Browse Satellites Resources

Browse Satellites Resources

Predicting Earth's Climate with NASA Data

IMERG average precipitation map
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Earth Systems, Climate, Satellites, Data, Forecasting
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Outreach, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, K - 5
Summary: 
A collection of resources exploring how NASA satellites like GPM can help monitor and predict Earth's climate.

Sea Level Rise iQuest

Illustration of sea level rise and building sea walls.
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Earth Systems, Weather and Climate, Climate, Human Impact, Satellites
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, General
Standards: 
ESS3.B, ESS3.C
Summary: 
In this IQuest, you will explore resources to help you learn about the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, the science behind sea level rise, and the STEM related careers of several of the scientists and engineers involved with this effort.

2020 Hurricane Season StoryMap

GPM overpass of Hurricane Lane
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Weather, Tropical Cyclones, Satellites, Data
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General
Keywords: 
hurricanes, tropical storms, hurricane season
Summary: 
Learn all about hurricanes, the most violent storms on Earth, and how NASA uses satellites to study and understand these storms.

Water Falls: Getting the Big Picture

Water Falls - Getting the Big Picture.vtt
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.

Beautiful Earth: Snow

Beautiful Earth: Snow
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Hydrologic Cycle, Precipitation, Water & Life, Climate, Satellites, Launch Vehicle, Data, Freshwater Resources, Forecasting
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.D, ESS3.A, ESS3.D, ETS2.A, ETS2.B
Keywords: 
GPM, snow
Summary: 
GPM Application Science Lead, Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum, explains how GPM observes snow, and the importance of understanding snow characteristics and distribution in a changing climate.

Beautiful Earth: Floods and Landslides

Beautiful Earth: Floods and Landslides
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Climate, Satellites, Floods, Landslides, Forecasting, World Health
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.C, ESS3.B, ESS3.D, ETS2.A, ETS2.B
Keywords: 
GPM, soil, extreme events
Summary: 
GPM Application Science Lead, Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum, explains how landslides and floods occur, and how satellite imagery is used in understanding these disasters.

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.

The Data Downpour

https://twitter.com/kevinkusatsu
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Weather, Satellites, Remote Sensing, Data
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General
Standards: 
ESS2.C, ESS2.D
Keywords: 
global rain map, data processing, constellation
Summary: 
A video describing how the GPM constellation turns observed radiances and reflectivities of global precipitation into data products.

Hurricanes

TRMM image of hurricane Soulik
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Water Cycle, Precipitation, Earth Systems, Satellites
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Formal, 6 - 8
Keywords: 
hurricanes, tropical cyclones, natural hazards
Summary: 
In this lesson, students will learn about hurricanes as a natural hazard. They will learn about technologies that have been developed to mitigate their devastating effects.

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