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This
lesson
is
designed
to
help
students
gain
knowledge
in
using
the
MY
NASA
DATA
Live
Access
Server
(LAS)
to
specify
and
download
a
microset
of
data,
then
to
use
the
data
to
create
graphs
comparing
the
amount
(percentage)
of
snow
cover
along
selected
latitudes.
Students
will
make
graphs
from
the
data
microset,
then
use
the
graphs
to
investigate
the
percentage
of
snow
cover
by
latitude.
The
lesson
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This lesson is designed to help students gain knowledge in graphing a microset of data, then using the graphs to investigate the relationship between volcanic activity and the presence of atmospheric aerosols. The lesson provides detailed procedure, related links and sample graphs, follow-up questions and extensions, and Teacher Notes.
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In this lesson, students will use NASA satellite measurements of atmospheric pressure to learn that pressure decreases with height in the atmosphere.
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Climate
is
the
long-term
weather
conditions
for
a
region,
generally
determined
by
30
or
more
years
of
records.
Climate
zones
can
be
defined
using
parameters
such
as
temperature
and
rainfall.
In
this
lesson,
students
will
make
climatic
diagrams
called
climographs
which
will
relate
weather
and
climate
for
a
particular
location.
Monthly
average
values
of
weather
data
such
as
temperature
and
precipitation
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In
developing
models
for
climate
change
and
weather
prediction,
the
measurements
of
surface
and
near-surface
temperature
are
an
important
factor
in
the
modeling
process.
As
the
Sun
heats
the
Earth's
surface,
the
atmosphere
is
warmed
from
below
by
the
processes
of
conduction
and
convection
from
the
surface.
However,
near-surface
air
temperature
(approximately
10
meters
above
the
surface)
is
often
different
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The
onset
of
winter
in
higher
latitude
regions
of
North
America
brings
snow
to
the
area
around
the
Great
Lakes.
The
amount
of
snow
is
dependent
on
many
variables.
One
of
the
most
significant
factors
determining
snowfall
amount
in
the
Great
Lakes
drainage
basin
is
the
surface
temperature
of
the
lakes.
In
this
lesson,
students
will
extrapolate
information
from
selected
MY
NASA
DATA
and
NOAA
websites
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In
this
lesson,
students
will
examine
a
historical
Category
5
hurricane,
Hurricane
Rita,
that
crossed
the
Gulf
of
Mexico
during
September
18-24,
2005.
First,
they
will
use
the
MY
NASA
DATA
Live
Access
Server
to
obtain
sea
surface
temperature
(SST)
data
maps
of
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
Then,
they
will
construct
a
time
series
of
SST
data
(line
plot)
for
a
location
within
the
path
of
the
hurricane
where
a
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Clouds
are
a
collection
of
water
droplets
and
small
ice
crystals
that
are
suspended
in
an
atmosphere.
Clouds
form
when
moisture
rises,
cools,
and
changes
to
water
or
ice.
It
is
important
to
take
into
consideration
exactly
how
clouds
affect
the
world
around
us.
Clouds
are
an
important
determining
factor
in
climate
in
any
region
around
the
globe.
In
this
lesson,
students
will
plot
and
analyze
data
for
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There
are
many
factors
that
affect
an
area's
near
surface
temperature.
One
factor
is
the
tilt
of
Earth's
axis
relative
to
the
sun
as
it
moves
in
its
orbit
around
the
Sun.
These
changes
are
due
to
the
orientation
of
the
tilted
rotation
axis
with
respect
to
the
Sun.
In
this
lesson,
students
will
compare
near
surface
temperature
at
the
time
of
the
solstices,
the
astronomical
beginning
for
either
summer
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The
type
of
climate
present
in
a
particular
location
depends
on
several
variables,
including
surface
temperature
and
annual
precipitation.
One
indicator
of
a
locale'
s
climate
is
the
vegetation
present,
a
relationship
used
by
the
Koeppen
system
of
climate
classification.
Using
a
microset
of
satellite
data
to
investigate
vegetation
of
a
particular
climate
zone,
students
will
identify
factors
that
influence
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