Category Archives: Atmosphere

Climate — from your back yard to the globe. Local Climate

Posted on 02/02/2007 by peggy

In the next few months, I will be writing about climate and climate change. My purpose is to discuss the various ways we influence climate both locally and globally. The plan is to start locally, with the effect of cities … Continue reading →

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Snowmelt

Posted on 01/15/2007 by peggy

We live on the south side of the street; the sidewalk is to the north of our house. We shovel the walks for the woman who lives on the north side of the street. We noticed that we could easily … Continue reading →

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Snow day!!!

Posted on 01/08/2007 by peggy

The snow here at the GLOBE Program Office was so heavy we were told to go home. It was a “snow day”! I love snow days because they free you from your normal work or school. You can make new … Continue reading →

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Altostratus clouds

Posted on 12/19/2006 by peggy

About two years ago, a group of graduate students on the Cloud Protocol PI team and I took the on-line GLOBE cloud quiz. None of us did very well, in spite of years of experience looking at clouds, and in … Continue reading →

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Raindrops Part 3: More about Hail

Posted on 11/01/2006 by peggy

Can you guess how hailstone size can be used to measure the strength of a storm? Here, “strength” refers to how fast the air moves upward in the storm: in other words, how strong the updraft is. Hailstones grow until … Continue reading →

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