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The Virginia Clean Marina Guidebook, Virginia Clean Marina Program, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Dec 2007

The Virginia Clean Marina Guidebook, Virginia Clean Marina Program, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Reports

No abstract provided.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2007

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news


An Update On Groundwater Conditions At The Site Of The York College Cuny Campus In Southeastern Queens County, New York City, Nazrul I. Khandaker, Stanley Schleifer, Zarine Ali, Edward A. Molteni Oct 2007

An Update On Groundwater Conditions At The Site Of The York College Cuny Campus In Southeastern Queens County, New York City, Nazrul I. Khandaker, Stanley Schleifer, Zarine Ali, Edward A. Molteni

Publications and Research

The wells operated by the Jamaica Water Supply Company in Queens represent the only large scale utilization of groundwater for public water supply in New York City in recent years. These wells were shut down, for the most part, beginning in 1996. Since that time, water table elevations in the area, which had been drawn down by the withdrawal activity of the Jamaica Water Supply Company, have risen significantly causing some high groundwater problems, including flooding of basements. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) has held public hearings on a contemplated resumption of ground water withdrawal in …


Nasa’S S'Cool Program, Rob Snyder Jan 2007

Nasa’S S'Cool Program, Rob Snyder

STEM Earth Central

NASA's S'COOL program gives students an opportunity to provide "ground truth" measurements to help NASA verify that data collected by CERES (Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System) instruments. The CERES instrumentation has been launched into polar obits on three satellites


Eratosthenes' Proportion - Measure The Diameter Of The Earth, Stephen E. Schneider Jan 2007

Eratosthenes' Proportion - Measure The Diameter Of The Earth, Stephen E. Schneider

STEM Earth Central

Objective: To use a midday shadow on or close to the day of an Equinox to calculate Earth’s Polar Circumference.


True Scale Solar System Models, Stephen E. Schneider Jan 2007

True Scale Solar System Models, Stephen E. Schneider

STEM Earth Central

Objectives:

To construct a true scale model of the solar system

To understand the size of Earth relative to the Solar System

To comprehend the sizes of planets versus the spaces between them


Planet Longitudes, Stephen E. Schneider Jan 2007

Planet Longitudes, Stephen E. Schneider

STEM Earth Central

Objectives:

To apply the concept of Longitude to the location of planets in their orbits.

To predict what planets can be seen in the night sky on any date.


Measuring Carbon Dioxide With Btb, Stephen E. Schneider Jan 2007

Measuring Carbon Dioxide With Btb, Stephen E. Schneider

STEM Earth Central

No abstract provided.


Ozone: What Is It?, Stephen E. Schneider Jan 2007

Ozone: What Is It?, Stephen E. Schneider

STEM Earth Central

No abstract provided.


Map The Campus With Gps, Richard Yuretich, Rob Snyder Jan 2007

Map The Campus With Gps, Richard Yuretich, Rob Snyder

STEM Earth Central

Objective: To use a Global Positioning System device to collect data in order to construct a campus map.

Note: These instructions are for a Garmin 72 GPS. Refer to the GPS Basics document, the manual, or an on-line manual at http://www.garmin.com/products/gps72/ for additional information