Mitigating Shoreline Erosion
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A 3 page paper presenting a preliminary consultant's report to Cypress Cove, CA about shoreline erosion factors and what the town can do to both restore lost beach area and plan for the long term. The paper reviews five possible approaches and recommends that the town undertake mechanical intervention now (sand nourishment) as well as implementing long-term strategies such as dune protection, planting sea grass and using sand fencing to trap and retain blowing sand. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSenvShorEros.rtf
Essay Title: Mitigating Shoreline Erosion

Monomictic Lakes
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A 10 page paper that discusses the physical and biological characteristics of monomictic lakes, with a specific look at Georgia's Lake Oglethorpe. This paper demonstrates the characteristics of a monomictic lake, discusses seasonal changes and turn around, and presents the physical, biological and environmental impacts on this microhabitat. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Monomict.wps
Essay Title: Monomictic Lakes

Mount Saint Helen's Volcano:
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This 12 page paper discusses the geography and geologic information regarding Mount Saint Helen's Volcano. Furthermore, an in-depth history of the volcano is given as well as the effects of its most recent eruption in 1980. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: GSStheln.rtf
Essay Title: Mount Saint Helen's Volcano:

Ocean Bottom Blizzards - The Nature of Benthic Storms
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A 7-page paper that defines the undersea disturbances known as benthic storms and examines the causes and effects of these disturbances. Included is a discussion of the components of the sediment existing in the benthic zone and how these components are suspended and transported by way of the undersea currents that create and push benthic storms. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: LCStorms.doc
Essay Title: Ocean Bottom Blizzards - The Nature of Benthic Storms

Ocean Currents
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5 pages in length. The ocean waves that wash up to the shore in regular intervals do so because of currents that help move the water along its path. Without these currents, the sea would remain a stagnant body of water that could support no life. The writer outlines the concept of oceanic currents, as well as discusses their important duties with regard to all life on the planet. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Currents.wps
Essay Title: Ocean Currents

Ocean Currents and the Overlying Atmospheric Circulation System
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A 5 page discussion of the relationship between ocean currents and the overlying atmospheric circulation system. Both ocean circulation systems and atmospheric systems have definitive patterns which are comparable in their nature and both function in much the same way in regard to the manner which they move through the world. The author discusses the causes and effects of this interrelationship, noting important phenomena like hurricanes and the ability of the world’s currents to transport not only sedimentary material but man himself. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPoceanC.rtf
Essay Title: Ocean Currents and the Overlying Atmospheric Circulation System

Oceanography
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A 5 page paper. Oceanography is the study of the earth's oceans. The different subfields are explained. Chemical oceanography is emphasized and discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGocean.wps
Essay Title: Oceanography