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No
study
of
Maine
weather
would
be
complete
without
analysis
of
the
year
of
1816
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the
year
with
no
summer
in
an
area
from
western
Pennsylvania
and
New
York,
up
through
Quebec
and
across
to
Maine
and
the
Canadian
maritimes.
In
this
five-unit
lesson,
students
will
investigate
the
causes
and
effects
of
the
Fabled
Maine
Winter
by
exploring
a
variety
of
data
sources.
They
will
locate,
graph,
and
analyze
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There
are
several
factors
that
influence
the
climate
or
prevailing
weather
conditions
for
any
given
location
on
Earth.
The
most
important
factor
is
the
latitude
of
the
location
because
that
affects
the
amount
of
solar
radiation
received
throughout
the
year.
Other
factors
include
its
distance
from
a
body
of
water
(its
moisture
source),
elevation
and
local
topography.
In
this
6
to
10
day
unit
plan,
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This lesson will provide students with the opportunity to use NASA satellite data to compare and contrast water vapor (precipitable water) data with precipitation over the United States (Jan 1994 ? Jun 2005).
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The
Live
Access
Server
(LAS)
is
a
highly
configurable
Web
server
designed
to
provide
flexible
access
to
geo-referenced
scientific
data.
The
Live
Access
Server
provide
visualization
and
subsetting
of
multi-dimensional
scientific
data
for
Web
users.
LAS
enables
the
Web
user
to
visualize
data
with
on-the-fly
graphics,
request
and
download
custom
subsets
of
variables
in
a
choice
of
file
formats,
and
compare
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