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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="234d05a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Arctic Climate Change</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Arctic Climate Change"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Introduction"><U>Introduction</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Task"><U>Task</U></A>   |   <B>Process</B>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Information Resources"><U>Information Resources</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guidance"><U>Guidance</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Conclusion"><U>Conclusion</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Evaluation"><U>Evaluation</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Glossary"><U>Glossary</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="For Teachers"><U>For Teachers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Webquest chronicle"><U>Webquest chronicle</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="235d2123.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="27ab4a50.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="165" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="27cb4770.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="119" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="27eb4770.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="119" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Process</I></div> <div> This is designed to be a two week project (approximately 50 minutes per day).  It can be done individually or in groups.  There are three main parts to the project:</div> <div> 1.<FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Learn about global warming and atmospheric temperature measurements.  </FONT></div> <div> 2.<FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Conduct research on Arctic climate change using radiosonde and satellite temperature data sets.</FONT></div> <div> 3.<FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Prepare a report with your results.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> 1. Learn about global warming and atmospheric temperature measurements.</div> <bR> <div> There are several ways for you to gain a good background understanding of global warming and atmospheric temperature measurements.  One way is to study the pages in the <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Introduction"><U><I>Introduction </I></U></A><I> </I>section of the webquest.  Another way is to explore the links listed in the <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Information Resources"><U><I>Information Resources</I></U></A> section of the webquest.  Finally, your teacher may have some useful resources for you to use.</div> <bR> <div> 2. Conduct research on Arctic climate change using radiosonde and satellite temperature data sets.</div> <bR> <div> You will need to access two meteorological databases in order to answer questions about Arctic climate change.  One database contains temperature trends measured by radiosondes, and the other contains trends measured by the satellite MSU instrument.  Links to all necessary data are provided in  the <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Information Resources"><U><I>Information Resources</I></U></A> section of this webquest.  Details on how to interpret and analyze the temperature data are provided in the <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guidance"><U>Guidance </U></A>section.</div> <bR> <div> Use the radiosonde temperature database to answer the following questions:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d016800000000.png" HEIGHT="24" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">How would you characterize the changes in Arctic-wide temperatures during the past 50 years?  How do they compare to changes in globally-averaged temperatures during the same period?</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d016800000000.png" HEIGHT="24" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Have Arctic temperatures at lower altitudes changed in the same way as higher-altitude temperatures?  If not, in what ways are the changes different?</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d016800000000.png" HEIGHT="24" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Has the 50-year change in Arctic-wide temperatures occured in all <I><B>latitude bands </B></I>of the Arctic, or have certain latitude bands warmed or cooled differently than others?</div> <div> Use the satellite MSU temperature data to answer the following question:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d016800000000.png" HEIGHT="24" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">How well do the MSU temperature data describe the climate changes that have occurred in the Arctic during the past 50 years?</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="3__prepare_a_report_with_your_results_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>3. Prepare a report with your results.</div> <bR> <div> Your report should have four sections:</div> <div> 1. Description of the global warming phenomenon and the various methods of measuring atmospheric temperatures.  </div> <div> 2. Results of your research on Arctic climate change.</div> <div> 3. Your assessment of the value of the different types of atmospheric temperature measurements: is any one method better than the others?  </div> <div> 4. Your assessment of the severity of Arctic climate change.  Is it something people should be concerned about?  Why or why not?</div> <bR> <div> Your report can take the form of a written paper, a computer presentation using Powerpoint or the equivalent, or a web page.  Good luck, and have fun!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2e593670.jpg" border=0 width="147" height="103" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2e685670.jpg" border=0 width="133" height="103" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2e792670.jpg" border=0 width="146" height="103" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2e844670.jpg" border=0 width="68" height="103" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>