ESSIC Research Professor and CICS-MD Director Hugo Berbery was the Keynote Speaker at the Ninth International Congress of the Spanish Association of Climatology. (9º Congreso Internacional AEC en Almería ) held in, Almeria, Spain, on 28-30 October 2014. His talk was entitled “Land cover change effects on South American regional climate.”…
ESSIC has become a “hub” for science professionals of all levels. The Center maintains a fluid and dynamic staffing approach, which evolves in accordance with current educational and research commitments. Click the ‘Read More’ link below to see our new arrivals and departures for this month.
Over the past several months, Zhanqing Li, a professor at the University of Maryland’s (UMD) Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (AOSC) and the Earth System Sciences Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), received two surprising notices from the American Geophysical Union (AGU); that he was the recipient of the organization’s Yoram J. Kaufman Award and would also be elected as an AGU fellow.
AGU’s selection of Li for both prestigious awards is unprecedented and
Sophomore atmospheric and oceanic science major Michael Natoli was one of two University of Maryland undergraduate students to receive NOAA’s Earnest F. Hollings Scholarship for 2014. The goal of the NOAA-sponsored program is to increase student training, environmental literacy, and future recruitment and job acquisition in atmospheric and oceanic science. Natoli, who is part of the university’s Honors College, conducts research with ESSIC Research Professor and CICS-MD Director, …
Alkalinity in local rivers is on the rise, and human activity could be to blame. A recent study conducted by a university-led team of researchers links human activity to shifts in the chemical makeup of rivers. The study, published in the Environmental Science & Technology journal in July, shows increasing alkalinity in rivers — a trend happening in this state and across the eastern part of the United States, said geology professor Sujay Kaushal, the leading author of the study. The …
Researcher: Bob Adler and Mathew Sapiano Grant Sponsor: NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center Amount: $184,903 Grant Study: “Next Generation Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Data Products.”
Researcher: Phil Arkin and Tony Busalacchi Grant Sponsor: NOAA Amount: $101,000 Grant Study: “Enhancements of GeoSST Projects.”
Researcher: Tony Busalacchi Grant Sponsor: NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center Amount: $150,077 in additional funding bringing the total award to $1,405,979 Grant …
New fees went into effect July 1 in order to support Chesapeake Bay restoration projects and discourage practices that lead to heavy storm water runoff, but some university researchers are skeptical of whether this “rain tax” will adequately accomplish these goals. Storm water runoff creates big problems for the bay, the streams and creeks that make up the bay’s watershed, and the biodiversity of the life in this watery network – that much is certain to Joe Maher and Sujay Kaushal. When …
New research shows that while cruising is becoming a popular option for vacationers across the globe, cruise liners may have detrimental effects on the environment.
Data compiled by Friends of Earth, the U.S. branch of Friends of Earth International, shows that while some cruise lines have done their part do reduce waste and air pollution, other ships are continuing to pollute the oceans.
In what the organization named the “2012 Cruise Ship Report Card,” the data shows the environmental
The ESSIC M-Square Bldg will undergo a scheduled power outage from Friday, Nov. 30 at 8 pm until 9 am Saturday, Dec 1. The outage is as a result of a required PEPCO “Switchgear” Maintenance procedure. (Note: An earlier scheduled procedure for mid-October was canceled by PEPCO on the day of the event.) The ITAP recommends that end-users shutdown their Desktops at the COB on Friday (11/30) – particularly those with external storage. All ESSIC managed servers, including the ESSIC …
The CICS-MD Science Meeting was held at ESSIC September 6-7 and included presentations “from satellite observations to climate prediction.” The two-day meeting had over 70 registered participants, according to CICS-MD Director Dr. E. Hugo Berbery, with sessions attended by scientists from CICS-MD and NOAA. “The objectives of the meeting were to draw attention to the research activities carried out at CICS-MD, help establish new collaborations between the University of Maryland and NOAA …
