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Dr. Jingfeng Huang

March 24, 2015

Dr. Jingfeng Huang is an Assistant Research Scientist at CMNS-Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center. He graduated from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2000 with his Bachelor of Environmental Science and Engineering and a second Bachelor of Enterprise Management. He received his MPhil degree at The University of Hong Kong Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China in 2002. He continued his PhD study on Remote Sensing at The University of Manchester, Manchester, United

FYI: TargetExpress coming to College Park

March 13, 2015

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Dr. Xiaolei Zou

March 11, 2015

With over 115 published papers and nearly 20 years of teaching experience under her belt, Dr. Xiaolei Zou left a tenured teaching position at Florida State University (FSU) to join ESSIC.

Zou first worked for FSU in 1989, where she helped the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) on developing a 4D-Var data assimilation system, a model that more precisely predicts forecasts.

She later joined the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) to develop a 4D-Var system

Lau study links Hadley Circulation to extensive droughts

March 3, 2015

A new study published online in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides a link to CO₂ warming with broadening areas of droughts. In his paper, lead author Dr. William K. M. Lau, a University of Maryland senior research scientist at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), examined changes in the Hadley Circulation (HC), the tropical atmospheric circulation cell closest to the equator. Lau explained he was originally interested in the …

Yu study estimates Saharan dust in Amazon

February 28, 2015

While the Amazon Rainforest and the Sahara Desert represent two vastly different environments separated by the Atlantic Ocean, Saharan dust is found in great quantities in the Amazon, replenishing its soils with much-needed phosphorus lost from heavy rainfall. In a recently published study in Geophysical Research Letters, lead author Dr. Hongbin Yu, an associate research scientist at ESSIC, estimated that approximately 22,000 tons of phosphorus reach the rainforest per year, nearly matching …

Li Advised Student recognized at annual AMS Meeting

February 25, 2015

At this year’s 95th annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) in Phoenix, AZ, AOSC PhD student Andrew Jongeward was recognized by meeting organizers with the Outstanding Student Poster Presentation Award. Jongeward’s poster presented at a session on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions gave an assessment of trends seen in the aerosol loading over the western North Atlantic Ocean during the period of 2000 to 2012. Advised by ESSIC / AOSC Professor Zhanqing Li, Jongeward …

Local Eats: NuVegan Cafe

February 20, 2015

A "Nu" eatery has joined the Varsity complex – a build-your-own-plate-style vegan cafe. Entrees + 1 or 2 cold/hot sides, etc. … interesting choice of sides (braised brussel sprouts, grilled asparagus, and sesame seaweed caught my eye). Unfortuneately, the choice of sides changes daily, so you never know what's up for offer on any given day. It would be nice if they had a chalkboard or something with the daily offerings listed. Had the BBQ tofu the other day with a side of …

Human Nature May Seal the Planet’s Warming Fate (Op-Ed)

February 3, 2015

Slow changes are the bane of humanity. The metaphor of a frog in a pot being warmed slowly seems quite apt for the way humanity is struggling with global warming. 2014 is now the warmest year in the instrumental record. Even as the global warming hiatus continues and its causes continue to be debated — record temperature years have occurred during the hiatus, even though globally averaged surface temperatures have shown little change — the pause is not really a benign blessing to continue …

Sutton-Grier part of planning for 5th NACP PI Meeting

January 28, 2015

ESSIC Assistant Research Scientist Ariana Sutton-Grier was on the planning committee for the 5th annual North American Carbon Program Principal Investigators Meeting (NACP PI) in Washington, D.C., 26-29 January 2015. Sutton-Grier's activities included the organization of two science sessions on carbon science to support policy and on a plenary speaker to discuss the future of carbon science. In addition, she also organized a break-out session on coastal carbon science….

Zhang recognized by NOAA for work on CBOFS