EDUCATION
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 2000
M.S., Atmospheric Science
Thesis: Implementation of a Mesoscale Numerical Weather Prediction Model – MM5
Advisor: D. L. Zhang
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 1996
B.S., Meteorology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SSAI 2000-Present
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Senior Science Researcher
NASA/GSFC Global Modeling and Assimilation Office
Howard University 2004, 2005
Washington, DC
Instructor
Department of Atmospheric Sciences
University of Maryland 1997-1999
Instructor and Teaching Assistant Positions
National Weather Service 1994-1996
Miami, Florida
Forecaster Meteorologist
PUBLICATIONS
Molod A, Partyka G. IMPACT OF LIMITING OCEAN ROUGHNESS ON GEOS-5 AGCM TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECASTS. Geophys. Res. Lett. 2013;40 (2):411-416.
Reichle R, Liu Q, Koster R, Draper C, Mahanama S, Partyka, G LAND SURFACE PRECIPITATION IN MERRA-2. Journal of Climate
AWARDS
GMAO Annual Excellence Awards (2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012)
GMAO Special Recognition Award on “Tropical cyclone vortex relocation in NASA/NOAA" (2011)
DAO/SRT outstanding Performance Award for “Important contributions to the development and application of innovative data processing and analysis techniques in support of the FvDAS and GEOS validation efforts.” (2008)
Citation indices All Since 2011
Citations 13 13
h-index 2 2
i10-index 1 1
Coy, L., P. A. Newman, K. Wargan, et al. G. Partyka, S. Strahan, and S. Pawson. 2022. "Stratospheric Circulation Changes Associated with the Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai Eruption." Geophysical Research Letters, 49: [10.1029/2022gl100982]
Gelaro, R., W. McCarty, M. J. Suárez, et al. R. Todling, A. Molod, L. Takacs, C. Randles, A. Darmenov, M. G. Bosilovich, R. Reichle, K. Wargan, L. Coy, R. Cullather, C. Draper, S. Akella, V. Buchard, A. Conaty, A. da Silva, W. Gu, G.-K. Kim, R. Koster, R. Lucchesi, D. Merkova, J. E. Nielsen, G. Partyka, S. Pawson, W. Putman, M. Rienecker, S. D. Schubert, M. Sienkiewicz, and B. Zhao. 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]
Wargan, K., G. Labow, S. Frith, et al. S. Pawson, N. Livesey, and G. Partyka. 2017. "Evaluation of the Ozone Fields in NASA’s MERRA-2 Reanalysis." Journal of Climate, 30 (8): 2961–2988 [10.1175/jcli-d-16-0699.1]
Reichle, R. H., Q. Liu, R. D. Koster, et al. C. S. Draper, S. P. Mahanama, and G. S. Partyka. 2017. "Land Surface Precipitation in MERRA-2." Journal of Climate, 30 (5): 1643-1664 [10.1175/jcli-d-16-0570.1]
Reale, O., D. Achuthavarier, M. Fuentes, W. M. Putman, and G. Partyka. 2017. "Tropical Cyclones in the 7km NASA Global Nature Run for use in Observing System Simulation Experiments." Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 34 (1): 73-100 [10.1175/JTECH-D-16-0094.1]
Molod, A. M., M. J. Suarez, and G. Partyka. 2013. "The impact of limiting ocean roughness on GEOS-5 AGCM tropical cyclone forecasts." Geophysical Research Letters, 40 (2): 411-416 [10.1029/2012GL053979]
Bosilovich, M. G., S. R. Akella, L. Coy, et al. R. I. Cullather, C. S. Draper, R. Gelaro, R. M. Kovach, Q. Liu, A. M. Molod, P. M. Norris, K. Wargan, C. Yang, R. H. Reichle, L. L. Takacs, Y. V. Vikhliaev, S. C. Bloom, A. Collow, S. Firth, G. J. Labow, G. S. Partyka, S. Pawson, O. Reale, S. D. Schubert, and M. J. Suarez. 2015. "MERRA-2: Initial Evaluation of the Climate." NASA Technical Report Series on Global Modeling and Data Assimilation 43 (NASA/TM–2015–10): 139 pp.
Gelaro, R., W. M. Putman, S. Pawson, et al. C. S. Draper, A. M. Molod, P. M. Norris, L. E. Ott, N. C. Privé, O. Reale, D. Achuthavarier, M. G. Bosilovich, V. J. Buchard, W. C. Chao, L. Coy, R. I. Cullather, A. M. Da Silva, A. S. Darmenov, R. M. Errico, M. Fuentes, M.-J. Kim, R. D. Koster, W. R. Mccarty, J. Nattala, G. S. Partyka, S. D. Schubert, G. R. Vernieres, Y. V. Vikhliaev, and K. Wargan. 2015. "Evaluation of the 7-km GEOS-5 Nature Run." NASA Technical Report Series on Global Modeling and Data Assimilation 36 (NASA/TM-2014-104606):
EDUCATION
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 2000
M.S., Atmospheric Science
Thesis: Implementation of a Mesoscale Numerical Weather Prediction Model – MM5
Advisor: D. L. Zhang
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 1996
B.S., Meteorology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SSAI 2000-Present
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Senior Science Researcher
NASA/GSFC Global Modeling and Assimilation Office
Howard University 2004, 2005
Washington, DC
Instructor
Department of Atmospheric Sciences
University of Maryland 1997-1999
Instructor and Teaching Assistant Positions
National Weather Service 1994-1996
Miami, Florida
Forecaster Meteorologist
PUBLICATIONS
Molod A, Partyka G. IMPACT OF LIMITING OCEAN ROUGHNESS ON GEOS-5 AGCM TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECASTS. Geophys. Res. Lett. 2013;40 (2):411-416.
Reichle R, Liu Q, Koster R, Draper C, Mahanama S, Partyka, G LAND SURFACE PRECIPITATION IN MERRA-2. Journal of Climate
AWARDS
GMAO Annual Excellence Awards (2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012)
GMAO Special Recognition Award on “Tropical cyclone vortex relocation in NASA/NOAA" (2011)
DAO/SRT outstanding Performance Award for “Important contributions to the development and application of innovative data processing and analysis techniques in support of the FvDAS and GEOS validation efforts.” (2008)
Citation indices All Since 2011
Citations 13 13
h-index 2 2
i10-index 1 1
Coy, L., P. A. Newman, K. Wargan, et al. G. Partyka, S. Strahan, and S. Pawson. 2022. "Stratospheric Circulation Changes Associated with the Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai Eruption." Geophysical Research Letters 49 [10.1029/2022gl100982]
Gelaro, R., W. McCarty, M. J. Suárez, et al. R. Todling, A. Molod, L. Takacs, C. Randles, A. Darmenov, M. G. Bosilovich, R. Reichle, K. Wargan, L. Coy, R. Cullather, C. Draper, S. Akella, V. Buchard, A. Conaty, A. da Silva, W. Gu, G.-K. Kim, R. Koster, R. Lucchesi, D. Merkova, J. E. Nielsen, G. Partyka, S. Pawson, W. Putman, M. Rienecker, S. D. Schubert, M. Sienkiewicz, and B. Zhao. 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]
Wargan, K., G. Labow, S. Frith, et al. S. Pawson, N. Livesey, and G. Partyka. 2017. "Evaluation of the Ozone Fields in NASA’s MERRA-2 Reanalysis." Journal of Climate 30 (8): 2961–2988 [10.1175/jcli-d-16-0699.1]
Reichle, R. H., Q. Liu, R. D. Koster, et al. C. S. Draper, S. P. Mahanama, and G. S. Partyka. 2017. "Land Surface Precipitation in MERRA-2." Journal of Climate 30 (5): 1643-1664 [10.1175/jcli-d-16-0570.1]
Reale, O., D. Achuthavarier, M. Fuentes, W. M. Putman, and G. Partyka. 2017. "Tropical Cyclones in the 7km NASA Global Nature Run for use in Observing System Simulation Experiments." Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 34 (1): 73-100 [10.1175/JTECH-D-16-0094.1]
Molod, A. M., M. J. Suarez, and G. Partyka. 2013. "The impact of limiting ocean roughness on GEOS-5 AGCM tropical cyclone forecasts." Geophysical Research Letters 40 (2): 411-416 [10.1029/2012GL053979]
Bosilovich, M. G., S. R. Akella, L. Coy, et al. R. I. Cullather, C. S. Draper, R. Gelaro, R. M. Kovach, Q. Liu, A. M. Molod, P. M. Norris, K. Wargan, C. Yang, R. H. Reichle, L. L. Takacs, Y. V. Vikhliaev, S. C. Bloom, A. Collow, S. Firth, G. J. Labow, G. S. Partyka, S. Pawson, O. Reale, S. D. Schubert, and M. J. Suarez. 2015. "MERRA-2: Initial Evaluation of the Climate." NASA Technical Report Series on Global Modeling and Data Assimilation 43 (NASA/TM–2015–10) 139 pp.
Gelaro, R., W. M. Putman, S. Pawson, et al. C. S. Draper, A. M. Molod, P. M. Norris, L. E. Ott, N. C. Privé, O. Reale, D. Achuthavarier, M. G. Bosilovich, V. J. Buchard, W. C. Chao, L. Coy, R. I. Cullather, A. M. Da Silva, A. S. Darmenov, R. M. Errico, M. Fuentes, M.-J. Kim, R. D. Koster, W. R. Mccarty, J. Nattala, G. S. Partyka, S. D. Schubert, G. R. Vernieres, Y. V. Vikhliaev, and K. Wargan. 2015. "Evaluation of the 7-km GEOS-5 Nature Run." NASA Technical Report Series on Global Modeling and Data Assimilation 36 (NASA/TM-2014-104606):