A new paper published in Atmospheric Science Review by ESSIC/AOSC scientist Zhen Zhang highlights the role of anthropogenic activities in driving the growth of atmospheric methane concentrations since 2007.
ESSIC Associate Research Scientist Santiago Gassó was a keynote speaker at the international Blowing South: Southern Hemisphere Dust Symposium held November 8-10, 2021 and organized virtually from Chile. The talk was given during the Present-day: Dynamics session and it was entitled “Southern South America dust activity in relation to long range transport to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean”. No recording was taken of the talk, but slides are available upon request.
Web of Science has honored Dr. Zhanqing Li, Professor at ESSIC and University of Maryland’s Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, as a Highly Cited Researcher, an honor bestowed to fewer than 6,200, or about 0.1%, of the world’s researchers, in 21 research fields and across multiple fields.
ESSIC/CISESS lightning team scientists Joseph Patton and Daile Zhang attended the 2021 Mid-Atlantic ChaserCon, held at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, VA on November 6th.
A ~15 acre wooded area at the southern edge of the University of Maryland campus has inspired a campus-wide discussion on affordable graduate housing and the public health benefits of urban forests.
ESSIC/CISESS Scientist Qingyuan Zhang has a new article to be published in International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation that characterizes the seasonally snow-covered Howland boreal forest ecosystem in Maine, USA with satellite images.
Traditional earth-observing microwave instruments utilize heterodyne receivers for measuring the radiance emitted by the earth and its atmosphere. These instruments which indirectly measure atmospheric temperature, water vapor, clouds, as well as surface information, have played an important role in improving the NWP weather forecasts and reanalyses, such as MERRA generated by GMAO. However, because of limitations in current microwave technologies in simultaneously processing an ultra-wide band (20-200 GHz) at high spectral resolutions, the number of channels for the current microwave instruments is very limited (e.g., 22 channels for ATMS and less for most other MW instruments).
ESSC/CISESS Scientist Jianping Mao is first author on a new paper in Geophysical Research Letters titled “Measuring Atmospheric CO2 Enhancements From the 2017 British Columbia Wildfires Using a Lidar”.
ESSIC is once again hosting its annual Collaborative Partner Reception and Awards Ceremony on December 9, 2021 from 11:30 AM to 2 PM. This is
With Halloween behind us, wintery temps are fast approaching College Park! This year, we are resurrecting the historic ESSIC Annual Snow Prediction Pool. This is your opportunity to show off your weather prediction skills to your colleagues and earn bragging rights for the entire 2021-22 snow season.
