Current research focuses on investigating new wildfire observations from the emerging stereo wind and aerosol imaging techniques paring low Earth orbit (LEO) with geostationary (GEO) satellites and GEO with GEO satellites. Her current work comparing stereo observations directly with numerical weather model simulations to diagnose the modeled plume injection or plume/cloud top height and wind velocity, and aerosol properties leverages her research experience with developing data fusion physical techniques to constraining chemical transport model outputs for regional wildfire and air quality applications using satellite-, aircraft- and ground-based observations. Additional research includes advancing the design of air quality data fusion using novel stereo imagining techniques to estimate ground-level PM2.5 mass and speciated exposure metrics over multiple, globally distributed metropolitan areas and surrounding regions, with limited to no ground-based air quality measurement networks, affected by major pollution sources.
Mariel Dalmi Friberg-Aponte
(Assistant Research Scientist)
| Email: | mariel.d.friberg@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.614.5586 |
| Org Code: | 613 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 613 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | UNIV OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK |
Brief Bio
Positions/Employment
Assistant Research Scientist
University of Maryland/Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
2021 - Present
NASA Postdoctoral Research Fellow
USRA/Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
2018 - 2021
NASA Harriett G. Jenkins Doctoral Research Fellow
Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA
2013 - 2018
Graduate Research Assistant
Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA
2011 - 2018
Process Engineer III
JORDAN, JONES & GOULDING, Inc. - Norcross, GA
2006 - 2009
Project Engineer I
BENCHMARK MANAGEMENT LLC - Atlanta, GA
2005 - 2006
Education
PhD., Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S., Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S., Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Professional Societies
American Meteorological Society
Member
2017 - Present
American Geophysical Union
Member
2018 - Present
European Geosciences Union
Member
2019 - Present
Air & Waste Management Association
Member
2012 - 2018
Awards
2021 NASA GSFC Earth Sciences Division Atmospheres Performance Award for commitment to advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility
2020 NASA GSFC Climate and Radiation Laboratory Beyond the Call of Duty Award for Student Mentoring
2019 NASA GSFC Earth Sciences Division Atmospheres Best Science Highlight Award
2018 NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow
2013 NASA Harriet G. Jenkins Graduate Fellow
Grants
Investigation of Wildfire Convection and Boundary Layer Dynamics with LEO-GEO and GEO-GEO Stereo-Imaging/Tracking Aerosol Plumes
New (Early Career) Investigator Program in Earth Science - NASA (NNH20ZDA001N-NIP) - Awarded: 2021-06-24
Publications
Refereed
2022. "Stereo Plume Height and Motion Retrievals for the Record‐Setting Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai Eruption of 15 January 2022." Geophysical Research Letters 49 (9): [10.1029/2022gl098131] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "High-resolution smoke forecasting for the 2018 Camp Fire in California." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society [10.1175/bams-d-20-0329.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Aedes albopictus and Aedes flavopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) pre-imaginal abundance patterns are associated with different environmental factors along an altitudinal gradient." Current Research in Insect Science 1 100001 [10.1016/j.cris.2020.100001] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "GEO–GEO Stereo-Tracking of Atmospheric Motion Vectors (AMVs) from the Geostationary Ring." Remote Sensing 12 (22): 3779 [10.3390/rs12223779] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Synchrony of globally invasive Aedes spp. immature mosquitoes along an urban altitudinal gradient in their native range." Science of The Total Environment 734 139365 [10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139365] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "Application and evaluation of two model fusion approaches to obtain ambient air pollutant concentrations at a fine spatial resolution (250m) in Atlanta." Environmental Modelling & Software 109 182-190 [10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.06.008] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "Constraining chemical transport PM2.5 modeling outputs using surface monitor measurements and satellite retrievals: application over the San Joaquin Valley." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 18 (17): 12891-12913 [10.5194/acp-18-12891-2018] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Air pollutant exposure field modeling using air quality model-data fusion methods and comparison with satellite AOD-derived fields: application over North Carolina, USA." Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health 11 (1): 11-22 [10.1007/s11869-017-0511-y] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Air Quality Model-Based Methods for Estimating Human Exposures: A Review and Comparison." Springer Proceedings in Complexity 495-501 [10.1007/978-3-319-57645-9_78] [Article in Book]
2017. "Ozone and childhood respiratory disease in three US cities: evaluation of effect measure modification by neighborhood socioeconomic status using a Bayesian hierarchical approach." Environmental Health 16 (1): 36 [10.1186/s12940-017-0244-2] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Daily ambient air pollution metrics for five cities: Evaluation of data-fusion-based estimates and uncertainties." Atmospheric Environment 158 36-50 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.03.022] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Assessment of neighbourhood-level socioeconomic status as a modifier of air pollution–asthma associations among children in Atlanta." Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 71 (2): 129-136 [10.1136/jech-2015-206530] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Method for Fusing Observational Data and Chemical Transport Model Simulations To Estimate Spatiotemporally Resolved Ambient Air Pollution." Environmental Science & Technology 50 (7): 3695-3705 [10.1021/acs.est.5b05134] [Journal Article/Letter]
2014. "Use of Air Quality Modeling Results in Health Effects Research." Springer Proceedings in Complexity 1-5 [10.1007/978-3-319-04379-1_1] [Article in Book]
Selected Public Outreach
Compact for Faculty Diversity, Institute on Teaching & Mentoring Conference NASA Panelist
2016 - 2017
NASA Space Science Day Volunteer
2013 - 2013
DISCOVER-AQ Texas Deployment Education and Public Outreach Activities
2013 - 2013
Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering/Science Program Panelist
2013 - 2013
Latin American Association Latino Youth Conference
2010 - 2010
Engineers Without Borders Road Design Project Volunteer
2006 - 2007