A Multimedia History of Glacier Bay, Alaska - Read what a NASA glaciologist has learned about glaciers and how their formation could be
related to climate change. Learn about how glaciologists and visualization specialists at NASA worked together to produce
fantastic special effects that help scientists explain their research.
(Added: 10-Jun-1999 Hits: 2636) [Spider search][grade levels: 9-12|post-secondary]
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.
(Added: 16-Jun-2000 Hits: 3566) [Spider search][grade levels: 9-12|post-secondary][pop]
Classic CZCS Scenes - Ocean color data provide an incomparable view of the changeable patterns of biological activity in the
marine realm. These data also indicate how, and where, physical processes interact with the biological
communities of the ocean, particularly the minute plants (phytoplankton) that produce organic carbon by
photosynthesis. The images at this web site are some of the most striking examples of ocean color data obtained
by remote sensing from space, and they are used in this tutorial to illustrate discussions of
selected biological and physical oceanic phenomena.
(Added: 23-May-1999 Hits: 1234) [Spider search][grade levels: unspecified]
Earth Science Careers - There are many kinds of jobs that experts in Earth Science
do. From park ranger to engineer, find out how you can
make use of your knowledge about the Earth.
(Added: 28-Jun-1999 Hits: 1372) [Spider search][grade levels: 3-5|6-8|9-12]
Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change - Earthshots is an ebook of before-and-after Landsat images (1972-present), showing recent
environmental events and introducing remote sensing. Earthshots comes from the U.S.
Geological Survey's EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls S.D., the world's largest archive of earth
science data and the official National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive.
(Added: 22-May-1999 Hits: 2178) [Spider search][grade levels: 6-8]
Effect of the Sun's Energy on the Ocean and Atmosphere - How does Earth interact with the energy it receives from the sun? Is our planet in radiative balance? Calculate the earth's radiative
budget using satellite data collected by the NASA Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE).
(Added: 14-Jun-1999 Hits: 1503) [Spider search][grade levels: 9-12|post-secondary]
EOSDIS Outreach Materials - EOSDIS Outreach Materials include brochures, CD-ROMs, Posters, Folders, Postcards, Global Portrait, and Bookmarks
(Added: 23-May-1999 Hits: 1588) [Spider search][grade levels: all]
Geomorphology from Space - The bulk of the images at this site are those taken by the Multispectral Scanner (MSS) on
Landsats 1, 2, and 3, the Return Beam Vidicon (RBV) on Landsat 3, and the Thematic Mapper
(TM) on Landsats 4 and 5. The site is a gallery of space imagery consisting of 237 Plates, each
treating some geographic region where a particular landform theme is exemplified. The
arrangement of the gallery is by geomorphic theme: (1) Tectonic (Structural), (2) Volcanic, (3)
Fluvial, (4) Delta, (5) Coastal, (6) Karst and Lakes, (7) Eolian, (8) Glacial, and (9) Planetary
Landforms. This is one of the most impressive collection of remote sensing images on the web
today.
Commentary,
photographs, locator maps, and sometimes a geologic map
accompany each plate.
An out-of-print, NASA classic publication by Nick Short, Sr. and Robert W. Blair, Jr., is now available on
CD-ROM and on the World Wide Web. This publication is designed for use by the remote-sensing
science and educational communities to study landforms and landscapes. It contains a gallery of 237 color,
and black and white plates of space imagery primarily of the Earth, each treating a geographic region
where a particular landform theme is exemplified. Each image is paired with a detailed scientific
description of the features in the image, some images are accompanied by line drawings, locator maps,
geologic maps, and on-the-ground photographs of the landform. Available on CD-ROM from NASA
CORE at http://core.nasa.gov (Item #400.0-87). Recommended level: high school-adult.
(Added: 22-May-1999 Hits: 2301) [Spider search][grade levels: 9-12|adult|post-secondary]
GISS Common Sense Climate Index - The Common Sense Climate Index is a simple measure of the degree (if any) to which practical climate change is occurring. The
index is a composite of several everyday climate indicators. It is expected to have positive values when warming occurs and negative
values for cooling. If the Index reaches and consistently maintains a value of 1 or more, the climate change should be noticeable to
most people who have lived at that location for a few decades.
(Added: 14-Jun-1999 Hits: 1390) [Spider search][grade levels: unspecified]
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) - GLOBE is a worldwide network of K-12 students who work under the guidance of GLOBE-trained
teachers to make a core set of environmental observations at or near their schools and report their data via
the Internet. GLOBE environmental measurements are in the following study areas: Atmosphere,
Hydrology, Land Cover, Soils, GPS, and Seasons. Scientists use GLOBE data in their research and
provide feedback to the students to enrich their science education. Each day, images created from the
GLOBE student data sets are posted on the World Wide Web, allowing students and visitors to the
GLOBE Web site to visualize the student environmental observations. Teachers and students from over
6,500 schools in over 80 countries currently participate in GLOBE.
An interagency team manages GLOBE, which includes NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the
Departments of Education and State.
There is no cost to participate in the GLOBE Program. However, schools must support participation by
one or more teachers to attend a GLOBE Training Workshop and make available to students the
equipment for taking measurements and Internet access for reporting their data.
Contact: GLOBE Program, 744 Jackson Place, Washington, DC 20503; Phone: (800) 858-9947; Email:
info@globe.gov
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