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Category Archives: GLOBE Protocols
Climate Change Part 3. The gases in air
The gases in the air important to climate change are called “greenhouse gases.” To understand what a greenhouse gas does, you first have to understand a little about radiation. Not the science-fiction stuff that changes cockroaches into giant monsters that … Continue reading
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It is getting warmer!
Figure 1 shows how Earth’s average temperature has changed over time from two research groups – one the National Climate Data Center in the United States, and the second from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia … Continue reading
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
Are there more storms than there used to be?
The work of Roger Pielke, Sr., discussed in the last blog, suggests that thunderstorms might be more common than they were 100 years ago. Are they? My first job in science was as a college student. Ten hours a week, … Continue reading
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Land use and storms
Do you ever hear something you just can’t stop thinking about? About ten years ago, I heard a talk by Roger Pielke, Sr., where he compared the weather over northern Texas for two days, 100 years apart. The weather – … Continue reading
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