Title: Tina J. Cartwright, Ph.D.
1GLOBE and Upward Bound Global Learning and
Observations to Benefit the Environment
June 20, 2006
Tina J. Cartwright, Ph.D. West Virginia State
Climatologist Assistant Professor of
Meteorology West Virginia State Community
Technical College West Virginia State University
2What do you see?
3What do you see?
4109 GLOBE Partner Countries
Highlights
Currently 109 Active GLOBE Countries
GLOBE has trained over 30,000 teachers
representing more than 17,000 schools
worldwide. Students have entered over 14 million
GLOBE measurements.
5GLOBE Overview
- GLOBE students throughout the world
- Take environmental measurements using GLOBE
scientific protocols - Report their observations to the GLOBE data
archive via the GLOBE Web site - Conduct student research on Earth science topics
using GLOBE maps and graphs and other GLOBE
educational materials
6Elizabeth City State University
- Summer Research program in 2002 at ECSU
- Environmental data monitoring stations for
hydrology, atmosphere, land cover/biology and
soil - Students use GLOBE protocols to collect
environmental data and to report that data to the
GLOBE program.
7GLOBE Science
- GLOBE measurements provide
- Hands-on scientific experiences
- Data needed for Earth science research
- GLOBE protocols ensure accurate results.
- Protocols are like recipes list of steps to
follow to collect the measurement
8 GLOBE Measurements
- Atmospheric/Climate Studies
- Air temperature (Maximum, Minimum, Current)
- Precipitation (Rain, Snow, pH)
- Cloud Cover/Type including contrails
- Relative humidity
- Barometric pressure
- Surface ozone
- Aerosols, water vapor
- Hydrology Studies
- Water temperature
- Transparency
- Water chemistry
- pH, dissolved O , alkalinity, nitrate, salinity
or conductivity - Freshwater macro-invertebrates
- Soils Studies
- Soil temperature, soil moisture
- Soil bulk density, pH, particle size
distribution, particle density, fertility
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9GLOBE Measurements
- Land Cover / Biology
- Land cover mapping (manual and computer-aided)
- Biometry (canopy and ground cover, tree and shrub
- height and diameter, grass biomass, species
id) - Land cover change detection
- Fire fuel ecology
- Phenology
- Green-up and green-down, budburst
- Ruby-throated hummingbird monitoring
- Phenological gardens
- Common and clonal lilacs
- Seaweed reproductive phenology
- Arctic bird migration monitoring
10GLOBE Graphs
What do you see?
11GLOBE Graphs
12International Programin 109 countries
Students collaboratewith scientists
Hands-on science
Atmosphere/ClimateHydrology Soil Land
Cover/Biology Phenology
Over 14 million environmental measurements
reported
13Course Expectations
- Have fun
- Participate and answer questions
- Take on-line surveys
- So we know the course is on track
- Answer daily journal questions on-line
- So we know the course is on track
- If you like what we do, think about bringing your
High School science teachers on board (or
favorite Middle School science teacher)
14Course Setup
- Work in teams of 3
- Create a team name
- We will track team progress
- Winning teams will win prizes at end of summer
15Any Questions?
- Go to http//www.wvglobe.org/idge/
- Take the Student Attitudes Survey
- Take the Thinking About Science Survey (TSSI-1)
- Write the Day 1 Journal (more than one paragraph)
16Extra Time?
- Go to www.globe.gov
- Enter the GLOBE site
- For team points
- What are the dates for the 2007 GlOBE at Night
Star-hunting adventure?