ESSIC Climate Change Expertise Showcased
March 29, 2009
UMD’s ESSIC Climate Change Expertise Showcased to Leaders from 40 Business, Science and Technology Organizations….
Category: Archive
Busalacchi testifies before U.S. Committees
March 18, 2009
Tony Busalacchi testified before the Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee, Appropriations Committee on March 18 on the role of space-based ocean observations in support of climate understanding and prediction….
Newly Funded Research:March 2009
March 1, 2009
Researcher: Tony Busalacchi
Grant Sponsor: NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
Amount: $150,846
Grant Study: “Application of Scatterometry, Satellite Sea Surface Temperature, and Altimetry Measurements to Improve Understanding and Prediction of Indo-Pacific Coupling”…
Busalacchi and Murtugudde quoted in Maryland Commons
March 1, 2009
Tony Busalacchi and Raghu Murtugudde were quoted in Maryland Commons, March 16, in an article on the computer simulation (Chesapeake Bay Forecasting System) of the Chesapeake Bay showing how various factors interact to influence the bay region. The System was also featured in the Chesapeake Bay Modeling Program newsletter, February edition….
Salawitch quoted in the New York Times
February 25, 2009
Ross Salawitch was quoted in the New York Times, February 25, in an article on the crash of NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory. …
Murtugudde interviews with the Diamondback
February 17, 2009
Raghu Murtugudde interviewed, the Chesapeake Bay Forecast Project publicized, in The Diamondback (www.diamondbackonline.com)…
Newly Funded Research: February 2009
February 1, 2009
Researcher: James Carton
Grant Sponsor: NASA-GSFC
Amount: $100,303
Grant Study: “Use of GHRSST Observations to Constrain Ocean Models and Data Assimilation”
Researcher: Rachel Pinker
Grant Sponsor: Princeton University
Amount: $135,000
Grant Study: “Developing Consistent Earth System Data Records for the Global Terrestrial Water Cycle”…
Busalacchi quoted in Washington Post, NPR
February 1, 2009
Tony Busalacchi was quoted in the Washington Post, February 25, in an article on the effects of the crash of NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory. Busalacchi was interviewed on NPR’s All Things Considered, February 25, on the same subject….
CIRUN workshop mentioned in SpaceNews
January 12, 2009
The Climate Information: Responding to User Needs (CIRUN) workshop held in October 2008 at M-Square, was mentioned in SpaceNews, January 12, in an article on the policy relevance of science….
Busalacchi and Dickerson elected Fellows of AGU
January 1, 2009
Tony Busalacchi and Russ Dickerson have been elected Fellows of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). This designation is conferred upon not more than 0.1% of all AGU members in any given year. New Fellows are chosen by a Committee of Fellows, recognizing members, and others, who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the geophysical sciences, to the service of the community, and to the public’s understanding….
