2017: PhD, Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, U.S.A
2014: MSc, Geological Sciences, Brown University, U.S.A
2010: BSc, Physical Geography, University of Bristol, U.K.
Chelsea L Parker
(ASST. RESEARCH SCIENTIST)
| Email: | chelsea.l.parker@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.614.6486 |
| Org Code: | 615 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 615 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | UNIV OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK |
Research Interests
Research Overview
Earth Science: Atmospheric DynamicsChelsea's current work brings together satellite and in situ observations, reanalysis datasets, and numerical modeling to characterize and improve our understanding of the polar atmosphere and ice – ocean – atmosphere interactions in a changing climate. Her research ranges in scale from investigating the dynamics of episodic events such as polar lows and Arctic cyclones, to working on improving the representation of polar atmospheric processes in global models.
Positions/Employment
Assistant Research Scientist
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) University of Maryland, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, Maryland
July 2019 - Present
Education
Publications
Refereed
2023. " A warmer and wetter Arctic: insights from a 20-year AIRS record." Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 128 (20): [https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JD038793] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "Rainy Days in the Arctic." Journal of Climate 36 (19): 6855-6878 [https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0428.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "Fate of sea ice in the 'New Arctic': A database of daily Lagrangian Arctic sea ice parcel drift tracks with coincident ice and atmospheric conditions." Nature Scientific Data 10 (73): [10.1038/s41597-023-01987-6] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "The influence of recent and future climate change on spring Arctic cyclones." Nature Communications 13 (1): 6514 [10.1038/s41467-022-34126-7] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Record Arctic Cyclone of January 2022: Characteristics, Impacts, and Predictability." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 127 (21): [10.1029/2022jd037161] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "The Arctic." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 103 (8): S257-S306 [10.1175/bams-d-22-0082.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Constraining Arctic Climate Projections of Wintertime Warming With Surface Turbulent Flux Observations and Representation of Surface-Atmosphere Coupling." Frontiers in Earth Science [https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.765304] [Journal Article/Letter]
2019. "The role of cyclone activity in snow accumulation on Arctic sea ice." Nature Communications 10 (1): 5285 [10.1038/s41467-019-13299-8] [Journal Article/Letter]
2019. "Investigating the performance of coupled WRF-ROMS simulations of Hurricane Irene (2011) in a regional climate modeling framework." Atmospheric Research 215 57-74 [10.1016/j.atmosres.2018.08.017] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "The response of land-falling tropical cyclone characteristics to projected climate change in northeast Australia." Climate Dynamics 51 (9-10): 3467-3485 [10.1007/s00382-018-4091-9] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Factors affecting the simulated trajectory and intensification of Tropical Cyclone Yasi (2011)." Atmospheric Research 194 27-42 [10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.04.002] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "The Relationship between Tropical Cyclone Activity, Nutrient Loading, and Algal Blooms over the Great Barrier Reef." Biogeosciences Discussions 1-35 [10.5194/bg-2017-23] [Journal Article/Letter]
Non-Refereed
2020. "Arctic Radiation-Cloud-Aerosol-Surface Interaction Experiment (ARCSIX): Concept Paper for NASA Aircraft Investigation." NASA Earth Science Project Office [Full Text] [Report]
Selected Public Outreach
Australian Tropical Cyclones in a Warmer World
2019 - Present
Outreach piece discussing tropical cyclones and climate change on the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Capacity Center for Climate & Weather Extremes (C3WE) Blog
Arctic Cyclones to Intensify as Climate Warms, NASA Study Predicts
December 2022 - Present
Awards
2024: Maryland Research Excellence Award, University of Maryland.
2024: IOP Publishing Outstanding Reviewer for Environmental Research: Climate Journal
2023: Best First Author Scientific Paper Award, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland.
2021: NASA Robert H. Goddard Group Award for Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Employment Opportunity. Awarded to the Asian Pacific American Advisory Committee.
2021: Scientific Achievement Award, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Geophysics
Annual Peer Awards.
2016: First Place Student Oral Presenter award, 96th AMS Annual Meeting.
2014: Student award and honorable mention, 94th AMS Annual Meeting.
STUDENT ADVISEE AWARDS
2023: University of Maryland Tannenbaum Endowed Research Prize in Climate Science to Undergraduate Advisee Samantha Halstead-Santez
2023: University of Maryland Green Fund Scholarship to PhD Candidate Advisee Benjamin Woods.
Grants
Sea Ice Surface Evolution Flight Planning for ARCSIX
Arctic Radiation-Cloud-Aerosol-Surface Interaction Experiment - NASA (NNH21ZDA001N-ARCSIX:A.17 Arctic Radiation-Cloud-Aerosol-Surface Interaction Experiment) - Awarded: 2022-09-29
Dates: 2022-10-01 - 2026-03-01
Polar Regions in the Earth System
Horizon 2020 - EU - Awarded: 2021-09-01
Dates: 2021-09-01 - 2025-09-01
Investigating the Fate of the Sea Ice and Interaction with the Polar Atmosphere in the ‘New Arctic’
Interdisciplinary Research in Earth Science - NASA (NNH19ZDA001N-IDS) - Awarded: 2020-04-01
Dates: 2020-06-15 - 2023-06-15
Improving Our Understanding of Precipitation Events in the Arctic
Weather and Atmospheric Dynamics - NASA (NNH19ZDA001N-ATDM) - Awarded: 2020-02-03
Dates: 2020-04-15 - 2024-04-15
Summer Visiting Scientist Grant - National Center for Atmospheric Research - Awarded: 2015-05-01
Dates: -
Graduate Student Fellowship - Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University - Awarded: 2015-04-01
Dates: -
Teaching Experience
Mentoring and Advising
PhD Research Advisor
2023-present: PhD Research Co-Advisor, Samantha Halstead Santez, Research and Thesis towards Doctorate of Philosophy in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Maryland.
2022-present: PhD Research Advisor, Gabrielle Linscott, Research and Thesis towards Doctorate of Philosophy in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Maryland.
2020-present: PhD Research Co-Advisor, Benjamin Woods, Research and Thesis towards Doctorate of Philosophy in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Maryland.
Undergraduate Research Advisor
2022-2023: Undergraduate Research Co-Advisor, Samantha Halstead Santez, NASA Internship and Capstone Thesis project for Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Maryland.
2018-2019: Mentor and Co-Advisor, Undergraduate Honors Thesis in Geology-Physics/Mathematics, Brown University.
2015: Mentor and Thesis Reader, Undergraduate Honors Thesis in Geology, Brown University.
Teaching
2024: Instructor, Pre-Candidacy Research AOSC898 Section: 3001, University of Maryland
2023-2024: Instructor, Directed Research AOSC798 Section: 3001, University of Maryland
2017-2018: Co-Instructor, Undergraduate Independent Study Class and Summer Research in Geophysics, Brown University.
2015, 2017: Guest Lecturer, Global Water Cycle, Brown University
2015-2016: Guest Elementary Science Teacher, Vartan Gregorian, Providence, R.I.
2015: Teaching Assistant, Weather and Climate, Brown University
2013: Teaching Assistant, Climate and Climate Change, Brown University
Other Professional Information
2023-present: Representative of Early and Mid-Career Council (EMC2), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Sciences Division.
2021-present: Member of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Island Employee Resource Group, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
2019-2021: Invited Member, Copernicus Climate Data Store Focus Group
2020-present: Proposal Reviewer
2013-Present: Journal Reviewer
Journal of Advance in Modeling Earth Systems, Annals of Glaciology, Journal of Geophysical Research, Journal of Climate, Weather and Forecasting, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Journal of Hydrometeorology, Atmospheric Research, Climate Dynamics, Frontiers in Earth Science, Nature Communications Earth and Environment, Environmental Research Climate.
2014-2017: Founding Member, Diversity Working Group, Brown University