(RSCH AST, EARTH SCIENCES REMOTE SENS)
| Email: | carrie.m.vuyovich@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.614.6259 |
| Org Code: | 617 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 617 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
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Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 2016, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Jacobs
M.S., Civil Engineering, 2010, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
B.E., Civil Engineering, Computing Science minor, 2002, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
September 2018 - Present
Conducts research on seasonal, terrestrial snow to understand its impact on Earth's hydrological and land-atmosphere interaction processes. Specific areas of research include developing and evaluating remote sensing and modeling techniques to improve estimates of snowpack water supply and snowmelt runoff magnitude and timing. Conducts analyses related to future satellite-based approaches to snow mapping and estimation. Uses numerical, field and laboratory investigations to support analysis of snow and snowmelt characterization and streamflow prediction capabilities. Serves as the Deputy Project Scientist for the NASA Snow Experiment (SnowEx) 2019/20 field campaign.
ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) - Hanover, NH
June 2002 - September 2018
Perform research in the field of cold regions hydrology and hydraulics to study ice and snow in support of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works and Military mission. Specific areas of study include evaluation of snowpack water supply; risk analysis of ice affected structures; and snowmelt and ice jam flood forecasting. Conduct impact analyses of dam removal and stream stabilization structures in ice-affected rivers. Snow hydrology research includes regional and global analyses using remote sensing and modeling techniques to improve spatial characterization of snow and snowmelt, specifically in how it relates to streamflow and water supply.
Snow Hydrology, Snow Remote Sensing, Surface Hydrology, Snowpack Water Supply, Snow Measurement and Modeling, River Ice Hydraulics, Ice Jams, Snow- and Ice-affected Flood Forecasting
2010 - Present
2016 - Present
Outgoing Chair, Snow International working group (SINTER), 2018 - Present
Member of Planning Committee, Eastern Snow Conference, 2016 – Present
Mentor, Women in Science Program, Dartmouth College, 2015-2017
Associate Editor, The Cryosphere, 2020
Department of the Army, Achievement Medal for Civilian Service, Military Hydrology, 2011
ERDC Award for Excellence in Operational Support, Snow Hydrology Analyses Support, 2009
USACRREL Award, Building Sustainable Programs, 2008
Gerard Medal for contributions to the field of river ice engineering, 2007
USACRREL Award, Building Sustainable Programs, 2007
USACRREL Team Effort Award, Snow Assessment Team, 2006
ERDC Award for Outstanding Team Effort, Discrete Element Modeling, April 2005
USACRREL Team Effort Award, Ice Jam Conditions Monitoring & Support, 2003
Licensed Professional Engineer, State of New Hampshire, 2007 - Present
2025. "Investigating the Impact of Optical Snow Cover Data on L-Band InSAR Snow Water Equivalent Retrievals.", Journal of Remote Sensing, 5 0682 [10.34133/remotesensing.0682] [Journal Article/Letter]
2025. "Review article: Using spaceborne lidar for snow depth retrievals: Recent findings and utility for global hydrologic applications.", EGUsphere, [10.5194/egusphere-2024-3992] [Journal Article/Letter]
2024. "Using Commercial Satellite Imagery to Reconstruct 3 m and Daily Spring Snow Water Equivalent.", Water Resources Research, 60 (11): [10.1029/2024wr037983] [Journal Article/Letter]
2024. "Characterizing ICESat-2 Snow Depths Over the Boreal Forests and Tundra of Alaska in Support of the SnowEx 2023 Campaign.", ESS Open Archive, [10.22541/essoar.172927223.38169790/v1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2024. "Quantifying Volumetric Scattering Bias in ICESat‐2 and Operation IceBridge Altimetry Over Greenland Firn and Aged Snow.", Earth and Space Science, 11 (6): [10.1029/2022ea002479] [Journal Article/Letter]
2024. "Extending the utility of space-borne snow water equivalent observations over vegetated areas with data assimilation.", Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 28 (3): 631-648 [10.5194/hess-28-631-2024] [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]
2023. "Seasonal soil freeze/thaw variability across North America via ensemble land surface modeling.", Cold Regions Science and Technology, 209 103806 [10.1016/j.coldregions.2023.103806] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Precipitation biases and snow physics limitations drive the uncertainties in macroscale modeled snow water equivalent.", Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 26 (22): 5721-5735 [10.5194/hess-26-5721-2022] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Evaluating the Utility of Active Microwave Observations as a Snow Mission Concept Using Observing System Simulation Experiments.", The Cryosphere Discussions, [10.5194/tc-2022-220] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Assimilation of airborne gamma observations provides utility for snow estimation in forested environments.", Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 1-26 [10.5194/hess-2022-332] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Development of a “nature run” for observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) for snow mission development.", Journal of Hydrometeorology, [10.1175/jhm-d-21-0071.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Review Article: Global Monitoring of Snow Water Equivalent using High Frequency Radar Remote Sensing.", The Cryosphere, [10.5194/tc-2021-295] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Informing Improvements in Freeze/Thaw State Classification Using Subpixel Temperature.", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1-19 [10.1109/tgrs.2021.3099292] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Snow Ensemble Uncertainty Project (SEUP): Quantification of snow water equivalent uncertainty across North America via ensemble land surface modeling.", The Cryosphere, 15 (2): 771-791 [10.5194/tc-15-771-2021] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Incorporating sediment non‐stationarity into ice‐affected flood‐risk projections.", River Research and Applications, 36 (9): 1790-1802 [10.1002/rra.3714] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Impact of surface albedo assimilation on snow estimation.", Remote Sensing, 12 (4): 645 [10.3390/rs12040645] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Improving SMAP freeze-thaw retrievals for pavements using effective soil temperature from GEOS-5: Evaluation against in situ road temperature data over the U.S.", Remote Sensing of Environment, 237 111545 [10.1016/j.rse.2019.111545] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "The Value of Long‐Term (40 years) Airborne Gamma Radiation SWE Record for Evaluating Three Observation‐Based Gridded SWE Data Sets by Seasonal Snow and Land Cover Classifications.", Water Resources Research, 56 (1): [10.1029/2019wr025813] [Journal Article/Letter]
2019. "Comparison of Satellite Passive Microwave With Modeled Snow Water Equivalent Estimates in the Red River of the North Basin.", IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 12 (9): 3233-3246 [10.1109/jstars.2019.2926058] [Journal Article/Letter]
2019. "Comparing Hydraulic and Hindcasting Ice Jam Models with Tree Scar Data.", ASCE Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, 33 (3): pp. 11 [10.1061/(ASCE)CR.1943-5495.0000186] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "Intercomparison of snow water equivalent observations in the Northern Great Plains.", Hydrological Processes, 32 (6): 817-829 [10.1002/hyp.11459] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Effect of spatial variability of wet snow on modeled and observed microwave emissions.", Remote Sensing of Environment, 198 310-320 [10.1016/j.rse.2017.06.016] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Benefit Analysis of Ice Control Structures in Oil City, Pennsylvania.", Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, 31 (2): 05016003 [10.1061/(asce)cr.1943-5495.0000120] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Remote Sensing of Drivers of Spring Snowmelt Flooding in the North Central U.S.", Remote Sensing of Hydrological Extremes, 21-45 [10.1007/978-3-319-43744-6_2] [Article in Book]
2015. "A radiation-derived temperature-index snow routine for the GSSHA hydrologic model.", Journal of Hydrology, 529 723-736 [10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.08.044] [Journal Article/Letter]
2014. "Comparison of passive microwave and modeled estimates of total watershed SWE in the continental United States.", Water Resources Research, 50 (11): 9088-9102 [10.1002/2013wr014734] [Journal Article/Letter]
2014. "Investigating the effects of long-term hydro-climatic trends on Midwest ice jam events.", Cold Regions Science and Technology, 106-107 66-81 [10.1016/j.coldregions.2014.06.003] [Journal Article/Letter]
2012. "Assessment of the snow conditions in the major watersheds of Afghanistan using multispectral and passive microwave remote sensing.", Hydrological Processes, 26 (17): 2631-2642 [10.1002/hyp.9367] [Journal Article/Letter]
2011. "Snowpack and runoff generation using AMSR-E passive microwave observations in the Upper Helmand Watershed, Afghanistan.", Remote Sensing of Environment, 115 (12): 3313-3321 [10.1016/j.rse.2011.07.014] [Journal Article/Letter]
2009. "Monitoring River Ice Conditions Using Web-Based Cameras.", Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, 23 (1): 1-17 [10.1061/(asce)0887-381x(2009)23:1(1)] [Journal Article/Letter]
2009. "Effects of proposed dam removal on ice jamming and bridge scour on the Clark Fork River, Montana.", Cold Regions Science and Technology, 55 (2): 186-194 [10.1016/j.coldregions.2008.09.004] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Advancing Global SWE Observations Through the NASA SnowEx Campaign.", AGU Fall Meeting 2021, [Proceedings]
2019. "Space-Time Coverage Scenarios for A Global Snow Satellite Constellation.", IGARSS 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Yokohama, Japan, 28 July - 2 August 2019, [10.1109/igarss.2019.8899017] [Proceedings]
2018. "Snow Strategic Science Plan.", ERDC/CRREL Technical Report, TR-18-17, [10.21079/11681/29554] [Report]
2012. "Drainage assessment and flow monitoring at McMurdo Station during austral summer.", ERDC/CRREL TR-12-3, [Full Text] [Report]
2012. "The Chena River Watershed Hydrology Model.", ERDC/CRREL Technical Report, TR-12-1, [Full Text] [Report]
2011. "Assessing the accuracy of passive microwave estimates of snow water equivalent in data-scarce regions for use in water resource applications.", ERDC-CRREL Technical report, TR-11-8, [Full Text] [Report]
2011. "Situk River hydrology following closure of Russell Fiord by Hubbard Glacier.", ERDC/CRREL TR-11-05, [Full Text] [Report]
2009. "Physical Model Study of Cross Vanes and Ice.", ERDC/CRREL TR-09-7, [Full Text] [Report]
2007. "Evaluation of dam decommissioning in an ice-affected river case study.", ERDC/CRREL TR-07-18, [Full Text] [Report]
2006. "Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Israel River Ice Control Structure, Lancaster , NH.", ERDC/CRREL TR-06-1, [Full Text] [Report]
2004. "Severe Winter Weather in the Continental U.S. and Global Climate Cycles.", ERDC/CRREL-TR 04-19, [Full Text] [Report]