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Monitoring Floods and Fires During the Summer of 2011

Monitoring Floods and Fires During the Summer of 2011
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Technology, Satellites, Remote Sensing, Floods
Type: 
Image
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal, General
Standards: 
ESS3.B, ESS3.C
Keywords: 
storms, drought, floods, natural disasters, fires
Summary: 
See Landsat images before and after these natural disasters.

EROS Image of the Week: Natural Disasters

Example of natural disaster image
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Human Impact, Satellites, Floods, Landslides
Type: 
Website
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Keywords: 
USGS
Standards: 
ESS3.B, ESS3.C
Summary: 
View before and after images of natural disasters and human impact in various locations around the world.

Using Satellites to Track Water

Using Satellites to Track Water
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Technology, STEM Careers, Floods, Freshwater Resources
Type: 
Article
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal
Standards: 
ESS3.A, ESS3.B
Keywords: 
hydrology
Summary: 
Faisal Hossain, a civil and environmental engineering professor at Tennessee Technological University, uses NASA satellite data to help Bangladeshi authorities monitor their water resources and prepare for water-related disasters.

Water Vapor Animation

Screenshot from water vapor animation
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Earth Systems, Climate, Energy Cycle
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.D
Keywords: 
water vapor, clouds, heat, latent heat
Summary: 
Water vapor - and with it energy - is carried around the globe by weather systems. This satellite image shows the distribution of water vapor over Africa and the Atlantic Ocean.

Animated Water Cycle

Screenshot from the water cycle animation
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Hydrologic Cycle, Precipitation
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal, K - 5
Standards: 
ESS2.C
Keywords: 
rain, water storage, clouds, vapor
Summary: 
This flash animation takes viewers through four aspects of the water cycle: rain, water storage, vapor, and clouds.

Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

Imagery of climate change including wildfires, dry land, and a hurricane from space
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Climate, Human Impact, Societal Applications
Type: 
Website
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal
Keywords: 
climate change, greenhouse gases, sea level
Standards: 
ESS3.C, ESS3.D
Summary: 
View the latest data on the vital signs of the planet, including arctic sea ice levels, carbon dioxide, sea levels, global temperature and land ice.

EarthKAM - Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students

EarthKAM thumbnail
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Remote Sensing, STEM Careers
Type: 
Website
Audience: 
Outreach, Formal, 6 - 8
Keywords: 
International Space Station, Earth observing
Standards: 
ESS3.C
Summary: 
An educational outreach program allowing middle school students to take pictures of our Earth from a digital camera on board the International Space Station. Educators must register in order to participate in EarthKAM missions and request photos of Earth.

Global Precipitation Measurement Constellation

Thumbnail for GPM Constellation vidoe
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Satellites, Remote Sensing
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, 9 - 12
Standards: 
ESS2.C
Keywords: 
GPM Constellation, GPM Core Observatory, orbits, NPP, JAXA, CNES, GCOM-W1, Megha-Tropiques
Summary: 
Animation that demonstrates the global coverage of the GPM Constellation of satellites.

Create a Sphere with Precipitation Climatology

Thumbnail for the create a sphere resource
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Climate
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Outreach, General
Keywords: 
climatology, globe, TRMM data
Summary: 
An activity in which students will cut and fold paper to create a 3D sphere which displays precipitation climatology.

Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar Arrives at Goddard

A NASA engineer removing the DPR from its shipping container
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Remote Sensing, STEM Careers
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, General
Standards: 
ESS2.A
Keywords: 
DPR, radar, Goddard Space Flight Center, JAXA
Summary: 
Engineers from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. oversee the arrival and unpacking of the dual-frequency Precipitation Radar.

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