Collecting LiDAR data to compare to SWOT.
Waimakariri River, New Zealand
About me
I’m a research specialist on the calibration and validation team for NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite mission. As part of the validation efforts, I have surveyed rivers and lakes from New Zealand to Alaska. Prior to working on SWOT, I earned a B.A. from Middlebury College, using InSAR and optical remote sensing data to quantify rock glacier kinematics in Utah. I’m invigorated by spending time outdoors, allotting summers to sampling water quality parameters for UW-Madison’s Center for Limnology and collecting glaciological data while learning how to tele ski with the Juneau Icefield Research Program. Outside of work, I enjoy looking at maps to plan adventures, mountain biking, and card games.
Snapshots from the field
Installing pressure transducers to measure water level. Photo by A. LaFaro.
Waimakariri River, New Zealand
Collecting rock samples for cosmogenic nuclide dating on a gradient up the Taku D nunatak.
Juneau Icefield, AK
Running crevasses on the Llewellyn Glacier.
Juneau Icefield, Canada
Investigating rock glacier kinematics. Photo by J. Munroe.
Uinta Mountains, UT
North Temperate Lakes LTER Base Crew 2017.
Trout Lake Station, WI