The CERES S’COOL Project: Bringing Cloud Science and Satellite Data to the K-12 Classroom National Aeronautics and Space Administration Seminar to NOAA, Feb. 23, 2009 Dr. Lin H. Chambers, NASA Langley Research Center

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 2 Objectives Present the S’COOL Project Explore potential synergies between NASA and NOAA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 3 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.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 4 Long-Lasting Project Jan. 13, th anniversary of S’COOL Global Cloud Observation Day

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 5 S’COOL Website - School-Based participation Roving Observers International Regular Updates

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 6 For Participants - Fixed Sites

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 7 When to Observe: Terra/Aqua Overpass Time varies each day Observation window is +/- 15 minutes

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 8 1-page form Earth System observation includes: – Sky – Surface – Near-surface air – Open-ended comments What to Observe

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 9 Database Exploration Interactive web access to observation database

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 10 Friendly Visualization Browse reports Or Download spreadsheet file for analysis Ties to A-Train satellites CERES cloud retrieval

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 11 Active Interaction Auto- notification when satellite data match a ground report.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 12 Educational Data Analysis

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 13 Educational Data Analysis - II

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 14 S’COOL Learning Materials

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 15 S’COOL Data Analysis - S. Houser, J. Madigan

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 16 S’COOL Data Analysis - S. Houser, J. Madigan

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 17 S’COOL Data Analysis - S. Houser, J. Madigan

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 18 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

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 19 Terra - SSF Total events = 496 Total events = 102 Total events = 337 S’COOL Data Analysis - S. Houser, J. Madigan

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 20 S’COOL Obs for Aqua – SSF Matches (total=11347) Persistent Contrails Reported1124 Only Contrails (no cirrus)338 Only Cirrus (no contrails)6384 Either Contrails or Cirrus Reported7519 High Level Clouds

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 21 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

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 22 New to S’COOL: Roving Observations

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 23 New to S’COOL: Roving Observations

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 24 A True S’COOL Rover The Around the Americas Project (Pacific Science Center): An Educational Adventure to Protect Our Ocean Home June 2009 To June 2010

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 25 NASA - NOAA Connections Future CERES instruments (?) Other - TBD?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 26 SignOffPage