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Two University of Maryland social scientists are embarking on a two-year research project that investigates how meteorologists in the U.S. Southeast communicate tornado warnings and watches. Brooke Liu and Anita Atwell Seate will complete observational studies of forecasters in three different states to understand the decision making process as well as conduct general and longitudinal surveys. The project is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and is part …

ESSIC/AOSC Professor Raghu Murtugudde authored a new Huffington Post India Edition article titled “India’s Switch To Electric Vehicles Can Be A Global Role Model For Climate Actions.” The article responds to the Indian transportation minister’s announcement that the country will fully transition to electric vehicles by 2030. Murtugudde evaluates how realistic the goal is by anticipating associated challenges while suggesting steps the nation should take to reach the …

ESSIC research professor Xiaolei Zou recently published an article in a special issue of the Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology on the Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) about her work to reduce striping on the GPM Microwave Imager (GMI). GMI was found to have striping noise in two water vapor sounding channels, and Zhou’s destriping method mitigates that issue allowing for accurate interpretation of the data. View the article here….

ESSIC/AOSC Professor Raghu Murtugudde coauthored a new article in Scientific Reports titled “Role of Oceanic and Terrestrial Atmospheric Moisture Sources in Intraseasonal Variability of Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall.” The research found that rainfall moisture in India originates from land rather than exclusively from the ocean. It also revised the understanding of which bodies of water are primarily responsible for moisture transfer. The research was featured in a Hindustan …

ESSIC post-doctoral associate Michael Peterson coauthored an article published in the Journal of Geophysical Research called “A TRMM/GPM retrieval of the total mean generator current for the global electric circuit.” The research quantifies electrified weather and analyzes variation in the current depending on region and time. View the article here….

Kapnos Kouzina in Bethesda … airy, bright, breezy. Its sibling, Kapnos Taverna at The Hotel at UMD … deeper colours, elegant, jazzy. Like the happy hour – house wines are decent and the nibbles are good (had the crispy eggplant). Nice blend of folk at the bar – hotel guests, campus fac/students, locals. Had the tyrokaftari spread on flatbread the other day at lunch – yum. Another welcome addition to the area.
4/5 forks   Parking: validated parking in the hotel parking …