Data Map Visualizer - will give you global images of satellite data month by month for 18 different parameters
This Data Image shows the % Cloud Coverage                   Below are the 18 different parameters....
Cloud Coverage Phytoplankton Long Wave Outgoing radiation Rain Gauge Precipitation Global Precipitation Vegetation Sea Ice Coverage Snow Depth Surface Temperature	Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly Sea Surface Temperature Surface Irradiance Column Ozone Water Vapor Cloud Thickness Surface Pressure Surface Pressure Anomoly Surface Pressure (station data)
Note:  There are limited years for each parameter.  Be sure to look at what years the data is available before you decide to use that data. Chose a good year.

 

Global Trend Visualizer - will give you a time sequence GRAPH  at a particular location for 18 different parameters
This GRAPH shows changes in the amount of Plankton each year.             Here are the 18 different parameters ...
Cloud Fraction Cloud Thickness Phytoplankton Longwave Radiation Vegetation Index Greenhouse Gases Rain Gauge precipitation Surface Pressure Surface Presure Anomaly	Combined precipitation Sea Ice Snow Depth Surface temperature Sea Surface Temperature Solar Irradiance Ozone Water vapor Surface Pressure (near 1 atmo)
Note: probably the easiest graph for you to use is the second graph on each page, the Site Single Year Data.  It shows data year by year for aproximatey 10 years, and each year is color coded.

1.   What is the global pattern in Phytoplankton for each month?  Where is the most phytoplankton?
(Use the Data Map Visualizer to see global images showing where the  phytoplankton is growing the most each month for one year )

2.   How does ozone change at 4 different latitudes?
(Use the Global Trend Visualizer to select ozone graphs for 4 different latitudes )

3.  How is the global vegetation pattern related to precipitation? Does the amount of precipitation affect the vegetation growth?
(Use the Data Map Visualizer to select world wide images of vegetation, and also precipitation, and compare them. )

4.  How do greenhouse gases in the USA compare with greenhouse gases in Europe?
(Use the Global Trend Visualizer to select greenhouse gases data for sites in USA and Europe)
 

5.  What time of the year is the ozone the lowest and where is that?
(Use the Data Map Visualizer to select ozone data images for 12 months and look for ozone highs and lows)