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For National Ocean Month, the NASA feature "PACE Celebrates National Ocean Month With Colorful Views of the Planet" highlights the the views of Earth and informative observations provided by the...
June 11, 2024
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4:37 PM
On Monday, April 29th, as part of UMBC's Earth Day Symposium agenda, students presented posters on their research. Among those who presented were two graduate research assistants affiliated with...
May 8, 2024
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5:04 PM
Among the many events held on Monday, April 29th, during UMBC's 8th Earth Day Symposium, was Vanderlei Martins’ presentation, “The PACE Satellite.” Dr. Martins was the first of five speakers who...
May 8, 2024
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4:28 PM
On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the UMBC 2024 Presidential Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony was held in the University Center Ballroom, and it was available to view virtually. President Valerie...
May 3, 2024
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2:26 PM
Prior to the launch of the PACE satellite in February 2024, there first had to be concepts, prototypes, and testing before the mission itself could come to life. The Earth Science Technology...
April 29, 2024
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5:19 PM
During UMBC’s Earth Month celebration, on Monday, April 22, Brent McBride of UMBC’s Earth and Space Institute participated in Community Day. He was joined by Amy Houghton (ESRA/UMBC) and Dominique...
April 26, 2024
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4:08 PM
Since the PACE satellite launched in February, as of April 4th, the first data images have been acquired from the three instruments onboard the satellite. Created by the NASA Scientific...
April 24, 2024
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10:53 AM
Aerosol retrievals from HARP2
The image illustrates an instance of size-seperated aerosol optical depth obtained from HARP2 observations in low Earth orbit. This specific granule was captured on April 14, 2024. Using the GRASP...
April 18, 2024
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11:03 AM
On February 8, 2024, the PACE satellite (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) was launched; now, the first light data from the HARP2 instrument has become available. The satellite, the data,...
April 11, 2024
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4:07 PM
The ESI collaborates with Portland State University in the development and characterization of OreSat, a small satellite instrument for measuring cirrus clouds from space. Last week, the ESI took...
March 29, 2024
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1:52 PM