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This
lesson
plan
uses
NASA
satellite
data
to
correlate
cloud
cover
over
Africa
to
the
solar
declination.
The
four
seasons
on
Earth
have
a
scientific
basis.
The
earth
is
tilted
23.5
degrees
from
vertical.
This
tilt
and
the
Earth's
orbit
around
the
sun
are
the
reasons
for
the
seasons.
Earth's
tilt
and
orbital
position
cause
differing
angles
at
which
the
sun's
rays
hit
the
surface
of
the
Earth.
As
Earth
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This
lesson
plan
uses
Clouds
and
the
Earth's
Radiant
Energy
System
(CERES)
cloud
data
and
a
weather
map
to
explore
cloud
coverage
during
a
winter
storm.
When
atmospheric
scientists,
including
meteorologists,
study
weather
patterns,
they
may
use
several
different
sources
of
information.
For
example,
in
studying
storm
patterns,
they
may
use
a
combination
of
Earth
Observing
Satellite
data,
such
as
from
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The
purpose
of
this
lesson
is
to
use
CERES
radiation
data
to
understand
seasonal
variations
in
the
pattern
of
net
energy
input
to
the
Earth
system.
The
students
will
begin
to
understand
how
Earth's
tilt
causes
seasonal
differences
in
incoming
solar
energy.
They
will
use
the
Live
Access
Server
to
investigate
the
Earth's
radiation
budget
and
map
locations
using
latitude
and
longitude
coordinates.
Studentw
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This user-contributed lesson plan provides instructions for several activities for students to perform to study the relationship of temperature, pressure, relative humidity, and dew point in cloud formation. The lesson involves graphing of weather balloon data using Excel spreadsheet software.
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This
user-contributed
tutorial
provides
detailed
instructions
on
how
to
make
Excel
graphs
of
data
that
is
imported
from
the
Internet.
The
tutorial
contains
sample
screen
images
to
assist
in
performing
each
step.
The
tutorial
includes
importing
a
second
set
of
data
and
adding
it
as
another
series
on
the
original
graph.
The
tutorial
includes
questions
to
be
answered
based
on
the
atmospheric
lapse
rates
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This
lesson
is
designed
to
help
students
gain
knowledge
in
accessing
current
weather
data
and
in
using
the
MY
NASA
DATA
Live
Access
Server
(LAS)
to
specify
and
download
historical
satellite
data.
Students
then
use
the
data
to
examine
the
relationship
between
altitude,
atmospheric
pressure,
temperature
and
humidity
at
a
particular
location.
In
this
lesson,
weather
data
from
ground-based
and
satellite
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Scientists
have
studied
the
physical
properties
of
clouds
and
have
developed
instruments
onboard
satellites
to
characterize
the
types
of
clouds
they
see
below.
Some
satellites
have
instruments
that
allow
them
to
measure
rainfall
as
well.
For
this
lesson,
students
will
hypothesize
what
types
of
clouds
they
believe
will
create
the
most
precipitation
(rainfall)
over
Nashville,
TN.
Students
use
the
Live
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One
of
the
most
studied
and
important
ocean
currents
of
the
world
lies
along
the
eastern
coast
of
the
United
States
and
is
called
the
Gulf
Stream.
It
derives
its
name
from
its
source
region
of
warm
water
in
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
For
the
past
two
decades,
scientists
have
been
collecting
sea
surface
temperature
(SST)
data
from
satellites,
buoys
and
ships
in
the
Gulf
Stream
and
Atlantic
Basin.
In
this
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Corals
feed
on
algae
that
thrive
in
the
sunlit
water
surrounding
a
reef.
However,
when
water
temperatures
get
too
warm,
the
algae
food
source
dies
and
corals
turn
a
whitish
color.
Through
scientific
observation,
it
has
been
determined
that
coral
bleaching
may
occur
when
sea
surface
temperature
(SST)
exceeds
30C
or
86F
for
a
week
or
longer.
During
late
2005,
a
major
coral
bleaching
event
occurred
when
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Real-time
or
archived
data
from
buoy,
ship,
coastal
or
other
observation
networks
worldwide.
Measurements
of
wind
direction
and
speed,
wave
height
and
period,
atmospheric
pressure,
air
and
water
temperature,
and
more.
Select
a
network
and
region
of
interest
to
find
stations
collecting
desired
data.
Learn
about
the
National
Data
Buoy
Center
and
take
a
virtual
tour
of
their
network
and
technology.
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