Designed as an online tool allowing users to examine climate change and variability at different time scales, the Climate TimeLine has been developed through a CIRES Innovative Research Grant through the NOAA Paleoclimatology Program which is part of the National Climatic Data Center. The work has been conducted with the assistance of the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), located at NOAA's Boulder Laboratory.
The Climate TimeLine has been selected by the National Science Teachers Association's SciLinks Program for excellence in science education. In particular, the Climate TimeLine helps in the following science education standard:
Site Features ----------- - Data Access: One stop shopping for climatic characterizations and resources. - Tutorial: Demo of how to use the CTL to gain insight into climatic variability. - Glossary: Weather, climate, time-scale and evolutionary terms. - About the CTL:"What is the Climate TimeLine Information Tool?" and other frequently asked questions. - What is Variability? An overview of climate variance from formation to Earth to one hour scale. - Site Map: View the layout of the CTL. - Quiz: Test your knowledge of climate change. (Password required). - Climate Conundrum Quiz: 64 questions on the how's and why's of climate variability. - CTL Evaluation Resources: Assessing the proto-type and what's involved.
[Text Extracted from the Climate TimeLine Home Page]
Originators:
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), National Climatic Data Center, National Geophysical Data Center
Title:
The Climate TimeLine: "Exploring Weather & Climate Change Through the Powers of 10"
Provider:
NGDC
URL:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ctl/
Name:
MARK
MCCAFFREY
Phone:
303.497.6939
Fax:
303.497.6513
Email:
Mark.McCaffrey at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
NOAA Paleoclimatology Program
325 Broadway, Code E/GC City:
Boulder
Province or State:
CO
Postal Code:
80305-3328
Country:
USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media:
Online (HTTP)
Fees:
No Fee
Personnel
MARK
MCCAFFREY
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
303.497.6939
Fax:
303.497.6513
Email:
Mark.McCaffrey at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
NOAA Paleoclimatology Program
325 Broadway, Code E/GC City:
Boulder
Province or State:
CO
Postal Code:
80305-3328
Country:
USA
DAN
KOWAL
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
303.497.6118
Fax:
303.497.6513
Email:
dan.kowal at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA
325 Broadway, Code E/GC1 City:
Boulder
Province or State:
CO
Postal Code:
80305-3328
Country:
USA
SCOTT
A.
RITZ
Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
301-614-5126
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Scott.A.Ritz at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
Maryland
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
2003-06-20
SERF Last Revision Date:
2013-01-03
Links
