Find the Ozone Layer: Colorado in July
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Data Activities
Tree Rings: Precipitation and Fire
Tree rings can tell us about the past! This activity looks at data from tree rings in Colorado to learn about precipitation and fire events.
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1960 Tsunami
On May 22, 1960 and magnitude 9.5 earthquake occurred off the coast of southern Chili in South America. This earthquake is the largest magnitude ever recorded by instruments. The earthquake caused a tsunami that greatly impacted Chile, and as far away as Hawaii, Philippines and Japan.
Where is the Ozone Layer?
Students will look at ozone data collected by NOAA at the South Pole with ozonesondes. Students will use ozone data to determine where the ozone layer is in the atmosphere.
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Ozone Over Time
One mission of NOAA’s Global Monitoring Laboratory is to monitor the amount of ozone in the stratosphere. Every year in October there is a dramatic decrease of ozone over the South Pole. This is called the Ozone Hole. Today you will look at ozone data from a Dobson Ozone Spectrometer. NOAA has Dobson instruments at many locations around the world. You will be looking at data from the Dobson located at the South Pole.
CO2 by the Numbers
Students will look at carbon dioxide data from NOAA’s observatory on the top of Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
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Climate of Your State
How has the climate changed in your state? Has the average temperature increased or decreased? How about record highs or record lows? Does your state receive more or less precipitation than 50 years ago? 100 years ago?
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The Tale of Two Seasons
Students will look at data from summer and winter records in Boulder, CO.
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