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Shuman contributes to Earth Observatory IOTD

In a recent Earth Observatory Item of the Day (IOTD), Christopher Shuman (615/UMBC) contributed to the discussion about Iceberg A-83. "A Winter Wanderer in the Weddell Sea" is a feature about this...

Posted: September 18, 2024, 5:50 PM

Congratulations to Eli Orland on his Promotion

Congratulations to Eli Orland (617/UMBC), who has been promoted from Research Associate I to Research Associate II within GESTAR II! We asked him about the research he conducts as part of the...

Posted: September 18, 2024, 12:06 PM

Cetinic' contributes to NASA article on PACE-PAX

NASA's PACE satellite launched in early February 2024, to study the health of the Earth's oceans, land, and atmosphere. As data has been collected, the next step is to validate the measurements...

Posted: September 13, 2024, 12:53 PM

GESTAR II Seminar Series, Thursday, Sept 12th at 11am

Join us for a virtual seminar by Dr. Jessica Scheick, University of New Hampshire. Her talk is titled "Transforming ICESat-21 Research through Collaboration and Learning." Date and Time:...

Posted: September 6, 2024, 2:58 PM

Seegers and Cetinic' contribute to "An Ocean in Bloom"

Bridget Seegers (616/MSU) and Ivona Cetinic' (616/MSU) contributed, along with many others, to the creation of the 22-minute video, "An Ocean in Bloom."  "From the far reaches of space, NASA...

Posted: August 30, 2024, 2:00 PM

GESTAR II Seminar Series, Tuesday, Aug 27 at 1pm

Join us for a virtual seminar by Dr. Yackar Mauzole, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD). Her talk is titled "Synergy of Satellite Observations and Ocean Dynamics in the Bay of Bengal."...

Posted: August 21, 2024, 2:39 PM

PACE Hack Week: a successful event at UMBC!

From August 4 - 8, 2024, PACE Hack Week was held at UMBC in the ILSB, with 41 participants (from 89 applicants). Ten people traveled from abroad, and six were associated with NOAA.  Per Jeremy...

Posted: August 13, 2024, 1:40 PM

Emberson contributes to EO item on Landslide in BC

The Earth Observatory Item of the Day for August 7, 2024, titled "Landslide Dams the Chilcotin River," includes commentary from Robert Emberson (617/UMBC). Dr. Emberson is a member of NASA’s...

Posted: August 8, 2024, 5:37 PM

Turpie introduces new Instrument Station

The WATERHYPERNET is a growing network with stations worldwide that provide measurements of radiance and irradiance data over water bodies. In July 2023, a new WATERHYPERNET instrument station was...

Posted: August 8, 2024, 12:52 PM