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”…
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….
Ross Salawitch was quoted in the New York Times, February 25, in an article on the crash of NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory. …
Raghu Murtugudde interviewed, the Chesapeake Bay Forecast Project publicized, in The Diamondback (www.diamondbackonline.com)…
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”…
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….
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….
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….
Tony Busalacchi is one of seven Maryland residents named to participate in a major study on climate change by the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering. The congressionally mandated study, America’s Climate Choices, will investigate the serious, sweeping issues relating to global climate change and make recommendations regarding strategies that must be adopted in response….
Phil Arkin was quoted in The DC Examiner, December 12, in an article on January’s Inauguration Day and the weather. …
