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: gijs.vandelogt@hotmail.com

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!