Chapter 11: The Oceans
 
 
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Satellite Imagery / Ocean Floor

Radar Remote Sensing

http://satftp.soest.hawaii.edu/space/hawaii/vfts/kilauea/radar_ex/intro.html

 

Need help understanding Remote Sensing? Go through the tutorial, click on virtual field trips, or check out the background information.

Tour Canada from Space

http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/learn/tour/tour_e.html

 

The Canada Centre for Remote Sensing takes you on a virtual tour of Canada. Follow the links to the Glossary, and go to the Learning page for tutorials and some fun activities.

 

Other Great Web Sites for Chapter 11

Seawifs JASON — Ocean Planet — In Search of Giant Squid

http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/

 

Click the link to Ocean Planet to access the Smithsonian Institution's travelling seafarers exhibit, or "How Deep Can They Go?" to learn about the research capacity of various vessels. This is two sites in one!

 

JASON Project

http://www.jasonproject.org/

 

Go with Dr. Robert Ballard, discoverer of the wreck of the Titanic, on his underwater adventures. Learn how you can get involved.