Location:

International

Description:
S'COOL is a component of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) project of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise. The first CERES instrument was launched in late 1997 to provide global data on clouds. The 2nd and 3rd instruments were launched on the Terra spacecraft in December 1999. S'COOL Project participants make ground truth measurements for the CERES experiment. Ground truth measurements are land-based observations to compare with satellite data for the purpose of improving the satellite results.

Participating classes are asked to make basic weather observations and to record the type and features of clouds in the sky at the time that the satellite passes over their location. Observations are then either entered in an online form, emailed, faxed or mailed to NASA for entry into an online database. Students have access to their results as well as those from other participating schools. Satellite observations for matching times will also be captured so that CERES scientists can evaluate the results and students can compare their observations to the satellite's.

Selected participants will receive some instructional materials, satellite overpass times, and information necessary for reporting results. There is no cost to participate.

URL:
http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/SCOOL

Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LARC)

Cost:
Free

Contact:
Those interested in participating should send email to scool@larc.nasa.gov or write to: Attn: S'COOL, Mail Stop 420, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia 23681-2199 USA. The following information is requested: name of teacher; name of school and grade/age level (minimum of 3rd grade is suggested); postal and email (if available) address; whether or not the class has Internet access; location (city, state and country, as well as latitude and longitude, if known)

Education Level:
Kindergarten-Grade 4
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12

Subject:
Clouds
Remote Sensing

Program type:
Research Program
Student Enrichment

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00