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iology and Agriculture

• use sea surface temperature to determine
  location of various species of fish


• determine probable crop production (cropics)


• land management


• correlate rainfall and vegetation vigor


• study effects of acid rain on vegetation

eology

• identify land formations, coast lines, mountains, lakes


• determine areas of water sheds


• locate active volcanoes


• monitor Earth resources


• compare water and land temperatures


• identify renewable and non-renewable resources


• study how Earth evolves over time

eteorology

• produce daily weather reports, monthly averages, annual comparisons


• develop weather forecasts


• track severe storms


• study upper air circulation and jet streams


• measure snow and ice areas


• compare Earth and satellite views of clouds


• develop cloud cover indexes for regions of the Earth


• compare seasonal changes of a specific region


• identify weather fronts

ceanography

• study sea surface temperatures (currents)


• predict fish harvest based upon sea surface temperatures


• conduct time studies comparing erosion, land formations

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