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Professional Development Aug. 24, 2011 This is a feature from the NASA/JPL Education Office. NASA NPP Educator Launch Conference Date: Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 24-25, 2011 The NPP mission will help link the current generation of
Earth-observing satellites called the Earth Observing System (EOS) to a
next-generation of operational polar-orbiting environmental satellites called
the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA). NPP's data products will help meteorologists improve
weather forecasts and advance Earth and climate science. The remote-sensing
instruments aboard NPP will measure the Earth's atmospheric and sea surface
temperatures, humidity and pressure profiles, land and ocean biological
activity and cloud and aerosol properties. NOAA meteorologists will
incorporate the data into their weather and climate prediction models to
produce accurate, life-saving forecasts and warnings. - end - |