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🌤️ Mission Overview The 2025 Aviation Weather Mission brings together Civil Air Patrol cadets (ages 11–20) and senior members across the country to contribute meaningful aviation weather data as part of a national collaboration with NASA Earth Science. Participants record real-time airport conditions, GLOBE Cloud observations, and aircraft details, supporting satellite collocations provided by the NASA GLOBE Clouds team at NASA Langley Research Center. These observations help validate satellite data and provide insights into weather and climate patterns relevant to ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: STEM   GLOBE Mission Earth News: TEACHER STORIES   STUDENT RESEARCH & ACTIVITIES   GLOBE Science Topics: GLOBE PROTOCOLS   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE   CLOUDS   Learning Activities: DATA COLLECTION: OBSERVE & MEASURE   OUTDOOR: EXPLORE & CONNECT   Primary Audience: SCIENTISTS  

Background I received my formal training on GLOBE Atmosphere protocols, particularly cloud observation, in the summer of 2011. In 2016, the GLOBE Program launched the GLOBE Observer (GO) app, designed for volunteer science. The GO app is more user-friendly and focuses on specific observations anyone with a smartphone can make. The GLOBE Program is structured and education-focused, targeting students and educators, while the GO app is intuitive and accessible to the general public. Both contribute valuable data to the scientific community and enhance public ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: STEM   GLOBE Mission Earth News: TEACHER STORIES   PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT   GLOBE Science Topics: BACKYARD SCIENCE   GENERAL SCIENCE   GLOBE PROTOCOLS   SCIENTIST SKILLS   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE   CLOUDS   Learning Activities: ATMOSPHERE AND CLIMATE   OBSERVING, DESCRIBING, AND IDENTIFYING CLOUDS   ESTIMATING CLOUD COVER   OBSERVING VISIBILITY AND SKY COLOR   DATA COLLECTION: OBSERVE & MEASURE   DATA EXPLORATION: ANALYZE & CHART   News Topics: TRAINING   NEWS BRIEFS   TEACHER STORIES   PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT   GENERAL ACTIVITIES   Primary Audience: ALUMNI   COUNTRY COORDINATORS   PARTNERS   SCIENTISTS   STUDENTS   TEACHERS   TRAINERS   Teacher's Guide: GRADE LEVELS   INTRODUCTION   ATMOSPHERE   SUPPORTING CLOUDS