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UAH SWIRLL researchers capture atmospheric data near Rolling Fork EF-4 tornado

Mar 31, 2023

A research team from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science and Earth System Science Center (ESSC) set up a tornado field campaign site outside Greenville, Mississippi, capturing weather data befor...


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UAH researchers use Earth observations to identify damage, impacts from earthquakes in Turkey

Mar 28, 2023

Two researchers from the UAH Earth System Science Center (ESSC) are using Earth observations to help those on the ground in Turkey make informed decisions. ...


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UAH graduate student transforms hobby into successful Antarctic experiment

Mar 27, 2023

First-year Atmospheric and Earth Sciences (AES) graduate student Todd McKinney has transformed his hobby into a low-cost, meteorological tool to study how air parcels travel within the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere in Antarctica. ...


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EarthKAM: Bringing Space Into The Classroom

Mar 07, 2023

Sally Ride EarthKAM (Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students) is a NASA education program that enables thousands of students, teachers, and the general public to learn about and examine Earth from the unique perspective of space. This prog...


UAH AES undergraduate students Caleb Kiser (left) and Michael Yurovchak (back) and graduate student Mariama Feaster (center) examining weather observations taken by UAH ESSC SWIRLL MAPNet Facilities Research vehicle. Courtesy Preston Pangle.

UAH deploys weather radars & research balloons to study Dixie Alley tornadoes

Feb 28, 2023

UAH AES undergraduate students Caleb Kiser (left) and Michael Yurovchak (back) and graduate student Mariama Feaster (center) examining weather observations taken by UAH ESSC SWIRLL MAPNet Facilities Research vehicle. Courtesy Preston Pangle. ...


SERVIR Southeast Asia Team including NASA, USAID, ADPC, SIG attendees.  Image Credit ADPC

UAH Researchers Visit Thailand for SERVIR Expansion Launch

Feb 23, 2023

Developed in 2004 by researchers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, SERVIR is a joint initiative between National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and...


UAH graduate student transforms hobby into successful Antarctic experiment

UAH graduate student transforms hobby into successful Antarctic experiment

Feb 20, 2023

  FEB 17, 2023 | Liz Junod As an amateur radio enthusiast, Todd McKinney could be seen launching balloon experiments outside his dorm room during his undergraduate days at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). Now a first...


Dr. Christy honors outstanding ESSC employees with 2022 Meritorious Service awards

Dr. Christy honors outstanding ESSC employees with 2022 Meritorious Service awards

Feb 06, 2023

Each year, the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s (UAH) Earth System Science Center (ESSC), a part of the University of Alabama system, hosts the Annual ESSC Meritorious Service Awards ceremony to honor exceptional service to the university and ...


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UAH builds, installs low-cost soil moisture sensors to examine how flash droughts impact agriculture

Dec 15, 2022

To help farmers become more drought-resilient and better characterize drought impacts when seeking federal assistance, the Earth System Science Center at UAH is assembling and installing 50, low-cost soil moisture sensors to examine how quickly soi...


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Long-term Western precipitation trends are stable, says UAH atmospheric scientist Dr. John Christy

Dec 15, 2022

Over the past 130 years regions that provide the major source for spring and summer runoff have not shown a long-term pattern that indicates a permanent decline in precipitation, according to research by Dr. John Christy, a distinguished professor ...


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