Concurrent Surface-Based Direct and Satellite Cloud Observations for GLOBE

为了响应全球学习和观察惠及环境方案(GLOBE)机会的宣布，该项目旨在实现GLOBE的目标和目标，即在全球信息网络中将科学家和学童联系起来，最终目的是更好地了解地球环境和在地球上发生的变化。该提案包括满足Globe计划需求的各个部分：支持现有协议、开发新协议以及利用Globe数据进行科学研究。这项提议将支持当前的一套全球云协议，增加一个新的相对湿度测量，并继续开发这两个协议的教材。该项目将制定一项测量大气湿度的协议，与每日温度和降水的测量同时进行--在当地太阳正午一小时内进行。这一测量将增强以下全球测量的有用性：云类型、云量分数、先前项目的质量控制。该项目还提议通过互联网提供GOES-8和GOMS-9、GOMS、Elektro/Fen Yung 2B和Meteosat 6卫星的每日可见光和红外线卫星图像，以便将云层观测与观测地点覆盖的像素的位置相关联。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水分、气温和水体温度的关系。在观测密度足够高的地方，将研究海风锋面的形成。%响应全球学习和观察惠及环境项目(GLOBE)的宣布，该项目旨在实现GLOBE的目标和目标，即将科学家和学童连接到一个全球信息网络中，最终目的是更好地了解地球环境和在地球上发生的变化。该提案包括满足Globe计划需求的各个部分：支持现有协议、开发新协议以及利用Globe数据进行科学研究。这项提议将支持当前的一套全球云协议，增加一个新的相对湿度测量，并继续开发这两个协议的教材。该项目将制定一项测量大气湿度的协议，与每日温度和降水的测量同时进行--在当地太阳正午一小时内进行。这一测量将增强以下全球测量的有用性：云类型、云量分数、先前项目的质量控制。该项目还提议通过互联网提供GOES-8和GOMS-9、GOMS、Elektro/Fen Yung 2B和Meteosat 6卫星的每日可见光和红外线卫星图像，以便将云层观测与观测地点覆盖的像素的位置相关联。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水分、气温和水体温度的关系。在观测密度足够高的地方，将研究海风锋面的形成。

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.