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Monthly Archives: September 2015
3 Unique Places, 3 Unique Fall Impressions
I am one of those people who anxiously awaits the changing of the seasons. Growing up in Wisconsin, I became accustomed to changes in temperature and vegetation with each of four very distinct seasons. Little did I know then that … Continue reading
Wine for science
Some of the oldest and longest-running phenology records are those made by farmers, foresters, and… vintners. Wine grape harvest is closely tied to when the grapes ripen. And when the grapes ripen has a lot to do with climate. So … Continue reading
Friday favorites: A touch of autumn
Throughout Canada and the northern U.S., trees are starting to change color. This image is from Tuesday at the Bob Marshall Wilderness, in Monture, Montana.
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Seedheads and cones
‘Can you see grass seedheads?’ ‘Are cones visible on the trees?’ These are probably the most difficult questions we ask on Season Spotter Questions. We ask these questions because the production of seeds is one of the key events in … Continue reading
The cameras on the top of the world
Greetings, Season Spotters! This is Don Aubrecht, a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard. Now that you’ve learned how we get cameras above the canopy, you might be curious what sort of hardware we are using. After careful study and experimentation, we … Continue reading
Friday favorites: Misty morning
The sun pierces morning fog, illuminating the tops of a boreal Jack pine forest. This forest is roughly 20 miles (30 km) south of Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada. Jack pines (Pinus banksiana) form fire-adapted stands of tall, lanky trees 30 to … Continue reading
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SPRUCE
It was a cold, drizzly day — feeling more like October than August — as Morgan and I bounced down a rough dirt road for about 10 miles before pulling up at a set of glass-and-aluminum structures that look right … Continue reading
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Tagged boreal forest, carbon dioxide, Minnesota, Morgan Furze, SPRUCE, warming
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Is there snow?
In Season Spotter Questions we ask you about snow. Is there a lot or a little? Is it on the trees or just on the ground? These might seem like strange questions to ask. After all, snow doesn’t tell us … Continue reading
Friday favorites: Half Dome at sunset
Half Dome rises almost 3000m above sea level at the eastern end of the Yosemite national park. The western side lights up in the evening sun. That’s a lot of magnificent granite in the evening sun. — Koen
Using satellites to track seasonal change
Hi there! My name is Eli Melaas and I am currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Earth and Environment at Boston University. As you have now learned through Season Spotter, PhenoCam images provide crucial information about the timing … Continue reading