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Investigating the Climate System: Energy Cycle

Investigating the Climate System: Energy Cycle

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Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Earth Systems, Energy Cycle

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convection, greenhouse gasses, radiate, latent heat, albedo

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A downloadable PDF lesson plan which explores Earth's energy cycle.

What is a Hurricane, Typhoon, or Tropical Cyclone?

Tropical cyclone viewed from above

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Weather, Tropical Cyclones

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Informal, General

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tropical cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons

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Teaches about what a tropical cyclone is, and how "Hurricane", "Typhoon", and "Cyclone" are all different words for the same phenomena.

Flying Through Hurricanes with Robbie Hood

Robbie Hood in an airplane

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Tropical Cyclones, STEM Careers, Forecasting

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Informal, Formal, General

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hurricane, storm severity, precipitation, clouds

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This month's NASA Earth Explorer explains what it's like to be face-to-face with one of nature's most powerful storms.

Unmanned NASA Storm Sentinels set for Hurricane Study

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Weather and Climate, Remote Sensing

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Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, 9 - 12

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airplane, aeronautics, UAV, sensors, hurricanes

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NASA will dispatch two unmanned aircraft equipped with specialized instruments high above tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean basin. These "severe storm sentinels" will investigate the processes that underlie hurricane formation and intensity change.