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It’s that time of the year again! In the Northern Hemisphere, the chlorophyll in leaves are breaking down causing the green in leaves to disappear and allowing for orange and yellow colors to become visible. At GLOBE, we call this process Green-Down , and if you have not started collecting your Green-Down data yet, it's not too late*! *If you are in the U.S., you can track the annual progressive changing of the leaves with this Fall Foliage Prediction Map from Smokey Mountains. ( https://smokymountains.com/fall-foliage-map/ ) The GLOBE Plant Color Guide ...

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Posted in: Investigation Areas: GREEN-UP / GREEN-DOWN   Primary Audience: TEACHERS  

The ICESat-2 Satellite will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California on Saturday, September 15, 2016. At this time, the Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign will officially begin. If you happen to find yourself in Lompoc, California for the launch, please take a look at this Explore Lompoc web site. It provides some great information about all the ICESat-2 launch activities that will be happening. We also have an ICESat-2 Launch Outreach page that showcases launch information and a launch party kit. The launch of the ICESat-2 satellite will ...

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Posted in: Investigation Areas: PRECIPITATION   CARBON CYCLE   AIR TEMPERATURE   SURFACE TEMPERATURE   SOIL TEMPERATURE   BIOSPHERE   BIOMETRY (INCLUDING TREE HEIGHT)   LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION   GREEN-UP / GREEN-DOWN