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Elders utilizes NCCS to study Burkina Faso crop data

Akiko Elders (618/MSU) and colleagues, who are part of a collaborative project between NASA GSFC and MCC (The Millennium Challenge Cooperation) that aims to reduce global poverty, recently...

Posted: January 25, 2023, 3:49 PM

Shuman contributes to Earth Observatory IOTD

Christopher Shuman (615/UMBC) recently contributed to NASA's Earth Observatory Item of the Day, "Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf Finally Breaks". Read more about how a specific chasm changed over 10+...

Posted: January 25, 2023, 11:53 AM

GESTAR II Seminar Series, January 24 at 1pm

Join us for a virtual seminar by Dr. Susan Anenberg, Director, GW Climate and Health Institute Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health and of Global Health at the George...

Posted: January 18, 2023, 11:48 AM

Publications authored or co-authored by GESTAR II members

The following are recent publications by GESTAR II scientists: Jethva, H. (614/MSU) (2022), Assessing predictability of post-monsoon crop residue fires in Northwestern India, Front. Earth....

Posted: January 13, 2023, 2:23 PM

UMBC names new director of GESTAR II

After a national search, UMBC has selected a new director of the Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR) Center II. In fall 2021, NASA awarded $72 million to establish the new...

Posted: January 13, 2023, 11:09 AM

Congratulations, Graduates!

On December 21, 2022, the UMBC community celebrated its Graduate School Class of 2022! Among the many graduates were three students whose advisors at UMBC are part of the Physics Department, JCET,...

Posted: December 21, 2022, 1:53 PM

Jethva's first-author paper in Earth & Space Science

Hiren Jethva (614/MSU) is lead author of a paper titled "Estimating Spectral Effects of Absorbing Aerosols on Backscattered UV Radiation." Initially published online in September, this paper is...

Posted: December 19, 2022, 11:40 AM

Orland contributes to Visualizations on Fire and Drought

Elijah Orland (617/UMBC) was among the scientists who contributed to two separate but similar visualizations produced by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio at GSFC. Both released on December...

Posted: December 16, 2022, 3:04 PM

GESTAR II members publish as lead and co-authors

Recently, several GESTAR II members were lead author or co-author on publications related to ozone and carbon. A selection of these are listed below. Clark, J. Blake (616/UMBC), Mannino, A.,...

Posted: December 14, 2022, 1:48 PM