Thomas Ackerman

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A full list of my publications can be found on my Curriculum Vita (link above). This page provides PDF versions of some of the more recent publications. If you don’t find an article that you are looking for, please contact me. Articles that have been submitted but not yet accepted will generally not be listed here but may be available upon request.

 

 

Articles in the editorial process (2008)

Marchand R. T., G. G. Mace, T. P. Ackerman and G. Stephens, 2008: Hydrometeor Detection using CloudSat - an Earth Orbiting 94 GHz Cloud Radar, J. Atmos. Ocean Tech., in press. (PDF document)

Marchand, R. T., J. Haynes, G. G. Mace, T. P. Ackerman, and G. Stephens, 2008: A comparison of CloudSat cloud radar observations with simulated cloud radar output from the Multiscale Modeling Framework global climate model, JGR, submitted.

McFarlane, S. A., J. H. Mather, and T. P. Ackerman, 2008: Effect of clouds on the vertical distribution of shortwave absorption in the tropics, JGR, submitted.

 

 

2007

Ackerman, T. P., 2007: Global Warming: Scientific Basis and Christian Responses, Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith (Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation), 59, 250-264. (PDF document)

Barnard, J. C., E. I. Kassianov, T. P. Ackerman, K. Johnson, B. Zuberi, L. T. Molina and M. J. Molina, 2007: Estimation of a “radiatively correct” black carbon specific absorption during the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA) 2003 field campaign, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 1645-1655. (PDF document)

Hinkelman, L. M., K. F. Evans, E. E. Clothiaux, T. P. Ackerman, and P. W. Stackhouse, 2007: The effect of cumulus cloud field anisotropy on domain-averaged solar fluxes and atmospheric heating rates, J. Atmos. Sci., 64, 3499-3520. (PDF document)

Ivanova, K. and T. P. Ackerman, 2007: Stochastic analysis of neutrally stratified cirrus layer, J. Atmos. and Solar-Terrestrial Phys., 69, 2265-2278. (PDF document)

Ivanova, K., H.N. Shirer, T. P. Ackerman, E.E. Clothiaux, 2007: Dynamical model and nonextensive statistical mechanics of liquid water path fluctuations in stratus clouds, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D10211, doi:10.1029/2006JD007493.

Kassianov, E. I., C. J. Flynn, T. P. Ackerman, and J. C. Barnard, 2007: Aerosol single-scattering albedo and asymmetry parameter from MFRSR observations during the ARM Aerosol IOP 2003, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 3341–3351. (PDF document)

Kollias, P., E. E. Clothiaux, M. A. Miller, B. A. Albrecht, G. L. Stephens, and T. P. Ackerman, 2007: Millimeter-Wavelength Radars – New Frontier in Atmospheric Cloud and Precipitation Research, Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 88, 1608-1624. (PDF document)

McFarlane, S. A., J. H. Mather, and T.  P. Ackerman, 2007: Analysis of tropical radiative heating profiles: A comparison of models and observations, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D14218, doi:10.1029/2006JD008290. (PDF document)

 

 

2006

Long C. N., T. P. Ackerman, K. L. Gaustad, J. N. S. Cole,  2006: Estimation of fractional sky cover from broadband shortwave radiometer measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D11204, doi:10.1029/2005JD006475.

Marchand R. T., N. Beagley, S. E. Thompson, T. P. Ackerman and D. M Schultz, 2006: A Bootstrap Technique for Testing the Relationship Between Local-Scale Radar Observations of Cloud Occurrence and Large-Scale Atmospheric Fields. J. Atm. Sci., 63, pp. 2813–2830, DOI: 10.1175/JAS3772.1. (PDF document)

Ovtchinnikov M, T. P. Ackerman, R. T. Marchand, and M. Khairoutdinov, 2006: Evaluation of the Multi-scale Modeling Framework Using Data from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program. J. Clim., 19, pp. 1716–1729, DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3699.1. (PDF document)

Slingo, A., T. P. Ackerman, R. P. Allan, E. I. Kassianov, S. A. McFarlane, G. J. Robinson, J. C. Barnard, M. A. Miller, J. E. Harries, J. E. Russell, and S. Dewitte, 2006: Observations of the impact of a major Saharan dust storm on the atmospheric radiation balance. Geophys. Res. Letters, 33, doi:10.1029/2006GL027869.

 

 

2005

Kassianov, E. I., T. P. Ackerman, and P. Kollias. 2005. The Role of Cloud-Scale Resolution on Radiative Properties of Oceanic Cumulus Clouds. Journal of Quant. Spect. and Rad. Transfer, 91, pp 211-226.

Kassianov E. I., J. C. Barnard, and T. P. Ackerman, 2005: Retrieval of aerosol microphysical properties using surface MultiFilter Rotating Shadowband Radiometer (MFRSR) data: Modeling and observations, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D09201, doi:10.1029/2004JD005337.

McFarlane S. A., R. T. Marchand, and T. P. Ackerman, 2005: Retrieval of cloud phase and crystal habit from Multiangle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D14201, doi:10.1029/2004JD004831. 

 

 

Others

Turco, R. P., O. B. Toon, T. P. Ackerman, J. B. Pollack, and C. Sagan, 1983: Nuclear Winter: Global consequences of multiple nuclear explosions, Science., 222, 1284-1292. (PDF document)