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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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This
lesson
plan
uses
Clouds
and
the
Earth's
Radiant
Energy
System
(CERES)
radiation
data
to
understand
seasonal
variations
in
the
pattern
of
net
energy
input
to
the
Earth
system.
The
net
amount
of
energy
received
by
different
parts
of
the
Earth
at
different
times
of
year
determines
the
type
of
weather
and
climate
they
will
experience.
The
net
radiative
flux
shows
the
combined
effect
of
the
Sun's
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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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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.
Science
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Joint
US
and
France
project,
the
TOPEX-Poseidon
satellites
continuously
measures
sea
surface
height.
Oceans
store
and
transport
solar
heat,
helping
to
keep
Earth's
climate
in
balance.
The
overall
shape
of
the
oceans'
"hills"
and
"valleys"
is
called
ocean
surface
topography,
or
OST.
Precise
knowledge
of
OST
is
essential
to
predict
the
effects
of
catastrophic
storms.
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resources
available
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This is a comprehensive site that looks at many components of dams, including construction, destruction, and other issues. Access is organized into three levels by grade level. Information on cracks, case histories of the building and problems associated with some well known dams, and some real and imagined scenarios are included.
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This
CD-ROM
is
a
reproduction
of
the
out-of-print
textbook
by
the
same
name
developed
for
the
undergraduate
to
graduate
level
Earth
systems
science
major
to
study
landforms
and
landscapes.
It
presents
in-depth
coverage
of
geomorphology
as
a
discipline
and
the
use
of
satellite
imagery
in
observation,
study,
and
interpretation.
It
contains
a
gallery
of
237
color
and
black
and
white
plates
of
space
imagery,
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This video tells the story from inception to launch of NASA's quick scatterometer project (QuikSCAT). It gives a behind-the scenes look at engineers, scientists, and technicians working together to solve problems and successfully accomplish goals. Length:25:22.
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