California Coastal Voices

Resources for A Sense of the Coast: Getting to Know the Golden Shore

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Activity #1, Invitation to Engage: The Global Perspective

• Daily Phenomenon #1, image credit NASA
• Three Cell Circulation Model
• Wind Speed and Direction for Oxnard, Spreadsheet, National Weather Service

Activity #2, Exploration: A Place-Based Perspective on the California Coast

• Daily Phenomenon #2, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org and Google 2016
• Getting to Know the Golden Shore image sets:
  • North Coast Headlands, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
  • North Coast Rivers, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
  • North Coast Towns, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
  • Central Coast 1, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
  • Central Coast 2, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
  • South Coast 1, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
  • South Coast 2, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
• California coastal park brochures
• California coastal trail video segments
• Additional Resource: California Geomorphic Provinces, © California Department of Conservation, California Geological Survey, 2002
• Californiat State Parks PORTS Program

Activity #3, Explanation: From Rainforest to Desert (Part 1)

• Daily Phenomenon #3, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org and Google 2016
• Getting to Know the Golden Shore image sets:
  • North Coast Headlands, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
  • North Coast Rivers, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
  • North Coast Towns, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
  • Central Coast 1, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
  • Central Coast 2, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
  • South Coast 1, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
  • South Coast 2, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
• Sea Surface Temperature image, image credit NOAA
• Geography/Vegetation Map, Atlas of the Biodiversity of California, California Department of Fish and Game
• Climate/Topography Map, Atlas of the Biodiversity of California, California Department of Fish and Game
• Esri Story Maps
• Average Global Sea Surface Temperature, 1880-2015, Spreadsheet, U.S. EPA
  Graphic showing the data graphed, EPA
  Documentation for the data, EPA

Activity #4, Elaboration: From Rainforest to Desert (Part 2)

• Daily Phenomenon #4, image credit NASA
• A Sense of the Coast from Space image set, image credits Naval Research Lab, USGS, and NOAA's Earth Observatory
• Geography/Vegetation Map, Atlas of the Biodiversity of California, California Department of Fish and Game
• Climate/Topography Map, Atlas of the Biodiversity of California, California Department of Fish and Game
• Additional Resource: NOAA Ocean Explorer "How does the ocean affect climate and weather on land?" (PDF)
• NASA's Remote Sensing Math
• Average Annual Surface Temperature Change in the Contiguous U.S. States, 1901-2015, Spreadsheet, U.S. EPA
  Graphic showing the data graphed, EPA
  Rate of Temperature Change in the United States, 1901-2015, EPA

Activity #5, Extend and Evaluate: Sense of Place, Sense of Truth

• Fundamentals of Remote Sensing from the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation
• Tracking Change Over Time from USGS