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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-2 Research through Collaboration and Learning." The link to Dr. Scheick's...

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

GESTAR II Seminar Series, August 8 at 11:00am

Join us for a virtual seminar by Dr. Silvia Newell, Michigan Sea Grant and University of Michigan. Her talk is titled "Nitrogen as a Driver of Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms." Date and...

Posted: August 6, 2024, 10:49 AM

GESTAR II researchers publish as lead and co-authors

Over the past month, several GESTAR II researchers have published articles in various journals as either lead author or co-author. Below are a select group of citations. Joshi, J. R....

Posted: August 5, 2024, 11:19 AM

Shuman's image used in Washington Post article

An image from Christopher Shuman (615/UMBC) of the Conger/Glenzer ice shelf prior to a substantial collapse in East Antarctica was used in a recent Washington Post article, titled "Antarctic...

Posted: August 2, 2024, 2:29 PM