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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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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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This lesson will connect the idea of the tilt and orbit of the earth (changing of seasons) with monthly changes in snow/
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This
user-contributed
tutorial
provides
detailed
instructions
on
how
to
make
Excel
graphs
of
data
that
is
imported
from
the
Internet.
The
tutorial
contains
sample
screen
images
to
assist
in
performing
each
step.
It
involves
importing
a
second
set
of
data
and
adding
it
as
another
series
on
the
original
graph.
The
tutorial
includes
questions
based
on
the
atmospheric
lapse
rates
plotted
for
two
locations.
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Students
often
hear
that
winters
were
colder
or
had
more
snow
in
the
past.
This
activity
will
help
them
to
determine
if
this
is
a
true
or
accurate
statement
for
their
location.
Students
will
access
historic
weather
information
from
NOAA
and
NASA
internet
resources.
They
will
determine
changes
in
average
temperatures,
precipitation
and
cloud
cover
over
time
from
data
and
relate
global
changes
to
local
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In
this
lesson,
students
will
play
the
role
of
a
senior
science
advisor
for
the
Louisiana
Environmental
Agency.
Due
to
the
recent
damaging
and
deadly
hurricanes
during
2005
(i.e.,
Hurricane
Katrina)
through
2008,
they,
along
with
their
team
of
climatologists,
meteorologists,
and
environmental
impact
experts,
have
been
tasked
to
study
the
danger
of
future
tropical
storms.
Specifically,
they
will
investigate
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Scientists
have
recently
been
reporting
that
the
average
temperature
of
the
Earth
has
been
rising,
usually
referred
to
as
'global
warming'.
What
is
the
evidence
for
this
change?
One
piece
of
evidence
could
come
from
patterns
of
snow
(on
land)
and
ice
(either
sea
ice
floating
on
the
oceans
or
glaciers
on
land)
on
the
Earth
-
if
the
snow
and
ice
are
disappearing,
it
would
indicate
rising
average
temperatures.
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Water
is
one
of
Earth's
most
unique
and
valuable
resources.
Thus,
the
distribution
of
water
on
Earth
is
a
very
important
factor
in
the
evaluation
of
global
climate
and
its
impact
on
life.
In
this
lesson,
students
will
use
historical
satellite
data
to
examine
precipitable
water
--
a
measure
of
the
water
available
in
the
atmosphere
from
evaporation
(in
the
form
of
water
vapor).
They
will
then
compare
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Students
will
make
predictions
by
linking
current
scientific
satellite
data
to
concerns
about
global
climate
change.
Using
maps
of
sea
surface
temperature
(SST)
and
ocean
surface
winds,
students
will
learn
how
differential
heating
of
Earth
results
in
circulation
patterns
in
the
atmosphere
and
oceans
that
globally
distribute
the
heat.
Students
will
learn
the
relationship
between
the
rotation
of
Earth
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Back
in
the
days
of
Christopher
Columbus,
voyages
made
across
bodies
of
water
were
dependent
upon
winds
and
currents
to
drive
the
sailing
ships.
Thus
good
navigation
routes
were
often
determined
by
prevailing
weather
conditions
such
as
the
Trade
Winds,
and
then
discovered
by
explorers.
In
this
lesson,
students
will
explore
the
wind
climatology
for
the
Atlantic
Ocean
basin
(as
determined
by
satellite
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