Tag: Cryosphere

ESSIC / CICS-MD Scientists Present at STAR JPSS Annual Science Conference

September 11, 2018

On Monday, August 27, CICS-MD hosted the Poster Session and Reception for this year’s Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Annual Science Conference. A total of 67 posters were on display. Congratulations to the six ESSIC / CICS-MD scientists who presented: – Cezar Kongoli, et al., “Calibration and Validation of the S-NPP Snowfall Detection Algorithm;” – Yuling Liu et al., “Preliminary Quality Assessment of NOAA 20 LST EDR …

Congratulations to Dorothy Hall, chosen as 2018 AGU Fellow

August 20, 2018

ESSIC research scientist Dorothy Hall is a newly elected AGU Fellow for 2018. The prestigious honor, awarded to only .01% of the AGU membership annually, recognizes those having achieved scientific eminence in the fields of Earth and space sciences. Hall’s formal induction will take place at the fall 2018 annual AGU meeting held this year in Washington, D.C. Dorothy Hall is an ESSIC research scientist and a senior scientist in the Cryospheric Sciences Laboratory at NASA/Goddard Space …

Hall presents at International Geoscience Remote Sensing Symposium in Spain

August 2, 2018

ESSIC research scientist Dorothy Hall recently attended the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Geoscience Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2018), the 38th annual symposium of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS). The meeting was held in Valencia, Spain and had the theme of “Observing, Understanding and Forecasting the Dynamics of our Planet”. Hall presented a talk alongside George Riggs and Nicolo DiGirolamo from Science Systems and …

Cullather contributes to large-scale study about Antarctica’s ice loss

June 26, 2018

Eighty-four scientists contributed to a study that gained global publicity after its recent publication in Nature. Headlines and news alerts reported on the grave findings: Antarctica’s ice loss has been accelerating rapidly. ESSIC associate research scientist Richard Cullather, who studies the ice sheet and was one of the 84 participating scientists, wasn’t surprised by the report’s media attention. Though it was his first time participating in such a large study, he …

ESSIC scientists publish article on snowfall rates

May 1, 2018

ESSIC visiting research scientists Ralph Ferraro and Huan Meng, post-doctoral associate Jun Dong, faculty specialist Michael Folmer, associate research scientist Cezar Kongoli, and assistant research scientist Nai-Yu Wang have an article in Eos, which is published by the American Geophysical Union. The article, “Snowfall Rates from Satellite Data Help Weather Forecasters,” describes how NOAA satellite data is used to generate maps that provide information on snowfall rates …

Duncan and Farrell author article on sea ice collisions

April 13, 2018

ESSIC faculty specialist Kyle Duncan and associate research scientist Sinéad Farrell have a new article in press for the Annals of Glaciology about an interesting problem in measuring sea ice. Just as tectonic plates push up mountains where they meet, two pieces of sea ice push up snow ridges when they collide. These are called “pressure ridges” and the snow above the flat sea ice is called the “sail.” The article describes a new methodology to measure the …

Brunt’s Antarctica adventure featured on Live Science

April 4, 2018

An article on Live Science about NASA scientists features ESSIC assistant research scientist Kelly Brunt and her recent trip to Antarctica. Brunt’s two-month trip was in preparation for the ICESat-2 satellite launch coming in November. The article highlights scientists conducting research in extreme climates. Read the full story here….

ESSIC scientists to publish article on snowfall detection algorithm

March 22, 2018

ESSIC associate research scientist Cezar Kongoli, visiting research scientist Huan Meng, post-doctoral associate Jun Dong and visiting associate research scientist Ralph Ferraro have a new article accepted for publication in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. The authors document a new satellite algorithm for snowfall detection. The scientists found that the key variables for snowfall detection were cloud thickness, relative humidity and vertical velocity….

ESSIC’s Holm ensures smooth sailing for Center travelers

February 28, 2018

Between conferences, workshops and field research, you could conceivably find one of ESSIC’s 160 scientists in any corner of the world on a given day. Cathy Holm has been making sure those adventures run smoothly for nearly six years. Holm, a travel and procurement specialist with the ESSIC Business Office (EBO) manages researchers’ trips, which can often require specialized equipment and medical clearances given how remote and rugged the destinations can be. …

ESSIC researchers present at American Geophysical Union meeting

January 2, 2018

ESSIC researchers Scott Rudlosky, Korak Saha, James Reagan, Alexey Mishonov and Sinead Farrell presented at the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fall Meeting in New Orleans. The annual meeting held in December is “the largest Earth and space science meeting in the world,” according to the AGU website. …