Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology

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

Update on Arizona Fires & Dust from Sahara Traveling Across Atlantic Ocean June 8, 2021
The NOAA Hazard Mapping System Fire and Smoke Product shows a heavy concentration of smoke from Arizona. The NOAA Aerosol Watch image above supports this claim as there is a heavy concentration of AODs originating from the same area of Arizona. INCIWEB reports in this area are the Telegraph Fire and the Mescal Fire. Together […]
Reynold Bascal
Fires in Ontario & High Levels of Ozone in New York June 7, 2021
The NOAA Hazard Mapping System Fire and Smoke Product image above shows a moderate amount of smoke originating from Ontario, Canada. The smoke originates from Ontario above Lake Superior. The Canadian Fire Hotspots Map above supports this claim as there are multiple hotspots located where the sources of the smoke are. The AirNow Map image […]
Reynold Bascal
Mutiple Fires in Arizona & Increased Ozone in the Northeast June 6, 2021
The NOAA Hazard Mapping System Fire and Smoke Product image above shows a heavy concentration of smoke that originates from Arizona. The NOAA Aerosol Watch image above supports this claim as there is an increased concentration of AODs originating from the same area of Arizona from before. INCIWEB reports that in this region is the […]
Reynold Bascal