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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

2026 CISESS Summer Intern Program Officially Underway!

On June 15, an orientation session spearheaded by Faculty Specialist/CISESS Coordinator Kate Cooney was held at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, welcoming 38 summer interns.

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

CISESS Observes Forecasters Testing Lightning Products

CISESS Scientist Joseph Patton participated in the Spring 2026 Experiment at the Hazardous Weather Testbed Satellite Proving Ground. He assisted and observed NWS forecasters explore new satellite-derived products concerning lightning and enhanced decision-making support services.

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Dec 02, 2013 10:52 AM

UMD and NOAA are Global Leaders in Remote Sensing Research

A new article in the academic journal Scientometrics found that the University of Maryland had the fourth and NOAA the fifth largest “institutional impact factor” based on their published research on remote sensing.

Atmospheric Rivers

Oct 16, 2013 05:00 AM

Atmospheric Rivers

Water vapor in the atmosphere as viewed by satellites appears to have a branching structure similar to liquid water on land. These “atmospheric rivers” play a central role in the global water cycle by transporting large quantities of water vapor. A new CICS-MD project seeks to identify, categorize, and study this phenomenon.

Megha-Tropiques

Aug 21, 2013 09:45 AM

MiRS for Megha-Tropiques Satellite Delivered

MiRS for Megha-Tropiques: A preliminary version of MiRS for Megha-Tropiques (using SAPHIR only) has been delivered to OSPO. This version is intended primarily to test sizing and resource requirements.

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