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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

GESTAR II Speakers at UMBC GES Seminar

On December 7, 2022, the Fall 2022 Geography and Environmental Systems (GES) Seminar at UMBC featured GESTAR II E-lightning Presentations (available here). Below is a list of the speakers and...

Posted: December 13, 2022, 3:09 PM

GESTAR II members recognized at 610AT Awards Ceremony

On December 6, 2022, the Code 610-Atmospheres (610-AT) Peer Awards Ceremony was held at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Among the awardees were several GESTAR II members. Congratulations to all!...

Posted: December 9, 2022, 1:44 PM

Seegers' TEDx Miami Talk Released for Viewing

In May 2022, Bridget Seegers (616/MSU) gave a TEDx Miami talk. Titled "Plankton, Space, Earth, and Us," her talk focused on the importance of plankton and why scientists study it with satellites....

Posted: December 8, 2022, 5:01 PM