Satellite and Earth System Studies
The Satellite and Earth Systems Studies (SESS) Programs main objective is to:
- Enhance our understanding of how the natural components of the Earth system—atmosphere, ocean, land, and biosphere—interact with human activities as a coupled system.
- Collaborative and transformative research activities to enhance NOAA’s and the greater scientific community’s ability to use observations and models to meet that challenge, advance NOAA’s science mission, and identify emerging science needs.
The Satellite and Earth System Studies (SESS) program at GMU forms a pivotal research and education branch of Mason’s Earth Science where our grand scientific challenge is to enhance our understanding of how the natural components of the Earth system—atmosphere, ocean, land, and biosphere—interact with human activities as a coupled system.
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- GMU Scientist Contributes to the latest WMO Air Quality and Climate BulletinGMU scientist Dr. Patrick Campbell (GMU/SESS), along with co-authors from the U.S. EPA (Drs. John Waker and Jeremy Schroeder) and NOAA-ARL (Dr. Rick Saylor), contributed […]
- Greater D.C. Area Atmospheric Composition and Modeling Workshop
Drs. Patrick Campbell, Daniel Tong, and Youhua Tang of GMU’s Satellite and Earth System Studies program hosted the inaugural Greater D.C. Area Atmospheric Composition and […] - Canadian Wildfire Smoke Seen Across the USNOAA’s National Air Quality Forecast Capability (NAQFC) performed well in predicting air quality impacts of Canadian wildfires across the US. A busy wildfire season for […]