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Victor Zlotnicki
Deputy Section Manager

Education
  • Geodetic & Geophysical Engineering, U. Buenos Aires (1976)
  • Ph.D., Oceanography (Marine Geophysics), Massachussetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (1983)
Research Interests
  • Separation of geophysical from ocean circulation signals in satellite altimetry, GRACE gravimetry
  • Processing, management and effective delivery of large satellite data streams
Projects

ECCO2 Icon ECCO2
ECCO2 is an ECCO-follow-on project that aims to produce increasingly accurate syntheses of all available global-scale ocean and sea-ice data at resolutions that start to resolve ocean eddies.

GRACE-Tellus Icon GRACE-Tellus
Produces and delivers high-quality, easy-to use data products derived from the GRACE mission.

Professional Experience
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1985-present)
    • Group Supervisor, Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction Group (2006-2010)
    • Deputy Section Manager, Climate, Oceans and Solid Earth Science (2010-present)
    • Discipline Program Manager, Climate Variability (2002-present)
    • PO-DAAC Task Scientist (1995-2002)
    • NODS Task Scientist (1985-1988)
    • Scientist, Research Scientist, Principal Research Scientist: Ocean Sciences (1985-present)
  • National Research Council Resident Research Associate, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (1983-84)
Selected Awards
  • NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1999)
  • JPL Award of Excellence (1998)
Selected Publications
  1. Garcia-Garcia D., C. Ummenhoffer and V. Zlotnicki (2011): Australian water mass variations from GRACE data linked to Indo-Pacific climate variability. Remote Sensing of Environment (2011), 115, pp2175-2183, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2011.04.007
  2. Zlotnicki V. and D. Stammer (2011): Meeting Report: Gravity from Space, applications to ocean circulation, sea level rise and cryospheric science studies. Eos, Vol. 90, No. 17, 26, p145. (2011)
  3. Boening, C., T. Lee, and V. Zlotnicki (2011), A record-high ocean bottom pressure in the South Pacific observed by GRACE, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L04602, doi:10.1029/2010GL046013.
  4. Freeman A., V. Zlotnicki, T. Liu, B. Holt, R. Kwok , S. Yueh, J. Vazquez, D. Siegel , and G. Lagerloef (2010) Ocean Measurements from Space in 2025. Oceanography, v23 (4), pp 144-161
  5. Maximenko N., P. Niiler, M-H Rio, O. Melnichenko, L. Centurioni, D. Chambers, V. Zlotnicki V., B. Galperin (2009): Mean dynamic topography of the ocean derived from satellite and drifting buoy data using three different techniques. J. Atmosph. Oceanic Technol., DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHO672.1
  6. Song Y.T. and V. Zlotnicki (2008): The subpolar ocean-bottom-pressure oscillation and its links to ENSO, Int. J. Remote Sensing, Vol. 29 (21), 6091-6107
  7. Song Y. Tony, L.-L. Fu, Victor Zlotnicki, Chen Ji, Vala Hjorleifsdottir, C. K., Shum, and Yuchan Yi, 2008. The role of horizontal impulses of the faulting continental slope in generating the December 2004 tsunami. Ocean Modelling, 20, 362-379.
  8. Syed, T. H., J. S. Famiglietti, V. Zlotnicki, and M. Rodell, 2007. Contemporary estimates of Pan-Arctic freshwater discharge from GRACE and reanalysis, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L19404, doi:10.1029/2007GL031254.
  9. Zlotnicki V., J. Wahr, I. Fukumori and Y.-T. Song , 2007: Antarctic Circumpolar Current transport variability during 2003-2005 from GRACE. J. Physical Oceanog., Vol. 37, No. 2, pp 230-244.
  10. Liu, W. T., X. Xie, W. Tang, and V. Zlotnicki (2006), Spacebased observations of oceanic influence on the annual variation of South American water balance, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L08710, doi:10.1029/2006GL025683.
  11. Song, Y.-T., C. Ji, L.-L. Fu, V. Zlotnicki, C. K. Shum, Y. Yi, V. Hjorleifsdottir, The 26 December 2004 tsunami source estimated from satellite radar altimetry and seismic waves, Geophys. Res. Letters, vol. 32, L20601, doi:10.1029/2005GL023683, 2005
  12. Tralli D.M., R.G. Blom., V. Zlotnicki, A. Donnellan and D. L. Evans, Satellite remote sensing of earthquake, volcano, flood, landslide and coastal inundation hazards, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing 59 (2005) 185- 198, 2005
  13. Wahr J., S. Swenson, V. Zlotnicki and I. Velicogna, Time-Variable Gravity from GRACE: First Results. Geophys. Res. Lett., 2004GL019779. 2004.
  14. Zlotnicki V. and S. Desai, Assessment of the Jason Microwave Radiometers Measurement of Wet Tropospheric Path Delay using comparisons to SSM/I and TMI. Marine Geodesy, in press. 2004.
  15. Song Y.T. and V. Zlotnicki, Ocean Bottom Pressure Waves Predicted in the Tropical Pacific. Geophys. Res. Lett, 2003GL018980, 2004.
  16. Ali A. H. and V. Zlotnicki, 2003. Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer Effect on the sensitivity of a Barotropic Ocean Model. Geoph. Res. Lett., vol 30, No. 3, 1129, doi:10.1029/2002GL016058, 2003.
  17. Hirose N., I. Fukumori, V. Zlotnicki and R. Ponte, 2002: High Frequency Barotropic Response to Atmospheric Disturbances: Sensitivity to forcing, topography and friction. J. Geophys. Res. Vol. 106, No.C12 , p.30, 987.
  18. Tierney C., J. Wahr, F. Bryan and V. Zlotnicki, 2000. Short-Period oceanic Circulation: implications for satellite altimetry. Geophys. Res. Lett. Vol. 27 , No. 9 , p.1255.
  19. Keihm S., V. Zlotnicki and C. Ruff, 2000. TOPEX Microwave Radiometer Performance Evaluation, 1992-1998. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 38, 1379-1386.
  20. Cailliau D. and V. Zlotnicki, 2000. Precipitation Detection by the TOPEX/Poseidon dual-frequency radar altimeter, TOPEX microwave radiometer, Special Sensor Microwave/Imager and climatological ship reports. IEEE Trans. Geosci. and Remote Sensing, v38(1), p205-213.
  21. McClean J.L., A.J. Semtner and V. Zlotnicki, 1997. Comparison of Mesoscale Variability in the Semtner-Chervin quarter degree model, the Los Alamos POP Sixth degree model, and TOPEX/Poseidon Data. J. Geophys. Res., 102(c11), 25203-25226.
  22. Zlotnicki V., 1994. Correlated Environmental Corrections in Topex/Poseidon, with a Note on Ionospheric Accuracy, J. Geophys. Res. 99, 24907-24914.
  23. Glazman R.E., A. Greysukh and V. Zlotnicki, 1994. Evaluating models of sea state bias in satellite altimetry. J. Geophys. Res., 99(c6), 12581-12593.
  24. Zlotnicki V., 1994. Geoid Undulations from Satellite Altimetry, in: P.Vanicek and N. Christou (eds.), The Geoid and its Geophysical Interpretation, CRC Press, pp. 95-112.
  25. Zlotnicki V., 1993. Quantifying Time-Varying Oceanographic Signals with Altimetry, in: F. Sanso and R. Rummel (eds.), Satellite Altimetry in Geodesy and Oceanography, Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, 50, pp 144-188, Springer-Verlag.
  26. Zlotnicki V., G.Siedler and B.Klein, 1993. Can the weak surface currents of the Cape Verde Frontal zone be measured with altimetry? J. Geophys. Res. 98 (C2), 2485-2493.
  27. Zlotnicki V., 1991. Sea Level Differences across the Gulf Stream and Kuroshio. J. Physical Oceanog., 21(4), 599-609.
  28. Vazquez J., V. Zlotnicki and L.-L. Fu, 1990. Sea Level Variability in the Gulf Stream between Cape Hatteras and 50ºW - A Geosat Study., J. Geophys. Res., 95, 17957-17964.
  29. Zlotnicki V., L.-L. Fu, and W. Patzert, 1989. Seasonal Variability in Global Sea Level observed with Geosat altimetry, J. Geophys. Res., 94 (C12), 17,959-17,970.
  30. Fu L. L. and V. Zlotnicki, 1989. Observing oceanic mesoscale eddies from Geosat altimetry: preliminary results, Geophys. Res. Lett. 16, 457-460.
  31. Zlotnicki V. and J.G. Marsh, 1989. Altimetry, ship gravimetry and the general circulation of the North Atlantic, Geophys. Res. Lett., 16(9), 1011-1014.
  32. Fu L.-L., D. B. Chelton and V. Zlotnicki, 1988. Satellite altimetry: observing ocean variability from space, Oceanog. Mag., 1(2), 4-11.
  33. Wunsch C. and V. Zlotnicki, 1984. The Accuracy of Altimetric Surfaces, Geophys. J. R. astron. Soc., 78, 795-808.
  34. Zlotnicki V. , 1984. On the Accuracy of Gravimetric Geoids and the Recovery of Oceanographic Signals from Altimetry, Mar. Geod., 8, 129-157.
  35. Zlotnicki V., B. Parsons and C. Wunsch, 1982. The Inverse Problem of Constructing a Gravimetric Geoid. J. Geophys. Res., 87, 1835-1848.
  36. Zlotnicki V., J.G. Sclater, I.O. Norton and R.P. Von Herzen, 1980. Heat Flow through the floor of the Scotia, far South Atlantic and Weddell Seas, Geophys. Res. Lett., 7 (4), 421-424.
  37. Zlotnicki V. , I.O. Norton, J.G. Sclater, R.P. von Herzen, 1978. Heat-Flow In The Weddell Sea, Antarct J US 13 (4): 120-121.

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