Meredith Nichols
Academic Career
> B.S. in Meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University
> M.S. Candidate in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science from the University of Maryland
I graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in May 2014 with a B.S. in Meteorology. I received four minors which included Climatology, Earth Systems, Geography, and Geographic Information Science. During my time as an undergraduate, I served as the president of both the Penn State Chapter of the American Meteorological Society and the Penn State Chapter of the National Weather Association during the 2013-2014 academic year. I also served as the Penn State Campus Weather Service President in 2013.
Research Interests
With a background in snowfall and rainfall validation and calibration, I am very interested in remote sensing applications. I also have completed research related to air quality in relation to oil and natural gas drilling operations as a member of the NASA AQAST team.
Papers / Presentations
Rudlosky, S., M. Nichols, P. Meyers, D. Wheeler, 2016: Seasonal and Annual Validation of Operational Satellite Precipitation Estimates, J. Operational Meteor., under review.
Kollonige, D., A. Thompson, M. Nichols, Z. Fasnacht, D. Martins, R. Dickerson, 2014: Satellite Observations of Trace Gases and Their Application for Studying Air Quality Near Oil and Gas Operations, presented at the 2014 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 Dec.
Nichols, M., S. Rudlosky, J.J. Wang 2013: Seasonal and Annual Validation of Satellite Precipitation Products, presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the NWA, North Charleston, SC, 12-17 Oct.
Ferraro, R.R., M.R.P. Sapiano, M. Nichols, H. Meng, and L. Zhao, 2010: The Validation of the Operational AMSU Snowfall Identification Product. 17th Conf. Sat. Meteor. Oceanography, Annapolis, MD, 26-30 Sept., P9.23.