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As
part
of
this
classroom
activity,
students
will
record
and
graph
temperature
data
to
learn
about
the
search
for
water
on
Mars.
Using
models
of
frozen
and
ice-free
"soils"
constructed
from
readily
available
materials
(a
list
is
provided),
they
will
examine
(by
periodically
measuring
temperature
and
graphing
the
results)
how
the
ice
content
of
the
Martian
soil
affects
the
rate
at
which
a
warm
probe
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CRYosphere SYStem in Canada (CRYSYS) provides information on the Earth's cryosphere and its relation to the climate system. Contents include facts about snow, lake ice, sea ice, permafrost, and glaciers and ice caps. A photo gallery offers several images of many cryospheric phenomena.
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This
summary
of
the
Third
Assessment
Report
of
the
Intergovernmental
Panel
on
Climate
Change
was
compiled
to
describe
the
current
state
of
understanding
of
the
climate
system
as
it
was
when
the
document
was
written
in
2001.
It
provides
estimates
of
the
climate
system's
projected
future
evolution
and
the
uncertainties
associated
with
these
projections.
The
report
includes
information
on
expected
changes
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A
phase
diagram
shows
the
preferred
physical
states
of
matter
at
different
temperatures
and
pressures.
This
phase
diagram
shows
these
states
for
water.
Critical
points,
triple
points,
and
ice
phase
processes
are
defined
and
illustrated
as
a
function
of
pressure
and
temperature.
The
diagram
is
accompanied
by
a
set
of
tables
that
give
detailed
thermodynamic
data
for
the
triple
points
and
structural/
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In
this
lesson
plan,
students
will
learn
about
the
potential
threat
posed
by
icebergs,
particularly
the
enormous
icebergs
that
have
broken
away
from
Antarctica's
Ronne
Ice
Shelf.
They
will
research
a
news
article
and
various
web
sites
(links
are
provided)
to
collect
information
about
icebergs,
discuss
what
icebergs
are
and
where
they
are
found,
and
brainstorm
a
list
of
potential
problems
that
could
...
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This
two-part
activity
provides
information
on
seasonal
changes
in
the
mass
balance
of
the
Antarctic
Ice
Sheet.
In
Part
1,
students
use
an
atlas
and
satellite
imagery
to
examine
the
geography
of
the
region
and
identify
seasonal
changes
in
the
boundaries
of
the
ice
sheet.
In
Part
2,
they
will
collect
a
series
of
images
of
the
Antarctic
ice
sheet
covering
a
period
of
several
years,
draw
the
boundaries
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The
majority
of
Ocean
World
is
devoted
to
a
series
of
ten
reference
sections:
coral
reefs,
currents,
El
Nino,
Fisheries,
Ice
Ages,
icebergs,
JASON-1
(a
satellite),
the
role
of
the
ocean
in
weather,
satellites
and
ocean
exploration,
and
waves.
Each
section
culminates
with
an
interactive
quiz,
links
to
sources
of
related
real-time
data,
and
a
list
of
additional
related
links.
Also
available
is
a
set
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Aqua,
Latin
for
water,
is
a
NASA
Earth
Science
satellite
mission
named
for
the
large
amount
of
information
that
the
mission
is
collecting
about
the
Earth's
water
cycle,
including
evaporation
from
the
oceans,
water
vapor
in
the
atmosphere,
clouds,
precipitation,
soil
moisture,
sea
ice,
land
ice,
and
snow
cover
on
the
land
and
ice.
Additional
variables
also
measured
by
Aqua
include
radiative
energy
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This
brochure
describes
the
MODIS
instrument
on
NASA's
Terra
satellite.
The
first
NASA
Earth
Observing
System
(EOS)
satellite,
called
Terra,
was
launched
on
December
18,
1999,
carrying
five
remote
sensors.
The
most
comprehensive
EOS
sensor
is
MODIS,
the
Moderate
Resolution
Imaging
Spectroradiometer.
MODIS
offers
a
unique
combination
of
features:
it
detects
a
wide
spectral
range
of
electromagnetic
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Explore recent images and research results from NASA Earth science missions with this poster depicting how NASA scientists are working to understand the cryosphere (ice). Satellite images, graphs, and pictures complement the fact-filled information. The posters can be ordered from the WWW site above; this site also includes PowerPoint and PDF files with the poster information.
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