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Research

ejolsenSeptember 8, 2021

‘Doomsday Glacier’ may be more stable than initially feared

Study sheds light on the future of the massive Thwaites Glacier.

ejolsenSeptember 8, 2021

The ocean is full of tiny plastic particles – we found a way to track them with satellites

In The Conversation, Chris Ruf explains how CYGNSS can find the source ocean microplastics and aid in future clean up.

ejolsenJune 28, 2021

Documentary on CLASP-led expedition to Greenland wins Emmy

‘I wanted to make a science adventure film’

ejolsenJune 10, 2021

Tracking ocean microplastics from space

Satellites give new insights on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, plus sources and flows of ocean microplastic.

ejolsenJune 9, 2021

Professor Sushil Atreya will play a leading role on the DAVINCI+ Mission to Venus

The new NASA mission will be the first to study the atmosphere of Venus since 1978.

ejolsenJune 8, 2021

Climate & Space faculty win MIDAS grant

PODS grant awardees receive funding support for a wide range of projects with data science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) as the common thread.

ejolsenNovember 18, 2020

Prof. Steiner elected president of the AGU Atmospheric Sciences section

The prestigious position plays a major role in the formation of AGU science policy.

ejolsenAugust 17, 2020

North American cold-climate forests are already absorbing less carbon, study shows

By zeroing in on different high-latitude regions around the globe, researchers reveal what global averages mask.

ejolsenApril 29, 2020

Switchbacks and spikes: Parker Solar Probe data consistent with 20-year-old theory

Magnetic flux findings suggest “profound consequences for basic solar processes.”

ejolsenApril 13, 2020

Offshore oil and gas platforms release more methane than previously estimated

Aerial sampling offers a new look at escaping gases that contribute to global climate change.

ejolsenApril 2, 2020

Lockdown for space agencies put research projects in limbo

University of Michigan researchers’ work on NASA and European Space Agency projects that have been altered by COVID-19.

ejolsenMarch 30, 2020

‘Largest radio telescope in space’ to improve solar storm warnings

NASA has selected University of Michigan’s $62M Explorer cubesat mission.

ejolsenMarch 25, 2020

Asst. Prof. Payne publishes new atmospheric rivers paper in Nature

“Understanding how atmospheric river characteristics will respond to a warming climate is vital to the resilience of communities affected by them.”

ejolsenMarch 6, 2020

Launching Solar Orbiter

For more than a decade, a U-M team helped develop the scientific payload aboard Solar Orbiter. Join them on launch night.

ejolsenMarch 3, 2020

NASA satellite offers urban carbon dioxide insights

Using data from NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, researchers found connections between the population density of cities and how much carbon dioxide they produce per person.

ejolsenFebruary 28, 2020

Climate & Space students win AGU Outstanding Student Paper Awards

The Outstanding Student Presentation Awards are awarded to students for quality research in the geophysical sciences.

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