Author: Travis Swaim

ESSIC contributes to NOAA/NESDIS Cooperative Research Program Symposium

June 12, 2018

A group of ESSIC scientists attended the NOAA/NESDIS Cooperative Research Program Annual Science Symposium in Madison, Wisconsin on June 6 and 7. CICS deputy director Hugo Berbery attended along with six ESSIC/CICS scientists who contributed oral presentations and posters: CICS graduate assistant Katherine Lukens, CICS scientist Veljko Petkovic, ESSIC associate research scientist Likun Wang, ESSIC post-doctoral associate Jingjing Peng, ESSIC post-doctoral associate Jun Zhou and ESSIC …

Zou publishes article on weather modeling

June 12, 2018

ESSIC research professor Xiaolei Zou has a new article published with IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. It focuses on the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on the GOES-R/GOES-16 satellite launched in November 2016 and how its technology improves aspects of 24-hour forecasts, such as for low rain amounts….

Yin publishes article with Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

June 12, 2018

ESSIC assistant research scientist Jifu Yin has a new article published in the May issue of IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters about incorporating data from the Soil Moisture Active/Passive (SMAP) satellite into the NCEP Global Forecast System. The researchers evaluated bias-correction methods and found that they improved precipitation forecasts….

Kenney quoted about tracking the changing climate in the Christian Science Monitor

May 30, 2018

ESSIC associate research professor Melissa Kenney was an interview subject in a recent Christian Science Monitor article about the challenges of communicating climate change news to the public. The article notes that climate scientists and communicators must walk a fine line between raising awareness and overwhelming or desensitizing the public. In the piece, Kenney lists several indicators that citizens can track to identify ongoing changes to the climate but suggests coupling them …

Brown facilitates meeting for Fisheries Monitoring Workgroup

May 29, 2018

ESSIC visiting research scientist Christopher Brown recently led the Fisheries Monitoring Workgroup (FMW) at the NOAA Northern Gulf Cooperative Institute at Mississippi State. The workshop brought together the principal investigators of three research projects funded by the Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems and Hypoxia Assessment (NGOMEX) Program and Management Committees. The intent of the workshop was to share information and progress. Brown co-leads the FMW….

Vintzileos spends 10 days in Tunisia on invited visit to government agencies

May 25, 2018

ESSIC assistant research scientist Augustin Vintzileos recently visited the Tunisian Department of Agriculture for 10 days where he worked on climate applications. Vintzileos trained personnel and students at the Tunisian National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology on reforecasts and led a seminar on the global subseasonal excessive heat outlook system. He also developed new relationships with Tunisian climate professionals including members of the Tunisian Weather Service. The …

Smail helps coordinate workshop to address excess seaweed and oil spill challenges

May 25, 2018

In recent years, the Caribbean region has faced challenges from oil spills and an influx of floating sargassum seaweed. Experts from United Nations entities, academia, governments, private companies and international initiatives met at the Ministry of Education in Mexico City in early May to discuss the development of a region-wide system for monitoring and forecasting oil spills and sargassum. The workshop was organized in part by GEO Blue Planet, an initiative that ensures the sustained …

Tian and Zou evaluate Hurricanes Irma and Maria in new study

May 23, 2018

ESSIC post-doctoral associate Xiaoxu Tian and research professor Xiaolei Zou published an article with the American Meteorological Society about recent hurricanes. Their research used data from the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) and the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) to look at the warm cores of Hurricanes Irma and Maria….

Liu and Yin publish piece on drought index

May 23, 2018

ESSIC assistant research scientists Jicheng Liu and Jifu Yin have a new article in Water Resources Research that describes the progress made in developing a “Blended Drought Index.” The new Blended Drought Index showed the best performances of several other indices as compared to official drought records. One of the events used for the analysis was the 2011 drought in the U.S. Southwest….

Beaudoing part of new NASA freshwater study

May 23, 2018

ESSIC faculty specialist Hiroko Beaudoing is a co-author of a newly published NASA-led satellite study that reveals significant changes to freshwater resources across the planet. The researchers discovered that wet areas are accumulating more water while dry areas are doing the opposite. The study utilizes 14 years of research data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), as well as other satellite observations, irrigation maps and published reports on human activity. …

Author: Travis Swaim

ESSIC contributes to NOAA/NESDIS Cooperative Research Program Symposium

Zou publishes article on weather modeling

Yin publishes article with Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Kenney quoted about tracking the changing climate in the Christian Science Monitor

Brown facilitates meeting for Fisheries Monitoring Workgroup

Vintzileos spends 10 days in Tunisia on invited visit to government agencies

Smail helps coordinate workshop to address excess seaweed and oil spill challenges

Tian and Zou evaluate Hurricanes Irma and Maria in new study

Liu and Yin publish piece on drought index

Beaudoing part of new NASA freshwater study

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