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Atmospheric Physics Branch SGP (FY 2002)


Journal Publications

Bevilacqua, R. M., M. D. Fromm, J. M. Alfred, J. S Hornstein, G. E. Medoluha, K. W. Hoppel, J. D. Lumpe, C. E. Randall, E. P. Shettle, E. V. Browell, C. Butler, A. Dornbrack, and A. W. Strawa, Observations and analysis of polar stratospheric clouds detected by POAM III during the 1999/2000 Northern Hemisphere winter. J. Geophys. Res., 107(D20), doi: 10.1029/2001JD000477, 2002.

Burgasser, A. J., M. S. Marley, A. S. Ackerman, D. Saumon, K. Lodders, C. C. Dahn, H. C. Harris, and J. D. Kirkpatrick, Evidence for cloud disruption in the L/T dwarf transition. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 571: L151-L154, 2002.

Djikaev, Y., A. Tabazadeh, P. Hamill, and H. Reiss, Thermodynamic conditions for the surface-stimulated crystallization of atmospheric droplets. J. Phys. Chem., 106, 10247-10253, 2002.

Drdla, K., B. W. Gandrud, D. Baumgardner, J. C. Wilson, T. P. Bui, D. Hurst, S. M. Schauffler, H. Jost, J. B. Greenblatt, and C. R. Webster, Evidence for the widespread presence of liquid-phase particles during the 1999-2000 Arctic Winter. J. Geophys. Res., 108(D5), doi: 10.1029/2001JD001127, 2002.

Drdla, K., M. R. Schoeberl, and E. V. Browell, Microphysical modeling of the 1999-2000 Arctic Winter: 1. Polar stratospheric clouds, denitrification, and dehydration. J. Geophys. Res., 108(D5), doi: 10.1029/2001JD000782, 2002.

Drdla, K., and M. R. Schoeberl, Microphysical modeling of the 1999-2000 Arctic Winter: 2. Chlorine activation and ozone depletion. J. Geophys. Res., 108(D5), doi: 10.1029/2001JD001159, 2002.

Gelino, C. R., M. S. Marley, J. A. Holtzman, A. S. Ackerman, and K. Lodders, L-dwarf variability: I-band observations. Astrophysical Journal, 577: 433-446, 2002.

Herman, R. L., K. Drdla, J. R. Spackman, D. F. Hurst, P. J. Popp, C. R. Webster, P. A. Romashkin, J. W. Elkins, E. M. Weinstock, B. W. Gandrud, G. C. Toon, M. R. Schoeberl, H. Jost, E. L. Atlas, and T. P. Bui, Hydration, dehydration, and the total hydrogenbudget of the 1999/2000 winter Arctic stratosphere. J. Geophys. Res., 108(D5), doi: 10.1029/2001JD001257, 2002.

Jensen, E. J., O. B. Toon, A. Tabazadeh, and K. Drdla, Impact of polar stratospheric cloud particle composition, number density, and lifetime on denitrification. J. Geophys. Res., 107(D20), doi: 10.1029/2001JD000440, 2002.

Jensen, E. J. and K. Drdla, Nitric acid concentrations near the tropical tropopause: Implications for the properties of tropical nitric acid trihydrate clouds. Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(20), doi: 10.1029/2002GL015190, 2002.

Lin, J. S. and A. Tabazadeh, The Effect of Nitric Acid Uptake on the Deliquescence and Efflorescence of Binary Ammoniated Aerosols in the Upper Troposphere. Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(10), doi: 10.1029/2002GL015251,2002.

Lin, R. F., D. O. Starr, P. J. DeMott, W. Cotton, K. Sassen, E. Jensen, B. Karcher, and X. Liu, Cirrus Parcel Model Comparison Project, Phase 1: The critical components to simulate cirrus initiation explicitly. J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 2305-2329, 2002.

Marley, M. S., S. Seager, D. Saumon, K. Lodders, A. S. Ackerman, and R. Freedman, Clouds and chemistry: Brown dwarf atmospheric properties from optical and infrared colors. Astrophysical Journal, 568: 335-342, 2002.

McFarlane, S., F. Evans, and A. S. Ackerman, A Bayesian algorithm for the retrieval of liquid water cloud properties from microwave radiometer and millimeter radar data. J. Geophys. Res., 107: AAC12-1-21, 2002.

Pfister, L., H. B. Selkirk, E. J. Jensen, J. Podolske, G. Sachse, M. Avery, M. R. Schoeberl, M. J. Mohoney, and E. Richard, Processes controlling water vapor in the winter Arctic tropopause region. J. Geophys. Res., 108(D5), doi: 10.1029/2001JD001067, 2002.

Podolske, J., C. Chackerian, and M. Di Rosa, Ultrasensitive detection of halogen atoms and free radicals. NASA/TM-2002-211398, March 2002.

Rabbette, M., and P. Pilewskie, Principal component analysis of Arctic solar irradiance spectra. J. Geophys. Res. (Oceans), 107(C10), doi: 10.1029/2000JC000566, 2002.

Rapp, M., F. J. Lubken, A. Mullemann, G. E. Thomas, and E. J. Jensen, Small-scale temperature variations in the vicinity of NLC: Experimental and model results. J. Geophys. Res., 107(D19), doi: 10.1029/2001JD001241, 2002.

Santee, M. L., A. Tabazadeh, G. L. Manney, M. D. Fromm, R. M. Bevilacqua, J. W. Waters, and E. J. Jensen, A Lagrangian approach to studying Arctic polar stratospheric clouds using UARS MLS HNO3 and POAM II aerosol extinction measurements. J. Geophys. Res., 107(D10), doi: 10.1029/2000JD000227, 2002.

Singh, H. B., B. Anderson, M. Avery, W. Viezeel, Y. Chen, A. Tabazadeh, P. Hamill, R. Pueschel, H. E. Fuelberg, and J. R. Hannan, Global distribution and sources of volatile and nonvolatile aerosol in the remote troposphere. J. Geophys. Res., 107(D11), doi: 10.1029/2001JD000486, 2002.

Stevens, D. E., A. S. Ackerman, and C. S. Bretherton, Effects of domain size and numerical resolution on the simulation of shallow cumulus convection. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 59, 3285-3301, 2002.

Strawa, A. W., K. Drdla, M. Fromm, R. F. Pueschel, K. W. Hoppel, E. V. Browell, P. Hamill, and D. P. Dempsey, Discriminating Type Ia and Ib polar stratopsheric clouds in POAM satellite data. J. Geophys. Res., 107(D20), doi: 10.1029/2001JD000458, 2002.

Tabazadeh, A., K. Drdla, M. R. Schoeberl, P. Hamill, and O. B. Toon, Arctic "Ozone hole" in a cold volcanic stratosphere. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 99(5): 2609-2612, 2002.

Tabazadeh, A., Y. S. Djikaev, P. Hamill, and H. Reiss, Laboratory evidence for surface nucleation of solid polar stratospheric cloud particles. J. Phys. Chem., 106, 10238-10246, 2002.

Tabazadeh, A., Y. S. Djikaev, and H. Reiss, Surface crystallization of supercooled water in clouds. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 99, 25, 15873-15878, 2002.

Presentations

Ackerman, A. S., D. E. Stevens, O. B. Toon, and J. A. Coakley, Jr., Sensitivity of stratocumulus optical depths to droplet concentrations: Satellite observations and large-eddy simulations. American Meteorological Society 11th Conference on Cloud Physics, Ogden, UT, Jun. 3-7, 2002.

Ackerman, A. S., A. Fridlind, E. J. Jensen, Sensitivity of tropical cirrus anvils to convection intensity: Large-eddy simulations with size-resolved, mixed-phase microphysics. American Meteorological Society 11th Conference on Cloud Physics, Ogden, UT, Jun. 3-7, 2002.

Ackerman, A. S., D. E. Stevens, O. B. Toon, and J. A. Coakley, Jr., Limits to the indirect aerosol forcing in stratocumulus. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 6-10, 2002.

Bergstrom, R., P. Pilewskie, W. Gore, J. Pommier, M. Rabbette, L. Pezzolo, S. Howard, B. Schmid, and P. Russell, Spectral Characterization of the scattering and absorption of solar radiation by aerosols and clouds. The 7th Scientific Conference of the IGAC, Crete, Greece, Sep. 18-25, 2002.

Chackerian, Jr., C., Low- and High-resolution intensity determinations in the infrared spectra of nitric acid. Symposium on High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, Apr. 12, 2002.

Chackerian, Jr., C., Nitric acid absolute band intensities between 820 cm-1 and 3600 cm-1. The 7th Biennial HITRAN Database Conference, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, Jun. 12, 2002.

Djikaev, Y. S., and A. Tabazadeh, The effect of size dependent surface adsorption on crystal nucleation in binary droplets. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 6-10, 2002.

Drdla, K., and M. R. Schoeberl, Impacts of PSC microphysics on modelled ozone loss. Arctic Ozone Loss Workshop, Potsdam, Germany, Mar. 4-6, 2002.

Jensen, E. J., and L. Pfister, Ice cloud formation and dehydration in the tropical tropopause layer. European Geophysical Society XXVII General Assembly, Nice, France, Apr. 20-28, 2002.

Jensen, E. J., CRYSTAL-FACE: A field experiment and modeling program focused on tropical anvils and cirrus layers. European Geophysical Society XXVII General Assembly, Nice, France, Apr. 20-28, 2002.

Jensen, E. J., Ice cloud formation and dehydration in the tropical tropopause layer. American Meteorological Society 12th Conference on Middle Atmosphere, San Antonio, TX, Nov. 4-7, 2002 (Invited).

Jensen, E. J., Laminar cirrus clouds in the tropical tropopause layer. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 6-10, 2002 (Invited).

Pagan, K. L., B. Rezai, A. Tabazadeh, M. E. Hervig, and P. G. Foschi, Investigation of polar stratospheric ice clouds using combined observations from UARS/CLAES and AVHRR. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 6-10, 2002.

Pilewskie, P., M. Rabbette, R. Bergstrom, J. Pommier, W. Gore, L. Pezzolo, B. Schmid, P. Russell, J. Livingston, and J. Redemann, Spectral characterization of the scattering and absorption of solar radiation by aerosols and clouds: Results from several recent field studies. Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Science Team Meeting, St. Petersburg, FL, Apr. 8-11, 2002 (Poster).

Rabbette, M., C. McKay, P. Pilewskie, and R. Young, The runaway greenhouse effect on Earth. Astrobiology Science Conference, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, April 8, 2002.

Rabbette, M., K. Wheeler, and D. Timucin, A framework for understanding data as applied to case studies in hyperspectral Earth Science, Electromyograms, and Electroencephalograms. Data Mining Meeting, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, May 28, 2002.

Rabbette, M., A possible thermal instability in the greenhouse effect on Earth and its implication for other planets. Innovative Technical Forum, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, June 13, 2002.

Rabbette, M., Statistical approaches to analyzing ocean and atmospheric science data. Center for Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, October 7, 2002.

Rabbette, M., J. Pommier, P. Pilewskie, R. Bergstrom, W. Gore, S. Howard, L. Pezzolo, and B. Schmid, The radiative effects of aerosol layers on solar spectral flux measurements during ACE-Asia. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 6-10, 2002 (Poster).

Strawa, A. W., T. Owano, R. Castaneda, D. S. Baer, and B. A. Paldus, The measurement of aerosol optical properties using continuous wave cavity ring-down techniques. American Association and Aerosol Research Conference, Charlotte, NC, Oct. 7-11, 2002.

Strawa, A. W., K. Drdla, M. Fromm, and K. Bokarius, A statistical comparison of PSC model simulations and POAM observations. Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement Science Team Meeting, Coolfont, WV, Oct. 28-29, 2002.

Strawa, A. W., T. Owano, H. Moosmuller, D. Atkinson, D. Covert, N. Ahlquist, and B. Schmid, New approaches to aerosol optical extinction measurement. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 6-10, 2002.

Strawa, A. W., T. Owano, B. Schmid, and R. Provencal, Continuous-wave cavity ring-down measurement of aerosol optical properties. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 6-10, 2002.

Strawa, A. W., K. Drdla, M. D. Fromm, and K. Bokarius, A statistical comparison of PSC model simulations and POAM observations. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 6-10, 2002.

Tabazadeh, A., Y. S. Djikaev, H. Reiss, Surface crystallization of cloud droplets: Implications for climate change and ozone depletion. 87th Statistical Mechanics Conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, May 19-21, 2002 (Invited).

Tabazadeh, A., The role of interface reactivity in the atmosphere. San Jose University Joint Seminar (Physics Dept. and the Women in Science and Eng. Group), San Jose, CA, 2002 (Invited).

Tabazadeh, A., The effect of global scale atmospheric pollution on the environment: Solution and prevention strategies. University of California Davis Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry Seminar, Davis, CA, 2002 (Invited).

Tabazadeh, A., Interesting scientific questions regarding interactions in the gas-aerosol-cloud system. NSF (National Science Foundation)/NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) HAIPER (High Perfromance Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmental Research) Workshop/Conference, NCAR, Boulder, CO, Nov. 4, 2002 (Invited keynote speaker).

Tabazadeh, A., Surface crystallization of supercooled water in clouds. American Meteorological Scoiety 12th Conference on Middle Atmosphere, San Antonio, TX, Nov. 4-7, 2002 (Invited).

Tabazadeh, A., Surface nucleation kinetics. Berkeley Earth and Planetary Sciences Dept. Colloquium, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2002 (Invited).

Tabazadeh, A., Y. Djikaev, and M. Z. Jacobson, Cloud droplet freezing by contact nucleation. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA Dec. 6-10, 2002.

Tabazadeh, A., Pros and cons of technology in advancing research in atmospheric sciences. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 6-10, 2002 (Invited by the Union President).

Tabazadeh, A., Reasons why some women quit science. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 6-10, 2002 (Invited by the Education Section of the Union).

Special Publications

Tabazadeh, A., et al. (Coauthors), Chapter 3-Polar Stratospheric Ozone: Past and Future, World Meteorological Organization "Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2002"

Press Releases

Tabazadeh, A., NASA News Release: 02-23AR, Mar. 4, 2002 "Future Volcanic Eruptions May Cause Ozone Hole Over Arctic"

Rabbette, M., NASA News Release: 02-60AR, May 25, 2002, Tropical Runaway Greenhouse Provides Insight to Venus.

Jensen, E. J., NASA News Release: 02-80AR, July 16, 2002, Study of Cloud Ice Crystals May Improve Climate Change Forecasts.

Tabazadeh, A., NASA News Release: 02-123AR, Nov. 26, 2002 "New NASA Theory May Help Improve Weather Predictions"

Tabazadeh, A., NASA News Release: 02-128AR, Dec. 6, 2002 "NASA Scientist to Discuss Why Some Women Quit Science Careers"