Year: 2016

A new study based on the results of ESSIC researcher Ariana Sutton-Grier’s Hollings Scholar research work was published in the latest volume of Marine Policy.  The study entitled, “Keys to successful blue carbon projects: Lessons learned from global case studies,” highlights the blue carbon storage capabilities of coastal wetlands and the efforts being implemented by many countries to restore and protect blue carbon resources.   doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2015.12.020 …

ESSIC / GEOL Associate Professor Sujay Kashal was quoted in a Bay Journal article during December 2015 entitled, “Leaving it to beavers: Communities make room for natural engineers.” The feature addressed how beavers contribute to water eco systems as habitat engineers.  Although often thought of as nuisance animals or pests, Kaushal noted that components of the stream restoration projects that he works on closely mimics the efforts of nature’s water resource engineer, …

ESSIC / AOSC Professor Raghu Murtugudde was featured in several publications during December 2015 for his collaborative research on the effects of Indian Ocean warming to marine eco system productivity.  The Indian publications FIRSTPOST and the Sakal Times both published features on the research. …

ESSIC researcher Isaac Moradi chaired four sessions at the 2015 Fall AGU meeting on the calibration and validation of satellite data as well as observing system simulations experiments (OSSE). The sessions were well received by  AGU attendees, most notably including the invited talks by Dr. Robert Atlas (Director of NOAA AOML) and Dr. Fuzghong Weng (Chief of NOAA SMCD)….

ESSIC researcher Amy McNally's land surface modeling & water availability monitoring work is being utilized by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET).   The work was featured  in a mid-December 2015 FEWS NET special report entitled, "Illustrating the extent and severity of the 2015 drought." (McNally's research is specifically referenced in Maps 3 & 4 of the report labeled (source FEWS NET/NASA). These reports are used as decision support for …

ESSIC Assistant Research Scientist Ping Zhang was an invited keynote presenter at a recent collaborative workshop hosted by the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). The event entitled, "2015 Tree Summit: Greening the District through Collaboration," was held in late December at the American University. Peng's talk focused on her recently published work, "Impact of Urbanization on US Surface Climate." The …

ESSIC researcher Anand K. Ramanathan attended the American Geophysical Union 2015 Fall Meeting and presented the latest results from the NASA Goddard CO2 Sounder lidar instrument flown in the NASA ASCENDS 2014 field campaign.  The results included the first comparisons of airborne lidar CO2 measurements with global CO2 models. Lidar measured spatial gradients of carbon dioxide and water vapor (an additional capability of the instrument) were found to agree well with model predictions. …