Satellites & Bleaching Online Resources

Satellite Remote Sensing

To learn more about the fundamentals of remote sensing: https://arset.gsfc.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/airquality/workshops/SCAQMD/D1P3_Fundamentals.pdf
and
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geomatics/satellite-imagery-air-photos/satellite-imagery-products/educational-resources/9309

NASA's introduction to remote sensing, for a general audience:
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/RemoteSensing

University of Wisconsin's online remote sensing course, focused on meteorology:
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satmet/modules/index.html

NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory lesson plans and resources, for students and teachers:
https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/education/info_activities/

Corals, Coral Reefs and Coral Bleaching

NOAA's Corals (and Coral Reefs) Tutorial:
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_corals/welcome.html

NOAA's infographic that explains coral bleaching:
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral_bleach.html

Three NOAA infographics on how climate change, land-based sources of pollution, and unsustainable fishing practices impact coral reefs, and what people can do to help.

NOAA's podcast on the importance of coral reef resilience:
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/aug17/nop10-reef-resilience.html

NOAA's infographic about 10 Ways to Protect Coral Reefs, for a general audience:
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/thingsyoucando.html

NOAA's list of the top 10 things resource managers can do before, during, and after a coral bleaching event:
https://www.coris.noaa.gov/activities/projects/bleach_events/

NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) glossary of coral reef terms:
https://www.coris.noaa.gov/glossary/welcome.html#/

Satellite Remote Sensing and Coral Reefs

NOAA Coral Reef Watch lesson plans and classroom activities:
https://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/education/index.php

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