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Natural Disasters: Resource Lists, Hilary Martens Oct 2019

Natural Disasters: Resource Lists, Hilary Martens

Open Educational Resources (OER) at University of Montana

This record includes a syllabus, unit-by-unit lists of open and free resources, a course project description, and additional, optional resources used in a course on natural disasters. The course covers plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, tornadoes, hurricanes, climate change, floods, fires, landslides, avalanches, and impacts with space objects.


Image Labeler: Label Earth Science Images For Machine Learning, Ashish Acharya, Iksha Gurung, Brian Freitag, Manil Maskey, Rahul Ramachandran Sep 2019

Image Labeler: Label Earth Science Images For Machine Learning, Ashish Acharya, Iksha Gurung, Brian Freitag, Manil Maskey, Rahul Ramachandran

Von Braun Symposium Student Posters

No abstract provided.


Earth News, V42, Summer 2019, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Earth And Environmental Sciences. Jul 2019

Earth News, V42, Summer 2019, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Earth And Environmental Sciences.

Earth News

Inside this issue:
--From the Department Head
--Faculty Updates
--SGE Chapter News
--Student Recognition
--Sunday at the Quarry
--Student Spotlight
--Student Research
--Hydrology News
--Faculty and AIPG Awards
--A Trip to New Mexico
--Big Bend 2018
--The Importance of Geology
--Field Work
--Alumni Updates
--Gifts from Alumni & Friends
--Contribution Form


Williston Basin Water Treatment Technology Test Bed, University Of North Dakota. Energy And Environmental Research Center Jun 2019

Williston Basin Water Treatment Technology Test Bed, University Of North Dakota. Energy And Environmental Research Center

EERC Brochures and Fact Sheets

Fact sheet about Energy & Environmental Research Center plan to pilot-test technology to treat high-TDS (total dissolved solids) water. Includes a description of proposed water treatment technology and plan for the testing process.


Completed Geophysical Survey Near Richardton, N.D., University Of North Dakota. Energy And Environmental Research Center Apr 2019

Completed Geophysical Survey Near Richardton, N.D., University Of North Dakota. Energy And Environmental Research Center

EERC Brochures and Fact Sheets

Fact sheet about an intended geophysical survey near Richardton, North Dakota. Describes the survey’s goal of evaluating the area’s feasibility as a CO2 storage site, as part of the Red Trail Energy carbon capture and storage research effort.


Results Of The March 2019 Geophysical Survey Near Richardton, North Dakota, University Of North Dakota. Energy And Environmental Research Center Apr 2019

Results Of The March 2019 Geophysical Survey Near Richardton, North Dakota, University Of North Dakota. Energy And Environmental Research Center

EERC Brochures and Fact Sheets

Fact sheet describing the results of a March 2019 geophysical survey near Richardton, North Dakota, conducted by the Energy & Environmental Research Center and funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This was part of the Red Trail Energy carbon capture and storage (CCS) research effort.


North Dakota's Energy Future!, University Of North Dakota. Energy And Environmental Research Center Feb 2019

North Dakota's Energy Future!, University Of North Dakota. Energy And Environmental Research Center

EERC Brochures and Fact Sheets

The Energy & Environmental Research Center’s (EERC’s) goals with North Dakota’s natural resources and energy production for the future. Includes information on resource sustainability, improving pipeline leaks, creating safe carbon capture methods and the EERC’s involvement with outreach and education with the University of North Dakota.


An Observation And Modeling Analysis Of The April 16, 2011 North Carolina Tornado Outbreak, Caitlin Kelly Jan 2019

An Observation And Modeling Analysis Of The April 16, 2011 North Carolina Tornado Outbreak, Caitlin Kelly

Summer Community of Scholars Posters (RCEU and HCR Combined Programs)

No abstract provided.


Soil And Water Conservation: An Annotated Bibliography, Colby J. Moorberg Jan 2019

Soil And Water Conservation: An Annotated Bibliography, Colby J. Moorberg

NPP eBooks

Soil and Water Conservation: An Annotated Bibliography highlights freely-available online resources covering various aspects of soil and water conservation, and is designed to be a resource for conservation students and practitioners. The thirteen chapters in the annotated bibliography are grouped into four sections, including History and Fundamentals, Conservation Practices, Conservation Implementation, and Careers. Types of cited resources include extension bulletins, USDA NRCS conservation practice standards, and other government reports and resources. Cited resources are generally concise, easily read, and meant for general audiences. Annotations and images are used to provide context for each resource. Many contributors made Soil and Water …


H.B. Bozeman Collection, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

H.B. Bozeman Collection, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

Manuscript Finding Aids

Specimen of petrified palm wood found by Estes B. Bozeman in 1962-63 on the southeast flank of the Sikes Salt Dome, Winn Parish, Louisiana. Palm trees grew in the Winn Parish area 30-40 million years ago during the Tertiary Period of the Cenozoic Era.


Florida Science: The Science That Makes Florida Different, Terence W. Cavanaugh Jan 2019

Florida Science: The Science That Makes Florida Different, Terence W. Cavanaugh

Secondary Level Resources

This book was created to assist students with their understanding of how science occurs in Florida. When teaching science or any subject it’s important to remember to begin with the concrete and then move to the abstract. I have found that it has helped my students when I begin by teaching science concepts in a concrete manner and expand from there. For example, when I taught about topographic maps, the students were much more successful in their learning when I started with local topographic maps that included the school and the surrounding area than with places that had mountains or …