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Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE)

The Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment, SAGE, is a series of instruments designed by NASA to observe stratospheric ozone, aerosols, and water vapor from space. In the mid-1980s, scientists realized there was a problem with Earth’s protective coat of ozone...it was thinning. The SAGE family of instruments was pivotal in making accurate measurements of the amount of ozone loss in Earth’s atmosphere and helped leaders around the world institute an international treaty banning products containing harmful chemicals that destroy stratospheric ozone. SAGE is a key part of NASA’s mission to provide crucial, long-term measurements that will help humans better understand and care for Earth’s atmosphere.

CNU STEM Day 2015

SD Education and Outreach team members Kristyn Damadeo and Sarah Crecelius staffed two Earth science booths at the 2015 STEM Community Day held May 30, 2015, sponsored by Christopher Newport University, Newport News Public Schools, and the Governor’s Youth Development Academy. SD Education and Outreach collaborated with the LaRC Office of Education to provide a unified exhibit exploring radiation from the top of the atmosphere to the Earth’s Surface. More than 1,500 visitors were able to interact with the CERES S’COOL Project IR Camera demonstrations (Earth’s Engery Budget) and the SAGE III on ISS Remote Sensing demonstration (studying Earth from Space/satellites). Visitors received project materials and educational resources.