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- Over 90 SOS Installations around the world + other spherical
displays Aldo Leopold Nature Center Monona, WI American Association
for the Advancement of Science CIMSS/SSEC/UW-Madison Madison, WI
2011 Highlights Snow & Ice Cover with NAO+ Ocean Temperature
Anomalies 2012 Atlantic Tropical Cyclones Why was 2011 considered a
year of extremes? How does the 2012 hurricane season compare to
other years? Why did the U.S. have such a mild Winter, while other
parts of the world had such cold temperatures? Smithsonian Zoo
Washington, DC Whats the difference between weather and climate?
Better understanding of Earth Systems, and how they relate to one
another EDUCATION STRATEGY Further develops NOAAs education
strategy. Aligned with Ocean and Climate Literacy principles and
concepts. Climate is regulated by complex interactions among
components of the Earth System Our understanding of the climate
system is improved through observations, theoretical studies, and
modeling Climate varies over space and time though both natural and
man-made processes Climate change will have consequences for the
Earth system and human lives The ocean is a major influence on
weather and climate PROJECT FUTURE Incorporate educational
resources for docents and teachers. Foster partnership with SOS
sites, including NOAA HQ SOS. These SOS sites would participate in
an EarthNow Workshop and serve as EarthNow Model Institutions.
Continue monthly climate digest (primary sources: NCDC, CPC), while
developing more complex weather/climate connections. PROJECT
PROGRESS EarthNow Blog, including mobile version, operational for
14 months, following front-end evaluation. Approx. 6,000 visits,
with month to month growth. Positive feedback at SOS Users
Workshop. Audio/Narration Capabilities for non- docent
presentations. Video summaries for docents and broader public. NOAA
ESRL Boulder, CO EarthNow Website/Blog EarthNow: Weather and
Climate Connections for 3D Spherical Displays 1 Patrick Rowley, 1
Steve Ackerman, 2 Phil Arkin, 1 Rick Kohrs, 1 Margaret Mooney, 3
Dan Pisut, and 2 Stephanie Schollaert Uz 1 Cooperative Institute
for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), Space Science &
Engineering Center (SSEC), UW- Madison, 2 Cooperative Institute for
Climate & Satellites (CICS-MD), University of Maryland, 3 NOAA
Environmental Visualization Lab http://sphere.ssec.wisc.edu/ MAKING
CONNECTIONS By providing timely weather and climate stories and
using a variety of datasets to address common questions (below), it
is possible to show the connection between weather events, longterm
changes in climate, and shorter scale climatic cycles. This will
ultimately allow for more broad conversations on climate science.
PROJECT OVERVIEW The Interpretation of Real-time Weather and
Climate for Spherical Displays (EarthNow) project from the
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)
allows Science On a Sphere (SOS) institutions to go beyond the
scientific facts to create meaningful visitor experiences about
weather and climate connections. CIMSS, in collaboration with the
NOAA Environmental Visualization Lab and the Cooperative Institute
for Climate and Satellites, regularly updates a blog- style
website, providing a central location for SOS facilitators to find
timely weather and climate stories to speak about how current
events affect and are affected by global change. Along with these
stories, the website also provides relevant, visually appealing
SOS-formatted datasets, animations, and narration with appropriate
annotations, leading to easier comprehension by presenters and the
public. PRIMARY GOALS Provide real-time NOAA weather and ocean
data. Provide NOAA generated climate monitoring information.
Provide annotation for SOS and other spherical displays. Provide
appropriate training and stories for docents. Nauticus Norfolk, VA
Scan for Website Scan for Contact Information CONTACT Patrick
Rowley CIMSS/SSEC, UW-Madison patrick.rowley@ssec.wisc.edu 2010:
ELG for Informal/Nonformal Education (SEC-OED-2010-2002248), Award
#: NA10SEC0080015