Category Archives: Data included

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

500 People DO Make a Difference!

This is the second blog related to events at the GLOBE Learning Expedition that took place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 22-27 June 2008. (You can find daily reports, a photo gallery, and student delegation blogs at the above … Continue reading

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Post-Script to Blog on Trends in the GLOBE Student Network

I asked a climate scientist at NCAR, Caspar Ammann, to review the previous blog, and he brought up some interesting points that I thought I would talk about a little bit further. I am hoping this will inspire some of … Continue reading

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Are there temperature trends in the GLOBE student records?

Recently announced at the GLOBE Learning Expedition was the upcoming worldwide GLOBE Student Research Campaign on Climate Change, 2011-2013. This campaign will enhance climate change literacy, understanding and involvement in research for more than a million students around the globe. … Continue reading

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Measuring temperature using crickets

Did you know that you could count cricket chirps to estimate temperature? I heard this a number of years ago, but never thought much about it until I heard it mentioned on television this summer. Was this true, or just … Continue reading

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Puddles

I like puddles, and I have become more interested in them lately. Why? On 29 May 2002, we took observations of the heating and moistening of the lower atmosphere using an aircraft and surface sites observations in the Oklahoma Panhandle … Continue reading

Posted in Atmosphere, Backyard Science, Data included, Earth System Science, Hydrology, Watersheds | 6 Comments