Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Meta E Sienkiewicz

(PROGRAMMER ANALYST)

Meta E Sienkiewicz's Contact Card & Information.
Email: meta.sienkiewicz@nasa.gov
Phone: 301.614.6206
Org Code: 610.1
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 610.1
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer: SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC

Positions/Employment


Chief Research Scientist

SSAI - Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, NASA Goddard

February 2012 - Present



Support Scientist

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) - Global Modeling and Assmilation Office, NASA GSFC Data Assimilation Office, NASA GSFC

June 1993 - January 2012



Resident Research Associate

National Research Council - Data Assimilation Office, NASA GSFC

May 1991 - May 1993


Education


1991 Ph.D., Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman Oklahoma
1981 M.S., Meteorology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
1979 B.S, Meteorology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas  (High Honors)

Professional Societies


American Meteorological Society

1978 - Present


American Geophysical Union

1999 - Present

Selected Publications


Refereed

2023. "Impacts of marine surface pressure observations from a spaceborne differential absorption radar investigated with an observing system simulation experiment." Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 40 897-918 [10.1175/JTECH-D-22-0088.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Simulation of Atmospheric Motion Vectors for an Observing System Simulation Experiment." Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 37 (3): 489-505 [10.1175/jtech-d-19-0079.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "The Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2)." Journal of Climate 30 5419–5454 [10.1175/jcli-d-16-0758.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Development and validation of observing-system simulation experiments at NASA's Global Modeling and Assimilation Office." Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc. 139 (674): 1162-1178 [10.1002/qj.2027] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "MERRA: NASA’s Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications." J. Climate 24 (14): 3624-3648 [10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00015.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

1998. "Assessing the Effects of Data Selection with the DAO Physical-Space Statistical Analysis System*." Monthly Weather Review 126 (11): 2913--2926 [Journal Article/Letter]

1997. "Assimilation Variability in the GEOS-1 Data Assimilation System." Monthly Weather Review 125 (4): 560-571 [10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<0560:avitgd>2.0.co;2] [Journal Article/Letter]

Non-Refereed

2017. "Description of the GMAO OSSE for Weather Analysis Software Package: Version 3." NASA Technical Report Series on Global Modeling and Data Assimilation, NASA/TM-2017-104606 48 156 pp. [Full Text] [Report]

2016. "MERRA-2 Input Observations: Summary and Assessment." Technical Report Series on Global Modeling and Data Assimilation 46 (NASA/TM–2016-104606): [Other]