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Ready for the April Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign Intensive Observation Period? Find Out How to Participate!
The next Intensive Observation Period (IOP) for the Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign takes place during the month of April (01-30). The focus will be on Land Cover.
During each IOP, GLOBE students will:
- take measurements of tree height (January and July) or land cover (April and October), and one additional protocol, from the suite of campaign protocols (which can be found here);
- take measurements at least three times per week for one month at the same study site for both protocols (the tree-height measurements should be of the same trees each time for each site; however, there can be multiple sites, thereby increasing the number of trees measured); and
- report their number of tree-height measurements and identify the additional protocol measurement and number of measurements by the 5th day of the following month (which should be sent to Brian Campbell).
Each participant will receive a Virtual Tree Height IOP Badge. The GLOBE school with the most collected tree height data and additional protocol data will receive a virtual one-on-one Q&A session with a NASA scientist, researcher, or engineer; and a Virtual Tree Height IOP Winner Badge.
The Trees Around the GLOBE campaign is working in conjunction with NASA’s ICESat-2, which is using lasers and a very precise detection instrument to measure the elevation of Earth’s surface. By timing how long it takes laser beams to travel from the satellite to Earth and back, scientists can calculate the height of glaciers, sea ice, forests, lakes and more – including the changing ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica. The satellite is also measuring tree heights across Earth's temperate and tropical regions, and take stock of the vegetation in forests worldwide.
To learn more about the Trees Around the GLOBE, including how to start taking measurements, how to retrieve relevant data, how to view ICESat-2 Satellite data, and how to connect to the campaign community, click here.
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