
New Earth System Modeling Textbook by UMD Authors Released
The second edition of the textbook Earth System Modeling, Data Assimilation and Predictability has just been published by Cambridge University Press. The book was led

The second edition of the textbook Earth System Modeling, Data Assimilation and Predictability has just been published by Cambridge University Press. The book was led

ESSIC scientists involved with the NASA TROPICS CubeSat mission recently built an algorithm for hydrometers retrieval. In a paper in Remote Sensing of Environment, John

On December 17, the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center had its annual holiday party. As per tradition, three annual peer awards were presented to honor

ESSIC/CISESS scientists Yan Zhou, Chris Grassotti, Yong-Keun Lee, and John Xun Yang are co-authors on a new paper in Scientific Reports titled “Trends of temperature
![Figure 3. Monthly TPW anomaly time series shown in red for ERA5 and blue for MiRS SNPP, 2012-2021. The straight lines are the linear regression fits. [a] is for global, [b] for Tropics, and [c] for mid-latitude regions, respectively.](https://essic.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/grassotti-zhou.png)
Figure 3. Monthly TPW anomaly time series shown in red for ERA5 and blue for MiRS SNPP, 2012-2021. The straight lines are the linear regression

Figure 1: Dr. Guangyang Fang, Samuel Wiggins, Damian Figueroa, Yijin Guo (Dr. Wenjuan Zhang’s daughter), and Dr. Wenjuan Zhang. Credit: Guangyang Fang On October 19,

ESSIC Director Ralph Ferraro, ESSIC Associate Research Scientist Lisa Milani, and CMNS Dean Amitabh Varshney at the event. Credit: Mark Sherwood Early this month, the

UMD researchers find rapidly declining sea ice in North Pacific Bering Sea, bringing intense storms to Alaskan coastline The sunrise over the Bering Sea. Source:

Sea ice over the Arctic Ocean, as seen from above. A layer of haze – primary smoke from Canadian fires – obscures the view. Credit:

Chris Smith, ESSIC/CISESS Faculty Assistant, has been posting updates on hurricane activity on the Satellite Liaison Blog, a blog for scientists to demonstrate how satellite