Events - Bermuda
Air Temperature Challenge for GLOBE’s 30th Birthday Bash
We’re celebrating GLOBE turning 30 with a data challenge
birthday bash! Shishmaref High School students in Kigiqtaq,
Alaska, invite GLOBE students and educators to participate in an air
temperature challenge! What type of temperatures is your region
experiencing now? Together, we can learn new things and explore trends
in temperature through time and across geographic areas. Join us from
22 April to 6 May to collect these data.
Learn about collecting temperature measurements with Adrian and Hailey from the University of Alaska Fairbanks as they introduce the protocol, add water to ice in a beaker, add thermometers, and check the temperature. Also, check out the Thermometer Calibration Lab Guide and the Current Air Temperature protocol on the GLOBE website. We recommend collecting air temperature at solar noon. Please use NOAA’s Solar Noon Calculator to learn when solar noon is in your region, so you know when to collect data.
Why Participate
From a Shishmaref High School student: "We want to compare different temperatures around the world to see how the temperatures are different in different environments and locations." –WN
Understanding and measuring air temperature is a good skill to have; it is something we all experience every day, and it often affects how we choose to spend our time. For example, what if you wanted the community swimming hole to open sooner because you noticed it was getting hotter earlier in the season? To convince the manager, it might be helpful to have a record of daily air temperature measures indicating that an appropriate swimming-hole air temperature has come 5 days sooner over the past 3 years!
How to Participate
- Calibrate your thermometer as described in the Thermometer Calibration Lab Guide and in these videos (Ice Water Bath, Add Thermometer).
- Measure the air temperature following the Current Air Temperature protocol and this Check the Temperature video. Use an alcohol or digital thermometer to record air temperature.
- Record your data in the GLOBE database or send it in by email!
Using a purple calibration thermometer in ice water while also
using an infrared thermometer to check surface temperature. Photo
credit: Roben Itchoak
Resources
Webinars & Events:
- Demonstration of Protocol Videos (Introduce the Protocol, Ice Water Bath, Add Thermometer, and Check the Temperature).
- GLOBE Mission Earth Urban Heat Island Intensive Observation Period
- NASA Temperature 101
Interactives:
- How Do Seasonal Temperature Patterns Vary Among Different Regions of the World?
- What Are Some Factors That Affect Seasonal Patterns?
- 10 Things About Air
- What Is Happening with Air Temperature?
- NASA Global Temperature Visualization
Recent Research Papers on Air Temperature with Open Code:
- A NASA GISTEMPv4 Observational Uncertainty Ensemble
-
A Global
Dataset of Air Temperature Derived from Satellite Remote Sensing
and Weather Stations
Events origin: GLOBE Implementation Office