Description:
The SeaWiFS instrument studies the carbon cycle by observing the world's oceans from space and measuring ocean color. The teaching supplement describes geophysical phenomena represented in the poster's remote sensing images.

Organization:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

URL:
http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/CAMPAIGN_DOCS/OCDST/poster_supplement.html

Contact:
James Acker, acker@daac.gsfc.nasa.gov, Code 902.0, Bldg. 32, Rm. S131, Greenbelt, MD, 20771, Phone: (301) 614-5435; Fax: (301) 614-5268

Cost:
Free

Education Level:
Grades 9-12
Post Secondary

Subject:
Carbon Cycle
Global Environmental Change
Global Warming
Greenhouse Effect
Oceanography - Biological
Remote Sensing

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Curriculum/Instructional Materials
Poster
Brochure

Date Added to teachearth.com:
10/24/01