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Many
claims
have
been
made
about
the
evidence
for
or
against
global
warming,
yet
whether
the
interpretation
of
the
data
points
leans
towards
fact
or
fiction,
a
more
descriptive
term
to
use
is
global
climate
change.
The
most
hard-hit
area
where
global
climate
change
is
apparent
is
within
the
Arctic
Circle.
In
this
lesson,
students
will
explore
data
from
the
Arctic,
develop
relationships
between
parameters
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This
lesson
plan
uses
Clouds
and
Earth's
Radiant
Energy
System
(CERES)
cloud
data
and
a
weather
map
to
explore
cloud
coverage
during
a
winter
storm.
When
atmospheric
scientists,
including
meteorologists,
study
weather
patterns,
they
may
use
several
different
sources
of
information.
For
example,
in
studying
storm
patterns,
they
may
use
a
combination
of
Earth
Observing
Satellite
data,
such
as
from
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The
purpose
of
this
lesson
is
to
use
CERES
radiation
data
to
understand
seasonal
variations
in
the
pattern
of
net
energy
input
to
the
Earth
system.
The
students
will
begin
to
understand
how
Earth's
tilt
causes
seasonal
differences
in
incoming
solar
energy.
They
will
use
the
Live
Access
Server
to
investigate
the
Earth's
radiation
budget
and
map
locations
using
latitude
and
longitude
coordinates.
Studentw
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This lesson plan provides instructions for several activities for students to perform to study the relationship of temperature, pressure, relative humidity, and dew point in cloud formation. The lesson involves graphing of weather balloon data using a spreadsheet program.
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In
recent
years
more
and
more
attention
has
been
paid
to
the
Earth's
climate
and
how
it
is
evolving.
When
studying
hurricanes
it
is
important
to
understand
that,
for
a
hurricane
to
grow,
warm
water
is
an
absolute
necessity.
So
if
the
Earth
continues
to
warm,
what
does
that
mean
for
hurricanes
and
their
intensity?
In
this
lesson,
the
student
will
look
at
past
hurricane
data
by
researching
the
intensity
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In this lesson, students will assume the role of a Department of Forestry Ranger one of whose major concerns is forest fires. Using NASA Surface Scene Type data (biomes) and Monthly Equivalent Water Thickness Land Mass Change Data from 2006, the students will determine areas at high risk for forest fire development.
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El Nino and La Nina are important temperature fluctuations in surface waters of the tropical Pacific Ocean. In this lesson, students will create maps and line graphs of data to compare the effects of El Nino and La Nina at two different longitudinal locations, but at the same latitude, using sea surface temperature and precipitation from real satellite data.
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This page describes El Nino and the Southern Oscillation and how they may contribute to severe weather and the destruction of sensitive ecosystems such as coral reefs. It features text, pictures, scientific illustrations, and links to satellite information and weather-related science activities.
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This activity explores understanding the greenhouse effect through a lab experiment. The effect on the atmosphere is included too.
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The site focuses on the responses of Antarctica and its sea ice to climate changes. Two experiments help illustrate what happens as water warms and how this warming could affect sea levels and low-lying coastal areas. Links to more detailed information are also provided.
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