Many group members volunteered at the Red Hills Fire Festival at Tall Timbers Research Station. The event drew 900 attendees to the lawn of the historic Beadle House for prescribed fire demonstrations and exhibits about local ecology. Our group hosted a table with atmospheric science demonstrations, illustrating how fires can be detected from space and how to measure humidity, among other things.
New NASA grant to join FIREX-AQ
NASA announced that our group will receive a grant to participate in the FIREX-AQ field campaign. FIREX-AQ aims to better quantify emissions from fires and monitor the chemical aging of smoke plumes. The campaign will use NASA and NOAA aircraft in summer 2019. Together with Dr. Henry Fuelberg, our group will provide weather, fire, and smoke forecasting for the flight planning team.
Kelly Graham wins NASA fellowship
Kelly was awarded a NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship to continue her research on Arctic CO2 fluxes. She plans to analyze using O-Buoy and OCO-2 observations with the GEOS-Chem model to better understand the effect of changing sea ice on CO2 in the Arctic. The NESSF fellowship will support Kelly for 3 years. Congratulations!
New NASA grant to study fires
NASA awarded Holly and Chris a 3-year grant to study biomass burning in the Southeast US. The project will develop an improved inventory of fire emissions in the region and better understanding of their impacts on regional air quality and global climate. Research partners for the project include Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy and the Florida Department of Health.
Quirks and Quarks radio interview
Quirks and Quarks, a weekly science radio program on CBC, interviewed Chris about his research on thunderstorms depositing mercury pollution. The program was broadcast on 12/10/2016. Listen to the interview here.
Jason Ducker wins early career award
Jason’s research was recognized at the 2016 International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) Science Conference with an Early Career Poster Award. Congratulations!
NSF funds O-Buoy research
Our O-Buoy research has been funded by the National Science Foundation for 2016-2019.