Evolution of Earth Systems

Study Resources

1.  The Properties of light

• Class discussion graphics

2.  The Big Bang

• The Big Bang -Wikipedia
• Penzias and Wilson
• Big Bang Graphic

3.  Formation of the Solar System

• UCAR Solar System Formation
• UCAR Evolution of the Solar System
• CU Boulder:  Origin of the Solar System
• Relative sizes of Solar System Objects

4.  Atmospheric Temperatures

• Graphics

 4.  Chapman Mechanism and Ozone Depletion

• The Chapman Mechanism and Catalytic Cycles
• TOMS images of global ozone

5.  El Nino Southern Oscillation 

• NESDIS Sea Surface Temperatures
• TAO SST and Wind data
• UCAR El Niño Fact Sheet
• El Niño Animations and Graphics
• El Niño Theme Page

 6.  Local and Global Effects of ENSO

• NOAA - El Niño Impacts
• NOAA CPC - Impacts
• UW CIG - PNW Impacts (follow: "About PNW Climate" to "Climate Impacts in Brief"
• NWS Climate Prediction Center

 Ocean Circulation

• NASA GSFC DAAC: the Gulf Stream
• Deep Ocean Circulation

  Plate Tectonics

• USGS Sea Floor Spreading
• Berkeley Sea Floor Spreading
• Duke Tectonics Images
• USGS Plate Tectonic Theory
• Deconstructing Pangaea
• Pangaea Map

  Climate Change

• Climate Change PowerPoint Presentation

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