using technology to monitor marine environments
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This presentation introduces environmental science students to various technology currently being used to study marine environments.TRANSCRIPT
USING TECHNOLOGY TO STUDY MARINE ENVIRONMENT
Technology in the Environment
The Walker Schoolhttp://www.thewalkerschool.org/
Contact Information
Thomas Cooper
The Walker School, Marietta, GA
Email: [email protected]
Skype: tcooper1966
Twitter: tcooper1966
Blog: http://goapes.blogspot.com
Wiki: http://goapes.wikispaces.com
First Observing Tools
Definition of a Satellite
Although anything that is in orbit around Earth is considered a satellite, the term "satellite" is usually used to describe an object placed in orbit to perform some specific mission or task.
Current Uses
Communication
Navigation
Weather Forecasting
Environmental Monitoring
Emergency Radio Beacon Monitoring
Military Intelligence Gathering
Manned Platforms
Common Themes
Data Collection & Analysis
Human Population Growth
Biodiversity
Climate
Geology and Hydrology
Energy
Climate Change
Conservation
Stewardship
Launch Modes
Rockets
Space Shuttle
Satellite Orbital Paths
Polar
Equatorial
Inclined
Geostationary
Parts of a Satellite
Data Collection, Processing and Storage
National Environmental Satellite Data Centerhttp://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/
GOES, POES, DMSP, NPOESShttp://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/satellites.html
What is a Geographical Information System?
ESRI’s ArcView GIShttp://www.esri.com/
Geographical Information Systems (GIS)http://www.gis.com/
What Software Can Be Used to Look at Satellite Imagery and GIS
Databases?
Google Earth’s Atlas of Our Changing World
Google Earth Outreach http://www.google.com/earth/outreach/env_science.html
Microsoft Virtual Earthhttp://www.microsoft.com/virtualearth/
What It’s All About?
Connectivity
Collaboration
Discussion
Social Responsibility
Intellectual Property
MyWorld GIShttp://www.myworldgis.org/
MyWorld GIS Activity Center
Order MyWorld from Pascohttp://www.pasco.com/myworld/
ArcGIS Explorer Desktophttp://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/about/desktop_gis.html
Obtain ESRI Datahttp://www.esri.com/data/index.html
Technical Questions Before You Start
What are the computer system requirements for this software (e.g. RAM, Processor Speed, and Storage Space)?
What software will be needed to open a data set?
Is the information downloaded or served over a network?
Will your network connection handle 20 students (or more) streaming the data?
What backup plan do I have if the computers don’t work?
Using Technology to Study Marine Environments
NOAA Ocean Explorer http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/explorations.html
Ocean Observation Toolshttp://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/technology/tools/tools.html
Real-Time Data from Ocean Observing Systemshttp://marine.rutgers.edu/outreach/rtd/files/Real%20Time%20Ocean%20Data%20Resources.pdf
Remotely Operated Vehicles
Carries cameras, manipulating arms, and instruments that measure water clarity, light penetration, pressure, temperature.
Acoustic Systems and Bathymetry http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/hmrg/Arctic/Instruments/sidescan_page1.htm
Optical Systems - LSO / TOPEX Datahttp://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/lso/index.php
Exploring Polar Oceanshttp://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/video/index-69.html
AUV w/ PUMA
GAVIA Class Unit Information http://gavia.is/products/index.html
Sorcerer II Expeditionhttp://www.sorcerer2expedition.org/version1/HTML/main.htm
Students can Track Voyage
Microbial Abundance & Ocean Sampling
Microbes make up roughly ½ of the earth’s biomass
Animals make up 1/1000th of the earth’s total biomass
Each ml of sea water has one million bacteria and 10 million viruses.
A Voyage of DNAhttp://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/6
J. Craig Venter Institutehttp://www.jcvi.org/cms/research/projects/gos/overview/
Information Stored at CAMERAhttp://camera.calit2.net/
Monitoring Giant Sunfish http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/126
GPS Measurements
•Temperature•Depth•Light Intensity•Speed•Distance
Discovery Questions – Animal Movements
What is the distance traveled (range)?
What is the depth traveled over a specified time period?
Where is their home range (feeding grounds)?
What currents to they use?
What physical factors are limiting their movement (e.g. light, temperature, pressure, salinity, currents)?
Mola Track (from TED.com)
Mola Daily Life (from TED.com)
Census of Marine Lifehttp://www.coml.org
Flotsam Foundhttp://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/video/116-flotsam_found.html
NOAA OSCAR Databasehttp://www.oscar.noaa.gov/
Saving Turtleshttp://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/video/127-starving_turtles.html
Ocean Biographic Information System Databasehttp://www.iobis.org/
Possible Data Queries
Integrated with Google Scholar and Google Images
Collaborate w/ Other Teachers, Add to the Wikihttp://www.goapes.wikispaces.com
Participate in our GoAPES Bloghttp://goapes.blogspot.com