Highlights
Atmospheric Sciences & Global Change Division
2009
Research Highlights
- PNNL Testbed Gives Science Community a Better Tool for Climate Modeling (November)
- Not Your Father's Biology (November)
- China Shows Promise in Carbon Capture and Storage (November)
- Check Out the Fundamental & Computational Sciences Achievements for 2009 (September)
- Check Out Advancing the Frontiers of Science Brochure (September)
- Rain, Rain Gone Away (September)
- What's Up with Those Ice Clouds? (August)
- Northern Exposure (August)
- PNNL Scientists Help Inform Nation's Climate Change Research Agenda (August)
- Terrestrial CO2 Economically Important in Greenhouse Gas Control (June)
- PNNL's Tony Janetos Co-authors White House Climate Report (June)
- Climate Study Takes Close-up Look at Washington State (June)
- Thawing the Mystery of Extra Ice Crystals (June)
- Clouding the Issue (June)
- Lead in Clouds: A Bad News/Good News Scenario (May)
- Thin is In (March)
- Satellite Will Get a Better "Look" at Airborne Particles (February)
- Trading Waste Heat for Energy in China (February)
- Paying Less to Tackle Climate Change (January)
- Soot + Snow = Climate Change (January)
- Future CO2 Pipeline Not as Onerous as Some Think (January)
- The Heat is On (January)
2009
Staff Awards and Honors
- Kerri Pratt Awarded NOAA Fellowship (November)
- Jerome Fast Appointed NCAR Affiliate Scientist (November)
- L. Ruby Leung elected AMS Fellow (October)
- PNNL Researchers Honored by Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (October)
- Sally McFarlane receives PNNL Award for Early Career Exceptional Achievement (July)
- Beat Schmid Receives Dual Honor from DOE Office of Science (April)
- Sally McFarlane Receives Alumna Award (March)
2008
Research Highlights
- Check Out the Fundamental & Computational Sciences Achievements for 2008 (December)
- Seeking and Destroying Algorithm Errors (November)
- MOSAIC Adds a Piece to the Air Pollution-Climate Change Puzzle (October)
- Climate Researchers Say "Hola" to Chile for Six-Week Field Study (October)
- Using Mother Nature to Reduce Greenhouse Gases (September)
- Getting the Dirt on Nitrogen in Agroecosystems (September)
- New Institute Aims to Outpace Climate Change (September)
- Tony Janetos on Climate Change Impacts (July)
- U.S. Climate Change Effects Revealed (June)
- Adding Chemistry to the Relationship (May)
- SPLAT Makes its Mark in Flying Research Laboratory (April)
- I Can See Clearly Now (April)
- Forecast: Cloudy and Hot (March)
- Arctic Clouds Get a Reality Check (February)
2008
Staff Awards and Honors
- Ruby Leung Elected AAAS Fellow (December)
- Tomlinson to Lead National Research Aircraft Committee (November)
- Phil Rasch joins PNNL as Chief Scientist for Climate Science (October)
- Jim Dooley Appointed Associate Editor of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Journal (October)
- Jim Dooley discusses Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage on Energy Policy TV (July)
- Aircraft Operations Receive Gold Standard Recognition (July)
- Staff Recognized at Science Team Meeting (May)
- James Dooley gives Capitol Hill briefing (April)
- Charles Long Appointed to The Open Ocean Engineering Journal Editorial Advisory Board (January)
2007
Research Highlights
- Compilation of Fundamental Science Accomplishments Now Available (December)
- Remodeling Atmospheric Organic Aerosols (December)
- Keeping Aerosol Research on the Straight and Narrow (September)
- PNNL Scientists, Computer Model Make Key Contributions to Major Climate Report (August)
- Shallow Clouds Make the Case for Remote Sensing Instrumentation (July)
- Landmark Report Documents Role of Technology in Addressing Climate Change (June)
- Greenhouse Gas: Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place (May)
- Researchers Record a Tropospheric Trifecta in February (April)
- On Thin Ice (February)
- Data from Saharan Dust Storm Reveal Model Deficiencies (January)
- $1 Million Grant Supports Soil Science for Mitigating Greenhouse Gases (January)
- Tony Janetos Helps National Research Council Outline Future of Space-Based Earth Observations (January)
2007
Staff Awards and Honors
- James Edmonds Elected AAAS Fellow (November)
- Richard Moss Elected AAAS Fellow (November)
- Anthony Janetos Elected AAAS Fellow (November)
- Izaurralde Selected Soil Science Fellow (November)
- Researchers Contribute to Nobel Peace Prize for Climate Change Awareness (November)
- Chuck Long Co-author on "Hot" Paper about Solar Brightening (November)
- Leung, Janetos, and Edmonds Invited to National Academies Workshop on Climate (October)
- Jae Edmonds Appointed Chief Scientist (September)
- Steve Ghan Invited to Speak at Upcoming Gordon Research (August)
- Jerome Fast Presents Aerosol Research as Invited Speaker at Gordon Research Conference (August)
- Cliff Glantz Awarded for Exceptional Service to DOE Emergency Management (July)
- PNNL Staff Members Help Shape Global Understanding of Climate Change (June)
- Jae Edmonds Authors Chapter in Working Group III Report for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (May)
- Janetos Authors Chapter in Working Group II Report for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (April)
- Larry Berg and Mikhail Pekour Recognized for Contributions to Security at Rose Bowl (March)
- Jim Dooley Appointed to Program Committee on Greenhouse Gas Technologies (March)
2006
Research Highlights
- PNNL Wins Contract to Manage DOE Aerial Vehicles Program (November)
- The Houston Triangle: Where Air Quality, Not a Ship, Disappears (October)
- International Workshops Focus on Equity of Geographical Representation in Climate Models (October)
- Tipping the Balance Toward Harmony with Nature (August)
- An Eye on Sky Imaging Systems and Techniques (June)
- Sharing Space for the Sake of Science (May)
- Mountain Snow Projected to Melt Dramatically in Some Regions, Moderately in Others (May)
- Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Technologies Analyzed for Role in Addressing Climate Change (May)
- PNNL Joins MILAGRO Project in Mexico City (April)
- Tropical Clouds Hold Clues to Global Climate (March)
- Haze Dynasty (January)
2006
Staff Awards and Honors
- Steve Ghan Appointed to Journal of Geophysical Research Editorial Board (November)
- Chuck Long Influences International Direction for Meteorological Measurements (October)
- Janetos Named to Lead Joint Global Change Research Institute (August)
- Jim Dooley Joins Editorial Board of International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control (June)
- Richard Moss Completes Six Years of Service with U.S. Global Change Research Program (March)
- Richard Benedick Joins National Research Council Committee (March)
2005
Research Highlights
- How Vulnerable Are We To Climate Change? (October)
- Air quality in West going south (October)
- Calculations for Rising Global Temperature Vary Significantly Based on Greenhouse Gas Emission Models (July)
- Correction Method for Infrared Detector Confirmed; Error in Clear Sky Bias Condition Remains Unresolved (June)
- Earth Lightens Up (May)
- ARM Observations Validate Climate Model for Tropical Cirrus Clouds (January)
- ARM Program Research Improves Longwave Radiative Transfer Models (January)
2005
Staff Awards and Honors
2004
Research Highlights
- A "Little" Respect: Droplet Nucleation Finally Included in Global Climate Model (November)
- Continuous Dataset of Water Vapor Measurements Throws Water on Assumptions of Cirrus Cloud Formation (November)
- For Estimates of Cloud Optical Thickness, Simple Equation is Good Enough (October)
- Cloud Phase Determination Using Ground-Based AERI Observations at SHEBA (June)
- Evaluation of Simulated Clouds and Radiation at the ARM Site (June)
- Island-Induced Cloud Plumes Influence Tropical Atmospheric Measurements, Surface Radiation (June)
- The Consequences of Uncertainty: Addressing Climate Sensitivity and Climate Stabilization (May)
- New Method for Evaluating Cloud Processes and Cloud Effects in Climate Models (May)
- Global warming to squeeze Western mountains dry by 2050 (February)
- Better understanding of the sensitivity of the earth's climate system to changes in greenhouse gases critically important (January)