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	Earth Observatory: Reference
		NASA provides a unique vantage point from space that is the only way to effectively study global scale phenomena and to understand local, regional and global-scale changes in their larger context.
		The mission of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) is to develop a scientific understanding of the Earth system and its response to natural and human-induced changes to enable improved prediction of climate, weather, and natural hazards for present and future generations.
		NASA and its affiliated agencies and research institutions developed a series of research satellites that have enabled scientists to test new remote sensing technologies that have advanced scientific understanding of both chemical and physical changes in the atmosphere.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Library (4898 words)

	Educational Publications
		NASA’s Earth Observing System (EOS) has begun a long-term, comprehensive study of the Earth that is comprised of a series of satellites specially designed to study the complexities of global change, an advanced computer network for distributing scientific data, and international teams of scientists who will study the data.
		NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS) Aura satellite is a NASA mission whose purpose is to study the Earth's ozone, air quality and climate.
		NASA provides a unique vantage point from space that is the only effective way to study global scale phenomena and to understand local, regional and global-scale changes in their larger context.
	eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov /eos_homepage/for_educators/educational_publications.php (4330 words)

	EO Library: The Water Cycle
		As a vital substance that sets the Earth apart from the rest of the planets in our solar system, water is a necessary ingredient for the development and nourishment of life.
		Water is everywhere on Earth and is the only known substance that can naturally exist as a gas, liquid, and solid within the relatively small range of air temperatures and pressures found at the Earth's surface.
		In all, the Earth's water content is about 1.39 billion cubic kilometers (331 million cubic miles) and the vast bulk of it, about 96.5%, is in the global oceans.
	eob.gsfc.nasa.gov /Library/Water (442 words)

	NASA's Solar System Exploration: Planets: Earth: Overview
		Earth, our home planet, is the only planet in our solar system known to harbor life - life that is incredibly diverse.
		For instance, Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the fifth largest in the solar system.
		Earth's diameter is just a few hundred kilometers larger than that of Venus.
	solarsystem.nasa.gov /planets/profile.cfm?Object=Earth&Display=Overview (199 words)

	Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Earth
		A new tool from the U.S. Geological Survey uses NASA satellite data to depict changes to Earth's surface over the past 30 years.
		JPL will participate in a NASA summer study of a largely unexplored region of Earth's atmosphere that has implications for climate change and atmospheric ozone.
		NASA's future Orbiting Carbon Observatory mission will collect precise global measurements of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere and revolutionizing our understanding of the global carbon cycle.
	www.jpl.nasa.gov /earth (318 words)

	Technology & Science News: NASA Earth Observatory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
		A NASA study is offering new insight into how the Earth's water cycle might be influenced by global change.
		NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are studying the effects of Charley as part of a cooperative research project on coastal change.
		The high heat that accompanied the recent drought was the underlying cause of death for millions of pinyon pines throughout the Southwest, according to new research.
	news.jdwebpages.com /nasa-earth-observatory.php (1124 words)

	NASA Earth Science Enterprise
		The NASA QuikTOMS ozone monitoring satellite launched on September 21st was lost due to the failure of the commercial launch vehicle purchased by the Agency to deliver the payload into orbit.
		EARTH SCIENCE WEEK is celebrated annually during the second week of October to increase public awareness and understanding of the Earth sciences and to give people of all ages the opportunity to discover the connection between their lives and the Earth.
		The focus for the NASA Aqua satellite (formerly EOS PM) is the multidisciplinary study of the Earth's interrelated processes (atmosphere, oceans, and land-surface) and their relationship to Earth system changes.
	www.earth.nasa.gov /education/edreports/eseedsep01.html (3051 words)

	Top Story - BLACK CARBON CONTRIBUTES TO DROUGHTS AND FLOODS IN CHINA - Sept. 26, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
		A new NASA climate study has found that large amounts of fl carbon (soot) particles and other pollutants are causing changes in precipitation and temperatures over China and may be at least partially responsible for the tendency toward increased floods and droughts in those regions over the last several decades.
		Using the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies climate computer model, and aerosol data from 46 ground stations in China, Menon and Hansen conducted four sets of computer simulations to monitor the effects of fl carbon on the hydrologic cycle over China and India.
		This image, derived from the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) climate computer model, and aerosol data from 46 ground stations in China, shows the decrease in solar energy reaching the ground (in fl) during the summer months (June, July and August).
	www.gsfc.nasa.gov /topstory/20020822blackcarbon.html (1315 words)

	science@nasa - Science Education
		We are committed to utilizing our resources to foster the broad involvement of the Earth and space science communities in education and public outreach (EPO) with the goal of enhancing the nation's formal education system and contributing to the broad public understanding of science, mathematics and technology.
		The Earth Explorers Series is a monthly series that will introduce you to NASA Earth Explorers, young and old, with a variety of backgrounds and interests.
		The NASA Science Education Program sponsors educational activities at all levels of education to provide opportunities for learners to investigate their world and universe using unique NASA resources.
	science.hq.nasa.gov /education/index.html (682 words)

	NASA's Earth Observation System Data Information System
		For example, the state of Ohio has begun using NASA remote sensing data to monitor reclamation of strip mining sites, a task for which the state does not have enough personnel to perform on-site inspections.
		NASA released Version 0 of the EOSDIS to the general public in 1994.
		Kevin Schaefer is with NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC.
	www.asis.org /Bulletin/Apr-95/schaefer.html (1797 words)

	Goddard Space Flight Center - Earth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
		The information resident at the GES DAAC, processed from several of NASAs most significant Earth observing missions, is publicly available courtesy of the NASA Earth Science Enterprise, Earth Science Directorate, and Earth Science Data and Information Systems Project.
		Earth Imagery - The Earth Sciences Directorate has a wealth of Earth imagery for you to browse, search and download.
		Earth Sciences Education Portal - Bringing NASA Earth Science research into the classroom.
	www.gsfc.nasa.gov /earth.html (316 words)

	NASA: TERRA (EOS AM-1)
		Terra is a multi-national, multi-disciplinary mission involving partnerships with the aerospace agencies of Canada and Japan.
		Managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, the mission also receives key contributions from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Langley Research Center.
		NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center.
	terra.nasa.gov (403 words)

	Earth Observatory: Experiments
		ICE is a java applet with several modes for analysing remote sensing data, including color image composites with multiple wavelengths, display of time series, mathematical functions between multiple datasets, and analysis tools such as scatterplots and histograms.
		These twelve activities, using Quicktime movies and 3-D snapshots of Earth, allow students and educators to observe our planet's patterns of change, over time and space, and to think critically about what might be the causes and effects of those changes.
		The Event-Based Science (EBS) Project is working with a grant from NASA and scientists from the Goddard Space Flight Center to produce remote sensing activities that are tied directly to EBS modules.
	eobadmin.gsfc.nasa.gov /Laboratory (683 words)

	NASA Earth Science Enterprise Education Program Update
		NASA's Earth Science Enterprise offers a wide range of education programs, and is committed to implement a set of successful, formal education activities at NASA Headquarters and the Field Centers.
		NASA announces the solicitation of research proposals to conduct scientific investigations in the Earth sciences discipline of precipitation science and related tropical energetics in connection with the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) launched in November 1997.
		The Earth Observatory is a new, general public Webzine documenting the data and new science resulting from NASA Earth science research.
	science.hq.nasa.gov /education/edreports/eseedjuly99.html (3851 words)

	Earthshine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
		The Earth's climate depends on the net sunlight deposited on the globe, which is critically sensitive to the Earth's albedo.
		To make a systematic determination of the the Earth's albedo, a groundbased earthshine observing project, supported by NASA, was re-started at Big Bear Solar Observatory in the summer of 1998.
		The data are analyzed to obtain the Earth's albedo from the ratio of the earthshine intensity to the moonshine intensity.
	www.bbso.njit.edu /Research/EarthShine (214 words)

	Earth Observatory: Experiments
		ICE is a java applet with several modes for analysing remote sensing data, including color image composites with multiple wavelengths, display of time series, mathematical functions between multiple datasets, and analysis tools such as scatterplots and histograms.
		These twelve activities, using Quicktime movies and 3-D snapshots of Earth, allow students and educators to observe our planet's patterns of change, over time and space, and to think critically about what might be the causes and effects of those changes.
		The Event-Based Science (EBS) Project is working with a grant from NASA and scientists from the Goddard Space Flight Center to produce remote sensing activities that are tied directly to EBS modules.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Laboratory (614 words)

	HobbySpace - Eyes in the Sky
		NASA's Earth from Space is one of the most fun of the image databases.
		NASA and the USGS recently posted a collection of some of the most stunning earth shots under the Earth as Art title.
		TERRA is the first of a new generation of NASA Earth Observation spacecraft that bring powerfull new imaging systems to examine the earth.
	www.hobbyspace.com /SatEyes/index.html (3003 words)

	NASA Earth Observatory
		The Earth Observatory Website will be off-line on Saturday, June 2, 2007, for network maintenance.
		Climate Change, Permafrost Thaw Alter Emissions (August 8) Rising atmospheric temperatures are accelerating rates of permafrost thaw in northern regions, which can have complex impacts on greenhouse gas fluxes from wetlands in the area.
		To fully utilize all of the functionality of the Earth Observatory, it is recommended that you use at least a version 4.0 compatible browser.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov (104 words)

	NASA Earth Science Enterprise
		The NASA ESE Education Update is a free monthly email newsletter describing the latest news, programs, events, and resources related to NASA's Earth science education program.
		NASA’s ESE is sponsoring this workshop, which will introduce teachers to modeling concepts, state-of-the-art Earth system models used by scientists, as well as training on models that can be used in the classroom to explore Earth system concepts.
		Earth Science by Design, created by TERC and the American Geological Institute, is a program of professional development for middle school teachers of Earth science.
	www.earth.nasa.gov /education/edreports/eseedfeb03.html (3242 words)

	NASA's Earth Observatory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
		MISSION The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide a freely-accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet.
		Any and all materials published on the Earth Observatory are freely available for re-publication or re-use, except where copyright is indicated.
		We encourage Earth scientists and science writers from all NASA centers, as well as all agencies and universities affiliated with NASA's Earth Science Enterprise, to submit articles and/or images for publication on the Earth Observatory.
	gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov /records/Earth_Observatory-02.html (171 words)

	Earth Screen Saver for Windows
		The Earth screen saver displays an image of the Earth as currently illuminated by the Sun, from a variety of viewpoints.
		The images are generated based on the cloudless Earth databases created by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from the MODIS instrument onboard the Terra satellite.
		The image of the Earth by night is based on nine months of observation by the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
	www.fourmilab.ch /earthscr (487 words)

	SORCE
		Solar radiation is the dominant, direct energy input into the terrestrial ecosystem; and it affects all physical, chemical, and biological processes.
		Data obtained by the SORCE experiment will be used to model the Sun's output and to explain and predict the effect of the Sun's radiation on the Earth's atmosphere and climate.
		The SORCE spacecraft launched on January 25, 2003 on a Pegasus XL launch vehicle to provide NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) with precise measurements of solar radiation.
	lasp.colorado.edu /sorce (475 words)

	Earth Observatory Newsroom: Blue Marble Next Generation
		In celebration of the deployment of its Earth Observing System, NASA is pleased to share the newest in its series of stunning Earth images, affectionately named the “Blue Marble.” This new Earth imagery enhances the Blue Marble legacy by providing a detailed look at an entire year in the life of our planet.
		From a computer processing standpoint, the major improvement is the development of a new technique for allowing the computer to automatically recognize and remove cloud-contaminated or otherwise bad data—a process that was previously done manually.
		The Blue Marble: Next Generation is a series of images that show the color of the Earth’s surface for each month of 2004 at very high resolution (500 meters/pixel) at a global scale.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/BlueMarble (1012 words)

	eoPortal directory resources of Earth observation
		ACRIMSAT is a NASA funded minisatellite mission to...
		GP-B is a NASA fundamental gravitational physics m...
		SEASAT (or SEASAT-A) is a pioneering Earth observa...
	directory.eoportal.org /res_p1_Earthobservation.html (1027 words)

	Revolution in Earth and Space Science Education - NASA Earth Observatory
		The site is dedicated to Earth science, providing the latest news, information and satellite imagery about our home planet.
		It offers a rich variety of reference materials on all aspects of Earth and space science, including remote sensing, geoscience pioneers and NASA missions.
		Subscribe to Earth Observatory, which is free, and receive a weekly e-mail announcing the latest images and news culled from NASA satellites, encompassing the full scope of Earth and space science.
	www.earthscienceedrevolution.org /exemplars/nasaearthob.cfm (189 words)

	TRW Ships NASA's Aqua Earth Observatory to Vandenberg AFB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
		Aqua, the latest in the Earth Observing System (EOS) series, will collect measurements of rainfall, snow, sea ice, temperature, humidity, vegetation, soil moisture and clouds as part of NASA's long-term, coordinated research study of changes in the global environment.
		With Aqua's mission success as their primary focus, TRW and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center have combined their extensive experience developing science spacecraft to produce a highly capable observatory." Aqua is a member of TRW's T-300 spacecraft family, designed to provide low-jitter, precision pointing and longevity for scientific and remote sensing payloads.
		TRW is also building a sibling to Aqua, called Aura, which will study the Earth's ozone, air quality and climate with an entirely different instrument suite.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-25-2002/0001675596&EDATE= (396 words)

	Earth Observatory: Missions
		Astronaut photography of Earth from the first space flights in the 1960s helped form the foundation for the remote sensing technologies that followed.
		Earth scientists will move a step closer to a full understanding of the Sun's energy output when NASA launches the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) satellite on January 25, 2003.
		SORCE will be equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /MissionControl (692 words)

	NASA Observatory Confirms Black Hole Limits
		Astronomers Find Evidence For Tens Of Thousands Of Black Holes (January 11, 2005) -- UCLA astronomers present the first evidence that tens of thousands of fl holes are orbiting the monstrous fl hole at the center of the Milky Way, 26,000 light years...
		NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., manages the Chandra program for the Space Mission Directorate, Washington.
		The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls science and flight operations from the Chandra X-ray Center in Cambridge, Mass.
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2005/02/050222195058.htm (768 words)

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