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¥UNIQUE opportunity for THEMIS to entice
students about NASA SEC
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¥The network of the 10 teachers, students, at E/PO
magnetometer sites together with other students
who participate using the web and monitoring the magnetic activity is called
the Geomagnetic Event Observation Network by
Students (GEONS).
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¥Schools will
be selected by state-wide competition and will have the following selection criteria:
ÐCommitment of schools Ð acceptance of the program by the administration
ÐLongitudinal spread in each 10 states
provide wide geographic coverage
ÐLocal infrastructure- Electric Power,
Internet Connection,
ÐPotential for reaching large community of
students/teachers
ÐSiteÕs potential
for discoveries Ð away from
highways, large trucks, rural sites
¥UCLA provides technical users manuals along
with GMAG unit
ÐWill install 5
Magnetometers with computers in Summer Õ04 and 5 in
Summer Õ05
ÐWill provide
ground data processing, data access, archiving procedures, and data display on
school computer.