Tina J. Cartwright, Ph.D.

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GLOBE 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
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What do you see?
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What do you see?
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109 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.
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GLOBE 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

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Elizabeth 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.

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GLOBE 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

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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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GLOBE 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

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GLOBE Graphs
What do you see?
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GLOBE Graphs
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International Programin 109 countries
Students collaboratewith scientists
Hands-on science
Atmosphere/ClimateHydrology Soil Land
Cover/Biology Phenology
Over 14 million environmental measurements
reported
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Course 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)

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Course Setup

• Work in teams of 3
• Create a team name
• We will track team progress
• Winning teams will win prizes at end of summer

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Any 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)

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Extra 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?