NASA Postdoctoral Program - Assimilation of Satellite Radiance Observations

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly-talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institute. These one- to three-year fellowships are competitive and are designed to advance NASA's missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology. This specific opportunity focuses on the Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS) global 4D hybrid Ensemble-Variational (EnVar) data assimilation system at Global Modeling and Data Assimilation Office (GMAO). The research involves satellite radiances that play an important role in constraining atmospheric states and reducing model forecast errors. The opportunity invites proposals focused on the usages of radiance observations to improve atmospheric states and model forecasts, with particular emphasis on exploration of methodology for all-sky geostationary or hyperspectral infrared radiance assimilation and enhancement of all-sky microwave radiance assimilation algorithm. This opportunity is closed to applicants who are Senior Fellows (5-years or more past PhD).