Community Blogs

GLOBE Breadcrumb

Community Blogs

Included below is a feed of the latest blog posts created by the GLOBE Community. To view a tutorial on how you can create a blog click here

Community Member Blog Aggregator

Users

Year

Category

GLOBE at AMS - Sharing our community

By GLOBE Scientist, posted 11.01.13 23:00

Blog originally posted on The GLOBE Scientists' Blog: http://blog.globe.gov/sciblog/2013/01/11/globe-at-ams-sharing-our-community/ This week I attended the 93rd Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) in Austin, TX. I started attending eight years ago as a senior undergraduate meteorology major at Millersville University. That first year, I'll admit, was very overwhelming - great minds from various expertises within the Earth Sciences came together to share ideas and present their recent research. The meeting brings many opportunities for...

Узнать больше О GLOBE at AMS - Sharing our community »

Posted in:

Cloud forests and how trees get water

By Julie Malmberg, posted 02.01.13 16:35

Most trees obtain water through their massive root systems, but did you know that some trees can absorb water through their leaves as well? This ability is called foliar uptake. Scientists recently discovered that trees in cloud forests use foliar uptake to obtain water. A cloud forest is a forest that has persistent or seasonally persistent fog or low-level cloud cover. Cloud forests are usually in the tropics or subtropics, have evergreen trees (trees that don’t lose their leaves) and tend to have a lot of mosses and vegetation in the understory of the trees. Cloud Forest located...

Узнать больше О Cloud forests and how trees get water »

Posted in: GLOBE Science Topics: Earth System Science Investigation Areas: Earth As a System Biosphere

Hummingbird populations – How GLOBE students can help

By Julie Malmberg, posted 26.12.12 19:06

GLOBE’s Earth as a System investigation area cultivates students’ awareness of an intricate web of global connections. Similar to real world scientists, students explore life science concepts, learning that “organisms can only survive where their needs are met.” The Earth as a System investigation area encourages students to observe patterns and connections, such as through phenology. Phenology is the study of how living organisms respond to seasonal changes in their environment. Only through observing and measuring can we notice if changes are occurring and how they occur. For...

Узнать больше О Hummingbird populations – How GLOBE students can help »

Posted in: GLOBE Science Topics: Earth System Science Investigation Areas: Earth As a System Biosphere » Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds

The chicken and egg story of global warming and extreme droughts: A lesson on climate feedbacks

By Sarah Tessendorf, posted 19.12.12 22:19

Blog originally posted on the GLOBE Scientists' Blog: http://blog.globe.gov/sciblog/2012/12/19/the-chicken-and-egg-story-of-global-warming-and-extreme-droughts-a-lesson-on-climate-feedbacks/ I recently read that the extreme drought in western North America during 2000-2004 actually resulted in more carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere. In the article in Nature Geoscience, it explained that such droughts can further enhance global warming. When a drought occurs, the plants wither and die and no longer uptake carbon dioxide (normally living plants serve as a carbon sink...

Узнать больше О The chicken and egg story of global warming and extreme droughts: A lesson on climate feedbacks »

Posted in: GLOBE Science Topics: Climate Climate Change

Snowstorm Across US: Update Week 2: 2012 GLOBE Surface Temperature Field Campaign

By Kevin Czajkowski, posted 16.12.12 14:45

Storm Coming Across US If you live in the United States, you probably have heard of the snow storm crossing the country right now. There will be mountain snow in the Rockie Mountains, a potential for a blizzard from Nebraska to Wisconsin and then some snow to the Great Lakes states. The National Weather Service (NWS) definition of a blizzard is: "A blizzard means that the following conditions are expected to prevail for a period of 3 hours or longer: Sustained wind or frequent gusts to 35 miles an hour or greater; and Considerable falling and/or blowing snow (i.e.,...

Узнать больше О Snowstorm Across US: Update Week 2: 2012 GLOBE Surface Temperature Field Campaign »

Posted in:

The common thread between science and art: creativity

By Sarah Tessendorf, posted 12.12.12 16:59

Blog originally posted on The GLOBE Scientists' Blog: http://blog.globe.gov/sciblog/2012/12/12/the-common-thread-between-science-and-art-creativity/ When you examine a seashell, a crystal, the skin of a snake or the wings of a butterfly, what do you think about? Art? Science? Or the obvious connection between the two? At the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Francisco, CA last week, thousands of scientists, including myself, found ourselves examining the intersection of science and art through a wide variety of presentations and...

Узнать больше О The common thread between science and art: creativity »

Posted in: Curriculum: Language Culture and Arts Science and Math

Russel Creek Introduction

By Paul Ruscher, posted 08.12.12 18:05

Lane Community College will be embarking on a comprehensive water quality study for Russel Creek Watershed. It owns property near the headwaters of the creek and it passes through sensitive wetlands that LCC also owns. We will monitor water quality monthly upstream and downstream from the campus as instruments are acquired. Russel Creek is an ephemeral stream. First measurements 12-07-12 at the upstream sampling site near the LCC Learning Garden (our SWS-06 site).

Узнать больше О Russel Creek Introduction »

Posted in: Field Campaigns: Watersheds Investigation Areas: Hydrosphere Learning Activities: Hydrology

Update: 2012 GLOBE Surface Temperature Field Campaign

By Kevin Czajkowski, posted 07.12.12 18:45

The GLOBE surface temperature field campaign started this week with some record warm temperatures in the United States. Students in much of the United States enjoyed short sleeve weather for several days. Schools have started to post observations on the GLOBE website. The GLOBE website has been changed dramatically over the last year. The GLOBE Program Office will be adding all teachers in a bulk transfer from the old database in the near future. Many teachers have also signed up on the GLOBE webpage http://www.globe.gov and the help desk has set them up so they can enter data. The help...

Узнать больше О Update: 2012 GLOBE Surface Temperature Field Campaign »

Posted in:

ENSO Basics: What's up with the weather?

By GLOBE Scientist, posted 30.11.12 23:17

Blog originally posted on the GLOBE Scientists' Blog: http://blog.globe.gov/sciblog/2012/11/28/enso-basics-whats-up-with-the-weather/ In the first post in this series, we looked at what ENSO is. Remember that the atmosphere and oceans are always moving, and in general, those movements follow a specified pattern. When the movement deviates from normal, to either an El Niño or La Niña, weather conditions in different regions of the world will respond. But who feels these effects first? Usually, equatorial countries that border the Pacific Ocean. But even these countries can...

Узнать больше О ENSO Basics: What's up with the weather? »

Posted in:

GLOBE and adaptation to climate change

By Dixon Matlock Butler, posted 21.11.12 0:44

Blog originally posted on the GLOBE Scientists' Blog: http://blog.globe.gov/sciblog/2012/11/20/globe-and-adaptation-to-climate-change/ One of the most significant technology improvements in modern life is our ability to accurately forecast future events. Weather forecasts now routinely extend for five days. The recent flooding on the East Coast of the United States was forecast days in advance. The cause was an unusual merger of two storms to create a super storm – Super Storm Sandy. Atmospheric models correctly predicted that a winter storm coming from the north and a weakening...

Узнать больше О GLOBE and adaptation to climate change »

Posted in:

ENSO Basics: What is it?

By GLOBE Scientist, posted 14.11.12 23:02

Blog originally posted on The GLOBE Scientists' Blog: http://blog.globe.gov/sciblog/2012/11/14/esno-basics-what-is-it/ Through many posts here on the Scientists’ Blog, we, in one way or another, discuss ENSO. ENSO, or El Niño-Southern Oscillation, is a quasi-periodic climate pattern that occurs in the tropical Pacific Ocean. When the conditions change, the atmosphere responds in many different ways. In certain locations, it is cloudier and it rains more, while in others it’s clear and dry. Through our “ENSO Basics” series, we’ll take a look at ENSO in many...

Узнать больше О ENSO Basics: What is it? »

Posted in: GLOBE Science Topics: General Science Climate Climate Change

Non-stationarity: New vocabulary for a changing climate

By Sarah Tessendorf, posted 08.11.12 16:03

Blog originally posted on The GLOBE Scientists' Blog: http://blog.globe.gov/sciblog/2012/11/08/non-stationarity-new-vocabulary-for-a-changing-climate/ A few years ago I attended a workshop for early career scientists to discuss frontiers in integrated water-climate-society vulnerability and adaptation science. This interdisciplinary area of science focuses on the need for using scientific information to not only identify communities that are vulnerable to climate change, but to also help create effective approaches for communities to adapt to climate change. Since every society...

Узнать больше О Non-stationarity: New vocabulary for a changing climate »

Posted in: GLOBE Science Topics: Climate Climate Change

Full Circle Superior Part IV: Changing Superior, Changing Industry

By GLOBE Scientist, posted 01.11.12 18:26

Blog originally posted on the GLOBE Scientists' Blog: http://blog.globe.gov/sciblog/2012/11/01/full-circle-superior-part-iv-changing-superior-changing-industry/ This week we pick back up on our Full Circle Superior Series. In 2010 Mike Link and Kate Crowley chose to walk around the largest fresh water lake in the world – Lake Superior which has shoreline in both Canada and the United States. This 1555 mile/145 day walk was the first ever by a couple and the first to attempt to stay on the shoreline. Because Mike and Kate are educators in their sixties they wanted to deliver...

Узнать больше О Full Circle Superior Part IV: Changing Superior, Changing Industry »

Posted in: GLOBE Science Topics: Backyard Science Climate Climate Change

As the last leaf falls

By Sarah Tessendorf, posted 24.10.12 16:57

Blog originally posted on the GLOBE Scientists' Blog: http://blog.globe.gov/sciblog/2012/10/24/as-the-last-leaf-falls/ This was my first year doing the Green-Down Protocol with GLOBE. I am trained as an atmospheric scientist, so I have taken many atmospheric measurements over the course of my career. I had not ventured into the world of phenology until I joined GLOBE. More so, I am intrigued by this field of Earth Science, since it is closely connected to climate and can be a very good indicator of a climate change. This year, as part of the GLOBE Phenology and Climate Project,...

Узнать больше О As the last leaf falls »

Posted in: GLOBE Science Topics: GLOBE Protocols

Supercomputing and climate research: high resolution long-time simulations to improve our understanding Have you ever watched

By GLOBE Scientist, posted 19.10.12 16:33

Blog originally posted on the GLOBE Scientists' Blog: http://blog.globe.gov/sciblog/2012/10/19/supercomputing-and-climate-research-high-resolution-long-time-simulations-to-improve-our-understanding/ Have you ever watched a newscast and the on-air meteorologist mentions “according to our weather models, our best chances for rain will occur between the hours of 6 and 9 pm”? Have you wondered what exactly are those models they’re talking about? A weather model is a series of equations that take a look at an initial state of the atmosphere (such as the temperature, pressure, and...

Узнать больше О Supercomputing and climate research: high resolution long-time simulations to improve our understanding Have you ever watched »

Posted in: GLOBE Science Topics: General Science Climate

Xpedition Review: Reflections back and looking ahead

By GLOBE Scientist, posted 05.10.12 15:11

Blog originally posted on The GLOBE Scientists' Blog: http://blog.globe.gov/sciblog/2012/10/05/xpedition-review-reflections-back-and-looking-ahead/ To say that the journey to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro was a success would not do justice to the wonderful personal and scientific experiences the team had. From taking the first steps toward the summit on Sunday 23 September to summiting the following week and boarding flights to return home, each team member gained something that will stay with them forever. Collecting data in the rainforest Collecting hydrology...

Узнать больше О Xpedition Review: Reflections back and looking ahead »