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| Sub-systems of the Earth | Water in the maintenance of Australian environments | Water in weathering and soil production |
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Background Material
Water - Chapter 5 from the State of the Environment 2003, NSW Environmental Protection Authority
Ensuring the Future - fact sheet and resources from Sydney Water
Excursion Information - comprehensive unit from Sydney Water with links to Earth and Environmental Science Syllabus (pdf 845.6kB)
Water - from CSIRO
Virtual River - from California State University, Los Angeles - examine riverflooding adn/or river degradation
Hydrology - from Universities Council on Water Resources
Water for Life - Managing Water in NSW, from NSW Government
Understanding Water Resource Planning - from Natural Resources and Mines, Queensland
Chapter 8: Introduction to the Hydrosphere - from Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Physical Geography Net
Sub-systems of the Earth
What is the HYDROSPHERE? - with links to atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere and cryosphere, from Rice University
The Earth's Water Budget - from Weather World 2010, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The Hydrology Cycle - from Weather World 2010, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Global Water Reservoirs and Turnover Times - diagram from University of California, Irvine
Global water reservoirs, fluxes, and turnover times - diagram from University of California, Irvine
A Global Water Budget Model - from Global Hydrology and Climate Center, NASA
Introduction to Hydrology - Global Distribution of Precipitation - from Physical Geography Net
Water in the maintenance of Australian environments
Rural Water Management - from NSW Department Natural resources
NSW Algal Information - from Department of Natural Resources, NSW, background information plus clickable map to find out what is happening in local areas
Water in weathering and soil production
Fundamentals of Physical Geography - Weathering - from Physical Geography website
Weathering - from University of Wisconsin, Madison. Notes about role of water in weathering and soil formation
Mechanical and Chemical Weathering - from Eastern Illinois University
Water Resources
Lake Mungo
Mungo National Park in NSW, Australia. - dried up lake bed in south western New South Wales, from National Parks and Wildlife Service
A Walk in the Park: Lake Mungo National Park - from ABC Radio National
Present
The Collapse of Wingecarribee Wetlands: An Australian environmental tragedy - from Robertson Environment Protection Society
Metropolitan Water Plan - from Sydney Catchment Authority
Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Foundation - a community based organisation
Lake Eyre Basin -from Department of the Environment and Water Resources
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority
OzGREEN - Global Rivers Environmental Education Network
Water conservation
Midcoast Water Information - from Midcoast Water covering the midcoast of NSW including Wingham, Buladelah and Forster
Savewater - includes informaion, activites and competitions
Melbourne Water education site - includes information and intearactive tools
Ground water
How Does Water Move Through the Ground? - from McDougal Littell, simulation requiring Shockwave
Wetlands and Groundwater - from Department of Natural Resources NSW
Groundwater Systems - from NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water
Groundwater Basics - from The Groundwater Foundation Website - icludes, information and activities
Salinity in NSW - from NSW Department of Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water
Salinity in Queensland - from Natural Resources and Mines, Qld. (pdf 233.7kB)
Salt Water Intrusion - from Elmhurst College
The Great Artesian basin - web page from Queensland Dept Natural Resources and Mines
Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative - from SA Government
GREAT ARTESIAN BASIN COORDINATING COMMITTEE Web Site
What Is Water Pollution? - from EPA Victoria
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