Exploring the Dynamic Earth (Exploring the Dynamic Earth: GIS Investigations for the Earth Sciences) - Softcover

Hall, Michelle K.; Walker, C. Scott; Kendall, Larry; Butler, Robert; Huth, Anne; Jenness, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0495115096 ISBN 13: 9780495115090

Publisher: Brooks/Cole, 2006

Synopsis

Explore, analyze, and elaborate on information you extract using ArcGIS(r) software with EXPLORING THE DYNAMIC EARTH: GIS INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE EARTH SCIENCES. This interactive investigation lets you tap the power of the ArcGIS(r) software to explore, manipulate, and analyze large data sets. This guide emphasizes the visualization, analysis, and multimedia integration capabilities inherent to GIS. The GIS information has been preprocessed into maps and legends, and some procedures have been automated so you can focus on the science content.

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UNIT 1: SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE. Investigating a changing Earth. Investigating Earth's clues. Discovering plate tectonics. Analyzing plate boundaries. UNIT 2: EXPLORING PLATE TECTONICS. Testing plate tectonics. Investigating seafloor age. Determining seafloor age. Investigating plate motion. UNIT 3: EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS. The Great Lisbon Earthquake. Deadly earthquakes. Seismic hazards. Seismic risk and society. UNIT 4: VOLCANO HAZARDS. The tragedy of Mont Pelee. Deadly volcanoes. Volcanic hazards. Volcanoes and climate. UNIT 5: TSUNAMI HAZARDS. Scotch Cap Light Station. Deadly tsunamis. Anatomy of a tsunami. Tsunami warning.

Synopsis

Specifically designed to work in your site-licensed ArcGIS[registered] laboratory, the "GIS Investigations for the Earth Sciences" is a collection of modular investigation guides that let even novice users tap the power of the ArcGIS[registered] software to explore, manipulate, and analyze large data sets. Carefully designed and class tested, the guides emphasize the visualization, analysis, and multimedia integration capabilities inherent to GIS. The guide leads students through a set of exercises in which they are asked to explore, analyze, and then elaborate on the information extracted from a robust GIS dataset using your laboratory's ArcGIS[registered] software.The GIS information has been preprocessed into maps and legends, and some procedures have been automated so students can focus on the science content. The complete GIS datasets needed to work through each module are available exclusively online and have been designed to be uploaded into the ArcGIS[registered] application already installed in your laboratory. By focusing on teaching with GIS rather than teaching about it, you can incorporate GIS easily into homework, discussions, or lab sessions.This flexible teaching resource motivates and enables your students to "learn by doing" as they use a full complement of GIS capabilities.

Each module in the "GIS Investigations" series complements any introductory course in geology, meteorology, oceanography, physical geography, natural hazards, Earth sciences, atmospheric science, and Earth systems science.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brooks/Cole
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0495115096
• ISBN 13: 9780495115090
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 120