The CERES S’COOL Project: Bringing Cloud Science and Satellite Data to the K-12 Classroom National...

The CERES S’COOL Project: Bringing Cloud Science and Satellite Data to the K-12 Classroom

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

www.nasa.gov

Seminar to NOAA, Feb. 23, 2009

Dr. Lin H. Chambers, NASA Langley Research Center

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Objectives

• Present the S’COOL Project

• Explore potential synergies between NASA and NOAA

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The CERES S’COOL Project• Began January 1997

• Students' Cloud Observations On-Line

• EPO arm of CERES Project

• Involves school children in real science.

• Provides ground truth measurements to assist in the validation of the CERES instrument.

• Students and scientists

compare the surface- and

space-based observations to

learn more about clouds

and climate.

Chambers et al., June 2003.

Age Distribution of S'COOL Participants

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Long-Lasting Project

• Jan. 13, 2009

• 12th anniversary of S’COOL

• Global Cloud Observation Day

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S’COOL Website - http://scool.larc.nasa.gov

School-Based

participation

Roving Observers

International

Regular Updates

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For Participants - Fixed Sites

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When to Observe: Terra/Aqua Overpass

Time varies each day

Observation window is +/- 15 minutes

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• 1-page form

• Earth System observation includes:

– Sky

– Surface

– Near-surface air

– Open-ended comments

What to Observe

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Database Exploration

Interactiveweb accessto observationdatabase

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Friendly Visualization

Browse reports

Or

Download spreadsheet file for analysis

Ties to A-Train satellites

CERES cloud retrieval

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Active Interaction

Auto-email notification when satellite data match a ground report.

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Educational Data Analysis

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Educational Data Analysis - II

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S’COOL Learning Materials

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S’COOL Data Analysis - S. Houser, J. Madigan

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S’COOL Data Analysis - S. Houser, J. Madigan

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S’COOL Data Analysis - S. Houser, J. Madigan

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Total events = 301

S’COOL Data Analysis - S. Houser, J. Madigan

Terra-SSF Percent Cloud Cover at Upper Levels

Total events = 2288 Total events = 2714

Total events = 974

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Terra - SSFTotal events = 496

Total events = 102

Total events = 337

S’COOL Data Analysis - S. Houser, J. Madigan

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S’COOL Obs for Aqua – SSF Matches (total=11347)

Persistent Contrails Reported 1124

Only Contrails (no cirrus) 338

Only Cirrus (no contrails) 6384

Either Contrails or Cirrus Reported 7519

High Level Clouds

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S’COOL Project Results• > 75,000 observations from 49 countries and all 50

states• 45 % from outside the US• > 2,800 registered participants from 70+ countries

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New to S’COOL: Roving Observationshttp://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/Rover

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New to S’COOL: Roving Observations

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A True S’COOL Rover

http://www.aroundtheamericas.com

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The Around the Americas Project (Pacific Science

Center):An Educational

Adventure to Protect Our Ocean Home

June 2009 To

June 2010

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NASA - NOAA Connections

• Future CERES instruments (?)• Other - TBD?

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