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2007

Free Public Presentations By Leading NASA Scientists - 2007

Made Possible by The Library of Congress and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Partnership

What’s happening on our planet today? New knowledge and new tools for dealing with global climate and natural resource questions have come into our hands because of NASA’s observations of Earth from space. Leading scientists will convey the latest news, discuss their own cutting-edge research, and answer questions about specific topics of concern to the audience.

Location: Madison Building, Independence Ave SE (between 1st & 2nd Streets), Washington DC
Time: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM on the dates below.

January 24, 2007

Thumbnail of 'Who Left the Freezer Door Open?' Presentation

"Who Left the Freezer Door Open? What the Poles Are Telling Us about Climate Change."
Robert A. Bindschadler, Chief Scientist, Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, NASA GSFC
Download PowerPoint presentation (6.7 MB, ppt file)

April 3, 2007

“Honey Bees, Satellites, and Climate Change.”
Wayne Esaias, Ocean Sciences Branch, NASA GSFC
(Pickford Theater, third floor)

June 27, 2007

Thumbnail of 'City Lights, Spy Satellites, and Urban Sprawl' Presentation

"City Lights, Spy Satellites, and Urban Sprawl"
Marc Imhoff, Terra Project Scientist, NASA GSFC
Download PowerPoint presentation (86.4 MB, ppt file)

Supporting Movie Files

To view Marc Imhoff's presentation in its entirety, the following movie files will be required. Download the movie files and the PowerPoint presentation into the same directory and launch the PowerPoint file.

Slide 1 will need earth_night_tv.mov (13.46 MB)
Slide 4 - will need bmng_world.mov (coming soon)
Slide 14 will need Blue Marble Rotating.mov (10.59 MB)
Slide 15 will need a003227_512x288.mpg (21.65 MB)
Slide 19 will need modis_swath.mov (3.24 MB)
Slide 20 will need Land Cover Classification.mpg (24.57 MB)
Slide 21 will need NPP.mpg (20.31 MB)
Slide 22 will need aster_swathl.mov (4.59 MB)
Slide 23 will need SF_Onion_skin.mov (11.80 MB)
Slide 27 will need Stadium.mov (328.47 MB - large file!)
Slide 30 will need NPP.mpg (20.31 MB)
Slide 53 will need Phoenix_AMNH.mov (456.40 MB - large file!)
Slide 54 will need landuse2.avi (2.80 MB)

October 17, 2007

“Predicting, Observing, and Mitigating Damage from Hurricanes, Fires, and Other Natural Disasters”
NASA presenter TBA
(Dining Room A, sixth floor)

Contacts

Jeannie Allen: SSAI at NASA GSFC, 301-614-6627, email
Science, Technology & Business Division: Library of Congress, 202-707-5664