Intute presents the 15 most recent Web resources for education and research added to our geography subject area 20 Nov 2009 03:30:01 GMT en-uk http://www.intute.ac.uk/geography/latest.html Logo for the Intute service http://www.intute.ac.uk/images/intute_100_new.png 100 42 http://www.intute.ac.uk/geography/latest.html http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=vim-20091117-154033 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=vim-20091117-154033 The School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford publishes its own series of Research Papers, providing a showcase for research by academic staff and research students. Papers are peer reviewed by both internal and external referees. They cover a wide range of geography topics. The archive is being converted into PDF files and will be made available on this website. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=vim-20091117-151044 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=vim-20091117-151044 The Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) "is a 501(c)3 membership non-profit which designs, implements, operates, and improves the provision of data, information, and products for marine and estuarine systems deemed necessary for common uses according to sound scientific practice." SECOORA's website provides details of its activities, a newsletter, educational resources, maps and publications. Data include for downloading include in-situ sea surface temperature, water level, and winds; radar-sensed surface currents; drifter trajectories; and satellite-sensed sea surface temperature, winds, and colour. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=vim-20091117-142656 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=vim-20091117-142656 Volcano World provides this collection of volcano frequently asked questions in the form of a blog. Topics covered include eruptions, the effects of volcanoes, lava and specific volcanoes. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=vim-20091117-120357 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=vim-20091117-120357 OS OpenSpace is a free application programming interface (API) available to a wide range of organisations that enables users to display Ordnance Survey mapping (with optional boundaries) for the whole of Great Britain on their websites. The OpenSpace website provides the developer agreement, registration for an API key, technical help and support, examples of applications and FAQs. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=vim-20091117-113920 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=vim-20091117-113920 SeaDataNet is is an Integrated Infrastructure Initiative of the EU Sixth Framework Programme coordinated by IFREMER (Institut Francais de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer) which brings together 49 partners of major scientific marine research institutes. It aims to construct a standardised system for managing the large and diverse datasets collected by the oceanographic fleets and the new, automatic observation systems. "The SeaDataNet products are designed to validate and synthetize multidisciplinary datasets relevant to the monitoring of the ocean state and health. Variables of major interest are the distribution of heat and salt concentrations, sea level, currents but also data related to living marine resources and ecosystems such as nutrients and oxygen. The SeaDataNet website provides details of data access, available products, standards and metadata. A Virtual Educational Centre is under development. The website also provides details of meetings, publications, a list of partners and links to related websites. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=vim-20091117-110434 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=vim-20091117-110434 "Ogle Earth documents how Google Earth and other neogeographical tools are affecting geopolitics." From the first post in 2005, the blog's author Stefan Geens writes about Google Earth, its potential uses and new developments. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20071016-162903 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20071016-162903 The Vadose Zone Journal (VZJ) is published quarterly by the Soil Science Society of America. It aims to be an outlet for interdisciplinary research and assessment of the vadose zone, the mostly unsaturated zone between the soil surface and the permanent groundwater table. The journal's website provides subscription details, contents lists and abstracts. Access to full text is available to subscribers; non-subscribers can purchase short term access. Students should check whether their library/institution is a subscriber. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=PORT989358557 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=PORT989358557 Aquarius is an underwater laboratory situated adjacent to deep coral reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Scientists live underwater in Aquarius during ten-day missions to study the reef and surrounding ocean. Live webcams of the laboratory are available during missions. There are frequently asked questions; press releases; lessons about buoyancy, pressure, light and coral reefs; and summaries of past missions. Links to other websites about coral reefs and marine biology are listed. Aquarius is owned by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and is operated by the NOAA Undersea Research Program's Undersea Research Center at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=PORT1109677349 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=PORT1109677349 The New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) aims "to conduct leading environmental science to enable the sustainable management of natural resources for New Zealand and the planet." The NIWA website includes information on NIWA national centres, covering fields such as atmosphere, climate, coasts, energy, freshwater, natural hazards, oceans, and the Pacific Rim; NIWA research and consultancy services; news and publications; and education and training. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=PORT1086778921 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=PORT1086778921 The aim of the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences at Kiel University is "the interdisplinary investigation of all relevant aspects of modern marine sciences, from sea floor geology to marine meteorology." Research divisions cover ocean circulation and climate dynamics, marine biogeochemistry, marine ecology and the dynamics of the sea floor. Details of research projects are provided together with full text cruise and project reports. The site is available in German with much of the site also available in English. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=vim-20091112-105422 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=vim-20091112-105422 The 2007 World Disasters Report from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies focuses on sectors of the population which face discrimination and the implications for these groups when they face disasters. The report covers the situations of minority groups, older people, persons with disabilities and women. It considers issues of discrimination in disaster management and recovery, and the role that humanitarian agencies can take. The report can be read in individual chapters or downloaded in its entirety as a PDF file, and is accompanied by an opinion piece, a press release, and photographs. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=vim-20091112-103457 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=vim-20091112-103457 The 2009 World Disasters Report from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies discusses early warning systems and their role in disaster management and risk reduction. It considers the need for early action when such warning systems are triggered. The report covers the nature of early warning systems, a people-centred approach to early warning, and the particular examples of climate change and food crises. The report can be read in individual chapters or downloaded in its entirety as a PDF file, and is accompanied by an opinion piece, a press release, photographs and a YouTube video. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20080627-10182811 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20080627-10182811 The 2008 World Disasters Report from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies examines the effect of HIV/AIDS on vulnerable populations both in its own right and when such populations are also affected by natural disasters. The report considers the need for humanitarian organisations to work in partnership with governments and local communities to respond to these situations. The report covers relationships between population mobility and HIV, war and HIV and natural disasters and HIV. It includes data and statistics. The report can be read in individual chapters or downloaded in its entirety as a PDF file, and is accompanied by an opinion piece, a press release, photographs and a YouTube video. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20071127-112944 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20071127-112944 The Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides this resource which enables the user to create and view environmental maps of Ireland. Users can view the whole country or focus in on specific townlands and can add layers to the map to show environmental features such as air quality, water quality, Water Framework Directive status, water and land features, etc. Users must read the usage conditions. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20051122-155135g http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20051122-155135g This website provides a massive range of ice and temperate core data from a world wide network collated by the USA's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service's Climate Data Online (CDO) System. Listed by either site, project, data type or region, the data available is that used by climatologists to predict climatic changes of the past and future. Each site link includes a detailed description of the site itself, the data collected and intended uses, as well as links to further resources and sources of information relevant to each specific core (i.e. publications based on the findings of research from the data available on the site.) Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT