Exploring Monsoon Precipitation and Streamflow in a Semi-Arid Watershed part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Exploring the Sabino Canyon
DATA: Precipitation, streamflow, and topographic data TOOLS: Google Earth & My World GIS SUMMARY: Explore a semi-arid watershed in Arizona. Investigate the effect of summer thunderstorms on streamflow.

Case Study: An Introduction to Watersheds part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Exploring the Sabino Canyon
Case Study: An Introduction to Watersheds What Makes a Watershed ? Image of an alpine watershed with arrows showing direction of water flow. Arrows pointing upward represent evaporation from ...

Part 1—Download and Install Software part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Exploring the Sabino Canyon
Part 1âDownload and Install Software Step 1 â Download Google Earth Access the Google Earth download page to download and install the free version of Google Earth for your operating ...

Tools and Data part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Exploring the Sabino Canyon
Tools and Data Note: This chapter was retired in October 2022. The visualization tool (My World GIS) is no longer supported. Tool 1 Google Earth http://earth.google.com/ Google Earth is an online ...

Part 3—Explore Sabino Canyon's Features part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Exploring the Sabino Canyon
Part 3âExplore Sabino Canyon's Features Step 1 â Explore the Sabino Canyon Watershed in Google Earth Tucson is located in southern Arizona. Click the image for a larger view. ...

Part 4—Rainfall and Streamflow: How Do They Relate? part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Exploring the Sabino Canyon
Part 4âRainfall and Streamflow: How Do They Relate? Step 1 â Compare Streamflow in the Three Largest Watersheds In Part 2 you identified and became familiar with the three largest ...

Step-by-Step Instructions part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Exploring the Sabino Canyon
Part 1 â Download and Install Software Download and install Google Earth and a 45-day trial version of My World GIS software. Part 2 â Download Data Download the KMZ files for use with ...

Part 5—Investigate the Summer Monsoon part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Exploring the Sabino Canyon
Part 5âInvestigate the Summer Monsoon Step 1 â Discover Monsoon Thunderstorm Development in Southern Arizona Much of southern Arizona experiences bimodal precipitation, or two major ...

Teaching Notes part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Exploring the Sabino Canyon
Teaching Notes Example Output Example Output Example My World GISTM map, showing Catalina watersheds overlaid on an elevation map. Both My World GISTM and Google Earth maps are used in this ...

Part 2—Download Data part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Exploring the Sabino Canyon
Part 2âDownload Data Step 1 â Download Google Earth Files In order to complete this chapter you will need the following three Google Earth (KMZ) files. Right-click (PC) or control-click ...