NASA Real World: NASA and the Chesapeake bay

Diagram of an estuary
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS3.A, ESS3.C
Keywords: 
estuary, watershed, LANDSAT, pollution, Chesapeake Bay
Summary: 
Learn how NASA uses Earth observing satellites to monitor conditions in the Chesapeake Bay over time. Information about pollution, eutrophication, land cover and watershed runoff helps water managers enact policies to improve the health of the Bay.
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Video Description: 

Learn how NASA uses Earth observing satellites to monitor conditions in the Chesapeake Bay over time. Information about pollution, eutrophication, land cover and watershed runoff helps water managers enact policies to improve the health of the Bay.

Source: 

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/nasaeclips/search.html?terms=&category=0100

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NASA