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)
Meta E Sienkiewicz
(PROGRAMMER ANALYST)
| 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
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]