NOAA CoastWatch understands the importance of outreach and education. We believe face-to-face interaction with the ocean community allows us to distribute higher quality products to meet the needs of our users. As well, establishing communications with teachers provides them with additional resources for promoting environmental literacy. Therefore, CoastWatch exhibits at a variety of ocean science and education conferences each year. Below are the conferences currently planned, as well as a few tutorials on ocean remote sensing.

If you have any suggestions for conferences or questions on the tutorials, please send them to CoastWatch.info@noaa.gov.

Tutorials:

CDAT Tutorials for Windows

• CW Status Tool
• CW Master Tool
• AVHRR (False) Color Imagery

Educational Materials for the Classroom, Grades 6-9
Note: These lessons were created and designed in 2000, by local teachers Yovanda Ingram and Teisha Taylor. Please forward any comments to CoastWatch.info@noaa.gov.

• Drought Module
• Ocean Color
• Hurricanes

Educational Materials for the Classroom, Grades 8-10
Note: These lessons need teacher validation. Please forward any comments to CoastWatch.info@noaa.gov.

• Ocean Surface Winds: PowerPoint or PDF
• Ocean Color: PowerPoint or PDF
• Sea Surface Temperature: PowerPoint or PDF
• Interpreting CoastWatch Images: PowerPoint or PDF

GIS

• SST GeoTIFF into ArcGIS

Additional Resources:

Satellites

• NESDIS Outreach & Education
• NESDIS Office of Satellite Operations
• NOAA Satellite Information System

General

• NOAA Education Resources
• NOAA Library
• NOAA Photo Library

Other

• Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
• National Ocean Service
• Office of Ocean Exploration
• National Marine Fisheries Service (Office of Protected Resources)
• National Weather Service
• AOML Hurricane Research Division FAQ