Ph.D., Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, 2012
M.Sc., Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, 2009
B.Sc./M.Sc., Physics/Geophysics, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, 2004
Martina Ricko
(RESEARCH SCIENTIST)
| Email: | martina.ricko@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 61A |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 61A Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | KBRwyle |
Current Projects
The Global Water Measurements (GWM)
Hydrology / Water Cycle
The Global Water Measurements (GWM) project is a multi-group collaboration at NASA/GSFC that aims to utilize a suite of remote sensing data sets to create surface water products for lakes, reservoirs, river reaches, and wetlands. The GWM offers surface water level products for all inland water bodies, but additionally seeks to create surface water storage variations within lakes and reservoirs. This project serves a variety of stakeholders and is funded by the NASA Applied Sciences project office.
The project utilizes a number of NASA and non-NASA satellite data sets including altimeters (TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason series, ENVISAT, Sentinel series, SWOT, ICESat-2) and multi-spectral imagers (Landsat, MODIS).
The NASA/USDA Global Reservoirs and Lakes Monitor (G-REALM)
Hydrology / Water Cycle
This is a NASA/USDA Applied Sciences project delivering remote-sensing derived surface water level products to the USDA/FAS for integration into the CropExplorer web based system. This USDA tool utilizes a range of remote sensing, model, and in situ datasets, to assess monthly crop conditions and statistics around the globe. The water-level products are a surrogate for the amount of water stored within lakes and reservoirs that could potentially be used for irrigation.
The project utilizes a number of NASA and non-NASA satellite data sets including radar altimeters onboard the TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason series, ENVISAT, and Sentinel series).
Education
Professional Societies
American Geophysical Union
2006 - Present
Awards
2024 NASA/GSFC Hydrosphere, Biosphere, and Geophysics (HBG) Annual Peer Award for Scientific/Technical Support
Publications
Refereed
2023. "Climate and human impacts on hydrological processes and flood risk in southern Louisiana." Water Resources Research [10.1029/2022wr033238] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Enhancement of a global lake and reservoir database to aid climate studies and resource monitoring utilizing satellite radar altimetry." Journal of Great Lakes Research 48 (1): 37-51 [10.1016/j.jglr.2021.11.013] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Altimetry for the future: Building on 25 years of progress." Advances in Space Research [10.1016/j.asr.2021.01.022] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Satellite-based remote sensing data set of global surface water storage change from 1992 to 2018." Earth System Science Data 12 (2): 1141-1151 [10.5194/essd-12-1141-2020] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Climatology and Interannual Variability of Quasi-Global Intense Precipitation Using Satellite Observations." J. Climate 29 (15): 5447-5468 [10.1175/jcli-d-15-0662.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Publisher’s Note: Intercomparison and validation of continental water level products derived from satellite radar altimetry." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 6 (1): 060103 [10.1117/1.jrs.6.060103] [Journal Article/Letter]
2012. "Intercomparison and validation of continental water level products derived from satellite radar altimetry." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 6 (1): 061710 [10.1117/1.jrs.6.061710] [Journal Article/Letter]
2011. "Climatic Effects on Lake Basins. Part I: Modeling Tropical Lake Levels." Journal of Climate 24 (12): 2983-2999 [10.1175/2010jcli3602.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
Non-Refereed
2021. "Expansion and Enhancement of a Global Lake and Reservoir Database to aid Climate Studies and Resource Monitoring." Journal of Great Lakes Research 48 (1): 37-51 [10.1016/j.jglr.2021.11.013] [Journal Article/Letter]