The CERES S'COOL Project

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The GLOBE Surface Ozone Protocol Advancements
and New Directions Margaret Pippin, Irene
Ladd, Linda Bush, and Jack Fishman Chemistry
Dynamics Branch Science Directorate NASA Langley
Research Center Hampton, Virginia
Presented at GLOBE Annual
Conference Prague, Czech
Republic August 2, 2005
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"Good" vs "Bad" Ozone
How can ozone be both good and bad? Good
ozone in the Stratosphere protects
Earth from harmful rays from the sun.
Bad ozone is an increase in ozone at the
level we breathe and is produced
from emissions created from burning fossil
fuels and bio-mass burning.
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Surface Ozone Measurement
Eco-Badge Test Card/Zikua optical reader system
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Improved Quality Control of Test Cards
Automated application of chemical reagent -
reagent applied to center of test card circle
- eliminates double application on same test card
Higher grade chemicals for complete solubility
- eliminates particulates causing Bulls Eye
effect
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Improved Quality Control of Test Cards
- Test cards appear completely white when
packet is opened - Test card packets are date
stamped - Lab tests on each batch of test cards
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Distribution of School Data
43
of schools
22
9
10
9
6
4
2
1000
31-50
410-600
1-10
11-30
51-100
101-200
201-400
Data Bins
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Czech Ozone Data
Summer 2003
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Ozone Sensitive Plants as Bio-indicators
- Natural extension to taking surface ozone
measurements -

• Observe relationship of levels of surface ozone
  and levels of plant injury on certain plants
• Recognize that some plants, like humans, are more
  sensitive to surface ozone
• Identify how climate and elevation influence the
  level of injury to ozone sensitive plants
• Observe ozone impact on plants over time

Collaboration between NASA Langley Research
Center,Smoky Mountain National Park and Research
Scientists Bio-indicator Training August 17-21,
2005 NC
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Ozone Bio-Indicator Project with National Park
Service Ozone Gardens
Milkweed plant damaged by high levels of ozone in
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Healthy milkweed plant
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Ozone Gardens

• Observe surface ozone injury to ozone sensitive
  plants in different regions
• Submit data to Hands on the Land website
• Submit ozone data to GLOBE website
• Graph, analyze data, and participate in research
  in collaboration with scientists

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Curriculum Integration

• Developed Education Materials to Introduce
  Students to Atmospheric Chemistry and ozone

GLOBE Activities Construct Wind Direction
Instrument Construct Monitoring Station Math
Activity-How Much is PPB Math
Activity-Analyzing Data
NASA Publications The Air We Breathe
ChemMatters
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Curriculum Integration

• New Educational Materials

Collaborating with NASA Scientists and
musician/singer Amy McIntire
OZONE BIO-INDICATORS
Using Sensitive Plants as Bio-Indicators of Ozone
Pollution
Collaborating with Susan Sachs, National Park
Service, US Dr. Chappelka, Auburn University,
AL Dr. Neufeld, Appalachian State University,
NC Dr. Skelly, Penn State University, PA Dr. Kent
Burkey, USDA research _at_ UNC Dr. William Jackson
and Alice Goldstein, NFS Cradle of Forestry,
Pisgah National Forest, NC
Implementation Guide
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Community Outreach

• Involving Museums, Summer Camps, and other
  non-school settings

Maryland Science Center
Our Lady of Angels Convent, Aston, PA
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GLOBE Beyond the Classroom
Voluntary summer programs elementary students
Science Camps high school students
NASA summer programs - Undergraduate students
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Thanks to the folks at TEREZA!
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Cross section of a leaf
waxy cuticle
upper epidermis
palisade mesophyll cells
spongy mesophyll cells
vascular bundle
air space
lower epidermis
guard cell
stomata
http//www.purchon.com/biology/flash/leaf.swf