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Dr. Angelyn Moore

Scientist

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Bio

Angelyn Moore is a scientist in the Ionospheric and Atmospheric Remote Sensing group.  She completed a Ph.D. in physics at the University of California Riverside, performing the dissertation research in the Time and Frequency Research and Development group at JPL.  She has held various roles in geodetic GPS, including remote autonomous operation of global sites, coordinating an international federation of geodetic GPS agencies, and GPS data analysis for earth science applications. Angie is the recipient of a NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal.

Education

  • B.S., Physics, Harvey Mudd College
  • M.S., Physics. California State University, Los Angeles
  • Ph.D., Physics, University of California, Riverside
    • Dissertation: Dynamics of Laser-Cooled Ions Confined in Radio-Frequency Traps

Research Interests

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Experience

Professional Experience

  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    • Scientist, Ionospheric and Atmospheric Remote Sensing Group (2020-present)
      • Principal Investigator, "Multi-constellation GNSS processing for transient identification" NASA ROSES-19 Global Navigation Satellite System Research
      • Task Manager, Deep Space Network (DSN) Media Modeling
      • Alternate Discipline Program Manager (DPM), Earth Surface and Interior
      • Co-Investigator, "Detection of artifacts and transients in Earth Science observing systems with machine learning" NASA ROSES-21 Advanced Information Systems Technology (AIST)
      • Co-Investigator and JPL Institutional PI, "Geodesy-based Enhanced Solid Earth Science ESDR System (ESESES) for Research and Discovery" NASA ROSES-22 Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs)
      • Co-Investigator and JPL Institutional PI, "High-Resolution Characterization of the Planetary Boundary Layer Using GNSS-RO, Ground GNSS, and Passive Satellite Observations" NASA ROSES-19 Global Navigation Satellite System Research
    • Scientist, Geodynamics and Space Geodesy Group (2008-2020)
    • Program/Project Manager, Communications, Tracking, and Radar Division (1998-2008)
    • Member Technical Staff, GPS Networks and Ionospheric Systems Development Group (1995-1998)
    • Member Technical Staff, Time and Frequency Standards Research and Development Group (1988-1995)
    • Technical Aide, Central Weather Processor Project (1987)
  • University of California, Riverside
    • Teaching Assistant, Physics Department (1990-1992)
  • ITT Federal Electric Corporation, Vandenberg Air Force Base
    • Engineering Aide, Test & Evaluation Group (1986)
    • Technical Clerk, Telemetry Integrated Processing System (1985)

Research Community Service

  • Chair, EarthScope Data Products and Services Advisory Committee (2023-present)
  • NASA Crustal Dynamics Data Information System (CDDIS) User Working Group (2021-present)
  • Physics colloquium speaker, Cal Poly Pomona (2018)
  • UNAVCO Geodetic Data Services Advisory Committee (2016-2022)
  • Guest lecturer, California Institute of Technology, Tectonic Geodesy (2015-2023)
  • Trained weather spotter, National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard Forecast Office (2011-present)
  • International GNSS Service Network Coordinator and Deputy Manager of the Central Bureau (1998-2008)
  • Physics colloquium speaker, California State University, Bakersfield (1995)
  • Guest lecturer, University of Southern California, Fundamentals of Physics: Optics and Modern Physics (1991)
  • Physics colloquium speaker, California State University, Los Angeles (1990)

Achievements

Awards & Recognitions

  • JPL Award | GipsyX Support Team (2024)
  • JPL Award | Near real-time Global Ionospheric Model (NRTGIM) Team (2024)
  • NASA Award | Global Ionospheric Modeling (GIM) Software | Space Act Award (2024)
  • JPL Award | DSN Media Calibration Continuity of Operations Team (2023)
  • Professional Society and External Organization Awards | Association for Women Geoscientists | Professional Excellence Award, Government/Regulatory (2023)
  • JPL Award | Algorithm and Sigma Differential TEC Team (2023)
  • JPL Team Award | DSN Media Modeling Software Upgrade (2022)
  • JPL Team Award | Multi-GNSS Post-processing Products Development Team (2022)
  • JPL Team Award | Global Ionospheric Mapping (GIM) Software Update Team (2020)
  • NASA Award | Nepal Earthquake Response Team | Group Achievement Award (2016)
  • JPL Team Award | Nepal Earthquake Response Team (2015)
  • JPL Team Award | ARIA Team (2015)
  • NASA Award | GPS estimates of precipitable water vapor | NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (2015)
  • JPL Ranger Award (2014)
  • NASA Award | Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis Team | Group Achievement Award (2014)
  • JPL Team Award | ARIA Team (2012)
  • NASA Award | Tropospheric correction for InSAR using interpolated ECMWF data and GPS Zenith Total Delay | Certificate of Recognition; Published as NASA Tech Briefs (2010)
  • Professional Society and External Organization Awards | International Association of Geodesy | Fellow (2007)
  • Professional Society and External Organization Awards | GPS World Magazine | GPS World 50+ Leaders to Watch (2007)
  • NASA Award | Trapped Ion Frequency Standard Development Team | Group Achievement Award (1995)
  • NASA Award | Generation of 369.4 nm Radiation by Efficient Doubling of a Diode Laser | Certificate of Recognition; Published as NASA Tech Briefs (1994)
  • NASA Award | Dynamics of Charged Particles in a Paul Radio-Frequency Quadrupole Trap | Certificate of Recognition; Published as NASA Tech Briefs (1994)
  • NASA Award | Chaos and Dynamical Behavior of Two Ions Confined in RF Traps | Certificate of Recognition; Published as NASA Tech Briefs (1993)

Publications

(selected)

  1. Bertiger, W., Bar-Sever, Y., Dorsey, A., Haines, B., Harvey, N., Hemberger, D., ... & Murphy, D. (2020). GipsyX/RTGx, A New Tool Set for Space Geodetic Operations and Research. Advances in Space Research.
  2. Ross, Z. E., Idini, B., Jia, Z., Stephenson, O. L., Zhong, M., Wang, X., ... & Hauksson, E. (2019). Hierarchical interlocked orthogonal faulting in the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence. Science, 366(6463), 346-351.
  3. Milliner, C., Materna, K., Bürgmann, R., Fu, Y., Moore, A. W., Bekaert, D., ... & Argus, D. F. (2018). Tracking the weight of Hurricane Harvey’s stormwater using GPS data. Science advances, 4(9), eaau2477.
  4. Argus, D. F., Landerer, F. W., Wiese, D. N., Martens, H. R., Fu, Y., Famiglietti, J. S., ... & Watkins, M. M. (2017). Sustained Water Loss in California's Mountain Ranges During Severe Drought From 2012 to 2015 Inferred From GPS. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 122(12).
  5. Moore, A. W., Small, I. J., Gutman, S. I., Bock, Y., Dumas, J. L., Fang, P., ... & Laber, J. L. (2015). National weather service forecasters use GPS precipitable water vapor for enhanced situational awareness during the southern California summer monsoon. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 96(11), 1867-1877.
  6. Argus, D. F., Peltier, W. R., Drummond, R., & Moore, A. W. (2014). The Antarctica component of postglacial rebound model ICE-6G_C (VM5a) based on GPS positioning, exposure age dating of ice thicknesses, and relative sea level histories. Geophysical Journal International, 198(1), 537-563.
  7. Liu, Z., Owen, S., & Moore, A. (2014). Rapid Estimate and Modeling of Permanent Coseismic Displacements for Large Earthquakes Using High-Rate Global Positioning System Data. Seismological Research Letters, 85(2), 284-294.
  8. Gazeaux, J., Williams, S., King, M., Bos, M., Dach, R., Deo, M., ... & Webb, F. H. (2013). Detecting offsets in GPS time series: First results from the detection of offsets in GPS experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 118(5), 2397-2407.
  9. Reuveni, Y., Kedar, S., Owen, S. E., Moore, A. W., & Webb, F. H. (2012). Improving sub-daily strain estimates using GPS measurements. Geophysical Research Letters, 39(11).
  10. M. Simons et al., The 2011 Magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake: Mosaicking the Megathrust from Seconds to Centuries, Science 332, 1421 (2011); 10.1126/science.1206731.

Selected Invited Presentations

  1. "Disasater Mitigation Applications of Terrestrial GNSS," presented to the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Advisory Board, Nov. 15, 2017.
  2. "Improved Warnings for Natural Hazards: A Prototype System for Southern California," presented to NATO Civil-Military Planning Support’s Industrial Resources and Communications Services Group, communications Work Group, Feb. 12, 2014.

Patents

  1. "Systems and methods for advanced rapid imaging and analysis for earthquakes," U.S. Patent 10,145,972.