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The Student Climate Research Campaign (SCRC) Climate Foundations introduces students to basic climate science and identifies opportunities for teachers to participate in professional development focused on climate science. Two SCRC Learning Activities ensure that students understand the fundamentals of weather and climate. See the Climate Foundations web page for more details.  >>

Beginning today, 10 September 2012, GLOBE embarks on Phase Two of SCRC. Phase Two focuses on conducting climate science research using GLOBE data and other long-term datasets. This is the main thrust of SCRC Phase Two.  >>

Dates/Times ● 11 September - 14:00 UTC ● 12 September - 00:00 UTC This is the first webinar in the SCRC Scientist Skills series on how to develop a research question. Presenter: Dixon Butler GPO Lead Facilitators: Kristin Wegner, Sarah Tessendorf.  >>

Alec Weisman, a student at Baldwin Wallace University, recently completed an internship at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA. During his summer internship, Alec worked with Dr. Margaret Pippin and Dr. Ali Omar to study aerosol optical depth (AOD). Alec used GLOBE's Aerosol Sunphotometer and compared observations using this hand-held device with AERONET (NASA's Aerosol Robotic Network) AOD and Department of Environmental Quality PM2.5 measurements. Alec found strong correlation between GLOBE sunphotometer 505 nm and AERONET level 1.5 AOD at 500nm. By graphing the data, Alec found the corresponding slope to be 0.9446, indicating that the correlation is nearly 1:1. He also concluded that for AOD values less than 0.4 the correlation is the strongest. During this summer experience Alec not only conducted research using GLOBE protocols, but he became GLOBE certified as a pre-service teacher. "I've been fortunate," Alec says, "to fall under the guidance of some great people throughout my life and because of their help I've been able to do some great things." Alec was selected for the internship after applying through NASA's One Stop Shopping Initiative: Student Online Application a for Recruiting Interns, Fellows, and Scholars (OSSI:SOLAR) program, found online at: https://intern.nasa.gov/solar/web/public/main/ .  >>

The next Great Global Investigation of Climate (GGIC) takes place throughout the month of September. Engage your students in: -going outside to collect data: precipitation, air and soil temperature; and -entering the data in the GLOBE database.  >>

The GLOBE Program Office (GPO) technical team continues to work in a collaborative fashion with our partner, Raytheon as we add to the growing list of protocols available in the new visualization tool on the GLOBE website. Stay tuned as more features, functionality and useful tools come online.  >>

The 4th annual GLOBE Africa and Seasons and Biomes Xpedition is just around the corner. In a matter of weeks, GLOBE students, teachers and scientists will make another epic trek to the summit of the highest peak in Africa.  >>

The next Great Global Investigation of Climate (GGIC) takes place throughout the month of September. Take your students outdoors to collect precipitation measurements as well as air and soil temperature data. Then, enter the data in the GLOBE database and learn how to classify local weather and climate.  >>

Did you know that some species of plants are flowering almost a month earlier than they were a century ago? Now you can play an active role in researching the important relationship between plants and climate by taking part in the new GLOBE Phenology and Climate Project.  >>

Now is the time to learn what you need to know about Phase Two of the Student Climate Research Campaign. You won't want to miss your chance to connect with the GLOBE Program Office (GPO) experts online during one of the webinars listed below. 21 and 22 August  >>