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Earth Science

Launched Q&A site for those interested in the geology, meteorology, oceanography, and environmental sciences.
At the end of beta, this site had...

2.6
questions
per day
Needs Work – 10 questions per day on average is a healthy beta, 5 questions or fewer per day needs some work. A healthy site generates lots of good content to make sure users keep coming back.
82%
answered
Okay – 90% answered is a healthy beta, 80% answered needs some work. In the beta it's especially important that when new visitors ask questions they usually get a good answer.
798
avid users
16,939
total users
Excellent – Every site needs a solid group of core users to assist in moderating the site. We recommend:
  • 150 users with 200+ rep (currently 798 users with 200+ rep)
  • 10 users with 2,000+ rep (currently 63 users with 2,000+ rep)
  • 5 users with 3,000+ rep (currently 39 users with 3,000+ rep)
1.6
answer ratio
Okay – 2.5 answers per question is good, only 1 answer per question needs some work. On a healthy site, questions receive multiple answers and the best answer is voted to the top.
3,566
visits/day
Excellent – 1,500 visits per day is good, 500 visits per day needs some work. A great site benefits people outside the community. Eventually, 90% of a site's traffic should come from search engines.
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Top Beta Users

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profile for Gimelist at Earth Science

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profile for David Hammen at Earth Science

Standard day and night hours in...

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profile for Camilo Rada at Earth Science

Where can I find wave...

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Should a primary consumer always...

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profile for Gordon Stanger at Earth Science

formula to convert precipitation...

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profile for casey at Earth Science

Why can't the meteorologists...

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answers
profile for f.thorpe at Earth Science

What is the difference between...

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profile for gerrit at Earth Science

How do I convert Sentinel-5p /...

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profile for kwinkunks at Earth Science

Could pumping ocean water into...

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Richard
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11 years ago

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9 years ago

public beta start

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209 users committed
59.8% signed up for beta
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