Environmental Sensors-

• Ocean
  • Sea Surface Temps- AVHRR Satellite
• Animal Patterns
  • iguanas
  • size and weight
    • such as studying shrinking iguana
• Microorganisms, bacteria, algae, lichens, phytoplankton
• Plants
  • O2 output
  • soil samples near plants
  • study a constant area of plants
• Geology
  • soil samples
  • soil humidity, acidity, etc.
  • bacteria
  • pollution
  • volcanic activity
• Climate
  • variance in amount of rain (el nino and la nina years)
• People
  • take core samples to find sources of pollution
  • test water, soil
  • transportation/movement
    • movement over roads using tracks
  • CO2 gas pollution levels
  • demographic research
  • electricity usage
  • test sound levels

Idealized Village-

• based on existing village or start from scratch?
  • also remember, we know about our island
• sound and light pollution
  • don't put the Stata Center on the islands
• waste disposal
  • where's it going to go

Don't forget!

• Monday 18th noon- Raw Research Due
• 25th- Organized Research for team page
• but also: research will continue next quarter
  • research will be a supplement, not the most important thing

Sebastian Castro has interview on Tuesday with the Ecuadorian Minister of Environment. Individual questions should be emailed to Bin, who will categorize and forward to Sebastian.

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This web page created by Jill A. Rowehl

Email the author at ig3@mit.edu

Last Edited on Friday, 15-Oct-2004