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More Misconceptions about Climate Change: Part I
Currently, GLOBE is running a Workshop on “Global Climate Change Research and Education,” in Geneva, Switzerland, so this blog seems particularly timely. — PL Hardly a day goes by that we don’t hear about climate change in the media or … Continue reading
Relating Air Temperature to Surface Temperature
As Dr. C wrote during his Surface Temperature Field Campaign, the weather in mid-December was cold in many parts of the United States. At our house here in Boulder, Colorado (Figure 1), this morning’s minimum temperature was -21 degrees Celsius. … Continue reading
Chinook!
On 7 December, when I wrote the blog below, we were experiencing a warm wind called a “Chinook” here in Boulder, Colorado. I wanted to wait until after the surface temperature field campaign to post this. It seems appropriate to … Continue reading
Observing Birds – Part 2
After the first of the year, when school is starting again in the U.S., I will write something about surface temperature measurements. Now, since many are out of school and have time to spend outside, it seemed like good timing … Continue reading
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Dr. C.’s GLOBE Surface Temperature blog 12-16-08
By taking your measurements for Dr. C., you are participating in science. Lots of scientists take measurements of different kinds to test new ideas, or to figure out how to measure things in new ways, like, for example, using a … Continue reading