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The
purpose
of
this
lesson
is
to
let
students
analyze
atmospheric
radiosonde
data
from
a
balloon
launched
at
NASA
Langley
Research
Center
by
teachers
attending
a
workshop.
Other
resources
are
included
to
assist
in
interpreting
the
observations.
Students
are
asked
to
explain
in
paragraph
format
their
interpretation
of
the
atmospheric
conditions
depicted
by
the
data
and
the
graph
produced
using
the
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Scientists
have
studied
the
physical
properties
of
clouds
and
have
developed
instruments
onboard
satellites
to
characterize
the
types
of
clouds
they
see
below.
Some
satellites
have
instruments
that
allow
them
to
measure
rainfall
as
well.
For
this
lesson,
students
will
hypothesize
what
types
of
clouds
they
believe
will
create
the
most
precipitation
(rainfall)
over
Nashville,
TN.
Students
use
the
Live
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Students will examine data in several formats in order to determine the presence or absence of seasonal variability in tropospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations. The dataset used in this lesson is monthly averages of NO2 as measured from NASA's EOS Aura spacecraft.
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One
of
the
most
studied
and
important
ocean
currents
of
the
world
lies
along
the
eastern
coast
of
the
United
States
and
is
called
the
Gulf
Stream.
It
derives
its
name
from
its
source
region
of
warm
water
in
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
For
the
past
two
decades,
scientists
have
been
collecting
sea
surface
temperature
(SST)
data
from
satellites,
buoys
and
ships
in
the
Gulf
Stream
and
Atlantic
Basin.
In
this
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The
depletion
of
the
ozone
layer
is
recognized
as
one
of
the
Earth's
most
important
environmental
issues.
The
Antarctic
ozone
hole
is
recognized
as
one
of
the
most
striking
indicators
of
ozone
depletion.
The
location
of
the
ozone
hole
is
generally
confined
to
the
latitudes
over
Antarctica,
although
there
are
occasions
when
the
ozone
hole
can
move
over
lower
latitudes
locations
such
as
South
America.
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There
are
many
factors
that
affect
an
area?s
climate.
By
understanding
these
factors,
someone
could
predict
the
average
temperature,
temperature
range,
and
precipitation
patterns
of
an
area.
They
could
also
predict
the
type
of
vegetation
likely
to
grow
in
an
area
based
on
these
atmospheric
conditions.
In
this
activity,
students
will
work
in
groups
of
three.
Each
group
will
be
assigned
one
of
six
sets
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This
lesson
explores
El
Nino
by
looking
at
sea
surface
temperature,
sea
surface
height,
and
wind
vectors
in
order
to
seek
out
any
correlations
there
may
be
among
these
three
variables.
It
employs
group
work
where
different
teams
work
together
to
analyze
a
single
variable,
and
then
get
together
in
different
groups
to
compare
all
three
variables.
The
lesson
will
guide
students
through
data
representing
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No
study
of
Maine
weather
would
be
complete
without
analysis
of
the
year
of
1816
-
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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Over
the
past
several
decades,
the
levels
of
ozone
in
the
atmosphere
have
received
a
lot
of
media
and
government
attention.
Major
focus
has
centered
on
the
hole
or
area
of
depletion
of
the
ozone
layer
over
the
Arctic
and
Antarctic
poles
in
winter
months,
which
has
been
found
to
be
due
to
human
emissions
of
chlorofluorocarbons.
This
lesson
uses
SAGE
III
satellite
data
and
ozonesonde
data
captured
over
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The
purpose
of
this
activity
is
to
construct
a
model
that
will
provide
students
with
a
visual
representation
of
parts
per
billion.
Students
work
in
teams
to
construct
cubes
of
different
volumes
and
to
compare
them
to
get
a
feel
for
parts
per
million
by
volume
and
parts
per
billion
by
volume.
The
intended
outcome
is
that
students
gain
a
feeling
for
the
small
quantities
of
gases,
such
as
ozone,
present
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