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Tours at David Skaggs Research Center
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When:
Friday June 13, 2003
Tour
Times:
9:00
AM
9:45 AM
10:30 AM
NOAA photo
by Wilfred von Dauster
September 11, 2002 |
Each of the following tours last approximately 40 minutes. The schedule
has been arranged for the tours to begin at 45 minute intervals. You
can participate in all 3 tours if you so desire.
David Skaggs Building Tour
There are 10 separate NOAA organizations that occupy space in the
David Skaggs Research Center building. This tour provides a general
overview and highlights several of the organizations including the
Denver Forecast Office of the National Weather Service, Space Environment
Center, Forecast Systems Laboratory, and Climatic Monitoring &
Diagnostics Laboratory. For additional information on the building,
please see:
http://boulder.noaa.gov/
Science On a Sphere
Come pretend that you are an astronaut and view the earth as you would
from the Space Shuttle. The Science On a Sphere projects different
data parameters from 4 projectors onto a 6 foot sphere. Observe weather
patterns, watch hurricanes, and see land topography and ocean bathymetry
in 3-D, all shown in the way they occur: on a sphere! This is one
you won't want to miss. For additional information on Science On a
Sphere, please see:
http://www.fsl.noaa.gov/sos/index.html
 NESDIS
- Boulder Tour
Get an in-depth tour of the National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA's
most diverse data center along with the National Climatic Data Center's
Paleoclimatology Branch. Learn about paleoclimate, nighttime lights
of the Earth, mapping the Great Lakes, modeling the U.S. coastal zones,
earthquake, volcano, and tsunami hazards. Get a foldable globe or
an origami world. For additional information on the National Geophysical
Data Center, please see: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/
For additional information on NCDC's Paleoclimatology Branch, please
see:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/paleo
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