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Chambers is an atmospheric scientist and the director of the CERES S'COOL Project at NASA's Langley Research Center. Image Credit: NASA

NASA Explorer Schools held a live video chat with Lin Chambers on Aug. 25, 2011. Chambers is an atmospheric scientist and the director of the CERES S'COOL Project at NASA's Langley Research Center. Clouds are an important part of our atmosphere, and scientists are studying how they affect our weather and climate. She spoke about the effect clouds have on the Earth's climate and answered student questions about the role of clouds in the Earth's energy and water cycles, and the benefits of participating in real-world atmospheric research through the S'COOL Project.

Chambers developed the Students' Cloud Observations On-Line project, also known as S'COOL. S’COOL involves students in making ground truth observations of clouds for comparison with satellite data. The project is beneficial to both scientists and students. Scientists benefit from the use of student observations to help validate the CERES measurements. Students benefit from their participation in a real-world science experiment.

A video or transcript of this chat will be available at a later time.

Related Resources:
>  Know Your Earth   →
>  The CERES S'COOL Project   →
>  Earth Observatory   →
>  Real World: Global Cloud Observation Day   →
>  Students' Cloud Observations On-line (S'COOL)   →
>  CERES Website   →
>  TRMM Website   →
>  Aqua Website   →
>  Terra Website   →