Tag: Climate

Farquhar and researchers publish article in PNAS

June 4, 2012

Dr. James Farquhar with first author Dr. Harry Oduro and Dr. Kathryn Van Alstyne published an article in PNAS, May 14, providing a tool for tracing and measuring the movement of sulfur through ocean organisms, the atmosphere and the land in ways that may help prove or disprove the controversial Gaia theory. Media coverage included Wired News, Daily Mail, Science Daily, University Today, Science Codex and Market Watch….

Dr. Maria Tzortziou

May 11, 2012

Dr. Maria Tzortziou, ESSIC assistant research scientist and research scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and a team of scientists cruised the Chesapeake Bay last summer, taking measurements from a research vessel to better understand water quality, carbon cycling, nutrient dynamics, biology and ecosystem health.

The team consisted of more than 20 scientists from NASA, NOAA and nine other research centers and universities from across the United States. Tzortziou, along with

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May 8, 2012

241 – Interactive processes between cloud-precipitation, land-surface, radiation, and aerosol processes
Principal Investigator(s): T. Matsui

Aerosols, cloud, and precipitation processes play major roles in describing earth’s energy and water budget and cycle. Thus, understanding of these processes and interactions via in-situ observations, satellite remote sensing, and state-of-art numerical modeling is essential for atmospheric scientists. However, links between satellite observations and modeling have been always untied, because assumptions in geophysical parameters are usually different between them. Thus, a new tool must be developed to overcome such issue, and facilitate modeling development using satellite observations.

ESSIC Sees Success with Maryland Day Display

May 1, 2012

Despite less than desirable weather, many people still turned out for Maryland Day, a campus wide open house event to promote the departments, organizations and activities around campus.

ESSIC’s display this year was situated on “Science and Tech Way,” with other science and math displays.

Andrew Negri, co-organizer of the event, said ESSIC had 25 volunteers helping out throughout the day, and the weather didn’t stop what he described as “very high traffic” to ESSIC’s …

ESSIC gears up for Maryland Day 2012

April 4, 2012

ESSIC hopes to make another great splash at this year’s University of Maryland “Maryland Day,” with an interactive exhibit and scientific demonstrations. The event is a yearly chance for the communities of greater Baltimore and Washington, D.C. to connect with the University of Maryland, through exhibits, workshops, performances and more. It’s also an opportunity for current and prospective University of Maryland students, faculty, and staff to learn more about the university, and for UMD …

DYNAMO success: MJO field campaign comes to a close

April 4, 2012

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Since late 2011, ESSIC scientists have grown accustomed to seeing periodic updates always carrying a similar subject: DYNAMO news. Sent by CICS’s own Augustin Vintzileos, the e-mails signify the success of the Dynamics of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (DYNAMO) campaign, which started on October 1st, 2011 and came to a close March 31, 2012. In the 1970s, NCAR scientists Roland Madden and Paul Julian discovered what would later be called the Madden-Julian Oscillation …

From idea to reality: ESSIC’s Content Management System released

March 5, 2012

COLLEGE PARK, Md.- ESSIC’s long-awaited Content Management System (CMS) was released for general use today. The initial planning and subsequent development of the system (Site Version #: ESSIC, v1.0) has been many months in the making, according to ESSIC IT Manager Mark Baith. “Conceptually, the idea of a CMS dates back almost two years,” Baith stated. “We dipped our toes into the water during the summer of 2010 and realized then that we’d need skilled, dedicated people to pull this …

CMNS Odyssey: Our Ever-Changing Environment (July 2011)

January 14, 2012

Volume 1 / Issue 1

CMNS researchers explore impact of climate change on the environment. Highlights include research overviews and comments from ESSIC Faculty members Antonio Busacchi, Sujay Kaushal, Xin-Zhong Liang, & Raghu Murtugudde.

The PAGES Ocean2k project

January 10, 2012

By: Michael Evans

Last summer, following the International Quaternary Association quadrennial meeting in Bern, Switzerland, I found myself a guest at a meeting of the Past Global Changes (PAGES) 2000-year (2K) Network. This group is charged with evaluating patterns and mechanisms of climate change, with foci on 8 terrestrial regions. Why, I asked, wasn’t the global ocean represented in the 2K network? Well, as it turned out, the PAGES Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) had asked the exact same question, and the

Li and Harrigan receive ESSIC End of the Year Awards

December 20, 2011

At this year’s AOSC/Geology/ESSIC annual holiday party, two members of the ESSIC staff received end of the year awards as voted by their colleagues. Can Li received the award for “Outstanding Research Paper of 2010” and Iris Harrigan received the award for “ESSIC Administrative Employee of 2011.” The administrative employee of the year award recognizes excellent administrative work done by a member of ESSIC staff this past year and the important role he or she has in conducting the …