NAO: Driving Climate Across the Atlantic
(Complete Item Description)
- Abstract:
This interactive feature story is part of Science Bulletins, an innovative online and exhibition program that offers the public a window into the excitement of scientific discovery. Published in September 2004, this EarthBulletin examines what scientists have recently learned about the North Atlantic Oscillation climate pattern. It includes the following components: Four online essays -- NAO Who?, How NAO Does Its Thing, NAO Data Hunting (and Gathering), Forecasting the Unpredictable -- each available in a print-friendly format; A seven-minute feature video, NAO: Driving Climate Across the North Atlantic, available in two download speeds; A full-color map showing oscillating pressure systems in the North Atlantic; An interactive that looks at the positive and negative phases of NAO; An interactive that examines how NAO may have affected recent history;A pop-up glossary of the terms used in this Earth Bulletin.
- Subject:
- Science and Technology
- Grade Level:
- Secondary, Post-secondary
- SubTopics:
- Climate Change
- Collection:
- American Museum of Natural History