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Much of Earth is illuminated at night by city lights. This poster shows a global view of Earth at night, compiled from over 400 satellite images collected during the nighttime phase of the orbit. Includes elementary-secondary activities on the poster backside from Mission Geography (http:/
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This
online
course
in
satellite
meteorology
was
developed
for
middle
and
high
school
science
classes.
There
are
currently
8
modules
in
the
course
with
numerous
hands-on
activities:
1)
An
Introduction
detailing
the
evolution
of
remote
sensing
technology,
2)
Weather
Satellites
and
Orbits,
3)
The
Electromagnetic
Spectrum,
4)
Cloud
Identification,
5)
Satellite
Images,
6)
Satellite
Winds,
7)
Wild
Weather,
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This
contrail
ID
chart
is
a
two-page,
full-color
identification
chart
distributed
as
a
hard
copy
or
Adobe
Acrobat
file
that
is
translated
into
six
languages;
English,
French,
Spanish,
Russian,
Chinese,
and
Arabic.
The
chart
is
intended
as
a
basic
guide
to
observing
contrails
for
scientific
investigations
being
conducted
by
NASA
scientists.
Participants
of
the
program
will
develop
a
clear
understanding
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The
Science
Bulletins
Web
site
-
Earth
-
brings
free,
current
science
to
the
general
public,
informal
learning
centers,
and
classrooms.
The
Earth
Science
Bulletins
present
ongoing
research
and
recent
discoveries
in
the
Earth
sciences.
The
bulletin
has
three
types
of
stories:
features,
data
visualizations,
and
weekly
news
snapshots.
A
video
and
editorial
crew
follows
scientists
into
the
field
to
capture
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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.
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DataSlate
is
a
multi-curricular,
image
visualization
tool
for
students.
It
allows
students
to
easily
and
quickly
maneuver
through
huge
image
data
sets,
overlay
and
compare
images
gathered
over
time,
or
with
different
instruments,
and
observe
historical,
geographical,
geological,
and
environmental
change
or
to
compare
images
of
the
same
area
at
different
wavelengths.
DataSlate
includes
a
CD-ROM
(with
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This
product
is
a
website
developed
to
support
the
GLOBE
Contrail
Protocol.
It
is
a
website
that
contains
the
latest
information
pertaining
to
contrails.
It
includes
the
history
of
contrails,
the
science
behind
contrails,
and
their
importance
to
society.
In
addition,
it
also
contains
examples
of
imagery
available
from
satellite
in
a
contrail
gallery.
It
provides
learning
resources
for
teachers
like
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This
book
of
19
essays,
written
by
leading
Earth
scientists,
provides
insight
into
the
dynamic
processes
that
shape
the
Earth.
The
essays
are
edited
to
reach
educators,
high
school
students,
and
the
general
public
and
are
supported
by
case
studies
describing
a
range
of
current
research
projects
(including
Looking
for
Life
in
Antarctica-and
Mars,
Mapping
Mt.
Rainer,
and
Mapping
Hot
Springs
on
the
Deep
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This module introduces the history of wave theories, basic descriptions of waves and wave motion, and the concepts of wave speed and frequency.
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An introduction to Newton's theories and calculations for Universal Gravitation.
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