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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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Students will use NASA Satellite data to analyze and understand ways of studying photosynthesis from space. They will assume the role of a park ranger at Shenandoah National Park and determine when the plants and trees at their top efficiency by analyzing when the plants are absorbing a majority of the light hitting them (within the photosynthetic range.)
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From
space,
we
can
understand
fires
in
ways
that
are
impossible
from
the
ground.
New
Earth-observing
satellites
capture
the
significant
impact
of
fires
on
our
planet.
In
this
animation
of
fires
around
the
globe
in
2002,
each
red
dot
marks
a
new
fire.
Dots
change
color
to
yellow
after
a
few
days
and
to
black
when
fires
burn
out.
From
brush
fires
in
Africa
to
forest
fires
in
North
America,
satellites
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The High Definition version of the Multisensor Fire Observation animation with audio, text labels and colorbars. -
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This
website
features
the
most
complete
set
of
astronaut
photography
of
Earth
from
the
beginning
of
human
spaceflight
in
the
1960s
to
the
digital
photographs
being
downlinked
daily
from
the
International
Space
Station.
The
underlying
database
includes
over
430,000
records
in
2002,
with
new
data
added
daily.
The
pages
are
maintained
by
the
data
source
at
NASA's
Johnson
Space
Center
and
include
search
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This poster features remote-sensing images from NASA's Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFS). The teaching supplement augments the poster with descriptive summaries of the variety of geophysical phenomena that can be seen in each image. The supplement also includes a glossary of terms and a listing of URLs for additional information.
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This book explains the Earth system using three concepts: 1.The cycles of matter; 2.The flows of energy; and 3.The web of life. It then applies these concepts to real-life problems and issues that affect us and our planet.
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This brochure gives a brief overview of the Earth science research that is being done with data from the instruments onboard NASA's Terra spacecraft. Note: this brochure was produced before the Terra launched; for the most recent information, go to http:/
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This
book
of
19
essays,
written
by
Earth
scientists,
provides
insight
into
the
dynamic
processes
that
shape
the
Earth.
The
essays
are
supported
by
case
studies
describing
a
range
of
research
projects
(including
Looking
for
Life
in
Antarctica-and
Mars,
Mapping
Mt.
Rainer,
and
Mapping
Hot
Springs
on
the
Deep
Ocean
Floor)
and
profiles
of
historically
significant
Earth
scientists
(Including
Inge
Lehmann,
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The
United
States
produces
25%
of
the
world's
wood
output,
and
wood
supports
a
major
segment
of
the
U.S.
industrial
base.
Trees
provide
fiber,
resins,
oils,
pulp,
food,
paper,
pharmaceuticals,
fuel,
many
products
used
in
home
construction,
and
numerous
other
products.
The
use
of
wood
as
a
raw
material
must
consider
production
efficiencies
and
natural
resource
conservation
as
well
as
efficient,
profitable
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This
book
reviews
the
performance
and
effectiveness
of
the
Community
Development
Quotas
(CDQ)
programs
that
were
formed
as
a
result
of
the
Sustainable
Fisheries
Act
of
1996.
The
CDQ
program
is
a
method
of
allocating
access
to
fisheries
to
eligible
communities
with
the
intent
of
promoting
local
social
and
economic
conditions
through
participation
in
fishing-related
activities.
The
book
looks
at
those
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