Nasa Goddard Institute For Space Studies
National aeronautics and space administration.
Nasa goddard institute for space studies. The institute is located at columbia university in new york city. These effects may occur on greatly differing time scales from one time forcings such as volcanic explosions to seasonal annual effects such as el niño and on up to the millennia of ice ages. The goddard institute for space studies giss is a laboratory in the earth sciences division of nasa s goddard space flight center affiliated with the columbia university earth institute.
During the summer research institute component of nycri teams of high school and undergraduate students and faculty worked along side graduate students and the principal investigators lead scientists of nasa funded research projects at universities within a 50 mile radius of new york city ny nj and ct. Summer enrichment experiences included content and research seminars visits to. Research at the goddard institute for space studies emphasizes a broad study of global change the natural and anthropogenic changes in our environment that affect the habitability of our planet.
The african center of meteorological applications for development acmad based in niamey niger uses the regional model 3 rm3 a regional climate model developed at the nasa goddard institute for space studies giss to issue daily precipitation forecasts for the sahel. Or at the nasa goddard institute for space studies giss under the mentorship of a giss scientist. Research at the giss emphasizes a broad study of global change the natural and anthropogenic changes in our environment that affect the habitability of our planet.