Many ESSIC scientists attended and presented at this year’s American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, which took place from 25 to 29 January 2026 in Houston, Texas. Below, the ESSIC scientists who contributed to presentations and other activities at the 106th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting have been compiled below, with ESSIC scientists’ names in bold. The CISESS appointees were compiled by Maureen Cribb. The ESSIC appointees were compiled by Cazzy Medley.
January 20
- Testing DAWN Probabilistic Visualization Designs and Their Ability to Support Agricultural Decisions
- Apoorva Joshi (Presenter), Snehalata Sainjoo, Jennifer Kennedy, Melissa A Kenney
- New Developments in Satellite Vegetation Index and Green Vegetation Fraction Products at NOAA STAR
- Corinne Minette Carter (Presenter), Yuan Zhou, Yunyue Yu
January 26
- NOAA Satellite Snowfall Rate Algorithm and its Applications
- Yongzhen Fan (Presenter), Jun Dong, Huan Meng, Yulan Hong, Pingping Xie, Aaron Jacobs, Carl Dierking, Emily B. Berndt, Kristopher D. White, Ralph Ferraro
- AI Enhanced Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts from Hybrid High-Resolution Rapid Refresh and LEO and GEO Satellite Data
- Yongzhen Fan (Presenter), Huan Meng, Rick Pernak, Eric S. Maddy, Kevin Garrett
- Long-term Aerosol Variability and Associated Sea Surface Temperature Changes in the Atlantic Ocean: Observed from the Satellite AVHRR-Instruments in the Past 40 Years
- Yongsheng Zhang (Presenter), James Frech, Xuepeng Zhao
- · The Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MiRS): Recent Developments, Improvements, and Applications
- Shuyan Liu (Presenter), Christopher Grassotti, Yong-Keun Lee, Wei Wang, John (Xun) Yang, XingMing Liang, Huan Meng
- Assessing Turbulence Uncertainty in Urban Dispersion modeling Using Rooftop Observations
- Fong Ngan (Presenter), William Pendergrass, Bavand Sadeghi, Mark D. Cohen
- Improve Understanding and Reduce Uncertainties in Urban Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion Modeling
- Bavand Sadeghi (Presenter), Mark D. Cohen, Fong Ngan, Tianfeng Chai
- Use of GNSS RO Commercial Data Processed by STAR during the ROMEX: Identification of the Causes of GNSS RO Biases from High and Low Inclination Angle Missions
- Shu-Peng Ho (Presenter), Xi Shao, Yong Chen, Xin Jing
- HYSPLIT-based Emissions Inverse Modeling System (HEIMS): Applications to Wildfires, Volcanic Eruptions, and Nuclear Incidents (Invited Presentation)
- Hyun Cheol Kim (Presenter), Tianfeng Chai, Charles Fite, Fong Ngan, Mark D. Cohen
- Investigation of Plume Rise in Wildfire Smoke Dispersion Simulations
- Tianfeng Chai (Presenter), Hyun Cheol Kim, Charles Fite, Fong Ngan, Mark D. Cohen
- Taking Flight: Using NASA’s G-LiHT Airborne Data to Illuminate Carbon Cycling in Mid-Atlantic Ecosystems
- Eric J Ward (Presenter), Shawn Serbin, Ben Poulter, Douglas Morton, Bruce Cook, Noel Gurwick, Allen Lunsford, Jeremiah Anderson, Glenn M. Wolfe
- Observations and Simulations of Snow Band Microphysics: Characterization, Parameterization and Model Evaluation
- Greg M. McFarquhar (Presenter), Peter Anthony Brechner, Jonathan Connor Douglas, Julian Christopher Schima, Martin Schnaiter, Emma Järvinen, Franziska Nehlert, K. Lee Thornhill, Joseph Finlon, David J. Delene, Gerald Heymsfield, Charles N. Helms, Brian A. Colle, Phillip Yeh
- Estimating Hourly 2-km All-Sky Surface Downward Longwave Radiation from GOES-R Imagery Using Machine Learning
- Yamin Guo (Presenter), Peng Yu, Jing Wei
- Advancements in the Assimilation of Spaceborne Radar Observations
- Isaac Moradi (Presenter), Yanqiu Zhu, Satya Kalluri
- Extending NOAA AMSU/MHS Hydrological Bundle Climate Data Record (CDR) by incorporating ATMS observations
- Yalei You (Presenter), James G. Beauchamp, John Xun Yang, Ralph Ferraro, Huan Meng
- South Pacific Oscillation Contributes to Multi-year ENSOs
- Xumin Li (Presenter), Jin-Yi Yu, Ruiqiang Ding
January 27
- A Fortran-based AI-RTM Inference Algorithm with Jacobian Computation under Clear-sky Conditions
- XingMing Liang (Presenter), Christopher Grassotti, Huan Meng
- Calibration and Validation of MetOp-SG Microwave Sounder using AI/ML and CRTM for Numerical Weather Prediction
- Feng Zhang (Presenter), Yong Chen, Xi Shao, Tung-Chang Liu, Wenhui Wang
- Repository for AI-Ready Training Datasets to Support Satellite Sensor Calibration and Validation
- Yan Bai (Presenter), Feng Zhang, James Hawkins, Xi Shao
- AI/ML Modeling of Sonoran Desert BRDF for LEO-LEO and LEO-GEO Imaging Radiometer Inter-Calibration
- Xi Shao (Presenter), Xin Jing, Tung-Chang Liu, Yan Bai, Wenhui Wang
- Joint Session: Wildfire Observations from Satellite for Pre-fire, During-fire, and Post-fire Applications
- Javier Villegas Bravo, William C. Straka (Cochairs)
- Supporting Post-Fire Risk Assessment with Multi-Sensor Burn Scar Maps
- Sam Batzli, Danielle Losos, Javier Villegas Bravo, Roger Michaelides, William C. Straka (Presenter)
- Wildfire Burned Area Detection and Severity Mapping Using Multiple Satellite Sensors and Machine Learning to Aid in Flash Flood Forecasting
- Javier Villegas Bravo (Presenter)
- Aircraft-Derived Convective Boundary Layer Heights over the Western United States: Retrieval Sensitivities and Land-Surface Controls
- Christopher “Chuck” C. Baker (Presenter), Jason M. English, David D. Turner, Xin-Zhong Liang
- Abheera Hazra (Presenter), Kimberly Slinski, Amy McNally, Mahmoud Osman, Weston Anderson, Kristi R. Arsenault, Shraddhanand Shukla
- Zhanqing Li (Presenter), Jing Wei, Lei Zhang, William Lau
- The Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) Level 0-1 Processor – Algorithm Updates and Product Status
- Heesung Chong, Xiong Liu, David E. Flittner, John Houck, James Carr, Weizhen Hou, Junsung Park (Presenter), Gonzalo Gonzalez Abad, Caroline R. Nowlan, Huiqun wang, Lawrence E. Flynn, Sergey Marchenko, Joanna Joiner, John E. Davis, Raid M. Suleiman, Jean Fitzmaurice, Linsay Yatsuhashi, Kelly Chance, Brian Baker, Colin Seftor, Glen Jaross, Jerrold Robaidek, Xiangqian Wu, Hui Xu, Bikash Basnet, Yan Bai, Changyong Cao, David R. Doelling
- Uncertainties in the Convective Volume Fraction derived from GPM Microwave Radiometers
- Lei Ji (Presenter), Veljko Petkovic, Malarvizhi Arulraj, Marko Orescanin
January 28
- Evaluating Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasts from HAFS Using Satellite-Derived Ocean Profile and Heat Content Estimates
- Lewis James Gramer (Presenter), Paige Lavin, Deirdre A. Byrne, David S. Trossman
- The Effects of Ice Habit Models on Passive Microwave Snowfall Retrievals
- Yulan Hong (Presenter), Huan Meng, Yongzhen Fan, Jun Dong, Tong Ren, Ping Yang
- Preliminary Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MiRS) Retrieval Products based on Tomorrow.io TMS Data
- Yong-Keun Lee (Presenter), John (Xun) Yang, Christopher Grassotti, Shuyan Liu, XingMing Liang, Wei Wang, Huan Meng
- Assessing and Denoising Tomorrow.io Radiance Products Toward Improving MiRS 1DVar Retrieval
- John (Xun) Yang (Presenter), Yong-Keun Lee, Christopher Grassotti, Shuyan Liu, XingMing Liang, Wei Wang, Huan Meng
- Extending and Reprocessing the NASA NVAP Water Vapor Dataset
- John M. Forsythe (Presenter), Thomas H. VonderHaar, Steven J. Fletcher, Shuyan Liu
- Implementing VIIRS Global Area Coverage (VGAC): Bridging Climate Data Records with Modern Satellite Capabilities
- Kenneth R. Knapp (Presenter), Changyong Cao, Xi Shao, Douglas Rao, Philip Casey, Viju John
- Decision-Ready Scenario Tool for Crop Production under Environmental Uncertainty
- You Wu (Presenter), Yixin Wang, Chaoshun Liu, Zhibin Sun, Xin-Zhong Liang
- Informing the Detection, Monitoring, and Management of Wildfires through Earth Observations
- Jenny Hewson (Presenter), Diane Davies, Brad Quayle, Otmar Olsina, Dylan Mendes, Asen Radov
- Improving the Characterization, Translation, and Application of Hurricane-Related Risk Information for Decision Making
- Laura Petes (Presenter), Hannah Campbell, Virginia Selz, Clara Deck, Ariela Zycherman, Amanda Chiachi
- Assimilation of Microwave Observations from CubeSats into NOAA HAFS Model
- Isaac Moradi (Presenter), Satya Kalluri, Vijay S. Tallapragada, Xu Lu, Flavio Iturbide-Sanchez
- Quantitative Analysis of Factors Inhibiting Ozone Recovery in the Northern Hemisphere Mid-Latitudes
- Laura McBride (Presenter), Ross J. Salawitch, Brian Bennett, Markus Rex, Peter von der Gathen, Ingo Wohltmann, Timothy P. Canty, Martyn P. Chipperfield, Melanie Coldewey-Egbers, Sandip Dhomse, Vitali Fioletov, Stacey Frith, Laila Howar, Jos de Laat, Diego Loyola, Emmanuel Mahieu, Maxime Prignon, Wolfgang Steinbrecht, Ronald van der A, Pamela Wales, Mark Weber, Jeannette Wild
January 29
- AMS SATMOC Virtual Short Course in 2025
- Jun Wang (Presenter), Megan Christiansen, Christopher Smith, Joseph Patton, Meng Zhou, Javier Villegas Bravo, Jorel Torres, Jordan J. Gerth, John Cintineo, Eric Goldenstern, Sherrie Secunda Morris, Gary B. McWilliams
- Assessing the Value of LEO in WPC Decision-Making
- Christopher Smith (Presenter), Katherine A. Hawley, Melissa Johnson, Sophia Evelyn Groot, Kim Klockow McClain
- The AWS MWR Implementation on Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MiRS)
- Yong-Keun Lee (Presenter), John (Xun) Yang, Christopher Grassotti, Shuyan Liu, XingMing Liang, Wei Wang, Huan Meng
- Enhancing MiRS ATMS Precipitation Estimates over the CONUS suing Machine Learning
- Shuyan Liu (Presenter), Christopher Grassotti, Wei Wang, Yong-Keun Lee, John (Xun) Yang, XingMing Liang, Huan Meng
- A Space Weather R2O2R Success Story Advancing SWPC’s Prediction Capabilities
- Louis W. Uccellini (Presenter)
- Use of GNSS Radio Occultation Observations in the MERRA-2 and MERRA-21C Reanalyses at GMAO
- Michael J. Murphy (Presenter), Amal El Akkraoui, Mohar Chattopadhyay, Erin E. Jones
