Category Archives: Atmosphere

Release of carbon dioxide by individual humans

Posted on 08/11/2008 by peggy

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

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

Posted on 07/21/2008 by peggy

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?

Posted on 07/15/2008 by peggy

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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Hail and Thunderstorm Updraft Strength

Posted on 07/02/2008 by peggy

This blog was written just before departing for the GLOBE Learning Expedition meeting in South Africa. I’ll be posting some additional blogs about the meeting in the coming weeks. In the meantime, after you read this blog, check out the … Continue reading →

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Will there be more tropical cyclones in the future?

Posted on 06/02/2008 by peggy

At a recent meeting, someone commented to me that the “global-warming folks” must be wrong, since we haven’t had a strong hurricane season since 2005, and weren’t they saying that a warmer climate means more hurricanes? Since we had work … Continue reading →

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