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Questions about the GLOBE El Niño Field Campaign? Get Answers Via Virtual Office Hours: 10 March

Mar 10, 2016

Office Hours

On Thursday, 10 March (8:00 a.m. – 9:00 am EST/1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. UTC), Dorian Janney, coordinator of the webinars for the GLOBE El Niño Field Campaign, and Brian Campbell, Campaign Lead, will be available to discuss anything about the El Niño Field Campaign.

Have your questions ready, and step on in to the virtual Office Hours here!

Did you know that as part of the new GLOBE El Niño Field Campaign, which began on Tuesday, 01 March 2016, there will be a suite of six GLOBE measurement protocols (including the SMAP protocol) that will serve as ways to identify environmental changes affected by El Niño? There will also be regular webinars to discuss the mechanics of the campaign, give updates on data collection, and explore science with experts.

How can you join? Visit http://www.globe.gov/web/el-nino/members and simply click “Join Community” Please consider becoming a member.

How can you participate? If your students are taking measurements in at least two of the following protocols, you are participating. If your students are not taking measurements in at least two of the following protocols, you will need to do so.

Protocols:

Max/Min Air Temperature
Precipitation
Surface Temperature
Soil Temperature
SMAP Soil Moisture
Biometry Tree Canopy and Ground Cover

The next webinar, which will be held on 08 March (at 8:00 p.m. EST; 1:00 a.m. UTC, 09 March), is: “The El Niño Field Student Campaign.” During this hour-long webinar, participants will get the “nuts and bolts” about how to be involved in this GLOBE campaign. The webinar will cover the expectations for involvement as well as the goals for this campaign. Participants will learn how to navigate through the website, explore which protocols are involved, discover how to share updates on students’ data collection and research efforts, and be able to ask questions. To register for the webinar, click here.

The first webinar for this campaign, which was held on 01 March, was entitled, “What is “El Niño?” It was held on 01 March. This hour-long webinar included a presentation from NASA scientists describing the science behind the El Niño phenomena. Participants also learned how NASA is able to study El Niño, and what the predictions are for different regions around the world during an El Niño event. A variety of educational resources that can be used to teach others about El Niño and its impact on the planet were also shared with participants.

For those of you who were unable to attend the kick-off webinar, the recording can be viewed at http://go.nasa.gov/21HsKMW. The slides from Dr. Nieves presentation can be downloaded from the recording playback, and are also linked from the campaign webinars page: http://www.globe.gov/web/el-nino/el-nino-campaign/webinars.