Author: Cazzy Medley

Climate Change May Have Contributed to Arctic Ozone Layer Depletion, Salawitch Comments

May 21, 2020

In March, a large region of very low ozone opened up above the Arctic, rivaling the historic Antarctic ozone hole that forms in the southern hemisphere each year. Extensive regions of low column ozone in the Arctic is a rare event that came about due to a very cold polar stratospheric vortex, which caused the formation of high altitude clouds and ozone-destroying reactions.

Distinguished University Professor Ellen Williams Named Director of ESSIC

May 18, 2020

Ellen D. Williams, a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Physics and the Institute for Physical Science and Technology at the University of Maryland, has been named director of the university’s Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) for a five-year term beginning July 1, 2020.

A graphic depiction of coral bleaching across Earth's oceans.

NOAA Coral Reef Watch Enters New Era of Global Satellite Coral Bleaching Heat Stress Monitoring

May 13, 2020

On April 30, 2020, NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW) and NESDIS’ Office of Satellite and Product Operations retired CRW’s heritage twice-weekly global 50km satellite coral bleaching heat stress monitoring product suite, replacing it with CRW’s next-generation daily global 5km coral bleaching heat stress monitoring products.

A graph depicting the groundwater wetness percentile across Earth land.

Bailing Li Is Lead Author on a Top Downloaded Paper in Wiley

May 13, 2020

A study led by ESSIC Assistant Research Scientist Bailing Li was one of the most downloaded papers in the recent publication history of Wiley. The paper, titled “Global GRACE Data Assimilation for Groundwater and Drought Monitoring: Advances and Challenges” and published in Water Resources Research, is among the top 10% most downloaded papers between January 2018 and December 2019.

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Gassó Interviewed in Science Podcast

May 13, 2020

Santiago Gassó, ESSIC Associate Research Scientist, was recently interviewed by the local NPR station (KTEP) at the University of Texas, El Paso for the broadcast “Science Studio”.

Dr. John Mather | Journey from the Beginning of the Universe: How Did We Get Here?

May 6, 2020

Dr. John Mather | Journey from the Beginning of the Universe: How Did We Get Here?

May 6, 2020

Global Groundwater Variability in the 21st Century: Observations, Expectations, and Forecasts

May 6, 2020

Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) Seminar SeriesGlobal Groundwater Variability in the 21st Century: Observations, Expectations, and ForecastsDr. Matthew RodellNASA Goddard Space Flight CenterMonday, Februay

ESSIC/CISESS Scientists Contribute to New Book on Satellite Precipitation Measurement

May 6, 2020

Several ESSIC/CISESS scientists have contributed to a new e-book published by Springer titled “Satellite Precipitation Measurement”.

A closeup of a visualization of the COVID-19 molecule.

ESSIC Scientists Find Link Between Climate and COVID-19

May 4, 2020

There might be a link between climate and the spread of COVID-19, finds a study co-authored by ESSIC Director Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, Assistant Research Scientist Augustin Vintzileos, and collaborators from The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran.

Author: Cazzy Medley

Climate Change May Have Contributed to Arctic Ozone Layer Depletion, Salawitch Comments

Distinguished University Professor Ellen Williams Named Director of ESSIC

NOAA Coral Reef Watch Enters New Era of Global Satellite Coral Bleaching Heat Stress Monitoring

Bailing Li Is Lead Author on a Top Downloaded Paper in Wiley

Gassó Interviewed in Science Podcast

Dr. John Mather | Journey from the Beginning of the Universe: How Did We Get Here?

Dr. John Mather | Journey from the Beginning of the Universe: How Did We Get Here?

Global Groundwater Variability in the 21st Century: Observations, Expectations, and Forecasts

ESSIC/CISESS Scientists Contribute to New Book on Satellite Precipitation Measurement

ESSIC Scientists Find Link Between Climate and COVID-19

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