Category Archives: Data included

Blogs labeled “Data included” have data at the end of the blog

GLOBE’s long history – what can you learn from GLOBE’s long-term data?

GLOBE celebrated its 18th birthday on Earth Day, 22 April 2013.  This means that, in some cases, you can look at nearly 18 years of data collected through the years by GLOBE students.   One school, Zakladni Skola – Ekolog. Praktikum … Continue reading

Posted in Climate, Data included, Earth System Science, Europe and Eurasia, Great Global Investigation of Climate | 1 Comment

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

Posted in Air Temperature, Atmosphere, Backyard Science, Data included, Field Campaigns, Land Cover | 1 Comment

Measuring Rain

For years, I have been measuring the rain in our back yard using a standard rain gauge similar to the ones used by the U.S. National Weather Service (Figure 1). Like the gauge used by GLOBE students, rain goes through … Continue reading

Posted in Atmosphere, Backyard Science, Data included, General Science, GLOBE Protocols, Hydrology | Leave a comment

Carbon Dioxide, Part 2: Walk, Drive a Car, or Ride a Bike?

The blog about carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by our bodies during respiration created so much discussion that I decided to work harder to put the numbers into context. Last time, we calculated an average adult human breathes out between 0.7 … Continue reading

Posted in Atmosphere, Carbon, Climate Change, Data included, Earth as a System | 3 Comments

Release of carbon dioxide by individual humans

This blog was inspired by activities at the 2008 GLOBE Learning Expedition (GLE) in South Africa. As part of their field activities, the students visited the Global Atmosphere Watch station (GAWS) at Cape Point, where carbon dioxide and several other … Continue reading

Posted in Atmosphere, Carbon, Climate Change, Data included, Earth as a System | 2 Comments