Category Archives: Air Temperature

Blogs that have to do with measurements, patterns, or trends in air temperature, or its relationship to other phenomena.

March… In like a lion, out like a lamb.

Posted on 03/13/2012 by wordpressadmin

This week, we have a guest blogger.  Ashley Kaepplinger is currently working on her master’s degree in Meteorology at Florida State University and will finish in the summer of 2012.  After she receives her master’s degree, she will begin working … Continue reading →

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Volcanic Eruptions and Cooling of the Planet

Posted on 04/19/2010 by janeth

By Dr. Charles Kironji Gatebe, NASA Scientist for GLOBE Student Research Campaign on Climate The recent volcanic eruption in Iceland marked by the spectacular “curtain-of-fire” and near-complete shut-down of air travel in Europe in mid-April will probably earn a place … Continue reading →

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More Misconceptions about Climate Change, Part 2

Posted on 02/05/2009 by peggy

Misconception: The carbon dioxide record at Mauna Loa is not reliable because Mauna Loa is a volcano. It is true that volcanoes give off carbon dioxide. In fact, paleoclimatologists talk about “greenhouse worlds” with more carbon dioxide, much of which … Continue reading →

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More Misconceptions about Climate Change: Part I

Posted on 01/27/2009 by peggy

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 →

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Relating Air Temperature to Surface Temperature

Posted on 01/06/2009 by peggy

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 →

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