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usgs_staff_profile:

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   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T16:47:11.977185'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/kimberly-casey
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   affiliations: []
   education: []
   email: kcasey@usgs.gov
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   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Kimberly Casey is a research scientist in the National Land Imaging Program
     at the U.S. Geological Survey Headquarters.  Dr. Casey's research focuses on
     high spectral resolution investigations of Earth's cryospheric, land, ocean
     and atmospheric processes.   Dr. Casey also serves as the Earth Observation
     capabilities lead within the National Land Imaging Program.
   name: Kimberly Casey, Ph.D.
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0002-6115-7525
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/core-science-systems
   organization_name: Core Science Systems Mission Area
   personal_statement: Dr. Casey conducts high spectral resolution research investigations
     of cryospheric, land, ocean and atmospheric processes. She has particular interest
     in radiative characterization, biogeochemical cycling, and investigation of
     pollutant, biota, black carbon, dust and debris geology and geochemistry in
     the cryosphere via remotely sensed and in situ measurements. These studies aid
     in the understanding of particulate provenance, cycling and radiative impacts.
     She is adept in use of remote sensing observations to map ice radiance, stratigraphy,
     geochemistry, and atmospheric influences and works to quantify and differentiate
     sensor performance and detection of change over time.  She has experience in
     analytical chemistry techniques, including ice core and surface ice composition
     characterization, aquatic and tree core digestion analysis. Her field experience
     includes sampling on glaciers, ice core planning, retrieval, and analysis, and
     ground penetrating radar acquisition. She has conducted field work and led observation
     campaigns at glaciers and ice sheets on all 7 continents on Earth.Dr. Casey
     also aides in the National Land Imaging requirements, analysis and capabilities
     branch providing Earth Observation capability leadership support toward internal,
     Federal and international sensor programs, initiatives and tasks.  She oversees
     an Earth Observation sensor capability working group, and the publication of
     the annual Earth Observation sensor compendium, online search tool and related
     living database. Dr. Casey serves as the USGS lead for the World Meteorological
     Organization's international Polar Space Task Group and their High Mountain
     Summit initiative.  Dr. Casey was involved with the NASA Plankton, Aerosol,
     Cloud ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Mission initial science team and in situ data identification
     and recording efforts and takes part in the NASA Surface Biology and Geology
     Mission algorithm, calibration/validation and applications working groups. She
     now serves on the NASA ASTER Science Team.
   professional_experience: []
   title: Physical Scientist