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DAAC feature on Volcanoes and Climate Change http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Volcano This site explains how AVHRR image data is processed. Uses four images of Mount Spurr eruption as an example showing how different processing options produce different results. http://www.gi.alaska.edu/remsense/features/comparativeavhrr.htm This site provides individual images that went into the composite images in Figures 7 and 8. http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/research/avhrr/images/spurr http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/framework.html http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/volcano_terminology.html Alaskan Volcano Observatory&emdash;Outstanding images and text about all volcanoes in Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, and Kamchatka Peninsula. Regional and local maps. Images of volcanoes, their eruptions, and the effects on the nearby human populations http://www.avo.alaska.edu/avo3/atlas/atlindex.htm   Have you used this investigation? Do you know of other resources that would complement this investigation? Share your ideas with other teachers! Email your suggestions to Sarah Bednarz.

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