Category Archives: GLOBE Protocols

Exploring the Intertropical Convergence Zone

Posted on 04/17/2013 by Jessica Mackaro

This week we have a guest post from Janis Steele, PhD and Brooks McCutchen, PhD.  They own and operate Berkshire Sweet Gold Maple and Marine, an agroforestry and ocean-going enterprise concerned with sustainable livelihoods and the preservation of wild and perennial … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Temperature, Atmosphere, General Science, Great Global Investigation of Climate, Latin America and Caribbean, Scientists | 2 Comments

A new location for mosquito research: Europe

Posted on 03/20/2013 by Jessica Mackaro

Students from countries in the Tropics, from Thailand, Madagascar and Benin, to the United States have looked at mosquitoes and their connection to climate change.  GLOBE International Scientist Network members Dr. Krisanadej Jaroensutasinee and Dr. Mullica Jaroensutasinee presented their research on mosquitoes … Continue reading →

Posted in Atmosphere, Europe and Eurasia, General Science | Leave a comment

From Lake Superior to the Mississippi River – a renewed commitment to fresh water

Posted on 03/13/2013 by Jessica Mackaro

This week we are beginning our Full Length Mississippi series, and we will team back up with Mike Link and Kate Crowley.  Link and Crowley highlighted pieces of their Full Circle Superior journey with the GLOBE Scientists’ Blog last year … Continue reading →

Posted in General Science, Hydrology, Watersheds | Leave a comment

Connecting pollutants and air temperature in the Maldives

Posted on 03/06/2013 by Jessica Mackaro

With climate change, there are many relationships that are understood, and many others that are not.  Dr. Veerabhadran Ramanathan from The Scripps Institute in San Diego has spent the last fifteen years in the Maldives, a nation south of India that … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Temperature, Asia and Pacific, Atmosphere, Carbon, Climate, Climate Change, Earth System Science, General Science, Great Global Investigation of Climate | 2 Comments

Capturing Plant Green-Up Through Your Lens

Posted on 02/21/2013 by wordpressadmin

This week we have a guest blogger, Jessica Taylor. Jessica has been active as a GLOBE observer and trainer since 2001 and is a Master Trainer at NASA Langley Research Center. She conducts regular GLOBE Teacher Workshops in the areas … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth as a System, General Science, GLOBE Protocols | 1 Comment