Publications - GLOBE Observer
Publications and Presentations
The publications and presentations listed below are related to the types of data collected by the GLOBE Observer app (Clouds, Mosquito Habitat Mapper, Land Cover, Trees and the temporary Eclipse tool), or the app generally. A full list of publications related to The GLOBE Program can be found on the GLOBE website.
Publications
Presentations and Posters
2021
2020
Authentic Student Research Experiences with GLOBE Clouds
Colón Robles, M., Bourgeault, J., Bouwman, J.R., Taylor, J., Harte, T.R., and Rogerson, T.M. (2020 January). Authentic Student Research Experiences with GLOBE Clouds. Presentation at the 2020 AMS 100th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
Enabling Worldwide Citizen Science Reporting of Dust Storms with NASA’s GLOBE Observer App
Colón Robles, M., Amos, H., Schepanski, K., and Tong, D. (2020 January). Enabling Worldwide Citizen Science Reporting of Dust Storms with NASA’s GLOBE Observer App. Presentation at the 2020 AMS 100th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
2019
Global cloud cover: a comparison of satellite, model, and volunteer-reported data
Starke, M., Amos, H., Arnold, N., Rogerson, T., Colon-Robles, M. (2019 December). Global cloud cover: a comparison of satellite, model, and volunteer-reported data. Presentation at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Public Libraries: Hubs for Community Science
Schwerin, T., Byrd, V., Soeffing, C., Quesenbury, S., Fite, R. (2019 December). Public Libraries: Hubs for Community Science. Presentation at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Evaluating the volunteer and scientific outcomes of citizen science programs
Fischer, H., Storksdieck, M. (2019 December). Evaluating the volunteer and scientific outcomes of citizen science programs. Presentation at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Mosquitoes buzz around GLOBE!—The Challenges and Successes of a Citizen Science Project
Murphy, T., Wegner, K. (2019 December). Mosquitoes buzz around GLOBE!—The Challenges and Successes of a Citizen Science Project. Presentation at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Girl Scouts and GLOBE Observer: Creating a Summer of Science for Girl Scout Campers
Owen, T., Fischer, H., Nelson, P. (2019 December). Girl Scouts and GLOBE Observer: Creating a Summer of Science for Girl Scout Campers. Presentation at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Citizen Science as a Tool for Transdisciplinary Research and Stakeholder Engagement
Low, R., Schwerin, T., Codsi, R. (2019 December). Citizen Science as a Tool for Transdisciplinary Research and Stakeholder Engagement. Presentation at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Leveraging thousands of contrail observations from GLOBE Citizen Scientists
Colon-Robles, M., Rogerson, T., Amos, H., Taylor, J.. Harte, T. (2019 December). Leveraging thousands of contrail observations from GLOBE Citizen Scientists. Presentation at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
CERES Terra and Aqua cross comparisons to satellites collocations of ground observations
Ivey, K., Rogerson, T., Colon-Robles, M., Taylor, J. (2019 December). CERES Terra and Aqua cross comparisons to satellites collocations of ground observations. Presentation at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Introducing the User Guide for GLOBE Data
Amos, H. (2019 July). Introducing the User Guide for GLOBE Data. Oral presentation at the 23rd Annual GLOBE Meeting, Detroit, MI.
Clouds and Contrails: Citizen Science Observations Collocated to Satellite Data
Dodson, J.B., Colón Robles, M., Taylor, J.E., Amos, H.H., and Rogerson, T.M. (2019 May). Clouds and Contrails: Citizen Science Observations Collocated to Satellite Data. Oral presentation at the 31st CERES-II Science Team Meeting, Hampton, Virginia.
GLOBE Observer: Earth Science in the Palm of Your Hand
Brown de Colstoun, E., Nelson, P., Weaver, K., Kohl, H., Overoye, D., Schwerin, T. (2019 April). GLOBE Observer: Earth Science in the Palm of Your Hand. Poster presentation at the NASA Land Cover and Land-Use Change Program Spring Science Team Meeting, Rockville, Maryland.
Effect of The Great American Solar Eclipse on Local Weather
Rahman, I., Czaijkowsi, K., Jiang, Y., and Weaver, K. (2019 April). Effect of The Great American Solar Eclipse on Local Weather: A Study on The GLOBE Citizen Science Data Set. Oral presentation at American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Why do Volunteers drop out of Citizen Science Programs
Fischer,H., Storksdieck, M., Kohl, H., and Nelson, P. (2019 March). Nibble and Drop: Why do Volunteers drop out of Citizen Science Programs? Oral presentation at the Citizen Science Association Annual Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina.
2018
Brant Dodson, J., Colon-Robles, M., Cruickshank DeFontes, C., Taylor, J., & Weaver, K. (2018, December). Quantifying the Meteorological Effects of the 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse Using Citizen Scientist Observations. Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington, DC.
The Rapidly Changing Landscape of Geohealth
Schwerin, T. Nelson, P., Paull, S., & Low, R. (2018, December). Environment, Health, and Infectious Disease: The Rapidly Changing Landscape of Geohealth. Session convened at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington, DC.
Earth Science for the Next Eclipse
Weaver, K., & Taylor, J.; (2018, December). Earth Science for the Next Eclipse: Citizen Science via NASA’s GLOBE Observer App. Oral presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington, DC.
Citizen Scientists as Community Agents of Change
Low, R. (2018, December). Citizen Scientists as Community Agents of Change: GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper. Oral presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington, DC.
Earth Science in the Palm of Your Hand
Weaver, K., & Soeffing, C. (2018, December). GLOBE Observer: Earth Science in the Palm of Your Hand. Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington, DC.
Colon-Robles, R., Farmer, L., Brant Dodson, J., Lucas Tackett, J., Cruickshank DeFontes, C., Ivey, K., Rogerson, T., & Taylor, J. (2018, December). Citizen science cloud observations compared to near ground cloud observations from CALIPSO and MODIS satellite data over the Drake Passage. Oral presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington, DC.
2017
Boger, R., Low, R., Paull, S., Anyamba, A., & Soebiyanto, R. (2017, December). Capitalizing on citizen science data for validating models and generating hypotheses describing meteorological drivers of mosquito-borne disease risk. Oral presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Riebeek Kohl, H., Weaver, K., Overoye, D., Martin, A., & Andersen, T. (2017, December). Engaging Citizen Scientists across North America to Monitor Eclipse-driven Environmental Change through NASA GLOBE Observer, Results and Lessons Learned. Oral presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
GLOBE Observer Earth Science in the Palm of Your Hand
Weaver, K., & Riebeek Kohl, H. (2017, December). GLOBE Observer: Earth Science in the Palm of Your Hand. Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper Geoscience and Public Health Connections
Low, R., & Boger, R. (2017, December). GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper: Geoscience and Public Health Connections. Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Live Storybook Outcomes of pilot multidisciplinary elementary earth science collaborative project
Soeffing, S., & Pierson, R. (2017, December). Live Storybook Outcomes of pilot multidisciplinary elementary earth science collaborative project. Oral presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Mitigating Mosquito Disease Vectors with Citizen Science
Riebeek Kohl, H., Low, R., Boger, R., Schwerin, T., & Janney, D. (2017, December). Mitigating Mosquito Disease Vectors with Citizen Science: a Review of the GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper Pilot and Implications for Wide-scale Implementation. Oral presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

