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                |  | Research Experience for Undergraduates in Ocean, Marine, and Polar ScienceREU OMPS promotes the professional development of minority undergraduate students through their participation in ocean, marine, and polar science.
 http://nia.ecsu.edu/ureomps2013/index.html   | 
              
                |  | Elizabeth City State UniversityA Historically Black College located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
 http://www.ecsu.edu/ | 
              
                |  | Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Education and ResearchThe goal of CERSER is to develop and implement innovative and relevant collaboration focused on ice sheet, coastal, ocean, and marine research.
 http://cerser.ecsu.edu/ | 
              
                |  | National Science FoundationNSF is the the only federal agency whose mission includes support for all fields of fundamental science and engineering, except for medical sciences.
 http://www.nsf.gov/ | 
              
                |  | Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets CReSIS was established by the NSF with the purpose to develop new technologies and computer models to measure and predict response of sea level change to the mass balance of ice sheets in Greenland and Antartica.
 https://www.cresis.ku.edu/
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                |  | Office of Naval Research The ONR coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the United States Navy and Marine Corps.
 http://www.onr.navy.mil/
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                |  |  NIAThe central point of entry of several research projects at Elizabeth City State University.
 http://nia.ecsu.edu/
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                | Research Links | 
              
                | Missouri Botanical Garden, What Is A Watershed? http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/rivers/shed.htm
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                | United States Environmental Protection Agency, What Is a Watershed? http://water.epa.gov/type/watersheds/whatis.cfm
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                | Watersheds, Functions and Management U.S. Department of Agriculture http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu
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                | The Nature Conservancy, Journey with Nature Watersheds 101 http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/indiana/journeywithnature/watersheds-101.xml
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                | Environmental Monitor, What Is Dissolved Oxygen in Water? http://www.fondriest.com/news/whatisdissolvedoxygen.htm
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                | Water Quality Parameters http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/esp/waterquality-parameters.htm
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                | USGS Georgia Water Science Center, Water Resources of Georgia http://ga.water.usgs.gov
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                | How Does TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) Affect Water Purification? http://www.tdsmeter.co.uk/abouttds.html
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                | “An Introduction to Urban Watersheds” http://www.gdrc.org/uem/water/watershed/introduction.html
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                | PH http://extension.usu.edu/waterquality/htm/whats-in-your-water/ph
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                | Earth Force, Water Quality Parameters http://www.eeweek.org/assets/files/Water Quality Testing/Water Quality Parameters.pdf
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                | Dissolved Oxygen and Primary Aquatic Productivity http://www.biologyjunction.com/ap_sample_lab_12_dissolved_oxyge.htm
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                | Turbidity www.hach.com/asset-get.download-en.jsa?code=57280
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                | Water Quality http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ss526
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                | Voluntary Estuary Monitoring Manual, Chapter 14: Salinity http://water.epa.gov/type/oceb/nep/upload/2009_03_13_estuaries_monitor_chap14.pdf
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                | Conductivity http://water.epa.gov/type/rsl/monitoring/vms59.cfm
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