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- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Earth_Science_(Lumen)/06%3A_Surface_Water/6.02%3A_Streams_and_RiversThis page highlights the importance of freshwater in ecosystems and the water cycle. It describes streams and rivers as vital transporters of eroded materials, with streams varying in size and speed. ...This page highlights the importance of freshwater in ecosystems and the water cycle. It describes streams and rivers as vital transporters of eroded materials, with streams varying in size and speed. The page details how streams carry materials through different loads and create floodplains and levees, while rivers deposit sediments forming deltas and alluvial fans. Deltas occur where river velocity decreases at ocean edges, and alluvial fans develop in flat, arid areas.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Earth_Science_(Lumen)/06%3A_Surface_Water/6.06%3A_WetlandsThis page discusses wetlands as vital ecosystems characterized by water saturation and diverse vegetation, essential for water purification, flood control, and biodiversity. It highlights their roles ...This page discusses wetlands as vital ecosystems characterized by water saturation and diverse vegetation, essential for water purification, flood control, and biodiversity. It highlights their roles in climate change mitigation and wastewater management. Despite their ecological importance, wetlands are threatened by human activities leading to degradation. Conservation efforts are critical, with methods such as remote sensing for monitoring.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Earth_Science_(Lumen)/11%3A_Ocean_Water_and_Life/11.02%3A_ThermoclineThis page discusses thermoclines, which are layers in fluid bodies where temperature changes quickly with depth. They serve as barriers between mixed and calm waters and are influenced by factors like...This page discusses thermoclines, which are layers in fluid bodies where temperature changes quickly with depth. They serve as barriers between mixed and calm waters and are influenced by factors like season and latitude, being more stable in tropical regions. They impact submarine sonar and are observed in lakes during summer. Atmospheric thermoclines occur with temperature inversions at night, highlighting their importance in aquatic ecosystems and energy dynamics.
