Raghu Murtugudde gave the keynote address on extreme weather and water-food security at the Second International Symposium on Catastrophe Risk Management Climate Change-Implications on Food & Water Security, Grand Copthorne Waterfront, Singapore, March 3-4. The symposium is organized by Nanyang Technological University, Institute of Catastrophe Risk Management….
Raghu Murtugudde gave the World Meteorological Day Lecture entitled “Physics to Fish to Fishers: Nature’s Rules and Biological Loopholes.” More than 300 people attended the lecture at the Varaha Mihira Hall, Pune, India including the general public, teachers, and students. …
Tony Busalacchi was extensively quoted and/or mentioned in the media on the recent National Research Council report “National Security Implications of Climate Change for U.S. Naval Forces” published on March 10. The report identified 3 key challenges to naval operations: (1) major reductions in Arctic sea ice will mean new shipping, oil and gas exploration and other opportunities in the region, (2) expected increases in extreme temperatures, storms and flooding around the globe mean the Navy …
Eugenia Kalnay has been selected as a member of the NASA Advisory Council’s Science Committee. The committee reports to the NASA Administrator and plays a key role in advising NASA on the complex set of programs, management, financial and policy matters before the agency. …
At the 91st American Meteorological Society’s Annual Meeting, Tony Busalacchi chaired a Special Session on World Climate Research Program (WCRP); Kayo Ide (AOSC, ESSIC, IPST and CSCAMM) chaired a session on Assimilation of Observations into Models: Hybrid Methods; and Ken Pickering (AOSC) chaired a session on Understanding Lightning’s Role in Atmospheric Chemistry. The meeting was held in Seattle, WA from January 23 to January 27….
Alphabetical listing by author of Faculty and Research Staff paper and journal publications for 2010.
Goddard Laboratory for Atmospheres Contractor Awards: Bo Wen Shen, for his outstanding scientific research using global mesoscale model to improve our understanding of physical processes associated with tropical cyclones. Can Li for his outstanding effort and achievement in enriching scientific understanding of East Asian aerosols. The Climate and Radiation Branch awards: Richard Hansell, for his excellent and innovative investigation of longwave properties and radiative …
Researcher: Russell Dickerson
Grant Sponsor: STMD-Maryland Department of the Environment
Amount: $365,000
Grant Study: “Air Pollution in Maryland – RAMMPP FY2011” …
Russ Dickerson is a member of the NASA AURA Science Team – AURA is NASA’s third large Earth Observing System mission and is dedicated to understanding the changing chemistry of our atmosphere. Dickerson is also a member of the NASA Air Quality Applications Science Team which endeavors to optimize the value of Earth Science satellites, suborbital platforms, and models to serve the needs of air quality management. …
Rihuan Cong gave an invited talk at the American Geophysical Union’s 2010 Fall Meeting “Impacts of Land Use and Management on Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics,” December 13-17, San Francisco. Her talk was entitled “Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Variation Under Long-term Fertilization in Wheat-corn Cropping System of China.”…
