Queensborough Community College - 2011The Effects of Stratospheric Aerosols on Tropical Cyclone Activity in the North Atlantic Basin
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Team Members: Final Research Presentation
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Abstract: This study examines how fluctuations in stratospheric ozone levels have affected the energy of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic basin between 1979 and 2010. We postulate that there is a correlation between stratospheric ozone concentration and tropical cyclone energy. As a result of ozone depletion from anthropogenic activities (namely chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) emissions), UV light retained near the ozone layer has decreased, leading to lower stratospheric cooling. An increase in the temperature differential between the warm sea surface and the cooler atmosphere results. This differential creates unstable air masses, hindering tropical cyclone development (Emanuel, 1986). Previous research (Rowland, 1990) has shown that a strong negative correlation exists between CFCs and ozone levels. The team’s research has shown a strong positive correlation between stratospheric ozone concentrations in the Atlantic Basin to stratospheric temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere from 1979-2010 (0.5977). Finally, a strong correlation value exists between stratospheric temperatures and tropical cyclone energy in the North Atlantic Basin from 1979-2010 (-0.47384). Ozone layer depletion should be considered when forecasting tropical cyclone development. QueensBorough Community College Carbon Footprint Project
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Team Members: Final Research Presentation
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Abstract: The City University of New York (CUNY) mission statement assets that the aim of Queensborough Community College
is to provide students with a quality, affordable education in a supportive environment. For fifty years, Queensborough Community
College (QCC) has served students from Queens and the entire New York City region as a starting place to pursue their academic and
career goals. QCC understands that we are intimately connected with the ecological systems of the area and ultimately linked to the
global atmospheric, biological and geological processes. Queensborough Community College - 2010Solar Weather and Tropical Cyclone Activity
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Team Members: Final Research Presentation
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Abstract: Worldwide tropical cyclone energy and frequency data was obtained from the Unisys Weather database. Trends were investigated between this data and that of solar weather, specifically sunspot number, total solar irradiance, and proton flux. Our hypothesis stated that increased sunspot number and solar irradiance would have a direct effect on tropical cyclone activity. Queensborough Community College - 2009Assessing Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Frequency
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Team Members: Michael Hirschberger, High School Student Final Research Presentation
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Abstract: Data from Unisys Weather was used to calculate tropical cyclone energy in the Atlantic, East Pacific, South Pacific, West Pacific, North Indian, and South Indian Oceans from 1996 to 2008. Trends in global cyclone intensity and frequency were studied. Furthermore, variables having short- and long-term effects on regional and global tropical cyclone activity such as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) were investigated. In most oceans, there was a distinct correlation between Tropical Cyclone activity and the ENSO anomalies. Queensborough Community College - 2008Hurricane Activity
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Team Members: Donald E. Cohen, Undergradutae Student James Oji, High School Teacher Christian Segarra, High School Student Final Research Presentation
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The purpose of this research was to study hurricane activity.
With the aid of satellite data from Unisys Weather, we studied
hurricane tracks and tried to find a pattern in hurricane activity,
such as, whether or not hurricane activity was increasing or
decreasing over the years. We also tried to see how the hurricane
season of one year differed from the hurricane season of another
year. We also aimed to discover if hurricane activity in the A
tlantic Ocean affected Hurricane activity in the East Pacific Ocean.
Queensborough Community College - 2007The Relationship between the Solar Winds and
the Interplanetary Magnetic Field
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Team Members: Henry Weinberger, High School Student Final Research Presentation
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Queensborough Community College - 2006Composition of Solar Wind
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Researchers: Mandy Chow, SHARP Apprentice Final Research Presentation
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The solar wind is a stream of charged particles which are ejected from the outer atmosphere of a star or the sun's corona. Some Useful Facts about Solar Wind: + contains a large number of electrons, protons,
and a few ions The SEPICA (Solar Energetic Particle Ionic Charge Analyzer) is the prime sensor on the ACE (Advanced Composition Explorer). Queensborough Community College - 2005Earth's Magnetic Field and Ionosphere
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Researchers: Oscar Puente, SHARP Apprentice Final Research Presentation
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We will be researching space weather and study how the solar wind affects the Earth's magnetic field and ionosphere. We will be using ACE and SOHO satellite data for the solar wind, and ionosonde data for the Earth. Queensborough Community College - 2004Solar Wind Effect on Earth's Ionosphere
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Researchers: Odell John, Undergraduate Student Oscar Puente,SHARPApprentice Final Research Presentation
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We are studying the solar winds effect on the Earth's ionosphere and magnetosphere. The sun emits charged particles, known as the solar wind. When these particles interact with the Earth's magnetic field the ion content of the atmosphere is affected. We have been analyzing data from the ACE (Advanced Composition Explorer) NASA satellite that measures the solar wind & this data is compared with measurements of the ionosphere. It has been found that strong gusts in the solar wind result in atmospheric Gamma ray bursts in addition to deviations in the electron content in the atmosphere
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