Category: Archive

Vogel Leads Three-Day Workshop on Oceanographic Satellite Data

June 3, 2019

Ron Vogel, ESSIC / CISESS Senior Faculty Specialist, and NOAA colleague Michelle Tomlinson, taught a three-day intensive course at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center on utilizing oceanographic satellite data in environmental research and in coastal and marine decision-making applications. Designed for those with limited or no knowledge of remote sensing, the course includes a series of lectures on oceanographic remote sensing and hands-on software lab activities to help in the …

NOAA Awards $175 Million to UMD for Earth System Studies

June 3, 2019

Monday, 3 June 2019

New Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies will expand UMD’s role as a national leader in this field

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a five-year $175 million cooperative funding agreement to the University of Maryland for collaborative research in Earth system science.

The agreement funds the new Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies (CISESS), a national consortium of more than two dozen academic and nonprofit

Local Eats: Denizens Brewing Co.

May 28, 2019

Hip and airy … Denizens Brewing Co. is up and running at Riverdale Park Station. Walked in to music by The Cure, Flock of Seagulls … nice. Third day open so a few bumps (wonky w-fi, no cheese puffs as snacks because they ran out), but I can see how it’ll be a hang-out for locals (the place was quite busy). While I was there, cyclists from area clubs rolled in to check out the beer flights, etc. Not surprisingly, the place was loud. The different beers looked interesting, …

Indian Ocean is “Canary in the Coal Mine” for Climate Change

May 17, 2019

Early this month, India’s coastline was struck by Cyclone Fani, one of the strongest cyclones India has experienced in 20 years, according to a press release by India’s Meteorological Department. Fani, pronounced “Foni”, brought winds estimated to be 152 mph, the strength of a Category 4 hurricane, and intense rainfall that threatened flooding and landslides. The impact of Cyclone Fani was devastating. At the time of this article’s publication, …

Miralles-Wilhelm Co-Author of Featured Study in PLOS

May 17, 2019

A new paper co-authored by ESSIC Director / AOSC Chair Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm has been highlighted in the Featured Research section in PLOS’s “Crops, Food Security & Food Systems” channel. The paper, titled “The Paris pledges and the energy-water-land nexus in Latin America: Exploring implications of greenhouse gas emission reductions,” discusses the 2015 Paris pledges made by nations worldwide to avert the threat of climate change. The pledges, …

Farrell Presents First Results from ICESat-2 at #LPS19

May 16, 2019

Last week, ESSIC/CICS Associate Research Scientist Sinéad Farrell presented at the European Space Agency’s 2019 Living Planet Symposium in Milan, Italy. The international event, going by #LPS19 on social media, was focused on celebrating the contributions that Earth observations bring to science and society, and how disruptive technologies and actors are changing the traditional landscape and creating new opportunities. Tuesday afternoon, Farrell presented the very first …

Sutton-Grier Gives Keynote Speech on Natural Infrastructure and Blue Carbon

May 16, 2019

Last week, Associate Research Professor Ariana Sutton-Grier gave a keynote speech at ACCESS 2019, a coastal & estuarine science and management event held at Saint Mary’s University. Sutton-Grier spoke about natural infrastructure, such as salt marshes, mangrove trees, and dunes, and how it can protect shorelines from erosion in the wake of worsening natural disasters. Natural infrastructure, unlike grey (manmade, built) infrastructure is more cost effective, grows stronger as it …

School of Public Health/ESSIC Study Finds Climate Change Linked to Seasonal Allergies

May 10, 2019

Climate change might be worsening your spring allergies, reports a new study from University of Maryland researchers including ESSIC Professor Raghu Murtugudde. Using data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), the researchers calculated the median spring start date (the “start-of-season” date) for each county in the contiguous US between 2001–2013. This data was then compared with findings from the National …

ESSIC Celebrates Maryland Day for 19th Year

May 7, 2019

Last weekend, ESSIC once again participated in Maryland Day, University of Maryland’s day-long open house event that gives the local community a chance to connect with the university through exhibits, workshops, performances, and more. ESSIC volunteers gave out freebies including colorful frisbees and educational booklets and posters about the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES), a series that provides advanced imaging and atmospheric measurements of Earth’s Western …

Smith, Ferraro Receive NOAA Bronze Medal Awards