OMNIWeb: The Ionosphere and Solar Wind
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- Original Source:National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center
Conditions of Use:None Specified
Description
This educational brief provides an overview of the layers of the atmosphere, the effects of the solar wind upon them, and how these effects are mitigated by Earth's magnetic field. It also describes OMNIWeb, an internet-based data retrieval interface for obtaining datasets on solar energetic particles.
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Topics and Grades
Grade: 6 to 12
Topics: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Chemistry, Physics, Science, States of Matter (solids, liquids, gases), Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science
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- Source Materials
- Interactives
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