Jeffrey Geddes publishes on geostationary observations of nitrogen dioxide from space
Assistant Professor Jeffrey Geddes has published “Stratosphere-troposphere separation of nitrogen dioxide columns from the TEMPO geostationary satellite instrument” in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. “Separating the stratospheric and tropospheric contributions in satellite retrievals of atmospheric NO2 column abundance is a crucial step in the interpretation and application of the satellite observation,” Geddes and his colleagues write. Their […]
Nathan Phillips talks to Free Press about Massachusetts gas leaks
In an interview with the BU Daily Free Press, Professor Nathan Phillips described his work leading rehabilitation efforts in the Merrimack Valley, in the wake of the September gas explosions. In collaboration with local climate advocacy nonprofits, Phillips has raised more than $14,000 through a GoFundMe page he started. As of October 22, he has […]
Christine Regalla co-authors paper on earthquake surface rupture in Geophysical Research Letters
Assistant Professor Christine Regalla and her colleagues have published “Holocene Surface Rupture History of an Active Forearc Fault Redefines Seismic Hazard in Southwestern British Columbia, Canada” in Geophysical Research Letters. This paper documents the first detailed history of earthquake surface rupture for an onland fault within the Cascadia subduction zone of British Columbia, Canada. These […]
Cutler Cleveland presents emissions findings to City of Boston
On November 8 Professor Cutler Cleveland presented preliminary results of his team’s research to the the City of Boston’s Green Ribbon Commission. BU President Robert Brown sits on the commission. Professor Cleveland and his colleagues provide technical analyses of the options available to the City to reach its goal of carbon-neutrality by 2050. Researchers in […]
PhD student Chi Chen co-authors article on 2015/16 ENSO event impacts to the carbon cycle
PhD student Chi Chen (advised by Ranga Myneni) contributed to a recently published article on the impacts of 2015/16 El Niño event to the terrestrial Carbon cycle. In “Impact of the 2015/2016 El Niño on the terrestrial carbon cycle constrained by bottom-up and top-down approaches,” published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Chen and […]
E&E major Emma Quirk rows for BU
Emma Quirk, an Earth & Environmental Science major and senior, joins the Head of the Charles Regatta this weekend with BU’s Rowing Team. The event attracts more than 11,000 athletes competing in more than 1,900 boats in 53 races and is the largest two-day regatta in the world. The competition attracts tens of thousands of […]
Yasmin Romitti contributes to NAS report on carbon dioxide removal and sequestration
First-year PhD student Yasmin Romitti has collaborated with the National Academy of Sciences to develop a research agenda for dealing carbon dioxide capture. Negative emissions technologies that aim to remove and sequester excess carbon from the atmosphere have been identified as an important part of the portfolio of responses to climate change. This new report […]
Suchi Gopal and James Baldwin publish on Chinese global energy investment
Professor Suchi Gopal, Lecturer James Baldwin, and Kevin Gallagher of BU’s Global Development Policy Center have penned “Fueling Global Energy Finance: The Emergence of China in Global Energy Investment” in Energies. The writers assess the investment trends in the global energy sector during, before, and after the financial crisis of 2008 using the Dealogic database […]
John Fegyveresi publishes on ice core bubbles as strain indicators
Adjunct Assistant Professor John Fegyveresi and his colleagues have penned “Instruments and methods: a case study of ice core bubbles as strain indicators” in Annals of Glaciology. In their abstract, the authors note, “Measurements of a sample from ~580 m depth in the WAIS Divide (WDC06A) ice core reveal that bubbles are preferentially elongated in […]
Rick Murray elected to AGU Board of Directors
Professor Rick Murray has been elected to a two-year term as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Geophysical Association, where he will help oversee AGU’s business, organizational, and legal affairs. For nearly a century AGU has worked to promote discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity.