Measuring climate change;Write a 1-2 page (double spaced typed, 12-point Times New Roman font, and 1” margins) brief about the topic using the deliverables listed below and include a cover and reference pages. Figures, tables, images, and graphs do not co

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Write a 1-2 page (double spaced typed, 12-point Times New Roman font, and 1”
margins) brief about the topic using the deliverables listed below and include a cover
and reference pages. Figures, tables, images, and graphs do not count in the length
requirement.
2. The project’s due date is posted in the Course Schedule. Late & emailed reports will
NOT be accepted. The application project is worth 10% of your course grade. Always
retain a copy of your project on your computer until after the semester.
4. !! IMPORTANT !! Your project MUST include the following parts:
o Define climate and give regional examples.
o Compare the climates between 2 tree samples. How is climate determined from
examining tree ring data? Discuss how climate has changed (i.e. precipitation)
during the time period that you measured. You must measure the ring
thicknesses of 2 tree samples and then use that data to construct a line
graph that depicts climate change during the life of each tree [graphing
ring thickness (mm) over the lifetime of the trees (years)].
o Acquire a Climograph of your hometown or a town of your choice. A
Climograph displays a location’s annual temperature and precipitation averages
(from January to December; temperature is displayed as a line graph;
precipitation is displayed as a bar graph). Describe the climate of your town
using the Climograph. Compare the climate of your town to the climate change
depicted in one of the tree samples that you measured.
o Define climate change, how/why it happens, and give examples.
i. Use global temperature data from 1880-2010 to analyze how the climate
is changing:
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs/
ii. Use paleoclimatology (the study of past climate) to investigate how the
climate has changed during Earth’s geologic past:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/globalwarming/index.html