NES: Weather and Climate: Satellite Meteorology

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1 LIVE INTERACTIVE YOUR DESKTOP NES: Weather and Climate: Satellite Meteorology Presented by: Rudo Kashiri January 23, 2012

2 Weather and Climate: Satellite Meteorology Presented by Rudo Kashiri NASA Explorer Schools

3 Session Agenda 1. Weather and climate basics 2. Satellite Meteorology Overview 3. NASA Connection 4. Sample Module 5. NASA Explorer Schools

4 About the Product 1. Using NASA Satellite for Grades Correlates to National Science and Math Standards: - Energy in the Earth System - Data Analysis and Probability 3. Time for each module: min. - Problem Based Learning: One to two 45-min. class periods 4. Individual or paired activity 5. Materials 6. Basic knowledge of the layout of the country

5 Weather and Climate What is the difference between weather and climate?

6 How Do Scientists Collect Evidence About Climate? A. Using remote sensing from space with satellites B. By ground-based measurements of surface temperature, carbon dioxide concentration, and sea level C. By collecting proxy data from tree rings, ice cores, and historical records D. All the above

7 2012 OSTM/Jason 2 Aquarius Jason Landsat 7 Aqua SORCE TRMM Terra GRACE NPP CALIPSO CloudSat Aura

8 NPPNPOESS Preparatory Project Orbits Earth and helps us study weather and climate National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS)

9 The CERES Experiment Question: What is the Effect of Clouds on the Earth s Climate?

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11 Satellite View of Clouds What the Students Observe Mountains with snow & ice

12 SCOOL CERES Project

13 Poll Audience Have you used data from NASA satellites with your students? Yes X No

14 Let s Pause for Questions.

15 NASA Connection An overview of meteorological satellites

16 The GOES POES Program Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites Polar Operational Environmental Satellites

17 Geostationary Orbit

18 Polar Orbit

19 Poll Audience Use the characteristics for GOES and POES below to determine the satellite used to monitor ice bergs. A. Geostationary Image resolution is not very good because of distance from earth Can not see the poles very well Can view only one hemisphere B. Polar Image resolution is good because it s closer to earth Sees the poles about 14 times a day Sees tropical and middle latitude regions twice a day

20 Let s Pause for Questions.

21 Satellite Meteorology

22 Featured Lesson: Monitoring the Global Environment Students will be able to interpret data from environmental satellites and draw conclusions from those data. Part 1: Investigating climate change Part 2: Problem-Based Learning Biomass burning and global climate change

23 Monitoring the Global Environment

24 Global Montage

25 Monitoring the Global Environment GOES spots forest fires and monitors biomass burning Satellite Sounders detect trace gases in the atmosphere Biomass burning and global climate change POES monitors the pulse of the planet (The EOS program) Satellite images from the MODIS radiometer

26 Urban Heat Islands Remote Sensing Using Weather Satellites Introduce students to urban heat Islands Identify urban areas in Northeast United States

27 The highest temperatures are found in the most dense part of a city. That s the urban heat island effect. Reasons for patterns

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29 Assessment Questions If POES flies so much closer to the Earth than GOES, why bother using instruments on GOES to monitor things like forest fires or biomass burning?

30 Problem-Based Learning Global Climate Change Analyze the cause-and-effect relationships of a warming climate Discuss use of satellite technology to study climate change Create a presentation of policy recommendations for the Governor

31 Teacher's Guide

32 Let s Pause for Questions.

33 Poll Audience I will be interested in using GOES and POES satellites data with my students. YES NO Not sure yet

34 Satellite Observations in Education

35 More Resources Global Climate Change Earth Observatory OfChange My NASA Data also has lessons on meteorology

36 Collaboration

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39 Log Your Participation

40 Teacher Recognition: Summer Research Workshop Water Filtration Coastal Observations Forces and Motion GAVRT Solar System: Inside and Out

41 Thank you for joining us today.

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44 National Science Teachers Association Dr. Francis Q. Eberle, Executive Director Zipporah Miller, Associate Executive Director Conferences and Programs Al Byers, Assistant Executive Director e-learning NSTA Web Seminars Paul Tingler, Director Jeff Layman, Technical Coordinator Brynn Slate, Program Coordinator LIVE INTERACTIVE YOUR DESKTOP