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By Marile Colon Robles, posted Nov 22, 2019 3:03:23 PM

The GLOBE Fall Cloud Observation Challenge brought in more than 45,000 observations from citizen scientists in more than 17,000 locations in 93 countries on every continent — including Antarctica. This influx of cloud observations is super helpful to NASA scientists who work with geostationary satellites and the suite of satellite instruments known as the Clouds and the Earth's Energy Radiant System (CERES). By comparing geostationary and CERES observations from a particular area to data submitted by citizen scientists, scientists can differentiate between wispy cirrus clouds and ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: STEM   EDUCATION RESEARCH   TECHNOLOGY   SCIENCE AND MATH   Event Topics: CAMPAIGNS AND PROJECTS (IOPS, ETC)   OTHER   COMPETITIONS   GLOBE Science Topics: EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE   GENERAL SCIENCE   GENERAL SCIENCE @ES   CLIMATE CHANGE   DATA INCLUDED   BACKYARD SCIENCE   CLIMATE   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   SCIENTIST SKILLS   GLOBE PROTOCOLS   GLOBE Working Groups: EVALUATION WORKING GROUP   EDUCATION WORKING GROUP   TECHNOLOGY WORKING GROUP   SCIENCE WORKING GROUP   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Learning Activities: EARTH AS A SYSTEM   ATMOSPHERE AND CLIMATE   News Topics: IOPS   REGIONS   COMPETITIONS   VIDEO   Primary Audience: PARTNERS   SCIENTISTS   ALUMNI   COUNTRY COORDINATORS   TRAINERS   STUDENTS   TEACHERS   Student Research Reports: U.S. STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIA (SRS)   INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM REPORT   STANDARD RESEARCH REPORT   Teacher's Guide: STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS   GRADE LEVELS   DOCUMENT TYPES   TIME REQUIREMENTS   LANGUAGES   INVESTIGATION AREA DOCUMENTS  

Purple Skies observed Dallas, TX on October 27, 2019. Purple skies during sunsets and sunrises ( blog explaining science ) have been observed by our GLOBE participants! Thank you to all those sending in their observations and participating of the Fall Clouds Challenge !    Educator Angie Rizzi , part of the Science Education team at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, created this lesson for teachers who want to use this event to talk about aerosols and sky color. The activity incorporates the Elementary GLOBE Sky Observers activity with ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: STEM   EDUCATION RESEARCH   SCIENCE AND MATH   TECHNOLOGY   Event Topics: CAMPAIGNS AND PROJECTS (IOPS, ETC)   OTHER   GLOBE Science Topics: EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE   GENERAL SCIENCE   GENERAL SCIENCE @ES   CLIMATE CHANGE   DATA INCLUDED   BACKYARD SCIENCE   CLIMATE   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   SCIENTIST SKILLS   GLOBE PROTOCOLS   GLOBE Working Groups: EDUCATION WORKING GROUP   SCIENCE WORKING GROUP   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Learning Activities: EARTH AS A SYSTEM   ATMOSPHERE AND CLIMATE   News Topics: IOPS   REGIONS   COMPETITIONS   Primary Audience: PARTNERS   COUNTRY COORDINATORS   ALUMNI   TRAINERS   TEACHERS   Student Research Reports: U.S. STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIA (SRS)   INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM REPORT   STANDARD RESEARCH REPORT   Teacher's Guide: STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS   GRADE LEVELS   DOCUMENT TYPES   TIME REQUIREMENTS   LANGUAGES   INVESTIGATION AREA DOCUMENTS