Physical Science
Earth’s Atmosphere
EPCC
Atmospheric Layers
Review your textbook and learn about the earth’s atmosphere. Sketch the layers of Earth’s
atmosphere, labeling where clouds and the ozone layer reside.
Observations
Next, use your GLOBE Observer app to conduct observations. Go through the basic tutorial on
how to conduct observations and submit your results to the NASA GLOBE database.
Next, take another observation two day from the first observation you made. Be sure to get your
SITE ID from your observations. Refer to the tutorial for on how to locate your SITE ID.
G
LOBE – GO LaRC Analysis
Review your email for a satellite data match
with your GLOBE Observer data. Study the black
and white image with the infrared image. Submit these images with this lab.
Identify in those images where clouds may exits, along with different landscape types based on
temperature variations.
If you do not have access to those satellite images, you may use those associated with this link:
https://scool.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/NASA-GLOBESatMatch.cgi?observation_id=116-118137-
24752940-202207271732
Use this link to better understand and interpret satellite data:
https://observer.globe.gov/do-globe-observer/clouds/science
Questions (answer within 3 sentences):
1.
What is the ground temperature around El Paso in figure 1b and figure 1e?
2.
Can you tell from the black and white satellite images that there was a temperature
difference? Why or why not?
3.
Based on the satellite - LaRC analysis, how can you decipher the physical characteristics
of surface and atmospheric features?
4.
How was the atmosphere on the days you took your observations? Describe what you
experienced in the air based on your observations. Use sketches to help illustrate your
responses.
