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

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

3. 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.

4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 4 Long-Lasting Project Jan. 13, 2009 12th anniversary of S’COOL Global Cloud Observation Day

5. National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 5 S’COOL Website - http://scool.larc.nasa.gov School-Based participation Roving Observers International Regular Updates

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

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

8. 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

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

10. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 22 New to S’COOL: Roving Observations http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/Rover

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

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

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

26. National Aeronautics and Space Administration S’COOL Project 26 SignOffPage