Delaware Sea Grant College Program
Newark, DE 19716 USA
Phone: 302-831-8083
E-mail: marinecom@udel.edu
Desktop Calendar Wallpapers - January 2010
With the 2010 Delaware Sea Grant and College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment online calendar, you can bring the beauty of Delaware’s coastal resources to your computer screen. In addition to scenic wallpaper for each month, check out the list of notable dates as well as environmental facts, tips, and web links.
When Water Freezes
Have you ever wondered why bay and ocean water don’t freeze like fresh water? Fresh water freezes as temperatures dip to 32 degrees Fahrenheit. But salt lowers the temperature at which water freezes. That’s why we use salt on roads to prevent the formation of ice. For the saltiest water off Delaware’s Atlantic coast to freeze, the thermometer must drop to 28.6 degrees. As salt water begins to freeze, it creates slush — it doesn’t form a continuous ice sheet as it would on a freshwater pond, such as the one shown here. That’s why during a Delaware winter you’re more likely to see a slushy surface of ice crystals along a bay shoreline, silently undulating as waves break beneath. (Photo by Lisa Tossey)
1 – New Year’s Day
Resolve to eat more seafood this year! It’s full of protein and vitamins, and low in total fat. Get started with our handy seafood guide.
18 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Honoring a dream to create justice and equality.
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Miss a month? Go to our 2010 wallpaper download archive, and learn when the next month is posted by subscribing to our desktop calendar RSS feed.
Download Instructions
Note: Once you have downloaded your wallpaper, you can fine-tune its appearance using your computer's desktop preferences menu (i.e. whether the image is centered, tiled, stretched to fit the screen, etc.).
Step 1.
Click on the link below the image of the month representing the size that you are interested in. This will open the image in its own window.
Step 2 For PC users:
1. Position your cursor over the image.
2. Click the right mouse button.
3. If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer (v. 6.0 or higher), select "Set as Background" from the popup menu.
Step 2 For Mac users:
OSX: Drag the image onto your desktop.
Go to System Preferences and open the "Desktop & Screen Saver" icon.
Under the "Desktop" heading, use the file navigator to add the image to the library.
OS9: Drag the image onto your desktop.
Go to your Control Panel and select "Appearance."
Click "Set desktop" and choose your new image.
