| Several students showed up on December 10, 2008 at the Morton Arboretum to collect our GLOBE weekly atmospheric data. After examining the temperature data for the week, Shruti suggested that we check Lake Marmo for freeze up. I didn't think it would have ice this soon, but I went over there and she was right. Lake Marmo had a thin sheet of ice that was covering 80% of the lake. |
Lake Marmo is located a short distance from our Weather Station in the Morton Arboretum. We took 3 pictures of the lake from the site located at the red arrow and then we took 3 pictures of the lake from the site located at the yellow arrow.
You can click on the pictures below to see the full resolution. |
This is view "A" looking Southeast on November 22, 2008 |
This is view "B" looking South on November 22, 2008 |
This is view "C" looking Southwest on November 22, 2008 |
This is view "D" looking West, Northwest on November 22 |
This is view "E" looking northwest on November 22, 2008 |
This is view "F" looking Northeast on November 22, 2008 |
Students recorded the min/max temperatures of the air and soil from the last 6 days. |
Then they took the surface temperatures using the IRT (Infrared thermometer) |
This is view "A" looking Southeast on November 29, 2008. Lake Marmo was 100% frozen from shore to shore. |
This is view "B" looking South on November 29, 2008. |
This is view "A" looking Southeast on December 31, 2008. We had a warm spell after Christmas with a lot of rain. |
This is view "B" looking South on December 31, 2008. Lake Marmo was no longer frozen from shore to shore. |
This is view "A" looking Southeast on January 7, 2009. Lake Marmo was frozen from shore to shore. |
This is view "B" looking South on January 7, 2009. The lake and the shore was covered with a fresh coating of snow. |
This is view "C" looking Southwest on January 7, 2009. |
This is view "D" looking West, Northwest on January 7, 2009. |
This is view "E" looking northwest on January 7, 2009. |
This is view "F" looking Northeast on January 7, 2009. |
On January 10, 2009 we had 18.5cm of new snow. Thanks to Jake's Mom for bringing his friend Michael and him to the Arboretum. |
2 students from Highlands School showed up to collect GLOBE Atmospheric Data. |
We tried to get to Lake Marmo, but the road was closed. |
I was able to take a picture of this Cardinal in my back yard. |
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Our Frost Tube showed that the frost has extended to 11 cm below the surface. |
Lake Marmo melted 2 weeks sooner than last year, even though we had a colder winter. |
My hypothesis is that we had much more snow this winter to insulate the ice. We then had over 10 centimeters of rain in early March. |
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GLOBE Hydrology Study websites:
Lake Marmo Freeze up 2007-2008
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Information about the GLOBE program GLOBE is and
acronym for Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment. GLOBE is a
global environmental program that uses the internet to share student’s
observations and measurements with GLOBE scientist and students. My Randolph School students recorded over 8000 environmental
measurements during my 6 years in the program. I was trained for GLOBE at University of
Illinois Urbana March 1995 I served as a GLOBE Teacher Trainer at the following places: University of
Illinois Urbana August 1995 Drexel University
in Philadelphia August, 1996 New York University October 1996 Ohio Aerospace
Institute November, 1996 University of
Illinois Urbana March, 1997 New
Hampshire April, 1997 University of
Iowa October, 1997 University of Colorado January, 1998 Ohio Aerospace
Institute November, 1998 Charleston West Chester PA October, 2000 In September of 2003, the Naperville School District 203 formed a partnership with the GLOBE Program. We have performed Teacher workshops in the following places: Highland Park, Illinois July, 2005 Workshop Park Ridge, Illinois September, 2005 Morton Arboretum, Lisle Illinois February 2010 GLOBE Stars GLOBE Surface Temperature at the Arboretum GLOBE Surface Temperature at Highlands School GLOBE Hydrology Study websites: Steeple Run Fall 2008 Hydrology at Rotts Creek Steeple Run Fall 2009 Hydrology at Rotts Creek Steeple Run Fall 2010 Hydrology at Rotts Creek Steeple Run Fall 2011 Hydrology at Rotts Creek May 12, 2008 Steeple Run Rocket Launch Steeple Run students at the Morton Arboretum 2005 Steeple Run Transit of Mercury 11/08/06 Steeple Run and Highlands Bass release 11/4/06 Steeple Run and Highlands 5/6/08 Field Trip to the Adler Planetarium Highlands School 10/14/05 Hydrology at Highlands School Highlands School 10/11/07 Hydrology at Highlands School Highlands School macro invertebrates study. Highlands School Bass Release May 18, 2006 Highlands School Site Definition Highlands School Phenology 2008 Randolph School Hydrology at Marquette Park Phenology at the Arboretum Spring Fall Phenology 2007 Highlands School Frost Tube Lake Marmo Freeze up 2007-2008 Lake Marmo Freeze up 2008-2009 Lake Marmo Freeze up 2009-2010 Lake Marmo Freeze up 2011-2012 Rocket Day at Steeple Run School Rocket Launch at Highlands School Rocket launch at Irene King School Solar Noon Shadow Measurements GLOBE Program: http://www.globe.gov Type in your address and see your house from outer space. |
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