Weather observer for the US Air Force 1981-1986 and DC Air National Guard from 1986-1989. Student worker in UMCP Meteorology Department from 1987-1991 mainly working on network of computers for the department. 1991-1996 Faculty Research Assistant for Dept of Meteorology and UMCP. Since 1996 have been working in GMAO (was DAO) as data programmer and analyst. Involved in monitoring of GEOS-5 real time DAS and forecast systems and have been involved in supporting SOLVE, POLARIS, and other recent campaigns like HS3, DISCOVER-AQ, ATTREX, SEAC4RS. ORACLES, and KORUS-AQ by providing customized GMAO forecast map products used to assist in flight planning of missions.
Austin L Conaty
(PROGRAMMER/ANALYST)
| Email: | austin.l.conaty@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.614.6149 |
| Org Code: | 610.1 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 610.1 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC |
Brief Bio
Current Projects
Monitoring of data assimilation observing system for Global Modeling and Assimilation Office
Positions/Employment
Programmer/Analyst
SSAI at NASA's Global Modeling and Assimilation Office - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
February 2012 - Present
Programmer/Analyst
SAIC at Data Assimilation Office (DAO) and then Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
May 1996 - February 2012
Education
M.S. Meteorology in 1995 from University of Maryland College Park
B.S. Physical Science in 1991 from University of Maryland College Park
B.S. Physical Science in 1991 from University of Maryland College Park
Professional Societies
American Meteorological Society
1989 - Present
DC chapter of American Meteorological Society
2005 - Present
AGU
1991 - Present
Awards
2015 - NASA Group Achievement Award to Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel. "For outstanding achievements of the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) airborne mission to investigate the factors influencing hurricane intensity change."
Other Professional Information
Citation indices All Since 2011
Citations 1860 1834
h-index 3 3
i10-index 2 1
Publications
Refereed
2017. "Global Assessment of the SMAP Level-4 Surface and Root-Zone Soil Moisture Product Using Assimilation Diagnostics." Journal of Hydrometeorology 18 3217-3237 [10.1175/JHM-D-17-0130.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Assessment of the SMAP Level-4 Surface and Root-Zone Soil Moisture Product Using In Situ Measurements." Journal of Hydrometeorology 18 (10): 2621-2645 [10.1175/jhm-d-17-0063.1] [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]
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]
2001. "The Structure and Evolution of Extratropical Cyclones, Fronts, Jet Streams, and the Tropopause in the GEOS General Circulation Model." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 82 (9): 1853-1867 [10.1175/1520-0477(2001)082<1853:tsaeoe>2.3.co;2] [Journal Article/Letter]