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The Earth Scientist - From Satellites to Your Backyard

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Water Cycle, Weather and Climate, Technology, Satellites, Remote Sensing

Type:

Article

Audience:

Informal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8

Summary:

In this article from the summer 2024 edition of The Earth Scientist, learn about NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement mission and the many tools and resources it offers for understanding Earth's water cycle and weather.

GPM's 10 Year Anniversary

Primary Topic:

Technology

Type:

Basic Page

Summary:

We will celebrate this ten-year anniversary of NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement Mission throughout 2024 with special events and opportunities.

My NASA Data - Data Literacy Cubes

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Remote Sensing, Data

Type:

Interactive

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, K - 5, General

Summary:

Using the My NASA Data Literacy Cubes will enhance students exploration of graphs, maps, and datasets to enrich their observations and inferences. The cubes offer an interactive and engaging way for participants to explore graphs, maps, and datasets.

OLYMPEX Advanced Data Analysis Exercise

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Precipitation, Earth Systems, Weather, Remote Sensing, STEM Careers, Data, Societal Applications

Type:

Interactive

Audience:

Formal, 9 - 12

Standards:

ESS3.D

Keywords:

OLYMPEX, ground validation, data analysis, graphing

Summary:

This data exercise has students look up precipitation ground data and satellite data for a site in Washington State and do a comparison using a data table and a graph. The activity is expected to take about 45 minutes.

Ground Validation and OLYMPEX Webquest – Elementary Version

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Precipitation, Water Properties, STEM Careers, Data, Societal Applications, Freshwater Resources

Type:

Interactive

Audience:

Formal, K - 5

Standards:

ESS2.A, ESS2.D

Keywords:

OLYMPEX, ground validation, rain gauge, radar, airborne instruments, rain shadow

Summary:

You will learn how we measure rain and snow from the ground and from space using satellites, and why we need to check the data using ground validation. This particularly relates to the OLYMPEX Field Campaign.

Ground Validation and OLYMPEX Webquest

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Precipitation, Remote Sensing, STEM Careers, Data, Freshwater Resources

Type:

Interactive

Audience:

Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS2.C, ESS2.D

Keywords:

OLYMPEX, ground validation, rain gauge, radar, airborne instruments

Summary:

You will learn how we measure precipitation from the ground and from space using satellites, and why we need to do ground validation of the satellite data. You will also learn about the OLYMPEX Field Campaign.

Water Falls: Getting the Big Picture

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Water Cycle, Precipitation, Weather, Climate, Satellites, Remote Sensing, Data

Type:

Video

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, Formal, General

Standards:

ESS2.D, ETS2.A

Keywords:

active sensing, passive sensing

Summary:

The second spinoff video for the Science on a Sphere film "Water Falls." This video looks at the uses and advantages of remote sensing.

GPM in a Minute

http://pmm.nasa.gov/extreme-weather/first-2015-tropical-storm-forms-eastern-pacific

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Satellites, Launch Vehicle, STEM Careers

Type:

Video

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, General

Standards:

ETS2.A, ETS2.B

Keywords:

NASA Goddard, Tanegashima Space Center, engineering, testing, GPM Core Observatory

Summary:

A time-lapse video that shows the assembly and testing of the GPM Core Observatory satellite in one minute.

First Data from GPM

http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=11784

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Precipitation, Weather and Climate, Weather, Tropical Cyclones, Satellites, Data

Type:

Video

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General

Standards:

ESS2.D, ESS3.D, ETS2.A

Keywords:

GPM Core Observatory, JAXA, GMI, DPR

Summary:

NASA and JAXA released the first images captured by their newest Earth-observing satellite, the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory, which launched into space Feb. 27, 2014.