Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Remote Sensing



Original Location: http://www.ceresm.com/google_earth.htm

This is a sonar map of the sunken ship SS Albertville, located off the coast of France.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Population Profiles



Original URL: http://ecp3113-01.fa01.fsu.edu/lively_introduction/comp.htm

These are population profiles for Kenya, the U.S., and Italy. From right to left, they represent the change as a nation develops, from high birth and mortality rates (growing population) to low birth and mortality rates (shrinking population).

Scatterplot



Original URL: http://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/research/psv/Update2004.html

This scatterplot shows the relationship between how close together corn plants are seeded in a field and the resulting yields of that field. A lot of science goes in to large-scale agriculture.

Doppler Radar



Original URL: www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag198.htm

This is a Doppler Radar image of Hurricane Frances in August of 2004. I lived through this hurricane (and without electricity for 2 weeks after it). The top of the eyewall passed just north of Stuart, the town I live in.