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  Investigating North Atlantic Hurricanes
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   File Type:
   ZIP   (compressed file)

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   Topic:
   Physical/Earth Sciences

   GIS Level:
   Beginning

   Target Audience:
   Secondary and Above

   Geographic Scale:
   Global

   Location:
   North Atlantic

   Description:    
    Investigate North Atlantic hurricanes by using web-GIS (National Atlas) and desktop GIS (AEJEE). Included in this lesson are instructions on how to download and save data from the National Atlas online, how to determine how many hurricanes crossed each state, and how to analyze wind speed and pressure by making thematic maps. This lesson is targeted toward the beginner but contains some intermediate/advanced questions to build further inquiry. Included in the ZIP file are the atlas data layers in case the student does not have access to the Internet.

   Software:
   ArcExplorer/AEJEE

   Time Required:
   3 hours

   Language:
   English

   Date Posted:
   4/25/07

   Focus:
   Skills/Content

   Style:
   Step-by-Step

   Author:
   Joseph Kerski

   Organization:
   ESRI

   Contact Info:
   Broomfield    CO
   80021-3200 USA
   303-449-7779x8237
   jkerski@esri.com

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