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Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Analyzing Plate Motion Using EarthScope GPS Data
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Earth & Space Science, Earth's ResourcesDATA: EarthScope GPS Data. TOOLS: Spreadsheet, Google Maps. SUMMARY: Learn how GPS monuments make precise measurements of Earth'...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Analyzing Populations with Maps (Retired)
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Professional Development, ScienceNOTE: This chapter was retired from the EET collection after CIESIN's US-Mexico Demographic Data Viewer became unavailable. The ...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Analyzing the Antarctic Ozone Hole
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, Weather, Climate & AtmosphereDATA: Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) Images. TOOLS: ImageJ, Spreadsheet. SUMMARY: Animate and explore 10 years of South...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Annotating Change in Satellite Images
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources and 2 additional..DATA: Landsat Images. TOOL: ImageJ. SUMMARY: Examine time-series images that show landuse changes in China. Produce a map docume...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Are Our Cities Warming the Earth?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional DevelopmentDATA: GLOBE Program Surface Temperature. TOOL: My World GIS. SUMMARY: Explore the urban heat island effect using student collect...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Climate History from Deep Sea Sediments
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Current Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's ResourcesDATA: Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Core Data. TOOL: Virtual Ocean. SUMMARY: Locate potential core, log, and seismic ...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Cool Cores Capture Climate Change
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Current Science, Ecology & EcosystemsDATA: ANDRILL Sediment Core Data. TOOL: Paleontological Stratigraphic Interval Construction and Analysis Tool (PSICAT). SUMMARY:...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Creating Custom Map Images of Earth and Other Worlds
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Earth & Space Science, Our Solar SystemDATA: Planetary images and geodesy data. TOOL: UNAVCO's Jules Verne Voyager Map Server. SUMMARY: Generate maps of Earth or any o...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Detecting El Niño in Sea Surface Temperature Data
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Weather, Climate & AtmosphereDATA: Sea Surface Temperature (SST) TOOL: My World GIS - Examine 15 years of SST data from the Pacific Marine Environmental Labo...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Envisioning Climate Change Using a Global Climate Model
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Current Science, Science and 2 additional..DATA: NASA/GISS Model II Global Climate Model. TOOL: Educational Global Climate Modeling Suite (EdGCM). SUMMARY: Run climate mod...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Evidence for Plate Tectonics
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Earth & Space Science, Science, Earth's Resources and 2 additional..DATA: Sea Floor Age, Volcano and Earthquake Distributions TOOL: My World GIS - Identify relationships among sea-floor age, earth...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Exploring Air Quality in Aura NO<sub>2</sub> Data
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Earth & Space Science, Earth's ResourcesDATA: NASA Aura nitrogen dioxide data. TOOL: Google Earth. SUMMARY: Learn about photochemical smog. Explore the relationships am...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Exploring and Animating GOES Images
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere and 2 additional..DATA: GOES Weather Images TOOL: ImageJ - Transform a time series of GOES images into an animation. Plot a storm track and determ...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Exploring Characteristics of Wetlands
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's ResourcesDATA: Worldwide Wetlands Inventory. TOOL: Ramsar International Wetlands Data Gateway. SUMMARY: Learn about wetlands around the w...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Exploring Monsoon Precipitation and Streamflow in a Semi-Arid Watershed
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Earth & Space Science, Earth's ResourcesDATA: Precipitation, streamflow, and topographic data TOOLS: Google Earth & My World GIS - Explore a semi-arid watershed in Ariz...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Exploring NCAR Climate Change Data Using GIS
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Environmental IssuesDATA: NCAR Climate Change Scenarios. TOOL: ArcGIS. SUMMARY: Calculate summer average temperatures during the growing season (Jun...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Exploring Regional Differences in Climate Change
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Current Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Weather, Climate & AtmosphereDATA: Climate Model Predictions TOOLS: EOS-Webster, Spreadsheet application - Produce and analyze graphs to compare climate pred...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Exploring Seafloor Topography
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Earth & Space Science, Earth's ResourcesDATA: Digital Elevation Model Data TOOL: GeoMapApp - Explore a timeline about how we have learned about the oceans. Construct a ...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: How Permanent is Permafrost?
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Professional DevelopmentDATA: NSIDC Permafrost Extent, NASA GISS Surface Temperature, Siberian Arctic Soil and Borehole Temperature TOOLS: Google Earth ...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Investigating Climate Change Using Observed Temperature Data
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Professional DevelopmentDATA: Historic temperature data from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). TOOL: Spreadsheet. SUMMARY: Download, import, and...Views: 0Favorites: 0