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Acquaculture
produced by National Geographic Film & Television (District of Columbia: National Geographic, 2015), 3 mins
Located off the coast of Panama, the world's largest open-ocean fish farm raises hundreds of thousands of cobia fish in colossal underwater pods. Brian O'Hanlon, whose company runs the farms, hopes to bring this sustainable aquaculture approach to more coasts, and cobia to more plates.
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produced by National Geographic Film & Television (District of Columbia: National Geographic, 2015), 3 mins
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Located off the coast of Panama, the world's largest open-ocean fish farm raises hundreds of thousands of cobia fish in colossal underwater pods. Brian O'Hanlon, whose company runs the farms, hopes to bring this sustainable aquaculture approach to more coasts, and cobia to more plates.
Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
National Geographic Film & Television
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
National Geographic
Topic / Theme
Oceans, Ecosystem management, Fish and seafood, Fisheries
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Aerosol dispersion
produced by Science Photo Library (London, England: Science Photo Library, 2010), 1 min
Global aerosol distribution, FIM-Chem data. The FIM-Chem model was created following the success of the original FIM Model (Finite Volume Icosahedral Model). The FIM-Chem is the FIM model with chemistry and aerosol modules added. Aerosols are one of the biggest uncertainties in climate models due to their varied e...
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produced by Science Photo Library (London, England: Science Photo Library, 2010), 1 min
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Global aerosol distribution, FIM-Chem data. The FIM-Chem model was created following the success of the original FIM Model (Finite Volume Icosahedral Model). The FIM-Chem is the FIM model with chemistry and aerosol modules added. Aerosols are one of the biggest uncertainties in climate models due to their varied effects on radiation and cloud physics. The FIM-Chem allows researchers to forecast and study the behaviour of aerosols in the atmospher...
Global aerosol distribution, FIM-Chem data. The FIM-Chem model was created following the success of the original FIM Model (Finite Volume Icosahedral Model). The FIM-Chem is the FIM model with chemistry and aerosol modules added. Aerosols are one of the biggest uncertainties in climate models due to their varied effects on radiation and cloud physics. The FIM-Chem allows researchers to forecast and study the behaviour of aerosols in the atmosphere, leading to the potential for better Earth system modelling for climate prediction. In this sequence, the FIM-Chem model is used to trace the presence of three aerosols from August 27, 2009 through September 7, 2009. Green shading is dust, red shading is black carbon aerosols and blue is organic carbon aerosols. When there are multiple aerosols present in one location, the color for the aerosols is combined. The two types of carbon often occur together, though in different proportions. Areas of anthropogenic emissions tend to have a redder color while areas of burning, such as wildfires, tend to have a more purplish-pink color because the ratio of organic carbons to black carbons varies for the two emissions sources. Wildfires have a high ratio of organic carbon to black carbon. During the time period of this dataset there were wildfires in California, Alaska and British Columbia and biomass burning in Sub-Equatorial Africa and the Amazon region. The white shading is from the presence of all three aerosols. This can be seen in southern Europe where the anthropogenic emissions from Europe are mixing with the dry, dusty air from the Sahara.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Science Photo Library
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Science Photo Library
Topic / Theme
Ecology, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Atmospheric carbon dioxide flux
produced by Science Photo Library (London, England: Science Photo Library, 2010), 15 secs
Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, 2004. The data reveal the seasonal changes in CO2. Red regions are producing CO2, blue regions are absorbing it. In the winter, much CO2 is released as plants are not photosynthesising as much, and organic matter decays. The pattern is reversed by the summer, where plants...
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produced by Science Photo Library (London, England: Science Photo Library, 2010), 15 secs
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Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, 2004. The data reveal the seasonal changes in CO2. Red regions are producing CO2, blue regions are absorbing it. In the winter, much CO2 is released as plants are not photosynthesising as much, and organic matter decays. The pattern is reversed by the summer, where plants are photosynthesising much more, converting atmospheric CO2 into plant tissue. In the tropics, where the seasonal variations are not s...
Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, 2004. The data reveal the seasonal changes in CO2. Red regions are producing CO2, blue regions are absorbing it. In the winter, much CO2 is released as plants are not photosynthesising as much, and organic matter decays. The pattern is reversed by the summer, where plants are photosynthesising much more, converting atmospheric CO2 into plant tissue. In the tropics, where the seasonal variations are not so pronounced, the deep red regions between July and October are largely due to human burning of foliage, for forest clearance or field preparation. The black and white dots show data collection points. Data from the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Science Photo Library
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Science Photo Library
Topic / Theme
Ecology, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Building Connections, Part 1, Energy and Resource Efficiencies, Part 1
produced by ICBO Video Productions, in Building Connections, Part 1 (District of Columbia: American Institute of Architects, 1991), 1 hour 36 mins
This video, produced by ICBO Video Productions, features commentary by panelists about green architecture and energy efficient buildings.
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produced by ICBO Video Productions, in Building Connections, Part 1 (District of Columbia: American Institute of Architects, 1991), 1 hour 36 mins
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This video, produced by ICBO Video Productions, features commentary by panelists about green architecture and energy efficient buildings.
Field of Study
Art & Architecture
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
ICBO Video Productions
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
American Institute of Architects
Series
Building Connections
Topic / Theme
Buildings, Energy conservation, Sustainable architecture
Copyright Message
Copyright ©1993 by the American Institute of Architects
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Building Connections, Part 2, Energy and Resource Efficiencies, Part 2
directed by Frank Beach, fl. 1993; presented by Dennis Hayes, fl. 1993; produced by Martin Doucette, fl. 1993, in Building Connections, Part 2 (District of Columbia: American Institute of Architects, 1993), 1 hour 24 mins
This video, directed by Frank Beach, is about discussions on and demonstrations of energy efficiencies within the field of architecture.
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directed by Frank Beach, fl. 1993; presented by Dennis Hayes, fl. 1993; produced by Martin Doucette, fl. 1993, in Building Connections, Part 2 (District of Columbia: American Institute of Architects, 1993), 1 hour 24 mins
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This video, directed by Frank Beach, is about discussions on and demonstrations of energy efficiencies within the field of architecture.
Field of Study
Art & Architecture
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Martin Doucette, fl. 1993
Author / Creator
Frank Beach, fl. 1993, Dennis Hayes, fl. 1993
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
American Institute of Architects
Series
Building Connections
Topic / Theme
Buildings, Energy conservation, Sustainable architecture
Copyright Message
Copyright ©1993 by the American Institute of Architects
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Carbon cycle, animation
produced by Science Photo Library (London, England: Science Photo Library, 2015), 1 min
Animation of the carbon cycle, the processes by which carbon is exchanged between the atmosphere, biosphere, oceans and rocks. Carbon is the primary building block of life on Earth. Here, purple arrows indicate the uptake of carbon, while yellow arrows indicate the release of carbon. On land, plants remove carbon...
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produced by Science Photo Library (London, England: Science Photo Library, 2015), 1 min
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Animation of the carbon cycle, the processes by which carbon is exchanged between the atmosphere, biosphere, oceans and rocks. Carbon is the primary building block of life on Earth. Here, purple arrows indicate the uptake of carbon, while yellow arrows indicate the release of carbon. On land, plants remove carbon from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. Animals eat plants and either breath out the carbon, or it moves up the food chain. When pl...
Animation of the carbon cycle, the processes by which carbon is exchanged between the atmosphere, biosphere, oceans and rocks. Carbon is the primary building block of life on Earth. Here, purple arrows indicate the uptake of carbon, while yellow arrows indicate the release of carbon. On land, plants remove carbon from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. Animals eat plants and either breath out the carbon, or it moves up the food chain. When plants and animals die and decay, they transfer carbon back to the soil. The oceans take up carbon through physical and biological processes. At the ocean's surface, carbon dioxide from the atmosphere dissolves into the water. Tiny marine plants called phytoplankton use this carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. Phytoplankton are the base of the marine food chain. As on land, animals eat the plants, breathe out carbon or pass it up the food chain. Phytoplankton die, decompose, and are recycled in the surface waters. They can also sink to the bottom of the ocean, where they become buried in marine sediment. Over geological time scales, this process has made the ocean floor the largest reservoir of carbon on the planet. Human extraction of carbon-rich fuels such as oil and coal, made of dead animals and plants, and their subsequent burning as fuel, returns long-stored carbon back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Science Photo Library
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Science Photo Library
Topic / Theme
Ecology, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2014 Science Photo Library
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Crop spraying
produced by Science Photo Library (London, England: Science Photo Library, 2010), 29 secs
Truck uses spray boom to treat soybean crop on farm in Ohio. Equipment like this can be used to spray crops with fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides and pesticides. While offering a number of benefits, crop spraying is associated with a number of environmental hazards, including soil contamination, water pollution...
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produced by Science Photo Library (London, England: Science Photo Library, 2010), 29 secs
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Truck uses spray boom to treat soybean crop on farm in Ohio. Equipment like this can be used to spray crops with fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides and pesticides. While offering a number of benefits, crop spraying is associated with a number of environmental hazards, including soil contamination, water pollution, and disease.
Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Science Photo Library
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Science Photo Library
Topic / Theme
Ecology, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
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Droughts 101
produced by National Geographic Film & Television (District of Columbia: National Geographic, 2015), 3 mins
Drought 101. When the rains fail, the land - and its people - vanish in the wind.
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produced by National Geographic Film & Television (District of Columbia: National Geographic, 2015), 3 mins
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Drought 101. When the rains fail, the land - and its people - vanish in the wind.
Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
National Geographic Film & Television
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
National Geographic
Topic / Theme
Ecology, Environmental sciences, Droughts
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Field in Focus, Flying Foxes
produced by Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, in Field in Focus (Front Royal, VA: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2018), 3 mins
Mapping the flight path of Indian flying foxes in Myanmar will help scientists learn more about where these megabats travel, and where they encounter humans and domestic animals. For the first time, scientists are tracking them with light-weight GPS trackers. The trackers will provide a window into the bats' movem...
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produced by Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, in Field in Focus (Front Royal, VA: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2018), 3 mins
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Mapping the flight path of Indian flying foxes in Myanmar will help scientists learn more about where these megabats travel, and where they encounter humans and domestic animals. For the first time, scientists are tracking them with light-weight GPS trackers. The trackers will provide a window into the bats' movements that could help humans. If scientists know where bats are interacting with humans and domestic animals, they can help prevent the...
Mapping the flight path of Indian flying foxes in Myanmar will help scientists learn more about where these megabats travel, and where they encounter humans and domestic animals. For the first time, scientists are tracking them with light-weight GPS trackers. The trackers will provide a window into the bats' movements that could help humans. If scientists know where bats are interacting with humans and domestic animals, they can help prevent the spread of zoonotic diseases-and maybe even help predict the next pandemic.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Press
Series
Field in Focus
Speaker / Narrator
John McEvoy, fl. 2004, Jennifer Kishbaugh, fl. 2008
Person Discussed
John McEvoy, fl. 2004, Jennifer Kishbaugh, fl. 2008
Topic / Theme
Bats (Animal), Environmental sciences, Communicable diseases
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Field in Focus, Hiwaga National Park
presented by Marc Valitutto, fl. 2010; produced by Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, in Field in Focus (Smithsonian Institution Press, 2018), 2 mins
The first step to eventually predicting the next pandemic is studying infectious diseases in places where humans and animals frequently come into contact. About 75 percent of emerging infectious diseases begin in wildlife. Their research to help prevent the next pandemic has led wildlife veterinarians with the Smi...
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presented by Marc Valitutto, fl. 2010; produced by Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, in Field in Focus (Smithsonian Institution Press, 2018), 2 mins
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The first step to eventually predicting the next pandemic is studying infectious diseases in places where humans and animals frequently come into contact. About 75 percent of emerging infectious diseases begin in wildlife. Their research to help prevent the next pandemic has led wildlife veterinarians with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's Global Health Program to a wild animal park in Myanmar, where they are collecting samples fro...
The first step to eventually predicting the next pandemic is studying infectious diseases in places where humans and animals frequently come into contact. About 75 percent of emerging infectious diseases begin in wildlife. Their research to help prevent the next pandemic has led wildlife veterinarians with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's Global Health Program to a wild animal park in Myanmar, where they are collecting samples from animals ranging from sambar deer to elephants. They are learning what types of infectious diseases animals carry to help humans interact with them safely.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Author / Creator
Marc Valitutto, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Press
Series
Field in Focus
Topic / Theme
Wild animals, Scientific research, Communicable diseases
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