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Peter Pilewskie
Associate Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic SciencesPh.D., University of Arizona (1989)
Research Interests
Atmospheric radiative transfer; cloud and aerosol remote sensing; radiative energy budget analysis
Current PI Funded Proposals
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Earth Science Enterprise, Radiation Science Program: Measurement of Solar Spectral Irradiance in Support of CRYSTAL-FACE. Funding: FY03 $198K
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Aerosol-Climate Interactions Program (ACIP): Quantification of aerosol radiative effects by integrated analyses of airborne measurements, satellite retrievals, and radiative transfer models. Funding: FY03 $99K; FY04 $106K; FY05 $102K
Department of Energy, Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program: Retrieval of Cloud Water Content Using Near-Infrared Remote Sensing. Funding: FY04 $125K; FY05 $125K; FY06 $125K
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Earth Science Enterprise, Radiation Science Program: Observations and Analyses of the Spectral Radiative Effects of Aerosols and Clouds. Funding: FY03 $130K; FY04 $220K; FY05 $220K; FY06 $90K Peer Reviewed Publications
Wendisch, M., P. Pilewskie, E. Jakel, S. Schmidt, J. Pommier, S. Howard. H.H Jonsson, H. Guan, and M. Schroder, Airborne measurements of areal spectral surface albedo over different sea and land surfaces. J. Geophys. Res., in press (2004).
Bergstrom, R.W., P. Pilewskie, J. Pommier, M. Rabbette, P. .B. Russell, B. Schmid, J. Redemann, A. Higurashi, T. Nakajima, and P.K. Quinn, Spectral absorption of solar radiation by aerosols during ACE-Asia. J. Geophys. Res., in press (2004).
Pilewskie, P., J. Pommier, R. Bergstrom, W. Gore, S. Howard, M. Rabbette, B. Schmid, P.V. Hobbs, and S.C. Tsay, Solar spectral radiative forcing during the Southern African Regional Science Initiative. J. Geophys. Res.108(D13) (2003).
Bergstrom, R.W., P. Pilewskie, B. Schmid, and P.B. Russell, Estimates of the spectral aerosol single scattering albedo and aerosol radiative effects during SAFARI 2000. J. Geophys. Res.108(D13) (2003).
Michalsky, J., Q. Min, J. Barnard, R. Marchand, and P. Pilewskie, Simultaneous spectral albedo measurements near the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Southern Great Plains (ARM SGP) central facility, J. Geophys. Res.108(D8) (2003).
Hobbs, P.V., P. Sinha, R.J. Yokelson, T.J. Christian, D.R. Blake, S Gao, T.W. Kirchstetter, T. Novakov, and P. Pilewskie, Evolution of gases and particles from a savanna fire in South Africa. J. Geophys. Res.108(D13) (2003).
Reid, J.S., J.E. Kinney, D.L. Westphal, B.N. Holben, E.J. Welton, S.C. Tsay, D.P. Eleuterio, J.R. Campbell, S.A. Christopher, P.R. Colarco, H.H. Jonsson, J.M. Livingston, H.B. Maring, M.L. Meier, P. Pilewskie, J.M. Prospero, E.A. Reid, L.A. Remer, P.B. Russell, D.L. Savoie, A. Smimov, and D. Tanre, Analysis of measurements of Saharan dust by airborne and ground-based remote sensing methods during the Puerto Rico Dust Experiment (PRIDE). J. Geophys. Res., 108(D19), 8586 (2003).
Rabbette, M., and P. Pilewskie, Principal component analysis of Arctic solar irradiance spectra. J. Geophys. Res., 107(C10), 8049 (2002).
Rabbette , M., and P. Pilewskie, Multivariate analysis of solar spectral irradiance measurements. J. Geophys. Res., 106(D9), 9685-9696 (2001).
Pilewskie, P., M. Rabbette, R. Bergstrom, J. Marquez, B. Schmid, and P.B. Russell, The discrepancy between measured and modeled downwelling solar irradiance at the ground: Dependence on water vapor. Geophys. Res. Lett.25, 137 (2000).
Stephens, G.L., R.G. Ellingson, J. Vitko Jr, W. Bolton, T. Tooman, F.P.J. Valero, P. Minnis, P. Pilewskie, G.S. Phipps, S. Sekelsy, J.R. Carswell, S.D. Miller, Benedetti, and R McCoy. The Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV) Program. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 81, 2915-2973 (2000).
Curry, J.A., P.V. Hobbs, M.D. King, D.A. Randall, P. Minnis, G.A. Isaac, J.O. Pinto, T. Uttal, A. Bucholtz, D.G. Cripe, H. Gerber, C.W. Fairall, T.J. Garrett, J. Hudson, J.M. Intrieri, C. Jakob, T. Jensen, P. Lawson, D. Marcotte, L. Nguyen, P. Pilewskie, A. Rangno, D.C. Rogers, K.B. Strawbridge, F.P.J. Valero, A.G. Williams, and D. Wyliep, FIRE Arctic Clouds Experiment. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 81, 5 (2000).
Marshak, A., Y. Knyazikhin, A.B. Davis, W. Wiscombe, and P. Pilewskie. Cloud - vegetation interaction: Use of Normalized Difference Cloud Index for estimation of cloud optical thickness. Geophys. Res. Lett., 27 , 1695-1698 (2000).
Pilewskie, P., A.F.H. Goetz, D.A. Beal, R.W. Bergstrom, and P. Mariani, Observations of the spectral distribution of solar irradiance at the ground during SUCCESS. J. Geophys. Res.25, 1141 (1998).
Heymsfield, J.A., G.M. McFarquhar, W.D. Collins, J.A. Goldstein, F.P.J. Valero, W. Hart, and P. Pilewskie, Cloud properties leading to highly reflective tropical cirrus: interpretations from CEPEX, TOGA COARE, and Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. J. Geophys. Res., 103, 8805 (1998).
Valero, F.P.J., W. Collins , P. Pilewskie, A. Bucholtz, and P. Flatau, Direct observations of the super greenhouse effect over the equatorial Pacific. Science, 275, 1773 (1997).
Dong, X., T.P. Ackerman, E.E. Clothiaux, P. Pilewskie and Y. Han, Microphysical and Radiative Properties of Boundary Layer Stratiform Clouds Deduced from Ground-Based Measurements. J. Geophy. Res., 102, 23829 (1997).
Pilewskie, P., and F.P.J. Valero, Response to: How much solar radiation do clouds absorb?. Science, 271, 1134 (1996).
Lubin, D., J.P. Chen, P. Pilewskie, V. Ramanathan, and F.P.J. Valero, Microphysical examination of excess cloud absorption in the tropical atmosphere. J. Geophys. Res., 101, 16961 (1996).
Westphal, D.L., S. Kinne, P. Pilewskie, J.M. Alvarez, P. Minnis, D.F. Young, S.G. Benjamin, W.L. Eberhard, R.A. Kropfli, S.Y. Matrosov, J.B. Snider, T.A. Uttal, A.J. Heymsfield, G.G. Mace, S.H. Melfi, D. O'C. Starr, and J.J. Soden, Initialization and validation of a simulation of cirrus using FIRE-II data. J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 3397 (1996).
Collins, W.D., F.P.J. Valero, P. Flatau, D. Lubin, H. Grassl, P. Pilewskie, and J. Spinhirne, Radiative effects of convection in the tropical Pacific. Journal of Climate, 101, 14999(1996).
Clarke, A.D., J.N. Porter, F.P.J. Valero, and P. Pilewskie, Vertical profiles, aerosol microphysics and optical closure during ASTEX: measured and modeled column optical properties. Jour. Geophys. Res., 101, 4443 (1996).
Pilewskie, P., and F.P.J. Valero, Direct observation of excess solar absorption by clouds. Science, 267, 1626 (1995).
Sokolik I.N., F.P.J. Valero, and P. Pilewskie, Spatial and temporal variations of the radiative characteristics of the plume from the Kuwait oil fires, submitted to Biomass burning and Global Climate Change. Levine J.S., Ed., MIT Press, Cambridge, MA (1995).
Valero, F.P.J., S. Platnick, S. Kinne, P. Pilewskie, and A. Bucholtz, Airborne brightness temperature measurements of the polar winter troposphere as part of the Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Experiment II and the effect of brightness temperature variations on the diabatic heating in the lower stratosphere. Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 2575 (1993).
Pilewskie, P., F.P.J. Valero, Optical depths and haze particle sizes during AGASP III. Atmos. Environment, 27A, 2895 (1993).
Russell, P.B., J.M. Livingston, E.G Dutton, R.F Pueschel, J.A. Reagan, T.E DeFoor, M.A. Box, D. Allen, P. Pilewskie, B.M. Herman, S.A. Kinne, and D.J. Hoffmann, Pinatubo and pre-Pinatubo optical depth spectra: Mauna Loa measurements, comparisons, inferred particle size distributions, radiative effects, and relationship to lidar data. J. Geophys. Res., 98, 22969 (1993).
Valero, F.P.J., and P. Pilewskie, Latitudinal survey of spectral optical depths of the Pinatubo volcanic cloud derived particle sizes, columnar mass loadings, and effects on planetary albedo. Geophys. Res. Lett., 19, 163 (1992).
Pilewskie, P., and F.P.J. Valero, Radiative effects of the smoke from the Kuwait oil fires. J. Geophys. Res., 97, 14541 (1992).
Pilewskie, P., and S. Twomey, Optical remote sensing of ice in clouds. J. of Wea. Modif., 24, 80 (1992).
Pilewskie, P., and S. Twomey, Discrimination of ice from water in clouds by optical remote sensing. Atmos. Research, 21, 113 (1987).
Pilewskie, P., and S. Twomey, Cloud phase discrimination by reflectance measurements near 1.6 and 2.2 mm. J. Atmos. Sci., 44, 3419 (1987).
Reagan, J.A., P.A. Pilewskie, I.C. Scott-Fleming, and B.M. Herman, Extrapolation of earth-based solar irradiance measurements to exoatmospheric levels for broad-band and selected absorption-band observations. IEEE Trans. on Geosci. Remote Sensing, GE-25, 647 (1987).
