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22 CIRES Annual Report 2011 People&Projects NOAA Scientists Stan Benjamin Randall Dole David Fahey Chris Fairall CU-Boulder Teaching Faculty Waleed Abdalati Ben Balsley Roger Bilham Maxwell Boykoff John Cassano Tom Chase Xinzhao Chu Shelley Copley Lisa Dilling Lang Farmer Noah Fierer CIRES Scientists Richard Armstrong Joost de Gouw Fred Fehsenfeld Graham Feingold Timothy Fuller-Rowell Michael Hardesty Baylor Fox-Kemper Vijay Gupta Jose-Luis Jimenez Craig Jones William Lewis Jr. Peter Molnar Steven Nerem David Noone Roger Pielke Jr. Balaji Rajagopalan Mark Serreze Judith Perlwitz Prashant Sardeshmukh William Neff Susan Solomon Anne Sheehan Robert Sievers Konrad Steffen Margaret Tolbert Greg Tucker William Travis Veronica Vaida Rainer Volkamer John Wahr Carol Wessman Tingjun Zhang CIRES starts with people. Researchers here all seek to better understand the planet, and they do so from different perspectives that reflect diverse areas of expertise. Fellows, CIRES scientists, students and outreach professionals work together, forming a network that stretches from the Institute across the globe. The following pages highlight the diversity of research conducted at CIRES, beginning with those CIRES Fellows who are University of Colorado at Boulder faculty or CIRES scientists. Following are brief descriptions of CIRES’ five centers, CIRES’ signature integrating activity—the Western Water Assessment—and the Institute’s Education and Outreach program. We also describe our prestigious visiting fellowships, pioneering research funded by CIRES’ Innovative Research Program, and graduate and undergraduate research and fellowships. A more exhaustive description of CIRES projects, involving CIRES Fellows at NOAA and hundreds of other scientists and staff, can be found in the Theme Reports (page 82).
Waleed Abdalati Studying Ice Sheets from Orbit FUNDING: NASA FELLOWS RESEARCH Satellite observations of recent dramatic changes in the Earth’s polar ice cover have transformed our thinking about polar ice in recent years. A key space-based capability for understanding this critical part of the Earth system is NASA’s Ice Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2). ICESat-2 is designed to significantly improve upon measurements begun by its predecessor, ICESat, to map changes in ice sheet elevation using space-based laser altimetry. Through Dec. 31, 2010, I served as lead of the ICESat-2 Science Definition Team, which has been carrying out extensive analyses to define and optimize the science capabilities of the ICESat-2 mission. I have also been working with data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), airborne laser altimetry, ice-penetrating radar and various other satellite observations. GRACE measures changes in the Earth’s gravity field, which are used to infer ice-sheet mass changes and evolution with time. The airborne laser altimetry provides high-resolution measurements of ice sheet changes to complement those made by satellites to better understand outlet glacier changes. Ice-penetrating radar observations provide information on the geometry of the bedrock over which these glaciers flow, enabling better understanding of the controls on glacier discharge. The other satellite observations provide insights into the ice flow, ice melt and ice deformation processes. Using these tools, I seek to understand the behavior of glaciers and ice sheets and the mechanisms that control them. My primary focus is on Greenland; however, my research interests are also on the Canadian ice caps and the Antarctic Ice Sheet. My ultimate research objectives are to determine how and why the Earth’s glaciers and ice sheets are changing, and what the implications are for sea-level rise. Beginning Jan. 2, 2011, I began an assignment as Chief Scientist of the National Air and Space Administration. I am currently on a two-year leave of absence from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) to fulfill my responsibilities as NASA Chief Scientist, which include: serving as primary advisor to the NASA administrator on scientific matters related to NASA; interfacing with Congress, the Executive Office of the President and other federal agencies to ensure alignment among NASA, White House and Congressional Science priorities; representing NASA’s science programs to the public and the scientific community; and serving as a voice for science within the Agency. This continues to be a challenging and fascinating experience, and I look forward to returning to the University and using what I learn in this position to better serve the University community. In the meantime, I keep a hand in the research, working with my graduate students and other colleagues at CU to carry this research forward. NASA’s Ice Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) is designed to map changes in ice sheet elevation using space-based laser altimetry. NASA IMAGES CIRES Annual Report 2011 23
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Page 32 and 33: Xinzhao Chu LIDAR Research Campaign
Page 34 and 35: Joost de Gouw Sources and Chemistry
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Page 38 and 39: Baylor Fox-Kemper Improving Subgrid
Page 40 and 41: Craig Jones Understanding the Origi
Page 42 and 43: Peter Molnar Tibet and the Asian Mo
Page 44 and 45: David Noone A Modern Approach to Pa
Page 46 and 47: Judith Perlwitz Exploring Mechanism
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Page 50 and 51: Mark C. Serreze Rapid Arctic Change
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Page 54 and 55: Margaret Tolbert Laboratory Studies
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EDUCATION AND OUTREACH n Climate Sc
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VISITING FELLOWS With partial spons
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Faezeh Nick Sabbatical Ph.D., Insti
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INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM The CIR
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GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS CIRES
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statistical measurements such as th
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The SEAESRT (Space, Environmental E
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1. The spatial Figure distribution
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Figure 1: Sea surface height (SSH)
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workflows that make use of SPIDR’
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feedbacks, on the SSTs in the model
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Several climate-monitoring products
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atmospheric removal of methylglyoxa
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Figure 1: Global image of the Radia
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profiling radars with radio acousti
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ates can be understood by productio
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Milestone 3. Maintain a constituent
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stakeholders and decision makers as
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Milestone 3. Explore the expanding
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Refereed Publications, 2010 Abdalat
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Brunt, KM, HA Fricker, L Padman, TA
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Phys., 10(10), 4795-4807, doi: 10.5
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of Arapaho Glacier, Front Range, Co
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to nutrients in streams and rivers
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Moritz, MA, TJ Moody, MA Krawchuk,
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with a first-guess approach, J. Geo
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stable water isotopes in climate mo
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Non-Refereed Publications, 2010 Ale
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and DZ Friday (2010), Digital eleva
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Refereed Journals in which CIRES Sc
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Honors and Awards, 2010 Abdalati, W
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Conferences, Workshops, Events, Pre
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170 CIRES Annual Report 2011 Append
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Acronyms 20CR Twentieth Century Rea
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ESRL Earth System Research Laborato
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MERRA Modern Era Retrospective-Anal
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SXI Solar X-ray Imager TES Total Em
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