ESSIC Journal Publications for 2012
January 1, 2013
Alphabetical listing by author of Faculty and Research Staff paper and journal publications for 2012.
Category: Archive
NASA Awards Cooperative Agreement with University of Maryland
December 14, 2012
NASA and UMD jointly announced today the awarding of a cooperative funding agreement to the University of Maryland College to continue collaborative research in the field of earth systems science through ESSIC. The agreement spans five-years and totals $36,334,811. Research being funded by the cooperative agreement includes the study of aerosols and other human generated pollutants that travel long distances through the atmosphere and oceans; ways to improve drought monitoring; real time …
Graduate Students at Maryland Find Breakthroughs in Research on Chesapeake Bay
December 13, 2012
The Association of Agricultural and Resource Economists hosted a graduate coffee and poster forum at Symons Hall at the university of Maryland, where graduate students and faculty members discussed interdisciplinary research around the theme “Saving the Chesapeake Bay: Benefits, Policies, and Data Needs”.
The event was funded by Graduate Student Activities fees and all graduate students were invited to attend. “Meetings like this are a great opportunity for us to get together and see what kind
Busalacchi Speaks on Climate Change and the Chesapeake Region at CPFLC Luncheon
December 10, 2012
The University of Maryland’s Office of Sustainability hosted its bi-annual Chesapeake Project Faculty Learning Community (CPFLC) Luncheon Tuesday afternoon and welcomed Council on the Environment Chair, Dr. Antonio Busalacchi to talk about the effects of climate change on the Chesapeake region. The attendees were faculty members who have participated in the Chesapeake Project, which is an annual two-day workshop, held every May, geared toward members of the faculty learning about …
Complex Interactions between Wildfires and Lightning during Summer 2012
December 10, 2012
Contributions from Wilfrid Schroeder (CICS-MD) and Janice Coen (NCAR)
Complex interactions between lightning and wildfires were on full display during summer 2012. Record heat and drought gave rise to massive wildfires and an extremely active wildfire season in the western United States. Over 8 million acres burned nationwide during June (1.36 million), July (2.01 million), August (3.64 million), and September (1.08 million), which is the second most acres burned since 2000. Despite the
New York City officials talk reconstruction in the wake of Sandy
December 7, 2012
On Thursday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke on future plans for rebuilding the city’s infrastructure and preparing for future storms in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
“The biggest challenge we face is adapting our city to the risks associated with climate change,” the mayor said, addressing an audience of officials from major utility and construction companies that operate in the city.
At the gathering that was cosponsored by the League of Conservation Voters and the Regional Plan
Has the harm caused by cruise liners been overlooked?
December 7, 2012
New research shows that while cruising is becoming a popular option for vacationers across the globe, cruise liners may have detrimental effects on the environment.
Data compiled by Friends of Earth, the U.S. branch of Friends of Earth International, shows that while some cruise lines have done their part do reduce waste and air pollution, other ships are continuing to pollute the oceans.
In what the organization named the “2012 Cruise Ship Report Card,” the data shows the environmental
Students seek to rid their Universities of endowment holdings in Fossil Fuels
December 6, 2012
In a grass roots effort to spark climate reform, college students from dozens of college campuses nationwide are making similar requests to university officials: sell off institutional endowment fund holdings in large fossil fuel companies.
Many students are hopeful that their demands will force climate reform, after a campaign season that rarely focused on the subject of climate change.
Throughout the three national presidential debates, a sub-plot developed regarding the omission of an open
FYI – Ivy Noodles now open
December 6, 2012
They've taken over the space previously occupied by District Dumplings (may their "dumplings in chicken broth" rest in peace). It's completely redecorated now. Dark pseudo-wood panelling, groovy torch fire lighting up at the front, fluorescent pulsating-colour tubing along the wall bench area – was I at a rave or a restaurant? Mixed decor messages aside, I enjoyed my curry tofu noodle soup. Andy and Jean mostly liked their choices, too. The place did smell kinda like …
NOAA/CIRUN host executive roundtable discussion at ESSIC
December 6, 2012
On Thursday, Nov 29, at the University of Maryland Research Park, representatives from NOAA & UMD CIRUN met with executives from both the private and public sectors to discuss the real world applications that new NOAA weather and climate research present to the public. In attendance were 17 representatives from various fields, including agriculture, commercial real estate, emergency response planning, oil and gas, and urban planning. At the meeting, NOAA & UMD scientists explained how …
