1. AccessData 2007 Team AmericaView
Team Facilitator: Rick Landenberger – Education/Outreach
Larry Biehl – Knowledge of Data/Tool Development
Todd Ensign – Education/Outreach/Curriculum Development
Mary O’Neill – Education/Outreach
Mary Jo Alfano – Curriculum Development
Christine Sommers-Austin – Education/Outreach/Review

2. Dust, Smoke, and Fire: an Introduction to NASA Earth Observations
Datasets utilized:
Blue Marble Next Generation, true color (Terra MODIS)
Aerosol Optical Thickness/Depth (Terra MODIS)
Carbon Monoxide (Terra MOPITT)
Tools utilized:
NASA Earth Observations (NEO)
Going Further: Google Earth
Why?
CO is a precursor of “smog” and O3, and slows cleansing
Aerosols can be irritants, affect precip patterns, atmospheric temp

3. September 2005 Aerosol Optical Thickness, Carbon Monoxide
GOALS –
1.Learn NEO interface
2. Explore relationships between aerosol optical thickness and carbon monoxide.
Case Study –
Students explore imagery for evidence of a large fire, a dust storm, and anthropogenic pollution, and learn how to systematically analyze patterns to draw conclusions…
(1) Fire in Central South America
(2) Dust storm in Africa
(3) Smog in China