Category Archives: Climate

The Year 2064: A look at the Unmanned Aircraft Systems!

By Dr. Charles Kironji Gatebe, NASA Scientist for GLOBE Student Research Campaign on Climate The year is 2064 and you’re telling students how Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) first made debut flights to make measurements of atmospheric composition, way, way up … Continue reading

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How Climate Models are Tested

by Dr. Peggy LeMone, NCAR Scientist, former GLOBE Chief Scientist and President-Elect of the American Meteorological Society Have you ever wondered how people test climate models?   We used to have a joke that climate modelers had the best job security … Continue reading

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Thinking About Climategate

By Dr. Robert Cahalan, NASA Scientist for GLOBE Student Research Campaign on Climate News media recently dubbed “Climategate” the release of a group of private emails between climate scientists in England and the United States that contained discussion that was … Continue reading

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Some Final Thoughts from Copenhagen

by Dr. Donna Charlevoix, GPO Climate Research Campaign Coordinator Well, today is my last day here in Copenhagen, unfortunately. The Climate Conference is such an interesting meeting and there is so much to learn. However, it is not possible to … Continue reading

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My Final Day at COP-15

by Dr. Donna Charlevoix, GPO Climate Research Campaign Coordinator The conference here is very large and as such there are many meetings and informational sessions that occur at the same time. It is difficult to select which talks to attend. … Continue reading

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