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GLOBE Cloud observation school project
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Starting-points (next) projects and
evaluation projects schoolyear 2015-2016
Secondary school higher learning levels (age 12 – 18)
Research cycle GLOBE website (Dutch) = basis.
Main goals:
• Learning research skills.
• Learning working together (division of labour).
• Ability of being, and thinking, creative!
• Learning about the complexity of weather / nature.
High enthusiasm students!
Enthusiasm teacher is important.
Calming, motivating and coaching students is important.
However: difficult matter!
Variable motivation students on entering data to GLOBE,
despite of possible small personal reward (Bonus rating).
Length of time and group size are still under evaluation.
Other (possible) end-products are still looked at.
In Dutch English next time?
or ?
New GLOBE Observer App Available
• Simple: Ipad, Iphone, Android
• Related tot NASA worldview
• Cloud observations (later more)
A: Cloud observations and satellite output
(NASA)
A1: Recognizing different cloud types (using different types of satellite images (e.g.
VIS, WV, Infrared etc.).
A2: Are all observed clouds visible in the satellite image(s) / have you observed the
whole cloud?
A3: Finding typical daily processes / patterns (e.g. forming/dissolving of cumulus and
thunderstorms / (dissolving of) (near-surface level) fog and stratus).
A4: Forecasting near future observations (and researching how well one can forecast
future clouds based on satellites.
A5: Finding repeating patterns in the sequence of passing clouds, related to large scale
weather systems passing (e.g. frontal analysis).
A6: Movement and development of (large scale) weather systems.
A7: Clouds and precipitation.
A8: influence of sea / land / Orography / Human activity.
A9: Learning tot know the weather of other areas better, using observations from other
schools.
A10. etc.
- (As far as I know yet)
Possibly slow (big data).
Lack of information:
o Exact time (only date)
o What are we exactly
looking at?
o Different satellites
B: Cloud observations and…
B1: Measurements of other meteorological variables (e.g. air temperature) done by
automatic weather stations (e.g. Davis)
B2: Measurements of other meteorological variables done by students
B3: Learning to interpret and understand weather forecasts (and their typical phrases)
better.
B4: Relating/explaining (simplest) and forecasting (difficult) clouds to/using:
B5.1.: Radar images
B5.2.: Weather measurements + maps from official meteorological institutes.
B5.3.: Weather model output.
B5.4.: meteorological theory on e.g.:
• Atmospheric stabilitty
• Weather systems
• Daily patterns
• Orography
• See-land interactions.
• Influence of other environmental factors e.g. soil moisture, type of soil,
smaller water bodies like rivers / lakes, type of vegetation etc.
• Human activity.
• Etc.
Interested in joining a multi-school
weather project?
Fill in your personal Top-3 project
topics of interest on the form next to
the poster + Email.
THANK YOU!
C: Other GLOBE Weather and Climate
related Project-topics
C1: Relating meteorological variables, other than clouds, to each other.
C2: Relating meteorological variables, other than clouds, to other natural
environmental factors.
C3: Relating meteorological variables to human activity.:
• A project on “City Climate” can be very interesting!
• Human behavior (e.g. feeding, clothing, criminality, traffic etc.)
C4: Observing weather(phenomena) using all human senses:
• Watching and feeling a cold front passing.
• Changing of wind direction.
• Chaing of wind force.
• Precipitation
• Etc.
Name: Gijs van de Logt (NL)
Email: [email protected]
Background:
Meteorologist (2007_WUR)
1st degree teacher in geography (2009_UU)
Geography teacher secondary school (2008 – 2016_OLZ Zeist)
Started GLOBE schoolyear 2015-2016
Satellite images below (22-09-2016):
Region of Cologne (L) and the world (R)
LEFT:
Visible Light Image (VIS)
Cirrus clouds over Cologne
Scattered cumulus spreading
as stratocumulus east of Cologne
Small rows of cumulus, possibly
orographic, west of Cologne
Only of use during daylight period
RIGHT
Visible Light Image (VIS) and
Cloud Top Temperature overlay.
High clouds correspond to low
temperatures (blue/purple colours)
Frontal weather systems / Low
pressure areas better visible.
Strong thunderstorms better
visible.
Low clouds only visible in
absence of high / midlevel clouds
detecting mist/stratus fields.
Time Schedule / Plan
Start new project in my 2nd and 3rd classes (gymnasium) by January 2017 –
In English?
General info. Nasa worldview
+ Accurate / clear pics
Many layers / topics possible
Revising layers possible (e.g. transparency)
Zoom in-out
Place Labels, orbit tracks.
Events (e.g. hurricanes) in a list
Attractive layout (for students)
Remark:
Other useful websites with satellite images and loops are available on the internet.
Remarks according to A t/m C (above)
Measurements/observations own school AND / OR other schools possible!
Comparing / using data from other / different schools possible and desirable!
The topics are interconnected Bigger of smaller projects possible!
Preferably creative products (next to a paper).
Orographic cumulus formed over
Veluwe and Utrechtse Heuvelrug area
(Central part of the Netherlands).
Proof that the Netherlands are not
completely flat!