appears in The Professional Geographer Blackwell Publishers, and the Association of American Geographers. May be freely distributed electronically in whole or in part, but please keep this notice attached and do not alter the text. This article is slightly longer than the final published version. Getting to the Bottom of it: Tools, Techniques, and Discoveries of Deep Ocean Geography Dawn Wright Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA Abstract The initial impetus for developing a specialty in ocean geography resulted from the need to resolve applied problems in coastal resources, as opposed to development of oceanographic research methods and concepts. However, the development in the last 10-20 years of sophisticated technologies for ocean data collection and management holds tremendous potential for mapping and interpreting the ocean environment in unprecedented detail. With the understanding that ocean research is often very costly, yet deemed extremely important by large funding agencies, geographers now have the opportunity to perform coastal and marine studies that are more quantitative in nature, to formulate and test basic hypotheses about the marine environment, and to collaborate with geographers working in corollary subdisciplines (e.g., remote sensing, GIS, geomorphology, political geography as pertaining to the Law of the Sea, etc.), as well as with classically-trained oceanographers. This piece reviews, for the non-specialist, the newest advances in mapping and management technologies for undersea geographic research (particularly on the ocean floor) and discusses the contributions that geographers stand to make to a greater understanding of the oceans.

31. Pacific Ocean Profile: Geography Sea, Timor Sea, and other tributary water bodies. Climate planetary air pressure systems and resultant wind the Equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the http://www.nationmaster.com/country/zn/Geography&b_define=1

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33. Education World ® - Lesson Planning: Celebrate The Year Of The Ocean areas together form an essential component of the global lifesupport system. the colder it will need to get for the water to freeze.). geography the oceans. http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson060.shtml

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34. Hydrology : CTI Centre For Geography, Geology And Meteorology of how interactions between the ocean, air, and and operation of river systems, with special US.Geological Survey water Resources Applications Software and http://www.geog.le.ac.uk/cti/hydr.html

Hydrology International and national organisations British Geomorphological Research Group British Hydrological Society International Association of Hydrological Sciences Natural Environment Research Centre's Institute of Hydrology Scottish Hydrological Society UK Environment Agency European Geophysical Society Hydrological Sciences Section Canadian National Water Research Institute (Canada) US Environmental Protection Agency: Office of Water (US) US National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Centre (US) UK water companies List of UK water companies Research centres and projects International Rivers Network: Links human rights and environmental protection. Campaign news carries information on specific dam projects. (US) NASA Global Hydrological and Climatic Centre news, data and images. Also the Earth Observing System Amazon Project Patterns and processes of change in the Amazon river basin at the University of Washington (US) World Climate Research Programme Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment: Observing and modelling the hydrologic cycle and energy fluxes in the atmosphere, at the land surface and in the upper oceans.

35. Museums In The Classroom Ocean Project students estimate the amount of water contained in Understand, analyze, and compare social systems with an features Have students research an ocean plant or http://www.chias.org/www/edu/mitc/wkshp/ocean/oceans.html

Museums in the Classroom Ocean Project This project was created by teachers in the 1997 Museums in the Classroom Summer Workshop at the Chicago Academy of Sciences. The lesson is all about water and how it functions, specifically in the ocean. Included in this project are hands-on activities, links to other web sites on oceans and water, extension ideas, and a discussion of the standards met by this project. I. Words To Know About Water and Oceans. II. What is the Water Cycle? III. How Does it Work? IV. What Else Can You Do With Students Studying Water? V. Other Ocean and Water Resources. VI. Standards Met By Studying Water and Oceans. Sound Like an Expert!!-Useful Vocabulary about Oceans seamounts-cone-shaped volcanic mountains on the floor of the sea * We looked at the satellite map and saw the seamounts in the Pacific Ocean. trenchesdeep, narrow valleys on the floor of the sea *Most trenches are in the Pacific Ocean, and the Marianas Trench, near Japan, is the deepest. coral reef-rocky land formation formed from the shells of coral animals; usually found in a circular shape around a mass in the ocean

36. Geography 327-- Introduction Global Scale. depicts cyclical movement of water between oceans and continents; a closed system since all water fluxes are transfers, the global http://uregina.ca/~sauchyn/geog327/cycle.html

Geography 327 Hydrology HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE an orderly scheme to systematically examine and analyze the movement of water through the landscape Global Scale depicts cyclical movement of water between oceans and continents a closed system since all water fluxes are transfers, the global scale encompasses all sources and sinks of water (they are internal) generalized so it is only useful to illustrate the basic concept of a water cycle and global distribution of water (storage capacities) Global Distribution of Water - the major phases of the hydrological cycle surface storage (rivers, lakes) glaciers groundwater/ soil water atmosphere oceans 60% of river water in Amazon and Congo about 8% of Canada is lake (largest area of lake in the world) global precipitable water vapour = 25 mm; global average annual ppt. = 1000 mm, therefore, atmospheric water is completely recycled 40X per year or every 9 days Regional Scale - Basin Hydrological Cycle more common and useful scale depicts the movement of water among storage places for discrete areas of the earth, for example ecosystems or most often drainage basins drainage basins are by definition closed to inputs of surface water thus the number of inputs is minimized or essentially reduced to one, precipitation, although interbasin transfer of groundwater may occur, but is difficult to quantify and generally assumed to be insignificant

37. Kids Tour: Geography | Bay-Journal Do you know the names of any other planets in our solar system? Most of the area is covered with water that are called oceans. http://bay-journal.com/sfp/kids/history-bay/k02.html

B ay- J ournal ... ooms Note to Adults: Click "here" to go to normal presentation. Kids Tour of Bay County's History Welcome History? 1 Geography Nature 1 ... The End "Geography" of Our Area I had trouble at first with learning geography. It didn't seem that important after all, as a fish I thought I new where I was from and where I was going. But, now I understand how important it is to know geography so others will know where I live or I can tell someone where I'm going. Geography is used to name land and water areas. Without geography it would be very difficult to find places. Before I show you how to find Bay County, we will look at the geography that Bay County is a part of. Delta College Planetarium: This is a special place for learning about planets and much more. Maybe you have been to the Delta Planetarium on a school field trip or with your parents. If not, ask your teacher about it or have your parents take you there. It is something you will not forget soon. Our Home Planet. Earth is the name of our home planet in our solar system. The Earth has areas of land about two-thirds are covered by water. Our Earth spins as it circles around the sun and we have a moon that circles around our planet Earth. In case you are wondering, a

38. GEOWORLD's Geography By Topic Catalog US National Seismic System The John water Pollution Atlantic Region Green Lane - Environment Political geography of the oceans - geography - 10/19/98 http://pages.istar.ca/~whamilto/geolinks/topics.shtml

GEOWORLD's Geography by Topic Links You are the visitor to this section This list was last updated on January 4th, 2004 The lists have been left as bookmark files so that students or teachers may easily "cut and paste" them to disks for use in the classroom as needed to support learning. Feel free to duplicate this list as it remains free to all for any NON-COMMERCIAL purpose. For parents and teachers, please note that this site has been listed as a Thanks for your participation in making public education work as this site is maintained by a teacher who wants to see the potential of the WWW be realized by solid curriculum resources for all concerned. If you know of a good geography or social studies resource site, please email whamilto at istar.ca and let me know so I can add it to the list. Have fun and enjoy surfing the World ! This site is maintained and was developed by Wayne Hamilton. You can reach me by at any time at whamilto at istar.ca WORLD in SPATIAL TERMS CCRS Images of Canada Canada Centre for Remote Sensing Home NOAA Home Page EROS Data Center: Earthshots: main menu ... Lakesat.org at University of Wisconsin GIS MAPPING RESOURCES Lessons ESRI Canada - (K-12) Lesson Packs Geographic Information System in Canada's National Parks ESRI Canada - (K-12) GIS Day - Ducks Unlimited Project Acid-Generating Mining Sites in Canada ... GENI - Lesson Plans Some Gis , but mainly solid geography lessons from Indiana teachers

39. Secondary Education - Social Studies: Geography Resources how the Earth s atmosphere, lands, oceans, solar radiation quality of local and statewide water in the Francis Beaufort developed a rating system for accurate http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/secedSSgeog.html

Secondary Education - Social Studies: Geography Resources List of Contents (click on topic name for more links) General Resources (25) Caves and Caving (Spelunking) (15) Countries and Continents (9) Ecology (8) ... Back to Secondary Ed Social Studies Index General Resources All about the U.S. States Asian Educational Media Service an extensive searchable database of a/v materials focusing on Asia, a list of recommended K-12 media, an online guide to using film in the classroom, teacher's guides, a quarterly newsletter, and links to web resources focusing on Afghanistan Atlapedia Online contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world. Brad Bowerman's Geography World Calculators for a wide range of math, science and technology applications CIA World Fact Book facts and statistics on countries provided by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Cradleboard: Native American Culture and Education David Robinson's Geography Exchange for geography links and web pages Earth Awareness Enrichment Program a traveling interactive K-12 enrichment program featuring the Earth Balloon, a 22' model of the earth that students enter to learn about the changing earth. Students learn about rain forests, the ring of fire, the solar system, plate tectonics, scale, seasons, timezones and more

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Geomorphology Overview Geomorphology, the study of landforms and land-forming processes, is at the very heart of current concerns for environmental change attributable to climate forcing and human impacts. It studies the effects of precipitation and runoff on mass wasting and fluvial erosion; of global warming on aridity, wind action, and sea-level changes; of global cooling on glacial and periglacial processes; and the role of human activity in reshaping much of the landscape. Geomorphology at UCLA is best described as earth science in a human context. The graduate program in geomorphology has been in existence for more than 30 years, during which time some 80 students have completed MA or PhD degrees and have gone on to successful careers in academia, government, and industry. At the present time, the program is led by Antony Orme and Stanley Trimble, with support of other faculty members in climatology, biogeography, and remote sensing, as well as close liaisons with cognate disciplines across the campus. Over the years, research support has been derived from the National Science Foundation, the US Navy Office of Naval Research, the US Army Corps of Engineers, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and various state and local governments. Funding continues at a healthy level. An important aspect of the program is the integration of field investigations with laboratory analyses and remote sensing. The principals have worked extensively in North America, Europe, and Africa, but it is the many challenges of the regional environment of California and the American Southwest that continue to attract graduate students. Themes such as the role of tectonism, eustasy, and isostasy in sea-level changes, of vegetation change and urbanization on mass movement and erosion, of climate change on lacustrine and desert systems, and of fluvial and marine impacts on estuaries and wetlands exemplify the focus of recent and continuing research efforts.

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