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Surface Temperature Field Campaign – Day 9

Posted on 12/07/2007 by peggy

5 December 2007 The surface temperature field campaign continues to go well. Yesterday, 38 observations were posted by students. I believe this number will increase as students and teachers get their observations into the GLOBE Web site. Almost all of … Continue reading →

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SCUBAnauts International (SNI) – Day 7

Posted on 12/07/2007 by peggy

The blog below is about underwater archaeology. Making discoveries is fun, but mapping is an important part of all science. GLOBE has GPS and Site Characterization Protocols to characterize the location and environment of measurements. In the atmosphere, this is … Continue reading →

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SCUBAnauts Operation Deep Climb – Day 6

Posted on 12/07/2007 by peggy

As noted for Day 5, the students are suffering from less oxygen they are used to. Using the Hilo sounding, the students started out breathing in air with about 73% of the oxygen available at sea level; at the top … Continue reading →

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SCUBAnauts International (SNI) – Day 6

Posted on 12/07/2007 by peggy

Not only are Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaii, but the “big Island” also has more petroglyphs than the other Hawaiian islands, and some spectacular waterfalls. Petroglyphs are images carved in stone. The age of these … Continue reading →

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Surface Temperature Field Campaign – Day 7

Posted on 12/04/2007 by peggy

3 December 2007 December certainly came in with a bang in the United States. A major winter storm moved from California to Colorado to the Great Lakes to the East Coast. It brought snow, sleet, rain, freezing rain and strong … Continue reading →

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