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LIVE INTERACTIVE LEARNING @ YOUR DESKTOP
January 23, 2012
NES: Weather and Climate:Satellite Meteorology
Presented by: Rudo Kashiri
Weather and Climate: Satellite Meteorology
Presented by Rudo KashiriNASA Explorer Schools
Session Agenda
1. Weather and climate basics
2. Satellite Meteorology Overview
3. NASA Connection4. Sample Module5. NASA Explorer
Schools
About the Product1. Using NASA Satellite for Grades 7-12
2. Correlates to National Science and Math Standards:
- Energy in the Earth System- Data Analysis and Probability
3. Time for each module: 20-30 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
Weather and Climate
What is the difference between weather and climate?
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
Aqua
Terra
Aura
SORCE TRMM
Jason
OSTM/Jason 22012
Aquarius
Landsat‐7
NPPGRACE
CloudSat
CALIPSO
NPPNPOESS Preparatory Project
Orbits Earth and helps us study weather and climate
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS)
The CERES Experiment
Question:What is the Effect of
Clouds on the Earth’s Climate?
What the Students Observe
Satellite View of Clouds
Mountains with snow & ice
http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/SCOOL/register/
SCOOL CERES Project
http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/SCOOL/index.php
Poll Audience
Have you used data from NASA satellites with your students?
√ Yes X No
Let’s Pause forQuestions.
NASA Connection
An overview of meteorological satellites
http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov
The GOES POES Program
Geostationary
Operational
Environmental
Satellites
Polar
Operational
Environmental
Satellites
Geostationary Orbit
Polar Orbit
Poll Audience
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
Use the characteristics for GOES and POES below to determine the satellite used to monitor ice bergs.
Let’s Pause forQuestions.
Satellite Meteorology
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 changePart 2: Problem-Based Learning
Biomass burning and global climate change
Monitoring the Global Environment
Global Montage
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
Urban Heat Islands
• Introduce students to urban heat Islands
• Identify urban areas in Northeast United States
Remote Sensing Using Weather Satellites
Reasons for patterns
The highest temperatures are found in the most dense part of a city. That’s the urban heat island effect.
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?
Problem-Based Learning
• 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
Global Climate Change
Teacher's Guide http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satmet/home/teachsatmet.html
Let’s Pause forQuestions.
I will be interested in using GOES and POES satellites data with my students.
YES
NO
Not sure yet
Poll Audience
Satellite Observations in Education
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/sose/
More Resources• Global Climate Change
http://climate.nasa.gov
• Earth Observatory
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange
• My NASA Data also has lessons on meteorology
http://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/
Collaboration
http://explorerschools.nasa.gov
Video collection
Log Your Participation
Teacher Recognition:Summer Research Workshop
GAVRT
Solar System:
Inside and Out
Coastal Observations
Forces and Motion
Water Filtration
http://explorerschools.nasa.gov
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National Science Teachers AssociationDr. Francis Q. Eberle, Executive Director
Zipporah Miller, Associate Executive Director Conferences and Programs
Al Byers, Assistant Executive Director e-Learning
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