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Author Archives: peggy
“Fropas”
One of the most exciting weather phenomena is the passage of a front, called a “Fropas” (FROH-pah) by meteorologists. Especially a strong cold front. A front is simply the boundary between a large mass of cold air and a large … Continue reading
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Wind Power
The cost of using fossil fuels has gone up – we paid over $4.00 a gallon for gasoline for the first time this weekend. But of course there is the no-longer-hidden cost of what the carbon dioxide and other greenhouse … Continue reading
Posted in Atmosphere, Carbon, Earth as a System
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Watching Clouds
In the last blog, I looked down – at a puddle. But most of the time, I look up: to see what birds are overhead, and to watch clouds. Figure 1. Picture of fair-weather cumulus clouds east of Beloit, Wisconsin, … Continue reading
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Puddles and the GLOBE inquiry model
As the last (I promise!) blog on the Missouri puddle, I describe the informal puddle investigation in terms of the GLOBE Inquiry Model. The GLOBE Inquiry Model is a simple way to describe how scientists investigate questions. It’s easier to … Continue reading
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Part 5. Postscript to Missouri Puddles Blog
(If you are interested in the Pole to Pole videoconference, just scroll down – it’s just below this one. I’m finishing up the puddles blog so that I can write a blog or two on inquiry, using the puddles as … Continue reading
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