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Unit 3: Channel Capacity and Manning's Equation
A flood occurs when the flow rate in a river exceeds the capacity of a channel to transmit water downstream within its banks. How much water can a channel transmit? Answering this question requires measurements of ...

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy
Resource Type: Course Module, Activities
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Quantitative Skills: Differential Equations and Integrals, Problem Solving:Equations, Spreadsheets, Geometry and Trigonometry:Other plane figures, Logarithms/Exponential Functions:Exponential Growth and Decay, Algebra, Graphs
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data:GPS/GNSS, Lidar, Data:GPS/GNSS
Collection Source: GETSI

Unit 3: Yellowstone is active, but will it erupt?
An eruption at Yellowstone could have devastating effects on large areas of the United States and Canada, but what is the likelihood of such an eruption occurring? This unit has students explore seismic data for ...

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Seismology
Resource Type: Activities, Course Module
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Quantitative Skills: Problem Solving:Equations, Algebra, Graphs
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data:InSAR, GPS/GNSS, Data:GPS/GNSS, Seismic, Geophysics Seismic
Collection Source: GETSI