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Category Archives: Earth System Science
More Misconceptions about Climate Change: Part I
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
Czajkowski’s Field Campaign — 9 Dec 2008
This is the third installment from Dr. Czajkowski Last night, we had snow here in Colorado. In my front yard in Boulder, we had about 23 centimeters of snow. Three kilometers to the east, at Foothills Lab (close to the … Continue reading
Observing Birds
A series of guest blog entries by Dr. Kevin Czakjowski on the 2008 Surface Temperature Field Campaign will be interleaved with the regular Chief Scientist blogs. See the Introduction to the Surface Temperature Field Campaign. I’ve often written about clouds … Continue reading
Posted in Backyard Science, Climate Change, Seasons and Biomes
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Changes in carbon dioxide in the air
I’m going to write a little bit more about a “climate misconception” to follow up on the blog I did a few weeks ago. This relates to how our cutting back on carbon production affects the amount of carbon dioxide … Continue reading
Posted in Carbon, Climate Change, Earth System Science
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What Causes Hurricane Damage?
Since we’ve had another bad hurricane season for the United States and the islands in the Caribbean, this topic seemed timely. Figure 1. Hurricane Ike over Western Cuba 9 September 14:45 UTC as seen from space. Source http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t4/vis-l.jpg. Ike later … Continue reading
Posted in Atmosphere, Earth System Science
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