The goal of this NASA Earth Science Enterprise-funded project is to increase the use of satellite data in high school and college science classrooms by developing classroom materials linked to guided inquiry computer exercises. This Oceanography module is one of four Studying Earth's Environment from Space (SEES) modules. Each module consists of three sections: Class Resources, Computer Lab Resources and a Glossary and Acronym List. Class Resources is an electronic lecture viewable by a Web browser. Computer Lab Resources contains an instructor's guide, data and software. The instructor's guide contains exercises for using the data and software. The public domain software, a version of NIH-Image for the Macintosh that was modified by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center especially for SEES, is for data display, analysis and tutorial of satellite data. The software will also work on Windows machines with a Mac emulator. Image2000, a cross-platform Java version of the software, is expected to be available by the end of the year 2000. Each module section can stand-alone (e.g. you don't have to use the Class Resources in order to complete the Computer Lab Resources). Students and instructors may continue their own scientific discovery by accessing archived and current data from various NASA Earth Science data centers. en DLESE:Physical oceanography DLESE:Technology Oceanography Ocean circulation Image processing, Remote sensing Electromagnetic radiaion Satellite data Atmospheric science, Environmental science Sea surface temperature Elizabeth A. Smith Old Dominion University, Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography lizsmith@ccpo.odu.edu Michael Alfultus United States Coast Guard Academy MAlfultis@cga.uscg.mil Dr Barbara Gage Prince George's Community College Unknown Elizabeth A. Smith Old Dominion University, Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography lizsmith@ccpo.odu.edu National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA)/Goddard Space Flight Center/Earth Sciences Directorate/Scientific and Educational Endeavors helpdesk@see.gsfc.nasa.gov http://see.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html DLESE Program Center Catalog Record Number en ADN (ADEPT/DLESE/NASA Alexandria Digital Earth Prototype/Digital Library for Earth System Education/National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Copyright (c) 2002 UCAR (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research) Terms of use consistent with DLESE (Digital Library for Earth System Education) policy. http://www.ccpo.odu.edu/SEES/ocean/ocean.htm text/html image/gif application/pdf DLESE:Browser:Netscape 4.06 DLESE:Operating system:Macintosh DLESE:Software or plug-in:Adobe Acrobat reader 3.01 DLESE:Other:More specific technical requirements SEE Image. Classroom Resources and the textual portion of the Computer Lab Resources are available via a web browser. The SEE Image software, which is Macintosh based, is required to display and analyze imagery and is available from the site. SEE Image may run on PC's with Macintosh emulation software such as ARDI's Executor. All exercises, software, and images can be downloaded and saved to disk and used off-line. DLESE:High school DLESE:Undergraduate lower division DLESE:Undergraduate upper division DLESE:Data:Remotely sensed dataset DLESE:Learning materials:Computer activity DLESE:Learning materials:Instructor guide DLESE:Learning materials:Module or unit DLESE:Text:Glossary NSES:9-12:Content Standard A Science as Inquiry Standards:Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry NSES:9-12:Content Standard D Earth and Space Science Standards:Energy in the earth system NSES:9-12:Content Standard F Science in Personal and Social Perspectives Standards:Environmental quality NSES:9-12:Content Standard G History and Nature of Science Standards:Nature of scientific knowledge NSES:9-12:Content Standard G History and Nature of Science Standards:Science as a human endeavor NCGE:The World in Spatial Terms:How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information LOM:High DLESE:No There are no copyright restrictions on any of the materials that appear in the modules. If you use any of these materials in publications, please acknowledge NASA as follows: NASA. Studying Earth's Environment From Space. June 2000. ( the date you accessed these materials) http://see.gsfc.nasa.gov/edu/SEES/. Earth DLESE:Unknown -165 105 60 -45 Cataloger supplied Bounding box 4 None because the detailed geometry is a point or polyline or bounding box Cataloger supplied Northeast Pacific Ocean Unknown Bounding box 4 None because the detailed geometry is a point or polyline or bounding box Cataloger supplied Northwest Atlantic Ocean Unknown Bounding box 4 None because the detailed geometry is a point or polyline or bounding box Cataloger supplied Gulf of Mexico Unknown Bounding box 4 None because the detailed geometry is a point or polyline or bounding box Cataloger supplied Indian Ocean Unknown Bounding box 4 None because the detailed geometry is a point or polyline or bounding box Cataloger supplied