Newly Funded Research: January 2011
Researcher: Russell Dickerson
Grant Sponsor: STMD-Maryland Department of the Environment
Amount: $365,000
Grant Study: “Air Pollution in Maryland – RAMMPP FY2011” …
Researcher: Russell Dickerson
Grant Sponsor: STMD-Maryland Department of the Environment
Amount: $365,000
Grant Study: “Air Pollution in Maryland – RAMMPP FY2011” …
Researcher: Bob Adler
Grant Sponsor: NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
Amount: $113,806
Grant Study: “Global Precipitation Variations and Extremes”
Researcher: James Carton
Grant Sponsor: NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
Amount: $123,600
Grant Study: “Exploring Interannual and Longer Variability of Observed Ocean Winds by Merging the Ers1, Ers2 and Quik”
Researcher: Russell Dickerson
Grant Sponsor: STMD-Maryland Department of the Environment
Amount: $102,979
Grant Study: “MDE Research …
Raghu Murtugudde was an invited Panelist for the Adaptation and Mitigation: The Role of Climate Services panel at the 2010 American Meteorologist Society (AMS) Public-Private Partnership Forum, held at the University of California Washington Center, April 6….
Russell Dickerson was quoted in the Washington Post, February 10, in an article on snow cream desserts, explaining that the first few inches of falling snow capture most of the pollutants in the air, and any snow falling after that should be clean….
James Farquhar was quoted in ScienceNews, November 7, in an article on bioturbation….
James Farquhar with collaborator Donald Canfield, published an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, May 19, proposing that sediment mixing by bioturbating organisms resulted in a several-fold increase in seawater sulfate concentration. Nature News and Sindh Today (Asian News International) published follow-up articles….
Ross Salawitch has been selected by the AGU Atmospheric Sciences section, with co-awardee Ralph Kahn of NASA-Goddard, as the first Yoram J. Kaufman Unselfish Cooperation in Research Award recipient for “….broad influence in atmospheric science through exceptional creativity, inspiration of younger scientists, mentoring, international collaborations, and unselfish cooperation in research.”…
Zhanqing Li was featured in an article on DOE’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility website. DOE is deploying the ARM Mobile Facility, which includes a comprehensive suite of state-of-the-art instruments and data systems for acquiring essential cloud, aerosol, radiant energy, and meteorological measurements. Measurements obtained will help scientists validate satellite-based findings, understand the mechanisms of the aerosol indirect effects in the region and …