Month: April 2013

The Baltimore Sun published a health-related feature in April 2013, which highlighted the results of a recently published study led by ESSIC Associate Research Scientist, Hongbin Yu. The paper, authored by Yu and a team of NASA, UMBC, and UMCP scientists was published by Science Magazine in August 2012. The study presented data derived from NASA satellite observations, that estimates the amount of airborne particles reaching North America from oversees is comparable to the total mass of …

ESSIC Assistant Research Scientist, Maria Tzortziou co-authored an article entitled “Effects of Local Meteorology and Aerosols on Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide Retrievals from OMI and Pandora Spectrometers in Maryland, USA during DISCOVER-AQ 2011,” published in the Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry Special Issue PINESAP, DISCOVER-AQ (Open Access, J Atmos Chem, DOI 10.1007/s10874-013-9254-9). The lead Author is Andra Reed from the Department of Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University, and …

ESSIC Assistant Research Scientist, Maria Tzortziou and colleagues at UMD (Chris Loughner), NASA (Jay Herman, Alexander Cede and Nader Abuhassan), and Tzortziou’s undergraduate intern Sheenali Naik (UMD, Environmental Science and Policy Department), published an article in the Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry Special Issue PINESAP, DISCOVER-AQ entitled “Spatial and temporal variability of ozone and nitrogen dioxide over a major urban estuarine ecosystem.” Tzortziou contributed this piece …

ESSIC Assistant Research Scientist, Maria Tzortziou was invited to participate in NASA’s next GEO-CAPE Science Team Meeting to present results from her studies on atmosphere-ocean interactions in urban estuarine environments.  Tzortziou will also lead an ocean discipline session topic, present in the plenary session, and provide an overview of the 2011 NASA Chesapeake Bay field campaign where she served as co-chief scientist.  The next GEO-CAPE Science Team Meeting will be held at NASA Ames, …

Distinguished University of Maryland professor Eugenia Kalnay, a National Academy of Engineering member and current faculty member in the department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (AOSC), is a featured subject in a recent book that celebrates the successes and careers of female scientists throughout the United States. The book, titled “Women Scientists of the Americas: Their Inspiring Stories” is being published by the Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS). The book …

AOSC Sr. Research Scientist and CICS Affiliate, Dr. Konstantin Vinnikov was selected as the CMNS 2012 Distinguished Research Scientist Prize recipient. Vinnikov received the award in recognition of his half-century of work, which has caused fundamental changes in the understanding of anthropogenic impacts on climate. Vinnikov will present his “Prize Lecture” on Friday, April 19 at the University of Maryland Computer and Space Sciences Building. The title of his talk will be “Analysis of …

The University of Maryland Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center served as the host institute for the third annual NOAA User Workshop on the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission. The 3-day workshop was held from April 2 to April 4, 2013, with roughly 50 participants from federal government, private sector, and academia in attendance. As a follow-on to last year’s highly successful event, the workshop co-sponsored by NOAA’s NESDIS/STAR and NWS/OHD, focused on user application …