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Developing Awareness About Impacts on Land Cover Produced by ENSO Phenomena and Human Activities - Collaborative GLOBE Project Between Argentina, Peru and Uruguay
Organization(s):Carmen Arriola de Marin, CEI San Ignacio - Fundación Cruzada Patagónica, Argentina, CEI San Ignacio - Fundación Cruzada Patagónica, Argentina, Universidad Nacional Agraría La Molina, Lima, Club de Ciencias Bénticos, Uruguay
Student(s):Collaborative effort
Grade Level:Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)
GLOBE Teacher:María Inés Amato, Ana Beatriz Prieto, Maria Eugenia Bertossi, Claudia Cecilia Caro Vera, Patricia Piriz
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Date Submitted:08/12/2013
This research seeks to strengthen the collaborative work between Argentina, Peru and Uruguay to analyze and understand the effects of the El Niño and La Niña events, and human activities on land covering different biomes of meadows and forests of Peru, Argentina and Uruguay. The methodology is based on current satellite image analysis in the years in which "El Niño" or "La Niña" had a strong impact on the countries involved, and the use of land cover GLOBE protocols.