NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) recognized ESSIC assistant research scientist Augustin Vintzileos for the development and issuance of the experimental United States Week 3-4 Temperature and Precipitation Outlooks. In October Vintzileos presented research at the CPC’s 41st Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop in Maine….
In early October, ESSIC assistant research scientist Augustin Vintzileos presented his recent research at the NOAA/Climate Prediction Center’s 41st Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop at the University of Maine. Vintzileos’s talk addressed the forecasting of heat extremes, which according to NOAA are one of the most dangerous natural hazards. Vintzileos and a team used the Subseasonal Excessive Heat Outlook System (SEHOS) that utilzes NOAA’s Global Ensemble …
ESSIC researchers Melissa Kenny and Michael Gerst attended the White House Summit on Behavioral Science Insights held on September 15th. Their invitations to the event resulted from inclusion of their research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Team 2016 Annual Report. Produced with Dr. Irina Feygina of the Social and Behavioral Science Team (SBST), which is under the White House National Science and Technology Council, the research analyzes how comprehensible the US. …
As world climates continue to evolve, many regions are now faced with dwindling rainy seasons, affecting both traditional agricultural practices and overall crop yields. An ancient, but recently rediscovered land management system called agroforestry could be the solution to the problems associated with reduced rainfall, low soil moisture and carbon sequestration. Agroforestry is the practice of growing trees or shrubs around and among crops combining both agriculture and forestry in a …
ESSIC / AOSC Professor Zhanqing Li facilitated a symposium at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) held in Washington, DC during mid- February. The symposium entitled, “Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Policy in Asia,” addressed major pollution/emission sources; the direct and indirect effects of aerosol on long-term trends in key climate variables; interactions between aerosols and the monsoon system; and health …
Hurricane Sandy became the second costliest hurricane to hit the United States when it blew ashore in October 2012, killing 159 peopleand inflicting $71 billion in damage. Informally known as a “superstorm” after it made landfall, Sandy was so destructive largely because of its unusual size and track. After moving north from the tropical waters where it spawned, Sandy turned out to sea before hooking back west, growing in size and crashing head-on into the East Coast, gaining …
University of Maryland Professors Karen Lips and Sumant Nigam have been named 2016-2017 Jefferson Science Fellows by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The innovative fellows program engages the nation’s academic scientists, engineers and physicians in U.S. foreign policy. Fellows spend one year at the State Department or USAID for an on-site assignment in Washington, D.C., that could involve extended stays at U.S. foreign …
Tom Newman was recognized for best research paper of the year honors at the annual ESSIC Holiday Party this month. Newamn's article entitled, "Assessment of radar-derived snow depth over Arctic sea ice," advances understanding of the complex Arctic sea ice/snow system and the significant changes the system is undergoing. The selection committee was comprised of the following ESSIC science staff members: Huan Wu (chair), Guojun Gu, Chris …
By: Raghu Murtugudde
This is something I am happy about but it is not really news.
I recently organized a meeting between the Second and First Institutes of Oceanography and the University of Oceanology from China with the directors of the Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services, Hyderbad; National Institute of Oceanography, Goa; National Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa; National Institute of OceanTechnology, Chennai.
The meeting was held at NIO, Goa on December 3, 2015 and the discussions focused
Michael Evans, a University of Maryland geology associate professor and member of the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), will join the Scientific Steering Committee for the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) Past Global Changes (PAGES) project. As a committee member for a 2016-18 term, Evans will help oversee PAGES, develop and promote its scientific agenda, and serve as a representative of the project. PAGES, which was founded in 1991 and has more …
