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How the Temperature Varies During the Day and Night

When I was in school, I never seemed to have the right coat on. If I walked to school at 7:30 a.m. (0730) in my heavy coat, I would often be too hot on the way home at 3:30 p.m. … Continue reading

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Weights and Measures

How do you compare two items? It’s easy if you have both of them to look at. If you have a series of tiles, like the one in the figure, you can see whether they are the same size by … Continue reading

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Watersheds Part 3

On the surface, we have something similar called “watersheds.” If the water isn’t soaking into the ground, hills act like our roofs, and the water flows on the surface until it hits a stream or river. If you look at … Continue reading

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Icicles and Watersheds Part 2: How much water flows off the top of two houses

What about the total amount of water coming off the roof? Suppose it is raining, so insulation doesn’t make any difference. Again, about twice as much water would flow off a given spot along the eaves for our house. But … Continue reading

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Surface Temperature Field Campaign – Summary

Below you will find Dr. Kevin Czajkowski’s summary of the participation in his surface temperature field campaign. We at GLOBE join Kevin is his sincere thanks for your help! 8 January 2008 Thank you for your participation in the 2007 … Continue reading

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