Staff information

Research Interests

• Atmospheric remote sensing and radiative transfer
• Tropical cloud formation and properties
• Solar energy resource assessment

Education and Credentials

• PhD Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 2008
• BS Physics, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, 2001

Affiliations and Professional Service

• American Geophysical Union
• American Meteorological Society

PNNL Publications

2012

• Riihimaki LD, SA McFarlane, and JM Comstock. 2012. "Climatology and Formation of Tropical Midlevel Clouds at the Darwin ARM Site." Journal of Climate 25(19):6835-6850.  doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00599.1
• Riihimaki LD, SA McFarlane, C Liang, ST Massie, N Beagley, and TD Toth. 2012. "Comparison of Methods to Determine Tropical Tropopause Layer Cirrus Formation Mechanisms." Journal of Geophysical Research. D. (Atmospheres) 117:Article No. D06218.  doi:10.1029/2011JD016832
• Riihimaki LD, KL Gaustad, and SA McFarlane. 2012. Climate Science for a Sustainable Energy Future Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Best Estimate (CSSEFARMBE). PNNL-21831, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2010

• Riihimaki LD, and SA McFarlane. 2010. "Frequency and morphology of tropical tropopause layer cirrus from CALIPSO observations: Are isolated cirrus different from those connected to deep convection? ." Journal of Geophysical Research. D. (Atmospheres) 115:Article No. D18201.  doi:10.1029/2009JD013133

2009

• Riihimaki LD, F Vignola, and CN Long. 2009. "Analyzing the Contribution of Aerosols to an Observed Increase in Direct Normal Irradiance in Oregon." Journal of Geophysical Research. D. (Atmospheres) 114:D00D02.  doi:10.1029/2008JD010970