Atmosphere-Ocean Model - This site provides climate simulations using the NASA/GISS
Atmosphere-Ocean Model for years 1950-2099.
50 different climate variables are available for
downloading, or complicated color plots can be
created interactively on the web.
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Forest Watch - Forest Watch is an environmental education program developed and run by Complex Systems Research
Center at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). It is designed to introduce both teachers and their
students to field, laboratory, and satellite data analysis methods for assessing the state-of-health of local
forest stands. Forest Watch provides workshops which are designed to help K-12 teachers introduce their
students to selected hands-on techniques for evaluating the health of white pine (Pinus strobus), a
bio-indicator for tropospheric ozone damage. Through Forest Watch, students become actively involved in
doing meaningful scientific research. Students and teachers setup permanent sampling plots in a forest
stand and conduct several ecological and biophysical measurements using scientific protocols. Students
collect and help analyze valuable data for UNH researchers while participating in this educationally
beneficial program. Contact: Dr. Barry Rock, Program Director, or Mr. Shannon Spencer, Program Coordinator, Complex
System Research Center, Morse Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824; Phone: (603)
862-1792; Fax: (603) 862-0188; Email: forestwatch@unh.edu
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Metropolitan East Coast (MEC) Assessment Educators Pack - The MEC assessment was one of 18 regional assessments of climate change and variability organized by the US Global Change Research Program. The MEC Educator?s Pack is a package of Geographic Information System (GIS) software, datasets and lesson plans designed for educators who are interested in using GIS technology to explore global climate change issues. The package includes a free GIS software program called ArcExplorer by ESRI the world?s leading GIS software developer. ArcExplorer is easy to use and comes with a user manual to help get you started. The datasets available include much of the data used in the MEC project such as the climate change models and the US Census Bureau?s TIGER Files. The data is enough to get you started, however once you are familiar with the GIS system you will be able to add new layer to you maps by creating your own or by searching for new data layers on the Internet and downloading them into your projects. Also provided are two lesson plans that use ArcExplorer to view the data and produce a series of maps to study climate change predictions in the MEC region. The MEC Educator?s pack is available for free to download or you can order a CD from the WWW site below.
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Project SUN - Students Understanding Nature - NASA's Genesis Mission currently sponsors Project SUN as part of its outreach effort to instill
knowledge in students about the natural links between the Earth and Sun. Through Project SUN, secondary students all over the world are contributing to the long term, time
resolved, monitoring of both visible and UV radiation on the Earth's surface. Data is usually transmitted to
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) via the Internet. Participating schools purchase their own
equipment, total cost about $600, not including the cost of a computer supplied by the school to use for
the data logger. Schools agree to supply NASA JPL at least two days of data per week for a full school
year. The equipment can be used the other three days for individual research projects such as investigation
of the efficiency of different items of solar energy equipment, use of UV skin blockers, effects of
enhanced UV radiation on plants, etc. It is hoped each school will integrate Project SUN as a continuing
program, using the concept of a school research team, just as the school has established athletic teams. Contact: Gilbert Yanow, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mail Stop 264-370, 4800 Oak Grove Dr.,
Pasadena, CA 91109; Phone (818) 354-8060, Fax (818) 393-1392;
Email: gilbert.yanow@jpl.nasa.gov
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Students' Cloud Observations On-Line (S'COOL) Project - S'COOL is a component of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) project of
NASA's Earth Science Enterprise. The first CERES instrument was launched in late 1997 to provide
global data on clouds. The 2nd and 3rd instruments were launched on the Terra spacecraft in December
1999. S'COOL Project participants make ground truth measurements for the CERES experiment. Ground
truth measurements are land-based observations to compare with satellite data for the purpose of
improving the satellite results.
Participating classes are asked to make basic weather observations and to record the type and features of
clouds in the sky at the time that the satellite passes over their location. Observations are then either
entered in an online form, emailed, faxed or mailed to NASA for entry into an online database. Students
have access to their results as well as those from other participating schools. Satellite observations for
matching times will also be captured so that CERES scientists can evaluate the results and students can
compare their observations to the satellite's.
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