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Hydrological Sciences

Catherine Marina Breen

(Research Scientist)

Catherine Marina Breen's Contact Card & Information.
Email: catherine.m.breen@nasa.gov
Org Code: 617
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 617
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer: Science Application International Corp.

Research Interests


Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing

Earth Science: Remote Sensing


Winter Precipitation Monitoring

Earth Science: Water Cycle and Precipitation


Wildlife and Biodiversity Monitoring

Positions/Employment


Research Scientist

Science Applications International Corporation - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

May 2025 - Present


NASA Graduate Fellow

University of Washington - Seattle, WA

September 2019 - December 2024

Education


Ph.D., 2024, University of Washington

B.A., 2015, Princeton University

Publications


Refereed

2024. "Snow Depth Extraction From Time‐Lapse Imagery Using a Keypoint Deep Learning Model." Water Resources Research 60 (7): [10.1029/2023wr036682] [Journal Article/Letter]

2023. "Evaluating MODIS snow products using an extensive wildlife camera network." Remote Sensing of Environment 295 113648 [10.1016/j.rse.2023.113648] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Permanent daylight saving time would reduce deer-vehicle collisions." Current Biology 32 (22): 4982-4988.e4 [10.1016/j.cub.2022.10.007] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Empirical gradient threshold technique for automated segmentation across image modalities and cell lines." Journal of Microscopy 260 (1): 86-99 [10.1111/jmi.12269] [Journal Article/Letter]