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Curriculum Vitae:

Stephanie Granger

Education
  • M.S., Information Systems and Technology Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California (2008)
  • B.S., Information Systems, Summa Cum Laude - University of Redlands (2003)
Research Interests
  • Focus on utilization of remote sensing science, observations and technologies for development of innovative solutions for environmental sustainability, with an emphasis on collaborative geospatial decision environments. Specific interests include: helping practitioners with water resource management and understanding climate impacts on water availability for planning., utilization of Earth science information products and applications for societal benefit, development of GIS applications for multi-sensor, multi-parameter analysis, and techniques for knowledge discovery and management of geophysical parameters.
Projects

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The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, AIRS, is an instrument whose goal is to support climate research and improved weather forecasting.

Professional Experience
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Senior Member of Technical Staff (1992 - Present)
  • Ball Aerospace, Technical Specialist/Analyst (1985 - 1992)
  • Science and Technology Corp., Technical Specialist/Analyst (1982 - 1985)
Selected Awards
  • JPL Individual Bonus Award for extraordinary accomplishments in developing new business opportunities for JPL in global change research. (2009)
  • JPL Global Change and Energy Program Development Team Bonus Award for advancement of JPL’s reputation in climate research, applications and space observations to support agreements. (2009)
  • JPL Team GIS Bonus Award for an excellent job of creating new opportunities in decision support areas. (2008)
  • JPL Atmospheric and Infrared Sounder (AIRS) Team Bonus Award for delivery of version 5 AIRS science data product to the GSFC DAAC and the science user community. (2007)
  • JPL Team GIS Bonus Award for development of GIS/Google Earth demonstration system illustrating the “Flat Earth” concept. (2007)
  • NASA Space Act Award, AIRS Science Processing Software through Level 3. (2006)
Selected Publications
  1. Granger, S., N.,Molotch, T. Farr, D. Waliser, G. Robert Brakenridge, T. Stough (2010) Remote sensing for understanding climate impacts on water resources in CA. Earth Systems Research Institute (ESRI) User Conference, July 12 - 15, 2010, San Diego, CA.
  2. Granger, S., N.,Molotch, J. Kim, P. Lean, D. Waliser, S. Kaki (2010) Using Remote Sensing to Improve Predictions for Water Resource Management. California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum, February 2010, Monterey, California.
  3. Granger, S., F. Melton, A. Limaye, T. Stough, S. Kaki, E. Sheffner (2010) Water Supply and Management in California. In proceedings of the ESIP Federal Meeting, January 5 - 7, 2010, Washington, D. C.
  4. Granger, S., E. J. Fetzer, M. Garay, M. de la Torre Juarez, R. Raskin, N. Strout (2009) GIS-enabled Multi-sensor Visualization and Analysis of Extreme Precipitation and Drought. In Proceedings of the American Meteorological Society 89th Annual meeting, January 2009, Phoenix, AZ.
  5. Granger, S., E.J. Fetzer, B. H. Kahn, R. Raskin, S. Kopp, T. Turner (2008), Incorporation of AIRS, AMSR-E and TRMM observations into a GIS: A case study involving transport of water vapor over the Pacific Ocean. In Proceedings of the American Meteorological Society 88th Annual meeting, 20 - 24 January 2008, New Orleans, LA.
  6. Granger, S., Fetzer, E., Fielding, E., Manning, E., Moore, A., Owen, S., Webb, F., (2007), Comparisons of regional water vapor measurements derived from AIRS soundings and GPS receivers in Japan and Southern California, EOS Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract G43A-0920.
  7. Granger, S. L., Fetzer E.J., Olsen E.T., Lee SY., Moroney C., Thompson C., Rheingans B., (2007): The Journey of Hurricane Isabel as Tracked by NASA Earth Observing Systems (EOS) Instruments. In Proceedings of the American Meteorological Society 87th Annual Meeting, January 2007, San Antonio, TX.
  8. Ye , H., E. J. Fetzer, D. H. Bromwich, E. F. Fishbein, E. T. Olsen, S. Granger, Vozoff, V., KaS.-Y. Lee, L. Chen and Bjorn H. Lambrigtsen (2007), Atmospheric total precipitable water from AIRS and ECMWF during Antarctic summer, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L19701, doi:10.1029/2006GL028547.
  9. Chahine, M. T., T. S. Pagano, H. H. Aumann, R. Atlas, C. Barnet, J. Blaisdell, L. Chen, M. Divakarla, E. J. Fetzer, M. Goldberg, C. Gautier, S. Granger, S. Hannon, F. W. Irion, R. K. Kakar, E. Kalnay, B. H. Lambrigtsen, SY Lee, J. LeMarshall, W. WW. McMillan, L. McMillan, E. T. Olsen, H. Revercomb, P. Rosenkranz, W. L. Smith, D. Staelin, L. L. Strow, J. Susskind, D. Tobin, W. Wolf, L. Zhou. (2006) "AIRS: Improving Weather Forecasting and Providing New Data on Greenhouse Gases", Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., DOI:10.1175/BAMS-87-7-911.
  10. Olsen, E. T., Granger, S.L., Fetzer, E.J. (2005): Short-term, seasonal and interannual variability of the vertical distribution of water vapor observed by AIRS, In Proceedings of the American Meteorological Society 85th Annual Meeting, 9-13 January 2005, San Diego, CA.
  11. Ye, H., Fetzer, E.J., Olsen, E.T., Eldering, A., Granger, S., Chen, L., Lambrigtsen B., Fishbein E., Lee, S.Y., Kahn, B., Braverman, A. (2005): Structure of the lower troposphere over the Pacific Ocean: information gained from AIRS observations, In Proceedings of the American Meteorological Society 85th Annual Meeting, 9-13 January 2005, San Diego, CA.
  12. Olsen, E. T., Granger, S.L., Fetzer, E.F. (2005): Short-term, seasonal and interannual variability of the vertical distribution of water vapor observed by AIRS, In Proceedings of the American Meteorological Society 85th Annual Meeting, 9-13 January 2005, San Diego, CA.
  13. Ye, H., Fetzer, E.J., Olsen, E.T., Eldering, A., Granger, S., Chen, L., Lambrigtsen B., Fishbein E., Lee, S.Y., Kahn, B., Braverman, A. (2005): Structure of the lower troposphere over the Pacific Ocean: information gained from AIRS observations, In Proceedings of the American Meteorological Society 85th Annual Meeting, 9-13 January 2005, San Diego, CA.
  14. Granger, S., Leroy, S.S., Manning, E.M., Fetzer, E.J., Oliphant, R.B., Braverman, A., Lee, S.Y., Lambrigtsen, B.(2004): Development of level 3 (gridded) products for the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), In Proceedings of IGARSS 2004, 20-24 September 2004, Anchorage Alaska.
  15. Leroy, S., Fetzer, E.J., Granger, S.L. (2003): A Budget of Equatorial Kelvin Waves as Observed in AIRS Data, IN Proceedings of the AGU 2003 Fall Meeting, December 2003, San Francisco CA.
  16. Fishbein, E. Farmer, C.B., Granger, S. L., Gregorich, D.T., Gunson, M.R., Hannon, S.E., Hofstadter, M.D., Lee, S.Y., Leroy, S.S., Strow, L.L., (2003) "Formulation and validation of simulated data for the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS)," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 41, 2, 2003.
  17. Granger, S. (2002) Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) Project, AIRS Level 3 Requirements (Draft), JPL Internal Document, JPL D-TBD
  18. Granger, S. (Ed.). (2000) Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) Project, White Paper for Potential AIRS Level 3 Science Requirements (Draft), JPL Internal Document, JPL D-TBD
  19. Fetzer, E., S. Granger, R. D. Haskins. (1995) "Comparison of HIRS2 Small-Scale Water Vapor Variability with In Situ Observations and Model Simulations," American Geophysical Union, Baltimore, MD (May - June 1995)
  20. Haskins, R., A. Pursch, S. Granger. (1993) "Satellite Data Analysis and Validation," Engineering Applications of the Macintosh (SEAM) Conference, Boston (1993)
  21. Pursch, A., R. D. Haskins, S. Granger-Gallegos. (1992) "New Tools for Working with Spatially Non-Uniform Data from Satellites," The Earth Observer (Sept - Oct 1992)
  22. Granger-Gallegos, S., A. Pursch, R. Kahn, & R. D. Haskins. (1992) "Automatic Data Distribution or a Large Geophysical Data Set," The Earth Observer (July - Aug 1992)
  23. Kahn, R., R. D. Haskins, S. Granger-Gallegos, & A. Pursch. (1992) "Validation of Large Geophysical Data Sets: New Tools of the Trade," AIP Conference Proceedings 283, Earth and Space Science Information Systems, Pasadena CA (1992)
  24. Kahn, R., Haskins, R., Knighton J., Pursch A., Granger-Gallegos, S., (1991) "Validation of a Large Geophysical Data Set: Experiences with Satellite- Derived Cloud Parameters," Proc. Interface 91

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