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Program Manager—GLOBE Program, NASA

Amy Chen

Rebecca Lewis

Director, Community Engagement & Support,

GLOBE Implementation Office

Irina Karmanova

Public Diplomacy Officer, U.S. Department of State

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What Is Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment?

Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program is an international science & inquiry-based science education program that provides students and the public worldwide with the opportunity to:

participate in data collection & the scientific process
contribute meaningfully to our understanding of the Earth system & global environment

Download the GLOBE Program’s app, GLOBE Observer and get started today!

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Mission:

To increase awareness of individuals throughout the world about the global environment, contribute to increased scientific understanding of the Earth, and support improved student achievement in science and mathematics.

Vision:

A worldwide community of students, educators, scientists, and citizens working together to better understand, sustain, and improve Earth's environment at local, regional, and global scales.

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GLOBE Fast Facts

GLOBE began operations on Earth Day 1995
Fundamental idea of GLOBE since inception: Engage students in science through participation in scientific activities. Since 2016, GLOBE is “K to Gray”.
GLOBE has received many awards including 2021 AGU Award for Excellence in Earth & Space Science Education
GLOBE Program infrastructure and management is funded by NASA with additional support from NOAA, NSF, and U.S Dept. of State

GLOBE by the Numbers

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Earth as a System

Pedosphere

Hydrosphere

Biosphere

Atmosphere

What GLOBE Is:

Collect environmental observations & data following GLOBE Protocols

Submit & analyze data

Share & present findings

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GLOBE Participants Use GLOBE Protocols to:

Collect data

& conduct analysis

Upload data to GLOBE database

Download & analyze data

Submit & present findings

Have fun!

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GLOBE Resources, Community Activities, Student Research

Teacher’s Guide (NGSS-aligned)
Elementary GLOBE (story books)
+ numerous others developed by the GLOBE community, (culturally-responsive curriculum, resources for students with disability, etc.)

Educational Resources (in multiple languages)

Community Activities

Measurement Campaigns
Intensive Observation Periods

Student Research

Student Research Symposium, International Virtual Science Symposium

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GLOBE Leads Environmental Science Diplomacy Through Education

Joint effort to strengthen collaborations among nations in STEM education to address common problems and build strong international partnerships to achieve the UN SDGs
Making great progress in primary, secondary, post-secondary education/higher education around the world
Each GLOBE region has stories of how GLOBE helped to achieve the SDGs in their countries.
Stories range from collecting data on numbers & species of mosquito larvae to urban temperatures, then analyzing data to investigate impact.

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Amy Chen

Program Manager—GLOBE Program

Earth Science Division

NASA

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GLOBE and Earth Science to Action Alignment

Public Understanding & Exchange

We engage broader audiences and data users to:

Put more scientific understanding into public sphere

Implementation Guiding Principles:

Amplify impact and augment capabilities through enhanced partnership
Engage a diverse workforce and the wider Earth science community

Amplify the value of Earth science through global-reaching training, education, outreach, and capacity building

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Brown et al., 2023 https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2023.2241279

Global Mosquito Alert Consortium

Carney et al,. 2023 https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.616

GLOBE advances Earth system science

Ault et al., 2006 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2006.07.004

GLOBE Program

(cloud and snow)

1447 observation
77 schools

SATELLITES Program

(clouds and snow)

1025 observations
52 schools

NWS – Cooperative Program (snow)

Daily snow depth

This slide has examples of how GLOBE advances Earth system science, this includes determination of river ice dynamics, responses to the growing threat of mosquitoes as a vector for diseases, and how GLOBE helps validate satellite derived snow map.

On the left, this paper by Dana Brown et al., explored long term changes in river ice formation in Southcentral Alaska, which impacts native communities in terms of safety, transportation, and access to hunting grounds. Photos from GLOBE participants were used to understand what ice conditions can be inferred from visual interpretation of satellite imagery. Using photos submitted through GLOBE from 2021 to 2022, the researchers were able to explore trends in river ice formation and conduct retrospective analysis on river ice formation from 1973-2021. Findings of this research help local communities to better plan and safely navigate changing ice conditions. Authors also mentioned that notes taken by citizen scientists helped to clarify the local river use with differing ice conditions.

The middle graphic by Carney et al., explored how Citizen science surveillance coupled with advances in Artificial Intelligence may offer an impactful way to guide public-health decision and community-based interventions. Coalitions such as the Global Mosquito Alert Consortium (GMAC) and freely available apps like GLOBE Mosquito Habitat Mapper may help to enhance surveillance. Citizen scientists can boost data collection, tapping into local knowledge, and building durable partnerships. Mosquito control programs and public health agencies could monitor Global Mosquito Observation Dashboard (GMOD), follow up for surveillance and control when and where necessary.

On the far right, researchers describe how GLOBE cloud and snow data were used to explore the accuracy of MODIS snow product and cloud classification throughout the Great Lakes area, MODIS being the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiameter aboard the Terra and Aqua satellites. They found that one of the MODIS snow product (MOD10_L2 version 4) agrees with GLOBE student observations up to 92%. Places where they don’t agree are at the boundaries between snow and land. Also, when cloud cover is prevalent in an image, this MODIS snow product can mis-interpret the cloud as ice or snow.

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Recent GLOBE in Action..

GLOBE Malta students meet Mayors to Explore Solutions for ‘Cooler’ Locations

July 2023

Students shared their project investigations and results on urban heating and sustainability with local council mayors.

Malta’s Eastern Regional Council and Research Innovation Unit– Involvement from Dr. Kevin Czajkowski – lead for GLOBE Urban Heat Island Effect

Research Innovation Unit presented heat maps and facilitated discussions on environmental justice, air quality, and open spaces.

Tori and Teslin Brannan, Tanana River in rural Salcha, Alaska, 2012.

Tori and Teslin

presenting at the 2022 AGU Fall Meeting.

GLOBE Hydrosphere protocols guided 1200 data points sampled over multiple years. Engaging & sustaining staff and students from a local elementary school, partners, and community members.

Sleuthing the Slough: Ten Years of Engaging (and Managing) a K-6 School-wide Environmental Impact Study

Two GLOBE educators and 20 students traveled 2000 nautical miles on a hands-on science learning expedition from Japan to Palau.

The International Ocean Human Resource Development Project: A youth program for ocean leaders

Earlier this year GLOBE students in Malta met with President and Mayors of two Malta district to present their research on urban heat island using GLOBE surface temperature protocol. Head of Research Innovation Unit (Mr. Fabian Borg) presented interactive web maps on urban heat derived from USGS/NASA Landsat Satellites, and discussed solutions to the Urban Heat Effects with students. Also present were Ms. Lenka Kleger from the GLOBE Europe and Eurasia Regional Coordination Office and Dr. Kevin Czajkowski (GLOBE scientist and Urban Heat Island campaign lead)

In July this year, Teslin Brannan will attend the GLOBE Annual Meeting and present her GLOBE International Virtual Science Symposia project. Teslin grew up doing GLOBE back when she was 5 years old in Salcha Elementary School in a rural Alaskan town. The school partnered with the Tanana Watershed Association to monitor the impact of a $188 million dollar bridge and levee project on a nearby slough. These students, age 5 to 12 took samples 3 times a year at 8 sites, and Teslin and a friend continued this monitoring using GLOBE hydrology protocols for ten years. Pictured here is Teslin presenting her results at the American Geophysicaal Union meeting in 2022, in addition to American Water Resources Association and the American Fisheries Society conferences.

In March this year, Sponsored by the Ocean Policy Research Institute, in March 2024, a group of international students aged 12-24 including GLOBE Alum Ashlee Well set sail on a 52m three masted schooner. Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) is an organization working to solve ocean issues through science, policy, economics, international cooperation, and education. GLOBE educators Christina Buffington (science & education specialist at Uni of Alaska, Fairbanks) and Cheryl Williams provided guidance and managed the immersive experience as they sailed from Japan to Palau, a trip of approximately 2000 nautical miles. Students participated in GLOBE atmospheric and hydrological measurements including temperature, pH, salinity, dissolved oxygen, barometric pressure etc. All data was entered in the GLOBE database. When they arrived in Palau, students presented their ideas for sustainable solutions to address microplastics pollution, energy conservation, and ocean literacy education. Students were certified as Tall Ship Novice Crew and received GLOBE environmental monitoring certificates.

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Investigated puddles using GLOBE protocols to determine factors affecting habitat selection.
Knowing the breeding habitats allows to design prevention and control systems.
2021 winners of the Argentine Junior Water Prize.

Characterization of the larval habitat of mosquitoes in Northern Patagonia, Argentina (2021)

Monitoring and protecting Marmont alley, Croatia (2024)

Students measured tree heights, age, and mass of carbon absorption for 102 trees in Marmont Alley (Karlovac, Croatia)
They recorded environmental parameters from a weather station and created a program to monitor traffic rates.
Students demonstrated the significance of the trees and beneficial impacts on their local environment.

Comparing Select Atmospheric Parameters Between Disparate Geographic Locations USA and Qatar (2023)

Crestwood High School in Dearborn, Michigan, USA compared atmospheric parameters with ACS International School in Doha, Qatar using GLOBE protocols.
Students also compared their findings with a local WeatherBug Station and determined the Vernier Go Direct measurements offered an inexpensive alternative with similar data accuracy.

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Contribution of GLOBE students’ research to the issue of water and agriculture in Ferlo, Senegal (2024)

With support of the SERVIR-AO Program, teachers and students from 3 project schools assessed the temperature and pH variation of two local water sources.
Vegetable markets established inside the school allowed for a hands-on experience of market gardening.
Students dug a drainage canal to link Lake Guiers to the school garden to investigate the utility of the water to grow crops.

Developing equipment to help anchor seagrass seedlings to increase seagrass survival rates – Thailand (2024)

Students collected water and soil samples.

Planting area included 5 plots (1m x 1m) with 9 seagrass plants in each plot.

Each plot adopted a different equipment type.

After 1-month students assessed any changes in water quality and seagrass survival.

Bunkong Bay, Trang, Thailand

Northern Redbelly Dace Conservation Data Science Project (Colorado, USA 2022)

In partnership with the Innovation Center, high school students from St. Vrain Valley Schools have been involved water quality assessments and release requirements for an indicator fish species.
Students have been involved in water quality sampling, land use assessment, fish hatchery and release of fish in local rivers.

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Irina Karmanova

Public Diplomacy Officer |

Office of Policy and Public Outreach

Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

U.S. Department of State

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Our Mission

To provide American leadership, diplomacy, and scientific cooperation to conserve and protect the global environment, ocean, and space for the prosperity, peace, and security of this and future generations.

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CLIMATE CRISIS:

Increase support for efforts to avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis and to build resilience t the effects we are already experiencing

OCEAN PROTECTION:

Increase support for policies that protect the ocean and support sustainable fisheries for future generations, people’s health and livelihoods, and economic prosperity

LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION (30 X 30):

Discuss the importance of protecting nature and working towards the goal of protecting or conserving 30 percent of land and water in the United States and globally by 2030.

SPACE DIPLOMACY:

Highlight the benefits to people around

the world of open, collaborative peaceful

exploration and use of space

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:

Build awareness and excitement around

international research collaboration and

applications for emerging technologies to

solve global environmental challenges.

PLASTIC POLLUTION:

Advocate for solutions to keep plastic

from contaminating the environment

and affecting human and animal health

EQUITY IN ENVIRONMENT,