Sciences and Exploration Directorate

David J Meyer

(EMERITUS)

David J Meyer's Contact Card & Information.
Email: david.j.meyer@nasa.gov
Org Code: 619
Address:
NASA/GSFC
 Mail Code 619
 Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer: EMERITUS

Brief Bio

As head of the Goddard Earth Science Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), manages the NASA Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) responsible for providing access to a wide range of global climate data, including atmospheric composition and dynamics, global precipitation, solar irradiance, and modeled assimilation and reanalysis datasets. Previously served as program manager at NASA Headquarters for proposal solicitations to improve and extend NASA's distributed Earth science information infrastructure, and also coordinated several multi-agency Initiatives in collaboration with the Office of Science and Technology Policy, NOAA, and the USGS. Previously at the USGS Center for Earth Observation and Science, served as project scientist for the Land Processes DAAC, and as lead contract scientist for the Science Office of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission.

 

Positions/Employment

Manager, Goddard Earth Science Data and Information Services Center

NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD

January 2017 - Present

Manages the NASA Distributed Active Archive Center responsible for providing access to a wide range of global climate data, including atmospheric composition and dynamics, global precipitation, solar irradiance, and modeled assimilation and reanalysis datasets.

Program Manager, Earth Science Data Systems

NASA - NASA Headquarters

August 2015 - May 2017

Management of proposal solicitations to improve and extend NASA's distributed Earth science information infrastructure, coordination of multi-agency Climate Data Initiative, liaison to NASA mission and program scientists at NASA Headquarters.

EOS Project Scientist Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC)

US Geological Survey - USGS Earth Resource Observation and Science Center

July 2008 - January 2017

Lead scientist for the LP DAAC, funded under contract to NASA. Oversight of LP DAAC research & development, outreach & education, liaison to ASTER & MODIS Science Teams, convener and co-chair of the LP DAAC User Working Group. R&D includes OGC/OpenDAP and semantic interoperability, web client design and usability, information provenance services, product development.

Lead Project Scientist - Landsat Data Continuity Mission

SAIC - USGS Earth Resource Observation and Science Center

November 2005 - July 2008

Contract lead for LDCM Science Office. Geo/biophysical product development and validation, instrument calibration & characterization. Oversight of development activities for cloud detection, atmospheric correction and land surface temperature retrieval, and data system interoperability using Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and related service technologies.

Education

PhD, Atmospheric and Space Science, Univeristy of Michigan, 1994

MS, Physics, Indiana State University, 1984

BS, Physics, Indiana State University, 1979

Publications

Refereed

2023. "Improving NASA’s Earth Satellite and Model Data Discoverability for Interdisciplinary Research, Applications, and Education." Data Science Journal 22 (1): p. 9 [https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2023-009] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "NASA Global Near-Real-Time and Research Precipitation Products for Flood Monitoring, Modeling, Assessment, and Research." Flood Handbook 519-540 [https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429463938] [Article in Book]

2021. "Integrating Data to Find Links Between Environment and Health." Eos 102 [10.1029/2021eo158802] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "NASA Global Satellite and Model Data Products and Services for Tropical Meteorology and Climatology." Remote Sensing 12 (17): 2821 [10.3390/rs12172821] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Global Satellite Observations for Smart Cities." [Book]

Non-Refereed

2021. "Features of Atmospheric Parameters and the Potential Impact During/Due to COVID-19 Lockdown." The AGU 2021 Fall Meeting, 13-17 December 2021 [Full Text] [Other]

2019. "Integrated Analysis of Multiple User Metrics - A “Sequel”; and Introducing the Google Analytic (eLightning)." The 2019 AGU Fall Meeting, 9-13 December 2019, San Francisco, CA. [Full Text] [Other]

2018. "An Ensemble Metrics Analysis at GES DISC." The 2018 AGU Fall Meeting, 10-14 December 2018, Washington, D.C. [Full Text] [Other]

2018. "Earth Science Data Usages & Diverse Applications based on “User Tickets” at GES DISC." The 2018 ESIP Winter Meeting, 9-11 January 2018, Bethesda, MD [Full Text] [Other]

Contact Us

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301-286-6066
jocelyn.m.lynch@nasa.gov
Ellie Jeffries
Project Support Specialist
301-286-6066
ellen.e.jeffries@nasa.gov

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