HR: 1340h
AN: ED53A-0319    [Abstracts]
TI: Surface Temperature and Soil Temperature Protocols; Observations, Partnerships, Science
AU: * Czajkowski, K P
EM: kczajko@utnet.utoledo.edu
AF: Dept. Geography and Planning, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606 United States
AU: Spongberg, A
EM: aspongb@utnet.utoledo.edu
AF: Earth, Ecological and Environmental Sciences Dept., University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606 United States
AU: Benko, T
EM: tbenko@utnet.utoledo.edu
AF: Dept. Geography and Planning, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606 United States
AU: Witter, J
EM: jason.witter@utoledo.edu
AF: Earth, Ecological and Environmental Sciences Dept., University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606 United States
AU: Ault, T
EM: tault@utnet.utoledo.edu
AF: Dept. Geography and Planning, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606 United States
AU: Peterson, T
EM: takeliab@hotmail.com
AF: Dept. Geography and Planning, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606 United States
AB: As NSF funded GLOBE scientists, we have engaged students and teachers in the surface temperature and soil temperature protocols. In 2002, we started to develop the surface temperature protocol and finalized it in the spring 2005 for the GLOBE Teacher's Guide. Surface temperature is the temperature of sidewalks, parking lots, leaves, grass, bare ground, etc. as determined by the electromagnetic energy they emit. Use of the surface temperature protocol by teachers has grown significantly this past year although the total number of schools taking surface temperature observations is still relatively small. To date we have concentrated on partnering with GLOBE partners in the United States, in particular Ohio, Michigan and Iowa, as well as a few international GLOBE teachers via email. We have also begun to form international partnerships to engage schools in other countries and climates. We have received very favorable feedback about the surface temperature protocol from the teachers who have implemented it. Our ultimate goal is to use GLOBE surface temperature and soil temperature observations to better understand the influence of land use/land cover on the Earth's energy budget. Surface temperature is at the center of the energy cycle because it is influenced by incoming solar radiation as well as the properties of the surface and subsurface. We plan to use satellite imagery to enhance our understanding of the influence of land use change on global temperatures.
UR: http://www.globe.gov
DE: 0315 Biosphere/atmosphere interactions (0426, 1610)
DE: 0815 Informal education
DE: 0830 Teacher training
DE: 1631 Land/atmosphere interactions (1218, 1843, 3322)
DE: 1855 Remote sensing (1640)
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: Fall Meeting 2005