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Dezfuli Discusses Iran Floods with Forbes
2024.03.21
Amin Dezfuli (610.1/UMBC) contributed to the Forbes article "Floods In Rural Iran Cause $40 Million In Damages, Raise Long-Term Health Concerns.”
Dezfuli Discusses COP28 with BBC News
2023.12.14
Amin Dezfuli (610.1/UMBC) was interviewed by BBC News (Persian) on the outcomes of COP 28 climate summit in Dubai.
Ott Contributes to WMO Event at COP28
2023.11.28
Lesley Ott (610.1) contributed virtually to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) COP28 'Global Greenhouse Gas Watch in support of transparency' side event at the Science for Climate Action Pavilion. Together with representatives from WMO, ICOS, the Ocean Frontier Institute, and GNS Science, Dr. Ott discussed the role of WMO in improving the timeliness, quality, and transparency of model-based greenhouse gas information from international modeling centers.
Goddard Monitors Smoke from Canada Wildfires
2023.06.07
An unusually intense start to Canada’s wildfire season filled skies with smoke in May 2023. Then, at the beginning of June, scores of new fires raged in the eastern Canadian province of Quebec. NASA’s Aqua satellite, operated at Goddard, has captured imagery of the smoke. The Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) based at Goddard has computed models of where the smoke may travel in coming days.
Delay of TROPICS Launch Due to Unfavorable Winds
2023.05.24
NASA and Rocket Lab are now targeting no earlier than 11:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 25, (3:30 p.m. NZST Friday, May 26th) for the launch of the agency’s TROPICS (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) mission, from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand.
It’s Launch Day Again for NASA’s TROPICS CubeSats
2023.05.24
Launch day is here for NASA’s TROPICS (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) mission! Atop a Rocket Lab Electron rocket, a pair of small satellites await liftoff from Launch Complex 1 in Māhia, New Zealand, to join a pair of recently deployed TROPICS satellites that launched just over two weeks ago.
Ott Presents Air Quality Visualizations to Visiting Leaders
2023.04.25
Dr. Lesley Ott, research meteorologist and climate scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, left, briefs Vice President Kamala Harris, President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, on U.S. and Korean partnerships to improve the way scientists observe air quality and the use of space in addressing the climate crisis, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, during a tour of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. (Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Terra, Aqua, and Aura Data Continuity Workshop Dates Announced and Questions and Answers Posted
2023.04.03
NASA’s Terra, Aqua, and Aura Data Continuity Workshop will be held virtually on May 23-25, 2023. Sessions will run daily from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time/10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central Time/8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) has posted a questions and answers document on the Request for Information’s (RFI) Landing Page. When they become available following the close of the RFI, NSPIRES will post on the RFI’s landing page under “Other Documents” 1) a Workshop Agenda, 2) Registration link and 3) Webex Information. Agenda suggestions and additional questions or comments may be emailed to david.b.considine@nasa.gov; please include "NNH23ZDA010L" in the subject line. Request for Information: NASA’s Terra, Aqua, and Aura Data Continuity Workshop Number: NNH23ZDA010L Release Date: March 1, 2023 Response Date: April 4, 2023 Short Direct URL to the RFI: https://go.nasa.gov/TAARFI4VCW
GMAO Stays Warm at ITSC in the Arctic Circle
2023.03.29
Representatives from NASA’s Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) traveled to the Arctic Circle in March 2023 to attend the 24th International TOVS Study Conferences (ITSC) in Tromsø, Norway. Although cold and snowy, the GMAO had a much warmer visit with international colleagues to share the GMAO’s exciting work and progress using the Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS).
Podcast Highlights Atmospheric Rivers in Middle East/North Africa
2023.02.28
Amin Dezfuli (610.1/UMBC) was interviewed for a podcast on “The Influence of Atmospheric Rivers in the Middle East and North Africa,” hosted by the Middle East Institute in Washington D.C.
GMAO Upgrades GEOS-FP System
2023.02.07
The GMAO upgraded the “Goddard Earth Observing System, Forward Processing” (GEOS-FP) system on February 7, 2023. The new system, GEOS-5.29.5, replaced the GEOS-5.29.4 version which has been the production system since March 1, 2022. GEOS-FP products include four daily meteorological analyses and two extended weather forecasts.
GMAO Takes Hold in the Windy City
2023.01.31
Representatives from NASA’s Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2022, held in Chicago, Illinois. This is the first time AGU has been held in what’s known as the Windy City. The theme for AGU Fall 2022 was "Science Leads the Future."
GMAO: a Strong Presence at AMS
2023.01.31
In January 2023, representatives from NASA’s Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) presented at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), held in the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado. This year’s AMS theme was "Data: Driving Science. Informing Decisions. Enriching Humanity."
Goddard Annual Report Includes Bird Migration Study
2022.12.12
Amin Dezfuli (610.1/SSAI) was featured in the 2022 Annual Report of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (p. 7) for his study linking bird migration patterns to climate variability.
GEOS Featured at the Supercomputing 22 (SC22) Conference
2022.12.08
NASA’s Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) made a big splash at the NASA Exhibitors’ booth in November at the Supercomputing conference in Dallas, Texas. Christopher Kung and Purnendu Chakraborty presented on Domain-Specific Language Adoption into NASA’s GEOS Model Code, Megan Damon presented on Forecasting Air Pollution using the GEOS Model, and Bill Putman presented on Digital Twins.
2022 Clarivate (Web of Science) Highly Cited Researchers
2022.11.17
Matt Rodell (610), Rolf Reichle (610.1), Ben Cook (611), Alex Ruane (611), Alexei Lyapustin (613), Joanna Joiner (614), Doug Morton (618), and Ben Poulter (618) were selected as 2022 Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate (Web of Science). Recipients are recognized for their exceptional research influence, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year.
JPSS-2 and LOFTID Launch!
2022.11.10
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) satellite, with NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) technology demonstration along for the ride, lifted off from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California this morning, Nov. 10! Powered by 860,000 pounds of thrust from the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket’s RD-180 engine, launch occurred at 1:49 a.m. PST.
ACP Paul Crutzen Publication Award for 2021
2022.09.29
“Global impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the surface concentrations of nitrogen dioxide and ozone,” written by Christoph Keller (610.1/MSU), K. Emma Knowland (610.1/MSU), Rob Lucchesi (610.1/SSAI), and Steven Pawson (610.1), was the inaugural recipient of the ACP Paul Crutzen Publication Award for 2021. The award was created in honor of Paul Crutzen, Nobel Prize awardee and former director of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, to "recognize an outstanding publication in ACP that advances our understanding of atmospheric chemistry and physics."
GMAO Contributes to Evaluating Observing Systems for Synergistic Observing Network for the Ocean (SynObs)
2022.06.17
We are happy to announce that the Synergistic Observing Network for Ocean Prediction (SynObs) was officially endorsed as a United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 Project under ForeSea (Ocean Prediction Capacity of the Future) on June 8th. The Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) is poised to utilize and contribute their state-of-the-art subseasonal-to-seasonal prediction system to perform observing system evaluation (OSE) experiments in support of the international effort to evaluate the impacts of ocean observing systems (e.g., El Niño/Southern Oscillation predictions).
GMAO Team Members Receive Agency Honor Awards
2022.04.08
The GMAO is proud to share the news that two of its team members, Larry Takacs and Callum Wayman, are recipients of NASA's 2021 Agency Honor Awards.
Larry Takacs was one of four Goddard winners for the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal. Photo of Larry Takacs This is NASA’s highest form of recognition awarded to non-Government individuals "…whose distinguished service, ability, or vision has personally contributed to NASA’s advancement of United States' interests."
The GMAO’s Callum Wayman is a recipient of the Silver Group Achievement Award, as part of the NASA DEVELOP team, for the successful design and implementation of DEVELOP’s virtual software carpentry training program.
Nature Research Highlight Features Work by Dezfuli
2021.12.08
Recent published research by Amin Dezfuli (610.1/SSAI) was featured as a Research Highlight in Nature.
Version 6 Level-4 SMAP Soil Moisture and Carbon Data Products Released
2021.12.08
The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) project released Version 6 of the Level-4 Soil Moisture and Carbon data products. The key change in the new version is the improved precipitation forcing, which is now primarily based on IMERG products. The data are generated at the NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (610.1) and available from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Vice President Harris Visits NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
2021.11.05
Accompanied by Senator Chris Van Hollen and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Vice President Kamala Harris visited NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. At her visit, Vice President Harris heard presentations describing how the nation's space program studies climate change and provides crucial information to understand our planet's changes and their impacts on our lives. Lesley Ott (610.1) presented an overview of NASA climate change research and a hyperwall presentation highlighting the impacts of climate change as observed from space and the role of Earth system models in helping communities prepare. Ott was joined by Pam Melroy from NASA Headquarters, who introduced NASA's Earth Science Division, and Christian Braneon (611) from the Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Braneon provided examples of communities using satellite data in their environmental decision making. The event concluded with NASA Administrator Nelson and Goddard biospheric scientist Lola Fatoyinbo (618) presenting the first light Landsat-9 image.
The New York Times Features Work by Weir
2021.11.03
Brad Weir (610.1/USRA) was interviewed by Henry Fountain from The New York Times in an article titled “Satellites Could Help Track if Nations Keep Their Carbon Pledges.” This article references a Science Advances paper “Regional Impacts of COVID-19 on Carbon Dioxide Detected Worldwide from Space” with Weir as lead author.
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