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Why Does it Matter if an Ice Shelf Collapses? ESSENTIAL QUESTION / WORKING TITLE NASA – NEOTRANSCRIPT
NASA – NEO Team
Dave Herring – Team visionary
Kevin Ward – Programmer extraordinaire/ Tool developer
Bill Beaver - Programmer extraordinaire/ Tool developer
LuAnn Dahlman – On track keeper, spiritual advisor
Steve Kluge – Curriculum developer, general pest
Why Does it Matter if an Ice Shelf Collapses?ESSENTIAL QUESTION / WORKING TITLE
ConceptUse the ICE tool to measure the area of the 2002 collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf and the resulting change in albedo.
Look up/calculate the solar zenith angle at various times of the day and year, and calculate the net energy flux (in watts/m2 and in total watts) into the earth system since the collapse.
Speculate on the broader impact melting elsewhere might have.
PROCESS: Develop a plan for implementation, with LOTS of discussion as to the assumptions we’ve made, and the validity/value of our calculations.
NASA – NEO
Why Does it Matter if an Ice Shelf Collapses?ESSENTIAL QUESTION / WORKING TITLE
NASA – NEO