Concurrent Surface-Based Direct and Satellite Cloud Observations for GLOBE

全球学习和观察有益于环境计划（地球仪）该项目旨在实现地球仪的目标和目的，即把科学家和中小学生联系在一个全球信息网络中，最终目标是更好地了解地球环境及其内部发生的变化。该提案由涉及地球仪的各个部分组成需求：支持现有的协议，开发新的协议，以及使用地球仪数据进行科学研究。 该提案将支持当前的地球仪云协议集，增加新的相对湿度测量，并继续为两个协议开发教学材料。 该项目将制定一项大气湿度测量协议，与每日温度和降水量测量同时进行-在当地太阳正午一小时内。 这一测量将提高以下地球仪测量的有用性：云的类型、云量、以前项目的质量控制。 该项目还提议通过因特网提供GOES-8和-9、GOMS、Elektro/Fen Yung 2B和Meteosat 6卫星的每日可见光和红外卫星图像，以便将云量观测与覆盖观测点的像素位置联系起来。 这些数据的直接科学应用将是研究热带和中纬度不同地点的海风与土壤湿度、气温和水体温度之间的关系。当观测资料足够密集时，我们会研究海风锋的形成。 %响应宣布全球学习和观察有益于环境计划（地球仪）的机会这个项目的目的是为了实现地球仪的目标，即把科学家和学生联系在一起，最终目的是更好地了解地球环境及其内部发生的变化。地球仪需要：支持现有的协议，开发新的协议，以及使用地球仪数据进行科学研究。 该提案将支持当前的地球仪云协议集，增加新的相对湿度测量，并继续为两个协议开发教学材料。 该项目将制定一项大气湿度测量协议，与每日温度和降水量测量同时进行-在当地太阳正午一小时内。 这一测量将提高以下地球仪测量的有用性：云的类型、云量、以前项目的质量控制。 该项目还提议通过因特网提供GOES-8和-9、GOMS、Elektro/Fen Yung 2B和Meteosat 6卫星的每日可见光和红外卫星图像，以便将云量观测与覆盖观测点的像素位置联系起来。 这些数据的直接科学应用将是研究热带和中纬度不同地点的海风与土壤湿度、气温和水体温度之间的关系。当观测资料足够密集时，我们会研究海风锋的形成。

In response to an Announcement of Opportunity for the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment Program (GLOBE) this project is designed to meet GLOBE goals and objectives of linking scientists and schoolchildren in a global information network with the ultimate goal of better understanding Earth's environment and changes that take place within it. This proposal consists of various segments addressing GLOBE Program needs: support for existing protocols, development of new protocols, and scientific research with GLOBE data. This proposal will support the current set of GLOBE cloud protocols, add a new Relative Humidity measurement, and continue development of the teaching materials for both protocols. This project will develop a protocol for the measurement of atmospheric humidity, to be taken at the same time as the daily temperature and precipitation measurements - within one hour of local solar noon. This measurement will enhance the usefulness of the following GLOBE measurements: cloud type, fractional cloud cover, quality control of the previous items. The project also proposes to provide daily visible and Infra-red satellite imagery via the Internet from the GOES-8 and -9, GOMS, Elektro/Fen Yung 2B, and Meteosat 6 satellites in order to correlate cloud cover observations with the location of the pixel covering the observation site. The direct scientific application of this data will be the study of the relationship between sea breezes and soil moisture, air temperature, and water body temperature at various locations in the tropics and middle latitudes. Where observations are dense enough, the formation of sea breeze fronts will be studied. %%% In response to an Announcement of Opportunity for the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment Program (GLOBE) this project is designed to meet GLOBE goals and objectives of linking scientists and schoolchildren in a global information network with the ultimate goal of better understanding Earth's environment and changes that take place within it. This proposal consists of various segments addressing GLOBE Program needs: support for existing protocols, development of new protocols, and scientific research with GLOBE data. This proposal will support the current set of GLOBE cloud protocols, add a new Relative Humidity measurement, and continue development of the teaching materials for both protocols. This project will develop a protocol for the measurement of atmospheric humidity, to be taken at the same time as the daily temperature and precipitation measurements - within one hour of local solar noon. This measurement will enhance the usefulness of the following GLOBE measurements: cloud type, fractional cloud cover, quality control of the previous items. The project also proposes to provide daily visible and Infra-red satellite imagery via the Internet from the GOES-8 and -9, GOMS, Elektro/Fen Yung 2B, and Meteosat 6 satellites in order to correlate cloud cover observations with the location of the pixel covering the observation site. The direct scientific application of this data will be the study of the relationship between sea breezes and soil moisture, air temperature, and water body temperature at various locations in the tropics and middle latitudes. Where observations are dense enough, the formation of sea breeze fronts will be studied.