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This
book
of
19
essays,
written
by
Earth
scientists,
provides
insight
into
the
dynamic
processes
that
shape
the
Earth.
The
essays
are
supported
by
case
studies
describing
a
range
of
research
projects
(including
Looking
for
Life
in
Antarctica-and
Mars,
Mapping
Mt.
Rainer,
and
Mapping
Hot
Springs
on
the
Deep
Ocean
Floor)
and
profiles
of
historically
significant
Earth
scientists
(Including
Inge
Lehmann,
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These
quizzes
are
designed
to
inspire
understanding
of
the
physical,
biological
and
human
processes
that
influence
our
home
planet
and
cover
topics
from
archaeology
to
zoology.
Several
resources
for
discovering
and
revealing
the
meaning
of
image
features
may
help
new
geographical
detectives
to
solve
the
challenging
quiz
questions.
A
new
Where
on
Earth...?
mystery
quiz
appears
periodically.
Answers
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In
this
lesson,
students
create
graphs
to
explore
how
hurricanes
extract
heat
energy
from
the
ocean
surface.
It
is
designed
to
help
students
gain
knowledge
in
using
the
MY
NASA
DATA
Live
Access
Server
(LAS)
to
specify,
download
and
use
a
microset
of
data.
Students
will
make
graphs
from
the
data
microset,
then
use
the
graphs
to
investigate
locations
along
the
track
of
Hurricane
Rita
where
lowered
Sea
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This
yearbook
includes
feature
articles
illustrating
how
DAAC
data
are
being
used
to
improve
live
on
Earth.
NASA's
eight
Distributed
Active
Archive
Centers
(DAAC)
located
across
the
U.S.
deliver
data
that
underpin
research
and
understanding
of
the
Earth
system.
The
DAACs
distribute
science
data
from
both
heritage
and
current
NASA
satellite
missions
that
include
NASA
in-situ
field
campaigns
and
satellite
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In
this
chapter,
users
take
the
role
of
students
from
a
small
town
in
Colorado,
who
team
up
with
students
from
the
town
of
Churchill,
Manitoba,
to
explore
changing
sea
ice
conditions
in
the
Arctic.
Together
they
examine
an
animation
that
shows
30
years
of
satellite
images
to
see
how
the
extent
of
sea
ice
in
the
Arctic
has
diminished
over
time.
The
chapter
storyline
is
built
around
the
real-life
case
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This
activity
prepares
the
student
to
launch
an
investigation
of
the
relationship
between
precipitation
and
Streamflow
for
a
local
watershed.
It
can
enrich
a
study
of
the
water
cycle.
Following
the
step-by-step
instruction
in
this
case
study,
students
will
locate,
download,
format,
and
finally
graph
one
year
of
Web-based
data
for
these
two
variables.
Included
is
a
graph
that
highlights
the
details
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This
chapter
walks
users
through
a
technique
for
documenting
change
in
before-and-after
sets
of
satellite
images.
The
technique
can
be
used
for
any
set
of
time-series
images
that
are
spatially
registered
to
show
the
exact
same
area
at
the
same
scale.
In
the
chapter,
users
examine
three
Landsat
images
of
the
Pearl
River
delta
in
southeastern
China.
In
these
images,
users
observe
changes
in
land
use,
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In
this
activity,
users
download
and
graph
modeled
climate
data
to
explore
variability
in
climate
change.
Most
people
know
that
climate
changes
are
predicted
over
the
next
hundred
years,
but
they
may
not
be
aware
that
these
changes
are
likely
to
vary
from
region
to
region.
Using
data
from
the
University
of
New
Hampshire?s
Earth
Science
Information
Partner,
a
digital
library
of
Earth
Science
data,
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This
chapter
from
the
Earth
Exploration
Toolbook
guides
users
through
the
process
of
locating
and
graphing
Web-based
environmental
data
that
has
been
collected
by
students
who
participate
in
the
Global
Learning
and
Observations
to
Benefit
the
Environment
(GLOBE)
program.
Basic
concepts
in
Earth
system
science
are
explored
as
students
investigate
a
specific
case
study.
The
GLOBE
Graphing
Tool
is
used
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This
chapter
describes
how
to
set
a
scale
and
measure
distances
and
areas
on
satellite
images.
Using
ImageJ,
a
freely
available
image
analysis
program
that
runs
on
most
operating
systems,
users
set
the
spatial
calibration
of
an
image,
then
select
and
measure
distances
and
areas
on
it.
The
measurement
results
are
reported
in
real-world
units.
The
technique
is
most
useful
and
accurate
for
nadir
view
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