Where is the Ozone Layer?
Students will look at ozone data collected by NOAA at the South Pole with ozonesondes. Students will use ozone data to determine where the ozone layer is in the atmosphere.
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Middle School
Ozone Over Time
One mission of NOAA’s Global Monitoring Laboratory is to monitor the amount of ozone in the stratosphere. Every year in October there is a dramatic decrease of ozone over the South Pole. This is called the Ozone Hole. Today you will look at ozone data from a Dobson Ozone Spectrometer. NOAA has Dobson instruments at many locations around the world. You will be looking at data from the Dobson located at the South Pole.
CO2 by the Numbers
Students will look at carbon dioxide data from NOAA’s observatory on the top of Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
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Collecting Data: CO2
Students will think about how NOAA measures carbon dioxide
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Climate of Your State
How has the climate changed in your state? Has the average temperature increased or decreased? How about record highs or record lows? Does your state receive more or less precipitation than 50 years ago? 100 years ago?
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Layers of the Atmosphere
Students learn about the layers of the atmosphere
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Meet Our Team: Software Engineer Kiley
Meet NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) Team Member Kiley Gray, Software Engineer. Learn what a day in her life is like and how she got to where she is.
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Meet Our Team: Space Weather Forecaster Shawn Dahl
Meet NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) Team Member Shawn Dahl, Forecaster. Learn what a day in his life is like and how he got to where he is.
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Space Weather Impacts: GPS
GPS has changed society. Multiple applications: oil drilling, aviation, precision agriculture, surveying, military operations, emergency response, recreational, and so much more depend on the continuous availability of this vital satellite navigation system. These critical applications rely not only on navigational services provided by GPS, but high accuracy timing as well. Space weather storms can interfere with the high accuracy and availability of GPS leading to erroneous information or even complete loss of GPS capabilities. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center provides critical information on potential interference to GPS applications to end-users around the world.
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Space Weather Impacts: Communications
Effective communication can mean the difference between life and death. There are many different types of technology that contribute to various forms of communication. Some of these technologies can experience significant degradation due to space weather storms. End-users, such as the aviation and emergency response communities can encounter significant impacts on the critical communication assets they depend on. NOAA space weather forecasters provide alerts and warnings to ensure key situational awareness when systems are being impacted, and help operators determine alternatives during space weather disturbances.
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