Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR) II

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Huang's NASA Proposal Selected for Funding

The proposal titled “Tracking Sea Level Rise in American Samoa with Ultra-High-Resolution SAR Imagery: An Umbra Feasibility Study,” of which Stacey Huang (61A/UMBC) is PI, has been selected for...

Posted: October 7, 2024, 11:03 AM

GESTAR II Seminar Series, Thurs Oct 10th, 11:00am

Join us for a virtual seminar by Dr. Gaige Kerr, George Washington University. His talk is titled "Air Pollution Inequity in the United States: The View from Space." Date and Time: Thursday,...

Posted: October 4, 2024, 2:42 PM

Grecu and Miller recognized at Robert H. Goddard Awards Ceremony

On September 24, 2024, the Robert H. Goddard Awards Ceremony was held at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. These awards are given out on an annual basis and recognize achievement in outstanding...

Posted: October 4, 2024, 2:02 PM

GESTAR II awarded two-year extension on cooperative agreement with NASA GSFC

In fall 2021, UMBC was awarded $72 million by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to establish GESTAR II for three years. This cooperative agreement includes Morgan State University as a primary...

Posted: September 30, 2024, 1:59 PM

GESTAR II Researchers publish as lead and co-authors

Over the past month, several GESTAR II researchers have been lead author or co-author on publications in various journals. Below is a selected list to peruse. Tan, J. (613/UMBC), G. J....

Posted: September 23, 2024, 3:04 PM

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

Collow is lead author on two NASA GSFC GMAO Science Snapshots

In response to recent events, Allie Collow (610.1/UMBC), along with fellow co-authors, created two highlights that were selected as Science Snapshots by the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office...

Posted: September 16, 2024, 4:11 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-2 Research through Collaboration and Learning." The link to Dr. Scheick's...

Posted: September 6, 2024, 2:58 PM