[ Image from Life Sciences Data Archive of JPL] Project: Phytoplankton & Ultraviolet Light
Mentors: Dr.OscarSchofield and Dr. Yu Alice Gao
Participants: MadelynAsperas (NY),Andre Clayman (NC),Zoraida Colon (NY), ValerieBaker (CA), Alex Bodha(NY),Shelly Crow (TX), DavidDuane (MA), and Dianne Mollica(VA).

Engaging Questions and Web References

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Remote Sensing Analysis

Satellite Data Analysis Activities sponsored by New Jersey Stevens Institute of Technology
How can I use heat sensitive, or infrared radar, to collect Sea Surface temperature data? How do Remote Sensors work?
What's the difference between the detector and data processing components of Remote Sensors?
How is ocean color radiometry used to detect the approximate amount of phytoplankton blooms?
How does Sea Surface Color research help us approximate the growth of phytoplankton in the oceans?
Can you tell us more about Ocean Color Remote Sensors?
What can't the TOMS sensors not detect ocean temperatures at night?
How can I detect with a home-made fluorescent detector ?

Phytoplankton

Why are phytoplankton important to all other ocean life?
Why are some scientists studying phytoplankton in the <A HREF="http://warthog.cc.wm.edu/wmnews/research/ship.html" Antarctica?Southern Ocean of Antarctica?
<A HREF="http://warthog.cc.wm.edu/wmnews/research/ship.html" Antarctica?Why don't phytoplankton thrive in the Gulf Stream as compared to the cooler waters east of Maine?
What areasof the world have the highest amounts or concentrations of phytoplankton?
What are the essential conditions for optimal phytoplankton growth?
What are some Frequently Asked Answers about Algae?
Can we detect the abundance of Phytoplankton by their light reflection? [experiment]

SeaWIFS Phytoplankton Questions:

How are satellites better then ships and buoys to study the ocean?
Sensitive satellite instruments can detect different colors in the ocean which can reveal the presence and concentration of what?
Why do phytoplankton appear as different colors to the sensitive satellite instruments?
What does SeaWiFSstand for?
Why are phytoplankton so important? Why would a fisherman be interested areas of high phytoplankton concentrations? How can ocean currents effect phytoplankton?
Explain the role that phytoplankton play in the "Carbon Cycle".

Ozone Depletion, Ultraviolet Radiation, and CFC's

What are some of the dangers of unprotected exposure to UV radiation?

Are CFCs krill killers? What are CFC's?

How do they affect the ozone in our atmosphere?
How are microscopic bacteria involved in the regulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide -a gas produced in large amounts by the burning of fossil fuels and tied to global warming?
How is the "Carbon Cycle" related to Global warming?

Is there strong evidence that greenhouse gases played a significant role in that post-ice-age warming?

Ozone->Who, What, Why the fuss?
What are some Frequently Asked Answers About Ozone ?
What effect does Ozone Depletion have on Ultraviolet Radiation?
What are the effects of the UV rays in the Biosphere?

What are the effects of light and dark on Phytoplankton growth?

Ocean Temperature, Currents, etc.

How does ocean water temperature affect sealevel height?

How does a change in ocean surface temperature affect the population of phytoplankton?

How do deep-ocean currents affect long-term climate variations?

How do the oceans influence climate? and [more information!]

What action does the Canadian Group suggest we can take to slowdown the human-affected Climate Change?

Please explain the Montreal Protocol regarding Ozone Depleting Substances.

Can you explain the Actual Satellite Images of the latest Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometers (TOMS) onboard the METEOR-III satellite?

Can you explain the latest European weather-related ozone depletion information as interpreted at the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD)?

How might large and rapid climate change affect: Plant migration, Mangrove swamps,and Coral Reefs?

What are some common misconceptions about Global Change?

Online Activities

There are Algae in your house!

Do you have any questions for DR. GLOBAL CHANGE ?

This is Alex checking temperature data, which is a constant variable.

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