Patricia M. Parker (née Lawston), Ph.D.

Assistant Research Scientist (effective 07/01/2020) Postdoctoral Research Associate Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), University of Maryland NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Code 617.0, Bldg 33, Room H104 Greenbelt, MD 20771 Email: [email protected]; Tel: 301-614-5319

EDUCATION

2017 Ph.D. Climatology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 2013 M.S. Geography, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 2010 B.S. Meteorology, Mathematics minor, Millersville University, Millersville, PA

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

7/2020–Present Assistant Research Scientist, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

1/2017–7/2020 Postdoctoral Associate, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

In Review

(2020 expected) Shepherd, M., A. Thomas, J.A. Santanello, P.M. Lawston, J. Yoo: Warm core structure maintenance over land: A case study analysis of Cyclone Kelvin. Submitted to Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science 6/11/19 (preparing for 2nd review).

(2020 expected) Yoo, J., J. A. Santanello, M. Shepherd, S. V. Kumar, P. M. Lawston, A. M. Thomas: Quantification of the Land Surface and Brown Ocean Influence on Tropical Cyclone Intensification over Land. Submitted to Journal of Hydrometeorology 9/13/19 (under 3rd review).

(2020 expected) Shellito, P. J., S. V. Kumar, J. A. Santanello, P. M. Lawston Parker, John D. Bolten, Michael H. Cosh, David D. Bosch, Chandra D. Holifield Collins, Stan Livingston, John Prueger, Mark Seyfried, Patrick J. Starks: Assessing the Impact of Soil Layer Specification on the Observability of Modeled Soil Moisture and Brightness Temperature. Submitted to Journal of Hydrometeorology 12/2/19 (preparing for 2nd review). Published

2020 Lawston, P.M., J.A. Santanello, B. Hanson, K. Arsenault, 2020: Impact of on Summertime Temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, Earth Interactions, doi: EI-D-19-0015.1 (In Press).

2019 Santanello, J.A., Lawston, P.M., Kumar, S.V., Dennis, E., 2018: Understanding the Impacts of Soil Moisture Initial Conditions on NWP in the Context of Land- Atmosphere Coupling. J. Hydrometeorology, 20 (5): 793-819. doi:10.1175/jhm-d-18-0186.1

2018 Lawston, P.M. and M.T. Parker, 2018: Tuition Reduction is the Key Factor Determining Tax Burden of Graduate Students under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. F1000Research, 6:2166. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.13385.1

2017 Lawston, P.M., J.A. Santanello, Jr., S.V. Kumar, 2017: Irrigation Signals Detected from SMAP Soil Moisture Retrievals. Geophysical Research Letters, 44, doi: 10.1002/2017GL075733

2017 Lawston, P.M., J.A. Santanello, Jr., T.E. Franz, M. Rodell, 2017: Assessment of Irrigation Physics in a Land Surface Modeling Framework using Non- Traditional and Human-Practice Datasets. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 21, 2953-2966. doi:10.5194/hess-2017-51

2016 Rauscher, S.A., T.A. O’Brien, C. Piani, E. Coppola, F. Giorgi, W.D. Collins, P.M. Lawston, 2016: A Multimodel Intercomparison of Resolution Effects on Precipitation: Simulations and Theory. Climate Dynamics. doi:10.1007/s00382-015-2959-5.

2016 Santanello, J.A., S.V. Kumar, C.D. Peters-Lidard, P.M. Lawston: Impact of Soil Moisture Assimilation on Land Surface Model Spinup and Coupled Land- Atmosphere Prediction. J. Hydrometeorology, 17, 517-540.

2015 Lawston, P.M., J.A. Santanello, B.F. Zaitchik, M. Rodell, 2015: Impact of Irrigation Methods on Land Surface Model Spinup and Initialization of WRF Forecasts. J. Hydrometeorology, 16, 3, 1135-1154.

PROPOSAL ACTIVITY

As Principal Investigator

2019 Lawston, P.M., F. Chen, J. Santanello, E. Kim: Investigating the Utility of SMAP Observations for Improved Monitoring and Modeling of Irrigation and Crop Dynamics. Submitted to NASA ROSES Soil Moisture Active-Passive Mission

2 P.M. Parker, April 2020 Science Team solicitation NNH19ZDA001N-SMAP. Outcome: Pending

2019 Lawston, P.M., J. Santanello, S. Kumar, J. Fisher: Leveraging ECOSTRESS Products for Improved Monitoring and Modeling of Agricultural Irrigation. Submitted to NASA-ROSES ECOSTRESS Science and Applications Team solicitation NNH18ZDA001N-ESAT. Outcome: Declined

2018 Lawston, P.M., S. V. Kumar, M. Rodell, C. Hain, M. Friedl, B. F. Zaitchik, J. A. Santanello, J. Kiang: Modeling and Remote Sensing-based Quantification of Agricultural Water Use, Step 1 proposal submitted to NASA-ROSES Applied Science Program solicitation NNH18ZDA001N-WATER. Outcome: Declined

As Co-Investigator

2019 Chaney, N., K. Findell, L. R. Leung, D. Lawrence, J. Santanello, P. Dirmeyer, E. Shevliakova, M. Ek, G. Katul, M. Zhao, P. Ma, R. Koster, N. Arnold, Z. Guo, H. Shin, P. Lawston, H. Shin: Parameterizing the effects of sub-grid land heterogeneity on the atmospheric boundary layer and convection: Implications for surface climate, variability, and extremes. Submitted to NOAA funding opportunity number: NOAA-OAR-CPO-2019-2005530 on “Climate Process Teams -Translating Land Process Understanding to Improve Climate Models”. Outcome: Selected. Budget: $3.4 million/3 yrs; (Lawston 0.38 FTE)

2019 Dirmeyer, P., C. Draper, R. Fu, C. Ferguson, D. Li, P.M. Lawston, R. McCrary, J. Roundy, G. Abramowitz, E. Blyth, W. Dorigo, M. Jung, D. Miralles: Land- Atmosphere Coupling – Revealing Climate Processes in Obserations and Models. EOI submitted to Schmidt Futures Virtual Earth System Research Institute (VESRI). Outcome: Declined

2019 Mahmood, R., E. Rappin, P. Flanagan, B. Wardlow, U. Nair, J. Santanello, P.M. Lawston, E. Kim: Utilizing SMAP Observations for the Examination of Land- Atmosphere Coupling over Irrigated and Rainfed Agriculture and Impacts on Ambient Weather. Submitted to NASA ROSES Soil Moisture Active-Passive Mission Science Team solicitation NNH19ZDA001N-SMAP. Outcome: Pending

2019 Shepherd, M., T. Mote, D. Niyogi, B. Johnson, C. Mitra, J. McLeod, P. Lawston, N. Debbage, P. Miller, M. Jin, J. Santanello: Towards Conceptualization and Predictability: A Multi-scalar Analysis of Urban Influenced Hydrometeorological Processes. NASA ROSES Interdisciplinary Research in , solicitation NNH19ZDA001N-IDS. Outcome: Pending

2019 Getirana, A., H.C. Jung, J. A. Santanello, P.M. Lawston: Interactions between agricultural expansion and groundwater availability in West Africa: a decision- making tool, Step 1 proposal submitted to NASA ROSES Solicitation

3 P.M. Parker, April 2020 NNH18ZDA001N-SERVIR, Outcome: selected to submit full proposal

As Collaborator

2019 Shellito, P., S. Kumar, J. Santanello, P.M. Lawston, C. Chew. Development of an Evaluation Framework for Soil Moisture Data Sets. Submitted to NASA ROSES Soil Moisture Active-Passive Mission Science Team solicitation NNH19ZDA001N-SMAP. Outcome: Pending

2016 J. Bolten, S. Kumar, J. Santanello, C. Reynolds, M. Anderson, W. Crow, I. Mladenova, T. Franz, A. McNally, P.M. Lawston. Enhancing the Information Content and Utilization of SMAP Products for Agricultural Applications. Submitted to NASA ROSES Science Utilization of the Soil Moisture Active- Passive Mission solicitation NNH15ZDA001N-SUSMAP. Outcome: Selected

FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & GRANTS

2018 Global Energy and Water Exchanges project (GEWEX) travel award, $2,565

2015–2017 NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship, $42,500

2015–2016 Dissertation Fellow Award, University of Delaware, $20,000

2016 Early Career Scientist Award, World Climate Research Programme, $3,152

2015 University of Delaware Professional Development Award, $500

2014 John Mather Nobel Scholarship, $3,000

2013–2014 College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment Fellowship, $19,000

AWARDS & HONORS

2019 NASA Hydrosphere, , and Geophysics (HBG) Award for Scientific and Technical Support, for “excellent scientific support of numerous soil moisture, irrigation, and modeling projects across the Lab and in serving as a role model for new interns and postdocs”

2013 Teaching Assistant of the Year, University of Delaware, Department of Geography

2013 NASA Student Ambassador

2013 First Place – Student Paper Competition, International Agro-Geoinformatics

4 P.M. Parker, April 2020 Conference, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

PRESENTATIONS

Invited Seminars and Invited Panels

2019 University of Maryland, ESSIC seminar series, 30 September. Modeling and Monitoring of Irrigation for Better Understanding of Land-Atmosphere Interactions in Agricultural Areas, College Park, MD.

2019 Invited Panelist - Career Paths in Climatology and Geography panel, hosted by Climate Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting. 3 April, Washington, D.C.

2014 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dept of Earth and Atmospheric Science, Stout Lecture Series, 19 Sept. Impact of Irrigation on LSM Spinup and Initialization of WRF Forecasts. Lincoln, NE.

2012 Women in Math and Science Conference, Millersville University, 26 Mar 2012. No Catwalk Necessary: Numerical Modeling and Other Opportunities in Graduate School, Millersville, PA.

Conference Presentations (as Lead Author and Presenter)

2019 American Geophysical Union Annual Conference, 10 Dec, Utilizing NASA Satellite Data for Improved Monitoring and Modeling of Irrigation, San Francisco, California. Oral Presentation.

2019 NASA GSFC Early Career Scientist Forum, 25 Oct., Impact of Irrigation on Summertime Temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, Greenbelt, MD. Poster Presentation.

2019 GEWEX Global Land Atmosphere System Study (GLASS) panel meeting, 7 Aug, Progress and Challenges in the Monitoring and Modeling of Irrigation from Ground and Satellite, Boulder, Colorado. Oral presentation.

2018 American Geophysical Union Annual Conference, 10 Dec, The Great Plains Irrigation Experiment (GRAINEX) – Investigating the Impacts of Irrigation on Regional Weather, Washington, D.C. Oral Presentation.

2018 American Geophysical Union Annual Conference, 10 Dec, Impact of Irrigation on Summertime Temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, Washington, D.C. Poster Presentation.

5 P.M. Parker, April 2020 2018 The 2018 MOISST Workshop, 6 June, SMAP: For Modeling and Analysis, Lincoln, Nebraska. Oral Presentation.

2018 GEWEX Open Science Meeting, 9 May, Irrigation Signals Detected from SMAP Soil Moisture Retrievals, Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Oral Presentation.

2017 American Geophysical Union Annual Conference, 11 Dec, Infusion of SMAP Data into Offline and Coupled Models: Evaluation, Calibration, and Assimilation, New Orleans, Louisiana. Oral Presentation.

2016 Including Water Management in Large Scale Models, 29 Sep, Gif-Sur-Yvette, France. Progress and Challenges in Irrigation Modeling. Oral Presentation.

2016 The 2016 Workshop at MOISST: The Growing Science of Soil Moisture Sensing, 18 May, Stillwater, Oklahoma. Assessment of Irrigation Physics in a Land Surface Modeling Framework and Evaluation with High-Resolution Soil Moisture Observations. Oral Presentation.

2016 Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, 13 Jan, New Orleans, LA. Assessment of Irrigation and Wind Turbine Wake Effects on Land- Atmosphere Interactions in a Desert Regime using High-Resolution Model Simulations. Poster Presentation.

2015 American Geophysical Union Annual Conference, 16 Dec, San Francisco, CA. Evaluation of Irrigation Physics in a Land Surface Modeling Framework and Impacts on Coupled Prediction. Oral Presentation.

2014 Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, 2-6 Feb, Atlanta, GA. Impact of Irrigation Methods on LSM Spinup and Initialization of WRF Forecasts. Oral Presentation.

2013 The Second International Agro-Geoinformatics Conference, 12-16 Aug, Fairfax, VA. Impact of Irrigation Methods on LSM Spinup and Initialization of WRF Forecasts. Oral Presentation.

2012 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, 24-28 Feb, New York, NY. Simulating the Effects of the Urban Center of St. Louis on Mesoscale Convective Systems using WRF. Oral Presentation.

OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2015 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Hydrological Sciences Lab, Research Intern, Greenbelt, MD

6 P.M. Parker, April 2020 2014 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Hydrological Sciences Lab, Research Intern, Greenbelt, MD

2013 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Senior Internship Program, Hydrological Sciences Lab, Research Intern, Greenbelt, MD

2012 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Graduate Student Summer Program, Research Intern, Greenbelt, MD

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2013-2014 Instructor of Record, University of Delaware 2014 Fall Geographic Data Analysis (co-instructor) 2013 Winter Intro to Meteorology

2010-2013 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Delaware 2012-2013 Physical Climatology, 2 semesters 2011-2012 Geographic Data Analysis, 3 semesters 2011 Spring Intro to Meteorology 2010 Fall

SERVICE TO PROFESSION

2018 Session convener and Chair, AGU Annual Meeting, Quantifying Water Use through Observation and Simulation

2018 Session convener, GEWEX Open Science Meeting, Advances in Irrigation Hydrology and Irrigation Impacts on the Water Cycle: Measurements, Modeling, and Multi-scale Impacts on Water Resources

2018 Proposal Reviewer, Flanders (FWO) – Belgium research agency

2017 Proposal Reviewer, NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship Proposal Panel

2016 Session chair, AGU Annual Meeting, Remote Sensing Applications for Water Resources Management, including Irrigation, Droughts, Floods, and Associated Water Cycle Extremes V

2016 – Present Member, Local Land-Atmosphere Coupling “LoCo” Working Group, an activity led by the Global Land Atmosphere System Study (GLASS) panel of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)’s Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) project

2015-Present Peer reviewer for the following journals:

7 P.M. Parker, April 2020 Geophysical Research Letters (GRL) Journal of Hydrometeorology (JHM) Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology (JAMC) Earth Interactions (EI) Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (JAMES) Public Library of Science ONE (PLOS ONE) Atmospheric Science Letters (ASL) Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS) Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres (JGR-Atmos) Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (AGFORMET) Remote Sensing (RS) (JCLIM)

2015 NASA intern representative, Women’s Policy Inc. Women in STEM Fair, Cannon House Building, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.

2014 – Present WRF Working Group 14: Land Surface Modeling member

2011-2013 AMS Committee on Applied Climatology student member

MEDIA COVERAGE

2018 Agriculture Impacts Weather: The Case for Connected Ecosystems, http://www.precisionag.com/systems-management/data/agriculture- impacts-weather-the-case-for-connected-ecosystems/

2014 NASA Interns Explore Space Careers, 22 Aug. 2014, Voice of America

RELATED PROFESSSIONAL SKILLS

Programming Languages & Software tools

9 years Linux/Unix environment 9 years NCAR Command Language (NCL) 4 years FORTRAN 4 years Python 1 year Matlab 1 year Model Evaluation Tools (MET) < 1 year Grid Analysis and Display System (GrADS) < 1 year Read/Interpolate/Plot (RIP)

Modeling Systems

9 years Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF-ARW) model

8 P.M. Parker, April 2020 7 years NASA Unified WRF (NU-WRF) 7 years NASA’s Land Information System (LIS) < 1 year Community Earth System Model (CESM)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

2009–Present American Meteorological Society 2012–Present American Geophysical Union 2009–2012 National Weather Association 2012–2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science 2011–2012 Association of American Geographers

9 P.M. Parker, April 2020