Lightning mapping sensor will provide UAH scientists with unique stereo view
Feb 27, 2018
With the scheduled March 1 launch of a new weather satellite, scientists at UAH are looking forward to getting a unique stereo view of lightning in storms over the United States. ...
UAH staff, students answer call for help after hurricanes
Dec 15, 2017
For almost two months after Hurricane Maria came ashore in Puerto Rico and threw the island into darkness, UAH's Lori Schultz and Jordan Bell watched the lights come back on. ...
UAH undergrad co-leads project using satellite images of Thailand
Aug 18, 2017
Can an astronaut in space look down at a spot on the Earth and tell if the people living there are wealthy or poor? ...
UAH graduate student maps water in African desert
Aug 07, 2017
For thousands of generations, Africans concerned about their water supply looked to passing clouds for relief. Now, thanks in part to NASA's SERVIR program and several students and researchers at UAH, many of Africa's leaders will increasingly be l...
Esri User Conference participants in San Diego
Aug 06, 2012
MS Earth System Science student Africa Flores shares information to Esri User Conference participants in San Diego on programs at the UAHuntsville Graduate School. Africa and another ESS grad student Eric Anderson also gave presentations at the Esri ...
Dr. John Christy is the winner of the 2011 Quest for Excellence Award
Aug 06, 2012
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (October 7, 2011) — These awards are given each year to publicly recognize outstanding contributions of individuals in the greater Huntsville community in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Each...
New class will teach applications of weather and climate modeling
Aug 06, 2012
A class offered for the first time this spring will offer answers to a math-related question that many students start asking about the time they hit algebra: How will I ever use this? In this case, the new class in the Atmospheric Science Department...
UAH team helping Japanese space program launch safely
Aug 06, 2012
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Feb. 2, 2012) -- A team of scientists from The University of Alabama in Huntsville's Earth System Science Center (ESSC) is working with the Japanese space agency to develop new rules to protect spacecraft from lightning. Data from ...
Despite this winter's snow drought, California's snow isn't disappearing
Aug 06, 2012
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Feb. 14, 2012) — During some winters a significant amount of snow falls on parts of California. During other winters — like this one (so far) — there is much less snow. But more than 130 years of snow data show that over time ...
UAH alumnus wins NOAA award
Aug 06, 2012
Jianglong Zhang, '04 Ph.D., atmospheric science, will receive the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's David Johnson Award in March for his innovative work with complex data gathered by satellites. An assistant professor in ...