NASA and Ocean Literacy. NASA Studies the Oceans?

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NASA and Ocean Literacy

NASA Studies the Oceans?

Seasat - The First Ocean Satellite 1978 Seasat - The First Ocean Satellite 1978

El Nino - Bigger Than We Thought AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature

Sea-surface heights January 1998 Sea-surface heights January 1998 Sea-surface heights January 1999 Sea-surface heights January 1999 TOPEX

SeaWiFS & Ocean Color Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) Jan. 2002

Aqua – AMSR: Katrina Approaches New Orleans Warm water intensifies hurricane strength

TRMM - Katrina Strengthens Over the Caribbean

QuikSCAT Ocean Surface Winds and Hurricanes Hazardous weather events over the oceans predicted 6-12 hours earlier

Aquarius - More Measurements in 1 Month Than History

NASA Contribution to Ocean Literacy Research that touches lives High quality imagery Working with ISC as partners

Behold, A Whirlwind Came: The Science of Tracking Hurricanes HurricanesA Tour of the Cryosphere

NASA Informal Education Highlights Informative web sites NASA Oceanography Earth Observatory NEO Visible Earth Earth Explorer Institutes: Building community and expertise MATE ROV competition at JSC – June 2006

NASA’s View of Earth

Oceans From Space - It’s a NASA Thing

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