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Annu Al Repor T 201 3-201 4 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 ANNUAL Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research Studies and Investigations TABLE of CONTENTS TABLE Letter from GESTAR Director..............................................................................4 The GESTAR Team.................................................................................................5 GESTAR STAFF Technical Research................................................................................................6 Achuthavarier, Deepthi Jin, Jianjun Rousseaux, Cecile Administrative Staff Code 555 Microwave Instrument Technology Branch.......................................6 Anyamba, Assaf Johnson, Leann Sayer, Andrew Code 586 Science Data Management Branch.............................................7 Aquila, Valentina Ju, Junchang Schiffer, Robert Arens, Jeff Code 606.2 High Performance Computing..........................................................7 Barker, Ryan Kekesi, Alex Schindler, Trent Baird, Steve Code 610 Earth Sciences Division....................................................................7 Beck, Jefferson Kim, Dongchul Selkirk, Henry (Dalnekoff) Smith, Julie Code 610.1 Global Modeling And Assimilation Office.....................................14 Bell, Benita Kim, Hyokyung Sharghi, Kayvon Foster, Sarah Code 610.2 Global Change Data Center..........................................................22 Belvedere, Debbie Kim, Min-Jeong Shi, Jainn Jong (Roger) Houghton, Amy Code 612 Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Laboratory.............................24 Bensusen, Sally Korkin, Sergey Sippel, Jason John, Sharon Code 613 Climate And Radiation Laboratory................................................28 Code 614 Atmospheric Chemistry And Dynamics Laboratory......................34 Bindschadler, Robert Kostis, Helen-Nicole Smith, Sarah Kannon, Stacey Code 615 Cryospheric Sciences Laboratory..................................................49 Bridgman, Tom Kowalewski, Matthew Soebiyanto, Radina Maginnis, Beth Code 617 Hydrological Sciences Laboratory...................................................50 Brucker, Ludovic Kucsera, Tom Sokolowsky, Eric Morgan, Dagmar Code 618 Biospheric Sciences Laboratory.....................................................58 Brunt, Kelly Kurylo, Michael Southard, Adrian Queen, Lynette Code 699 Planetary Environments Laboratory................................................61 Buchard-Marchant, Ladd, David Stanley, Thomas Richardson, Linda Virginie Lait, Leslie Starr, Cynthia Samuel Kerr, Elamae Delivering the Message....................................................................................63 Burger, Matthew Lamsal, Lok Steenrod, Stephen Code 130..........................................................................................................................63 Cede, Alexander Laughlin, Daniel Stein-Zweers, Deborah Code 606.4 Scientific Visualization Studio..................................................................74 Celarier, Edward Lawford, Richard Stoyanova, Silvia Global Science & Technology.......................................................................................79 Chang, Yehui Lee, Dong Min Strahan, Susan Code 160 Office of Education.......................................................................................82 Chase, Tyler Lee, Seung Kuk Strode, Sarah ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chern, Jiun-Dar Leidner, Allison Suarez, Max Products............................................................................................84 Cheung, Samson Lentz, Michael Sun, Zhibin Technical Editor Cho, Naeyong Lewis, Katherine Swanson, Andrew Amy Houghton Cohen, Jarrett Li, Feng Taha, Ghassan Student Engagements and Education/Public Outreach..............................85 Colombo, Oscar Li, Xiaowen Tao, Zhining Graphic Design Corso, William Liang, Qing Teinturier, Samuel Erin Carver Awards.........................................................................................88 Cote, Charles Liao, Liang Tian, Lin Damoah, Richard Lim, Young-Kwon Trapp, Cindy Acronyms.........................................................................................................91 De Lannoy, Gabrielle Lipschultz, Fredric Ungar, Stephen J. 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Liu, Junhua Unninayar, Sushel De Matthaeis, Paolo Lyu, Chen-Hsuan (Jo- Utku, Cuneyt Diehl, Thomas seph) Veselovskii, Igor Draper, Clara Malanoski, Mark Vikhliaev, Yury Duberstein, Genna Malespin, Charles Wang, James Eck, Thomas Marchant, Benjamin Ward, Alan Errico, Ronald Margolis, Hank Weaver, Kristen Fitzgibbons, Ryan McBride, Patrick Weir, Brad Follette-Cook, Melanie McGrath-Spangler, Erica Wen, Guoyong Gallagher, Dan McLean, Debbi Wiessinger, Scott Ganeshan, Manishan Meyer, Kerry Witmer, Stu Garner, Robert Miller, Kevin Wright, Ernest Gassó, Santiago Mohammed, Priscilla Xu, Hui Gatebe, Charles Monroe, Brian Yang, Weidong Gautam, Ritesh Mounirou Torre, Ally Yang, Yuekui Girotto, Manuela Norris, Peter Yao, Tian Gong, Jie Olsen, Mark Yasunari, Teppei Graham, Steven Osmanoglu, Batuhan Zeng, Xiping Grecu, Mircea Pan, Xiaohua Zhang, Qingyuan Gupta, Pawan Pasolli, Edoardo Zhang, Yan Ham, Yoo-Geun Patadia, Falguni Zhou, Jiansong Han, Mei Peng, Jinzheng Zhou, Yaping Handleman, Michelle Perez-Ramirez, Daniel Ziemke, Jerald Hanson, Heather Phillips, Jackie Holdaway, Daniel Potter, Gerald Humberson, Winnie Prive, Nikki Hurwitz, Margaret Radcliff, Matthew Jentoft-Nilsen, Marit Randles, Cynthia Jethva, Hiren Rault, Didier Jiang, Le Reale, Oreste Jin, Daeho Retscher, Christian SDO’s Jewel Box Sun. Image Credit: T. Bridgman, G. Duberstein LETTER from GESTAR DIRECTOR The GESTAR TEAM Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission (MMS) spacecraft; Image Credit: T. Chase GESTAR MANAGMENT TEAM June 10, 2014 GESTAR Director: Dr. William Corso We are pleased to offer this third NASA Goddard Earth Sciences, Technology, and Research (GESTAR) Associate Director: Dr. Darryn Waugh, JHU Cooperative Agreement Annual Report for the period 11 May 2013 – 10 May 2014. NASA awarded Associate Director: Dr. Joseph Whittaker, MSU GESTAR to the team of Universities Space Research Association (USRA), Morgan State University (MSU), Associate Director: Dr. Le Jiang, ISMG Johns Hopkins University (JHU), I.M. Systems Group (IMSG), Institute for Global Environmental Strategies Business Manager: Ms. Dagmar Morgan (IGES), and Ball Aerospace for a period of five years (2011-2016). Last year, we welcomed Global Science and Technology (GST) to our team. As we passed our Founded in 1969, Universities Space Research Association Morgan State University (MSU), founded in 1867, is one of the halfway period-of-performance milestone this past year, GESTAR continued (USRA) is an independent nonprofit research corporation that nation’s premier Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HB- to be among major NASA Goddard Space flight Facility partnerships. During conducts basic and applied research and operates programs and CUs). The University offers a comprehensive program of studies Year-3, the number of GESTAR tasks grew approximately 22 percent from our national facilities for government and industry, many of which are at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Morgan State has second year. in support of NASA. USRA currently manages 20 programs and continuously served the community with distinction while meeting facilities that employ more than 400 scientific, technical, and the educational needs of an increasingly diverse society. Desig- This report summarizes multidisciplinary efforts of GESTAR-affiliated professional staff. With 105 university members, USRA provides nated as Maryland’s Public Urban University, MSU will continue researchers, technologists, students, visitors, and staff. We describe a unique and special value that other research organizations do its prominence in Maryland’s educational future. In many fields, accomplishments for the past year and technical progress in all research areas not. Only PhD-granting universities in Earth and space sciences particularly in engineering and the sciences, MSU accounts for identified in the GESTAR Annual Research Program Plan, submitted to NASA with demonstrated outstanding research abilities are eligible for large percentages of degrees received by African-Americans from on 31 July 2013. Within the report and its appendices are: a) abstracts and membership in USRA. USRA’s mission is to advance Earth and Maryland institutions. At the graduate level, it awards doctoral papers published by GESTAR-affiliated staff; b) GESTAR-affiliated presentations space sciences and exploration through innovative research, and master’s degrees in several selected fields. The University at conferences, seminars, and workshops; c) education and public outreach technology, and educational programs, and to develop and oper- has made a major commitment to academic excellence, investing engagements by GESTAR-affiliated staff; d) awards received by GESTAR- ate premier facilities and programs by involving universities, the substantial resources to enhance its research infrastructure, and affiliated staff; e) engagement of GESTAR-affiliated staff in reviewing/advising/ private sector, and governments. stimulate research development in a broad range of disciplines, committee participation activities, and; f) travel/meeting support provided by especially STEM. In addition to the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. GESTAR to NASA. Founded in 1876 as the first research university in the United School of Engineering complex, MSU has the Estuarine Research States, The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) is
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