Tag: Numerical Modeling and Data Assimilation

Researchers from Japan’s RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science visited the University of Maryland’s Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) in October to compare notes on data assimilation methods and capabilities. The process of incorporating data into predictive models requires a multitalented team and plenty of processing power, said UMD Associate Professor Kayo Ide, who worked with ESSIC Director Antonio Busalacchi and RIKEN’s Takemasa …

The development of innovative applications derived from scientific findings are hopefully in route to becoming a reality, after experts interacted at the University of Maryland’s World Bank Workshop, hosted by the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC). Acting as matchmaker for the day, UMD ESSIC / AOSC Professor Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm introduced representatives from the World Bank to ESSIC and partner researchers, in the hopes of creating future opportunities for …

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.

Love for the atmospheric sciences can never start too young. ESSIC hosted its 2nd annual CAREERS Weather Camp visit on July 17, 2014. The camp encourages high school students to pursue their weather-inspired interests in college and beyond by showcasing the research of current atmospheric scientists and graduate students. “The message we try to let these kids take in is that there are a lot of opportunities in atmospheric research, and they can do it,” said Dr. Xin-Zhong Liang, a UMD …

Dr. Kayo Ide, an associate professor at the University of Maryland, is now officially an appointed researcher at ESSIC. “My area of research is two-fold: one is data assimilation and the other is data analysis,” said Ide, whose research interests concern the dynamics of the atmosphere and oceans. “I have a background in math and engineering, so I’m applying those techniques to a scientific data system.” Ide will now split her time between ESSIC, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science …

Assistant Research Engineer Soni Yatheendradas is first author on a newly accepted doi article in Hydrological Processes 26, entitled “Comment on ‘Shang S. 2012. Calculating actual crop evapotranspiration under soil water stress conditions with appropriate numerical methods and time step.”    …