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• Monitoring Water Consumption from Space
• API to Launch Ad Campaign to Support Canadian Oil Sands
• 2010 Starting Salaries in the Geosciences
• Lidar Image of Mount St. Helens – print a poster
• Groundwater in the Atlantic Coastal Plain
• Chatham Islands, New Zealand Phytoplankton Bloom
• Raven Maps: Spectacular State Wall Maps

Monitoring Water Consumption from Space Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:42 PM PST Scientists at the Idaho Department of Water Resources and the University of Idaho have developed a method for mapping water consumption using thermal data from the Landsat program.

API to Launch Ad Campaign to Support Canadian Oil Sands Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:46 PM PST The American Petroleum Institute has an article on their EnergyTomorrow.org website that supports the development of Canadian oil sands. API plans to launch an advertising campaign in January with to communicate the value of oil sands to job creation, the economy and energy security. Related: What Are Oil Sands? Athabasca Oil Sands: The World’s Second Largest Oil Deposit Devon Energy’s Alberta Oil Sands Project

2010 Starting Salaries in the Geosciences Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:39 PM PST The American Geological Institute has published a new Geoscience Currents. This issue summarizes 2010 starting salaries for Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate graduates in several science and engineering disciplines.

Lidar Image of Mount St. Helens – print a poster Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:38 PM PST USGS has released high resolution lidar images for the Mount St Helens cone area. You can get a 17×22 inch pdf that can be printed as a study sheet or a 32×42 inch pdf that can be plotted for use as a poster. If you don’t need a paper copy you can open the pdf on your computer and check it out.

Groundwater in the Atlantic Coastal Plain Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:20 PM PST USGS has published: “Groundwater Availability in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North and South Carolina“. “This assessment includes: (1) a determination of the present status of the Atlantic Coastal Plain groundwater resources; (2) an explanation for how these resources have changed over time; and (3) development of tools to assess the system's response to stresses from potential future climate variability.” Quoted from the USGS executive summary.

Chatham Islands, New Zealand Phytoplankton Bloom Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:06 PM PST In early December a massive phytoplankton bloom was coloring the waters around New Zealand’s Chatham Islands. The blooms support a very large fish population and cause this area to be a carbon sink.

Raven Maps: Spectacular State Wall Maps Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:00 PM PST Raven Maps are some of the most beautiful wall maps that you can find. They show the elevation and relief of a complete state through a skillful use of vibrant colors and topographic shading. Maps are available for individual states, the Conterminous United States, North America, Mexico and the world.

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