ESSIC / AOSC Professor Raghu Murtugudde was quoted in a Baltimore Sun article on the projected El Nino event and its impact on the state of Maryland. Murtugudde cited the redistribution of heat and energy sources during an El Nino event, which can systematically alter global weather patterns.
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ESSIC / AOSC Professor Raghu Murtugudde was featured in separate broadcast NBC and Al-Jazeera news segments, in which he discussed the White House National Climate Assessment report. Murtugudde singled out building HVAC systems in the NBC report, as being a tangible and attainable target in the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions. In the Al-Jazeera report, Murtugudde cited increasing precipitation and sea-levels in the US Northeast coupled with the West Coast drought, as being …
Researcher: Antonio Busalacchi Grant Sponsor: NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center (Sequences 29, 30 and 32) Amount: $986,996 in additional funding bringing the total to $10,356,779 Grant Study: “Collaborative Earth System Science Research between NASA/GSFC and UMCP”…
ESSIC continued its tradition of providing an informative and entertaining exhibit at the 2014 installment of Maryland Day, with both old favorites and new attractions. This year marked the 16th anniversary of the University of Maryland’s flagship day, which featured the 2014 theme of “fearless ideas and enterprises.” For its display, ESSIC showcased its interactive “Science on a Sphere” globe, as well as a game where participants raced to fill a rain gauge with water from cloud-shaped …
ESSIC / AOSC Professor Raghu Murtugudde was quoted in The Hindu in an article entitled “Extremes in monsoon rainfall growing.” Murtugudde suggested that Indian farmers will need to initiate conservation efforts, such as rainwater harvesting, in order to compensate for the cyclical changes occruing with respect to overall rainfall.. …
The University of Maryland Council on the Environment has awarded its second annual Junior Faculty Award to Dr. Sujay Kaushal, of the geology department and the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center. The award, which includes a cash prize of $3,000 and the chance for the recipient to deliver a lecture on his or her accomplishments to the university community, is given to a faculty member to honor achievements over the past three to five years that have raised the profile of the …
ESSIC Research Associate Debra Kollonige delivered an invited presentation, along with R. Bradley Pierce (NOAA/NESDIS/CIMSS), at the 2014 Midwest and Central States Air Quality Workshop, held in St. Louis, Missouri from 22-24 April. Dr. Kollonige’s talk was entitled, “Satellite Signatures of Trace Gases Associated with US Oil and Gas Extraction FY 14 AQAST Project” and discussed new potential applications of satellite data for analyzing emissions and air quality models near and downwind of Oil …
Science news outlet and research aggregate LiveScience, has published an Op-ed article adapted from a recent blog post by ESSIC / AOSC Professor Raghu Murtugudde. The post appeared in the LiveScience “Expert Voices” section, which invites authorities on science and technology to provide insight into current events. The original post from Murtugudde’s locally-hosted “Gudde-Blog” column, details how the earth’s internal variability is alive and well. The Murtugudde LiveScience Op-ed post …
ESSIC Faculty Research Assistant Patrick Meyers was selected as a recipient of a UMD Division of Information Technology (DIT) grant for visualization hardware. The DIT call for proposals was designed to help UMCP achieve national leadership status in the use of visualization for data exploration and results presentation. Meyer’s award totaled $6K and will be used in part to fund two workstations that will replicate visualization and display technologies employed by the National Weather Service …
ESSIC / AOSC Professor Raghu Murtugudde provided expert commentary for multiple broadcast CNN reports on the search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight 370. Murtugudde was questioned on a range of topics including ocean currents, light and sound transmission, and seafloor topography and sediments….