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Explorers' Club: Science Room

Environmental science page with info about the ozone layer and water and air pollution.

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http://www.epa.gov/kids/science.htm

Thin film reflection

This applet models resonance and interference effects as waves pass through various layers. There are two modes: Electromagnetic, which models the transmission of light through multi-layer films, and ...

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http://webphysics.davidson.edu/applets/Reflection/default.html

The Science of Ozone Depletion

A thorough site covering all aspects of ozone depletion from the background science to the myths to images of the Antarctic hole.

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http://www.epa.gov/ozone/

An Introduction to AES

Auger Electron Spectroscopy is a popular technique for determining the composition of the top few layers of a surface.

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http://www.uksaf.org/tech/aes.html

The Earth's Atmosphere

Short summary about what the atmosphere is made of and the different layers

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http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/earth/atmosphere.html

Graphing Stratospheric Ozone

This includes a simple "how-to" graphing example followed by other more sophisticated examples of graphing using NASA images and images from the Neumayer Antarctic Station.

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http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/ozone/graphing.html
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Lightning

Models for the charge buildup which leads to lightning discharges suggest a buildup of a strong negative charge layer near the bottom of the cloud and the formation of a positive ground shadow

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/lightning.html#c1

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