Additional Geophysics Resources
Subject: Geophysics
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Earth Science Puzzles: Making Meaning From Data part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This book is a collection of data-rich activities for use in the high school earth science classroom. In addition, there is an introduction that places the exercises in the context of the critical ...
GRACE: Tracking water from space part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This 7-minute video gives an overview of the GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) satellites and explains the technique of using gravity to measure mass movement such changing as ice and ...
Geodesy and Gravity Class Notes part of SERC Print Resource Collection
These are class notes for one of the three required geophysics courses in the University of Colorado geophysics program. Chapters include: observational techniques, physical geodesy, stress/strain ...
Google Earth Plate Tectonics File (.kmz) part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Google Earth .kmz file contains a number of data sets that can be used to help students learn about plate tectonics. These include: earthquake epicenters, plate boundaries, plate motion vectors, ...
All About GPS - Trimble Tutorial part of SERC Web Resource Collection
GPS is a complex technology but understanding it can be quite easy if you take it one step at a time. This tutorial is designed to give you a good basic understanding of the principles behind GPS ...
CLICK: USGS Center for LIDAR Information Coordination and Knowledge part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is the the USGS clearing house for LiDAR data and information. The goal of Center for LIDAR Information Coordination and Knowledge (CLICK) is to facilitate data access, user coordination and ...
Surface Creep on California Faults part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides data from a number of creepmeters in California. A creepmeter is an instrument that monitors the slow surface displacement of an active fault. Its function is not to measure fault ...
How does GPS work? part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This document provides a quick explanation of how GPS works, including: (1) errors that need to be considered; (2) how GPS is applied to studying plate tectonics and fault movement; and (3) different ...
GPS data for educators part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Looking for interesting data to use in your course? UNAVCO has worked with educators and scientists to identify GPS stations that illustrate various Earth science processes. The data are the same ...
Elevation correction and the geoid tutorial part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The Earth is not a perfect sphere, but is instead more like a slightly squashed sphere called an ellipsoid. Because of this, GPS receivers must use a correction model (called a geoid) to calculate ...
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