We investigate atmospheric radiation, both as a driver for climate change and as a tool for the remote sensing of Earth's atmosphere and surface. The Branch research program seeks to better understand how our planet reached its present state, and how it may respond to future drivers, both natural and anthropogenic.
Midweek Peak in Both Rainfall and Lightning for 11 Summers
January 24, 2010 —
The figure shows the day of the week favored by rainfall and by lightning in each summer from 1998 to 2009. The satellite rain estimates, which are based on TRMM and other satellite observations, have just become available for the past summer (2009), and our analysis results are being shown here for the first time. The behavior of lightning has already been shown in the Image of the Week for October 11, 2009.
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Branch Members Leading International Workshops in India and Israel
January 28, 2010 — Branch member Richard Kleidman will be leading a Basics of Atmospheric Remote Sensing Course in Bangalore India, February 8-211, 2010. The workshop will be hosted by the Indian Institute of Science and is sponsored by the Indian Space Research Organization. Branch members Shana Mattoo and Lorraine . . . [continued]
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GLOBE Student Climate Research Campaign 2011-2013
November 6, 2009 — Charles Ichoku (NASA) and Charles Gatebe (UMBC/GEST) are attending a GLOBE meeting in Boulder Colorado to plan the implementation of the GLOBE Student Climate Research Campaign 2011-2013. As the world’s largest international science education program, GLOBE i . . . [continued]
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Zhibo Zhang
February 16, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Alexei Lyapustin
“TBD”
February 17, 2010 at 3:30 PM — February 17, 2010 to 4:30 PM
