Tools and Data
Tool
Microsoft Excel: A spreadsheet application is needed to analyze the data. Microsoft Excel is used in this project module and is available as part of Microsoft Office.
Tool CostExcel is part of the suite of Microsoft Office software. Students and educators may be able to purchase this software at a reduced cost. The Student and Home Edition is sufficient for use in the Earth Exploration Toolbook chapters.
Data Set 1
Northeast Climate DataThis free database provides historical data and projections of changes in temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, and snow cover for the U.S. Northeast that can be expected over the coming century under higher (A1fi) and lower (B1) emission scenarios. The data compiled here was generated as part of the Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment, a collaborative research effort between the Union of Concerned Scientists and more than 50 independent scientists from across the Northeast region and beyond.
Resources
Materials for Activities:
Student Instruction and Worksheet
Lecture Support Materials:
Tutorial – Using the Northeast Climate Data Website
Links to External Resources:
Climate warming and calling phenology of frogs near Ithaca, New York, 1900-1999
North American Amphibian Monitoring Program
North American anura: life histories of the Anura of Ithaca, New York
