ESSIC research scientist William K. M. Lau spoke at the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society’s (AOGS) 14th annual meeting in Singapore in August. His talk, titled “Competing Influences of Greenhouse Warming and Aerosols on Asian Monsoon Climate Change,” evaluated how an increase in rainfall caused by greenhouse gas emissions is often negated by the effects of aerosol forcing in monsoon regions….
ESSIC Interim Director Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm was featured on an interview segment of Public Radio International’s (PRI) Living on Earth program on Sept. 15. Miralles-Wilhelm, a hydrologist, discussed the Everglades ecosystem and Hurricane Irma’s impact on the area. Last year, he co-authored a review of the Everglades restoration program that Congress enacted 17 years ago. To listen to the interview or read a transcript of the conversation, visit this …
ESSIC assistant research scientist Prabhat Koner is a new member of the science team at the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST). GHRSST, an international organization, appoints scientists to the team to manage research in satellite use for sea surface temperature monitoring. Koner has produced research with the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction in measuring sea surface temperature. …
ESSIC/AOSC Professor Raghu Murtugudde published a piece in The Huffington Post in early August titled “Should Young Researchers Worry About Citations And Journal Impact Factors?” Murtugudde suggests that researchers should focus more on personal creativity and work ethic than the reach of their published work. The article follows a Huffington Post piece he published earlier this year about whether young researchers should fear having their ideas plagiarized. To read …
AOSC professor and former ESSIC Director, Antonio Busalacchi was featured in a Washington Post Capital Weather Gang Op-ed on the need to further U.S. hurricane prediction and preparedness. Busalacchi, who’s currently serving as President of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) notes that while our forecasting capabilities remain remarkably good, further efforts are needed to sharpen forecasts, particularly when considering the evacuation of highly populated areas …
ESSIC Hydrologist and Interim Director, Professor Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, visited Bolivia in late August to participate in an International symposium on Water Resources Management. The event was organized by the Catholic University of Tarija. Miralles-Wilhelm traveled with fellow water expert, Dr. William Asquith from the U.S. Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.), as part of the U.S. Specialists and Embassy Speakers’ Program. The program allows American experts to …
The Hotel at the University of Maryland is open for business. Checked out the Old Maryland Grill, one of the hotel's street-level eateries – très swish (love the mural along one wall). Upscale, on the pricey side … nice food option for College Park, though. Snacked on some “coddies”, i.e., little cod cakes – a bit bland seasoning-wise but they hit the spot. They’re working out the kinks right now (no free wi-fi yet, screw-up with exterior signage, …
An ESSIC collaborative study led by Stephanie Schollaert Uz was published this month on the American Meteorological Society’s (AMS) on-line Journal of Climate. Titled “Interannual and Decadal Variability in Tropical Pacific Chlorophyll from a Statistical Reconstruction: 1958–2008,” the study reconstructs a retrospective 51-year time series of surface chlorophyll to quantify how multidecadal climate-scale patterns impact biological productivity. The study …
ESSIC Assistant Research Scientist Lauren Zamora presented a recent webinar entitled, "Quantifying aerosol indirect effects over the Arctic" at the IARPC (Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee) Atmosphere Collaboration Team meeting. The presentation can be viewed at the following link. …
ESSIC Post-doctoral Associate Michael Peterson created an animation loop of Hurricane Harvey showing cloud cover and optical lightning emissions on August 25-26, 2017. Peterson combined infrared imagery from GOES-16’s Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) as well as imagery from the satellite's Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM), which observes total lightning (both in-cloud and cloud-to-ground) day and night across the Western Hemisphere. The loop received considerable …
