Year: 2013

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 …

Assistant Research Scientist, Dr. Isaac Moradi, will be the featured speaker at the CUNY CREST seminar series, Thursday, April 18, 2013, at the City University of New York (CUNY). Moradi’s talk – “Microwave Satellite Data and Products: Bias Correction and Application” – will describe the results of a comprehensive study on the bias correction and validation for different MW sensors. Moradi will also discuss retrieval algorithms and the application of tropospheric humidity data derived from …

Photo courtesy of Jackie Richter-Menge Sinead Farrell is one of 17 scientists in NASA’s Operation IceBridge working until 2017 to study climate change through trends in Arctic ice thickness over the years. Farrell’s team took measurements using electromagnetic radiation that showed dramatic changes, potentially threatening Arctic animals. Photo courtesy of Jackie Richter-Menge

NASA Operation IceBridge

NASA Operation IceBridge researchers spent nine days studying how the polar …

Li-Chuan Chen and collaborator, Kingtse Mo (NOAA), developed the first application product using the National Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME) forecasts for meteorological drought prediction. The new product has shown higher predictive skill than that based on single-model forecasts and is delivered in real time on NOAA Climate Prediction Center website….