Tag: Precipitation

Adler Group releases analysis of 2017 precipitation

March 22, 2018

ESSIC research scientist Robert Adler was the lead author of a recently released analysis of 2017 global precipitation. Adler’s group, who works with NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) to produce a monthly Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) precipitation product, found the following 2017 trends:

La Niña effects continue into 2017 for global totals and pattern
Positive global mean precipitation trend becoming evident

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Global Precipitation—2017 Anomalies, La Nina, Trends

February 5, 2018

By: Robert Adler

Written by: Robert Adler, Guojun Gu, and Jian-Jian Wang

ESSIC scientists are involved in monitoring and analyzing precipitation across the entire globe, including using both satellite and conventional surface measurements to provide an integrated monthly analysis as part of an international effort called the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP). This effort is important to understand the climatology and variations of precipitation both regionally and globally

ESSIC researchers present at American Meteorological Society conference

January 24, 2018

ESSIC was a visible participant at the 98^th annual American Meteorological Society’s conference in early January in Austin, Texas. Center researchers and visiting ESSIC scientists participated in the following activities at the meeting: Talks:

Melissa Kenney – Identifying Users, Diagnosing Understandability Challenges, and Developing Prototype Solutions for NOAA Climate Prediction Center's Temperature and Precipitation Outlooks
Ralph Ferraro – In-Orbit

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Ferraro presents at NASA event in San Diego

October 23, 2017

ESSIC visiting associate research scientist Ralph Ferraro attended a recent NASA Precipitation Measurements Mission (PMM) Science Team Meeting held in San Diego. Ferraro delivered an invited presentation titled "An Update on NOAA Operational Precipitation Products and NOAA’s Contributions to the PMM Science Team." Ferraro also presented a poster created by ESSIC Faculty Specialist Patrick Meyers titled "NOAA Evaluation of GPROF for AMSR2 …

CICS readies for data from new GOES-R satellite

December 7, 2016

In late November 2016, a new satellite–that many are calling the most significant step forward in modern weather forecasting history—achieved a geostationary orbit. Launched on November 19 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R Series (GOES-R) is destined to revamp NASA’s current line-up of geostationary satellites. ESSIC Post-Doctoral associate Michael Peterson was at the launch. He described the scene to be …

ESSIC Scientists Contribute to BAMS Article on GPM

October 17, 2016

ESSIC research scientist Robert Adler, assistant research scientist Amy McNally and assistant research scientist Huan Wu contributed to a recently published article in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. The article focuses on how end users, including farmers and decision-makers, use date from the Global Precipitation Movement (GPM). Understanding precipitation is crucial for weather prediction, disaster modeling, agricultural monitoring, and public health research. …

ESSIC Researchers Attend Precipitation Workshop in Italy

October 3, 2016

ESSIC researchers and visiting scientists including Ralph Ferraro, Vivianna Mangionni, Bob Adler, Huan Meng, Nia-Yu Wang and Chris Kidd, travel to Bologna, Italy this month to take part in a joint workshop of the International Precipitation Working Group and the International Workshop on Space-based Snowfall Measurement. The researchers will be attending different sessions featuring scientists discussing algorithms, validation, climate, meteorology, oceanography and hydrology, and science …

ESSIC Faculty Highlighted in Latest Issue of Odyssey Magazine

April 27, 2016

The University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Resources’ biannual magazine, Odyssey, recently featured several ESSIC faculty members in its Spring 2016 issue. In an article titled “Environmental Security in a Time of Scarce Resources and Conflicting Priorities,” ESSIC Director, Professor Antonio Busalacchi, Assistant Research Professor Melissa Kenney and CICS Executive Director, Professor Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm discussed the need for an interdisciplinary …

Six ESSIC faculty chosen for NASA Precipitation Measurement Mission team

December 14, 2015

Six Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) faculty members are among the 60 chosen for NASA’s Precipitation Measurement Mission (PMM) science team. The PMM program includes three major research categories: developing and evaluating retrieval algorithms for the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) and the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory; developing methodologies for applications of satellite-based measurements; and using satellite and ground …

Adler, GFMS team highlighted in recent NASA article

July 29, 2015

Robert Adler (ESSIC / CICS) was featured in a recent NASA web publication on Satellite-Based Flood Monitoring. Adler’s team is responsible for the development of the UMD flood monitoring and prediction tool, the Global Flood Monitoring System (GFMS). The GFMS provides key data for Relief Agencies by indicating how an excess rainfall event will impact river flows. The system also indicates whether there is a potential for flooding downstream away from heavy rain events. …