NASA partners with school on project

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - Researchers at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center have partnered with students at Hancock High School in Kiln, Miss., to study the intrusion of saltwater into vital coastal fresh water areas. The Salinity Drifter Project conducted by the Stennis Applied Science and Technology Project Office focuses on collecting valuable data about salinity variations that could impact vegetation and various species located in coastal fresh waters. Stennis researchers are helping students at Hancock High School assemble and deploy a floating sensor module, a drifter, that will measure salinity and temperature and transmit this information via cell phone and Internet connections. (Source: NASA, 12/21/10)