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Brian Magi
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Geography and Earth Sciences
UNC Charlotte
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Tag Archives: data analysis
Climate change and 400 ppm carbon dioxide
In the great carbon cycle that is at work on our planet, carbon dioxide (CO2) gas concentration in our atmosphere, as measured in the most famous observation site in the world (Mauna Loa, Hawaii, home of the Keeling Curve), has … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, carbon, climate, CO2, data analysis, data visualization, global warming, mitigation
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Robust features in the 2014 USA forecast
Building on a previous discussion about a seasonal forecast product from NOAA Climate Prediction Center (CPC), I am still really curious about how robust the features in the seasonal weather patterns in the USA are. “Weather” in this case is … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, data analysis, data visualization, NOAA, spatiotemporal analysis, USA
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Ramping up for teaching with NOAA NCDC
Summer is a time of dedicated research for me. Finished one project, waiting for peer reviews on that manuscript, tinkering with twitter, planning out research conference travel in the next school year, and working on a grant proposal to NSF. … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, data analysis, data visualization, NCDC, NOAA, north carolina, teaching
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Beijing air quality and agricultural fires
As I browsed through my favorite twitter feeds which includes @BeijingAir and the other US Embassies, I saw there was some really really poor air quality in Beijing. The US Embassies in China tweet particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) concentrations in … Continue reading
Posted in Earth System Observer, Research News
Tagged air quality, data analysis, data visualization, fire, fire seasonality, NASA, publications, twitter
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May 2013 climate in North Carolina and the world
With global warming and all of the impacts, it’s very important to constantly consider the question of time and space scales. May 2013 is a good example for those of us living in the Southeastern USA or North Carolina. Namely, … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, data analysis, data visualization, global environmental change, global warming, NCDC, NOAA, north carolina, USA
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North Carolina climate compared to the USA and globe
The first months of 2013 here in Charlotte have seemed unusually cool, but rather than relying on our gut feeling, let’s look at the numbers. Start by going to the NCDC website and mine out the data to find that … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, data analysis, global warming, NCDC, north carolina, statistics, USA
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Resources for learning about the state of the climate
An atmospheric scientist likes to talk about the “state” of the atmosphere. A “meteorological state” usually means knowing the temperature, pressure, dewpoint temperature (moisture), and maybe the wind speed and whether there is precipitation. Climate state is similar but usually … Continue reading
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