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Category Archives: GLOBE Protocols
Volcanic Eruptions and Cooling of the Planet
By Dr. Charles Kironji Gatebe, NASA Scientist for GLOBE Student Research Campaign on Climate The recent volcanic eruption in Iceland marked by the spectacular “curtain-of-fire” and near-complete shut-down of air travel in Europe in mid-April will probably earn a place … Continue reading
Atmospheric Aerosols: The Mystery Floating in the Air
By Dr. Charles Ichoku, NASA Scientist for GLOBE Student Research Campaign on Climate The following two pictures of the same place were taken on different days. Can you explain why the upper picture is clear but the lower one is … Continue reading
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Summary of the Surface Temperature Field Campaign
Below is a summary of the results of Dr. Kevin Czajkowski’s surface-temperature field campaign conducted during December, 2008. The recently-posted blog “More Misconceptions about Climate Change, Part 2,” is just below this one. — PL I wanted to write a … Continue reading
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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
Relating Air Temperature to Surface Temperature
As Dr. C wrote during his Surface Temperature Field Campaign, the weather in mid-December was cold in many parts of the United States. At our house here in Boulder, Colorado (Figure 1), this morning’s minimum temperature was -21 degrees Celsius. … Continue reading