Mike Croteau is a satellite geodesist and focuses on time-variable gravity estimation with GRACE and SLR.
Michael J. Croteau
(Rsch AST, Solid Earth Geophysical Std)
| Email: | michael.j.croteau@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.614.5803 |
| Org Code: | 61A |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 61A.1 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
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Missions & Projects
Brief Bio
Current Projects
GRACE / GRACE Follow-On Science Team
GRACE-C Science Data System (SDS)
NASA Solid Earth Team
Positions/Employment
Research Geophysicist
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
September 2020 - Present
NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, administered by USRA - Greenbelt, MD
February 2019 - September 2020
Education
2019 - Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
- Dissertation: "Daily GRACE Water Storage Estimates for Improving Hydrology Models and Forecasting"
- Advisor: Dr. Steve Nerem
2014 - M.S. Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
2012 - M.Ed., University of Notre Dame
2010 - B.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Notre Dame
Awards
AGU Outstanding Reviewer of 2022, JGR: Solid Earth
NASA GSFC HBG Scientific Achievement Award, October 2022
NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowship, 2019-2020
NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship, 2016-2019
Professional Service
AGU Geodesy Executive Committee (OSPA Coordinator, 2024-2025)
NASA Transform to Open Science GSFC Champions (Lead, 2023-2024; Champion, 2022-2023)
Science Director's Committee (Chair, 2022-2023; Vice Chair, 2021-2022)
610 Early and Mid Career Council (Lab Representative, 2019-2023)
Publications
Refereed
2025. "Optimized J2 Recovery for Multi-Decadal Geophysical Studies." Geophysical Research Letters 52 (7): e2024GL114472 [https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL114472] [Journal Article/Letter]
2025. "Stabilized mascon solutions through combinations of GRACE and SLR normal equations." Geophysical Journal International [10.1093/gji/ggaf016] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "Choice of observation type affects Bayesian calibration of Greenland Ice Sheet model simulations." The Cryosphere 17 (11): 4661-4673 [10.5194/tc-17-4661-2023] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "GRACE Fast Mascons From Spherical Harmonics and a Regularization Design Trade Study." Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 126 (8): [10.1029/2021jb022113] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Anomalous circulation in July 2019 resulting in mass loss on the Greenland ice sheet." Geophysical Research Letters 47 (17): [10.1029/2020GL087263] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Development of a Daily GRACE Mascon Solution for Terrestrial Water Storage." Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 125 (3): [10.1029/2019jb018468] [Journal Article/Letter]
2019. "Tracking Seasonal Fluctuations in Land Water Storage Using Global Models and GRACE Satellites." Geophysical Research Letters 46 (10): 5254-5264 [10.1029/2018gl081836] [Journal Article/Letter]
Non-Refereed
2023. "Tsunami Early-Warning CubeSat Design Reference Mission (DRM)." NASA/TM–20230003987 [Full Text] [Report]
Talks, Presentations and Posters
Invited
Recent Misclosure in the Sea Level Budget
June 9, 2023
GISS Sea Level Seminar Series
Weighing the Cryosphere and monitoring its changes with the GRACE Follow-On satellite mission
June 3, 2023
The Geological Society of Washington
Optimizing GRACE/GRACE-FO time variable gravity products through advanced estimation strategies
July 28, 2022
AGU Geodesy Lecture Series webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cep9ZDWRLTE