Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology
AIRS Educa on & Public Outreach
AIRS Science Team Mee ng, 21 APR 2010
1 Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Iceland’s Eyja allajökull Volcano
• Ed Olsen quick turn‐around • Lead story on JPL Home page • Featured in SPIE online • more to come from Prata
AIRS Science Team Mee ng, 21 APR 2010 • Educa on and Public Outreach 2 Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology TreeHugger.com “Best of Green 2010” Award
AIRS chosen as a “Best of Green 2010” award winner in TreeHugger’s Science & Technology category
Headline ‐ Best New Tool for Climate Science: NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
“Launched a few years ago, the data it has given scien sts on CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere truly brought climate science into the 21st century. Without it, our understanding of the planet's climate would much be poorer.”
AIRS Science Team Mee ng, 21 APR 2010 • Educa on and Public Outreach 3 Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Press Conference at Fall AGU Mee ng
“Breakthroughs in Weather, Climate and Greenhouse Gases from AIRS on Aqua”
Tom Pagano – AIRS Mission Overview Mous Chahine – Breakthroughs and Trace Gases, CO2 Andy Dessler – Water Vapor Feedbacks Eric Fetzer – Forecas ng Tropical Storms DVD Now Available!
AIRS Science Team Mee ng, 21 APR 2010 • Educa on and Public Outreach 4 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Press Conference at Fall AGU Mee ng California Institute of Technology Breakthroughs in Weather, Climate and Greenhouse Gases from AIRS on Aqua
“Weather Device Also Tracks Greenhouse Gases” “With One Space Observatory Down, NASA Uses Kenneth Chang, December 15 (circulation 1.2 million) Another to Map CO2” Davide Castelvecchi, December 17
In addi on Discovery News, UPI, Science Daily, PhysOrg, Space Mart, Terra News, Examiner, Post Chronicle, much more
Local coverage includes Pasadena Star News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Whi er Daily News
• AIRS in 1200 blogs (formerly about 400) • “Atmospheric Infrared Sounder” shows up over 100,000 mes on Google • Earth & Sky features Andrew Dessler for science podcast
AIRS Science Team Mee ng, 21 APR 2010 • Educa on and Public Outreach 5 Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology DISCOVER Magazine • May 2010 Issue
Dessler again…
Discover Magazine May 2010 Issue, Environment Beat sec on
Ar cle “Climate Change Gets Wet” discusses Andrew Dessler’s work involving water vapor feedbacks – based on AIRS data; also discusses Susan Soloman’s work looking at water vapor in the stratosphere
AIRS Science Team Mee ng, 21 APR 2010 • Educa on and Public Outreach 6 Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology AIRS in BAMS March 2010 Issue
• BAMS NOWCAST New CO2 Data Set Available
• Ar cle: Forecas ng, Nowcas ng and In Flight Decision Making (Satellite Data and Modeling)
• Next Issue Chahine receives George W. Goddard Award
AIRS Science Team Mee ng, 21 APR 2010 • Educa on and Public Outreach 7 Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology New Printed Products
New Data Products Brochure
• updates on AIRS’ eleven geophysical data products • key findings and publica ons • technical specifica ons • how to get AIRS data • contact informa on
New AIRS Carbon Dioxide Flyer
• informa on about the AIRS instrument • CO2 data set • key papers and findings • how to get the data • contact informa on.
AIRS Science Team Mee ng, 21 APR 2010 • Educa on and Public Outreach 8 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Climate Day California Institute of Technology at the Pasadena Conven on Center
• Students, teachers and the general public par cipated in the 2‐day event • JPL, Center for Ocean Sciences Educa on Excellence (COSEE‐West), NOAA’s Na onal Weather Service • Displays, lectures by scien sts, a giant‐illuminated Earth globe , career informa on and more • Friday event for students and educators only • Saturday event for general public •Approx 1500 students and teachers a ended the Friday event
Town hall “Our Changing Climate: The Latest from NASA”
• Panelists: Sandra Kirtland,Scripps, paleoclimate Eric Fetzer, JPL, climate/atmosphere, Ben Holt spoke to sea ice Josh Willis, JPL, climate/ocean Kyle McDonald, JPL, ecosystems and wetlands • About 100 a endees • Extensive Q & A session.
Congressman Adam Schiff
AIRS Science Team Mee ng, 21 APR 2010 • Educa on and Public Outreach 9 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Eyes on the Earth on Earth Day California Institute of Technology The Washington DC Mall
• Showcased as part of NASA’s participation “Audiences are also very surprised that I can in the Earth Week celebration show them so many atmospheric gases so • NASA Cinema Tent quickly after they're retrieved.”
AIRS Science Team Mee ng, 21 APR 2010 • Educa on and Public Outreach 10 Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology AIRS Web Site Face Li
Debu ng in June
• Updated look and feel
•New mul media/image gallery
• Ads for Get CO2 Data, Daily Maps from Space, and Ask AIRS
• Prominent links to new Weather, Climate, & Composi on pages
• Bios for science and engineering folk
• New Bu ons – News, Outreach, Applica ons
AIRS Science Team Mee ng, 21 APR 2010 • Educa on and Public Outreach 11 Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology AIRS in Africa
AIRS Science Team Mee ng, 21 APR 2010 • Educa on and Public Outreach 12 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Educa on and Public Outreach California Institute of Technology AIRS Science Team Mee ng, 21 APR 2010
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