Jack Tarricone

Dr. Jack Tarricone is a snow hydrologist and Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Maryland, College Park, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) and the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in the Hydrological Sciences Laboratory. Before joining ESSIC and GSFC, he received his PhD in Hydrology from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2023. Dr. Tarricone’s research aims to improve our understanding of the water cycle in snow-dominated regions by integrating remote sensing, in situ measurements, and modeling. His recent work has advanced synthetic aperture radar-based methods for monitoring snow water equivalent (SWE) using both airborne and spaceborne platforms. His upcoming projects, funded by NASA Terrestrial Hydrology Program, continue to work on remote sensing of seasonal snow. One project centers on L-band InSAR-based SWE retrievals using NISAR, while the other is a collaboration with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) focused on Ku- and X-band SWE retrievals. In addition to his research, Dr. Tarricone co-leads the NASA L-band SWE Working Group, is a member of the Snow International (SINTER) Executive Committee, has participated in numerous field campaigns across the Western U.S. and Canada, and volunteers his time to teach snow science methods.

PhD, Hydrology, University of Nevada, Reno, 2023

BA, Geography magna cum laude, Hydrology Certificate, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2016

Peer reviewer for Water Resources Research, The Cryosphere, and Remote Sensing of the Environment (invited)

Outstanding Student Presentation Award (OSPA), Cryosphere Section, AGU Fall Meeting, 2021 

Instrumentation Discovery Travel Grant (Awarded), CUAHSI, 2022 

GPHS Outstanding Student, UNR, 2022

Wilson, Jerry, & Betty Hydrology Scholarship, UNR 2022

Graduate Student Access Grant, UNR, 2022 

Robert E. Dickenson Scholarship, UNR, 2021

V. John Eisinger Memorial Endowed Scholarship, UNR, 2021 

Hydrologic Sciences Scholarship Endowment, UNR, 2020