[sotd] August 8, 2002 [Rocking the Parks: Geological Stories of the National Parks]
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Rocking the Parks: Geological Stories of the National Parks
The List presents an offering which is not so much a site as a textbook.
Gentle members planning a foray into one of the major U.S. national parks
during their summer holidays may wish to delve into the exciting geological
facets of various parks.
This site contains the text for the course "Geosciences 10: Geology of the
National Parks" from Penn State geology professor Dr. Richard B. Alley.
Among the goals of the course are "to help you become better-informed . . .
on topics that may affect you in the future (groundwater pollution,
biodiversity, volcanic hazards, etc.); to demonstrate what is and is not
believable about science . . . to give you enough geological background
that you will get more out of your next visit to a park; and to show you
enough beautiful places that you can't wait to go out and visit some of
them." - from the website
This online text presented in Adobe Acrobat format covers such riveting
topics as 'Extinction and Dinosaur National Park -- What killed the
dinosaurs?', 'Island Biogeography --Yellowstone and the Next Mass
Extinction', 'Glaciers and Glacier National Park -- Flowing solids and hot
ice', 'Weather and Climate in the Redwoods -- Why the wind blows, why the
wind spins, heating Death Valley' and 'Plate Tectonics I -- Death Valley is
Growing Wider' among others.
Hike to the site for pertinent geological themes of American national parks
at:
http://www.e-education.psu.edu/courses/geosc010/textbook/toc.html
A.M. Holm
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