Browse Remote Sensing Resources

Browse Remote Sensing Resources

TRMM at 15: The Reign of Rain

TRMM at 15: The Reign of Rain
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Tropical Cyclones, Satellites, Remote Sensing, STEM Careers
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.D, ETS2.A
Keywords: 
TRMM, the tropics
Summary: 
This video celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). Project Scientist Scott Braun looks back at TRMM's legacy and a few of the major scientific milestones the satellite has helped achieved.

Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Earth Systems, Weather and Climate, Energy Cycle, Satellites, Remote Sensing, Data
Type: 
Website
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, General
Keywords: 
energy budget, electromagnetic spectrum, microwaves, infrared
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS3.D, ETS2.A, ETS2.B
Summary: 
Welcome to the Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum. This unique NASA resource on the web, in print, and with companion videos introduces electromagnetic waves, their behaviors, and how scientists visualize these data.

The GLOBE Earth System Poster Learning Activities

Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Weather and Climate, Satellites, Remote Sensing
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS2.D, ESS3.C, ESS3.D, ETS2.B
Keywords: 
climate change, cloud coverage, global data sets, models, infrared radiation
Summary: 
The activities in this guide will help students understand variations in environmental parameters by examining connections among different phenomena measured on local, regional and global scales.

Towers in the Tempest

Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Weather, Tropical Cyclones, Energy Cycle, Remote Sensing
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General
Standards: 
ESS2.A
Keywords: 
hurricanes, hot towers, TRMM, low pressure
Summary: 
'Towers in the Tempest' is a 4.5 minute narrated animation that explains recent scientific insights into how hurricanes intensify. This intensification can be caused by a phenomenon called a 'hot tower'.

Sea Surface Temperature, Salinity and Density

Sea Surface Temperature, Salinity and Density
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Water Properties, Earth Systems, Technology, Remote Sensing, Data
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.C
Keywords: 
sea surface temperature, salinity, density, ocean circulation
Summary: 
The animations in this group show the long-term average sea surface temperature, the long term average sea surface salinity, and the the long term average sea surface density.

NASA Scientists Research Global Precipitation

NASA Scientists Research Global Precipitation
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Climate, Remote Sensing, Data
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.C, ETS2.A
Keywords: 
infrared, microwave, circulation, climatology, GPCP
Summary: 
This animation of global precipitation from the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) cycles through climatology data for each month of the year and then repeats the cycle twice.

Aquarius Ocean Circulation

Aquarius Ocean Circulation
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Water Properties, Weather and Climate, Climate, Satellites, Remote Sensing
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS2.D, ESS3.D
Keywords: 
ocean currents, density, energy cycle, salinity, ocean temperature, climate change, wind
Summary: 
Ocean circulation plays a key role in distributing solar energy and maintaining climate, by moving heat from Earth's equator to the poles. Aquarius salinity data, combined with data from other sensors, will give us a clearer picture of how the ocean works

Our World: Monitoring the Earth's Climate with CERES

CERES Thumbnail
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Climate, Technology, Satellites, Remote Sensing
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, K - 5
Standards: 
ESS2.D, ETS2.A
Keywords: 
clouds, CERES, atmosphere, radiation budget, energy budget
Summary: 
Learn how scientists use a satellite called CERES to study the clouds and monitor Earth's climate changes.

GPM Anime Contest Webquest Part 3: Technology

GPM satellite and constellation
Primary Topic: 
All Topics
Subtopics: 
Technology, Satellites, Remote Sensing, Launch Vehicle
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, General
Standards: 
ETS2.A, ETS2.B
Keywords: 
GMI, DPR, GPM Core Observatory, GCPEx, Goddard Space Flight Center
Summary: 
Part 3 of a 4 part webquest that teaches the basics of precipitation science and technology. Prepares students for the GPM Anime Contest.

Freshwater Availability Classroom Activity

Graph showing the distribution of Earth's freshwater resources
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Water & Life, Remote Sensing, Freshwater Resources, World Health
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, K - 5
Standards: 
ESS3.A, ETS2.B
Keywords: 
groundwater, glaciers, saline, blue marble
Summary: 
This classroom activity (originally developed for the GPM Poster) will teach students about the value of Earth's freshwater resources and how important it is to study how water is transferred and stored.

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