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Mundi and L’Ecuyer publish paper in Nature Communications
Claire Mundi and Tristan L’Ecuyer recently published their paper, “Intense Storms Increase Global Ice Area,” in Nature Communications (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-76931-4). By analyzing two decades of storms, this study finds that storm impacts on sea ice…
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Spring 2026 Graduates
Congratulations to group members Dr. Claire Mundi and Carolyn Bean for graduating this spring! Claire and Carolyn graduated with their PhD and MS, respectively, in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. Carolyn’s MS thesis…
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PREFIRE Mission extended through 2026
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced in August 2025 that the PREFIRE CubeSat mission, of which Professor L’Ecuyer is the Principal Investigator, will be extended through September 2026.
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Kyle Mattingly featured in UW News
Research scientist Dr. Kyle Mattingly was featured in a UW News article, “Atmospheric rivers linked to melting Greenland ice sheet,” advertising his newly published paper in Nature Communications. Kyle’s article, titled, “Increasing extreme melt in northeast Greenland…
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NASA PREFIRE Satellites launch successfully
Both PREFIRE CubeSats successfully launched in Mahia, New Zealand on May 25, 2024 (PREFIRE-SAT2) and June 5, 2024 (PREFIRE-SAT1). The two satellites, launched by Rocket Lab, are part of NASA PREFIRE (Polar Radiant…