Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology

Congratulations to Noah Sienkiewicz who received prestigious award from NASA

Noah Sienkiewicz is working alongside NASA and UMBC colleagues to design and build HARP2, an instrument that will launch on NASA’s PACE mission in 2024.

2020-2021 UMBC Research Faculty Excellence Award

Humans are Throwing Earth’s Energy Budget off Balance

The first continuous near real-time observations of how humans are increasing Earth’s greenhouse effect, developed by NASA & university partners. The research directly demonstrates how human activities are responsible for changing the climate.

Banwell 610HBG Science Highlight

Research

Fires in Oregon August 31, 2021
The NOAA Hazard Mapping System Fire and Smoke Product image above shows a heavy concentration of smoke from Oregon. The NOAA Aerosol Watch supports this claim as there is an increased concentration of AODs in the state of Oregon. The AirNow Map image above shows a heavy concentration of Particulate Matter in the state of […]
Reynold Bascal
Fires in California August 30, 2021
The NOAA Hazard Mapping System Fire and Smoke Product image above shows a heavy concentration of smoke originating from the state of California. The AirNow Map image above shows that there is a heavy concentration of Particulate Matter above Northern California. At its maximum concentration the Air Quality Index reaches a Very Unhealthy, (Purple, 201-300). […]
Reynold Bascal
Hurricane Ida August 29, 2021
The NOAA Aerosol Watch image above shows a satellite image of Hurricane Ida from space. Hurricane Ida has resulted in flooding in the south as it landed in Lousiana as a Category 4 hurricane. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency reported that the hurricane had winds over 150 mph. Weather.gov reports that the hurricane has flooded […]
Reynold Bascal