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 ... Full description.

This brochure provides an overview of the Aqua spacecraft, instruments, science, and data products 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 ... Full description.

This brochure describes the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite. The first NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) satellite, Terra, was launched on December 18, 1999, carrying five remote sensors. The most comprehensive EOS sensor is MODIS which offers a unique combination of features: it detects a wide spectral range of electromagnetic energy; it takes ... Full description.

The Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP Federation) brings together data and information providers from government agencies, universities, non-profit organizations, and businesses in an effort to make Earth science information available to a broader community. The objective of the Federation is to develop methods that make space-based imagery and related Earth science data easy ... Full description.

This lesson is designed to help students gain knowledge in accessing current weather data and in using the MY NASA DATA Live Access Server (LAS) to specify and download historical satellite data. Students then use the data to examine the relationship between altitude, atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity at a particular location. In this lesson, weather data from ground-based and satellite ... Full description.

This site is specifically designed for teachers, and in addition to a collection of activities, provides links to various sites with water information. These include other Environment Canada sites, other Federal Departments in Canada, Provincial Governments, Agencies, colleges and universities, and International Organizations. The site also offers publications that can be obtained free of charge using ... Full description.

Students will utilize the Internet to take a virtual field trip to visit a glacier and discover what physical effects glaciers have on the land. They will also have the opportunity to virtually visit Vermont and trace the pictorial history of how a whale's fossils were found there. The site also contains a student worksheet for their visual field trip. The site also provides an explanation of the ... Full description.

This poster, one in a four-part series, highlights recent images from select NASA Earth Science spacecraft and showcases related research results. The back gives a brief overview of the science and missions behind NASA's study of ICE. Full description.

This poster, one in a four-part series, highlights recent images from select NASA Earth Science spacecraft and showcases related research results. The back gives a brief overview of the science and missions behind NASA's study of LAND. Full description.

This yearbook includes feature articles illustrating how DAAC data are being used to improve live on Earth. NASA's eight Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAAC) located across the U.S. deliver data that underpin research and understanding of the Earth system. The DAACs distribute science data from both heritage and current NASA satellite missions that include NASA in-situ field campaigns and satellite ... Full description.