Description:
Satellites can be used to detect and monitor wildfires. Students observe a variety of wildfires, identify wildfires and their smoke plumes from satellite images, interpret this imagery in visible and infrared wavelengths, and learn why this technology benefits humanity.

This investigation is under development. To participate in pilot testing, go to the website for NASA Goddard Earth and Space Science Education Project (GESSEP): http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/experimental/July61999siteupdate/inv99Project.Site/invhome.html and click on "To Pilot Investigations."

Organization:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

URL:
http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/experimental/all98invProject.Site/Pages/goesfire.abstract.html

Contact:
Author: Greg Helms, with Nancy Carey, Connie Lenhart, Elizabeth McCook
Science Advisor: Dr. Alan K. Nelson

GESSEP Program Principal Investigator: Steve Gilligan
Email: charles1@mail.ameritel.net

GESSEP Program Co-Investigator: Vern Smith
Email: vern@aesp.nasa.okstate.edu

Cost:
Free over the Internet

Education Level:
Grades 9-12

Subject:
Remote Sensing

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Curriculum/Instructional Materials
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00