[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:31:32 ]
Greetings and Happy Earth Day from Florida State University in Tallahassee. I have an image to post for today -

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 16:32:01 ]
Hello, all: Glad to be here. Today is quite a "GLOBE" day. We began with a web chat with the Middle East, and now we have one with the Carribean. It does not get much better than this!

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:32:36 ]
I am a meteorologist and work with GLOBE teachers in Florida. We train teachers, and I also worked to develop and modify some Atmosphere protocols for GLOBE (pressure, humidity, and clouds).

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:33:30 ]
Hello, again, Larry and Becky - our Middle Eastern friends are wondering if anyone in the Carribean is interested in a collaborative project - the suggestion was something related to coastal systems. Also, how are the contrails out there today?

[ EvanWilliams/MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US - 0 - 16:33:33 ]
Hello, i am representing the students here at Miami Springs Middle School. My name is Evan, with me is Vanessa, and Natalie. We have a few questions we would like to ask you. We would appreciate if you could anwser us.

[ MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool - 0 - 16:33:36 ]
Hi I'm Daniel from miami springs middle school i would like to know if ships create contrails

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 16:34:00 ]
I am a retired teacher and research associate for the GLOBE program at the University of New Hampshire, and now run an educational consulting business from my home in Kennebunk, ME. This is about 8 km from where our president is speaking today.

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 16:34:01 ]
Hello all - Good to share Earth Day with you Hola todos - gusto compartir este dia con ustedes

[ Adrian/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 16:35:20 ]
Hola

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 16:35:21 ]
RE: [MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool] Hi I'm Daniel from miami springs middle school i would like to know if ships create contrails
There are some interesting satellite images that show "cloud trails" left in the atmosphere by ocean-going ships. The small particles in their exhaust act as condensation nuclei to form trails in the atmosphere.

[ Hudson - 0 - 16:35:47 ]
Please make a note that we will translate as quickly as we can. If it is too busy, some comments may not get translated…but the entire Web Chat in English and Spanish will be posted on the GLOBE Web site after the Chat. Note: Translations will appear as “replies” to comments. Por favor noten que traduzcamos tan rápidamente como podemos. Si hay demasiado que traducir, es posible que algunos comentarios no podrían estar traducidos... pero la Charla del Web entera, en inglés y español, será disponible en el sitio Web GLOBE después de la Charla. Nota: Las traducciones aparecerán como "contestas" a los comentarios.

[ Carlos/universidadVascodeQuiroga/MX - 0 - 16:35:53 ]
Muy buen día

[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR - 0 - 16:36:18 ]
HOLA, ESTAMOS FELICES DE INTEGRARNOS A ESTE PROYECTO.

[ Hudson - 0 - 16:36:32 ]
Hola! Por favor noten que traduzcamos tan rápidamente como podemos. Si hay demasiado que traducir, es posible que algunos comentarios no podrían estar traducidos... pero la Charla del Web entera, en inglés y español, será disponible en el sitio Web GLOBE después de la Charla. Nota: Las traducciones aparecerán como "contestas" a los comentarios.

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 16:36:33 ]
RE: [Adrian/LiceoSanPedro/CR] Hola
Hola Adrian - Que medidas de GLOBE estan haciendo en tu escuela? What GLOBE measurements are you taking in your school?

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 16:36:33 ]
RE: [MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool] Hi I'm Daniel from miami springs middle school i would like to know if ships create contrails
One can also see "sea lanes"in the ocean. I live near the Atlantic coast of the US, and we frequently see "paths" on the ocean's surface where ships have passed.

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:36:38 ]
The satellite image posted is from the NOAA 17 polar orbiter satellite - it is a visible image taken from our weather satellite receiver at 1552 UTC today, just before the chat started. Be are just beginning to see some small cumulus clouds here today, and the temperature is 26 C and the dew point is 13 C (relative humidity = 44%) with scattered clouds at 4500 ft (about 1.5 km).

[ EvanWilliams/MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US - 0 - 16:36:41 ]
Do Contrails have any effect on the enviorment other the maybe adding to rainfall levels.

[ Adrian/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 16:37:00 ]
Hola

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:37:21 ]
RE: [MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool] Hi I'm Daniel from miami springs middle school i would like to know if ships create contrails
Ola! Ships don't cause contrails, unless you mean airships!

[ MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool - 0 - 16:37:21 ]
Hi this is Alex, and I'd like to know, how many contrail types are being identified today?

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:37:57 ]
RE: [Adrian/LiceoSanPedro/CR] Hola
Hola - do you have any questions for us in English or Spanish?

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 16:38:01 ]
RE: [Carlos/universidadVascodeQuiroga/MX] Muy buen día
Hola Carlos, Estan haciendo GLOBE en la Universidad? Are you doing GLOBE at the University?

[ Carlos/universidadVascodeQuiroga/MX - 0 - 16:38:21 ]
Me pueden esplicar un poco mas sobre el proyecto de aguas blanca aguas azules

[ Hudson - 0 - 16:38:33 ]
RE: [Paul/FSU] I am a meteorologist and work with GLOBE teachers in Florida. We train teachers, and I also worked to develop and modify some Atmosphere protocols for GLOBE (pressure, humidity, and clouds).
hi Paul, Could Jessica (not J. Robin) translate for you (into english if original is spanish, into Spanish if original is in English? THank you!

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 16:39:00 ]
RE: [EvanWilliams/MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US] Do Contrails have any effect on the enviorment other the maybe adding to rainfall levels.
Supposedly there was a study done after 9/99/2001 ini the US when many aircraft were grounded, and there were very few contrails. Changes in temperature were noted. Paul, can you point folks to this study?

[ Rosemary/ISPS/TT - 0 - 16:39:03 ]
Hello from Trinidad and Tobago, We are the students from the International School of Port of Spain and are very excited to be here. We also have several questions to ask. We are also awaiting representatives from other schools in Trinidad!

[ SarshaLall/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 16:39:04 ]
Hello, this is Naparima Girls' from Trinidad in the Caribbean

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:39:16 ]
RE: [Larry/GLOBE] There are some interesting satellite images that show "cloud trails" left in the atmosphere by ocean-going ships. The small particles in their exhaust act as condensation nuclei to form trails in the atmosphere.
Yes, Larry is correct - these do show up on satellite images over the ocean but since the process is different, formally, we do not call them contrails. They are much lower in the atmosphere, too. They are usually not seen over land unless the winds blow them onshore. Great question and dialog on this one!

[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR - 0 - 16:39:50 ]
CONMIGO EN ESTE MOMENTO ESTA JOSUE CASTRO

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 16:39:52 ]
RE: [Larry/GLOBE] Supposedly there was a study done after 9/99/2001 ini the US when many aircraft were grounded, and there were very few contrails. Changes in temperature were noted. Paul, can you point folks to this study?
Whoops...that's 9/11/01!

[ EvanWilliams/MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US - 0 - 16:40:40 ]
Do space shuttles create Contials in the atmospere?...please respond

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:40:40 ]
RE: [EvanWilliams/MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US] Do Contrails have any effect on the enviorment other the maybe adding to rainfall levels.
Hello, Evan - contrails may reduce solar radiation to the surface, and probably don't have much effect on precipitation. Climatologically, though, the effect on temperature in particular can be real and then there can be secondary effects which we know nothing about yet.

[ Alicia/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 16:40:48 ]
We would like to wish you Happy Earth Day!

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 16:40:49 ]
RE: [MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool] Hi this is Alex, and I'd like to know, how many contrail types are being identified today?
Good question! What types of contrails have you seen today?

[ CoordinacinGlobeMxico/CecadesuSemarnat/MX - 0 - 16:41:14 ]
Hola a todos en México y Estados Unidos. Por parte de México les damos la bienvenida a este chat, esperamos que puedan aclarar sus dudas y comentar acerca de las mediciones que tomaron el día de hoy. Aún cuando se comentará mucho sobre la región del Caribe, nuestros socios en Miami saben que las escuelas de México por ahora no son de esa región, sin embargo, son bienvenidos todos sus comentarios.

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 16:41:22 ]
RE: [Carlos/universidadVascodeQuiroga/MX] Me pueden esplicar un poco mas sobre el proyecto de aguas blanca aguas azules
Es un colaboracion de proyectos de medioambiente en el Caribe y el Gulf de Mexico con diferente grupos (estudiantes de GLOBE, NGOs, universidades etc.)

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:41:37 ]
RE: [MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool] Hi this is Alex, and I'd like to know, how many contrail types are being identified today?
Hi, we don't see any today - but we had many types last night about 0000 UTC!

[ JonathanChaves/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 16:41:39 ]
soy jonathan chaves y estamos trabajando en grupo y los integrantes son: eduardo granados,david Jarquin y Roxana Rodriguez

[ Carlos/universidadVascodeQuiroga/MX - 0 - 16:42:05 ]
Es parte de nuestraformacion y estamos monitoreando atmosfera

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:42:09 ]
RE: [SarshaLall/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT] Hello, this is Naparima Girls' from Trinidad in the Caribbean
Happy Earth Day from Florida!

[ Hudson - 0 - 16:42:16 ]
RE: [Larry/GLOBE] One can also see "sea lanes"in the ocean. I live near the Atlantic coast of the US, and we frequently see "paths" on the ocean's surface where ships have passed.
Hi I'm Daniel from miami springs middle school i would like to know if ships create contrails One can also see "sea lanes"in the ocean. I live near the Atlantic coast of the US, and we frequently see "paths" on the ocean's surface where ships have passed. Podemos ver "contrails" en el oceano?

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 16:42:23 ]
RE: [Rosemary/ISPS/TT] Hello from Trinidad and Tobago, We are the students from the International School of Port of Spain and are very excited to be here. We also have several questions to ask. We are also awaiting representatives from other schools in Trinidad!
Welcome Trinidad! Ask away.

[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR - 0 - 16:42:42 ]
QUEREMOS QUE NOS HABLEN DE USTEDES.

[ Rosemary/ISPS/TT - 0 - 16:42:44 ]
Hello from Trinidad and Tobago, We are the students from the International School of Port of Spain and are very excited to be here. We also have several questions to ask. We are also awaiting representatives from other schools in Trinidad!

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 16:42:48 ]
RE: [EvanWilliams/MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US] Do space shuttles create Contials in the atmospere?...please respond
On the way up, of course, there is lots of water vapor released by the combustion of fuels in the engines. On the way down??? Good questions. Paul? There is an analogy. If you watch aircraft landing, especially those that have been at high altitudes, one can see condensation trails from their wings as the descent into lower layers of the atmosphere. These are small, low altitude, and do not last long.

[ Alicia/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 16:42:51 ]
We have just joined the conversation and would like to know what we are discussing

[ grettelZuiga/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 16:43:22 ]
Hola soy Grettel Zuñiga y en este momento estoy trabajando con mi compañera Evelyn Zuñiga,estamos felices de trabajar en este proyecto.

[ UlisesMaresHernandez/UniversidadTecnologicadeLeon/MX - 0 - 16:43:43 ]
Tengo una pregunta con respecto a suelos, es posible filtrar la imagen de satelite para no ver la cubierta vegetal, si no solo el suelo y poder ubicar diversos puntos de muestreo

[ Adrian/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 16:43:49 ]
Hola soy Adrian en este momento estoy trabajando con unos amigos y tu

[ MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool - 0 - 16:43:51 ]
RE: [ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 16:40:49 ] Good question! What types of contrails have you seen today? We have seen one contrail being formed that did not spread apart

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 16:43:55 ]
RE: [CoordinacinGlobeMxico/CecadesuSemarnat/MX] Hola a todos en México y Estados Unidos. Por parte de México les damos la bienvenida a este chat, esperamos que puedan aclarar sus dudas y comentar acerca de las mediciones que tomaron el día de hoy. Aún cuando se comentará mucho sobre la región del Caribe, nuestros socios en Miami saben que las escuelas de México por ahora no son de esa región, sin embargo, son bienvenidos todos sus comentarios.
Beinvenidos! Estamos comenzando el proyecto de aguas blanca aguas azules con carios estudiantes de GLOBE en este region de Miami, Caribe y el Golf de Mexico.

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 16:44:24 ]
RE: [Alicia/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT] We have just joined the conversation and would like to know what we are discussing
Today we are going to discuss intensive field campaigns and ongoing data collection and collaborations in the greater Carribean region including the Gulf of Mexico. We will be chatting in both Spanish and English and we have a number of scientists to answer questions.

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 16:44:26 ]
RE: [Becky/GLOBE] Welcome Trinidad! Ask away.
We are all very glad that you are here today. This is my first chat with your part of the world, and I am excited to hear what you think of the GLOBE program.

[ Hudson - 0 - 16:44:33 ]
RE: [CoordinacinGlobeMxico/CecadesuSemarnat/MX] Hola a todos en México y Estados Unidos. Por parte de México les damos la bienvenida a este chat, esperamos que puedan aclarar sus dudas y comentar acerca de las mediciones que tomaron el día de hoy. Aún cuando se comentará mucho sobre la región del Caribe, nuestros socios en Miami saben que las escuelas de México por ahora no son de esa región, sin embargo, son bienvenidos todos sus comentarios.
Hola Guadalupe, y todos participantes de Mexico! Beinvenidos! Podemos hablar de todos sus medididas, que sean aquaticas o no, y todos sus preguntas, dudos, ideas... Bienvenidos!

[ PaulVargas/FundacinOmarDengo/CR - 0 - 16:44:42 ]
Hola amigos, Costa Rica estará en conexión con ustedes en unos 10 minutos!

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 16:44:48 ]
RE: [Adrian/LiceoSanPedro/CR] Hola soy Adrian en este momento estoy trabajando con unos amigos y tu
Y que medidas estan haciendo? And waht measurements are you taking?

[ CarlosRojasyGabrielaMoral/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 16:45:04 ]
hola, felices de integrarnos

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:45:16 ]
Here is a study about the effect of contrails and temperature, that mentions 9/11 and the grounding of flights, too: http://www.climateark.org/articles/reader.asp?linkid=14019

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 16:45:22 ]
Hello this is Adam and Georgia from the International School of Port of Spain

[ Alicia/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 16:45:32 ]
hello my name is faye from iere high school, Trinidad in the Caribbean

[ alejandra/colegiotecnicoprofesionalpuertojimenez/Unknown - 0 - 16:45:33 ]
en EEUU cuando cada cuanto cae nieve ¿tienen un registro de los ultimos años y hasta que altura llega a qué temperatura

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 16:46:24 ]
RE: [CarlosRojasyGabrielaMoral/LiceoSanPedro/CR] hola, felices de integrarnos
Bienvenidos! Y como esta la clima en Costat Rica ahora? And what is the climate like in Costa Rica right now?

[ EvanWilliams/MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US - 0 - 16:46:24 ]
We have yet another question... If contrails come from airplane perpulsion, are their any form of clouds that may come from vehicle perpulsion.

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:46:25 ]
RE: [Rosemary/ISPS/TT] Hello from Trinidad and Tobago, We are the students from the International School of Port of Spain and are very excited to be here. We also have several questions to ask. We are also awaiting representatives from other schools in Trinidad!
We look forward to your questions - I'll be online until 1800 UTC today.

[ PaulVargas/FundacinOmarDengo/CR - 0 - 16:46:27 ]
Hola amigos, Costa Rica estará en conexión con ustedes en unos 10 minutos!

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 16:46:44 ]
We are surprised to see an increase of the Nitrate levels at the mouths of our three rivers (Maraval, St. Ann’s, and Cuesa.) We think the reasons for this may be… For St. Ann’s and Maraval rivers we believe that the increase is due to fertilizers being washed into them by the sudden rainfall we’ve been having. For Cuesa River, we think that the increase is because of the caimans in that river. In the dry season, some of the water is evaporated, so the caiman’s wastes would be more concentrated. Hudsun- Do you agree with our hypothesis? Do you have any ideas of your own why the increase may be occurring? And have you had any similar occurrences?

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 16:46:46 ]
RE: [Georgia/ISPS/TT] Hello this is Adam and Georgia from the International School of Port of Spain
Hi Trinidad! Did you collect any measurements for Earth Day?

[ Rosemary/ISPS/TT - 0 - 16:47:03 ]
The results of the mouth of the St. Ann’s River have dropped (Our first test in October (5.8mg/L) to our latest in March (3mg/L)) from the rainy season to the dry (we are still in the dry). This has occurred because as the water gets warmer (from the dry season), there Dissolved Oxygen decreases in the water (warm water holds less Dissolved Oxygen). All the results have dropped in all three rivers we have been studying, and we have come up with many explanations. One, is because the nitrates have increased (this could mean there is more algae in the water consuming the oxygen that the BMI’s need to survive). Another is that the Turbidity has also increased during the period of time, meaning the water is not clear, therefore plants underwater cannot go through the process of Photosynthesis. Last but not least, the velocity and flow of the river has decreased throughout both seasons, this means there are less waves (hardly any water tumbling or crashing against the rocks underneath) so there aren’t any air packets to catch oxygen in. These are our hypotheses to why are results have dropped. 1. Which explanation that we have come up with, do you think caused the drop? 2. What do we have to do to verify the prediction? This is a hypothesis and some questions by Georgia and Adam from the International School of Port of Spain

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 16:47:06 ]
RE: [PaulVargas/FundacinOmarDengo/CR] Hola amigos, Costa Rica estará en conexión con ustedes en unos 10 minutos!
Que bien!

[ IRVING/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 16:47:07 ]
HOLA COMO ESTAN? MI NOMBRE ES IRVING Y SOY DE LA UNIVERSIDAD TECNILOGICA DE NEZAHUALCOYOTL

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 16:47:12 ]
RE: [Paul/FSU] Here is a study about the effect of contrails and temperature, that mentions 9/11 and the grounding of flights, too: http://www.climateark.org/articles/reader.asp?linkid=14019
Thanks, Paul. This study will answer lots of questions, and can point you to doing your own studies of the local effects of contrails on your temperatures.

[ JonathanChaves/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 16:47:27 ]
¿pueden mandar mensajes en español?

[ AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Unknown - 0 - 16:47:30 ]
Hi I'm Andrew and im glad to take part in this chat!

[ MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool - 0 - 16:47:31 ]
Hello my name is Steven. I'd like to ask if contrails can be created from factorie?

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 16:47:33 ]
Hola somos Adam y Georgia de la escula International de Puerto Espana, de Trinidad. ?como estas?

[ MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool - 0 - 16:47:46 ]
Hello my name is Steven. I'd like to ask if contrails can be created from factorie?

[ Hudson - 0 - 16:47:48 ]
RE: [alejandra/colegiotecnicoprofesionalpuertojimenez/Unknown] en EEUU cuando cada cuanto cae nieve ¿tienen un registro de los ultimos años y hasta que altura llega a qué temperatura
Hola Alejandra, Depiende mucho de lo localidad. Pero en Connecticut donde vivo nieve cada semana o dos... No entiendo su pregunta sobre las temperaturas. Hay datos de nieve en la base de datos...conoce la base de datos GLOBE?

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:48:12 ]
RE: [EvanWilliams/MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US] We have yet another question... If contrails come from airplane perpulsion, are their any form of clouds that may come from vehicle perpulsion.
The water vapor which is a product of combustion can come from burning fossil fuels - and the rapid condensation (or freezing, deposition) that occurs at high altitudes create the visible contrail. The space shuttle can produce this on re-entry or on launch, too (someone asked about that earlier). I can't think of other clouds other than the ship trails that were discussed earlier, at much lower altitudes above the ocean.

[ Alicia/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 16:48:22 ]
Hello Larry we appreciate your welcome

[ GiselLuceroFloresBarradas/UniversidadTecnologicadeNezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 16:48:40 ]
hola mi nombre es lucero y soy de la universidad tecnologica de nezahualcoyotl

[ Leon/Cuba - 0 - 16:48:52 ]
Hi,Hola como estan I'm Leon from Cuba. I think that this is a great opportunity to greet others, and be able top talk and concur on many subjects

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 16:48:56 ]
RE: [JonathanChaves/LiceoSanPedro/CR] ¿pueden mandar mensajes en español?
Si pueden - que preguntas tienen UDS hoy dia? What questions do you have today?

[ AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Unknown - 0 - 16:49:30 ]
Which kinds of plane do you think would create the largest and most persistant contrails?

[ Rosemary/ISPS/TT - 0 - 16:49:35 ]
The results of the mouth of the St. Ann’s River have dropped (Our first test in October (5.8mg/L) to our latest in March (3mg/L)) from the rainy season to the dry (we are still in the dry). This has occurred because as the water gets warmer (from the dry season), there Dissolved Oxygen decreases in the water (warm water holds less Dissolved Oxygen). All the results have dropped in all three rivers we have been studying, and we have come up with many explanations. One, is because the nitrates have increased (this could mean there is more algae in the water consuming the oxygen that the BMI’s need to survive). Another is that the Turbidity has also increased during the period of time, meaning the water is not clear, therefore plants underwater cannot go through the process of Photosynthesis. Last but not least, the velocity and flow of the river has decreased throughout both seasons, this means there are less waves (hardly any water tumbling or crashing against the rocks underneath) so there aren’t any air packets to catch oxygen in. These are our hypotheses to why are results have dropped. 1. Which explanation that we have come up with, do you think caused the drop? 2. What do we have to do to verify the prediction? This is a hypothesis and some questions by Georgia and Adam from the International School of Port of Spain

[ Alicia/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 16:49:39 ]
Happy Earth Day!!

[ EvanWilliams/MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US - 0 - 16:49:49 ]
Thankyou Paul...it was also me who asked the space shuttle question

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 16:49:54 ]
When we first started testing pH in October, it was the height of the rainy season. Our result was 8 (base). A lot of garbage and waste was washed into the river, which may have caused this result. As the rainy season began to lead into the dry season, our results began to lower to neutral and then to 6.5 and eventually 6 (acid). It may have lowered because of less rainfall to dillute the water. Could there be any reasons apart from the different amounts of rainfall that could lead to the change in pH levels? Hudson, please respond.

[ Hudson - 0 - 16:50:04 ]
RE: [Leon/Cuba] Hi,Hola como estan I'm Leon from Cuba. I think that this is a great opportunity to greet others, and be able top talk and concur on many subjects
hola Leon, vive en Cuba (el Pais), o Cuba una ciudad? Bienvenido!

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 16:50:21 ]
RE: [GiselLuceroFloresBarradas/UniversidadTecnologicadeNezahualcoyotl/MX] hola mi nombre es lucero y soy de la universidad tecnologica de nezahualcoyotl
Hola bienvenidos - que proyectos estan haciendo UDS alla con el medioambiente? What environmental projects are doing there?

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:50:23 ]
RE: [Larry/GLOBE] Thanks, Paul. This study will answer lots of questions, and can point you to doing your own studies of the local effects of contrails on your temperatures.
Hi, Larry - I don't actually research contrails in my work but some scientists at NASA Langley and Colorado State University are doing that - in the Meet the Scientists section on the GLOBE web site I think there are postings about their research. My own research uses GLOBE cloud observations to try to help understand sea breeze changes in Florida - but we need lots more observations! We could expand our research to other coastal areas, too, with lots of good cloud observations!

[ CoordinacinGlobeMxico/CecadesuSemarnat/MX - 0 - 16:50:29 ]
Con referencia a la pregunta de la Universidad Vasco de Quiroga, les comento que Aguas Blancas a Aguas Azules (WW2BW) es una iniciativa que parte de la Cumbre de Johannesburgo, en donde se invita a los paíes que comparten cuencas a hacer mejoramiento ambiental. En el caso de la Cuenca del Golfo de México se ha invitado a protegerla a México, Florida y Trinidad y Tobago. En el caso de México el Cecadesu de la Semarnat ha establecido vínculos con la organización SIMA quien ha realizado un diagnóstico ambiental de todos los estados que están en la costa del Golfo, con esta información pretendemos convocar a gobiernos locales y universidades para emprender acciones de limpieza de playas y protección de la fauna y flora marina, es un proyecto muy grande del que estaremos informándoles según avance en el correo rpardo@semarnat.gob.mx

[ MariadelCarmenCortsPadill/EscuelaSecundaria223/MX - 0 - 16:50:34 ]
Hola, soy la Profesora Carmen Cortés de la Escuela Secundaria 223 -de la especialidad de Geografía- les deseamos un felíz día de la Tierra. Junto con los alumnos hemos trabajado en el proyecto de Globe, el cual nos ha parecido de gran utilidad para el reforzamiento de la asignatura.

[ GiselLuceroFloresBarradas/UniversidadTecnologicadeNezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 16:50:39 ]
hola adam y georgia como estan yo suy Lucero

[ Alicia/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 16:50:40 ]
What projects have you been pursuing recently?

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 16:50:51 ]
RE: [MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool] Hello my name is Steven. I'd like to ask if contrails can be created from factorie?
We would probably not call them contrails, but the particles emitted from factory smokestacks provide abundant condensation nuclei for cloud formation. If these particles are acidic in nature (NOx, etc) they can form the basis for acid rain and fog. In the mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire, where I have worked, we would often find trees on the western slopes of hills suffering greatly from the effects of this acid rain.

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 16:50:56 ]
RE: [RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT] We are surprised to see an increase of the Nitrate levels at the mouths of our three rivers (Maraval, St. Ann’s, and Cuesa.) We think the reasons for this may be… For St. Ann’s and Maraval rivers we believe that the increase is due to fertilizers being washed into them by the sudden rainfall we’ve been having. For Cuesa River, we think that the increase is because of the caimans in that river. In the dry season, some of the water is evaporated, so the caiman’s wastes would be more concentrated. Hudsun- Do you agree with our hypothesis? Do you have any ideas of your own why the increase may be occurring? And have you had any similar occurrences?
This is Becky. First do you have quantitative measurements showing the differences in nitrate levels among the locations and during the different seasons? If so, we would love to see this report posted on the GLOBE web site. Secondly, you have some wonderful hypotheses to explain the differences. Could you come up with a type of study to see if these can be confirmed? How many caimans are in the river?

[ ShenellBailey/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 16:51:07 ]
Hello from St.Croix Central High School, we speak Engligh and Spanish also. Can you tell us why you have been interested in contrails?

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 16:51:16 ]
Hi! My name is Rachael, right now I live in Trinidad, I've been here for 4 years (but I'm moving on July 1st!) I moved here from Alaska! I'm glad to be participating in this chat! I'm 12, but I'll be 13 in 9 days!

[ nallely/universidadtecnologiadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 16:51:18 ]
hola a todos! soy de la uiversidad tecnologica de neza en mexico

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:51:43 ]
RE: [MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool] Hello my name is Steven. I'd like to ask if contrails can be created from factorie?
Factory pollution can help to form clouds above the "smokestacks" but these would not be contrails. Remember that contrails are always associated with the exhaust from jets at high altitudes (usually above 7000 m or so).

[ IRVING/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 16:51:48 ]
HOLA AMIGOS QUE ESTAN EN ESTE CHAT LES MANDO UN CORDIAL SALUDO ME GUSTARIA SABER SOBRE QUE ESTAN HACIENDO EN SUS ESCUELAS SOBRE TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTAL

[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR - 0 - 16:52:09 ]
YO JEFFERSON ESTOY EN OCTAVO Y JOSUE ESTA EN SETIMO.

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 16:52:10 ]
RE: [MariadelCarmenCortsPadill/EscuelaSecundaria223/MX] Hola, soy la Profesora Carmen Cortés de la Escuela Secundaria 223 -de la especialidad de Geografía- les deseamos un felíz día de la Tierra. Junto con los alumnos hemos trabajado en el proyecto de Globe, el cual nos ha parecido de gran utilidad para el reforzamiento de la asignatura.
Hola Maria - Bienvenidos - Yo estoy haciendo mi Doctorado en Geografia y mi especialidad es en suelos.

[ Renne/France/Unknown - 0 - 16:52:15 ]
Bonjere every one Im Renne from Paris,France. I have a couple of questions for the globe network people.

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 16:52:19 ]
Hello. I am Georgia Walker from the International School of Port of Spain and I take Watershed in seventh grade. This is the first year we have started to practice hydrology tests.

[ Hudson - 0 - 16:52:24 ]
RE: [PaulVargas/FundacinOmarDengo/CR] Hola amigos, Costa Rica estará en conexión con ustedes en unos 10 minutos!
Hola Paul, Bienvido a Ud. y a todos los alumnos de Costa Rica!

[ Hudson - 0 - 16:52:31 ]
RE: [PaulVargas/FundacinOmarDengo/CR] Hola amigos, Costa Rica estará en conexión con ustedes en unos 10 minutos!
Hola Paul, Bienvido a Ud. y a todos los alumnos de Costa Rica!

[ IdonaEllidge/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 16:52:32 ]
Hello, How are you. Happy Earth Day!

[ grettelZuiga/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 16:52:38 ]
Hola soy Grettel y estoy con mi compañera Evelyn. ¿que estan haciendo en este momento Alicia?

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 16:53:00 ]
hi! My name is Katy, I live in Trinidad and go to the International School of Port of Spain and am in 7th grade. I am 12 years old. I have lived here for a year. I'm glad to be participating in this chat.

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:53:04 ]
RE: [AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Unknown] Which kinds of plane do you think would create the largest and most persistant contrails?
Probably the size or type of the plane does not matter as much as the atmospheric conditions at the level of flight. But bigger engines (jumbo jets) will potentially produce a more persistent one, if all other factors are equal, just because there will be more water vapor in their exhaust.

[ JonathanChaves/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 16:53:09 ]
JESSICA/GLOBE QUE PROYECTO ESTAN HACIENDO

[ AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Unknown - 0 - 16:53:10 ]
[ Alicia/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT We've been recently working on the GLOBE atmospheric protocals

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 16:53:12 ]
RE: [nallely/universidadtecnologiadenezahualcoyotl/MX] hola a todos! soy de la uiversidad tecnologica de neza en mexico
Ho la - bienvenidos a nuestra chat. Tienes algunos preguntas. Do you have any questions>

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 16:53:13 ]
RE: [Rosemary/ISPS/TT] The results of the mouth of the St. Ann’s River have dropped (Our first test in October (5.8mg/L) to our latest in March (3mg/L)) from the rainy season to the dry (we are still in the dry). This has occurred because as the water gets warmer (from the dry season), there Dissolved Oxygen decreases in the water (warm water holds less Dissolved Oxygen). All the results have dropped in all three rivers we have been studying, and we have come up with many explanations. One, is because the nitrates have increased (this could mean there is more algae in the water consuming the oxygen that the BMI’s need to survive). Another is that the Turbidity has also increased during the period of time, meaning the water is not clear, therefore plants underwater cannot go through the process of Photosynthesis. Last but not least, the velocity and flow of the river has decreased throughout both seasons, this means there are less waves (hardly any water tumbling or crashing against the rocks underneath) so there aren’t any air packets to catch oxygen in. These are our hypotheses to why are results have dropped. 1. Which explanation that we have come up with, do you think caused the drop? 2. What do we have to do to verify the prediction? This is a hypothesis and some questions by Georgia and Adam from the International School of Port of Spain
This is incredible research. It is hard to give a definitive answer right on the spot. PLEASE send your research project. We can share this with Martha Conklin and other hydrologists.

[ AmeishaJoseph/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 16:53:26 ]
Gretings from St. Croix Central High School How are you? Find I hope... Can you tell us about your contrails experiment?

[ EvanWilliams/MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US - 0 - 16:53:32 ]
Evern though it may be inconcievible-since contrails come from het perpulsion, couldn't a nation's military theoritically create a "cloud cover" over a given area?

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 16:53:32 ]
RE: [ShenellBailey/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US] Hello from St.Croix Central High School, we speak Engligh and Spanish also. Can you tell us why you have been interested in contrails?
Contrails behave like clouds (I guess they are clouds.) Like other clouds, they reflect some sunlight (incoming solar radiation - insolation) back into space during the day, and hold in some of Earth's emitted heat (long wave infrared radiation) at night. If there are a lot of them, they can have a significant effect on local temperatures. See the article that Paul refered to (http://www.climateark.org/articles/reader.asp?linkid=14019)

[ ZydmarieSanesbkaCece/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 16:53:33 ]
Hola ,que tal de Las Islas Virgenes alguno de nosotros somos bi-lingue

[ PriscillaReed/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 16:53:46 ]
Hi I'm a part of the Globe team we speak a little spanish Do you speak English

[ GiselLuceroFloresBarradas/UniversidadTecnologicadeNezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 16:53:52 ]
Hola Jessica nosotros estamos realizando investigaciones de temperatura, ph, cobertura de nubes, direccion de el viento y entre otras cosas hacemos proyectos para el municipio

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:54:04 ]
RE: [Leon/Cuba] Hi,Hola como estan I'm Leon from Cuba. I think that this is a great opportunity to greet others, and be able top talk and concur on many subjects
Hello, Leon, in Cuba - welcome! Cuba appears to be having a beautiful day from our satellite picture that I have posted.

[ kattiaerickapriscilla/Liceosanpedro/CR - 0 - 16:54:04 ]
Hola somos unos de los integrantes del LICEO SAN PEDRO estamos muy contentos de formar parte de la comunidad GLOBE.

[ Hudson - 0 - 16:54:08 ]
RE: [JonathanChaves/LiceoSanPedro/CR] ¿pueden mandar mensajes en español?
hola Jonathan! Si, puede mandar en espanol

[ AdrianyJeisonLiceoSanPedroCR - 0 - 16:54:12 ]
Estoy con un amigo que se llama Jeison y tu

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 16:54:40 ]
Hello. I am Georgia Walker from the International School of Port of Spain and I take Watershed in seventh grade. This is the first year we have started to practice hydrology tests.

[ kemblydayanayalejandra/colegiotecnicoprofesionalpuertojimenez/Unknown - 0 - 16:54:42 ]
hola mucho gusto somo del C T P Puerto Jiménez .nos gustaria comunicarnos con algunos de ustedes para intercambiar nuestros conocimientos sobre el tema y hacer amistad, por favor escribanos...

[ marlenee/UniversidadTecnolgicadeNeza/MX - 0 - 16:54:44 ]
hola de la universidad tecnològica de neza y estudio tecnologìa ambiental

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 16:54:48 ]
RE: [EvanWilliams/MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US] Evern though it may be inconcievible-since contrails come from het perpulsion, couldn't a nation's military theoritically create a "cloud cover" over a given area?
I suppose if weather conditions were good, and one had a lot of planes, one could do it. You would be hiding your area from satellite observation, but probably not from aerial photography. It would also be pretty expensive, and under some circumstances, they contrails would dissipate quickly.

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 16:55:00 ]
RE: [Katy/ISPS/TT] When we first started testing pH in October, it was the height of the rainy season. Our result was 8 (base). A lot of garbage and waste was washed into the river, which may have caused this result. As the rainy season began to lead into the dry season, our results began to lower to neutral and then to 6.5 and eventually 6 (acid). It may have lowered because of less rainfall to dillute the water. Could there be any reasons apart from the different amounts of rainfall that could lead to the change in pH levels? Hudson, please respond.
Also, lots of organic activity through decomposition can cause an increase in acidity.

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:55:24 ]
RE: [Renne/France/Unknown] Bonjere every one Im Renne from Paris,France. I have a couple of questions for the globe network people.
Bonjour, Renne - welcome to the chat!

[ nallely/universidadtecnologiadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 16:55:34 ]
no se si alguien me podrìa contestar: quiciera saber que tipo de relacion tienen ustaedes con GLOBE y que es lo que han aprendido de esto

[ MarielaMelendez/StCrioxCentralhSchool/US - 0 - 16:55:37 ]
hello what's up. are you guys all right i'm from Central H. School

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 16:55:51 ]
RE: [Georgia/ISPS/TT] Hello. I am Georgia Walker from the International School of Port of Spain and I take Watershed in seventh grade. This is the first year we have started to practice hydrology tests.
Wonderful! What types of measurements are you taking?

[ MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US - 0 - 16:56:02 ]
Hello my name is Michael. I'd like to know if contrails combined with clouds to form new cloud types?

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 16:56:16 ]
RE: [UlisesMaresHernandez/UniversidadTecnologicadeLeon/MX] Tengo una pregunta con respecto a suelos, es posible filtrar la imagen de satelite para no ver la cubierta vegetal, si no solo el suelo y poder ubicar diversos puntos de muestreo
Buena pregunta. En ests momento no tenemos un buen metologia para hacer eso (filtrar la imagen de satelite para no ver la cubierta vegetal). Hay diferente tipos de satelite como radar que puede penetrar al suelo pero tenemos que filtrar el vegetal.

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:56:16 ]
RE: [AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Unknown] [ Alicia/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT We've been recently working on the GLOBE atmospheric protocals
Hello, everyone at Miami Spring! How are you enjoying the GLOBE Atmosphere protocols? You use an automated weather station, too, right?

[ IdonaEllidge/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 16:56:19 ]
I'm a student in high school. I want to know why you are interesting in the contrails that the plane leave behind.

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 16:56:28 ]
RE: [RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT] Hi! My name is Rachael, right now I live in Trinidad, I've been here for 4 years (but I'm moving on July 1st!) I moved here from Alaska! I'm glad to be participating in this chat! I'm 12, but I'll be 13 in 9 days!
Welcome to Trinidad! have you started studying the environment?

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 16:56:31 ]
Becky- Yes, we do have quantitative data for both seasons. This is the question that we have been interseted in all year. We will post the data soon for you! We usually see between 1 and 3 caimans each time we go there.

[ JonathanChaves/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 16:56:37 ]
JESSICA, TENEMOS UNA PREGUNTA QUE PROYECTO ESTAN HACIENDO

[ JuanArmando/CerntroRegionaldeEducacionyCapaciatcionparaelDesarrolloSustentable/MX - 0 - 16:56:38 ]
Hola Jessica como estas soy Armando el del credes. Te acuerdas?

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 16:56:38 ]
Hola somos Adam y Georgia de la escula International de Puerto Espana, de Trinidad. ?como estas?

[ GiselLuceroFloresBarradas/UniversidadTecnologicadeNezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 16:56:42 ]
Hola irving

[ chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 16:56:59 ]
Hello nice to meet you all. My name is Christopher Brash and i am in the water shed program in ISPS.

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 16:57:15 ]
RE: [GiselLuceroFloresBarradas/UniversidadTecnologicadeNezahualcoyotl/MX] Hola Jessica nosotros estamos realizando investigaciones de temperatura, ph, cobertura de nubes, direccion de el viento y entre otras cosas hacemos proyectos para el municipio
Quien bien? Y como es la temperature alla ahora?

[ EvanWilliams/MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US - 0 - 16:57:35 ]
Does a concord create contrails.

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 16:57:43 ]
Becky- Yes we have started studying the environment! We have been doing GLOBE every day, and lots of Water Quality Testing! Once a week!

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 16:57:59 ]
RE: [JuanArmando/CerntroRegionaldeEducacionyCapaciatcionparaelDesarrolloSustentable/MX] Hola Jessica como estas soy Armando el del credes. Te acuerdas?
Si del entrenamiento en Pazcuaro - si?

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 16:58:02 ]
RE: [Larry/GLOBE] On the way up, of course, there is lots of water vapor released by the combustion of fuels in the engines. On the way down??? Good questions. Paul? There is an analogy. If you watch aircraft landing, especially those that have been at high altitudes, one can see condensation trails from their wings as the descent into lower layers of the atmosphere. These are small, low altitude, and do not last long.
Excellent question and point, Larry - yes, these "wingtip vortices" (whew!) form because the pressure gets lowered momentarily at the wingtip just enough to produce condensation, but then they dissipate quickly. Clouds generally require sufficient moisture, a lowering of pressure can sometimes do the trick, too!

[ PriscillaReed/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 16:58:04 ]
Do contrails cause Asthma? Or do they cause Acid Rain?

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 16:58:05 ]
RE: [MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US] Hello my name is Michael. I'd like to know if contrails combined with clouds to form new cloud types?
Interesting. If you observe contrails, you will find that some of the persistent ones will "spread out" (good scientific term) and cover a large portion of the sky. If you have enough contrails in an area, and they spread, they could well appear as a cirrostratus cloud layer to someone who did not know that they were actually contrails.

[ Purisglobe/ctppuriscal/CR - 0 - 16:58:46 ]
hola como estan somos estudiantes de Costa Rica

[ PedroReyes/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 16:59:03 ]
Hello, Happy Earth Day, I would like to know if any other schools are doing ozne readings.

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 16:59:11 ]
RE: [PriscillaReed/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US] Do contrails cause Asthma? Or do they cause Acid Rain?
I think no. Contrails form at very high altitude, and acid rain, and the accompanying problems it causes (along with acid fog) are confined to the lowest level of the atmosphere, the Troposphere.

[ HctorUrea/Preservamb/MX - 0 - 16:59:17 ]
Hello, Jessica, I was in the International GLOBE Workshop in Pázcuaro 2001.

[ AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Miami - 0 - 16:59:20 ]
[ Paul/FSU Sorry for the delay. But yes, we are enjoying our work with globe

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 16:59:32 ]
Becky, also, could it be that the increased Nitrates in the water are making the pH level go down?

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 16:59:33 ]
RE: [JonathanChaves/LiceoSanPedro/CR] JESSICA, TENEMOS UNA PREGUNTA QUE PROYECTO ESTAN HACIENDO
Yo? You estoy haciendo varios investigaciones del suelo, specifico que efecto tiene la clima y vegetacion en la humedad del suelos.

[ Hudson - 0 - 16:59:49 ]
RE: [Purisglobe/ctppuriscal/CR] hola como estan somos estudiantes de Costa Rica
Bienvenido a Costa Rica, feliz dia de la tierra!

[ CarlosRojasyGabrielaMoral/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 16:59:51 ]
Jessica queremos saber cuanto tiempo tienes de estar integrada a este programa y que has aportado

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:00:05 ]
RE: [ShenellBailey/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US] Hello from St.Croix Central High School, we speak Engligh and Spanish also. Can you tell us why you have been interested in contrails?
Hello, St. Croix school - my interest in contrails is because they are an example of "artificial" clouds - those produced by human activity. See how we can change our environment?! These may have effects (long range) on temperature, that is one of the reasons that GLOBE came up with a contrail protocol. They were a common enough occurrence that Lin Chambers and her group at NASA came up with a really great concept, don't you think, for a new protocol?

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:00:06 ]
RE: [HctorUrea/Preservamb/MX] Hello, Jessica, I was in the International GLOBE Workshop in Pázcuaro 2001.
Si - yo recuerdo! Como estas?

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:00:15 ]
Hola somos Adam y Georgia de la escula International de Puerto Espana, de Trinidad. ?como estas?

[ c23/LICEOEDGARCERVANTES/CR - 0 - 17:00:24 ]
HOLA SOMOS UN GRUPO DE ESTUDIANTES DE OCTAVO Y NOVENO AÑOS SOMOS DEL LICEO EDGAR CERVANTES DE Costa Rica

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:00:48 ]
RE: [PriscillaReed/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US] Do contrails cause Asthma? Or do they cause Acid Rain?
Acid rain, again a Troposphere phenomenon, is cause when rain (or fog) droplets form around an acidic particle. Every rain and fog droplet has at its core a partlcle, called a condensation nucleus (but you knew that, didn't you) and these particles come from lots of sources, one being factory gasses. that makes them acidic.

[ chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:00:51 ]
I am a Trinidadian so if you all have any questions ask me.

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:00:57 ]
RE: [RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT] Becky- Yes we have started studying the environment! We have been doing GLOBE every day, and lots of Water Quality Testing! Once a week!
Great! Have you have been working with Rosemary and others? Your study is incredible. I think that all of the hypotheses stated above valid and could potentially be contributing to the trends you are seeing. The trick now is to design research studies that identifies which factors may be more imporant in causing these trends than others. Are you working with any scientists in Trinidad. And as I said before, please send your research to GLOBE. I will talk with Mr. Saunders later.

[ marlenee/UniversidadTecnolgicadeNeza/MX - 0 - 17:01:04 ]
alguien quiere conocer acerca de lo que yo realizo en proyecto

[ GiselLuceroFloresBarradas/UniversidadTecnologicadeNezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:01:06 ]
Bueno pues hoy la temperatura esta 25ºc durante la semana ha tenido temperaturas poca variables ¿tu donde estas? y ¿como es la temperatura ahi?

[ Obed/UnivTecnoldeNezah/MX - 0 - 17:01:08 ]
Jessica Buenas Tardes, es grato encontrarte

[ ShenellBailey/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:01:10 ]
What kind of research have you gathered pertaining to this particular project that many of you have been working on?

[ Faye/IereHighSchool/TT - 0 - 17:01:26 ]
Hello Adam and Georgia. We've been conducting various projects in our school environment for a number of years however due to minor setbacks our progress in GSTT and the Globe Program has been hindered.

[ YiselMartinez/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:01:26 ]
Is contrail harmful to environment?

[ MarielaMelendez/StCrioxCentralhSchool/US - 0 - 17:01:33 ]
hi jessica I'm Mariela but you can call me Lil' Mama So what's up.

[ MarielaMelendez/StCrioxCentralhSchool/US - 0 - 17:01:34 ]
hi jessica I'm Mariela but you can call me Lil' Mama So what's up.

[ HectorUrena/Preservamb/MX - 0 - 17:01:44 ]
Muy bien, ahora soy coordinador de GLOBE en Preservamb A.C., y estamos por instalar 2 estaciones en parques nacionales.

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:01:44 ]
RE: [CarlosRojasyGabrielaMoral/LiceoSanPedro/CR] Jessica queremos saber cuanto tiempo tienes de estar integrada a este programa y que has aportado
Bueno yo estoy trabajando con el programa del GLOBE desde Setiembre de 2000. Yo trabajo con suelos y hago varios proyectos con estudiantes como UDS.

[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR - 0 - 17:01:50 ]
DIGANNOS SU NOMBRE,QUEREMOS SABELO PARA CONOCERNOS MÁS.

[ JonathanChaves/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:01:53 ]
HUDSON, DE QUE PAIS ERES

[ PaulFSU - 0 - 17:01:53 ]
Hola mellamo Jeison y vivo en Convento de Buenos Aires y tu

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:01:58 ]
si jessica mi pregunta es de que forma te realcionas con el proyecto globe

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:02:00 ]
RE: [ShenellBailey/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US] What kind of research have you gathered pertaining to this particular project that many of you have been working on?
To whom is this addressed?

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:02:01 ]
RE: [c23/LICEOEDGARCERVANTES/CR] HOLA SOMOS UN GRUPO DE ESTUDIANTES DE OCTAVO Y NOVENO AÑOS SOMOS DEL LICEO EDGAR CERVANTES DE Costa Rica
Bienvenidos a los estudiantes del liceo edgar cervantes! Tienen experiencia con los protocols GLOBE? Cuales?

[ Purisglobe/ctppuriscal/CR - 0 - 17:02:01 ]
Queremos saber como influye la temperatura en la formaciòn de las nubes

[ MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US - 0 - 17:02:07 ]
Hello this is Warren. Do you think that contrails are a hazard to the world?

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:02:20 ]
RE: [MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US] Hello my name is Michael. I'd like to know if contrails combined with clouds to form new cloud types?
If contrails persist long enough, they tend to become either cirrus or cirrostratus clouds. We try to lump all clouds together into one of the ten major types, but contrails are indeed unique, particularly when they first are formed.

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:02:20 ]
HOLA SOMOS DE LA UTN EN EL ESTADO DE MEXICO ESTUDIAMOS LA CARRERA DE TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTAL

[ AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Miami - 0 - 17:02:22 ]
Here in Florida we have Cape Canaveral, and see many NASA launches. Other than in florida and texas, do any of you see contrails created by Space Shuttles?

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:02:26 ]
Hi Naparima collage! This is I.S.P.S.! We went out yesterday and collected some more data that we would love to share with you.

[ grettelZuiga/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:02:27 ]
Jessica, cuales suelos son aptos para el cultivo en tu pais?

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:02:28 ]
Becky, also, could it be that the increased Nitrates in the water are making the pH level go down?

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:02:30 ]
Hola yo soy Adam de la escuela international de puerto espana, como estas?

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:02:32 ]
Becky: At the International School of Port of Spain we perform many tests, which are: Turbidity, pH, Dissolved Oxygen, Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Nitrates, Salinity, Alkalinity, Conductivity, Saturation, and Total Dissolved Solids. We perform these everytime we go on a field trip, which is nearly every week. We also recieve the air and water temperature, cloud types, GPS, we draw out the River bed, and we calculate the flow.

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:02:34 ]
RE: [Obed/UnivTecnoldeNezah/MX] Jessica Buenas Tardes, es grato encontrarte
Hola Obed - como estas? Mucho tiempo que estuvimos en Pazcuaro>

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:02:50 ]
RE: [EvanWilliams/MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US] Does a concord create contrails.
Not any more! [they have been grounded!]

[ c23/LICEOEDGARCERVANTES/CR - 0 - 17:03:01 ]
Quisieramos preguntarles cuales son las tierras mas nuevas de africa y medio oriente?

[ Steven/LiceoJuanVias/CR - 0 - 17:03:04 ]
Buenos dìas somos del colegio Juan Viñas y estamos participando del Chat con motivo en el dìa internacional de la Tierra y nuestra pregunta es Vivimos en Juan Viñas pequeña ciudad ubicada en la zona Atlàntica de Costa Rica, somos nuevos en el proyecto GLOBE queremos saber porque llueve tanto, no hemos tenido verano desde el año pasado

[ Paula/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:03:30 ]
Hello

[ Faye/IereHighSchool/TT - 0 - 17:03:34 ]
How long is this web conference going to last for?

[ HectorUrena/Preservamb/MX - 0 - 17:03:42 ]
Me gustaría tener tu correo electrónico, para continuar con la comunicación, porque quiero implementar, el monitoreo de humedad de suelos mediante los bloques de yeso.

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:04:10 ]
RE: [MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US] Hello this is Warren. Do you think that contrails are a hazard to the world?
If, by "hazard,:" you mean something that can cause climate changes, then possible yes. Do we as humans change our environment? Certainly. Are our changes always "good?" You have to define "good" here. We must ask are we willing to pay the environmental price for the progress we make.

[ AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Miami - 0 - 17:04:13 ]
Here in Florida we have Cape Canaveral, and see many NASA launches. Other than in florida and texas, do any of you see contrails created by Space Shuttles?

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:04:24 ]
RE: [JonathanChaves/LiceoSanPedro/CR] HUDSON, DE QUE PAIS ERES
Hola Jonathan...Un annuncio para TODOS...si quires responder a alguien, necesita hagan un clic en el cerclo a la izquierda del mensaje... Claro? Yo vengo de los EEUU.

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:04:26 ]
RE: [Katy/ISPS/TT] Becky, also, could it be that the increased Nitrates in the water are making the pH level go down?
Are you seeing this trend strongly? Have you graphed nitrates with pH, and even ran statistics tests. There may be complex reactions going on with increased nitrates causing increased plant production, then increased decomposition and reduced oxygen and pH will be changing and the types of chemical reactions going on in the water would then be changing. For instance, certain chemical reactions involved heavy metals may precipitate in acidic waters.

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:04:31 ]
ALGUIEN DE AQUI QUIERE PLATICAR SOBRE QUE ESTA REALIZANDO EN EL PROYECTO GLOBE?

[ Obed/UnivTecnoldeNezah/MX - 0 - 17:04:32 ]
Referente a suelos, Me gustarìa que me orientaras para saber còmo tratar la informaciòn de suelos de un sitio que en su origen (hace unos 35 años)estaba el lago de texcoco y que en la actualidad està rellenado

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:04:33 ]
RE: [grettelZuiga/LiceoSanPedro/CR] Jessica, cuales suelos son aptos para el cultivo en tu pais?
Nosotros tenemos varios diferente tipos de suelo que son buenos para cultivar. Normalmente queremos suelos que tienen pH 6 hasta 7.4 y tiene un poco de arena, limo, y arcilla.

[ Paula/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:04:38 ]
I'm from the ISPS

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:04:42 ]
yo tengo muy poco conocimiento de suelos y me gustaria que ampliaras mi conocimiento brevemente

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:04:44 ]
Faye- This conference has been goin on for about half an hour

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:04:47 ]
RE: [Faye/IereHighSchool/TT] How long is this web conference going to last for?
Till 3:30 (1500 hrs EDT)

[ PriscillaReed/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:04:53 ]
Larry Thank you for your input on my question.

[ Paula/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:04:57 ]
Here is Erika and Saaya

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:04:58 ]
RE: [Faye/IereHighSchool/TT] Hello Adam and Georgia. We've been conducting various projects in our school environment for a number of years however due to minor setbacks our progress in GSTT and the Globe Program has been hindered.
What types of projects?

[ MarielaMelendez/StCrioxCentralhSchool/US - 0 - 17:05:01 ]
What is going on in your globe jessica

[ HectorUrena/Preservamb/MX - 0 - 17:05:32 ]
Hola Obed, Cómo has estado?

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:05:33 ]
RE: [Faye/IereHighSchool/TT] Hello Adam and Georgia. We've been conducting various projects in our school environment for a number of years however due to minor setbacks our progress in GSTT and the Globe Program has been hindered.
Hello, Faye - I hope the project will resume soon, GLOBE has a lot to offer for participants!

[ PaulFSU - 0 - 17:05:36 ]
Hola como esta el clima en pais

[ Paula/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:05:48 ]
So what kind of data do you collect?

[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR - 0 - 17:05:48 ]
AndrewJ/MiamiSprings. DESEAMOS SABER SI HABLAS ESPAÑOL PARA PODER COMUNICARNOS

[ kattiaerickapriscilla/Liceosanpedro/CR - 0 - 17:05:50 ]
Hola Larry somos integrantes de programa Globe ablas español

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:06:04 ]
RE: [Faye/IereHighSchool/TT] How long is this web conference going to last for?
Until 3:30 PM Eastern time.

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:06:09 ]
HOLA TODOS! INFORMACION IMPORTANTE...lggistico, puede responder a preguntas cliquando en el cerclo a la izquierda de el mensaje que quiere responder. Gracias!

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:06:10 ]
RE: [PriscillaReed/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US] Larry Thank you for your input on my question.
You are very welcome. That's why we are all here today. What are you doing in your school with GLOBE?

[ YiselMartinez/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:06:14 ]
Hola mi nombre es yisel y soy de santa cruz de la escuela central high.

[ CarlosRojasyGabrielaMoral/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:06:18 ]
esta un poco nublado y lluvioso apesar de que estamos en epoca seca.

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:06:21 ]
RE: [Obed/UnivTecnoldeNezah/MX] Referente a suelos, Me gustarìa que me orientaras para saber còmo tratar la informaciòn de suelos de un sitio que en su origen (hace unos 35 años)estaba el lago de texcoco y que en la actualidad està rellenado
Una clairficacion - El suelo ahora es rellenado pero antes era parte del lago?

[ DiegoAriasDavidFallas/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:06:23 ]
Hola somos el grupo del liceo san pedro,soy Diego y mi compañero David,Queremos saber sobre tratamiento de aguas en Japon

[ MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US - 0 - 17:06:27 ]
hola mi nombre es sandra y quiero saber como es que los contrails modifican nuestra energia?

[ GiselLuceroFloresBarradas/UniversidadTecnologicadeNezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:06:30 ]
Hi Paul I m Lucero I have a cuestion for you please tell me how is the diferent types of cluods in florida?

[ Purisglobe/ctppuriscal/CR - 0 - 17:06:36 ]
cual es la diferencia entre las nubes altas, medias y bajas?

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:06:44 ]
RE: [PedroReyes/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US] Hello, Happy Earth Day, I would like to know if any other schools are doing ozne readings.
We just bought a new ozone sensor to resume ozone readings at FSU and we will be posting our observations beginning by May. You can search the GLOBE database to find out more about GLOBE ozone observations.

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:06:44 ]
HOLA QUE TAL STEVEN

[ juancarlosmichael/GLOBEINSTITUTODEGTE/CR - 0 - 17:06:45 ]
MI nombre es Juan Carlos, soy de Liberia y estoy en el Instituto de Guanacaste en sétimo año en Costa Rica, tengo 13 años y tengo una pregunta para el especialista de atmósfera. ¿Que temperaturas existen en los desiertos y en los polos y por que cambian tanto?

[ EvanWilliams/MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US - 0 - 17:06:50 ]
Can contrails perhaps join together to form a Cirrcocumulus cloud type or maybeAltocummulus...sorry about any spelling errors =(

[ AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Miami - 0 - 17:07:00 ]
[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO Si, pero no mucho

[ Obed/UnivTecnoldeNezah/MX - 0 - 17:07:01 ]
Jessica, Ya tiene un tiempo, pero los recuerdo con mucho aprecio, ojalà podamos coincidir en algùn otro curso o trabajar juntos en un curso, seria muy agradable y enriquecedor

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:07:09 ]
RE: [chris/ISPS/TT] Hello nice to meet you all. My name is Christopher Brash and i am in the water shed program in ISPS.
When you say watershed program, are you studying other things on the land (vegetation, soils) that may be affecting the water quality?

[ Adam/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:07:10 ]
Hola yo soy Arturo Mateos de la escuela International de Puerto Espana y nosotros tememos muchas preguntas para ustedes.

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:07:34 ]
RE: [CarlosRojasyGabrielaMoral/LiceoSanPedro/CR] esta un poco nublado y lluvioso apesar de que estamos en epoca seca.
Y cuando empieza la epoca de lluvias alla?

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:07:34 ]
hola irving y rosalba la verda es que estoy tratando de hacer platica contigo

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:07:39 ]
Hola Larry, si nosotros hablamos espanol

[ Paula/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:07:55 ]
IS becky there?

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:07:59 ]
RE: [Becky/GLOBE] When you say watershed program, are you studying other things on the land (vegetation, soils) that may be affecting the water quality?
Watershed programs are great. Are you using satellite imagery to help you in understanding the processes at work in your watershed?

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:08:00 ]
RE: [kattiaerickapriscilla/Liceosanpedro/CR] Hola Larry somos integrantes de programa Globe ablas español
Hola, Larry no habla espanol, pero si quieres, puede preguntarme..y voy a responder lo mejor possible. Bienvenidos.

[ Purisglobe/ctppuriscal/CR - 0 - 17:08:11 ]
cuales son los componentes y elementos de la atmòsfera?

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:08:17 ]
RE: [Adam/ISPS/TT] Hola yo soy Arturo Mateos de la escuela International de Puerto Espana y nosotros tememos muchas preguntas para ustedes.
Hola Adam - que pregunats tiened Uds?

[ Adam/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:08:20 ]
Hola yo soy Arturo Mateos de la escuela International de Puerto Espana y nosotros tememos muchas preguntas para ustedes.

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:08:28 ]
Becky: No we haven't graphed nitrates and pH together, but thanks for the great advice, we'll try it.

[ c23/LICEOEDGARCERVANTES/CR - 0 - 17:08:31 ]
Hola hudson nosotros estamos iniciando en globe con el protocolo con el de observacion de nubes

[ kemblydayanayalejandra/colegiotecnicoprofesionalpuertojimenez/Unknown - 0 - 17:08:33 ]
PRACTICAN EL PH EN SU PAIS Y CADA CUANDO.

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:08:44 ]
We are surprised to see an increase of the Nitrate levels at the mouths of our three rivers (Maraval, St. Ann’s, and Cuesa.) We think the reasons for this may be… For St. Ann’s and Maraval rivers we believe that the increase is due to fertilizers being washed into them by the sudden rainfall we’ve been having. For Cuesa River, we think that the increase is because of the caimans in that river. In the dry season, some of the water is evaporated, so the caiman’s wastes would be more concentrated. Hudson- Do you agree with our hypothesis? Do you have any ideas of your own why the increase may be occurring? And have you had any similar occurrences?

[ AmeishaJoseph/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:08:48 ]
Ameisha Joseph Greetings from St. Croix Central High School. I'm in the 10th grade and I'm interested in the fact that have started in your school to practice hydrology test. Send me some info about your results.

[ AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Miami - 0 - 17:09:07 ]
Here in Florida we have Cape Canaveral, and see many NASA launches. Other than in florida and texas, do any of you see contrails created by Space Shuttles?

[ UlisesMaresHernandez/UniversidadTecnologicadeLeon/Unknown - 0 - 17:09:13 ]
Hola obed permiteme felicitarte por tu labor en Neza con el programa y la correlacion que lograste al emplear el programa con un investigacion científica

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:09:18 ]
There are lots of good questions. If the experts miss something, please be patient. We will try to answer all questions.

[ JonathanChaves/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:09:26 ]
JESSICA, QUE CONCEPTOS HAS ENCONTRADO

[ Brooke/USEmbassyISPS/TT - 0 - 17:09:33 ]
Happy Earth Day. On behalf of the US Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago, I would like to thank GLOBE coordinators, scientists and especially to the students from all over the world for participating in this web chat.

[ Stacey/USEmbassyISPS/TT - 0 - 17:09:46 ]
Congratulations to all participants for using technology to share your important information! You are doing so much to save our planet - thank you!

[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR - 0 - 17:10:04 ]
ANDREWJ.EN ESTOS MOMENTOS QUE PROYECTO ESTAN HACIENDO

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:10:08 ]
RE: [HectorUrena/Preservamb/MX] Me gustaría tener tu correo electrónico, para continuar con la comunicación, porque quiero implementar, el monitoreo de humedad de suelos mediante los bloques de yeso.
Hola Hector - Mi email es jrobin@ltpmail.gsfc.nasa.gov Podemos comunicar mas sobre el humedad de suelos.

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:10:17 ]
HOLA NALLELY

[ Purisglobe/ctppuriscal/CR - 0 - 17:10:19 ]
¿Què se debe de realizar cuando se mide el P.H de la precipitaciòn y este muestra grandes variaciones?

[ kattiaerickapriscilla/Liceosanpedro/CR - 0 - 17:10:19 ]
sorry nocompredemos tu idioma

[ ShenellBailey/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:10:23 ]
Dear Larry this question is going to anyone who is willing to give me an accurate answer.

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:10:25 ]
hola Rachael podriamoa hablar contigo de lo que haces en globe

[ JuanArmando/CerntroRegionaldeEducacionyCapaciatcionparaelDesarrolloSustentable/MX - 0 - 17:10:28 ]
Sigues en la NASA

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:10:31 ]
Becky: Our alkalinity sems to be going in a pattern. It has been going from high to low for weeks now. Besides rain would there be another reason for these changes?

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:10:35 ]
RE: [AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Miami] Here in Florida we have Cape Canaveral, and see many NASA launches. Other than in florida and texas, do any of you see contrails created by Space Shuttles?
Except for places under the shuttle's track, most locations do not see it's path. It rises very quickly out of the atmosphere, and once in space, of course, there are no contrails.

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:10:38 ]
RE: [Steven/LiceoJuanVias/CR] Buenos dìas somos del colegio Juan Viñas y estamos participando del Chat con motivo en el dìa internacional de la Tierra y nuestra pregunta es Vivimos en Juan Viñas pequeña ciudad ubicada en la zona Atlàntica de Costa Rica, somos nuevos en el proyecto GLOBE queremos saber porque llueve tanto, no hemos tenido verano desde el año pasado
no se porque habia menos lluvia que normal. puede preguntar a Paul Rusher (Paul/FSU).

[ Obed/UnivTecnoldeNezah/MX - 0 - 17:10:48 ]
Hector: Gracias, hasta ahora estoy bien, y tu?

[ EvanWilliams/MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US - 0 - 17:10:48 ]
Might contrails add to the green house effect and therefore increase the threat of global warming

[ MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US - 0 - 17:10:48 ]
Do contrails affect our energy sources?

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:10:58 ]
RE: [Stacey/USEmbassyISPS/TT] Congratulations to all participants for using technology to share your important information! You are doing so much to save our planet - thank you!
We appreciate your help at the Embassy!

[ ZydmarieSanesbkaCece/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:11:03 ]
Hola Jefferson Ortega Castillo, yo soy zydmarie sanes de las islas virgenes nosotros somos un grupo concentrados en la naturalesa y limpiando playas hablanos de ustedes ahora!

[ chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:11:09 ]
Becky: we are not studying the soils and plants but the water.

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:11:10 ]
DE DONDE ERES NALLELY?

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:11:12 ]
RE: [AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Miami] Here in Florida we have Cape Canaveral, and see many NASA launches. Other than in florida and texas, do any of you see contrails created by Space Shuttles?
Hi, Andrew - we can sometimes hear the sonic booms in Tallahassee, but usually the shuttle is not yet producing contrails. Sometimes it dumps some fuel, as I understand it, not very good for the environment, probably - but it all evaporates into tiny particles.

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:11:23 ]
RE: [JonathanChaves/LiceoSanPedro/CR] JESSICA, QUE CONCEPTOS HAS ENCONTRADO
Conceptos de suelo?

[ MarielaMelendez/StCrioxCentralhSchool/US - 0 - 17:11:29 ]
Paul what is going on with your globe what are you really doing

[ Stacey/USEmbassyISPS/TT - 0 - 17:11:45 ]
Ameisha - Where is St Croix Central High School? What state?

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:11:55 ]
HOLA GISEL LUCERO? DE DONDE ERES Y QUE HACES EN TU UNIVERSIDAD?

[ HectorUrena/Preservamb/MX - 0 - 17:12:24 ]
Jessica, I wonder if I could have you email adress to keep in contact, now we are installing 2 GLOBE stations in two National Parks, and we want to work with the bloks for the measurement of wet in soils.

[ marlenee/UniversidadTecnolgicadeNeza/MX - 0 - 17:12:26 ]
Georgia esperando que estes muy bien podemos compartir experiencias sobre proyecto globe

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:12:33 ]
hola obed tiene conocimientos de cobertura vegetal que pudiera compartir con nosotros

[ grettelZuiga/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:12:44 ]
Purisglobe/ctppuriscal/CR , que proyecto estan haciendo en tu escuela?

[ Purisglobe/ctppuriscal/CR - 0 - 17:12:49 ]
por que es que el tiempo cambia tan bruscamente?

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:13:10 ]
RE: [Purisglobe/ctppuriscal/CR] ¿Què se debe de realizar cuando se mide el P.H de la precipitaciòn y este muestra grandes variaciones?
hola, simplemente debe transferir el agua del pluviometro en un recipiente, y tratar lo como una muestra normal (utilizar cinta o metro para pH). Las variationes depienden del region y estacion, pero un valor normal es alrededor de 5.6

[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR - 0 - 17:13:14 ]
ANDREWJ.ENTONCES HABLA LO QUE PUEDAS PARA CONOSERNOS

[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR - 0 - 17:13:15 ]
ANDREWJ.ENTONCES HABLA LO QUE PUEDAS PARA CONOSERNOS

[ DiegoAriasDavidFallas/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:13:19 ]
Somos Diego Arias y David Fallas queremos intercambiar ideas con ustedes y talvez ablar sobre la XBOX

[ marlenee/UniversidadTecnolgicadeNeza/MX - 0 - 17:13:21 ]
nalle ya no seas tan atascada ok ni tu tampoco irais

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:13:38 ]
In the International School of Port of Spain, we study mainly hydrology tests. Is there anyone else who can help us varify our hypothesis? Our hypothesis is above. But I'll send another copy as well.

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:14:07 ]
The results of the mouth of the St. Ann’s River have dropped (Our first test in October (5.8mg/L) to our latest in March (3mg/L)) from the rainy season to the dry (we are still in the dry). This has occurred because as the water gets warmer (from the dry season), there Dissolved Oxygen decreases in the water (warm water holds less Dissolved Oxygen). All the results have dropped in all three rivers we have been studying, and we have come up with many explanations. One, is because the nitrates have increased (this could mean there is more algae in the water consuming the oxygen that the BMI’s need to survive). Another is that the Turbidity has also increased during the period of time, meaning the water is not clear, therefore plants underwater cannot go through the process of Photosynthesis. Last but not least, the velocity and flow of the river has decreased throughout both seasons, this means there are less waves (hardly any water tumbling or crashing against the rocks underneath) so there aren’t any air packets to catch oxygen in. These are our hypotheses to why are results have dropped. 1. Which explanation that we have come up with, do you think caused the drop? 2. What do we have to do to verify the prediction?

[ marlenee/UniversidadTecnolgicadeNeza/MX - 0 - 17:14:08 ]
Diego Arias me puedes decir que es XBOX

[ PaulFSU - 0 - 17:14:12 ]
Steven/LiceoJuanVias,Hola me llamo Jeison Granados quisiera saber como esta el clima en esa region y cuanto tiem po tienen de trabajar en ese proyecto

[ Purisglobe/ctppuriscal/CR - 0 - 17:14:21 ]
¿Còmo se forman las nubes?

[ Adam/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:14:22 ]
Hello Naparima Girls my name is Adam Sanderson Have you made any recent hydrology protocols.

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:14:24 ]
RE: [HectorUrena/Preservamb/MX] Jessica, I wonder if I could have you email adress to keep in contact, now we are installing 2 GLOBE stations in two National Parks, and we want to work with the bloks for the measurement of wet in soils.
Hi Hector - That's great news! My email address is: jrobin@ltpmail.gsfc.nasa.gov Looking forward to hearing more about your project.

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:14:28 ]
RE: [Katy/ISPS/TT] Becky: Our alkalinity sems to be going in a pattern. It has been going from high to low for weeks now. Besides rain would there be another reason for these changes?
Have you been taking rain pH measurements as well? If so, have there been any changes in rain pH? This may affect alkalinity levels in the water. As well, are you taking soil measurements? Do your soils and underlying bedrock contain calcium carbonates? What is the soil pH? Also have you noticed any patterns with the alkalinity trand and farming practices?

[ IdonaEllidge/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:14:29 ]
Hi Larry, this is Idona friend. How are you today? Well, I want to know about the contrails.

[ PedroReyes/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:14:55 ]
What are the other instruments used to measure ozone

[ Faye/IereHighSchool/TT - 0 - 17:14:57 ]
Cloud cover in South Trinidad has been relatively the same over the past few days i.e 6/8 and today being 5/8

[ juancarlosmichael/GLOBEINSTITUTODEGTE/CR - 0 - 17:15:10 ]
Hola, Jessica/GLOBE somos de Liberia, GTE estamos aqui en La FOD. En Liberia no sabemos cuando llueve

[ CarlosRojasyGabrielaMoral/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:15:13 ]
Steven/LiceoJuanVias, Cuanto tiempo tienes de estar integrados en el proyecto

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:15:15 ]
Hola Nallely, nosotros aqui estamos examinando la calidad del agua haciendo prubas como la alkalinidad, ph, etc; y todo lo que podemos hacer.

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:15:21 ]
RE: [RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT] We are surprised to see an increase of the Nitrate levels at the mouths of our three rivers (Maraval, St. Ann’s, and Cuesa.) We think the reasons for this may be… For St. Ann’s and Maraval rivers we believe that the increase is due to fertilizers being washed into them by the sudden rainfall we’ve been having. For Cuesa River, we think that the increase is because of the caimans in that river. In the dry season, some of the water is evaporated, so the caiman’s wastes would be more concentrated. Hudson- Do you agree with our hypothesis? Do you have any ideas of your own why the increase may be occurring? And have you had any similar occurrences?
Indeed, with low flows in rivers, people tend to water more and in the spring fertilizer use increases, so you may see more nitrates in the water - things are less diluted, more concentrated.

[ UlisesMaresHernandez/UniversidadTecnologicadeLeon/Unknown - 0 - 17:15:30 ]
Algien ha empleado metodos alternos para deteminar fertlidad de suelos (NPK) ya que estoy a cargo de un laboratorio donde lo podemos realizar,

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:15:32 ]
HOLA MARLENE? DE QUE ESCUELA ERES? ME INTERESA MUCHO SABER QUE ESTUDIOS REALIZAS AL MEDIO AMBIENTE?

[ c23/LICEOEDGARCERVANTES/CR - 0 - 17:15:36 ]
Hola Irvin y Rosalba somos de Costa Rica en que proyectos estan trabajando ustedes?

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:15:43 ]
RE: [Purisglobe/ctppuriscal/CR] por que es que el tiempo cambia tan bruscamente?
Hola, hay muchas razones, pero uno es que la temperatura del aire cambia muy facilemente (el agua cambia mucho menos rapido), y hay tantos procesos en la atmosfera...nubes, variationes en la insolacion del sol, y la tierra cambia de temperatura mas rapidamente que el agua...todo influye el atmosfera.

[ Stacey/USEmbassyISPS/TT - 0 - 17:16:17 ]
TO LARRY IN MAINE: Did you know that Dr. Richard Langton, at the University of Maine, is also working with The Buccoo Reef Trust in Tobago? Tobago is the sister island to Trinidad - beautiful natural resource starting to feel the damages of tourism. There's not much tourism in Trinidad since it is a major oil producer...

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:16:35 ]
Thank you Paul, that's very interesting.

[ kemblydayanayalejandra/colegiotecnicoprofesionalpuertojimenez/Unknown - 0 - 17:16:53 ]
como esta el clima en este momento en su pais?

[ Paula/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:17:01 ]
We don't have a busy airport so we don't have clouds formed that way. Are there any other ways to make those kind of clouds?

[ MarielaMelendez/StCrioxCentralhSchool/US - 0 - 17:17:01 ]
Paul do you like to deal with globes work

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:17:06 ]
RE: [juancarlosmichael/GLOBEINSTITUTODEGTE/CR] Hola, Jessica/GLOBE somos de Liberia, GTE estamos aqui en La FOD. En Liberia no sabemos cuando llueve
Holo Juan Cralos - Yo conozco Liberia y tambien Rincon de la Vieja. Me gusta mucho Costa Rica. Espero que puedo viajar alla otra vez.

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:17:07 ]
RE: [IdonaEllidge/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US] Hi Larry, this is Idona friend. How are you today? Well, I want to know about the contrails.
Idona: Welcome..there are been a lot of questions so far about contrails. Rather than re-answer them, I'll suggest that later on (after the chat) you download the session and look for them. (It will be on the GLOBE web site.) If you have some specific question(s) about contrails, fire away. I'm not really an atmospheric scientist; I specialize in remote sensing...satellite imaging. I've seen a lot of clouds, and since I live underneath them, I've always been very interested in the processes that cause them.

[ Steven/LiceoJuanVias/CR - 0 - 17:17:15 ]
Steven, Liceo Juan Viñas, para Paul Rusher, Hudson nos dice que usted nos puede contestar porque en Juan Viñas, Costa Rica llueve tanto, estamos en la zona Atlàntica y no tuvimos verano este año.

[ SarahVictoriaSimon/StCrioxCentralhighschool/US - 0 - 17:17:32 ]
Did you know that we have ground lizerd in the Virgin Island.

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:17:33 ]
HI, HOW ARE YOU?

[ AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Miami - 0 - 17:17:37 ]
very interesting

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:17:39 ]
RE: [Georgia/ISPS/TT] The results of the mouth of the St. Ann’s River have dropped (Our first test in October (5.8mg/L) to our latest in March (3mg/L)) from the rainy season to the dry (we are still in the dry). This has occurred because as the water gets warmer (from the dry season), there Dissolved Oxygen decreases in the water (warm water holds less Dissolved Oxygen). All the results have dropped in all three rivers we have been studying, and we have come up with many explanations. One, is because the nitrates have increased (this could mean there is more algae in the water consuming the oxygen that the BMI’s need to survive). Another is that the Turbidity has also increased during the period of time, meaning the water is not clear, therefore plants underwater cannot go through the process of Photosynthesis. Last but not least, the velocity and flow of the river has decreased throughout both seasons, this means there are less waves (hardly any water tumbling or crashing against the rocks underneath) so there aren’t any air packets to catch oxygen in. These are our hypotheses to why are results have dropped. 1. Which explanation that we have come up with, do you think caused the drop? 2. What do we have to do to verify the prediction?
All three of your hypotheses could be correct and all could contribute to the patterns you see. In order to identify which factor could be more important than the others would require you to do some more analysis and you may even need to design a different project based on the findings you have so far.

[ c23/LICEOEDGARCERVANTES/CR - 0 - 17:17:41 ]
gracias hudson

[ Renne/France - 0 - 17:17:45 ]
Bonjere

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:17:47 ]
RE: [Purisglobe/ctppuriscal/CR] ¿Còmo se forman las nubes?
las nubes forman cuando hay evaporacion, y despues el aire humedo sube, se resfria....porque hay expansion del aire cuando sube, entonces el gas pierde su energia. Despues hay condensacion...porque el aire esta saturado (sobre saturado).

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:17:49 ]
RE: [EvanWilliams/MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US] Can contrails perhaps join together to form a Cirrcocumulus cloud type or maybeAltocummulus...sorry about any spelling errors =(
Hello, Evan - for cirrocumulus or altocumulus to form, there would have to be some more special circumstance, but yes, I can see how it might occur. For instance, you might have the contrail persist long enough to float into a more unstable area aloft, where thicker cirrocumulus clouds have formed or are forming. Altocumulus is also a possibility although these clouds are warmer than cirrocumulus, they are still below freezing, in general.

[ Purisglobe/ctppuriscal/CR - 0 - 17:17:50 ]
¿Còmo estàn compuestas las nubes?

[ Faye/IereHighSchool/TT - 0 - 17:17:59 ]
We would also like to know about the negative effects of contrails on the environment

[ CoordinacinGlobeMxico/CecadesuSemarnat/MX - 0 - 17:18:01 ]
RE: Marlene, Universidad Tecnológica de Nezahualcóyotl Por supuesto que queremos saber qué hacen en el proyecto con Globe, por favor explícanos.

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:18:04 ]
RE: [kemblydayanayalejandra/colegiotecnicoprofesionalpuertojimenez/Unknown] como esta el clima en este momento en su pais?
Ahora estamos en primavera aqui en Maryland, EEUU. Y hoy dia tenemos mucho sol.

[ HectorUrena/Preservamb/MX - 0 - 17:18:07 ]
Obed, estoy bien tambien, gracias. Me preguntaba si podrías darme tu dirección de correo electrónico para permanecer en contacto y compartir información sobre GLOBE, y si así lo deseas que puedas visitar el Desierto de los Leones y hacer algunas prácticas allá.

[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR - 0 - 17:18:28 ]
ANDREWJ.EN ESTOS MOMENTOS QUE PROYECTO ESTAN HACIENDO

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:18:41 ]
HOLA LICEO EDGAR

[ grettelZuiga/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:18:45 ]
Jessica/GLOBE,gracias por tu respuesta,cuantos años tienes?

[ Paula/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:18:46 ]
RE: Paul: We don't have a busy airport so we don't have clouds formed that way. Are there any other ways to make those kind of clouds?

[ MariadelCarmenCortsPadill/EscuelaSecundaria223/MX - 0 - 17:18:48 ]
Soy Elizabeth Anario mi compañera es Jessica Correa de la secundaria 223 , México mi pregunta es: ¿Qué beneficios tiene el proyecto globe?

[ AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Miami - 0 - 17:18:54 ]
When did Scientists first announce Contrails as a new type of cloud?

[ IdonaEllidge/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:19:02 ]
Larry , Why are you not talking to me? This is Kendra. You forget me? I really want to know about the contrail?

[ Stacey/USEmbassyISPS/TT - 0 - 17:19:15 ]
WELCOME MEXICO!

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:19:20 ]
RE: [SarahVictoriaSimon/StCrioxCentralhighschool/US] Did you know that we have ground lizerd in the Virgin Island.
In what types of habitats do these lizards live?

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:19:20 ]
RE: [MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US] Do contrails affect our energy sources?
Contrails reduce solar radiation at the surface, and at night, can slightly increase "greenhouse" radiation, radiation from the atmosphere, at infrared wavelengths, so yes, they can have an impact - this also helps to answer your other question from Miami Spring, too, right Evan?

[ SarahVictoriaSimon/StCrioxCentralhighschool/US - 0 - 17:19:26 ]
Did you know that we have ground lizard in the Virgin Island.

[ UlisesMaresHernandez/UniversidadTecnologicadeLeon/Unknown - 0 - 17:19:29 ]
El clima cambia facilmente, el suelo no, que seria lo mas conveniente para ubicar puntos de muestreo de calidad de suelos, que no sean mi escuela

[ marlenee/UniversidadTecnolgicadeNeza/MX - 0 - 17:19:38 ]
irving y rosalva yo estudio en la utn la carrera de tecnologìa ambiental y ustedes

[ kemblydayanayalejandra/colegiotecnicoprofesionalpuertojimenez/Unknown - 0 - 17:19:39 ]
DE QUE IMPORTANCIA TIENE LOS PROTOCOLOS. Y A QUIEN TIENE A CARGO SOBRE LOS PROTOCOLOS.

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:19:40 ]
Are there any other ways to form contrails do you think then planes?

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:19:43 ]
RE: [Paul/FSU] Hello, Evan - for cirrocumulus or altocumulus to form, there would have to be some more special circumstance, but yes, I can see how it might occur. For instance, you might have the contrail persist long enough to float into a more unstable area aloft, where thicker cirrocumulus clouds have formed or are forming. Altocumulus is also a possibility although these clouds are warmer than cirrocumulus, they are still below freezing, in general.
Evan: As Paul suggests, cumulus-type clouds require more vertical movement of air to produce, while stratus-cirrus types involve movement that is more horizontal. This is more common at the altitude where contrails form.

[ PriscillaReed/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:19:53 ]
Larry I have been taking rain samples, checking clouds, useing the GPS programs.

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:19:54 ]
EN NUESTRA UNIVERSIDAD REALIZAMOS MEDICIONES A LA ATMOSFERA Y AL PH DEL AGUA

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:20:02 ]
RE: [grettelZuiga/LiceoSanPedro/CR] Jessica/GLOBE,gracias por tu respuesta,cuantos años tienes?
Yo tengo 38 anos y tu?

[ JAVIEREDOMEX - 0 - 17:20:15 ]
HOLAAAAAA, SOY UN PROFESOR GLOBE DEL EDO DE MEX

[ ShenellBailey/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:20:25 ]
Re:[Larry/Globe}] the message that i sent was going to anyone who can answer it.

[ c23/LICEOEDGARCERVANTES/CR - 0 - 17:20:39 ]
nosotros utilizamos los protocols de observaciones de nubes y ustedes?

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:20:49 ]
RE: [Purisglobe/ctppuriscal/CR] ¿Còmo estàn compuestas las nubes?
estàn compuestas de particlas de agua, pero gases en la atmosfera pueden disolverse en estas gotas.

[ kattiaerickapriscilla/Liceosanpedro/CR - 0 - 17:20:53 ]
estamos epesando el proyecto y notenemos mucho conocimiento aserca de este proyecto´.Podrias explicarmos enque consiste.

[ Purisglobe/ctppuriscal/CR - 0 - 17:21:12 ]
a los de Puerto Jimènez, què protocolos estàn aplicando?

[ Paula/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:21:19 ]
RE: Paul We want to know about contrail coulds!

[ AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Miami - 0 - 17:21:20 ]
[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO perdon por responder tan tarde, pero estan trabajando en el GLOBE ATMOSPHERIC PROTOCAl

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:21:21 ]
nosotros tambien estamos terminamos de ver el tema de atmosfera e hidrologia , en donde medìamos el ph, el oxigeno y la salinidad del agua y en atmosfera checamos a diario la temperatura y el tipo de nubes y cobertura

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:21:25 ]
Becky: We have been taking either. We dont live in an industrialized part of the country and so we would not have expected our rain to be acidic. However we would start doing the rain pH, and we havnt been doing soil protocal and our school is on reclaimed land so we dont know if this facotrs into our results.

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:21:35 ]
QUE TAL MARLENE NOSOTROS ESTAMOS EN LA MISMA UNIVERSIDAD, EN QUE SALON ESTAS?

[ JonathanChaves/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:21:40 ]
HUDSON,APENAS NOS ESTAMOS ORGANISANDO

[ Obed/UnivTecnoldeNezah/MX - 0 - 17:21:49 ]
Hector: Mi correo es oaviles@utn.edu.mx

[ chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:21:52 ]
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[ PedroReyes/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:22:02 ]
Paul /Globe I also would like to know how we can get an aneometer

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:22:04 ]
RE: [MarielaMelendez/StCrioxCentralhSchool/US] Paul what is going on with your globe what are you really doing
Hello - we train teachers in Florida to do GLOBE; we concentrate on GLOBE Atmosphere and Hydrology protocols, but we are very interested in collaborations. We have begun thinking about working with schools in Alabama and Georgia to study major river systems, for example, and we have worked with the Miami schools and University of Miami partners to train GLOBE and help teachers use GLOBE to teach within science classes in Florida. I study the sea breeze, and try to use GLOBE relative humidity and cloud observations to further my understanding of it - but need more consistent observations to use them effectively. So we have made a new effort to put automated stations up - we have nearly 20 operating right now in Miami, and they are soon submitting their data to GLOBE.

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:22:10 ]
Leon - what school do you go to and in what city?

[ Stacey/USEmbassyISPS/TT - 0 - 17:22:11 ]
TO: ShenellBailey/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - ask your question again please

[ c23/LICEOEDGARCERVANTES/CR - 0 - 17:22:13 ]
Hace cuanto estan en el proyecto?

[ marlenee/UniversidadTecnolgicadeNeza/MX - 0 - 17:22:19 ]
Coordinacin Globe, miren nosotros realizamos mediciones sobre el ambiente y agua

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:22:21 ]
Hola!! Javier nosotros somos alugnos de la escula International de Puerto espana. como estas?

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:22:26 ]
Becky: Sorry we have a correction. We haven't been taking either. We dont live in an industrialized part of the country and so we would not have expected our rain to be acidic. However we would start doing the rain pH, and we havnt been doing soil protocal and our school is on reclaimed land so we dont know if this facotrs into our results.

[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR - 0 - 17:22:40 ]
HECTOR UREÑA.DONDE VIVES Y EN QUE PAIS

[ HectorUrena/Preservamb/MX - 0 - 17:22:41 ]
Hola Coordinación Globe México, saludos desde Pátzcuaro, listos para la inauguración de los trabajos con GLOBE en el Desierto de los Leones?

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:23:08 ]
RE: [kemblydayanayalejandra/colegiotecnicoprofesionalpuertojimenez/Unknown] DE QUE IMPORTANCIA TIENE LOS PROTOCOLOS. Y A QUIEN TIENE A CARGO SOBRE LOS PROTOCOLOS.
hola, GLOBE tiene protocols para que todos miden los parametros del ambiente de la misma manera (queremos compartir, y comparar datos). Cada protocol tiene un cientifico en cargo de este medida, y los alumnos y maestros pueden comunicar con este cientifico (mas informacion en www.globe.gov).

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:23:09 ]
Rachael que tipo de resultados obtuviste en tus pruebas de PH y de donde las obtienes, porque nosotros las hacemos del agua de la alberca de nuestra escuela Por cierto de donde eres?

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:23:11 ]
RE: [IdonaEllidge/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US] Larry , Why are you not talking to me? This is Kendra. You forget me? I really want to know about the contrail?
I'm not ignoring you, really. We are very busy, and have to type our answers out. Your great questions are coming faster than all of us can type. I did answer up above, and here is the answer I gave. Welcome..there are been a lot of questions so far about contrails. Rather than re-answer them, I'll suggest that later on (after the chat) you download the session and look for them. (It will be on the GLOBE web site.) If you have some specific question(s) about contrails, fire away. I'm not really an atmospheric scientist; I specialize in remote sensing...satellite imaging. I've seen a lot of clouds, and since I live underneath them, I've always been very interested in the processes that cause them.

[ YiselMartinez/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:23:14 ]
I would like to know if you have any other way to test your ozone , than using the test strips to make an accurate reading, due to the fact that I think that the strpis are to weak.

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:23:17 ]
LICEO: NOSOTROS TAMBIEN OBSEVAMOS LA COBERTURA Y TIPO DE NUBES, MEDIMOS LA TEMP. MIN Y MAX Y ACTUAL DEL AIRE LO HACEMOS DIARIO A LAS 10 EN PUTO DE LA MAÑANA Y USTEDES}?

[ CarlosRojasyGabrielaMoral/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:23:20 ]
Jessica aqui la epoca lluviosa inicia en junio y por aya como es el clima

[ AmeishaJoseph/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:23:28 ]
Stacy This is Ameisha. St.Croix is one of the U.S. territories. We are the United State Virgin Islands and is located in the Caribbean Sea, South of Maimi. It's very beautiful and exotic. You should travel her some time. Where are you located?

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:23:51 ]
RE: [RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT] Thank you Paul, that's very interesting.
You are welcome!

[ Adam/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:23:54 ]
Thank you Becky for your analysis on our hypothesis we will continue to do more reaserch. Do you have any suggestions on what kind of project we can accomplish in our limited few months.

[ MariadelCarmenCortsPadill/EscuelaSecundaria223/MX - 0 - 17:24:01 ]
Soy Diego Roberto de la secundaria 223 ¿Como se llama el cientifico que inicio el programa globe?

[ Purisglobe/ctppuriscal/CR - 0 - 17:24:15 ]
Por que hay zonas en las que llueve màs y otras menos

[ trinidad - 0 - 17:24:23 ]
hi

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:24:23 ]
NOSTROS ESTAMOS EN EL PROYECTO HACE UNOS TRES MESES

[ MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US - 0 - 17:24:29 ]
Thank you for answering our questions today unfortunately our school day is over.

[ Drew/Trinidad - 0 - 17:24:30 ]
hi

[ Drew/Trinidad - 0 - 17:24:30 ]
hi

[ MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX - 0 - 17:24:46 ]
HOLA SOY MARY DEL CECYTEM ECATEPEC , ME ENCANTA ESTAR EN EL PROYECTO Y ME GUSTARIA SABER SI YA ESTAN UTILIZANDO LOS DATOS QUE ENVIAMOS A LA BASE DE DATOS

[ Alicia/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 17:24:51 ]
Hello,this is the hydrology data we collected yesterday: the river was dirty. Where we stood on the rock in the river there were a lot of leaves and mud and water grass growing on the mud. ph-7 Stratus clouds Temperature-30 C

[ juancarlosmichael/GLOBEINSTITUTODEGTE/CR - 0 - 17:24:53 ]
[ Carlos/universidadVascodeQuiroga/MX Hola,somos de Costa Rica Trabajamos en el Protocolo Atmosfera Que tipo de temperatura hay en esta zona

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:24:54 ]
Hudson do you have a response to our hypothesis?

[ JAVIEREDOMEX - 0 - 17:24:55 ]
IRVING Y ROSALBA HOLA

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:24:56 ]
RE: [Katy/ISPS/TT] Becky: We have been taking either. We dont live in an industrialized part of the country and so we would not have expected our rain to be acidic. However we would start doing the rain pH, and we havnt been doing soil protocal and our school is on reclaimed land so we dont know if this facotrs into our results.
In your desciption of land use practices, do these describe what is going on upstream of where your are collecting your data? If you haven't already done so, you might want to look at the characteristics of the entire watershed and see if you notice any patterns. Also, are you down wind at all from industrialized areas?

[ marlenee/UniversidadTecnolgicadeNeza/MX - 0 - 17:24:59 ]
mira irving y rosalva por si no sabias vamos en el mismo salon y si no lo has notado te prestare un dia mis anteojos....... si sirven eh

[ ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:25:01 ]
Paul: PLEASE could u answer our question?

[ adrianyjeisonliceosanpedroCR - 0 - 17:25:05 ]
Hola estamos esperando que nos embien un mensaje.

[ trinidad/joelhorricks - 0 - 17:25:06 ]
hola

[ HectorUrena/Preservamb/MX - 0 - 17:25:08 ]
Obed, muchas gracias, estamos en contacto hasta pronto.

[ c23/LICEOEDGARCERVANTES/CR - 0 - 17:25:14 ]
a las 12 en punto, nos despedimos chao y gracias

[ ShenellBailey/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:25:15 ]
hi hector do you speak english?

[ ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:25:19 ]
Its We don't have a busy airport so we don't have clouds formed that way. Are there any other ways to make those kind of clouds?

[ Drew/Trinidad - 0 - 17:25:20 ]
hello

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:25:32 ]
RE: [CarlosRojasyGabrielaMoral/LiceoSanPedro/CR] Jessica aqui la epoca lluviosa inicia en junio y por aya como es el clima
Ahora estamos en primavera y verano empieza al fin de Junio. Y cuando tiempo es la epoca de lluviosa alla? Es el mismo en todos partes de Costa Rica?

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:25:35 ]
RE: [Katy/ISPS/TT] Becky: Sorry we have a correction. We haven't been taking either. We dont live in an industrialized part of the country and so we would not have expected our rain to be acidic. However we would start doing the rain pH, and we havnt been doing soil protocal and our school is on reclaimed land so we dont know if this facotrs into our results.
Katy: You do not have to live in an industrial part of the world to feel the effects. Regular measurements of CO2 have been taken from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on top of Mauna Loa for many years, and they show, in a very famous graph, that CO2 in the middle of the Pacific Ocean varies with the seasons. This is because they are seeing Northern hemisphere changes in CO2 carried around the world. It is important to know whether or not you are seeing such effects.

[ AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Miami - 0 - 17:25:38 ]
GOODBYE!!!!! Thank you for answering some of my questions, unfortunatly our School hours do not permit us to remain chatting, we will E-mail additional questions to Doctor Rusher. THANK YOU

[ Stacey/USEmbassyISPS/TT - 0 - 17:25:46 ]
Ameisha, thanks! I am in Trinidad now at the International School. I am the Public Affairs Officer at the US Embassy here and am with my collegue, the Embassy Economic Officer Ms. Brooke DeMontluzin. Someday I plan to travel to the USVIs! How is your GLOBE work going there?

[ trinidad/joelhorricks - 0 - 17:25:47 ]
como estas

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:26:11 ]
RE: [MariadelCarmenCortsPadill/EscuelaSecundaria223/MX] Soy Diego Roberto de la secundaria 223 ¿Como se llama el cientifico que inicio el programa globe?
hola, el programa naci en 1994 por el idea y trabajo del vice presidente Al Gore. Pero muchos cientificos contribuieron mucho al desarollo del programa, incluso el cientifico principal Dixon Butler

[ MarielaMelendez/StCrioxCentralhSchool/US - 0 - 17:26:14 ]
Hudson como estan compuestas las nubes

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:26:14 ]
RE: [Alicia/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT] Hello,this is the hydrology data we collected yesterday: the river was dirty. Where we stood on the rock in the river there were a lot of leaves and mud and water grass growing on the mud. ph-7 Stratus clouds Temperature-30 C
Are these values similar to what you have collected before? Are you submitting these data to the GLOBE data base?

[ Alicia/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 17:26:18 ]
Hello International School and Miami Springs.

[ kattiaerickapriscilla/Liceosanpedro/CR - 0 - 17:26:21 ]
estamos epesando el proyecto y notenemos mucho conocimiento aserca de este proyecto´.Podrias explicarmos enque consiste.

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:26:30 ]
QUE TE VAYA BIEN LICEO FUE UN GUSTO PLATICAR CONTIGO BYE

[ grettelZuiga/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:26:39 ]
Soy Evelyn quisiera ablar con alguen pero que responda en español.

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:26:42 ]
RE: [Paula/ISPS/TT] We don't have a busy airport so we don't have clouds formed that way. Are there any other ways to make those kind of clouds?
Hello, Paula - you really need to have jets flying high above you to make contrails. But the principle of making them is the same. Do a web search for "clouds in a bottle" and you'll see some great examples, of the effects of adding smoke particles, for example, to a saturated environment, and then changing the pressure by squeezing the bottle (really, changing the volume/density).

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:26:46 ]
irving ya vamonos

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:26:49 ]
Hello my name is dane and i go to ISPS in Trinidad

[ trinidad/joelhorricks - 0 - 17:26:53 ]
whats new in your globe testing

[ MariadelCarmenCortsPadill/EscuelaSecundaria223/MX - 0 - 17:26:55 ]
Yo soy lorena A mi me interesaria saber si el calentamiento global puede terminar con la humanidad?

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:27:08 ]
HOLA JAVIER, DE QUE PARTE DEL ESTADO DE MEXICO ERES?

[ ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:27:16 ]
HUDSON: can you answer our question? We don't have a busy airport so we don't have contrail clouds formed over our Island. Are there any other ways to make those kind of clouds?

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:27:20 ]
RE: [ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT] Its We don't have a busy airport so we don't have clouds formed that way. Are there any other ways to make those kind of clouds?
Hi: If you mean specifically contrails, then no. Contrails are defined as the results of aircraft exhaust, so no planes, not too many contrails. There are, however, many other very interesting clouds, for example the Helmholtz instability clouds (llok that one up...it's cool)

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:27:24 ]
RE: [Georgia/ISPS/TT] Hudson do you have a response to our hypothesis?
Georgia - hudson is concentrating on the Spanish questions. Please look at the previous responses about your research

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:27:37 ]
RE: [AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Miami] When did Scientists first announce Contrails as a new type of cloud?
Hi, - the cloud/contrail protocol was announced last summer, I believe on the GLOBE web site. We have just started working with it in the last year.

[ DiegoAriasDavidFallas/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:27:53 ]
Carlos/universidadVascodeQuiroga/MX somos Diego y David queremos compartir con ustedes

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:28:11 ]
irving ya vamonos se nos hace tarde nos vamos o me voy heeeeeeeeee

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:28:13 ]
Note to all - please be patient - this is a very busy chat and I'm trying to answer your questions as best I can - but I'm about 10 minutes behind...

[ marlenee/UniversidadTecnolgicadeNeza/MX - 0 - 17:28:13 ]
irvig ya vamonos ok

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:28:14 ]
RE: [AndrewJ/MiamiSprings/Miami] GOODBYE!!!!! Thank you for answering some of my questions, unfortunatly our School hours do not permit us to remain chatting, we will E-mail additional questions to Doctor Rusher. THANK YOU
Goodbye thanks for joining

[ Brooke/USEmbassyISPS/TT - 0 - 17:28:20 ]
Naparima Girls and other schools in the southern part of Trinidad,a

[ Alicia/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 17:28:22 ]
Hello Becky. Yes these values are similar. We will be submitting these values soon but we are waiting on the GPS units.

[ MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX - 0 - 17:28:24 ]
O COMO LE DAN UTILIDAD A ESTOS

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:28:36 ]
HOLA LORENA, QUIERES PLATICAR SOBRE EL CALENTAMIENTO GLOBAL?

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:28:41 ]
RE: [Dane/ISPS/TT] Hello my name is dane and i go to ISPS in Trinidad
Welcome, Dane. What is your school doing with GLOBE?

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:28:41 ]
RE: [MarielaMelendez/StCrioxCentralhSchool/US] Hudson como estan compuestas las nubes
Estàn compuestas de particlas de agua, pero gases en la atmosfera pueden disolverse en estas gotas.

[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR - 0 - 17:28:42 ]
ANDREWJ.NO IMPORTA NADAMÁS HABLANOS DE TI

[ ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:28:58 ]
LARRY: SO what is a Helmholtz cloud, is it like invisible?

[ GiselLuceroFloresBarradas/UniversidadTecnologicadeNezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:28:59 ]
Hola Evelyn como estas ¿podrias decirme como es la temperatura en tu localidad?

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:29:23 ]
irving

[ trinidad/joelhorricks - 0 - 17:29:30 ]
what test do u do

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:29:31 ]
yo hablo pocito espanol

[ ThereseandSarah/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:29:36 ]
If anyone could answer please> Has your Nitrates changed because of a different season?

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:29:43 ]
irving

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:29:47 ]
RE: [ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT] Paul: PLEASE could u answer our question?
Hello, I will be happy to answer your question! Welcome and Happy Earth Day - please repost your question as I don't see it.

[ MarielaMelendez/StCrioxCentralhSchool/US - 0 - 17:30:08 ]
Well finally you answer. Well what you mean about you teach teachers. teachers are suppose to teach you not you teach them.

[ adriana/liceoedgarcervantes/Unknown - 0 - 17:30:13 ]
hola somos estudiantes de costa rica hatillo

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:30:16 ]
Nellely, nosotros obtenemos las respuestas de las pruebas que hacemos una vez cada semana. Cada semana vamos a diferentes rios( no son casi rios porque son como 2-4 metros). Vamos a cuatro diferentes rios. Yo, Arturo soy de Venezuela y esto en la escuela de Trinidad (Escuala International de Puerto Espana).

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:30:19 ]
what s up marlene how are you?

[ IdonaEllidge/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:30:24 ]
Thank you larry. I am not mad any more. Well where are you from? Oh soory, my name is Kendra, im in the 10th grade. Well, did you ever saw a ground lizard?

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:30:29 ]
RE: [trinidad/joelhorricks] whats new in your globe testing
We have lots and lots of protocols. There are some new ones in atmosphere and we have a freshwater macroinvertebrate protocol in hydrology. If you go to the GLOBE web site and look under "protocols", you can see a complete list.

[ HectorUrena/Preservamb/MX - 0 - 17:30:34 ]
Jefferson, Soy de la Ciudad de México, en México, trabajo para una ONG, y para este fin de mes vamos a instalar 2 estaciones de GLOBE en 2 parques nacionales metropolitanos, realmente lamento no poder continuar con ustedes pero tengo que salir para asistir a una reunión, si deseas más información sobre nosotros o lo que hacemos con globe, puedes escribirnos a webmaster@preservamb.org , hasta pronto!!

[ kattiaerickapriscilla/Liceosanpedro/CR - 0 - 17:30:37 ]
Javierdomex,Holaaa como estas somos del Liceo San Pedro en Costa Rica queremos combersar contigo.

[ PriscillaReed/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:30:38 ]
Hudson do you know anything about acid rain? Oh do you talk English

[ ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:30:38 ]
LARRY: Since you are the only one answering me can I ask you what Do you test in land cover?

[ JAVIEREDOMEX - 0 - 17:30:40 ]
LA PREPARATORIA OFICIAL NO. 27 EN TEPOTZOTLAN MÉXICO, LES DESEA QUE TENGAN UN MUY BUEN DIA DE LA TIERRA. NOSOTROA POR EL MOMENTO ESTAMOS REALIZANDO LOS PROTOCOLOS DE ATMOSFERA E HIDROLOGÍA.

[ Alicia/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 17:30:58 ]
Hello Brooke. We are pleased to meet you again.

[ SarahVictoriaSimon/StCrioxCentralhighschool/US - 0 - 17:30:59 ]
These lizard live in a sub tropical climate. In the estern part of the island is mostly hot and we have cactuses the westend we have a forest and we get up two 60 and 70 inches of rain.

[ MariadelCarmenCortsPadill/EscuelaSecundaria223/MX - 0 - 17:31:00 ]
Janeth somos de la secundaria 223 y queremos decir que es muy importante e interesante el proyecto glob por que pudimos aprender de nuestro planeta y quisieramos saber en que forma afecta a la tierra la sobrepoblacion

[ Brooke/USEmbassyISPS/TT - 0 - 17:31:11 ]
Naparima and other southern schools, do you think that the river is dirtier due to the rain we have been having in Trinidad recently? What factors caused the increase in pollution in the river?

[ JonathanChaves/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:31:14 ]
JAVIEREDOMEX,EN QUE CONSISTE GLOBE

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:31:21 ]
Becky: Trinidad is not heavily industrialized, our largest industries are oil based. We no longer burn flares. Up stream for most of the streams we only have solid waste and fertilizer run off from mountain sides. We really cannot tell how much fetilizer is in the water.

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:31:22 ]
RE: [kattiaerickapriscilla/Liceosanpedro/CR] estamos epesando el proyecto y notenemos mucho conocimiento aserca de este proyecto´.Podrias explicarmos enque consiste.
Bienvenido al Programa GLOBE! El programa GLOBE permite a alumnos de practicar la ciencia siguiendo protocols cientificos (por ejemplo temerpatura del aire, quantidad de lluvia, o suelos). Los alumnos envian sus datos a la base de datos GLOBE (www.globe.gov) y despues desarollan proyectos de investigacion. Bienvenidos a la Charla!

[ Adam/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:31:26 ]
hello Naparima girls i am Adam Sanderson from the International school of Port Of Spain, i was also at all of the video conferences

[ marlenee/UniversidadTecnolgicadeNeza/MX - 0 - 17:31:30 ]
nada manta solo que no molestes por que estoy tratando de conocer a alguien mas no ati ok

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:31:31 ]
nallely- Do you speak english??

[ DoriayJos/LiceodeParaso/CR - 0 - 17:31:33 ]
Buenos días compañeros, reciban un cordial saludo de nuestra parte y esperamos lograr respuesta a nuestras inquietudes.

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:31:39 ]
RE: [ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT] LARRY: SO what is a Helmholtz cloud, is it like invisible?
I can answer this one - a Helmholtz cloud, or Kelvin-Hemholtz or billows cloud is usually altocumulus. It forms when there are waves in the atmosphere; when the air is rising, the cloud is visible and when the air is falling (on the front side of the wave), the air dries out and the cloud evaporates or gets thinner. Billows clouds are really interesting, and are sometimes indications of turbulence at that level. Pilots are trained to look for them and avoid those areas and altitudes.

[ Chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:31:48 ]
Happy earth day do you have any questions for me?

[ ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:32:07 ]
PAUL: That's ok Larry answered us.

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:32:13 ]
RE: [ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT] LARRY: SO what is a Helmholtz cloud, is it like invisible?
Did you look it up? Seriously, it looks like a bunch of small waves sitting on a thin layer fairly high in the atmosphere. Imaging lots of waves moving across a lake or ocean. The effect is similar. Really cool (I borrowed that phrase from my grand-daughter who is 13)

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:32:14 ]
DESDE CUANDO ESTAS EN EL PROYECTO GLOBE JAVIER?

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:32:17 ]
do contrails affect our weather, and if so, how?

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:32:17 ]
Hi Larry sorry for taking so long to reply.my school is doing water testing of our rivers and we are studying the atmosphere

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:32:20 ]
Rachael: que tanta acidez encuentras en las pruebas del agua de los rios, que digerencias encuentras entre un rio y otro.

[ IdonaEllidge/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:32:22 ]
Hi Mariela, what about the ground lizards?

[ ZydmarieSanes/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:32:24 ]
what feasibilities exist in exchanging information about the ph readings from your location?

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:32:25 ]
RE: [ThereseandSarah/ISPS/TT] If anyone could answer please> Has your Nitrates changed because of a different season?
Good question. Are there other schools in this chat who are collecting nitrate values. If so, maybe you need to talk to ISPS school in Trinidad.

[ adriana/liceoedgarcervantes/Unknown - 0 - 17:32:45 ]
hola jesica de donde eres,nosotros somos de costa rica

[ KeilaMedina/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:32:59 ]
I am in the Caribbean,and I am curious to know about the ozone layer and the types of clouds you have? Our common clouds are Cumulous and stratocumulous. Do the ozone layer intrest you in any way? I will feel very happy if you write back, Please and Thank you!

[ UlisesMaresUniversidaTecnologicadeLeon/MX - 0 - 17:33:25 ]
Jessica, cual es tu especialidad en Globe

[ Brooke/USEmbassyISPS/TT - 0 - 17:33:27 ]
Thanks Alicia. It's great that you and the other students can participate in this Earth Day event and share your data with other students from all over the world.

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:33:37 ]
RE: [JAVIEREDOMEX] LA PREPARATORIA OFICIAL NO. 27 EN TEPOTZOTLAN MÉXICO, LES DESEA QUE TENGAN UN MUY BUEN DIA DE LA TIERRA. NOSOTROA POR EL MOMENTO ESTAMOS REALIZANDO LOS PROTOCOLOS DE ATMOSFERA E HIDROLOGÍA.
Muy bien, y estan mandando sus datos de atmosfera y hidrologia a la base de datos de GLOBE para compartirlos? Gracias

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:33:39 ]
Rachel: no, lamentablemente no se mucho

[ RABITONEDGARCERVANTES - 0 - 17:33:40 ]
HOOOOOOOOOOLAAAAAAAAAA YO SOY DE HATILLO, COSTA RICA

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:33:41 ]
RE: [PedroReyes/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US] Paul /Globe I also would like to know how we can get an aneometer
Hello, Pedro - an anemometer is used to measure wind speed - you can estimate wind speed using the Beaufort wind scale. Wind direction can be measured with a wind vane, and there are good instructions on how to build one of these in the GLOBE protocol for ozone. Wind direction is important to measure, too, since it may help to determine if a pollution source upwind of you is going to have stuff blowing your way!

[ EDUARDO/UNAMENP8MIGUELESCHULZ/MX - 0 - 17:33:45 ]
HOLA: Soy EDUARDO ELIOSA de la Prepa 8de la UNAM. Estamos muy contentos de participar con ustedes en el Día Mundial de la Tierra. En unos momentos les informo de las medidas de hidrología y de atmósfera

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:34:02 ]
RE: [Katy/ISPS/TT] Becky: Trinidad is not heavily industrialized, our largest industries are oil based. We no longer burn flares. Up stream for most of the streams we only have solid waste and fertilizer run off from mountain sides. We really cannot tell how much fetilizer is in the water.
However, maybe you can talk to farmers and see how much fertiziler they apply and when. Perhaps you can see relationships with your water measurements.

[ Jess/FSU - 0 - 17:34:10 ]
RE: [Steven/LiceoJuanVias/CR] Steven, Liceo Juan Viñas, para Paul Rusher, Hudson nos dice que usted nos puede contestar porque en Juan Viñas, Costa Rica llueve tanto, estamos en la zona Atlàntica y no tuvimos verano este año.
(de Paul) probablemente tiene que ver con El Nino. Tiene muchos efectos en Centro America. Muchas veces produce mas lluvias y tambien cambia las tempuraturas (en verano son mas altas)

[ adrianyJeisonLiceosanpedroCR - 0 - 17:34:10 ]
Hola M ARISilva me llamo JEISON Y QUISIERA PREGUNTARLE CUANTO TIEMPO TIENEN USTEDES DE TRABAJAR EN ESTE PROYECTO YSI PUEDEN ESCRIBIRNOS

[ DoriayJos/LiceodeParaso/CR - 0 - 17:34:13 ]
Nuestras inquietudes son del área atmosférica, quisieramos empezar preguntando ¿como se puede averiguar cuantos huracanes, tormentas tropicales o fenómenos atmosféricos se darán durante el año?

[ CoordinacinGlobeMxico/CecadesuSemarnat/MX - 0 - 17:34:21 ]
Hudson: cómo le hacemos para que aparezcan nuestras respuestas junto a la persona que está preguntando. Vemos que algunas respuestas aparecen RE: y el nombre de quién preguntó, nosotros no hemos podido hacer así, favor de darnos la instrucción.

[ UlisesMaresUniversidaTecnologicadeLeon/MX - 0 - 17:34:26 ]
Obed, ya estas trabajando cobertura vegetal

[ ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:34:31 ]
LARRY: So what do you do in Land Cover?

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:34:36 ]
RE: [adriana/liceoedgarcervantes/Unknown] hola jesica de donde eres,nosotros somos de costa rica
Hola Adriana, Yo soy de los EEUU. Vivo en Washington DC (el capital de los EEUU). Y Uds de que parte de Costa Rica son?

[ Alicia/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 17:34:36 ]
ISPS, how are your GLOBE projects going? Hello Rosemary , this is Sarsha Lall from Naparima Girls'.. this is really interesting that we can be online and chattin with you all

[ MariadelCarmenCortsPadill/EscuelaSecundaria223/MX - 0 - 17:34:44 ]
Es una experiencia donde puedes aprender mas de tu medio ambiente y asi poder conservar nuestros recursos. Es algo muy satisfactorio saber que ayudas para cuidar la tierra Escuela Secundaria 223 Martinez Muñoz Sonia Mexico

[ VeeronFlemming/StCroix/US - 0 - 17:34:57 ]
Hello from St.Croix Central High School! We are a part of a science club in our school also known as the N.E.R.M club. We are somewhat of a beautification club in our school. I'm a new member of the GLOBE team and I would like to know if contrails could a be start in the formation of tornadoes or water spouts?

[ Chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:34:58 ]
becky have you been doing alot of tests

[ GeorgiaandJeff/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:35:07 ]
Anyone has an answer to my question?

[ IdonaEllidge/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:35:09 ]
Hi

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:35:11 ]
Leon/Cuba- hola Leon soy Arturo Mateos de la escuela International of Port of Spain, en Trinidad. de donde eres?

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:35:15 ]
Rachael: que es lo que estas estudiando en esa escuela, porque te relacionas con globe

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:35:17 ]
Keila: Have you done any investigation on the Ozone layer? there is lots of satellite information (my area of speciality) on changes in upper atmosphere ozone for quite a few years. Do you know how the Ozone layer affects us here at the surface? Many more people should know why it is so important.

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:35:26 ]
RE: [PriscillaReed/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US] Hudson do you know anything about acid rain? Oh do you talk English
Hello, what would you like to know about acid rain?

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:35:53 ]
RE: [GeorgiaandJeff/ISPS/TT] Anyone has an answer to my question?
What was your question?

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:36:14 ]
Larry,do the DO levels where you live change damatically in the different seasons?

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:36:26 ]
RE: [MarielaMelendez/StCrioxCentralhSchool/US] Well finally you answer. Well what you mean about you teach teachers. teachers are suppose to teach you not you teach them.
Teachers are always learning new things, because scientists are always learning new things!

[ adriana/liceoedgarcervantes/Unknown - 0 - 17:36:26 ]
hola rabito net porque en unos paises cae nieve y en otros no?

[ ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:36:39 ]
IF ANYONE can answer this question please do: When your seasons change(meaning temperature and weather patterns)do any of the results from hydrology tests change?

[ ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:36:40 ]
IF ANYONE can answer this question please do: When your seasons change(meaning temperature and weather patterns)do any of the results from hydrology tests change?

[ YiselMartinez/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:36:43 ]
Larry i would like to know if to take the reading for the ozone is really necessary to use the strips or is there any other way of taking the reading without using the strips.

[ JAVIEREDOMEX - 0 - 17:36:46 ]
POR EL MOMENTO TENGO QUE IR A MI CLASE SE FUE UN PLACER ESTAR UN MOMENTO CON TODOS USTEDES, ESPERO QUE ESTE TIPO DE EVENTOS SE REALICEN MÁS SEGUIDO. ADIOS A TODOS

[ RABITONEDGARCERVANTES - 0 - 17:36:50 ]
QUISIERA PREGUNTARLE A JESSICA LADE LA N.A.S.A. QUE CUALES SON LAS TIERRAS MAS NUEVAS DE AMERICA

[ DoriayJos/LiceodeParaso/CR - 0 - 17:37:13 ]
Para Paul Ruscher, en estos momentos como se encuentra la capa de ozono, con el ritmo que llevamos se espera una mejoría o por el contrario empeorara en el futuro?

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:37:20 ]
RE: [CoordinacinGlobeMxico/CecadesuSemarnat/MX] Hudson: cómo le hacemos para que aparezcan nuestras respuestas junto a la persona que está preguntando. Vemos que algunas respuestas aparecen RE: y el nombre de quién preguntó, nosotros no hemos podido hacer así, favor de darnos la instrucción.
SI!!! DEBE HAGAR UN CLIC EN EL CERCLO A LA IZQUIERDA DEL MENSAJE (hay la letra "r"). Esta claro?

[ GeorgiaandJeff/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:37:21 ]
Do con trails affect are weather, and if so how?-Jeff

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:37:35 ]
Hola Leon

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:37:35 ]
Becky: We use Dip sticks and meter scrolls? Is one more accurate than the other?

[ HectorUrena/Preservamb/MX - 0 - 17:37:36 ]
Well Jessica, we´ll in contact to you to tell you how is our work, thank you!!

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:37:36 ]
RE: [VeeronFlemming/StCroix/US] Hello from St.Croix Central High School! We are a part of a science club in our school also known as the N.E.R.M club. We are somewhat of a beautification club in our school. I'm a new member of the GLOBE team and I would like to know if contrails could a be start in the formation of tornadoes or water spouts?
Hi: Contrails occur very high in the atmosphere, and tornados and waterspouts are very low in the atmosphere, and probably not related. A waterspout is really a tornado over water. I got very close to one a few years ago whily snorkeling off Bermuda, and had to run (well, sail) for cover.

[ adrianyJeisonLiceosanpedroCR - 0 - 17:37:37 ]
POR FAVOR ALGUIEN ME PODRIA DECIR SOBRE ACTIVIDADES QUE REALIZAN EN EL PROYECTO, ESQUE APENAS ESTAMOS EMPEZANDO EN EL LICEO.

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:38:05 ]
RE: [Chris/ISPS/TT] becky have you been doing alot of tests
right now, no. A finished my doctorate about two years ago. i studied the affects of land cover and geology on the quality of habitats for a specific type of fish species.

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:38:21 ]
Donde esta Larry?

[ MarielaMelendez/StCrioxCentralhSchool/US - 0 - 17:38:22 ]
what's up kendra. do you want to talk

[ Chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:38:23 ]
Hudson: do you have alot of contrails in your area?

[ marlenee/UniversidadTecnolgicadeNeza/MX - 0 - 17:38:34 ]
hola eduardo queremos platicar con tigo ya que quiero conocer acerca de lo que realizas

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:38:41 ]
sorry

[ kattiaerickapriscilla/Liceosanpedro/CR - 0 - 17:38:42 ]
kemblydayanaalejandra estamos epesando el proyecto y notenemos mucho conocimiento aserca de este proyecto´.Podrias explicarmos enque consiste.

[ Steven/LiceoJuanVias/CR - 0 - 17:38:46 ]
En una ciudad a 25 Km de la nuestra cayò granizo el año pasado porquè ocurrio este fenòmeno en nuestro paìs costa Rica

[ Stacey/USEmbassyISPS/TT - 0 - 17:38:52 ]
LARRY: Did you see my message about University of Maine and Richard Langton?

[ MariadelCarmenCortsPadill/EscuelaSecundaria223/MX - 0 - 17:38:53 ]
Soy Harumi de la secundaria 223 Nuestra opinion en México es que el proyecto globe es una gran oportunidad para conocer más sobre nuestro planeta al igual sobre la variación climatica que se esta dando.

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:38:59 ]
Hola Amigos de Mexico y Costa Rica. Bienvenidos. Si de vez en cuando no obtiene una respuesta rapidamente, disculpa... Puede enviarlo una otra vez. Gracias!

[ PedroReyes/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:39:04 ]
Larry I would like to know how we can get an aneomter to measure the wind speed.

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:39:14 ]
Donde esta leon

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:39:15 ]
Donde esta leon

[ grettelZuiga/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:39:15 ]
[ Jessica/GLOBE ,yo y mi compañera tenemos 13 años,¿cuando empiesa el invierno en tu pais?

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:39:20 ]
hola adriany

[ Drew/Trinidad - 0 - 17:39:30 ]
Becky, yesterday we did the Nitrates test and after 10 minutes i checked and it turned yellow instead of pink. I did the test right and and it worked at the river before this one. What do you think may have happened? (I don't think my chemical was bad)

[ Adam/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:39:31 ]
Becky-Do you believe that one reason why our Dissolved Oxygen ratings have lowered is due to the nitrate level increasing could this mean that there is more algae consuming the oxygen the Benthic Macro Invertabrates need

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:39:37 ]
hola Adrian somos de la universisdad tecnologica de neza y nosotros medimos ph y atmosfera

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:39:38 ]
RE: [VeeronFlemming/StCroix/US] Hello from St.Croix Central High School! We are a part of a science club in our school also known as the N.E.R.M club. We are somewhat of a beautification club in our school. I'm a new member of the GLOBE team and I would like to know if contrails could a be start in the formation of tornadoes or water spouts?
Hi, contrails are not associated with severe weather like tornadoes, or waterspouts.

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:39:38 ]
I'm sorry Nallely, but i've been having my friend Arturo do all my talking for me. I don't know that much spanish at all, however, nosotros somos un salon grande entonces Rachael y yo estamos haciendo nitrates(nitrogeno; creo que se dice asi en espanol) y otros conpaneros espan asiendo ph, y yo no se los resultados.

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:39:49 ]
RE: [Katy/ISPS/TT] Becky: We use Dip sticks and meter scrolls? Is one more accurate than the other?
For pH, meter sticks are much more accurate than pH paper. pH meters, however, require calibration using buffer solutions. however, for scientific research pH measurements from meters is preferred.

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:39:52 ]
RE: [RABITONEDGARCERVANTES] QUISIERA PREGUNTARLE A JESSICA LADE LA N.A.S.A. QUE CUALES SON LAS TIERRAS MAS NUEVAS DE AMERICA
Los suelos mas nuevo de America son los suelos volcanico. En EEUU tenemos suelos volcanicos en Hawaii y tambien en el estado de Washington. De donde son Uds? Tienen suelos volcanicos alla.

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:40:20 ]
RE: [GeorgiaandJeff/ISPS/TT] Do con trails affect are weather, and if so how?-Jeff
Jeff: This is a repeat of a question asked earlier, but it is important. In a study done in the US shortly after 0/11/01, when most of our commercial air fleet was grounded, it was discovered that temperatures change significantly. Just as "regular" clouds block sunlight during the day, and keep heat in at night, so yes, they can affect climate. This would make a good study for you to do in your area.

[ Chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:40:31 ]
hudson: do you also study soil?

[ adriana/liceoedgarcervantes/Unknown - 0 - 17:40:45 ]
hola adrian y jeison nosotros realizamos el protocolo de la atmosfera

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:40:48 ]
RE: [ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT] IF ANYONE can answer this question please do: When your seasons change(meaning temperature and weather patterns)do any of the results from hydrology tests change?
What do you think? Have YOU noticed any patterns between hydrology and seasons?

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:40:56 ]
RE: [ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT] IF ANYONE can answer this question please do: When your seasons change(meaning temperature and weather patterns)do any of the results from hydrology tests change?
Yes! Temperature affects dissolved oxygen at least - what are YOUR hypotheses about this?

[ CoordinacinGlobeMxico/CecadesuSemarnat/MX - 0 - 17:40:56 ]
Hola a todas las escuelas Globe que participan en este chat, la Coordinación Globe les pide a las escuelas de México, compartir con sus contrapartes en otros paises sus experiencias en torno a las medidiones que han realizado, además de manifestar las dudas que han surgido en torno a las mediciones que realizan con los especialistas que están participando

[ DiegoAriasDavidFallas/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:41:02 ]
marlenee/UniversidadTecnolgicadeNeza/MX Una XBOX es una consola de videojuegos la cual lee con un chip cualquier tipo de formato desde peliculas hasta jugar con otras personas en el mundo

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:41:11 ]
Can anyone answer this question?: do contrais create more rain or not?

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:41:15 ]
quisiera que alguien me explicara que estudios realizan en sus escuelas

[ DoriayJos/LiceodeParaso/CR - 0 - 17:41:29 ]
Para Paul Ruscher, en nuestra zona los meses de febrero, marzo y abril son calientes y secos, pero este año han sido muy fríos y lluviosos.¿A qué se debe este cambio?

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:41:46 ]
RE: [grettelZuiga/LiceoSanPedro/CR] [ Jessica/GLOBE ,yo y mi compañera tenemos 13 años,¿cuando empiesa el invierno en tu pais?
Invierno empieza aqui en Diciembre. Ahora estamos en primavera. Y como es el clima en Costa Rica ahora?

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:41:47 ]
contrails

[ PriscillaReed/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:41:57 ]
I like everything about acid rain. I even did a project on acid rain to see how it would effect plants and animals

[ marlenee/UniversidadTecnolgicadeNeza/MX - 0 - 17:42:04 ]
y eso como se relaciona con globe

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:42:09 ]
RE: [Steven/LiceoJuanVias/CR] En una ciudad a 25 Km de la nuestra cayò granizo el año pasado porquè ocurrio este fenòmeno en nuestro paìs costa Rica
Hay granizo cuando el aire humedo sube rapido y muy alto (muy alto las temperaturas estan muy bajas!). La condensacion congela, y cae...y el granizo llega hasta la tierra sin convertirse en agua

[ MarielaMelendez/StCrioxCentralhSchool/US - 0 - 17:42:27 ]
what's up with your globe to you want to talk about your island who ever want to talk to me

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:42:37 ]
RE: [Drew/Trinidad] Becky, yesterday we did the Nitrates test and after 10 minutes i checked and it turned yellow instead of pink. I did the test right and and it worked at the river before this one. What do you think may have happened? (I don't think my chemical was bad)
I'm not sure. It may be because there is a lot of organic matter in the water. What were the dissolved oxygen and pH values?

[ adriana/liceoedgarcervantes/Unknown - 0 - 17:42:47 ]
jessica somos de costa rica y si tenemos suelos volcànicos activos

[ Gloria/FSU - 0 - 17:42:58 ]
RE: [juancarlosmichael/GLOBEINSTITUTODEGTE/CR] MI nombre es Juan Carlos, soy de Liberia y estoy en el Instituto de Guanacaste en sétimo año en Costa Rica, tengo 13 años y tengo una pregunta para el especialista de atmósfera. ¿Que temperaturas existen en los desiertos y en los polos y por que cambian tanto?
(de Paul) Hay dos razones principales por las que hay un cambio tan grande entre la region tropical y los polos: 1) Los rayos del Sol son mas directos en la region alrededor del Ecuador, por tanto esta se calienta mas que en los polos. 2) Los desiertos estan ubicados en la 30 latitud Norte, donde se encuentran en la region de alta presion.

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:43:02 ]
HHEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:43:03 ]
HHEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:43:25 ]
RE: [PriscillaReed/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US] I like everything about acid rain. I even did a project on acid rain to see how it would effect plants and animals
I would like to see the results of your project. You should publish it on the GLOBE website. Here in New England, acid rain and acid fog have had serious effects on vegetation. Especially on the windward slopes of mountains such as the White and Green mountains, there is significant damage to trees.

[ marlenee/UniversidadTecnolgicadeNeza/MX - 0 - 17:43:36 ]
hola dane de donde eres

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:43:37 ]
RE: [Chris/ISPS/TT] hudson: do you also study soil?
I work as a Soil Trainer for GLOBE, but I don't do any research on soils. I am trained as an Oceanographer.

[ JonathanChaves/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:43:42 ]
JESSICA,NOS ALEGRAMOS SABER QUE HAS VISITADO NUESTRO PAIS QUE OPINA DE EL

[ DoriayJos/LiceodeParaso/CR - 0 - 17:43:46 ]
Para Paul Ruscher, las actuales guerras con las armas ahora conocidas (bombas, artillería, etc.) ¿influyen de alguna manera en la atmósfera?, si es así, ¿como?

[ MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX - 0 - 17:43:53 ]
CON LOS DATOS QUE SE ESTAN ENVIANDO SERVIRAN PARA DETERMINAR COMO EVITAR EL CALENTAMIENTO GLOBAL

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:44:01 ]
hi, how are you friends?

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:44:01 ]
Becky: What is in the meter sticks that makes them more accurate for measuring pH, and is there a huge difference in the accuracy?

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:44:08 ]
Do any of you think that the wet and dry season that we have here would affect our Nitrate levels? What about any other tests?

[ CarlosRojasyGabrielaMoral/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:44:08 ]
IRVINGYROSALBA, nosotros queremos platcar para que nos cuente sobre su experiencia, yaque nosotros apenas estamos iniciando hace dos semanas.

[ UlisesMaresUniversidaTecnologicadeLeon/MX - 0 - 17:44:09 ]
Para la cordinacion del programa en Washinton y Nasa, hay alguna manera de no vover a ver todo lo que se ha escrito en el chat, ya que, mi maquina se alenta

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:44:09 ]
RE: [Adam/ISPS/TT] Becky-Do you believe that one reason why our Dissolved Oxygen ratings have lowered is due to the nitrate level increasing could this mean that there is more algae consuming the oxygen the Benthic Macro Invertabrates need
The algae most likely are producing more oxygen through photosynthesis than consuming oxygen. However, when the algae die, bacteria decompose and through decomposition, consume oxygen.

[ Stacey/USEmbassyISPS/TT - 0 - 17:44:13 ]
PAUL/FSU: I suggest you contact Jacob Opadeyi at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus. He prepared a comprehensive regional watershed management program that I saw in 2001, but for some reason it didn't go forward. Best of luck to you from US Embassy T*T! Stacey

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:44:22 ]
Rachael: ok, tratare de entenderte si me escribes en ingles pero quiciera que me contaras de todo lo que realizas si es dificil para ti sacar resultados y las diferencias de unos a otros por que tù lo haces de varios lagos o rios y nosotros solo de un mismo lugar y el ph del agua lo medimos tres veces por semana para saber si el agua es apta para poder utilizar la alberca y la atmosfera se mide a diario

[ Nalini/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 17:44:27 ]
We sampled the river yesterday and the TDS was 610 microsiemens.we sampled macroinvertebrates and we found stone fly nymphs, dragon fly lava

[ HectorUrena/Preservamb/MX - 0 - 17:44:29 ]
ShenellBailey/StCroixCentralHighSchool, yes i'm speak english, but I really sorry to have to go now, if you want to ask me a question about our job with Globe please send me a message to my mail adress, webmaster@preservamb.org , thanks

[ ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:44:31 ]
PAUL: We do know that the temperature affects DO meaning the colder there is more in the water, the hotter less for the oxygen escapes. But my question was does the seasons affect ALL the tests.

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:44:34 ]
RE: [adriana/liceoedgarcervantes/Unknown] jessica somos de costa rica y si tenemos suelos volcànicos activos
Y de que parte de Costa Rica son y donde en Costa Rica tiene los suelos volcanicos activos?

[ GeorgiaandJeff/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:44:41 ]
Are contrails becoming a big issue? Can they affect us in a negative way? - forgive me if you think this question is retarded.

[ adrianyJeisonLiceosanpedroCR - 0 - 17:44:45 ]
Marianela y Carmen,Estamos de acuerdo con ustedes por que mediante este prollect podemos co0nocer mas sobre nuestro ambiente

[ adriana/liceoedgarcervantes/Unknown - 0 - 17:44:47 ]
en nuestro pais el invierno empieza en mayo

[ Steven/LiceoJuanVias/CR - 0 - 17:45:25 ]
Porque en Costa Rica no ocurren tantos desastres naturales

[ MariadelCarmenCortsPadill/EscuelaSecundaria223/MX - 0 - 17:45:48 ]
Soy Pamela junto con mis compañeros de l° A de la Sec.223 nosotros somos un equipo que esta en el proyecto globe de covertura vegetal.A nosotros nos gusto ver algo que no se ve todos los dias como la vegetacion que podemos encontrar en las diferentes estaciones del año.Les deceamos que esten disfrutando un feliz dia de la tierra.

[ IdonaEllidge/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:46:20 ]
Hi, Hudson. How are doing today? What about your globe? How is the weather up there?

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:46:41 ]
RE: [UlisesMaresUniversidaTecnologicadeLeon/MX] Para la cordinacion del programa en Washinton y Nasa, hay alguna manera de no vover a ver todo lo que se ha escrito en el chat, ya que, mi maquina se alenta
No lo siento - el software que estamos usando para este web chat no permita cambiar eso.

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:46:41 ]
hola Carlos Y Gabriela, mucho gusto en conocerlos, nosotros estamos en el proyecto hace tres meses, es una muy buena experiencia si estan estudiando algo relacionado con el medio ambiente, pero platiquenos que hacen o que piensan hacer?

[ adriana/liceoedgarcervantes/Unknown - 0 - 17:46:58 ]
somos de hatillo san jose tenemos volcanes activos en la zona norte y el nombre es el volcan arenal y de donde son uatedes

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:47:04 ]
RE: [GeorgiaandJeff/ISPS/TT] Are contrails becoming a big issue? Can they affect us in a negative way? - forgive me if you think this question is retarded.
This is certainly a good question. One suggestion, since this has been asked before, is after the chat, download the whole chat and look for answers. But, it does affect us. We have to decide if the changes are good or bad. Much of what we as humans do affects the environment. Sometimes what we do is not good for the environment, but we are willing to live with that to obtain a certain standard of living. So our decision is based on what we think is "positive" or "negative."

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:47:18 ]
RE: [Katy/ISPS/TT] Becky: What is in the meter sticks that makes them more accurate for measuring pH, and is there a huge difference in the accuracy?
It is a limit in the capability of the pH paper. I'm not sure about the chemical processes going on to make the paper work. pH meters are much more accurate when calibrated with buffer solutions.

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:47:20 ]
RE: [Stacey/USEmbassyISPS/TT] PAUL/FSU: I suggest you contact Jacob Opadeyi at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus. He prepared a comprehensive regional watershed management program that I saw in 2001, but for some reason it didn't go forward. Best of luck to you from US Embassy T*T! Stacey
Thank you, Stacey, I will do that! I see that there is also a GLOBE collaboration in the New River in North Carolina.

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:47:22 ]
Nallely: We are surprised to see an increase of the Nitrate levels at the mouths of our three rivers (Maraval, St. Ann’s, and Cuesa.) We think the reasons for this may be… For St. Ann’s and Maraval rivers we believe that the increase is due to fertilizers being washed into them by the sudden rainfall we’ve been having. For Cuesa River, we think that the increase is because of the caimans in that river. In the dry season, some of the water is evaporated, so the caiman’s wastes would be more concentrated. Do you agree with our hypothesis? Do you have any ideas of your own why the increase may be occurring? And have you had any similar occurrences?

[ HectorUrena/Preservamb/MX - 0 - 17:47:22 ]
Hola Coordinación Globe México !!!

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:47:32 ]
Becky, can you explain this, Our DO levels in our Cuesa river went from something like 5.8 to 2 in like two months.

[ RABITONEDGARCERVANTES - 0 - 17:47:38 ]
SI JESSICA PERO NO SABRIA DECIRTE EXACTAMENTE EN DONDE ESTAN.

[ Chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:47:44 ]
RE: Becky and Hudson: We have noticed a change in turbidity over the two seasons. We predicted that this would happen because during the rainy season when it rains the water washes top soil down into our streams. To make it worse during the dry season we had many forest fires that made our mountain sides bare. Do you all have similar things like this happening in your area?

[ GiselLuceroFloresBarradas/UniversidadTecnologicadeNezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:47:54 ]
Hola rosalba que haces

[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR - 0 - 17:47:55 ]
DONDE VIVE JESSICA.

[ AmeishaJoseph/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US - 0 - 17:47:55 ]
To Stacy Right now we are really focusing on our beautification project of the beaches so that they can be nice and clean when you visit! Also we are trying to protect our endangered ground lizards. They are an amazing sight to see. It is our job to protect them and keep them out of harms way. There is only about an estimate of 40 of them alive at our natural resort Hotel & the Key and also on a neighboring islet, Green Key.

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:47:59 ]
RE: [MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX] CON LOS DATOS QUE SE ESTAN ENVIANDO SERVIRAN PARA DETERMINAR COMO EVITAR EL CALENTAMIENTO GLOBAL
Probablemente no podriamos saber como parar este procedimiento, pero podemos aprender si hay calentamiento, como se manifesta, y cuales son los patrones/tendencias, y que cambia en que region (son iguales, o diferentes entre regiones?)

[ UlisesMaresUniversidaTecnologicadeLeon/MX - 0 - 17:48:01 ]
Jessica Nasa, que recomiendas para trabajar fuera de la escuela en un area urbana, casi no existen areas verdes ni rios solo desagues sanitarios que ya se monitorean por instituciones gubernamentales, mi imagen de satelite se ve como una mancha gris de tantos edificios

[ ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:48:16 ]
BECKY: Our Dissolved oxygen levels have done crazy, the renges can like be 2.o all the way to 9.6 in only a week! How can this happen?

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:48:45 ]
RE: [Katy/ISPS/TT] Becky: What is in the meter sticks that makes them more accurate for measuring pH, and is there a huge difference in the accuracy?
I forgot to add about the accuracy. You need to look at the manufacturers instructions to see what they state as the accuracy. For GLOBE, the meter has an accuracy of 0.2 pH units and the paper has either 0.5 to 1 pH unit.

[ Steven/LiceoJuanVias/CR - 0 - 17:48:52 ]
Queremos hablar con alguien de Mèxico

[ TherseandSarah/ISPS/TT/TT - 0 - 17:48:53 ]
Miami Springs have you done any Hydrology protocol?

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:48:53 ]
RE: [adriana/liceoedgarcervantes/Unknown] somos de hatillo san jose tenemos volcanes activos en la zona norte y el nombre es el volcan arenal y de donde son uatedes
Yo conozco Arenal. Fue a visitar Costa Rica en enero de 2000. Y como son los suelos vocanicos? Que colores tiened

[ DoriayJos/LiceodeParaso/CR - 0 - 17:49:02 ]
Para Paul Ruscher, you speak spanish?

[ Stacey/USEmbassyISPS/TT - 0 - 17:49:07 ]
This is Stacey signing off. Keep up the great work! Bye...

[ Stacey/USEmbassyISPS/TT - 0 - 17:49:08 ]
This is Stacey signing off. Keep up the great work! Bye...

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:49:18 ]
holalucero, esperando a que me contestes

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:49:44 ]
RE: [JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR] DONDE VIVE JESSICA.
Yo vivo en Washington DC

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:49:56 ]
Becky: What do you mean by buffer, and what role exactly is it playing in the pH paper?

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:50:14 ]
RE: [Chris/ISPS/TT] RE: Becky and Hudson: We have noticed a change in turbidity over the two seasons. We predicted that this would happen because during the rainy season when it rains the water washes top soil down into our streams. To make it worse during the dry season we had many forest fires that made our mountain sides bare. Do you all have similar things like this happening in your area?
I just moved to Colorado and am not very familiar with the area yet. However, I would say that there are similar patterns. When it rains, soil would flow into the water. During the dry season, there are more fires.

[ GiselLuceroFloresBarradas/UniversidadTecnologicadeNezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:50:21 ]
pues ustedes que no mandan ningun mensaje haber platiquenme algo

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:50:54 ]
RE: [IdonaEllidge/StCroixCentralHighSchool/US] Hi, Hudson. How are doing today? What about your globe? How is the weather up there?
hi! Well, I am in Connecticut, and it is a very sunny warm day here. Spring is here! What is it like there? How do you like GLOBE?

[ CarlosRojasyGabrielaMoral/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:51:00 ]
[ Hudson hello good morning

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:51:04 ]
RE: [ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT] PAUL: We do know that the temperature affects DO meaning the colder there is more in the water, the hotter less for the oxygen escapes. But my question was does the seasons affect ALL the tests.
Hi, I wish I could provide more of an answer for you - but I am a meteorologist, not a hydrologist! Many of the results do show a dependence on temperature. I believe that these are discussed in the hydrology protocols. And as we discussed earlier in the chat, nitrates might increase in the spring and summer when fertilizer applications increase. Also biological activity will increase in the water which can affect turbidity, too. And of course water temperature.

[ adriana/liceoedgarcervantes/Unknown - 0 - 17:51:17 ]
enserio y que tal te parecio jessica

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:51:22 ]
pues que te diremos, que nadie quiere conversar con nosotros y tu de donde eres?

[ Gloria/FSU - 0 - 17:51:31 ]
RE: [DoriayJos/LiceodeParaso/CR] Para Paul Ruscher, en estos momentos como se encuentra la capa de ozono, con el ritmo que llevamos se espera una mejoría o por el contrario empeorara en el futuro?
(de Ruscher) El año pasado los cientificos observaron un agujero en la capa de ozono mas grande de lo esperado. A pesar de esto, los cientificos esperan que el agujero sea menor en los proximos diez años debido a la reduccion en emisiones de contaminantes en estos ultimos años.

[ Nalini/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 17:51:35 ]
RE:hi RachaelandArturo/ISPS.yes i think the dry season have higher nitrate level because water dilutes nitrate ions so in wet season there will be a lower level

[ PARQUENACIONAL/BARRANCADELCUPATITZIO/MX - 0 - 17:51:50 ]
HOLA, CHICOS Y CHICAS SOMOS DE URUAPAN MICHOACAN DEL PARQUE NACIONAL BARRANCA DEL CUPATITZIO.

[ kattiaerickapriscilla/Liceosanpedro/CR - 0 - 17:51:59 ]
RABITONEDGARCERVANTES.Hoooolaaaaa porfa respondenos queremos chatiar contigo porque nadie nos quiere contestar.

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:52:15 ]
RE: [DoriayJos/LiceodeParaso/CR] Para Paul Ruscher, you speak spanish?
Hello, I do not speak Spanish, but I have two students here, Jess and Gloria, who are helping me to translate today, for only another 10 minutes.

[ GiselLuceroFloresBarradas/UniversidadTecnologicadeNezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:52:21 ]
Irving y Rosalba ya vamonis ya es la una ademas nadie contesta nada

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:52:50 ]
RE: [ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT] BECKY: Our Dissolved oxygen levels have done crazy, the renges can like be 2.o all the way to 9.6 in only a week! How can this happen?
This is unusual. Was there anything unusual in the weather or something different that happened that may have caused this? Were the data collected at the same time of day? Could there be human error? When you see something strange like this, ask yourself questions like these.

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:52:57 ]
Rachael: en tu pais echan contaminantes al agua, esa agua de donde sacas tus pruebas esta contaminada o no has visto eso, porque nosotros no salimos ha hacer pruebas pero por lo que vemos aùn cuando es agua limpia siepre salen los resultados muy àcidos entonces con mayor razon lo valores que tu tubieras seran altos por la contaminacion que deja el fertilizante

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:53:00 ]
Nallely- donde esta la universidad de donde escrives?

[ grettelZuiga/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:53:01 ]
[ Steven/LiceoJuanVias/ Hola,quiero preguntarte si allá hace mucho calor, y cuantos años tienes?

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:53:02 ]
RE: [Becky/GLOBE] I just moved to Colorado and am not very familiar with the area yet. However, I would say that there are similar patterns. When it rains, soil would flow into the water. During the dry season, there are more fires.
This happens in many places that have significant seasonal changes. We see it in New England, too. I have a river about 25 m wide right behind my house, and the changes in temperature, pH, dissolved O2, etc. are all significant over a year. That is why long-term observations are so important. They help us decide if there is a regular seasonal pattern, or if what we are seeing is different this year than normal.

[ grettelZuiga/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:53:02 ]
[ Steven/LiceoJuanVias/ Hola,quiero preguntarte si allá hace mucho calor, y cuantos años tienes?

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:53:11 ]
hola parque nacional, como es su parque, nos podrian dar las caracteristicas?

[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR - 0 - 17:53:15 ]
ANDREWJ.HAS VISITADO COSTA RICA,DONDE VIVES

[ DiegoAriasDavidFallas/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:53:15 ]
adriana/liceoedgarcervantes: Como estas somos nuevos y casi no hemos hablado con nadie queremos hablar con voz

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:53:20 ]
RE: [CarlosRojasyGabrielaMoral/LiceoSanPedro/CR] [ Hudson hello good morning
Hola, Buenos dias. Parece que la Cruzada Cyclista Para un Mundo Mejor (CCMM) esta en Costa Rica ahora. Lo sabes?

[ TherseandSarah/ISPS/TT/TT - 0 - 17:54:00 ]
Has anyone collected Nitrate results?

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:54:02 ]
creo que si lucero, ya vamonos nadie quiere platicar?

[ Steven/LiceoJuanVias/CR - 0 - 17:54:26 ]
Para MarìdelCarmen Nosotros tambien le deseamos un feliz dìa de la tierra y queremos practicar con ellos

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:54:37 ]
RE: [Katy/ISPS/TT] Becky: What do you mean by buffer, and what role exactly is it playing in the pH paper?
Buffer solutions are not needed for pH paper. However, for the pH meters to work properly, you need to calibrate the meters with buffer solutions. Buffer solutions are liquids that you buy that have known pH values. This way you can make sure that the meters are working properly.

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:54:42 ]
PARA RESPONDER AL MENSAJE ESPECIFICO DE ALGUIEN, PUEDE SELECIONAR EL CERCLE CON EL "r" A LA IZQUIERDA DE ESTE MENSAJE

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:54:46 ]
Rachael: en el Estado de Mexico

[ GeorgiaandJeff/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:54:49 ]
if you do in turn discover that the contrails affect us in a negative way, what steps are you going to take to stop contrails? Larry

[ marlenee/UniversidadTecnolgicadeNeza/MX - 0 - 17:54:56 ]
Irving y Rosalba ya vamonis ya es la una ademas nadie contesta nada

[ adriana/liceoedgarcervantes/Unknown - 0 - 17:55:16 ]
conteste jessica que tal te parecio

[ Gloria/FSU - 0 - 17:55:20 ]
RE: [DoriayJos/LiceodeParaso/CR] Para Paul Ruscher, en nuestra zona los meses de febrero, marzo y abril son calientes y secos, pero este año han sido muy fríos y lluviosos.¿A qué se debe este cambio?
(de ruscher) Es posible que el cambio sea debido que estamos en un año de "El Niño". Los cambios causados por este fenomeno varian dependiendo de la region.

[ ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:55:26 ]
BECKY: my hypothesis is that the weather here has been wack. One day it rained crazy, then next is dry and bare and the sun is really hot. we also got very high turbitity(very muddy water) at the mouth of all of our rivers. Because the water is too muddy the plants underneith the water can't prefrom photosynthesis.

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:55:54 ]
RE: [Becky/GLOBE] This is unusual. Was there anything unusual in the weather or something different that happened that may have caused this? Were the data collected at the same time of day? Could there be human error? When you see something strange like this, ask yourself questions like these.
Wild fluctuations like this could be natural, but it also helps to do a repeat test to make sure there was no error.

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:56:01 ]
Becky: What exactly do you mean by buffer, and what role does it play in pH paper? By the way Casey is here with me

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:56:01 ]
Nallely- I don't beleive that they put chemicals into the water on purpose, but some may get in there on accident. And also, I do Nitrates, not acid and PH. I'm sorry, but I'm not sure how to answer your question. Plus, my friend Arturo doesn't know how to translate properly!

[ RABITONEDGARCERVANTES - 0 - 17:56:18 ]
SI CLARO QUIEN ERES YDE DONDE ERES

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:56:37 ]
RE: [Dane/ISPS/TT] Becky, can you explain this, Our DO levels in our Cuesa river went from something like 5.8 to 2 in like two months.
How did this change? slowly or quickly? Was there a steady decline? in values? Did you notice any other patterns in data you collected? For instance, was air and water temperature getting warmer?

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:56:46 ]
Rachel: Me tengo que ir pero me dio gusto platicar con ustedes ojal y otro dìa nos volvamos a encontrar bye

[ adrianyJeisonLiceoSanpedroCR - 0 - 17:57:06 ]
JEFERSON ORTEGA CASTILLO/CR.hola babioso que estas asiendo en este momento

[ adrianyJeisonLiceoSanpedroCR - 0 - 17:57:09 ]
JEFERSON ORTEGA CASTILLO/CR.hola babioso que estas asiendo en este momento

[ adrianyJeisonLiceoSanpedroCR - 0 - 17:57:09 ]
JEFERSON ORTEGA CASTILLO/CR.hola babioso que estas asiendo en este momento

[ adrianyJeisonLiceoSanpedroCR - 0 - 17:57:09 ]
JEFERSON ORTEGA CASTILLO/CR.hola babioso que estas asiendo en este momento

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:57:17 ]
Nallely- How very cool! How is the atmosphere there? Is it contaminado or no?

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 17:57:31 ]
RE: [Katy/ISPS/TT] Becky: What exactly do you mean by buffer, and what role does it play in pH paper? By the way Casey is here with me
Hi Casey. Please look at my answer above.

[ Hudson - 0 - 17:57:36 ]
RE: [marlenee/UniversidadTecnolgicadeNeza/MX] Irving y Rosalba ya vamonis ya es la una ademas nadie contesta nada
PARA RESPONDER AL MENSAJE ESPECIFICO DE ALGUIEN, PUEDE SELECIONAR EL CERCLE CON EL "r" A LA IZQUIERDA DE ESTE MENSAJE

[ ThereseandSarah/ISPS/TT/TT - 0 - 17:57:39 ]
Becky: In Colorado, does the DO differ from the place in which you wer previously living in?

[ ThereseandSarah/ISPS/TT/TT - 0 - 17:57:41 ]
Becky: In Colorado, does the DO differ from the place in which you wer previously living in?

[ PARQUENACIONAL/BARRANCADELCUPATITZIO/MX - 0 - 17:57:50 ]
QUIEREN SABER DE UN AREA NATURALE PROTEGIDA, CON UN RIO EN MEDI0 DE LA CIUDAD QUE AUN SE CONSERVA EN BUENAS CONDICIONES

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 17:58:03 ]
RE: [GeorgiaandJeff/ISPS/TT] if you do in turn discover that the contrails affect us in a negative way, what steps are you going to take to stop contrails? Larry
If this were found to be true, work could be undertaken to capture the water vapor or other chemicals, to reduce contrails. The military would be interested in this - they don't like to fly when their jets produce contrails, as it gives away their position!

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 17:58:04 ]
RE: [GeorgiaandJeff/ISPS/TT] if you do in turn discover that the contrails affect us in a negative way, what steps are you going to take to stop contrails? Larry
What steps am I going to take? What steps are YOU going to take? Part of the objectives of the GLOBE program is to help you, and young people from all over the world, realize that we all hve a stake in what happens to our planet. I do not think we really know yet what effect contrails will have yet. But, if you, and many more students take contrail data, and other GLOBE data, scientists can begin to see if this is a problem that we must address. So, us old folks are depending on all of you to help solve these problems.

[ adriana/liceoedgarcervantes/Unknown - 0 - 17:58:14 ]
hola rabitonet de donde eres

[ GiselLuceroFloresBarradas/UniversidadTecnologicadeNezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:58:23 ]
adios me dio mucho gusto tener esta oportunidad espero existan otras en un futuro.

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:58:28 ]
Nalleyl- Thank you SO much! I hope to learn Spanish soon to be able to understand you! BYE!

[ IRVINGYROSALBA/UNIVERSIDADTECNOLOGICADENEZAHUALCOYOTL/MX - 0 - 17:58:39 ]
FUE UN GUSTO ESTAR EN ESTA PLATICA CHAVOS(AS) ESPERO QUE SIGAN EN ESTE PROYECTO YA QUE AYUDAMOS A TENER UN MEJOR MEDIO AMBIENTE, SIGAN ASI BYE

[ CarlosRojasyGabrielaMoral/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 17:58:51 ]
ocupamos que alguien nos preste atención por favor

[ Steven/LiceoJuanVias/CR - 0 - 17:58:57 ]
Para grettelZuiga Hola grettel yo soy Steven no, es fresco y tengo 16 años y estoy en cuarto

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 17:59:05 ]
SORRY! Nallely, I spelt your name wrong!

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 17:59:05 ]
RE: [UlisesMaresUniversidaTecnologicadeLeon/MX] Jessica Nasa, que recomiendas para trabajar fuera de la escuela en un area urbana, casi no existen areas verdes ni rios solo desagues sanitarios que ya se monitorean por instituciones gubernamentales, mi imagen de satelite se ve como una mancha gris de tantos edificios
Yo recomiedo estudiar el efecto de la clima en zonas urbana. Hay un efecto interesante en zonas urbanos. Los edificios, cemento, y calles absorbe mucho calor del sol y resulta en una temperature mucho mas alta del campo. Yo vivo en el cuidad de Washington DC y he notado este diferencia durante el verano. Uds pueden compara la temperatura de dos zona suyos y otro que esta cercano pero situado en el campo. Han visto Uds el imagen de satelite para su zona?

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 17:59:44 ]
Rachel: la contaminacion en el agua es importante y nuestra alberca solo tiene agua àcida pero deberias ver que tienen tus rios es raro que tenga una alta acides he....

[ Gloria/FSU - 0 - 17:59:44 ]
RE: [DoriayJos/LiceodeParaso/CR] Para Paul Ruscher, las actuales guerras con las armas ahora conocidas (bombas, artillería, etc.) ¿influyen de alguna manera en la atmósfera?, si es así, ¿como?
(de Ruscher) Las armas militares tienden a incrementar la cantidad de aerosoles (particulas de polve, etc) que hay en el ambiente. Usualmente solo afectan areas locales. En un caso mas grave, como los incendios de pozos petroleros en Iraq, mas de diez años atras, tuvieron un efecto mas regional.

[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR - 0 - 17:59:46 ]
JESSICA.YOVIVO EN PEREZ ZELEDON YME ENCANTA ESTE LUGAR

[ DoriayJos/LiceodeParaso/CR - 0 - 17:59:49 ]
Para Paul Ruscher, thanks you, sorry, we doesn't know you don't speak spanish .

[ adriana/liceoedgarcervantes/Unknown - 0 - 17:59:57 ]
claro que queremos saber sobre una area protegida por un rio

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 18:00:04 ]
I will be leaving the chat shortly as I have to go teach my class, synoptic meteorology, or weather analysis and forecasting; tomorrow is the end of Spring term at Florida State University already, and my students want to know what will be on my final exam next week! - you can email your Atmosphere/Climate questions to me and I will answer as quickly as I can, to ruscher@met.fsu.edu. If you email me in Spanish, I will ask Gloria or Jess to translate.

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 18:00:11 ]
RE: [ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT] BECKY: my hypothesis is that the weather here has been wack. One day it rained crazy, then next is dry and bare and the sun is really hot. we also got very high turbitity(very muddy water) at the mouth of all of our rivers. Because the water is too muddy the plants underneith the water can't prefrom photosynthesis.
These sound like reasonable hypotheses to me. Now, you need to test these hypotheses. Can you think of ways to do this?

[ Nalini/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 18:00:15 ]
i would like to know if anyone did macroinvertebrates sampling?

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:00:15 ]
Becky: Casey says hi! We havn't gotten nearly this advanced in our pH. When did you first start studying pH and how long have you been studying it?

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 18:00:38 ]
rachel: tienes correo electronico?

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 18:01:02 ]
RE: [DoriayJos/LiceodeParaso/CR] Para Paul Ruscher, thanks you, sorry, we doesn't know you don't speak spanish .
Hello, that is not a problem - please ask in Spanish if you like, and it will get translated for me! I'll read over the chat later to answer you back if you like. I can send your school GLOBE mail.

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:01:10 ]
Does anyone else out there know how much Nitrates are in their river, and why?

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 18:01:30 ]
RE: [EvanWilliams/MiamiSpringsMiddleSchool/US] We have yet another question... If contrails come from airplane perpulsion, are their any form of clouds that may come from vehicle perpulsion.
I'm sorry I did not see this question earlier. Automobiles are one of the leading causes of ozone pollution at the surface. We must be aware that there are two ozone problems. The first is "Stratospheric," that is, the ozone at high altitudes that shields us from ultraviolet radiation. The second is "low-zone," the ozone that forms here at the surface from the reaction of certain chemicals with sunlight. Auto exhausts are a major souce of these chemicals. here on the maine coast, we have many days during the summer when ozone levels exceed healthy standards. We also have LOTS of tourists in cars. This is why we need to have vehicles that are as clean as possible.

[ kemblydayanayalejandra/colegiotecnicoprofesionalpuertojimenez/Unknown - 0 - 18:01:31 ]
QUE TIPOS DE PROTOCOLOS REALIZAN EN SU COLEGIO

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:01:31 ]
Nallely- YES!

[ Paul/FSU - 0 - 18:01:40 ]
Au revoir, tout le monde!

[ adriana/liceoedgarcervantes/Unknown - 0 - 18:01:56 ]
bueno fue un gusto haber platicado espero que sigan protegiendo en medio ambiente

[ GeorgiaandJeff/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:02:07 ]
yes i understand, i agree we all have to collect data and find out soon if contrails has a positive or negative affect on the weather.

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 18:02:15 ]
damelo , no se si te pueda escribir pero me daria gusto hacerlo ok

[ JonathanChaves/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 18:02:17 ]
PAUL HOLA SOY ROXANA INTEGRANTE DEL GRUPO DE JONATHAN QUIERO PREGUNTARTE SI ENTIENDES EL ESPAÑOL. POR FABOR CONTESTAME.

[ grettelZuiga/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 18:02:49 ]
Jessica/GLOBE ,Estamos entrando en la epoca lluviosa,¿como te a parecido el proyecto y cuanto hace de estar en el?

[ grettelZuiga/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 18:02:50 ]
Jessica/GLOBE ,Estamos entrando en la epoca lluviosa,¿como te a parecido el proyecto y cuanto hace de estar en el?

[ ThereseandSarah/ISPS/TT/TT - 0 - 18:02:50 ]
Nalini: We haven't been studying macroinvertibrates only microinvertabrates. Tell us some information about them.

[ ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:03:01 ]
BECKY: Yes, we can observe the DO level when the water is clear and when it is dirty. This can tell us if it has an affect on our DO levels.

[ Chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:03:05 ]
Becky and hudson are you there i am waiting for a response to the question i asked a while ago?

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 18:03:12 ]
RE: [ThereseandSarah/ISPS/TT/TT] Becky: In Colorado, does the DO differ from the place in which you wer previously living in?
i would think so. Before Colorado, I lived in Washington DC in the coastal plain. The streams have gentle gradients and the geology of the area is quite different than in Colorado. Furthermore, many more people live along the coast than in Colorado, although there is a lot of development going on here. Also, the climates are quite different. Where I live is much drier than in Washington DC.

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:03:32 ]
morningstarburst@hotmail.com, aqui esta

[ Oliver/SIMAUIA/MX - 0 - 18:03:37 ]
Hola, soy Oliver de SIMA en la Ciudad de Mexico. Dice el profesor Ruscher de FSU en la Florida que si tienen más preguntas sobre clima o atmósfera, pueden enviarlos a ruscher@met.fsu.edu en inglés o en español.

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 18:03:48 ]
Rachel: me darias la direccion de tu mail

[ colegiotecnicopuriscal - 0 - 18:03:50 ]
hola a todos, feliz dìa de la tierra

[ MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX - 0 - 18:04:25 ]
ME GUSTARIA SABER SI LA TIERRA carbonatadas sirve para cultivo

[ Adam/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:04:56 ]
Becky- Do you believe that the Turbidity has increased meaning the water is not clear, therefore plants underwater cannot go through the process of photosynthesis is that a possible reason why the Dissolved Oxygen levels could of dropped.

[ ThereseandSarah/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:05:02 ]
Nalini: Did you mean micronvertabrates and said macroinvertabrates?

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 18:05:10 ]
ok. thank you

[ RachaelandARTURO/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:05:16 ]
nallely- morningstarburst@hotmail.com

[ Hudson - 0 - 18:05:17 ]
RE: [Chris/ISPS/TT] Becky and hudson are you there i am waiting for a response to the question i asked a while ago?
sorry, could you repeat it...I was probably trying to translate something!

[ GeorgiaandJeff/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:05:19 ]
please ask me any questions. I'll try my best to apease you.

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 18:05:44 ]
no te molesta si te esribo Rachael?

[ RachaelandARTURO/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:05:49 ]
your welcome, will you e-mail me soon?

[ CarlosRojasyGabrielaMoral/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 18:06:01 ]
Hudson, si,y esperamos poder compartir con ellos yaque nuestro colegio esta dentro de la ruta de los ciclistas

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 18:06:18 ]
RE: [grettelZuiga/LiceoSanPedro/CR] Jessica/GLOBE ,Estamos entrando en la epoca lluviosa,¿como te a parecido el proyecto y cuanto hace de estar en el?
Cual proyecto?

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 18:06:24 ]
RE: [Katy/ISPS/TT] Becky: Casey says hi! We havn't gotten nearly this advanced in our pH. When did you first start studying pH and how long have you been studying it?
I have been studying pH for a long time. It is a basic measurement that if you study environmental science, you need to know. The pH of any environment (such as in soils and water) affect the types of life that can live there and the types chemical reactions occur.

[ DoriayJos/LiceodeParaso/CR - 0 - 18:06:48 ]
Para Paul Ruscher, you can write on my e-mail Vsquez@yahoo.es. Good Bye!

[ RachaelandARTURO/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:07:05 ]
Nallely- me gustaria tu correo, por favor

[ MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX - 0 - 18:07:14 ]
al hacer la lectura los rangos que dan estan determinados por ustedes o por los kits

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 18:07:42 ]
RE: [Adam/ISPS/TT] Becky- Do you believe that the Turbidity has increased meaning the water is not clear, therefore plants underwater cannot go through the process of photosynthesis is that a possible reason why the Dissolved Oxygen levels could of dropped.
This can definitely happen.

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 18:07:53 ]
Rachael: nallely0@hotmail.com escribeme

[ EDUARDO/UNAMENP8MIGUELESCHULZ/MX - 0 - 18:08:05 ]
Hola. Soy Eduardo de la Prepa 8 de la UNAM, México, nosotros realizamos medidas de Atmósfera, hidrología,Cobertura Terrestre y Suelos.

[ ThereseandSarah/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:08:11 ]
Nalini (Naparima Girls) will you please answer my question? Thank You!

[ georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:08:18 ]
Becky: this is Georgia from the International School speaking. We went to the mouth of a river and got the result of Dissolved Oxygen of 2.0. This is unbelievable because it has rained alot lately and we have stated that more rain means cleaner, healthier water. My teacher says this result is what it is because the tide was coming in from the ocean, but I still don't know. What do you think?

[ ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:08:41 ]
Sorry everyone we have to go.

[ Chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:08:48 ]
Becky: sorry for taking so long to answer because i just found your response. In the water shed program we specificaly study water quality and atmosphere.

[ Nalini/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 18:08:51 ]
ThereseandSarah/ISPS/TT/TT :i have realised the higher the oxygen level the more macroinv

[ RachaelandARTURO/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:09:10 ]
Nellely- Thanx! I hope to talk to you later!

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 18:09:27 ]
RE: [MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX] ME GUSTARIA SABER SI LA TIERRA carbonatadas sirve para cultivo
Si algunos carbonatadas son buenos para cultivar. Hay una relacion entre carbonatadas y pH de suelo. La mayoria de los cultivos necesitan pH de 5.5 - 7.9.

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:09:31 ]
Becky: Can you remember back to one of the worst pH results you have ever gotten? When and where was it?

[ Jeffrey/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:09:32 ]
hello its just me, Jeff now

[ DiegoAriasDavidFallas/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 18:09:32 ]
marlenee.como estas soy Diego otro dìa podremos hablar pero me puedes responder antes de 5 minutos porque debo ir a claces

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 18:10:06 ]
rachael: bye I write you

[ Hudson - 0 - 18:10:18 ]
RE: [CarlosRojasyGabrielaMoral/LiceoSanPedro/CR] Hudson, si,y esperamos poder compartir con ellos yaque nuestro colegio esta dentro de la ruta de los ciclistas
Excellente, sera muy interesante la visite de los Cyclistas. Esta participando en esta Charla el CCMM (Cruzada Cyclista para un Mundo Mejor)? Por favor, CCMM , responde si estan participando.

[ grettelZuiga/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 18:10:26 ]
Jessica fue un plaser conoserte pero ya nos tenemos que despedir hasta luego ya que tenemos clases de matemáticas.CHAOOOO¡

[ RachaelandARTURO/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:10:43 ]
bye nallely!

[ MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX - 0 - 18:10:48 ]
hola personal de la secadesu como puedo saber la respuesta de lo que estoy preguntando

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 18:10:49 ]
RE: [Nalini/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT] ThereseandSarah/ISPS/TT/TT :i have realised the higher the oxygen level the more macroinv
This is only part of the questions. Many aquatic life forms are also temperature sensitive, so the temperature of the water, and its maximum/mimimum also help determine what kinds of "critters" live there.

[ nallely/universidadtecnologicadenezahualcoyotl/MX - 0 - 18:10:58 ]
rachael: good bye

[ kattiaerickapriscilla/Liceosanpedro/CR - 0 - 18:11:03 ]
JAVIERDONEDGARCERVANTES estamos muy tristes porque nadie nos contesto pero felices de formar parte dela comunidad globe chaooo

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 18:11:28 ]
RE: [grettelZuiga/LiceoSanPedro/CR] Jessica fue un plaser conoserte pero ya nos tenemos que despedir hasta luego ya que tenemos clases de matemáticas.CHAOOOO¡
Que les vayan bien!

[ Nalini/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 18:11:39 ]
so what research have you benn doing ThereseandSarah/ISPS/TT/TT

[ Adam/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:11:45 ]
Becky-Is there a set of tests we can use to varify our results

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 18:11:59 ]
RE: [georgia/ISPS/TT] Becky: this is Georgia from the International School speaking. We went to the mouth of a river and got the result of Dissolved Oxygen of 2.0. This is unbelievable because it has rained alot lately and we have stated that more rain means cleaner, healthier water. My teacher says this result is what it is because the tide was coming in from the ocean, but I still don't know. What do you think?
What were values before and after this measurement? Did you take the value from the same location as previous measurements? What other measurements do you take and did you notice any unusual values?

[ Chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:12:35 ]
RE: Hudson and Becky: We have noticed a change in turbidity over the two seasons. We predicted that this would happen because during the rainy season when it rains the water washes top soil down into our streams. To make it worse during the dry season we had many forest fires that made our mountain sides bare. Do similar things like this happen in the area that you are in right now or in a area that you have been in recently?

[ Chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:12:35 ]
RE: Hudson and Becky: We have noticed a change in turbidity over the two seasons. We predicted that this would happen because during the rainy season when it rains the water washes top soil down into our streams. To make it worse during the dry season we had many forest fires that made our mountain sides bare. Do similar things like this happen in the area that you are in right now or in a area that you have been in recently?

[ adrianyJeisonLiceoSanpedroCR - 0 - 18:12:47 ]
SOMOS DEL LICEO SAN PEDRO Y QUEREMOS TENER UNA GRAN AMISTAD CON TODOS USTEDES, ESPERAMOS QUE CUANDO VUELBAN A ACER CHAO PORQUE TENEMOS QUE VOLVER A CLASES GRASIAS POR DARNOS INFORMACION ´,

[ JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR - 0 - 18:12:54 ]
PARA TODOS LOS QUE HABLARON CON NOSOTROS TENEMOS QUE IRNOS A CLASES MUCHAS GRASIAS POR HABLAR CON NOSOTROS

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 18:13:04 ]
RE: [kattiaerickapriscilla/Liceosanpedro/CR] JAVIERDONEDGARCERVANTES estamos muy tristes porque nadie nos contesto pero felices de formar parte dela comunidad globe chaooo
Lo siento. Uds tienen algunos preguntas?

[ CarlosRojasyGabrielaMoral/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 18:13:04 ]
en este momento tenemos que regresar a clase nos parecio muy interesante chatear con ustedes somos del liceo San Pedro de Perez Zeledon de San Jose C.R

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 18:13:10 ]
RE: [Katy/ISPS/TT] Becky: Can you remember back to one of the worst pH results you have ever gotten? When and where was it?
Katy: while Becky is busy, I'll give you an example. I did a workshop where the stream pH was about 6.5. We had a rain storm overnight with a pH of 4.2! That's acid. However, the pH of the stream did NOT go down the next day. Can you figure out why? Larry

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:13:20 ]
Becky: We test the Cuesa River almost monthly for about six months.The water and air temperature stayed around the same, which, at the mouth is 32-35 degrees C for air and 27-30 degrees C for water. I did not notice any patterns in the DO levels. They went from 5.9ppm - 6.0ppm - 5.8ppm - 2.0ppm.Can you explain 5.8ppm going straight to 2.0ppm in one month?

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 18:13:33 ]
RE: [JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR] PARA TODOS LOS QUE HABLARON CON NOSOTROS TENEMOS QUE IRNOS A CLASES MUCHAS GRASIAS POR HABLAR CON NOSOTROS
Gracias a Uds!

[ COSTARICA - 0 - 18:13:33 ]
EDUARDO/UNAMENP8MIGUELESCHULZ/MX HOLA NOSOTROS TRABAJAMOS EL PROTOCOLO DE ATMOSFERA SALUDOS FELICES DE CONVERSAR CON TODOS

[ MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX - 0 - 18:13:47 ]
hola Jessica somos del cecytem ecatepec de mexico nos gustaria saber si los rangos de las lecturas que se obtienen estan determinados por ustedes o estan determinados por los kits, esto con la finalidad de saber si estamos realizando las mediciones correctas

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 18:14:14 ]
RE: [Katy/ISPS/TT] Becky: Can you remember back to one of the worst pH results you have ever gotten? When and where was it?
In some of the streams I sampled, the pH was near 5. Most other streams in the area I was sampling were between 6 nd 7. Some waters are naturally acidic. I lived in Newfoundland, Canada for many years and bogs (wetland areas) can be acidic with values less than 5.

[ JonathanChaves/LiceoSanPedro/CR - 0 - 18:14:16 ]
NOS ENCANTO TRASMITIR MENSAJES HASTA PRONTO

[ georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:14:17 ]
I do not know. I will think about it and try to answer your questions.

[ COSTARICALIBERIA - 0 - 18:14:49 ]
JeffersonOrtegaCastillo/LICEOSANPEDRO/CR hOLA

[ RachaelandARTURO/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:14:57 ]
Miami Springs- Are you there?

[ Therese/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:14:59 ]
Nalini: I have been doing Dissolved Oxygen tests.

[ Hudson - 0 - 18:15:15 ]
RE: [Chris/ISPS/TT] RE: Hudson and Becky: We have noticed a change in turbidity over the two seasons. We predicted that this would happen because during the rainy season when it rains the water washes top soil down into our streams. To make it worse during the dry season we had many forest fires that made our mountain sides bare. Do similar things like this happen in the area that you are in right now or in a area that you have been in recently?
yes, although I don't know much the effect specifically of forest fires. When you get deforestation, you get more physical erosion (so more turbidity) but you also get more chemical leaching (the loss of chemicals into solution which then wash out of the soils, into surface waters). This is well studied and a big problem. But we don't have many forest fires in Connecticut

[ Jeffrey/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:15:23 ]
maimi, this is Jeff we want to discuss hydrology with you. I was one of the people on the web cast... or other things. please, reply. I am bored out of my wits at the moment

[ georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:15:29 ]
miamispringshigh school: do you test any hydrology protocols ?

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:15:36 ]
Larry, maybe the heavy rain washed down waste and chemicals down into the water, am i correct?

[ ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:15:50 ]
hello, we are looking out for the school in Miami springs, Florida that we met on the web cast. We wanted to know if the started their hydrology protocols? We viisted their school's web site, but we have not been able to contact their teacher. Our e-mails have been returned. We really would like to share our experiences with your 7th grade class.

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 18:15:55 ]
RE: [MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX] hola Jessica somos del cecytem ecatepec de mexico nos gustaria saber si los rangos de las lecturas que se obtienen estan determinados por ustedes o estan determinados por los kits, esto con la finalidad de saber si estamos realizando las mediciones correctas
Hola - este pregunta es para mi? Quiero que hay otro Jessica participando en este web chat. Yo soy Jessica de GLOBE.

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 18:15:56 ]
RE: [Therese/ISPS/TT] Nalini: I have been doing Dissolved Oxygen tests.
What have you discovered from your testing?

[ Nalini/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 18:16:23 ]
RE: Larry/GLOBE what critters have u found when doing your research?

[ Jeffrey/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:16:35 ]
MIAMI!!

[ RachaelandARTURO/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:17:04 ]
Hola Jefferson Ortega Castillo/LICEO SAN PEDRO/CR, soy Arturo Mateos de la escuela de trinidad(International school of Port of Spain)como estas?

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:17:55 ]
Is anyone in this chat (besides students from ISPS) that is also in seventh grade

[ DoriayJos/LiceodeParaso/CR - 0 - 18:18:03 ]
que es la atmosfera

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 18:18:08 ]
RE: [Dane/ISPS/TT] Becky: We test the Cuesa River almost monthly for about six months.The water and air temperature stayed around the same, which, at the mouth is 32-35 degrees C for air and 27-30 degrees C for water. I did not notice any patterns in the DO levels. They went from 5.9ppm - 6.0ppm - 5.8ppm - 2.0ppm.Can you explain 5.8ppm going straight to 2.0ppm in one month?
This is conjecture and I would have to get more information. You said that there was rain. perhaps rain washed lots of nutrients from the soil into the water, causing increased algal growth and then bacterial respiration/decomposition. Did you take 3 DO measurements and averaged a value of 2 ppm? Between the last 2 measurements 5.8 and 2.0, was it fairly calm and not much verticle mixing of the water?

[ Jeffrey/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:19:00 ]
Bye, and thanks for the answers

[ Therese/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:19:03 ]
Larry: We have discovered that the colder the temperater the more dissolved oxygen there is, also that the mouths of the river are usually the part of the river that has less Dissolved Oxygen. Also the more coverage of the trees helps keep the water cool and cleaner

[ RachaelandARTURO/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:19:11 ]
hello NaparimaGirlsHighSchool how are you?

[ COSTARICALIBERIA - 0 - 18:19:23 ]
CADA AÑO CUANTO DISMINULLE LA ADMOSFERA

[ Hudson - 0 - 18:19:26 ]
RE: [ErikaandSaaya/ISPS/TT] hello, we are looking out for the school in Miami springs, Florida that we met on the web cast. We wanted to know if the started their hydrology protocols? We viisted their school's web site, but we have not been able to contact their teacher. Our e-mails have been returned. We really would like to share our experiences with your 7th grade class.
hi ErikaandSaaya, I hope they answer! I think they may have had to leave school early today. I will get in touch with their teacher and let them know you have been trying to reach them. What is your teacher's name, or your name so I can tell their teacher?

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 18:19:37 ]
RE: [Katy/ISPS/TT] Larry, maybe the heavy rain washed down waste and chemicals down into the water, am i correct?
Good guess, Katy: However, we also measured the Alkalinity of the water the day before. This value went WAY down the next morining. Alkalinity (dissolved carbonates) acts as a "buffer" in the water, just as "Alka-Seltzer" acts as a buffer in your stomach. It protects the water from sudden changes in pH. This occured because the area has limestone for a bedrock. However, I used to live in the Adirondack mountains of New York state. There, acid snow piles up all winter, and when it melts in the spring, a huge runoff of acid goes into the 2000+ lakes in the area. Since the bedrock is granite, there are no carbonates in the water. Many of these lakes are, literally, dead.

[ Therese/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:20:42 ]
Naparima: What rivers have you been testing? we have done the Maraval, Cuesa (in Chaguaramas) and the St. Ann's Rivers.

[ tonyCR - 0 - 18:20:51 ]
Hola como estan

[ Hudson - 0 - 18:20:56 ]
RE: [COSTARICALIBERIA] CADA AÑO CUANTO DISMINULLE LA ADMOSFERA
No entiendo bien. La atmosfera no esta diminuendo. Esta hablando de la capa de ozono?

[ Nalini/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 18:21:42 ]
Hello Larry, we have found many interesting water macroinvert. eg. water bugs - Hemipterans, Belostoma, dragon fly larva, leeches, stone fly larva, Snails - Melanoides thiaridae, and Pomacea.

[ Chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:21:55 ]
RE: Hudson: In Trinidad during the dry season(January to June) the ground gets very dry and we have alot of forest fires that effect our land cover. It also effects the quality of our air and our cloud cover.

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 18:22:46 ]
A Note to Everyone: Your questions have been great, and you have seen that many different variables are all realted to each other. The saying that "everything is connect to everything else" is most true for our plante. So we would urge you to do related measurements. And, with every measurement, take all the "metadata" that you can. These data, about what is going on around you, what has happened in the area, are very important to understanding what is happening.

[ Bochacom - 0 - 18:23:34 ]
cada año cuato disminulle la admosfera

[ Hudson - 0 - 18:23:55 ]
RE: [DoriayJos/LiceodeParaso/CR] que es la atmosfera
la atmosfera esta una capa de gazes...la gravedad de la tierra tiene a las moleculas para que no se van en el espacio. El oxigeno de la atmosfera tiene su origen en la evolucion de la vida en la tierra. Los processos biologicos influyen tambien en la composicion de la atmosfera

[ susan/ctpp - 0 - 18:24:08 ]
tony si leee esto, respòndame

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 18:24:13 ]
RE: [Nalini/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT] Hello Larry, we have found many interesting water macroinvert. eg. water bugs - Hemipterans, Belostoma, dragon fly larva, leeches, stone fly larva, Snails - Melanoides thiaridae, and Pomacea.
This is great! How long have you been sampling the macroinvertebrates? Have you used these to assess the water quality?

[ Hudson - 0 - 18:24:37 ]
RE: [Bochacom] cada año cuato disminulle la admosfera
No entiendo bien. La atmosfera no esta diminuendo. Esta hablando de la capa de ozono?

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 18:24:37 ]
RE: [Nalini/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT] Hello Larry, we have found many interesting water macroinvert. eg. water bugs - Hemipterans, Belostoma, dragon fly larva, leeches, stone fly larva, Snails - Melanoides thiaridae, and Pomacea.
If I may quote my 13 year old grand-daughter, "Way Cool!" It will be interesting to see how the numbers of these change from year to year. That will tell you something about what the climate in your area is doing.

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 18:24:51 ]
RE: [Chris/ISPS/TT] RE: Hudson: In Trinidad during the dry season(January to June) the ground gets very dry and we have alot of forest fires that effect our land cover. It also effects the quality of our air and our cloud cover.
What kind of soils do you have there?

[ tonyCR - 0 - 18:25:02 ]
hudson para usted que esla admosfera

[ susan/ctpp - 0 - 18:26:10 ]
cuantas capas tiene la atmòsfera???

[ Hudson - 0 - 18:27:29 ]
RE: [Chris/ISPS/TT] RE: Hudson: In Trinidad during the dry season(January to June) the ground gets very dry and we have alot of forest fires that effect our land cover. It also effects the quality of our air and our cloud cover.
A GLOBE measurement that might be of interest to you is the GLOBE aerosols measurement... it consists of making sunlight measurements in the red and green wavelengths, to see how much dust/smoke (and other aerosols) are in the air... You can learn more about it on the GLOBE website if you're interested (in T&T you may also be receiving a lot of aerosols across the Atlantic from Africa and the Sahara)

[ Brian/IereHighSchool/TT - 0 - 18:27:51 ]
Hello will someone speak to me.

[ colegiotecnicopuriscal - 0 - 18:28:23 ]
quiero saber de que estan compuestas las nubes

[ tonyCR - 0 - 18:29:03 ]
hola como te llamas ojala se una chica

[ CoordinacinGlobeMxico/CecadesuSemarnat/MX - 0 - 18:29:04 ]
MARYSILVA DE CECYTEM ECATEPEC, POR FAVOR REPITE TU PREGUNTA NO LA ENTENDEMOS, A QUÉ LECTURAS TE REFIERES, DE ALGÚN PROTOCOLO EN PARTICULAR Y TAMBIÉN POR FAVOR ESPECÍFICA A QUÉ RANGOS TE REFIERES. GRACIAS.

[ Bochacom - 0 - 18:29:07 ]
hola como estas yo soy estudiante del ctp de puriscal,como te llamas

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 18:29:08 ]
RE: [Brian/IereHighSchool/TT] Hello will someone speak to me.
Sure, Brian: What is your school doiing with GLOBE measurements, and what do you think of the program?

[ Hudson - 0 - 18:30:15 ]
RE: [tonyCR] hudson para usted que esla admosfera
no se si entiendo bien. cuando preguntas "para usted" que es la atmosfera, que estas preguntando? Puede explicarme su pregunta. Gracias!

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 18:30:28 ]
RE: [susan/ctpp] cuantas capas tiene la atmòsfera???
Hay cuatro: troposhere, stratosphere, ionsphere and themosphere. El stratoshpere es la capa que afecta el nivel de ozone.

[ Brian/IereHighSchool/TT - 0 - 18:30:59 ]
How long have you been involved in the globe project.

[ Therese/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:31:00 ]
Naparima Girls, It will be very useful if you answered my question! Thank You!

[ Hudson - 0 - 18:31:39 ]
RE: [CoordinacinGlobeMxico/CecadesuSemarnat/MX] MARYSILVA DE CECYTEM ECATEPEC, POR FAVOR REPITE TU PREGUNTA NO LA ENTENDEMOS, A QUÉ LECTURAS TE REFIERES, DE ALGÚN PROTOCOLO EN PARTICULAR Y TAMBIÉN POR FAVOR ESPECÍFICA A QUÉ RANGOS TE REFIERES. GRACIAS.
para responder a alguien, por favor clique en el cerclo con el "r" a la izquierda de este comentario. Gracias!

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:32:09 ]
Becky:We did the test 2 times and yes i was calm

[ colegiotecnicopuriscal - 0 - 18:32:11 ]
cuales son los conponentes de la lluvia

[ merry - 0 - 18:32:35 ]
hola bochacom yo soy estudiante de ctp de turrialba

[ CoordinacinGlobeMxico/CecadesuSemarnat/MX - 0 - 18:32:44 ]
A TODOS LOS PARTICIPANTES DE LAS ESCUELAS GLOBE DE MÉXICO, LES INVITAMOS A QUE NOS INFORMEN SOBRE LOS PROTOCOLOS QUE REALIZARON EL DÍA DE HOY, QUÉ DATOS OBTUVIERON EN CADA UNO DE ELLOS Y POR QUÉ CREEN QUE ARROJARON ESA INFORMACIÓN. TAMBIÉN QUEREMOS SABER SI SOBRE LOS DATOS QUE OBTUVIERON TIENEN ALGUNA DUDA O HAY ALGO EN PARTICULAR SOBRE SU REGIÓN QUE QUISIERAN COMENTAR CON ESTADOS UNIDOS.

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 18:33:03 ]
RE: [Brian/IereHighSchool/TT] How long have you been involved in the globe project.
I have been involved with the program since 1994, first as a research associate at the University of New Hampshire, then as a partnership director for New England. I have "sort of" retired, and now work as an educational consultant to GLOBE, and I work with many schools on implementing Geographic Information System (GIS) software.

[ Bochacom - 0 - 18:33:11 ]
yo soy de estatura media,ojos celestes,pelo negro y me peino de picos

[ Brian/IereHighSchool/TT - 0 - 18:33:32 ]
Hello Larry, we haven't been active for two years but we are going to test for TDS, DO, alkalinity, transparency and testing soil

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:33:46 ]
sorry Becky i meant it was calm

[ susan/ctpp - 0 - 18:33:51 ]
jessica, gracias por la informaciòn, me va a servir de muucho

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:34:14 ]
Hudson: what do you think of our hypothesis? The results of the mouth of the St. Ann’s River have dropped (Our first test in October (5.8mg/L) to our latest in March (3mg/L)) from the rainy season to the dry (we are still in the dry). This has occurred because as the water gets warmer (from the dry season), there Dissolved Oxygen decreases in the water (warm water holds less Dissolved Oxygen). All the results have dropped in all three rivers we have been studying, and we have come up with many explanations. One, is because the nitrates have increased (this could mean there is more algae in the water consuming the oxygen that the BMI’s need to survive). Another is that the Turbidity has also increased during the period of time, meaning the water is not clear, therefore plants underwater cannot go through the process of Photosynthesis. Last but not least, the velocity and flow of the river has decreased throughout both seasons, this means there are less waves (hardly any water tumbling or crashing against the rocks underneath) so there aren’t any air packets to catch oxygen in. These are our hypotheses to why are results have dropped. 1. Which explanation that we have come up with, do you think caused the drop? 2. What do we have to do to verify the prediction? This is a hypothesis and some questions by Georgia and Adam from the International School of Port of Spain

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 18:34:45 ]
RE: [Dane/ISPS/TT] Becky:We did the test 2 times and yes i was calm
Had it been calm for many days?

[ Hudson - 0 - 18:34:47 ]
RE: [colegiotecnicopuriscal] cuales son los conponentes de la lluvia
la lluvia consiste en agua, evidemente, pero tambien contiene todos los gases de la atmosfera que se disuelven el las gotas de lluvia (Oxigeno, Nitrogeno, Dioxido de carbono) y tambien contiene contaminantes, por ejemplo sulfato y nitratos (acidos)

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:35:08 ]
Larry: I never thought of it that way, thanks!

[ merry - 0 - 18:35:54 ]
que hombre mas guapo

[ ARTURO/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:36:30 ]
hola Bochacom soy estudiante de la escuela International de Puerto Espana, me llamo Arturo Mateos, como estas

[ Brian/IereHighSchool/TT - 0 - 18:36:30 ]
We think this program is informative but we have to leave now and we are looking forward to speaking to you again

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 18:36:32 ]
RE: [Brian/IereHighSchool/TT] Hello Larry, we haven't been active for two years but we are going to test for TDS, DO, alkalinity, transparency and testing soil
That's great. Your data, and the results of your own investigatons, are very important. Not just to the scientific community, but for helping you understand the fragile nature of our environment. Best wishes for GLOBE success.

[ Therese/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:37:41 ]
Brian/IereHighSchool/TT: What rivers have you been studying?

[ Chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:37:46 ]
Re: Becky: we have not been studying soils because at the area the school is on is reclaimed land and it is a jumble of soils. However, the top reaches of our three study rivers are in natural areas and i will take your suggestion to my class.

[ Alicia/NaparimaGirlsHighSchool/TT - 0 - 18:37:55 ]
We have to leave too but we are looking forward to next time.

[ susan/ctpp - 0 - 18:38:11 ]
hudson, lo que tony quiso decir es que es la atmòsfera ò como està formada la atmòsfera

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:38:18 ]
hello

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 18:38:44 ]
RE: [Chris/ISPS/TT] Re: Becky: we have not been studying soils because at the area the school is on is reclaimed land and it is a jumble of soils. However, the top reaches of our three study rivers are in natural areas and i will take your suggestion to my class.
Wonderful! I look forward to seeing continued research.

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:38:57 ]
well it isnt rough atol and it is a very small river

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 18:38:59 ]
RE: [Katy/ISPS/TT] Larry: I never thought of it that way, thanks!
Katy: That's part of what GLOBE is about, helping all of us to see the "big picture" in environmental studies. This is important because you (all of you) are the ones who will be making future decisions about what happens to our poor planet.

[ ARTURO/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:39:09 ]
hello

[ ARTURO/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:39:10 ]
hello

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:39:10 ]
Hudson, what do you think?

[ Hudson - 0 - 18:39:15 ]
RE: [Georgia/ISPS/TT] Hudson: what do you think of our hypothesis? The results of the mouth of the St. Ann’s River have dropped (Our first test in October (5.8mg/L) to our latest in March (3mg/L)) from the rainy season to the dry (we are still in the dry). This has occurred because as the water gets warmer (from the dry season), there Dissolved Oxygen decreases in the water (warm water holds less Dissolved Oxygen). All the results have dropped in all three rivers we have been studying, and we have come up with many explanations. One, is because the nitrates have increased (this could mean there is more algae in the water consuming the oxygen that the BMI’s need to survive). Another is that the Turbidity has also increased during the period of time, meaning the water is not clear, therefore plants underwater cannot go through the process of Photosynthesis. Last but not least, the velocity and flow of the river has decreased throughout both seasons, this means there are less waves (hardly any water tumbling or crashing against the rocks underneath) so there aren’t any air packets to catch oxygen in. These are our hypotheses to why are results have dropped. 1. Which explanation that we have come up with, do you think caused the drop? 2. What do we have to do to verify the prediction? This is a hypothesis and some questions by Georgia and Adam from the International School of Port of Spain
Some good hypotheses... I don't know if I can really examine them all that closely in this chat. But they are all possible. Some rivers are light-limited (no matter how much nitrate, algae cant grow more because not enough light). Other rivers are Nutrient-limited, so light doesn't matter. Algae, while it is alive, will produce a lot of oxygen, so this may not result in decreases in oxygen unless the algae is dying and decomposing. There is a lot more investigating to do. Consider communicating with the GLOBE scientist (go to the Scientist Corner at the GLOBE web site) also. Interesting!

[ Jessica/GLOBE - 0 - 18:39:45 ]
Bueno, yo tengo clase ahora. Fue un placer a participar en este web chat. Mi email si Uds tiene otros preguntas sobre suelos es: jrobin@ltpmail.gsfc.nasa.gov Saludos, Jessica I have to go to class now. It was a pleasure participating on this web chat. If you have any additional questions regarding soils you can email me at: jrobin@ltpmail.gsfc.nasa.gov Take care, Jessica

[ TonyCR - 0 - 18:39:51 ]
Como esta el clima en mexico

[ colegiotecnicopuriscal - 0 - 18:40:08 ]
de que se ase la nevlina

[ Bochacom - 0 - 18:40:09 ]
larri como eres

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:40:36 ]
Thank you Larry! I feel so motivated now to help the planet and the environment!

[ unknown - 0 - 18:40:40 ]
Hello Iere High School my name is Adam Sanderson and i am from the International School or Port of Spain

[ ARTURO/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:40:47 ]
hello Bochacom

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:40:59 ]
hello

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 18:41:49 ]
RE: [Katy/ISPS/TT] Thank you Larry! I feel so motivated now to help the planet and the environment!
Way to go, Katy! Spread your enthusiasm around!

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 18:41:58 ]
Hi, Adam: What is your school doing with GLOBE, and how do you like the program?

[ ARTURO/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:42:04 ]
Bochacom Are you man?

[ Martha/UoA - 0 - 18:42:15 ]
Hello everyone. This is Martha Conklin, hydrology scientist. I am late joining as our server was down.

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:42:28 ]
HEllo Iere High school

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:42:47 ]
Hudson: thank you, you're information was very useful. I will be able to use it later on in any other hypotheses or questions.

[ Hudson - 0 - 18:42:50 ]
RE: [susan/ctpp] hudson, lo que tony quiso decir es que es la atmòsfera ò como està formada la atmòsfera
la atmosfera esta capas de gazes (troposhere, stratosphere, ionsphere and themosphere)...la gravedad de la tierra tiene a las moleculas (oxygeno, nitrogeno, dioxido de carbono) para que no se van en el espacio. El oxigeno de la atmosfera tiene su origen en la evolucion de la vida en la tierra (fotosintesis). Los processos biologicos influyen tambien en la composicion de la atmosfera

[ ARTURO/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:42:54 ]
hello Tony, I am Arturo

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:42:54 ]
My name is dane

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 18:43:20 ]
RE: [Martha/UoA] Hello everyone. This is Martha Conklin, hydrology scientist. I am late joining as our server was down.
Hi Martha! There are some great hydrology studies being done in Trinidad and elsewhere.

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:43:23 ]
Hudson: do you think contrails are a good or bad thing? and why?

[ Martha/UoA - 0 - 18:44:11 ]
RE: [Hudson] Some good hypotheses... I don't know if I can really examine them all that closely in this chat. But they are all possible. Some rivers are light-limited (no matter how much nitrate, algae cant grow more because not enough light). Other rivers are Nutrient-limited, so light doesn't matter. Algae, while it is alive, will produce a lot of oxygen, so this may not result in decreases in oxygen unless the algae is dying and decomposing. There is a lot more investigating to do. Consider communicating with the GLOBE scientist (go to the Scientist Corner at the GLOBE web site) also. Interesting!
I like your hypotheses. Another thing to look at is how much decaying material is present in your system. If photosynthesis is reduced, then if there is alot of respiration, that will cause a quick decrease. I have seen a decrease in DO in a stream when a cloud forms over the sun.

[ ARTURO/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:44:22 ]
Hello Martha, My name is Arturo, I am from Trinidad in the International School of Prot- of Spain. I have some questions for you!

[ Hudson - 0 - 18:44:50 ]
RE: [Martha/UoA] Hello everyone. This is Martha Conklin, hydrology scientist. I am late joining as our server was down.
INFORMACION PARA TODOS: MARTHA CONKLIN ES EL CIENTIFICO GLOBE ENCARGADO DE LAS MEDIDAS HIDROLOGIA

[ MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX - 0 - 18:44:52 ]
larry. por que en el sitio donde se realizan las mediciones de hidrologia, en el 2003 el nivel del agua cuando llueve es mas bajo que cuando no llueve

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:45:17 ]
Hello Martha my name is Dane, I live in Trinidad and i go to ISPS. What is hydrology?

[ Therese/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:45:22 ]
Hello Martha!

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:45:26 ]
martha: we have asked many people about our hypothesis (hudson and becky) and I would like one more opinion. could you please respond to our hypothesis. (Below)The results of the mouth of the St. Ann’s River have dropped (Our first test in October (5.8mg/L) to our latest in March (3mg/L)) from the rainy season to the dry (we are still in the dry). This has occurred because as the water gets warmer (from the dry season), there Dissolved Oxygen decreases in the water (warm water holds less Dissolved Oxygen). All the results have dropped in all three rivers we have been studying, and we have come up with many explanations. One, is because the nitrates have increased (this could mean there is more algae in the water consuming the oxygen that the BMI’s need to survive). Another is that the Turbidity has also increased during the period of time, meaning the water is not clear, therefore plants underwater cannot go through the process of Photosynthesis. Last but not least, the velocity and flow of the river has decreased throughout both seasons, this means there are less waves (hardly any water tumbling or crashing against the rocks underneath) so there aren’t any air packets to catch oxygen in. These are our hypotheses to why are results have dropped. 1. Which explanation that we have come up with, do you think caused the drop? 2. What do we have to do to verify the prediction? This is a hypothesis and some questions by Georgia and Adam from the International School of Port of Spain

[ adam/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:46:36 ]
Hello Hudson my name is Adam Sanderson from the International School of Port of Spain I wondered whether or not the nitrates levels at our river mouth being higher can cause the Dissolved Oxygen levels to drop can this occur?

[ Hudson - 0 - 18:46:46 ]
RE: [Georgia/ISPS/TT] Hudson: do you think contrails are a good or bad thing? and why?
Hmmm... good or bad. Well, I am not very knowledgable about contrails, but I do know that it is believe (I think) that they increase cloud cover, which decreases insolation, may increase water vapor (greenhouse gas). So these are human-induced changes, and as such we must be careful about changing our environment and our EARTH!

[ Rachael/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:46:49 ]
Hi!

[ Martha/UoA - 0 - 18:47:10 ]
RE: [Georgia/ISPS/TT] Hudson: thank you, you're information was very useful. I will be able to use it later on in any other hypotheses or questions.
Georgia, there is something else to think of, once the water slows down, oxygen from the atmosphere only enters the water via diffusion, a very slow process. When water is going faster, there is some turbulence to mix oxygen in with the water. Often you can see dissolved oxygen gradients in rivers with slow sections and fast moving sections.

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 18:47:48 ]
RE: [Rachael/ISPS/TT] Hi!
Hi, Rachel: What are you doing with GLOBE?

[ Martha/UoA - 0 - 18:47:53 ]
RE: [ARTURO/ISPS/TT] Hello Martha, My name is Arturo, I am from Trinidad in the International School of Prot- of Spain. I have some questions for you!
Hello Arturo, what are your questions?

[ Hudson - 0 - 18:49:19 ]
RE: [adam/ISPS/TT] Hello Hudson my name is Adam Sanderson from the International School of Port of Spain I wondered whether or not the nitrates levels at our river mouth being higher can cause the Dissolved Oxygen levels to drop can this occur?
higher nitrates causing lower dissolved oxygen. I don't think there would be any direct chemical relationship...but biologically, what we are talking about here could be a classic case of eutrophication...increase nutrients, increase biological activity (including decomposition and bacterial activity), increase consumption of oxygen... make sense. Just an idea

[ ARTURO/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:50:07 ]
I am surprised to see an increase of the Nitrate levels at the mouths of our three rivers (Maraval, St. Ann’s, and Cuesa.) We think the reasons for this may be… For St. Ann’s and Maraval rivers we believe that the increase is due to fertilizers being washed into them by the sudden rainfall we’ve been having. For Cuesa River, we think that the increase is because of the caimans in that river. In the dry season, some of the water is evaporated, so the caiman’s wastes would be more concentrated. Do you agree with our hypothesis? Do you have any ideas of your own why the increase may be occurring? And have you had any similar occurrences?

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:50:13 ]
Martha: Do you find a wide variety of BMI's where you come from?

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:50:37 ]
Becky: I will spread my enthusiasm, I love the environment

[ Martha/UoA - 0 - 18:50:58 ]
RE: [Dane/ISPS/TT] Hello Martha my name is Dane, I live in Trinidad and i go to ISPS. What is hydrology?
Dane, Hydrology is the study of water. It can take many forms, studying the movement of water or dissolved constituents in the water. Of course I like studying both.

[ Chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:51:16 ]
hello general schools in the Caribbean what kind of soils do you have?

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:51:22 ]
Thank you Martha. I never really understood before how the oxygen from the atmosphere mixed into the water, but you have helped me understand. How do you thinkwe can varify the prediction, and in enough time while I am still in seventh grade, as I won't be doing hydrology protocols next year, I don't think

[ Martha/UoA - 0 - 18:51:40 ]
RE: [Dane/ISPS/TT] Martha: Do you find a wide variety of BMI's where you come from?
Dane, What are BMIs?

[ Therese/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:51:44 ]
Martha: What do you in hydrology?

[ Therese/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:52:00 ]
Martha: What do you do in hydrology?

[ Rachael/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:52:32 ]
Larry- Right now in Globe, we're doing Water Quality Testing, we're taking samples of our three rivers every Thursday that we can. We're also checking all our environment pratically every day!

[ Martha/UoA - 0 - 18:53:02 ]
RE: [Dane/ISPS/TT] Martha: Do you find a wide variety of BMI's where you come from?
Dane, I suddenly realized you are talking about benthic macroinvertebrates. I was out by the creek next to my house this morning watching all the BMIs. It is a intermittant creek, so it is in the process of drying up.

[ RubenGarcia/UNAMENP8MIGUELESCHULZ/MX - 0 - 18:53:34 ]
hola pertenezco a la UNAM y estoy trabajando en el programa GLOBE

[ Hudson - 0 - 18:53:42 ]
RE: [MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX] larry. por que en el sitio donde se realizan las mediciones de hidrologia, en el 2003 el nivel del agua cuando llueve es mas bajo que cuando no llueve
hola, voy a responder para Larry porque Larry no hable espanol! Hmmm, interesante. Sera interesante preguntar a Martha Conklin. Yo no se pero puede preguntar a ella?

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:53:42 ]
RE:Dane, Hydrology is the study of water. It can take many forms, studying the movement of water or dissolved constituents in the water. Of course I like studying both. We study both, but i was not sure what you meant when you said hydrology.

[ Therese/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:54:13 ]
Martha: Have you studied any of the organisms in the water near you University?

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 18:54:33 ]
RE: [Rachael/ISPS/TT] Larry- Right now in Globe, we're doing Water Quality Testing, we're taking samples of our three rivers every Thursday that we can. We're also checking all our environment pratically every day!
Rachel: that's great. As you begin to see patterns developing, you can start asking good questions about what is happening in your area. What things cause other things directly? What are the indirect connections. Graph your data. Compare it to other schools in the regiion. Why are your data different. Would you expect them to be similiar? Why or why not? The questions never end in the study of the environment. Good luck.

[ Therese/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:54:40 ]
Martha:Sorry I meant you University

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:54:46 ]
sorry i meant Micro Invertibrates

[ Arturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:54:48 ]
hola Ruben soy Arturo

[ Martha/UoA - 0 - 18:54:55 ]
RE: [Therese/ISPS/TT] Martha: What do you do in hydrology?
Hi Terese, I study the movement of metals and nutrient in streams and how snowmelt enters groundwater systems. I live near the mountains in California and love being outside and enjoying nature. I am also helping to start a new university.

[ adam/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:55:52 ]
Larry- This is Adam Sanderson Our class is involved in a program called Watershed which is a year round intergration of Science, Math, Language Arts, Writing skills and art. GLOBE is an integral part of our watershed system We have been in the GLOBE program for a year now. Every wednesday we head out to the river and follow through with hydrology protocols. Everyday at 12:00 midday we follow through with atmospheric protocols. So far i am really enjoying the GLOBE program and I wish to learn more about GLOBE.

[ Rachael/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:56:28 ]
Thanks Larry! I absolutely love the environment, what can you tell me to help me understand it more?

[ Therese/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:56:53 ]
RE: Martha: What have you learnt about how the smowmelt enters the groundwater system?

[ Martha/UoA - 0 - 18:57:22 ]
RE: [Therese/ISPS/TT] Martha: Have you studied any of the organisms in the water near you University?
Therese, I just use macroinvertebrates to tell me if the stream is healthy. But I have just moved to an area where most of the streams are contaminated with mercury. I plan to study mercury cycling in the streams. So mayber next earth day I can tell you wht I have found out.

[ Chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:57:34 ]
are there any general schools on right now

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:57:47 ]
martha are you going to answer my question?

[ Therese/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:57:55 ]
MArtha: as I live in Trinidad and there is no snow here, also there is only 2 seasons here. The rainy and the dry season.

[ Therese/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:59:07 ]
Sorry I have to go. Thank you for your information!Thank You. I have to do Drama.

[ Martha/UoA - 0 - 18:59:09 ]
RE: [Therese/ISPS/TT] RE: Martha: What have you learnt about how the smowmelt enters the groundwater system?
Therese, We are learning that the snowmelt goes in the ground first before going in the river. We are finding it takes 30 years for some of the snowmelt to reach the river.

[ MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX - 0 - 18:59:30 ]
CoordinacinGlobeMexico se realizaron los protocolos de * atmosfera,temperatura de suelos y humedad

[ Rachael/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:59:35 ]
Becky: Our streams a quite polluted, although we always seem to get results from 6-8. What could be causing this

[ Therese/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:59:47 ]
More: If you have any more info. please send to tchinlee@isps.edu.tt

[ Georgia/ISPS/TT - 0 - 18:59:53 ]
I have to go: bye martha, becky, and hudson thanks for your great answers and suggestions. our school website is www.isps.edu.tt and my email is gwalker@isps.edu.tt. you can email me anytime. bye. and thanks again

[ Hudson - 0 - 19:00:37 ]
RE: [Martha/UoA] Hello everyone. This is Martha Conklin, hydrology scientist. I am late joining as our server was down.
Martha, there's a school in Mexico that in 2003 had lower water level in the river when it DOESN"T rain compared with when it DOES rain. Any ideas? (18:53:42 is the message time)

[ RachaelandArturo/ISPS/TT - 0 - 19:00:44 ]
Thank you everyone for everyone's information, it's been loads of fun! I hope to hear from you all later on in life! Good Luck! bye!

[ Chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 19:00:56 ]
Thank you all very much but right know i have to go and i hope that all will keep in touch. Nice talking to you good bye, adios.

[ Katy/ISPS/TT - 0 - 19:01:06 ]
Thank you very much for your great information, it has helped a lot. i have to go now, but this has been very fun and I hope to do this again!

[ Dane/ISPS/TT - 0 - 19:01:16 ]
Bye people, i have to go and in case you want to know, my school adress is DanePierre@isps.edu.tt

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 19:01:16 ]
RE: [Rachael/ISPS/TT] Thanks Larry! I absolutely love the environment, what can you tell me to help me understand it more?
Rachel: As one who has been thinking about the environment for many years, here are some hints. a. Always look at what is going on around you and ask how what you see affects other things. Whether it is something large, like a major storm, or something small, like litter by the road. b. Read current events. See what things are happening around the world. How do these events affect you where you live. c. Read. Period. The more you know, the more you can do. d. Think a lot, and be open to new ideas. e. Keep your curiosity.

[ Martha/UoA - 0 - 19:01:39 ]
RE: [Georgia/ISPS/TT] Thank you Martha. I never really understood before how the oxygen from the atmosphere mixed into the water, but you have helped me understand. How do you thinkwe can varify the prediction, and in enough time while I am still in seventh grade, as I won't be doing hydrology protocols next year, I don't think
Georgia, I had to go back and find your question. I would look at the spatial distribution of DO values. Take it close to the shore and in the middle of the river -- to see if local flow conditions and vegetation affect the DO levels.

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 19:02:00 ]
RE: [Rachael/ISPS/TT] Becky: Our streams a quite polluted, although we always seem to get results from 6-8. What could be causing this
When you say they are polluted, what do you mean? How are they polluted?

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 19:03:02 ]
RE: [Dane/ISPS/TT] Bye people, i have to go and in case you want to know, my school adress is DanePierre@isps.edu.tt
Goedbye ISPS in Trinidad. It has been great talking to you!

[ JuanArmando/CerntroRegionaldeEducacionyCapaciatcionparaelDesarrolloSustentable/MX - 0 - 19:03:04 ]
JESSSICA: Cada cuando es combeniente estudiar un suelo

[ MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX - 0 - 19:03:08 ]
alguna vz escuhe que estados unidos puede mover las nubes para que llueva en una zona x, es cierto eso.

[ esmeralda/PreparatoriaUNAM8/MX - 0 - 19:03:13 ]
hola desde méxico

[ DiegoHerrera/WebmasterofCECADESUSEMARNATMexico - 0 - 19:03:20 ]
Hi everybody, hello from Mexico City. I've loo-up this chat-room with Guadalupe Pardo [CoordinacinGlobeMxico/CecadesuSemarnat/MX]. How can I reply to a everyone's message?

[ esmeralda/PreparatoriaUNAM8/MX - 0 - 19:03:43 ]
hola desde méxico

[ Hudson - 0 - 19:03:45 ]
RE: [MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX] CoordinacinGlobeMexico se realizaron los protocolos de * atmosfera,temperatura de suelos y humedad
Muy interesante! Sera bien tener sus datos en la base de datos para que alumnos in su region pueden empezar investigaciones y publicar sus trabajos en el Web GLOBE (el vinculo investigaciones estudiantiles )

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 19:05:05 ]
If you want to answer a specific question, click on the r button and then send message.

[ Martha/UoA - 0 - 19:05:40 ]
RE: [Hudson] Martha, there's a school in Mexico that in 2003 had lower water level in the river when it DOESN"T rain compared with when it DOES rain. Any ideas? (18:53:42 is the message time)
Hudson, It is very important to determine how the water level measurement is taken. I have seen rivers that the level is not taken in the main body of the rivers. This is particularly true of intermittant rivers -- ones that only flow part of the year. My first reaction when something is strange is to check the data.

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 19:06:32 ]
This morning, I was chatting with schools from the Middle East. Would anyone like to work with schools in that region? They are doing lots of work in all GLOBE investigation areas.

[ Hudson - 0 - 19:08:06 ]
RE: [MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX] alguna vz escuhe que estados unidos puede mover las nubes para que llueva en una zona x, es cierto eso.
Hmmm, para lluvia necesito "nuclei" (centros) para empezar la condensation, y tambien necesita humdedad relativa de 100% (saturacion). Con humdedad relativa de 100% puede introducir "nuclei" (centros) en la atmosfera para iniciar a precipitacion en algunos condiciones (raros). Pero si, de vez en cuando esta possible. Pero esta raro, y no preciso.

[ Chris/ISPS/TT - 0 - 19:08:37 ]
Good bye to everyone from the International School of Port of Spain. We had very interesting chats with all of you. We particularly enjoyed the responses from scientists for giving us feedback and ideas for improving and expanding our research.

[ DiegoHerrera/WebmasterofCECADESUSEMARNATMexico - 0 - 19:08:52 ]
My reply to: "[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 19:05:05 ] If you want to answer a specific question, click on the r button and then send message." ... Thanks Becky but... What "R" button? I can't see it (I try access this chat through Internet Explorer 6.0 & Mozilla 1.6 )

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 19:09:48 ]
RE: [Chris/ISPS/TT] Good bye to everyone from the International School of Port of Spain. We had very interesting chats with all of you. We particularly enjoyed the responses from scientists for giving us feedback and ideas for improving and expanding our research.
Thank you. Best wishes for success in GLOBE.

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 19:10:53 ]
RE: [DiegoHerrera/WebmasterofCECADESUSEMARNATMexico] My reply to: "[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 19:05:05 ] If you want to answer a specific question, click on the r button and then send message." ... Thanks Becky but... What "R" button? I can't see it (I try access this chat through Internet Explorer 6.0 & Mozilla 1.6 )
Sorry. I just found out that only people logged on as "experts" have the reply button. As a school you type in the message as you have and send it.

[ Hudson - 0 - 19:11:27 ]
RE: [MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX] larry. por que en el sitio donde se realizan las mediciones de hidrologia, en el 2003 el nivel del agua cuando llueve es mas bajo que cuando no llueve
hola, yo hable con Martha sobre su pregunta y ella dice que eso no parece normal (nivel del rio mas alto sin lluvia). Dice que es muy importante medir el nivel del agua siempre del mismo punto (no cambiar el punto de mediccion). Pero, otramente esta dificil para nosotros contestar mas precisamente. buena suerte!

[ EduardoEliosa/UNAMENP8MIGUELESCHULZ/MX - 0 - 19:11:28 ]
R: Hola CostaRica, Me gustaría saber algunas medidas de los protocolos que realizas.

[ DiegoHerrera/WebmasterofCECADESUSEMARNATMexico - 0 - 19:12:33 ]
AH! Ok Becky. I just enter this chat by the URL (http://chat.globe.gov/fsl/arcchat/bh/main/chat.cgi) without "login"

[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 19:12:58 ]
It has been great chatting with everyone today. Keep up the good work. Good bye.

[ Hudson - 0 - 19:14:30 ]
Hi, and welcome! Becky just left the chat. But you are participating fine... no need to logon (login).

[ Hudson - 0 - 19:14:51 ]
RE: [DiegoHerrera/WebmasterofCECADESUSEMARNATMexico] AH! Ok Becky. I just enter this chat by the URL (http://chat.globe.gov/fsl/arcchat/bh/main/chat.cgi) without "login"
Hi, and welcome! Becky just left the chat. But you are participating fine... no need to logon (login).

[ MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX - 0 - 19:16:38 ]
anteriormente hace algunos años sabiamos cuando iba a llover, cuando era temporada de calor por las diferentes estaciones del año. ahora se esta volviendo un enigma saber, por que es temporada de lluvia y no llueve o es temperada de calor o primavera y llueve o hace frio . que crees que sea o por que es esta variacion que cada año es mas notoria y cambiante

[ Hudson - 0 - 19:18:24 ]
RE: [DiegoHerrera/WebmasterofCECADESUSEMARNATMexico] My reply to: "[ Becky/GLOBE - 0 - 19:05:05 ] If you want to answer a specific question, click on the r button and then send message." ... Thanks Becky but... What "R" button? I can't see it (I try access this chat through Internet Explorer 6.0 & Mozilla 1.6 )
Hmmm...you don't see a small circle to the left of every person's comments? I will ask Renate about this. Please let me know again if you don't see this small circle with an "r" next to it.

[ Hudson - 0 - 19:21:34 ]
RE: [MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX] anteriormente hace algunos años sabiamos cuando iba a llover, cuando era temporada de calor por las diferentes estaciones del año. ahora se esta volviendo un enigma saber, por que es temporada de lluvia y no llueve o es temperada de calor o primavera y llueve o hace frio . que crees que sea o por que es esta variacion que cada año es mas notoria y cambiante
Su commentario esta muy interesante. Tiene datos sobre estos observaciones? Con datos, es possible comparar los patrones y estaciones de hoy con los de una otra epoca. Otramente, estamos utilizando nuestros memorias...lo que vale mucho, pero esta menos preciso! Dicen que cambios climaticos pueden influir diferamente en diferentes regiones... No connece el origen de estos cambios.

[ MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX - 0 - 19:23:04 ]
Gracias por todo ya que nosotros como parte del proyecto globe,necesitamos de este tipo de espacios mas seguido ya que surgen varias preguntaas conforme vamos avanzando en el proyecto, a demas es muy a lentador para las personas involucradas ya que sentimos que deverdad somos parte importante de este gran proyecto y nos alienta para seguir trabajando con mas interes y seguridad de que existe alguien que eswta viendo el trabajo y lo pueda utilizar. gracias por todo por parte del cecytem ecatepec estado de mexico.

[ Larry/GLOBE - 0 - 19:24:07 ]
Thanks to all for a great conference. Larry

[ Hudson - 0 - 19:24:43 ]
Informacion para todos... la Charla va a terminar en aproximadamente 5 minutos.. Tienen otras preguntas?

[ MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX - 0 - 19:26:39 ]
con la pregunta sobre el tiempo esta cambiando cada dia. les comento que desgraciadamente no contamos con datos de 2 años a la fecha en esos dos años hemos visto estas variaciones. esto sera mundialmente y habra datos de otros lugares de mexico para visualizarlos.

[ Hudson - 0 - 19:26:51 ]
Fue un placer compartir estos momentos con UDs. Que tengan un Dia de la Tierra muy feliz!

[ Hudson - 0 - 19:28:23 ]
RE: [MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX] con la pregunta sobre el tiempo esta cambiando cada dia. les comento que desgraciadamente no contamos con datos de 2 años a la fecha en esos dos años hemos visto estas variaciones. esto sera mundialmente y habra datos de otros lugares de mexico para visualizarlos.
Puede mirar datos de referencia en el sitio web GLOBE para comparar sus datos a datos historicos. Habla con Lupita Pardo por ayuda. Ciao!

[ Hudson - 0 - 19:28:36 ]
RE: [MARYSILVA/CECYTEMECATEPEC/MX] con la pregunta sobre el tiempo esta cambiando cada dia. les comento que desgraciadamente no contamos con datos de 2 años a la fecha en esos dos años hemos visto estas variaciones. esto sera mundialmente y habra datos de otros lugares de mexico para visualizarlos.
Puede mirar datos de referencia en el sitio web GLOBE para comparar sus datos a datos historicos. Habla con Lupita Pardo por ayuda. Ciao!

[ CoordinacinGlobeMxico/CecadesuSemarnat/MX - 0 - 19:28:57 ]
La Coordinación Globe en México, agradece a todas las escuelas su participación, vamos a revisar todas las preguntas y si algunas no se contestaron pediremos a los instructores que las atiendan en forma posterior.

[ esmeralda/PreparatoriaUNAM8/MX - 0 - 19:29:32 ]
aqui en México en la presa Mixcoac tenemos un ph de 7