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Animation showing atmosphere and shading effects in v1.4 USGS Urban Ortho-Imagery of Huntington Beach, California in older version of WorldWind (1.2) Rapid Fire MODIS – Hurricane Katrina A cyclone moving across the Indian Ocean (on normal cloud cover – not Rapid Fire MODIS) Moon – Hypsometric Map layer Mars (THEMIS layer) – Olympus Mons Hurricane Dean in NASA WorldWind Washington DC ...
sampling design of the GLORIA Multi-Summit Approach Vegetation survey taken in Glacier National Park (U.S.) for GLORIA.. The Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA) established an international long-term monitoring program and site-based network dealing with high-mountain vegetation and its biological diversity.
An alp refers to a high mountain pasture, typically near or above the tree line, where cows and other livestock are taken to be grazed during the summer months and where huts and hay barns can be found, sometimes constituting tiny hamlets. Therefore, the term "the Alps", as a reference to the mountains, is a misnomer.
Eni G. Njoku (born May 13, 1950) is a Nigerian-American scientist specializing in microwave remote sensing. He worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology, where he was responsible for developing techniques for sea surface temperature and soil moisture remote sensing using microwave radiometers.
Denali (/ d ə ˈ n ɑː l i /; [5] [6] also known as Mount McKinley, its former official name) [7] is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m) above sea level.
Global Mapper is a geographic information system (GIS) software package currently developed by Blue Marble Geographics [1] that runs on Microsoft Windows. The GIS software competes with ESRI , GeoMedia , Manifold System , and MapInfo GIS products.
A review of adventure learning. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 10(6), 84–105. Veletsianos, G. & Eliadou, A. (2009). Conceptualizing the Use of Technology to Foster Peace via Adventure Learning. The Internet and Higher Education, 12, 63-70. Doering, A., & Veletsianos, G. (2008).
Global and national institutions work toward but make slow progress in achieving sustainable development goals. Environmental systems experience degradation, although there are some improvements and overall the intensity of resource and energy use declines. Global population growth is moderate and levels off in the second half of the century.