Presentations
SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES AND INVITED TALKS
Comiso, J. C., “History of Satellite Remote Sensing,” IESM Course 265 Lecture, 24 February
2024.
Comiso, J. C., “NASA Earth Observing System,” SPoCK, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Rizal.
Comiso, J. C., “Satellite Applications in Precision Agriculture,” PI-Canadian Meeting, Panel 3 on
Food Security, 19 March 2024.
Comiso, J. C., “Applications of Satellite Remote Sensing over Land, Oceans and Atmosphere,”
IESM Course 265 Lecture, 16 March 2024.
Comiso, J. C., “Infrared and Microwave Remote Sensing,” IESM Course 265 Lecture, 9 March
2024
Comiso, J. C., “Big Data, Visualization and Artificial Intelligence,” IESM Course 265 Lecture, 23
March 2024.
Comiso, J. C., “TGW14 Commissioned Papers and Strategies,” PCAARRD Compound, UP Los
Banos, 25 March 2024.
Comiso, J. C., The Arctic Multiyear Ice Cover: Variability and Trends, JAXA Workshop, GCOM-
W/AMSR3, 9 November 2023, Tokyo.
Comiso, J. C., Changing Global Sea Ice Cover, Geospatial Week Symposium, ISPRS, Cairo,
Egypt, 4 Sep 2023.
Comiso, J. C., Overview of Space Technology and Applications in Agriculture and Natural
Resources, 1 Sep 2023
Comiso, J. C., Algorithms for Satellite Data Applications in Agriculture and Forestry, TWG 14
Workshop, 14 Aug 2023, Motel by Wedgeman, Richmonde, Eastwood
Comiso, J. C., Objectives and Commissioned Report Plans of the Technical Work ing Group,
TWG14 Workshop 14 Aug 2023, NAST Special Concerns.
Comiso, J. C., Philippine Independence Day Talk, George Washington University, June 2023
Comiso, J. C., Remote Sensing and applications, IEMS Course 265, four 3-hour lectures,
Univ. of the Philippines, Diliman Quezon City, 25 March 2023.
Comiso, J. C., State of the Global Sea Ice Cover as Observed from Space, Workshop,
Tokai University, Tokyo, Japan, 24 February 2023.
Comiso, J. C., “Global and Regional Climate Change: Observations and Modeling Results,”
Resource Speaker, 12 Dec 2022, Webinar on Future and Present: Living in a Warmer World,
Comiso, J. C., “Anthropogenic Climate Change and Impacts as Observed from Space,” Earth
Futures Forum, Keynote, 7 December 2022, De La Salle University, Lipa, Philippines.
Comiso, J. C., “Physical Basis for Anthropogenic Climate Change and Mitigation Strategies,”
28 October 2022, Physics Department Seminar, UST, Manila, Philippines.
Comiso, J. C., “Mitigation Strategies for Anthropogenic Climate Change,” PAASE 2022 Annual
Meeting, 12 October 2022, On-line from Manila Hotel, Manila, Philippines.
Comiso, J. C., “Applications of Remote Sensing in Hydrology,” Lecture for IESM Course #265,
22 April 2022, On Line for IESM students and Faculty.
Comiso, J. C., “Towards a Brighter Future of Philippine Science and Technology,” Inspirational
Talk for New Members of the Philippine-American Academy of Science and Engineering,”
18 April 2022, Zoom Presentation, International Audience.
Comiso, J. C., “Remote Sensing of Land, Oceans and Atmosphere,” Lecture for IESM Course
#265, 19 March 2022, On line for IESM students and Faculty.
Comiso, J. C., “Remote Sensing using Infrared and Microwave Systems,” Lecture for IESM
Course #265, 12 March 2022, On line for IESM students and Faculty.
Comiso, J. C., “Anthropogenic CO2: Sources and Impacts to the Environment and Climate,
3 August 2020, Keynote Talk, Virtual session on Atmosphere and the Environment,
40th Annual PAASE meeting. (first talk since COVID19 lockdown)
Comiso, J. C., “Anomalies and Trends in the Polar Oceans,” Symposium for Arnold Gordon,
13-14 February 2020, SCRIPSS, San Diego California.
Comiso, J. C., “Enhanced Sea Ice Algorithm and Applications of a Combined AMSR3 and CIMR
data, JAXA GCOM/AMSR3 Workshop, 20-22 January 2020, Tokyo Japan.
Comiso, J. C., “Climate and Environmental Changes as Observed from Space,” Weekly Seminar,
Earth and Environmental Sciences Institute, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL., 10 October
2019.
Comiso, J. C., “Fish Finding Maps using Satellite Data,” Institute of Fisheries, Narvacan, Ilocos
Sur, PI, 1 October 2019.
Comiso, J. C., “Sea Surface Salinity, Sea Surface Temperature and Marginal Ice Zone Studies
using CIMR,” Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer (CIMR) workshop, Jet Propulsion
Laboratory of California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA, 12-15 August 2019.
Comiso, J. C., “Satellite Data Application in Smart Agriculture, Reforestation and the Detection of
Pollution, BSP Seminar,” IESM, 25 March 2019.
Comiso, J. C., “Anthropogenic Impacts on the Climate and the Environment, Annual Seminar
Series for the 10th Anniversary of the Institute,” IESM, UP Diliman, 4 March 2019.
Comiso, J. C. “Climate and Environmental Changes in the Philippines,” Joint Monitoring
Workshop,” JAXA and UP Diliman, Quezon City, 21-22 Feburary 2019.
Comiso, J. C., Refining the Bootstrap Algorithm and Assessing the Extent of the Multiyear Sea Ice
Cover, GCOM-W/AMSR Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, 22 January 2019.
Comiso, J. C., “Anomalies and Trends in the Sea Ice Cover from 40 Years of Continuous Passive
Microwave Data,” AGU Fall Meeting Invited Talk, Session C53B, Convention Center,
Washington D. C., 14 December 2018.
Comiso, J. C., “Asymmetry in Surface Temperature in the Polar Regions,” AGU Fall Meeting,
Invited Talk, GC24C-07, 11 December 2018.
Comiso, J. C., Lecture Series at Visayas State University, Tacloban, Leyte, 29-30 October 2018.
“Lecture 1: The Earth’s Climate Sytem”
“Lecture 2: The Earth’s Environment”
“Lecture 3: Satellite Observations and Applications”
“Lecture 4: Extreme Events”
“Lecture 5: Mitigation and Adaptation”
“Lecture 6: Big Data and Visualization”
“Lecture 7: How to Publish and Why”
Comiso, J. C., “Satellite Remote Sensing and Applications in Agriculture and Forestry, SESAM,
UP Los Banos, 6July 2018
Comiso, J. C., “Climate Change Impacts and Mitigation Strategies for the Energy Sector, Keynote
Talk, Expert Symposium on Renewable Energy and Climate Change,” Dusit Hotel, Makati,
22 June 2018.
Comiso, J. C., “Variability of atmospheric surface temperature and impacts on land cover as
observed by satellites over the Philippines,” LCLUC/SARI Workshop, Atmospheric
Monitoring Session, Richmond Hotel, Eastwood, Quezon City, 28-30 May, 2018.
Comiso, J. C., “Recent Advances in Satellite Remote Sensing of the Environment,” IESM
15th Anniversary Talk, UP Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, 7 March 2018.
Comiso, J. C. “Satellite Remote Sensing and Applications,” Special Seminar, Batangas State
University, Batangas City, Philippines, 2 February 2018.
Comiso, J. C. “Climate and Environmental Changes as Observed from Space,” Seminar, Batangas
State University, Batangas City, Philippines, 1 February 2018.
Comiso, J. C. “Global and Regional Changes in Climate and the Environment,” Plenary Talk,
Global Summit on Health and Environment, Novu Hotel, City of Dreams, Manila, Philippines
25 January 2018.
Comiso, J. C. “Enhancements on the AMSR2 Bootstrap Algorithm and Error Analysis, Plenary
Talk, GCOM Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, 23 January 2018.
Comiso, J. C. “Climate Change Signals as Observed by AMSR2, AMSR-E, SSMI and SMMR,”
Keynote Talk, GCOM Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, 22 January 2018.
Comiso, J. C., “The Earth and the Universe as Observed by NASA,” Talk to Students, Mar Vista
Elementary School, Los Angeles, CA, 27 Nov 2017.
Comiso, J. C. “Changing Global Climate: Impacts and Mitigation Strategies,” Fiesta Filipinana
Talk, Pismo, CA, 19 Aug 2017.
Comiso, J. C. “Use of Very High Resolution Data in Environmental Change Studies,”
Environmental Science Conference, University of the Philippines, Los Banos, 7 August 2017.
Comiso, J. C. “Philippine Space Agency: Current and Future Mission,” PAASE, Manila Hotel,
14-15 July 2017.
Comiso, J. C. Global and Regional Climate Change, SCA (Science Council of Asia) Conference,
Sofitel Hotel, 15-16 June 2017
Comiso, J. C., “Drought Detection and Forecasting,” Seminar, UP Los Banos, 20 March 2017.
Comiso, J. C., Sea Level Rise and Associated Changes in Surface Temperature and Ice Sheets,
Special Seminar, NIGS, UP Diliman, 15 March 2017.
Comiso, J. C., “Challenges in Environmental and Climate Change Studies, IESM Anniversary
Talk, 15 March 2017, IESM, UP Diliman.
Comiso, J. C., “NASA Journey and Visions for the Philippine Space Agency,” Special Seminar,
IESM, UP Diliman, 6 March 2017.
Comiso, J. C., “Laguna Lake as Observed from Space, Yakap Lawais Forum, Santa Cruz, Laguna,
3 March 2017.
Comiso, J. C., “Satellite Observed Changes in the Cryosphere,”Lecture for a Class on Climate
Change, IESM, UP Diliman, 1 March 2017
Comiso, J. C., Climate Change Signals as Observed from Space, NAST Investiture Talk, Jens
Hotel, Manila Philippines 23 February 2017,
Comiso, J. C., “Monitoring of Lake Water Quality at Laguna de Bay,” SESAM Seminar, SESAM,
UP Los Banos, 13 February 2017.
Comiso, J. C., “Enhancements on the Sea Ice AMSR2 Bootstrap Algorithm, GCOM-W/AMSR2
JAXA Workshop, Sumitomo-shoji Takebashi Building, TKP Garden City, Tokyo, 24 Jan 2017.
Comiso, J. C., “Past and Future Status on Sea Ice Observations, International Sea Ice Workshop,
Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan, 22 January 2017.
Comiso, J. C., “Variations and Trends in Arctic Temperature and Arctic Amplification, Invited
AGU Talk, San Francisco, CA, 16 December 2016
Comiso, J. C., “Climate Change Signals in the Polar Regions, Plenary Talk, Climate Change
Session, PORSEC2016, Fortaleza Brazil, 13 November 2016.
Comiso, J. C., “Enabling Earth Observation in Support of Ocean and Climate Change Research,
Keynote Addresss, PORSEC 2016, Fortaleza, Brazil, 8 November 2016.
Comiso, J. C., “Global Trends in the Sea Ice Cover and Associated Surface Temperature Trends,
ISPRD 2016 Congress, Cryosphere Session, Comission VIII/6, Prague, 16 July 2016.
Comiso, J. C., “Variability and Trends of Sea Ice, Surface Temperature and Productivity in the
Polar Regions,” National Institute of Polar Research,”Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo, Japan,
28 April 2016.
Comiso, J. C., “Climate Change Signals from the Cryosphere,” GCOM-W Follow-on Workshop,
25 April 2016.
Comiso, J. C., “On Becoming a NASA Scientist,” International Café Science Forum, Tokai Univ.,
26 April 2016.
Comiso, J. C., “Climate and Environmental changes as Observed from Space, IESM 10th
Anniversary Talk, UP, Diliman, 8 February 2016.
Comiso, J. C., “Global Climate Change and Remote Sensing Applications,” Science Lectures
in Narvacan Science High School, 30 January to 1 February 2016.
Comiso, J. C., “Global climate trends and impacts on the Philippines,” SESAM Seminar,
UP Los Banos, 11 March 2016.
Comiso, J. C., “Ocean color and surface temperature distribution around the Philippines,” Bangus
Fish Symposium, February 2016.
Comiso, J. C., “Increasing Positive Trend in the Antarctic Sea Ice Extent and Associated Surface
Temperature Changes,” AGU Fall Meeting, Invited Talk, Session C54A: Advances in
Understanding Sea Ice Variability and Change, Mascone West, Rm 3007, 16:00, 18 Dec 2015.
Comiso, J. C., “Decadal Changes in the Cryosphere as Observed by Historical Satellite Sensors,”
AGU Invited Talk, Session GC33H:Long-Term Climate Data Records and Applications II,
MosconeWest, Rm. 3005, 13:55-14:10, San Francisco, CA, 16 Dec. 2015.
Perez and Comiso, Surface Temperature Trends in the Arctic and the Antarctic from AVHRR
and In-Situ Data, AGU Invited Talk, Session 7644, Taking the Temperatures of the Earth,
Comiso, J. C., “Satellite Remote Sensing of the Polar Oceans,” World Congress of Ocean 2015,
Invited Talk, Qingdao, China, 6-9 November 2015.
Comiso, J. C., “Satellite Observations of the Arctic Productivity and Temperature,” Pacific
Arctic Group, Incheon, Korea, 28-30 October 2015.
Comiso, J. C., “Climate Change and Resiliency and Adaptation,” Asian Conference on Remote
Sensing (ACRS), Crowne Plaza Galleria, Metro Manila, 19-23 October 2015.
Comiso, J. C., “IPCC 2014 Report on Climate Change and the Hiayan Phenomenon,” Weekly
Seminar, UPLB, 16 October, 2015.
Comiso, J. C., “Sea Ice and Primary Productivity in the Antarctic,” SCAR/Biology Meeting,
Barcelona, Spain, 15-18 September 2015.
Comiso, J. C., “Arctic Amplification and Hiatus in Surface Temperature,” Common Futures and
Climate Change, Paris, France, 6-9 July 2015.
Comiso, J. C., “How to Publish in ISI Journals” Lectures, UP and De la Salle University,
Manila, Philippines, 13 February 2015.
Comiso, J. C., “How to Publish in ISI Journals” Lectures, UP and De la Salle University,
Manila, Philippines, 13 February 2015.
Comiso, J. C., “Soil Moisture from Space,” Special Seminar, Bureau of Soils, Quezon City,
Philippines, 12 February 2015.
Comiso, J. C., Record high SST in the Pacific Ocean and Relationships to Typhoon Haiyan,
Invited Talk, Environmental Science and Meteorology Institute Seminar, University
Of the Philippines, 9 February 2015.
Comiso, J. C., “Changing Climate and Strategies for Mitigation, Risk Management and
Adaptation,” Invited Talk, University of the East Seminar, 4 Feb 2015
Comiso, J. C., “AMSR2 Sea Ice concentration: Validation and Refinements,” GCOM/AMSR2
Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, 14-17 January 2015
Comiso, J. C., “Amplification and Trends in Arctic Surface Temperature,” AGU Fall Meeting,
San Francisco, CA, 15-19 December 2014
Comiso, J. C., “Increasing Trend in the Antarctic Sea Ice Cover and a Record High Extent in
2014,” ISPRS/Commission VIII Conference, Hyderabad, India, 9-12 December 2014.
Comiso, J. C., “DBO Studies from Space,” DBO/IARPC Special Webinar, 20 November 2014.
Also, attended the Pacific Arctic Group (PAG) Workshop, 27-28 October 2014
Comiso, J. C., “Large Scale Variability of Arctic Sea Ice, Clouds, and Primary Productivity,”
DBO Workshop, Seattle, WA., 29-31 October 2014
Comiso, J. C., The Arctic Sea Ice Cover and Environmental Impacts, Invited Talk,
GFDL/Princeton University Seminar, 16 October 2014
Comiso, J. C., “Comparative Studies of Sea Ice Concentrations and Ice Extents,”
Polar Space Task Group (PSTG) Workshop/M. Drinkwater, GSFC, 29-30 Sep 2014.
Comiso, J. C., “Uncertainties in the Retrieval of AMSR2 Ice Concentration,” AMSR2
Workshop, Huntsville, Alabama, 24 September 2014.
Comiso, J. C., “Satellite Earth Observing Systems: Breakthroughs and Applications,”
PGRSS Symposium, Environmental Science and Met. Inst., UP, Diliman, 28Aug 2014.
Comiso, J. C., Climate Change and Potential Impacts to Agriculture, Invited Talk,
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., 29 May 2014.
Comiso, JC, “Assessment of Climate Change by IPCC/WG1/AR5,” Plenary Speaker,
APAMS 2014, North Carolina State University, Meeting, 23-24 May 2014.
Comiso, JC., “Changing Philippine Climate and Data Needs,” Data Acquisition Workshop,
Plenary Speaker, Crowne Hotel, Ortigas, Metro Manila, 27-28 March 2014.
Comiso, JC., “Changing Global and Philippine Climate,” Inst. of Enviroment and Meteorology,
U. P. Diliman, 27 March 2014.
Comiso, JC., “Sea Ice Changes in Recent Decades,” Plenary Speaker, SORCE 10th Anniversary
Symposium, 28-31 January 2014.
Comiso, JC. “Climate and environmental changes as observed from space,” Ramon Magsaysay
Science and Tech University, Zambales, Philippines, 20 January Feb. 2014
Comiso, JC., “Enhanced AMSR2 Bootstrap Algorithm for sea ice concentration, GCOM-
W/AMSR2 Workshop, Tokyo Japan, January 14-18, 2014.
Comiso, JC., “Upscaling of field measurements using satellite data,” Plenary Speaker at the
GEM Upscaling Workshop in Sonnerupgaard Gods, Denmark, November 2013
Comiso, JC., “Jeep Accident, Sea Ice Breakthroughs and Climate Change,” Maniac Talk,
NASA/GSFC, H114, 4 November 2013, Greenbelt, MD.
Comiso, JC, “Cryospheric Observations,” IPCC Plenary meeting, Stockholm, Sweden,
September 2013
Comiso, J. C. “Analysis of Uncertainties of Passive Microwave Sea Ice Time Series Data,”
AMSR-E/Team Workshop, 4-5 September 2013, Oxnard, California.
Comiso, JC, “Uncertainty studies of retrievals of sea ice parameters from passive microwave
Sensor,” DACA-13 Plenary Speaker on Sea Ice Session, 8-12 July 2013, Davos, Switzerland.
Comiso, JC, Gave lectures at Mariano Marcos State University and UP, May 2013
Comiso, JC, “The polar environment: Sun, clouds and ice,” IOCCG Polor Ocean Color Workshop,
San Diego, July 2013
Comiso, JC, “Satellite Remote Sensing and Applications” Keynote Speaker, Remote Sensing
Symposium, University of the Philippines, Diliman, on 7 May 2013
Comiso, J. C., “Science as a way of life,” Commencement Speaker, 2013, NCCHS,
Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
Contributed to a Blog on Arctic Multiyear Ice Cover, 2013.
Comiso, JC, “Climate Change in the Philippines,” Keynote Speaker, Annual symposium of the
Philippine-American Academy of Science and Engineering, February 2013
Comiso, JC, “Variability and Trends in the Sea Ice Cover,” GCOM-W/AMSR2 workshop,
Tokyo, Japan, January 28-30, 2013
IPCC/WG1/AR5 Lead Author meeting, Hobart, Australia, January 2013
Comiso, JC, Rapid Changes in Sea Ice Cover and Primary Productivity in the Arctic,
WG VII/10: Cryosphere Session, Melbourne, Australia, August, 2012.
Comiso, JC, “Changing Global Sea Ice Cover from AMSR-E and MODIS,” Invited Talk,
IGARSS 2012, 10-year anniversary of Aqua, Munich, Germany, 22-29, July 2012.
Comiso, JC, “Observed Changes in the Cryosphere,” “Satellite Observation systems for
Polar Climate Change Studies,” “Trends in Surface Temperature at High Latitudes,”
and “Variability and Anomalous Trends in the Global Sea Ice Cover,” Lecture
Series, Nanjing University, China, July 2012.
Comiso, JC, “PALSAR and other Active Microwave System, Lecture, MMSU, 2 June 2012.
Comiso, JC, “Rapid decline of thick Arctic sea ice cover,” Environmental Science Seminar,
UP, Diliman, 9 May 2012.
Comiso, JC, “Breakthroughs in Satellite Remote Sensing and Applications for Developing
Countries,” Keynote Speaker, National Remote Sensing Society Symposium, UP,
Diliman, 7-8 May 2012.
Comiso, JC, “Climate Change in the Arctic as Observed from Space,” Excelis Visualization
Symposium, Washington DC, April 2012.
Comiso, JC, “Enhanced Sea Ice Algorithm for AMSR2, GCOM-W Workshop, Tokyo,
Japan, 17-20 January 2012.
Comiso, JC, “The Changing Sea Ice Cover and Primary Productivity in the Arctic,” Weekly
Seminar, Laval University, Quebec, Canada, 9 November 2011.
IOCCG (International Ocean Color Coordinating Group) Working Group on Polar Seas
Workshop, 10-11 November 2011, Quebec, Canada.
Comiso, JC, “Variability and Trends of Antarctic Sea Ice,” Weekly Seminar, National
Ice Center, NOAA, Suitland, Maryland, 6 October 2011.
Perez, G. J. and J. Comiso, Changing Philippine vegetation and impacts,” NASA Carbon
Cycle Workshop, Hilton Hotel, Alexandria, VA, 3-7 October 2011
Comiso, JC, “Changes in primary productivity in the Arctic,” State of Research and
Questions about future changes in the Boreal and Arctic Zones,
22 September 2011, H114, Bldg. 33, NASA GSFC
Comiso, JC, “Rapid decline of Multiyear Ice in the Arctic,” Weekly Seminar, National
Ice Center, NOAA, Suitland, Maryland, 28 July 2011.
IPCC lead author meeting, Brest, France, 18-22 July 2011
Comiso, JC, “Regional Changes in the Sea Ice Cover and Ice Production in the
Antarctic,” AMSR-E workshop, Asheville, NC on 28 June 2011
Comiso, JC, “Global Warming and Impacts,” Bicol Coliseum, Attended by about 10,000
Students, teachers and other professionals, Invitation by the Governor of Bicol,
Legaspi, Bicol, 17 June 2011.
Comiso, JC, “Climate Change in the Philippines as Observed from Space,” PAASE
Symposium talk 15-16 June 2011
Comiso, JC, “Impacts of Global Warming on Philippine Agriculture and Natural
Resources,” PAASE Workshop/FDG, 14 June 2011
Comiso, JC, Satellite Remote Sensing and Applications, MMSU RS Lectures, Batac,
Ilocos Norte, Philippines, 1-9 June 2011
Comiso, JC, “Satellite Observed Changes in Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice,” Plenary Speaker,
International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP) Symposium, Theme: Global
Change: mounting pressure on the Earth System, Sponsored by NASA,
1 April 2011, Hyatt Regency Hotel, The Cabinet/Judiciary Suite, Bethesda, MD.
Comiso, JC, Participant, National Climate Assessment Workshop, 29-30 March 2011,
USDA, Sponsored by NASA, 1800 M St, Washington DC, NW.
Comiso, JC, Participant and Presenter, Sea Ice Workshop, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt,
MD, 15-16 March 2011.
Comiso, JC, “Satellite Studies of Environmental Changes in the Philippines,” Regional
Forum on Climate and Environmental Changes,” Bohol State University,
31 January 2011.
Comiso, JC, “Satellite Remote Sensing: Techniques and Applications,” Lectures and
on-site Training, Mariano Marcos State University, 11-13 January 2011.
Comiso, JC, “Global Climate Change as Observed from Space, Public Lecture, Attended
By 2000 students, teachers, public officials and other professionals.
Narvacan National Central High School, 7 January 2011.
Comiso, JC, Variability of Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Cover, Internation Geosphere-
Biosphere Program (IGBP) Symposium, Sponsored by NASA, 1 April 2011,
Hyatt Hotel, Bethesda, MD.
Comiso, JC, Participant, National Climate Assessment Workshop, 29-30 March 2011,
USDA, Sponsored by NASA, 1800 M St, Washington DC, NW.
Comiso, JC, “The rapidly shrinking Arctic multiyear ice cover as observed from Space,”
2nd International Symposium on Arctic Research, 6-9 December 2010, Tokyo, Japan.
Comiso, JC, “Enhanced Sea Ice Algorithm for AMSR-2,” GCOM/AMSR-2 Workshop,
7-9 December 2010, Tokyo, Japan.
Comiso, JC, Participant, IPCC Lead Author Workshop for AR5/WG1 Report,
8-12 November 2010, Kunming, China.
Comiso, JC, “State of the Cryosphere as Observed from Space,” Keynote Address,
ACRS, 1-5 November 2010, Hanoi, Vietnam
Comiso, JC, The changing state of the Arctic multiyear and perennial ice cover,” Invited
Talk, PORSEC 2010 meeting in Taiwan on 19 October 2010
Comiso, JC, “Remote Sensing of the Polar Oceans,” Tutorial, PORSEC 2010, in
Keelung, Taiwan on 13-16 October 2010.
Comiso, JC, “The rapidly shrinking Multiyear Ice Cover, CLIC Arctic Sea Ice Workshop,
6-8 October 2010, Fairbanks, Alaska.
Comiso, JC, Participant, National Academy Workshop on Arctic Ecology, September
2010, Cambridge, Maryland
Comiso, JC, Participant, IPCC Workshop on Sea Level Rise, 21-25 June 2010, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
Comiso, JC, “State of the Arctic Cryosphere from Satellite Data,” Plenary Talk, Yamal
Workshop on Greening of the Arctic, Rovaniemi, Finland, 11 March 2010.
Comiso, JC, “Climate Change as Observed from Space,” de LaSalle University, Manila,
Philippines, 5 March 2010.
Comiso, JC, “Global Warming and Impacts on Pulmonary Health in Southeast Asia,
Invited Talk, Philippine College of Physician Conference, Manila, 5 March 2010
Comiso, JC, “State of the Arctic Cryosphere from Satellite Data,” Yamal Meeting, Rovaniemi,
Finland, 11 March 2010.
Comiso, JC, Enhanced 89 GHz Sea Ice Algorithm, GCOM/AMSR-2 Meeting, Tokyo,
Japan, 11-14 January 2010.
Comiso, JC, Invited Talk, UNEP Climate Workshop, New Delhi, India, 28-30 Dec 2009
Comiso, JC, “Climate Change, Mitigation and Adaptation,” UPAA Symposium,
Plenary Speaker, 4 September 2009, Marriott Hotel, Washington DC
Comiso, JC, “Climate Change as Observed from Space,” Univ. of the Philippines,
Los Banos, Philippines, Colloquium Speaker, 22 July 2009.
Comiso, JC, “Remote Sensing of Agriculture and Forestry,” Advanced Technology
Symposium, 17 July 2009, Manila Observatory, Quezon City, Philippines.
Comiso, JC, “Climate Change and Disaster and Risk Assessment from Space,”
14 July 2009, PAASE Science and Technology Symposium, Ateneo University,
Quezon City, Philippines.
Comiso, JC, “Multiyear Ice Concentration from AMSR-E,” AMSR-E Team Workshop,
Arlington, VA, 25 June 2009
Comiso, JC, The abrupt shrinking of the Multiyear Ice Cover, Directors Seminar,
GSFC, H114, 1 May 2009.
Comiso, JC, Variability of the Global Sea Ice Cover, Hadley Centre Seminar Series,
Hadley Centre, Exeter, UK, 21 May 2009
Comiso, JC, Variability and Trends in Surface Temperature at High Latitudes,
Hadley Centre Seminar, Hadley Centre, Exeter, UK, 19 May 2009.
Comiso, JC, The Rapidly Shrinking Perennial Ice Cover, SED Director’s Seminar,
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Bld. 33, Rm H114, 1 May 2008
Comiso, JC, Climate Change, Green Energy and the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant,
Colloquium, UPLB, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines, 3 April 2009.
Comiso, JC, “Satellite Remote Sensing and Applications,” Tutorial, Mariano Marcos
State University, Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, 30 March 2009
Comiso, JC, “Global Climate Change Signals and Strategies for Mitigation and Adaptation,”
Philippine-Japan International Symposium on “Urban-rural environmental Sustainability and
socio-economic development, Laoag Fort Ilocandia Symposium, 27-29 March 2009.
Comiso, JC, “Satellite Remote Sensing of Natural Resources,” Tutorial, UP Los Banos,
Laguna, Philippines, 25 March 2009
Comiso, JC, “The Bootstrap Algorithm,” GCOM/AMSR2 Sea Ice Workshop, NASA/GSFC,
Rm A209, Bld 33, Greenbelt, MD 11 March 2009.
Comiso, JC, “The Global Sea Ice Cover,” Climate Attribution Studies using Satellite Data
Workshop, NASA/GISS, New York, 26-27 February 2009.
Comiso, JC, “Satellite Observed Climate Signals from the Polar Oceans,” Weekly ENEE
Colloquium, University of Maryland at College Park, 20 February 2009.
Comiso, JC, “Recent Changes in the Arctic Sea Ice Cover,” Science Café, Weather News,
Chiba, Japan, 16 January 2009.
Comiso, JC, “Enhanced sea ice algorithm and extents,” GCOM/AMSR2 Workshop,
Yokohama, Japan, 14 January 2009
Comiso, JC, “Winter Multiyear and Summer Perennial Ice on a Rapid Decline,” PORSEC 2008,
Guangzhou, China, 28 Nov to 5 December 2008.
Comiso, JC, “Climate Change as Observed from Space in the Polar Regions,” PORSEC 2008,
Guangzhou, China, 28 Nov to 5 December 2008.
Comiso, JC, UPLB Workshop on “Climate Change and Adaptation,” Several Talks Given
(see program), University of the Philippines, Los Banos, Laguna, PI, 8-12 September 2008
Comiso, JC, “Satellite Observed Climate Change in the Arctic,” GSFC Student Summer Intern
Seminar Series, Greenbelt, MD, Invited Talk, 23 July 2008.
Comiso, JC, “Variability and Trends in the Arctic Multiyear Sea Ice Cover,” AMSR-E Annual
Meeting, 2008, Telluride, CO, 14-16 July 2008
Comiso, JC, Standard and High Resolution Sea Ice Concentrations from AMSR-E Data, IGARSS
2008, Boston, MA, 7-11 July 2008
Comiso, JC, "Variability and Trends in the Sea Ice Cover from AMSR-E and Other Satellite Data,"
IGARSS 2007, 23-27 July 2007, Barcelona, Spain.
Comiso, JC, "Has the Arctic Perennial Ice Cover Reached its Tipping Point," 10-14 December,
2007, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.
Comiso, JC, "Primary Productivity at High Latitudes and the Role of the Arctic as a Carbon Sink,"
Diminishing Arctic Ice Symposium, 10-12 July 2007, Washington, DC.
Comiso, JC, Observed Changes in Our Climate and Environmental Impacts, PAASE Annual
Meeting, 23-24 May 2008, Georgetown University.
Comiso, JC, "Decadal Changes in the Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Cover," GSFC Scientiffic
Colloquium, 30 November 2007, GSFC Auditorium, Greenbelt, MD.
Comiso, JC, "Changing Arctic Ice Cover and Environment from Satellite Observations,
Symposium on Advances in Satellite Oceanography (to commemorate the 50th Anniversary
of Sputnik), 2-6 October 2007, Vladivostok, Russia.
Comiso, JC, "Climate Change and the Future of the Environment," UPAAA 2007 Symposium,
Invited Talk, 2 September 2007, San Francisco, CA.
Comiso, JC, "Primary Productivity at High Latitudes and the Role of the Arctic as a Carbon Sink,"
Ocean Color Research Team Workshop, Poster presentation, 12 April 2007, Seattle, WA
Comiso, JC, "Environmental and Climate Change from Satellite Observations," Plenary Talk,
PAASE Meeting, 15 February 2007, Manila, Philippines
Comiso, JC, "Global Warming as Observed from Space," Colloquium Speaker, Institute of
Physics, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines, 13 February 2007.
Comiso, JC, "Arctic Warming Signals from Satellite Observations," Invited Talk, 1 February 2007,
Science Cafe, Japan
Comiso, JC, "Enhanced Sea Ice Parameters from AMSR-E," 29-31 January 2007, ADEOS-
2/AMSR-E and GLI Meeting, JAXA, Tsukoba, Japan
Comiso, JC, "The Changing Sea Ice Cover in the Warming Arctic," U09 Session,
11-15 December 2006, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA
Comiso, JC, "Comparative Studies of Climate Sea Ice Data from SSM/I and AMSR-E,"
C16 Session, Invited Talk, 11-15 December 2006, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Comiso, JC, "Arctic Warming Signals Associated with Greenhouse Gases." Colloquium Speaker,
Physical Sciences Laboratory, College Park, MD, 15 November 2006
Comiso, JC, "Enhanced Arctic Primary Productivity following Sea Ice Rapid Decline,"
PORSEC 2006, Busan, Korea, 1-4, November 2006
Comiso, JC, Comparative Studies of AMSR-E and MODIS Sea Ice Data,
AMSR meeting, La Jolla, CA, 6-8 September 2006.
Comiso, JC, Trends in Surface Temperature, Sea Ice, and Pigment Concentration in the Arctic,
Circumpolar Conference, Invited Talk, Seward Alaska, 3-7 July 2006.
Comiso, JC., "Variability in Sea Ice Emissivity and Impacts on Ice Algorithms,"
Weekly Seminar, National Ice Center, Suitland, Washington DC, 9 May 2006.
Comiso, JC., "Surface Temperature and Albedo from Satellite Observations," Invited Talk, IGOS-2
meeting, JAMSTEC, Shin Suhita, Japan, 24-25 March 2006.
Comiso, J.C., “Satellite Observed Warming Signals from the Arctic,” Invited Talk, Kyushu
University Colloquium, Fukuoka, Japan, 20 March 2006
Comiso, J.C., “Warming and Enhanced Productivity in the Arctic,” Invited Talk, JAMSTEC,
Japan, 10 March 2006
Comiso, J. C., “The Bootstrap Algorithm and AMSR-E Validation Studies,” Invited Talk, Tokai
University, Tokyo, Japan, 7 March 2006
Comiso, J.C., “AMSR Algorithms,” Chiba University, 6 March 2006
Comiso, J.C., “The changing Polar Landscape from Satellite Observations,”Seminar Speaker,
National Institute of Polar Science (NIPR) Colloquium, Tokyo, Japan, 1 March 2006
Comiso, J.C. “The Global Sea Ice Cover: Variability and Trends,” Colloquium Speaker, Institute
of Low Temperature Science Colloquium, Hokkaido Univ., Sendai, Japan, 23 Feb. 2006
Comiso, J.C., “Global Warming and Changes in Arctic Primary Productivity,” CEReS Colloquium,
Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, 21 February 2006
Comiso, J. C. “Variability of the Sea Ice Cover and Relationships with Phytyoplankton
Concentrations, Earth Advanced Science Technology Center (EASTEC) Colloquium, Tokohu
University, Sendai, Japan, 15 February 2006
Comiso, J.C., “The Warming Arctic and Changes over Sea Ice, Ocean, and Land Cover, MRI
Colloquium, Tsukuba, Japan, 7 February 2006
Comiso, J.C., “Retrieval and Validation Studies of AMSR-E Sea Ice Parameters, AMSR/AMSR-E
PI Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, 24-26 January 2006
Comiso, JC., “Variability of the Sea Ice Cover from AMSR-E and Historical Satellite Data,”
JAXA AMSR/GLI Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, 23 January 2006
Comiso, J.C., "Impacts of the variability of ice types on the decline of the Arctic perennial ice
cover, IGS Symposium on Sea Ice," Dunedin, NZ, 2-11 December 2005
Comiso, J.C., Variability of the Arctic Sea Ice Cover, MSS Chuckchi Sea Workshop,
Anchorage, AK, 31 October 2005
Comiso, J.C., "Satellite Observations of Antarctic Sea Ice," AASI Workshop, GSFC, Greenbelt,
MD, 26-27 October 2005
Comiso, J.C., "Sea ice parameters from AMSR-E," Joint AMSR Workshop, Univ. Hawaii,
Honolulu, HA, 12-17 Sept 2005
Comiso, J.C., "Satellite Observed Warming Signals in the Polar Regions," IGARSS2005, Seoul,
Korea, 24-30 July 2005
Comiso, J.C., "Enhanced Sea Ice Parameters from Aqua/AMSR-E and Validation Studies,"
IGARSS2005, Seoul, Korea, 24-30 July 2005
Comiso, J.C., "Satellite Algorithms over Oceans," Tuturial, University of San Carlos, Cebu,
Philippines, 27 June 2005.
Comiso, J.C., Global Warming Signals from Satellite Observations, PAASE Symposium,
25 June 2005,
Comiso, J.C., "Rapid Trend Towards a More Seasonal Arctic Sea Ice Cover," 31th ISRSE Meeting,
St. Petersburg, RU, 22 June, 2005
Comiso, J.C., "Satellite Observed Changes in the Arctic," Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute,
St. Petersburg, RU, 17 June 2005.
Comiso, J.C., "Satellite Observed Warming Signals in the Arctic," Department of Physics, Drexel
University, Philadelphia, PA, 28 April, 2005
Comiso, J.C., "Decadal Variations of the Polar Sea Ice Cover," IGOS/CliC Workshop,
Delta Lodge Hotel, Kananaski, Alberta, Canada, 2-4 March 2005
Comiso, J.C., "Validation Studies of Antarctic Sea Ice," AASI Workshop, GSFC, Rm A128,
13-14 January 2005
Comiso, J.C., "Warming Signals from Satellite Infrared Observations, Invited Talk,
AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 13-17 December 2004.
Comiso, J.C., "AMSR Bootstrap Sea Ice Algorithm," Adeos-2/AMSR Workshop,
Nagahama, Japan, 8-10 December 2004.
Comiso, J.C., "Surface Temperature Trends Observed from Satellite Data," CliC
Workshop, Fairbanks, CA, 5-8 December 2004.
Comiso, J.C., "Climate Anomalies in the Antarctic," PORSEC 2004, Plenary Talk,
University of Concepcion, Chile, 28 Nov to 3 December 2004.
Comiso, J.C., "The Polar Sea Ice Cover: How it has been Changing," PORSEC 2004,
Invited Talk, University of Concepcion, Chile, 28 Nov to 3 Dec 2004.
Comiso, J.C., "Satellite Observed Warming Signals in the Arctic," Princeton Plasma Physics
Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, November 10, 2004.
Comiso, J.C., "Variability in the Antarctic Sea Ice Cover and Validations Studies,
Invited Talk, CADIC, Ushuaia, Argentina, 26 October 2004.
Comiso, J.C., "Satellite Observed Warming in the Arctic," IGARSS'04, Anchorage,
Alaska, 20-24 September 2004.
Comiso, J.C., "New Enhancements to the Bootstrap Algorithm," AMSR-E Workshop,
Fort Collins, CO, 3-4 August 2004.
Comiso, J.C., "Satellite Observed Decreases in the Sea Ice Cover," ARCUS Annual Meeting,
Washington, DC, 13-14, May 2004.
Comiso, J.C., "Rapid Decline in the Perennial Ice and Warming in the Arctic," EGU Symposium,
Nice, France, 25-30 April 2004.
Comiso, J. C., "Sea Ice Variability in the Ross Sea," LTER McMurdo Workshop, San Jose, CA,
13-15 April 2004.
Comiso, J. C., "Variability and trends in the Ross Sea Ice Cover, McMurdo Workshop, Columbus,
Ohio, 9-11 March 2004.
Comiso, J. C., "AMSR Sea Ice Algorithm," ADEOS-2 Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, 1-3 March 2004
Comiso, J.C., "Detection of Climate Change in the Arctic," Sea of Okhotsk, Sea Ice International
Symposium, Mombetsu, Japan, 23-25 February 2004.
Comiso, J. C., and G. Cota, "Variability of Phytoplankton Blooms in the Arctic," ASLO/TOS
Ocean Science Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, 16-20 February 2004.
Comiso, J. C., "Satellite Observed Trends in the Arctic Perennial Ice and Surface
Temperature, Workshop on Central Arctic: Battlegrown of Natural and Man-made
Climate Forcing, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, 6-9 Jan. 2004.
Comiso, J. C., "Preliminary Sea Ice Retrievals from AMSR-E," AMSR-E Workshop, Monterey,
CA, 20-22 October, 2003.
Comiso, J. C., "Observed Changes in the Sea Ice Cover," CliC/OPP Workshop, Victoria, CA,
13-18 October 2003.
Comiso, J. C., "Space Based Studies of Antarctic Sea Ice," Antarctic Research Institute
Seminar, University of Magallenes, Punta Aresnas, Chile, 29 August, 2003.
Comiso, J. C., "Global Climate Change as Detected in the Arctic," University of
the Philippines, Diliman, Rizal, 8 July, 2003.
Comiso, J.C., "New Satellite Systems for Climate Change and Environmental Studies,"
Joint PAASE/PhilAAS Meeting, Manila Hotel, Manila, Philippines, 11 July, 2003.
Comiso, J. C., "The detection of warming and the retreat of sea ice in the Arctic,
GSFC brown bag seminar, May, 2003.
Comiso, J. C., "Enhanced Characterization of the Sea Ice Cover from new Passive
Microwave Satellites", Invited Talk, Joint EGS-AGU Symposium, Nice, France,
6-11 April 2003.
Comiso, J. C. "Using AMSR-E data as the Baseline for Monitoring the Sea Ice
Cover, AMSR workshop," Awaji, Japan, 12-14 March 2003.
Comiso, J. C., "Rapid Changes in the Arctic," and "New Satellite Passive Systems,"
AOSB panel meeting, Invited Speaker, 29-30 March 2003, Kiruna, Sweden.
Comiso, J. C., " Changing Arctic ice cover from Satellite Observations," Invited Talk
for the public, Farleigh Dickenson University, New Jersey, 24 March 2003.
Comiso, J. C. "Climate Change in the Arctic as Revealed by Satellite Observations, Invited Talk,
CERES/Chiba University, 10 March 2003
Comiso, J. C. "Variability of Antantarctic Sea Ice in 2001-2002," NSF/GLOBEC
Science Investigator's Meeting, 9-11 December 2002, Hilton Hotel, Arlington, VA,
Comiso, J. C. "New Results from EOS-AQUA/AMSR-E: Sea Ice," Invited Talk,
EOS SWG meeting, 18-20 November 2002, Turfs Valley Resort, MD.
Comiso, J. C., "Sea Ice Variability Studies: Calibration and Error Analysis," Invitied
Talk, Satellite Instrument Calibration for Global Change Studies, 12-14 November
2002, UM/University College, College Park, MD.
Comiso, J. C., "The detection of climate change in the Arctic using satellite
and in situ data," Invited Talk, Remote Sensing Seminar, Chiba University,
Chiba, Japan, September 13, 2002.
Comiso, J. C., "SST, Albedo, and Polar Processes," WMO/WCRP/CliC/OPP-NEG
Joint Workshop, 9-12 September 2002, Yokosuka, Japan.
Comiso, J. C., "A retreating Arctic perennial ice cover," PORSEC 2002,
2-6 September 2002.
Comiso, J. C., "Climate change as revealed by in the Arctic by satellite and in
situ data," Founder's Lecture, PAASE Annual Symposium, August 22-24,
2002, Solomons, MD.
Comiso, J. C., "A rapidly declining perennial sea ice cover in the Arctic," IGARSS
2002, Toronto, Canada, June 24-28, 2002.
Comiso, J.C., "Arctic Warming and a Retreating Perennial Ice Cover," AGU Spring
Meeting, Washington, D. C., May 28-31, 2002.
Comiso, J.C., "Variability in Ice Extent from Satellite Observations," Sea Ice Extent
Workshop, Toulouse, France, April 15-17, 2002.
Comiso, J.C., "Variability and Trends in the Sea Ice Cover and Surface Temperature
in the Antarctic," Antarctic Polar Board Workshop, Washington, DC, April 8, 2002.
Comiso, J.C., "Variability in the Antarctic Sea Ice Cover," Oceans Sciences Meeting,
Honolulu, Hawaii, February, 11-15, 2002.
Comiso, J.C., "Antarctic Sea Ice Concentrations from Satellite Observations," WCRP/
CLiC/OPP Workshop, Cambridge, England, September 15-16, 2001.
Comiso, J.C., "Correlation and trend studies of sea ice and surface temperatures at high
Latitudes," Invited talk, IAMAS, Innsbruck, Viena, July 8-18, 2001.
Comiso, J.C., Global Greenhouse Warming, Is it Real?, PAASE 2001 Annual Meeting, Berkeley,
California, July 6-7, 2001.
Comiso, J.C., "Correlation and trend studies of sea ice cover and surface temperatures in the Arctic,
IGS Annual Symposium on Remote Sensing," College Park, MD, June 4-8, 2001.
Comiso, J.C., "Sea ice and ice temperature variability as observed by microwave and infrared
satellite data," AMS Polar Oceanography and Meteorology Conference, San Diego, CA.,
May 14-18, 2001.
Comiso, J.C., "Ice Cover and Surface Temperature Anomalies in the Polar
Regions," Physical Oceanography Seminar Series, Old Dominion University,
Norfolk, VA, March 26, 2001.
Comiso, J.C., " Correlation Studies of Sea Ice Concentration and Surface Temperatures
at High Latitudes," AMSR-E Workshop, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, March 22-23, 2001.
Comiso, J.C., "Variability of Antarctic Surface Temperatures," TAE/Workshop,
National Geographics, Washington, DC, February 14-15, 2001.
Comiso, J.C., "NASA interests in the GLOBEC program," GLOBEC Workshop,
Arlington, VA, January 8-10, 2001.
Comiso, J.C., "Satellite observed variability of Arctic surface temperatures and
their correlation to open water areas in the Beaufort and Laptev Seas,"
PORSEC Symposium, Goa, India, December 7, 2000.
Comiso, J.C., "Sea Ice Variability from two decades of passive microwave and
infrared satellite data," Seminar, National Center for Antarctic and Ocean
Research, Goa, India, December 5, 2000.
Comiso, J.C., "Standard Sea Ice Parameters from AMSR," NASDA/ADEOS-II AMSR
Workshop, Kyoto, Japan, October 28-November 1, 2000.
Comiso, J.C., "Satellite historical data sets in the Arctic", OPP Meeting, Geneva,
Switzerland, October 4, 2000.
Comiso, J.C. and L. V. Stocks, "Interannual Variability of Arctic Summer Ice Melt and
Meltponding using Satellite Observations", IGARSS2000, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 23, 2000.
Comiso, J.C., "Satellite Observed Antarctic Polynyas and Oceanographic Effects,"
PAASE 19th Annual Meeting, Shangri La Hotel, Makati, Philippines, July 8, 2000.
Comiso, J.C., "Climatic and Environmental Changes," Seminar, Ateneo University,
Quezon City, Philippines, July 6, 2000.
Comiso, J.C., "The detection of Climate and Environmental Changes from In Situ and
Satellite Observations," Plenary Talk, NAST Annual Science and Technology Meeting,
Manila Hotel, Manila, Philippines, July 5, 2000.
Comiso, J.C., "Satellite Observed Variability and Trend in Sea Ice Extent, Surface
Temperature, Albedo, and Clouds in the Arctic," IGS2000 Symposium on Sea Ice,
Fairbanks, Alaska, June 22, 2000.
Comiso, J. C., "Studies of the Variability of Antarctic Sea Ice and Surface
Temperatures," GLOBEC Workshop, Arlington, VA, May 25, 2000.
Comiso, J.C., "Satellite and In situ Observations of Arctic Warming", Laboratory for
Hydrospheric Processes Brown Bag Seminar, Building 33, A128, April 25, 2000.
Comiso, J.C., "Enhanced AMSR Sea Ice Algorithms," ADEOS Workshop,
Kyoto, Japan, December 1999.
Comiso, J.C., "Variability of Sea Ice Extent, Surface Temperature, Albedo, and
Clouds in the Polar Regions, 1979-1999," University of Colorado Seminar,
Boulder, Colorado, October 22, 1999.
Comiso, J.C., "Characteristics of the Sea Ice Cover over the Shelf Regions of
the Weddell and the Ross Seas," Antarctic Slope-Front Processes Workshop,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Science Observatory of Columbia University,
Palisades, New York, September 27, 1999.
Comiso, J.C., "Studies of the Seasonal and Interannual Variability of Sea Ice
Cover and Surface Temperature in the Antarctic Region," Interannual
Variability in the Southern Ocean Workshop, British Antarctic Survey,
Cambridge, England, August 3, 1999.
Comiso, J.C., Variability in Surface Temperature, Clouds, and Albedo in the
Polar Regions, IUGG'99, Birmingham, England, July 28, 1999.
Comiso, J.C., P. Wadhams, L. Toudal Pedersen, and R. Gersten, "Variability of
the Odden Ice Tongue, 1973-1999, Invited, IUGG'99, Birmingham, England,
July 27, 1999.
Comiso, J.C., "Enhanced Bootstrap Algorithm for AMSR," AMSR Workshop,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July 6, 1999.
Comiso, J.C., "Satellite Derived Sea Ice Data Sets," WCRP/ACSYS Workshop
(Observational Products Panel Meeting), Koblenz, Germany, June 28, 1999.
Comiso, J.C., D.J. Cavalieri, and F. Nishio, Medium and High Resolution Sea Ice
Algorithms for AMSR, 6th Specialist Microwave Meeting, Florence, Italy,
March 18, 1999.
Comiso, J.C., “The detection of Climate Change from Satellite Observations,”
Civil and Mechanical Engineering Seminar, University of Maryland at
Baltimore County, Maryland, February 19, 1999.
Comiso, J.C., “Climatological Context of Sheba Observations,” Plenary Talk,
SHEBA/Fire-III Workshop, Tucson, Arizona, January 27, 1999.
Comiso, J.C., “Temperature Corrected Bootstrap Algorithm,” NASDA/AMSR
Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 1998.
Comiso, J.C., “The detection of Change in the Antarctic using Satellite Passive
Microwave and Infrared Observations, Seminar, WHOI, October 28, 1998.
Comiso, J.C., "Variability and Trends in Surface Temperature and Ice Cover in
the Antarctic Region," Seminar, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China,
August 4, 1998.
Comiso, J.C., and P. Wadhams, " The Characteristics and Variability of the Odden
ice Tongue from 1973 through 1997, PORSEC'98 Symposium, Qingdao, China,
July 27-31, 1998.
Comiso, J.C., W. Manning, and R. Gersten, "Validation Studies of Antarctic Sea
Ice Concentrations derived from SSM/I data, IGARSS'98, July 7, 1998.
Comiso, J.C., "Anomalies in Ice Cover and Surface Temperatures from Sattellite
Data," Geophysical Institute Seminar, University of Alaska, May 20, 1998.
Comiso, J.C., "Sea Ice Variability and Change Detection", 36th Goddard Memorial
Symposium, Earth System Science, Astronautical Society, Greenbelt, MD, March 19, 1998.
Comiso, J.C., "Trends and Variability of Surface Temperatures and Ice Cover
In the Antarctic," ANZONE/ASPECT Workshop, Oracle, Arizona, December 2,1997.
Comiso, J.C., "Validation of Sea Ice Parameters," AMSR-ADEOS Workshop,
Tokyo, Japan, October 30, 1997.
Comiso, J.C., "Antarctic Surface Temperatures," Ocean and Ice Branch Brown Bag,
GSFC, October 6, 1997.
Comiso, J.C. and H.J. Zwally, "Temperature Corrected Sea Ice Concentration
Algorithm,"IGARSS'97, Singapore, August 5, 1997.
Comiso, J.C., and L. Stock, "Antarctic Surface Temperatures using Satellite
Infrared Data from 1979 through 1995," IGARSS'97 IEEE, Singapore, August, 1997.
Comiso, J.C., "Surface Temperature Trends and Anomalies in the Antarctic
Region,"Antarctic CRC Biweekly Seminar, University of Tasmania, Hobart,
Australia, July 24, 1997.
Comiso, J.C., "Variability of Antarctic Surface Temperatures using Satellite
Infrared and In-Situ Data," Antarctic and Global Change Symposium, Hobart,
Australia, July 15, 1997.
Comiso, J.C., "Surface Temperature Anomalies in the Antarctic Region," IAMAS/
IAPSO 1997 Joint Assembly, Melbourne, Australia, July 3, 1997.
Comiso, J.C., "Arctic Regional Classes and Relationships to Ice Thickness
Distributions, Ice Thickness Workshop, Monterey, CA, April 8, 1997.
Comiso, J.C., "Satellite Observed Anomalies in the Antarctic Region," Ocean
Science Seminar, JPL, Pasadena, CA, April 7, 1997.
Comiso, J.C. "EOS-AMSR ATBD for Sea Ice," EOS ATBD panel meeting,
March 12, 1997.
Comiso, J.C., Interannual variabilities of summer sea ice minimum, ice
production, and bottom water formation in the Weddell Sea, Western
Pacific AGU Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, July 1996.
Comiso, J.C., "Cosmonaut Polynya: Variability and Structure," CRC, Seminar,
University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, February 1996.
Comiso, J.C., "Satellite Remote Sensing of the Oceans," University of Asia
and the Pacific - Seminar Series, Manila, Philippines, March 1996
Comiso, J.C., "Synergistic Remote Sensing," Sea of Okhotsk Workshop 1996,
Tokyo, Japan, February 1996.
Comiso, J.C., "Sea Ice Algorithms," CRC Talk/Discussion, University of
Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, February 1996.
Comiso, J.C., and R. Kwok, "Summer Ice," Ocean Sciences Meeting,
AGU, San Diego, CA, February 1996.
Kwok, R. and J.C. Comiso, "Perennial Ice," Ocean Sciences Meeting,
AGU, San Diego, CA, February 1996
Comiso, J.C., “Unsupervised Classification of Arctic Sea Ice using Neural
Network,” IEEE IGARSS'95, Florence, Italy, July 1995.
Tjuata, S., A. Fung, and J.C. Comiso, Snow Studies, IEEE IGARSS'95, Florence,
Italy, July 1995.
Comiso, J.C., "Sea Ice Parameters and Ice Extent in the Arctic and the Okhotsk
Sea," Sea of Okhotsk and Sea Ice Symposium, Mombetsu, Japan, February,
1995.
Comiso, J.C., “Climate Change and the Earth Observing System,” Monthly Seminar,
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Univ. of the Philippines, January 1995.
Comiso, J.C., “The Cryosphere: MIMR Science Team,” MIMR SAG Talk Series,
ESTEC, Netherlands, November 1994.
Comiso, J.C., and S. Ackley, “Antarctic sea ice passive microwave signatures
during summer and autumn,” IEEE IGARSS'94, CALTEC, Pasadena, CA, August 1994.
Comiso, J.C., “Satellite Remote Sensing of the Polar Regions,” Oceanography
Seminar, Lamont Doherty Earth's Observatory, Columbia, U., May, 1994.
Comiso, J.C., and R. Atlas, “Statistical effects of wind stress on Antarctic
Sea Ice,” Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA, February, 1994.
Comiso, J.C., and R. Kwok, Arctic Summer Ice using SAR and SSMI, Invited Talk,
URSI, Kyoto, Japan, August 1993
Comiso, J.C., “Space Based Research in the Arctic and the Antarctic Regions,”
Seminar, National Polar Science Institute, Tokyo, Japan, August 1993.
Comiso, J.C., “Ice Regimes in the Antarctic and the Arctic, IGARSS'93,”
Tokyo, Japan, 1993.
Comiso, J.C., “Distributions of Phytoplankton Pigments in the Southern Ocean,”
Seminar, Polar Research Center, KORDI, Seoul, Korea, July 19, 1993
Comiso, J.C., “Satellite Remote Sensing Technology and Applications,
Science/Technology Meeting, Manila, Philippines,” July 12-14, 1993
Comiso, “Satellite Remote Sensing Systems for the the Next Decade, GLOBEC
Southern Ocean Workshop,” Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, June 15-17,
1993.
Comiso, “The Bootstrap Technique for Deriving Geophysical Sea Ice Parameters,
from Multichannel Passive Microwave Data,” SSMI Algorithm Symposium,
Monetery, California, June 8-10, 1993.
Comiso, J.C., and R. Atlas, "Statistical Analysis of the Effect of Wind
Forcing on Antarctic Sea Ice," San Francisco AGU Fall Meeting
San Francisco, CA, December 7-11, 1992.
Comiso, J.C., and R. Kwok, "Summer Arctic Ice Concentration and Extent
from ERS1-SAR and SSM/I data, Cannes ERS-1 Meeting, Cannes, France,
November 4-6, 1992.
Comiso, J.C., "Polar Surface Temperatures from Nimbus 7 - THIR," International
Glaciological Society (IGS) Meeting, Boulder, Colorado, May 18-23, 1992.
Comiso, J.C., "Relationship of Surface Temperature derived from an Infrared
Satellite Sensor to Antarctic Topography and Sea Ice Extent," IGS Meeting,
Boulder, Colorado, May 18-23, 1992.
Comiso, J.C., and P. Wadhams, "Arctic Multiyear Concentrations derived from
Submarine sonar, aircraft SAR and passive microwave Data," IGS, May 18-23,
1992.
Comiso, J.C., M. Lange, C. Garrity, and A. Lohanick, "Microwave emissivity of
Antarctic sea ice and its snow cover," AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting,
New Orleans, La, January 27-31, 1992.
Massom, R., and J.C. Comiso, "The characterization of thin and diffuse sea ice
using combined SSMI and AVHRR data," AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting,
New Orleans, La, January 27-31, 1992 (presented by J.Comiso).
Lange, M. and J. Comiso, "Sea ice characteristics in the Western Weddell Sea:
comparison of airborne and satellite observations." AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences
Meeting, New Orleans, La, January 27-31, 1992. (presented by J. Comiso).
Gordon, A. and J.C. Comiso, "Cosmonaut Polynya: Stucture and Variability,"
AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, January 27-31, 1992 (presented by J.Comiso).
Comiso, J.C., "Polar Surface Temperatures derived from Satellite
Infrared Data," IUGG Meeting, Viena, August 1991.
Comiso, J.C., "Trends in Antarctic sea ice cover and surface temperatures
in the 1980s," GLOBEC Workshop, May 1991, SCRIPS Inst., San Diego, CA.
Comiso, J.C., "Passive microwave emissivities of Antarctic Sea Ice,"
Winter Weddell Gyre Workshop, Alfred-Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven,
Germany, January 1991.
Comiso, J.C., “Space-based Remote Sensing of Antarctic Sea Ice,” Seminar,
University of Southern California, Allan Hancock Conference Room,
August 18, 1990.
Comiso, J.C., "Satellite Remote Sensing of the Polar Regions," Liege
Colloquium, Liege, Belgium, 1990 (Keynote Speaker).
Comiso, J.C., "Antarctic Sea Ice Cover during AMERIEZ Field Programs,"
Workshop, Santa Catalina Island, 1990.
Comiso, J.C., "Cluster/Bootstrap Technique for deriving Ice Parameters,"
Workshop, GSFC, 1990.
Comiso, J.C. P. Wadhams, W. Krabill, R. Swift, J. Crawford, and W.
Tucker, "Top/Bottom multisensor remote sensing of Arctic sea ice,"
ASLO/AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, 1990.
Comiso, J.C., "Antarctic Sea Ice Conditions, 1978-1987", Seminar,
Polarstern, Weddell Sea, 1989
Comiso, J.C., "Antarctic Sea Ice Variability," Physical Oceanography Seminar,
Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, 1989.
Comiso, J.C., "Characteristics of sea ice cover inferred from Passive
Microwave Data," North American Sea Ice Workshop, June 26-28, 1989,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
Comiso, J.C., "Antarctic Sea Ice, 1972-1987, ANZONE Meeting," Lamont-Doherty
Geological Observatory of Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY, May 27-29, 1989
Comiso, J.C., "Polynyas on the Ross Sea Continental Shelf," Invited Talk,
AGU 1988 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Comiso, J.C., R. Kutz, L. Dod, and J. Crawford, "Airborne Passive Microwave
Observations of Arctic Sea Ice," AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco,
CA, December 1988.
Jacobs, S.S., and J.C. Comiso, "The Sea Ice Regime of the Ross Sea, 1979-
1985," AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 1988.
Comiso, J.C., C. McClain, C.W. Sullivan, and W.O. Smith, "Summer Sea Ice
Conditions and Productivity in the Weddell Sea," Invited Talk, AGU Ocean
Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, January, 1988.
Comiso, J.C., H.K. Ramapriyan, and Y.C. Lu, "Unsupervised Classification
of Arctic Winter Sea Ice, Contributed Talk," AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting,
New Orleans, January, 1988.
Comiso, J.C., " Sensible Heat Polynyas over the Cosmonaut Sea and the
Maud Rise, Invited Talk, International Symposuim on Polynyas," McGill University, Montreal,
Canada, October, 1987.
Comiso, J.C., "NASA P3 Observations of Arctic Winter Sea Ice Cover, International Arctic Sea Ice
Workshop," GSFC, September, 1987.
Comiso, J.C., "Passive Microwave Observations of Winter Weddell Sea Ice," ONR Oceanography
Seminar Series, Arlington, Virginia, March, 1987.
Comiso, J.C., T. C. Grenfell, D. Bell, M. Lange, and S. F. Ackley, "Passive Microwave
Emissivities of Weddell Sea Ice in Winter," San Francisco, AGU Fall Meeting, December 8,
1986.
Comiso, J.C., "Multispectral Microwave Remote Sensing of Sea Ice", Ocean Science Seminar
Series, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, May 1, 1986.
Comiso, J.C., "Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Sea Ice", Science Seminar Series, Polarstern
Lecture Room, July 14, 1986.
Comiso, J.C.,"Satellite Observed Variability of the Marginal Ice Zone,", Invited paper, New
Orleans, AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, January 13, 1986.
Comiso, J.C., D. J. Cavalieri, and T. C. Grenfell, "Multispectral Microwave Signatures of Summer
Sea Ice," New Orleans, AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, January 13, 1986.
Comiso, J.C., "Multispectral Microwave Observations of the Weddell Sea Ice Cover", Physical
Oceanography Seminar, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University,
November 19, 1985.
Comiso, J.C., "Retrieval of Geophysical Sea Ice Parameters from Satellite Passive Microwave
Observations", Honolulu, Hawaii, IAMAP/IAPSO Joint Assembly Meeting, Symposium on
Remote Sensing over the Polar Regions, August 14, 1985.
Comiso, J.C., and C. W. Sullivan, "Satellite Microwave and In-Situ Observations in the Weddell
Sea Marginal Ice Zone", Baltimore, Maryland, AGU Spring Meeting, May 28, 1985.
Comiso, J.C., "Cluster Analysis and Retrieval of Sea Ice Parameters Using SMMR/THIR", York
University, Toronto, Canada, Sea Ice Algorithm Group Meeting, May 14, 1985.
Comiso, J. C., "Studies of Arctic Sea Ice Cover using Multispectral Microwave Observations",
Invited Talk, World Weather Building, Washington D. C., NOAA Oceans Seminar, January, 23,
1985.
Comiso, J.C., "Remote Sensing of Sea Ice using Multispectral Microwave Satellite Data",
Williamsburg, VA, Workshop on Advances in Remote Sensing Retrieval Methods, November
24, 1984.
Comiso, J.C., "Winter Polynyas and Leads in the Southern Ocean and their Oceanographic
Significances", Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL Oceanography Seminar Series, August 1, 1984.
Comiso, J.C., "Multispectral Analysis of the Microwave Signature of Sea Ice", GSFC, Greenbelt,
Workshop by Sea Ice Algorithm Group, April 25, 1984.
Comiso, J.C., "Large Scale Variability of the Sea Ice Cover as Inferred from Satellite
Observations", Invited Talk, University of Washington, Oceanography Seminar, December 20,
1983.
Comiso, J.C., "Global Sea Ice Microwave Signatures", Invited Talk, University of Washington,
Polar Science Seminar, December 19, 1983.
Comiso, J.C., "Microwave Remote Sensing of Sea Ice and Basic Applications", Ocean Science
Seminar, Florida State University, Physical Oceanography, October 21, 1983.
Comiso, J.C., and H. J. Zwally, "Rates of Growth and Decay of Sea Ice and the Characteristics of
the Seasonal Ice Region, Paper #012-10, AGU Spring Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 30-June 4,
1983.
Comiso, J.C., "Studies of Global Sea Ice Microwave Emissivities", Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Oceanography Seminar Series, April 15, 1983.
Comiso, J.C., "Sea Ice Microwave Emissivities using Nimbus-7 SMMR and THIR", GLAS
Biweekly Seminar, February 23, 1983.
Comiso, J.C., "Correlation Studies on Sea Ice Cover using WEPOLEX and Nimbus-7 SMMR
Observations, WEPOLEX Meeting, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia
University, November 16, 1982.
Comiso, J.C., "Spatial and Temporal Variability of Sea Ice Microwave Emissivities", Goddard
Space Flight Center, SMMR Sea Ice Workshop, October 12, 1982.
Comiso, J.C., "Sea Ice Microwave Emissivities from Satellite Passive Microwave and Infrared
Observations", Univ. of Missouri, Rolla, VI International Symposium on the Physics and
Chemistry of Ice, August 3, 1982.
Comiso, J.C., H. J. Zwally, and J. L. Saba, "Radiative Transfer Modeling of Microwave Emission
and Dependence on Firn Properties", Ohio State University, Int. Glaciological Meeting,
September, 1981.
WEBCAST Presentations:
DBO/IARPC Special Webinar, Changing Arctic Sea Ice Cover and Primary Productivity,
20 November 2014, Sponsored by NASA, NOAA and NSF.
NASA IPY Series: Webtalk on: “Climate Change in the Arctic as observed from Space,”
16 October 2008, Coordinated with Stephanie Shipp, USRA/Lunar and Planetary Institute,
Houston, Texas.
PSHS Global Forum, Philippine Science High School, “Climate Change and Mitigation Strategies,
27 September 2008, Coordinated by Joseph Hong
Television, Radio and Newspaper Interviews:
Philippine Press Interview about BSP at Sulo Hotel, March 26, 2019
TV Interview at ABS/CBN, March 15, 2019
TV interview with National Geographics, April 2014, Segment of the interview
Appeared in the program National Geographics Atlas in June 2014.
TV interview with IPCC reporters in Stockholm, Sweden in September 2013.
Segment appeared in the IPCC video about climate change released in December
2013.
Radio interview, Ilocos Radio, December 2012
TV interview through Skype: December 2009
TV interview with Jefferson Beck at the NASA Visualization Center, 2pm, 28 August 2008.
Radio Interviews in 2008: Knight Broadcasting (KNIF/KUHL) with Robin Ruerstenberg
National Public Radio with Steve Inskeep and Tracy Wahl
ABC News interview with Tuan Nguyen in 2008
Interview with Discovery Channel International on Friday, 12 October 2007.
Radio interviews:
18 September 2006, CBS radio Stan and Jerry Show (1pm);
19 September 2006, WWRL1600, Sam Greenfield and Austen Williams Show (7am);
21 September, KPFA Radio, Kris Welch Show at 3pm.
Interview with CNN on 15 September 2006
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric on 14 September 2006
Major US and World Newspapers including NY times, Washington Post, LA Times, SF Chronicle
Press Telecom with Many Newspaper Reporters on 13 September 2006
Tokyo Broadcasting Service (TBS/TV), Interview about Arctic Warming and Ice and
Productivity in the Gulf of St Lawrence, 26 February 2006
Also cited in NHK/TV on 18-19 February 2006
GMA-TV/Channel 7, Interview about Antarctica, July 2005
NASA/AGU Press Review, San Francisco Convention Center, December 2004
Newspaper articles worldwide about J Comiso and his research on Arctic Warming
NASA/TV Press Review, NASA Headquarters, October 2003
Newspaper articles worldwide about J Comiso and his research on Arctic perennial ice decline
Interview by CNN/TV 2002
Interview with Jill Colgan of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) at the GSFC studio
in 2002 (jillcolgan@yahoo.com)
Frontpage article in Daily Miner, Fairbanks, Alaska, IGS Sea Ice Symposium, 2000
NASA Awards
2016 - NASA Distinguished Performance Award
2014 - NASA Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Career Achievement Award
2013 - NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Award
2003 - NASA Group Achievement Award
1994 - NASA Special Act Group Award
1991 - NASA Special Act Award
1982 - NASA Group Achievement Award