Selected Publications of the UW Lidar Group

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This is a selection of Lidar Groups publications since 1972. The list contains journal papers, conference abstracts, and theses.
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2010

Theses

Razenkov, Ilya., Characterization of a Geiger-Mode Avalanche Photodiode Detector for High Special Resolution Lidar, MS Thesis, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, 2010, 72 pp. pdf (1.3 Mbytes)

2009

Theses

de Boer, G., An Improved Understanding of the Lifecycle of Mixed-Phase Stratiform Clouds Through Observations and Simulation, PhD Thesis, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, May, 2009, 140 pp. pdf (6.7 Mbytes)

Conferences

de Boer, G., G.J. Tripoli, E.W. Eloranta and T. Hashino Observational and Modeling Insight into Ice Nucleation in Mixed-Phase Stratiform Clouds, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, June 2, 2009.

de Boer, G., G.J. Tripoli, E.W. Eloranta and T. Hashino, Understanding Ice Formation in Mixed-Phase Stratiform Clouds, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA, May 19, 2009.

de Boer, G., T. Hashino, E.W. Eloranta and G.J. Tripoli, A Numerical Sensitivity Study of Aerosol Influence on Immersion Freezing in Mixed-Phase Stratiform Clouds, ARM Science Team meeting, Louisville, KY, 30-Mar to 3-Apr, 2009. poster (pdf 3.1 Mbytes)

Eloranta, E. W. and Matthew Shupe, Improved Snowfall Measurements using Lidar and Radar, ARM Science Team meeting, Louisville, KY, 30-Mar to 3-Apr, 2009. poster (pdf 3.8 Mbytes)

de Boer, G., E.W. Eloranta, M.D. Shupe, T. Uttal, J. Kay, T. Hashino and G.J. Tripoli, Arctic Mixed-Phase Clouds: Observations and Modeling Challenges, CCSM Polar Climate Working Group Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, 19-20 February, 2009. presentation (pdf)

Eloranta, E. W., Lidar-Radar measurements of snowfall, Annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society, Phoenix, AZ, 12-16, January, 2009.presentation (pdf)

Journal Papers

Saha, Auromeet, Norman O'Neill, Edwin Eloranta, Robert Stone, Thomas Eck, Shems Zidane, David Daou, A. Lupu, Glen Lesins, Masataka Shiobara, and Bruce McArthur, Pan-Arctic sunphotometry during the ARCTAS-A campaign of April 2008, Submitted to Journal Geophysical Research Letters

Bourdages, L., T. J. Duck, G. Lesins, J. R. Drummond, and E. W. Eloranta. Physical propoerties of high arctic trpospheric particles during winter, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP), 9, 6881-6897, 2009. paper on ACP website

de Boer, G., E.W. Eloranta and M.D. Shupe, Arctic Mixed-Phase Stratiform Cloud Properties from Multiple Years of Surface-Based Measurements at Two High-Latitude Locations, J. Atmos. Sci., 66, 9, 2874-2887, pdf paper(1.7 Mb).

G. Lesins, L. Bourdages, T.J. Duck, E.W. Eloranta, J. Drummond and V.P. Walden Large surface radiative forcing from tropospheric blowing snow residuals measured in the High Arctic at Eureka. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP), paper on ACP website

van Diedenhoven, B. , A. M. Fridlind , A. S. Ackerman , E. W. Eloranta ,G. M. McFarquhar, An evaluation of ice formation in large-eddy simulations of supercooled Arctic stratocumulus using ground-based lidar and cloud radar, Accepted for publication, J. Geophys. Res..

Klein, S.A., R. McCoy, H. Morrison, A. Ackerman, A. Avramov, G. de Boer, M. Chen, J. Cole, A.D. DelGenio, M. Falk, M. Foster, A. Fridlind, J.-C. Golaz, T. Hashino, J. Harrington, C. Hoose, M. Khairoutdinov, V. Larson, X. Liu, Y. Luo, G. McFarquhar, S. Menon, R. Neggers, S. Park, K. von Salzen, J.M. Schmidt, I. Sednev, B. Shipway, M. Shupe, D. Spangenberg, Y. Sud, D. Turner, D. Veron, G. Walker, Z. Wang, A. Wolf, S. Xie, K.-M. Xu, F. Yang, and G. Zhang, Intercomparison of model simulations of mixed-phase clouds observed during the ARM Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment. Part I: Single layer cloud., Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 135, 641, 823-1094, April, 2009.


2008

Conferences

Eloranta, E. W., Improved Snowfall Measurements using High Spectral Resolution Lidar and Radar, AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, 15-19 December, 2008.

Eloranta, E. W., Cloud fraction statistics derived from 34-months of high spectral resolution lidar data acquired at Eureka, Canada., AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, 15-19 December, 2008.

de Boer, G., E. W. Eloranta, M.D. Shupe, T. Uttal, and J. Kay, Long Term Statistics of Mixed-Phase Arctic Stratus at Barrow and Eureka: Process Studies, Assessment of CloudSAT Detection, and Applications to Models, AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, 15-19 December, 2008. presentation (pdf)

Fromm, M., C. Kittaka, M. Vaughan, and E. W. Eloranta, Plumes cover the northern hemisphere: lidar views of summer 2008 volcanic and pyroconvective injections, AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, 15-19 December, 2008.

Duck, T. J., L. Bourdages, G. Lesins, E. W.Eloranta, Von Walden, and J. R. Drummond, Ice Crystals Observed in the High Arctic at Eureka, AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, 15-19 December, 2008.

Ayash, T., J.-P. Blanchet and E. W. Eloranta, Arctic-Winter Climatology and Radiative Effects of Clouds and Aerosols Based on Lidar and Radar Measurements at PEARL, 2008 Arctic Change Conference, Quebec City, 9-12 December 2008. abstract (pdf)

Bourdages,L., T.J. Duck, G. Lesins, J.R. Drummond and E.W. Eloranta, Particle characterization with the combination of cloud radar and lidar data over Eureka, Nunavut. 2008 Arctic Change Conference, Quebec City, 9-12 December 2008. abstract (pdf)

Kay, J., Y. Zhang, and G. de Boer, Arctic Cloud Regimes in CloudSAT data and NCAR's Community Atmosphere Model, CloudSAT Science Team Meeting August 19-21, 2008, Seattle, Washington.

de Boer, G., E.W. Eloranta, G.J. Tripoli, J. Kay and M.D. Shupe, Ground-Based Observations of Clouds in the Arctic -- Implications for CloudSAT-related Studies CloudSAT Science Team Meeting August 19-21, 2008, Seattle, Washington. Presentation (pdf)

de Boer, G., T. Hashino, and G.J. Tripoli, Effects of Immersion Freezing on Simulations of Mixed-Phase Stratus Clouds (Theory and Results) WMO International Cloud Modeling Workshop July 13-17, 2008, Cozumel, Mexico. Presentation (pdf)

de Boer, G., T. Hashino, G.J. Tripoli, and E.W. Eloranta On Immersion Freezing as a Nucleation Mechanism in Mixed-Phase Stratus 15th International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation July 7-11, 2008, Cancun, Mexico. Poster (pdf)

Eloranta, E. W.,J. P. Garcia, I. A. Razenkov, T. Uttal, M. Shupe, Cloud Fraction Statistics Derived from 2-years of Hogh Spectral Resolution Lidar Data Acquired at Eureka, Canada, 24th International Laser Radar Conference June 23-27, 2008, Boulder, Colorado. Abstract (pdf)

Razenkov, I. A., E.W. Eloranta, J. P. Hedrick, and J. P. Garcia, The Design of a New Airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar, 24th International Laser Radar Conference June 23-27, 2008, Boulder, Colorado. Abstract (pdf)

de Boer, G. and E.W. Eloranta, A Multi-Year Data-Set of Arctic Mixed-Phase Stratus Properties as Derived by a Combination of High-Spectral Resolution Lidar and Millimeter Cloud Radar 24th International Laser Radar Conference June 23-27, 2008, Boulder, Colorado. Poster (pdf)

de Boer, G., T. Hashino, G.J. Tripoli and E.W. Eloranta, A Possible Role for Immersion Freezing in Mixed-Phase Stratus Clouds 4th Pan-GCSS Meeting June 2-6, 2008, Toulouse, France. Presentation (pdf) Poster (pdf)

de Boer, G., E.W. Eloranta, and G.J. Tripoli, A Multi-Platform Study Towards the Understanding of Mixed-Phase Cloud Processes in the Arctic. CALIPSO Science Team Meeting March 11-13, 2008, Paris, France. Presentation (pdf)

Eloranta, E., D. Turner , J. Goldsmith, A comparison of high spectral resolution and Raman lidars. ARM Science Team Meeting March 10-14, 2008, Norfolk, VA. Poster(pdf)

de Boer, G., E.W. Eloranta, T. Hashino, and G.J. Tripoli, A Potential Role for Immersion Freezing in Arctic Mixed-Phase Stratus. ARM Science Team Meeting March 10-14, 2008, Norfolk, VA. Poster (pdf)

Eloranta, E. W., I. A. Razenkov, J. P. Hedrick, J. P. Garcia, The design and construction of an airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar. IEEE Aerospace Conference March 1-8, 2008, Big Sky, MT. Abstract(pdf)

de Boer, G., E.W. Eloranta, I.A. Razenkov, J.P. Hedrick, J.P. Garcia, and M.D. Shupe, Long-Term Lidar and Radar Observations of Arctic Stratus at Two Locations. Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society January 20-24, 2008, New Orleans, LA. Poster (pdf)

Journal Papers

de Boer, G., T. Hashino, and G.J. Tripoli, A Theory for Ice Nucleation Through Immersion Freezing in Mixed-Phase Stratiform Clouds, Submitted to Atmospheric Research.

Shupe, M. D., J. S. Daniel, G. de Boer, E. W. Eloranta, P. Kollias, E. Luke, C. N. Long, D. Turner, and J. Verlinde, A Focus on Mixed-Phase Clouds: The Status of Ground-Based Observational Methods, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. 89, 1549-1562

de Boer, G., G.J. Tripoli, and E.W. Eloranta, Preliminary comparison of CloudSAT-derived microphysical quantities with ground-based measurements for mixed-phase cloud research in the Arctic, J. Geophys. Res. 113, D00A06, doi:10.1029/2008JD010029, 2008.

Shupe, M. D., P. Kollias, M. Poellot, and E. Eloranta, On Deriving vertical Air Motions from Cloud Radar Doppler Spectra, J. Atmos. & Oceanic Tech. 25, 547-557, Apr. 2008.

Turner, D. D. and E. W. Eloranta, Validating Mixed-Phase Cloud Optical Depth Retrieved From Infrared Observations With High Spectral Resolution Lidar, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 5, 285-288, Apr. 2008. pdf file

Steven A. Ackerman, Robert E. Holz, Richard Frey, Edwin W. Eloranta, Brent Maddux, and Matt McGill Cloud Detection with MODIS: Part II Validation, J. of Atmos. & Oceanic Tech. 25, 1073-1086, Jul. 2008.

O'Neill, N. T., O. Pancrati1, K. Baibakov1, E. Eloranta, R. L.,Batchelor, J. Freemantle, L. J. B. McArthur, K. Strong, R. Lindenmaier Occurrence of weak, sub-micron, tropospheric aerosol events at high Arctic latitudes Geophys. Res. Let., 35, L14814, doi:10.1029/2008GL033733, 2008. McMillian, W. W.,J. X. Warner, M. McCourt Comer, E. Maddy, A. Chu, L. Sparling, E. Eloranta, R. Hoff, G. Sachse, C. Barnet, I. Razenkov, W. Wolf. AIRS views transport from 12-22 July 2004 Alaskan/Canadian fires: Correlation of AIRS CO and MODIS AOD with forward trajectories and comparison of AIRS CO retrievals with DC-8 in situ measurements during INTEX-A/ICARTT J. Geophys. Res.,113, D20301, doi:10.1029/2007JD009711,


2007

Conferences

Bourdages, L., G. Lesins, T. J. Duck, E. W..Eloranta, High Spectral Resolution Lidar Observations of Diamond Dust Layers in Eureka, Canada. 2007 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), December 10-14, San Francisco, CA. abstract

Eloranta, E. W. A 2-year climatology of clouds at Eureka, Canada prepared from High Spectral Resolution lidar data 2007 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), December 10-14, San Francisco, CA. abstract

de Boer, G., E.W. Eloranta, and G.J. Tripoli. Understanding Formation and Maintenance of Mixed-Phase Arctic Stratus Through Long-Term Observation at two Arctic Locations 2007 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), December 10-14, San Francisco, CA. Presentation (pdf)

de Boer, G., T. Hashino, G.J. Tripoli and E.W. Eloranta. Studies Towards the Understanding of Ice Microphysics in Mixed-Phase Clouds, 2007 International Union of Geophysics and Geodesy Meeting (IUGG), July 2-13, Perugia, Italy. Abstract (pdf)

de Boer, G. and E.W. Eloranta. The University of Wisconsin Arctic High-Spectral Resolution Lidar, 2nd Antarctic Meteorological Observation, Modeling and Forecasting Workshop,, June 26-28, Rome, Italy. Abstract (pdf)

de Boer, G., G.J. Tripoli and E.W. Eloranta. A Numerical Study of Boundary Layer Roll Structures over Lake Michigan During a Cold Air Outbreak, 2007 International Association for Great Lakes Research Meeting, May 28-31, State College, PA. Abstract (pdf)

de Boer, G., E.W. Eloranta, G.J. Tripoli and T. Hashino. Simulation and Observations of Mixed-Phase Arctic Stratus, 2007 Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program Science Team Meeting, March 26-30, Monterey, CA. pdf file of poster

Eloranta, E. W., I. A. Razenkov, J. P. Garcia and J. Hedrick. Particle Size Measurements Using Data from a High Spectral Resolution Lidar and a Millimeter Wavelength Radar, 2007 Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program Science Team Meeting, March 26-30, Monterey, CA. pdf file of poster (960 Kbyte)

Tobin, D., L. Borg, D. Turner, R. Holz, D. DeSlover, H. Revercomb, B. Knuteson, L. Moy, E. Eloranta, U. Li. BBHRP Assessment Part2: Cirrus Radiative Flux Study Using Radar/Lidar/AERI Derived Cloud Propoerties, 2007 Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program Science Team Meeting, March 26-30, Monterey, CA. power point file of poster (1.4 Mbyte)

Eloranta, E., T. Uttal, M. Shupe, V. Walden, The measurement of particle size in Arctic Clouds using high spectral resolution lidar and millimeter wavelength radar data., CMOS, CGU, AMS Congress , St. Johns Newfoundland, May 298-June 1, 2007.

Shupe, M., P. Kollias, O. Persson, G. McFarquhar, M. Poellot, and E. Eloranta, Vertical Motions and Microphysics in Arctic Mixed-Phase clouds. CMOS, CGU, AMS Congress, St. Johns Newfoundland, May 298-June 1, 2007.

Uttal, T. M. Shupe, V. Walden, E. Eloranta, O. Persson, and D. Hazen, Radar, Radiometers, Interferometers and Lidar in Eureka, Canada for Cloud and Aerosol Studies, CMOS, CGU, AMS Congress , St. Johns Newfoundland, May 298-June 1, 2007.

Journal Papers

Wylie, D., E. W. Eloranta, J. D. Spinhirne, and S. P. Palm, A Comparision of Cloud Cover Statistics from the GLAS Lidar with HIRS, Journal of Climate, 20, 4968-4981, Oct. 2007.

Verlinde, J., J. Y. Harrington, G. M. McFarquhar, V. T. Yannuzzi, A. Avramov, S. Greenberg, N. Johnson, G. Zhang, M. R. Poellot, J. H. Mather, D. D. Turner, E. W. Eloranta, B. D. Zak, A. J. Prenni, J. S. Daniel, G. L. Kok, D. C. Tobin, R. Holz, K. Sassen, D. Spangenberg, P. Minnis, T. P. Tooman, M. D. Ivey, S. J. Richardson, C. P. Bahrmann, M. Shupe, P. J. DeMott, A. J. Heymsfield, and R. Schofield, The Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment, Bulletin American Met. Soc., 88, 205-221, Feb. 2007. pdf file


2006

Conferences

Eloranta, E. W., Ice Crystal Size Retrivals using High Spectral Resolution Lidar and Millimiter Wave Radar Data, Fall Meeting of the American Geophyiscal Union, December 11-15 2006, San Francisco, CA.
pdf file of poster (4.9 MB)

Eloranta, E. W., Long-term continuous operation of the University of Wisconsin high spectral resolution lidar in the high Arctic, SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing 2006, November 13-17 2006, Goa, India. abstract

de Boer, G., and E.W. Eloranta, Lidar-Based Microphysical Retrievals During M-PACE, ARM Cloud Modeling Workgroup Fall Meeting, October 30-31 2006, San Francisco, CA. presentation (.ppt)

Eloranta, E. W., I. A. Razenkov and J. P. Garcia, Arctic observations with the University of Wisconsin High Spectral Resolution Lidar, 23rd International Laser Radar Conference, July 24-28, Nara, Japan. extended abstract pdf

de Boer, G., and E.W. Eloranta. Lidar-Based Retrievals of the Microphysical Properties of Mixed-Phase Arctic Stratus Clouds and Precipitation, 23rd International Laser Radar Conference, July 24-28, Nara, Japan. pdf file of poster (3.6 MB) , Extended Abstract pdf

Eloranta, E. W., T. Uttal, Arctic observations with the University of Wisconsin High Spectral Resolution Lidar, The 12th Conference on Cloud Physics and Atmospheric Radiation, July 10-14, Madison, WI. extended abstract pdf

de Boer, G., G.J. Tripoli, E.W. Eloranta, and T. Hashino Observations and Cloud-Resolving Simulations of Arctic Stratus, The 12th Conference on Cloud Physics and Atmospheric Radiation, July 10-14, Madison, WI. pdf file of poster (15.1 MB)

Eloranta, E. W., I. A. Razenkov, and J. P. Garcia. Mixed-Phase Cloud Measurements with the University of Wisconsin High Spectral Resolution Lidar, 2006 Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program Science Team Meeting, March 27-31, Albuquerque, NM. pdf file of poster (5.4 Mbyte)

de Boer, G., and E.W. Eloranta. Development of Cloud Microphysical Property Retrievals Using the University of Wisconsin Arctic High Spectral Resolution Lidar, 2006 Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program Science Team Meeting, March 27-31, Albuquerque, NM. pdf file of poster (316 KB)

Journal Papers

Eloranta, E. W. and I. A. Razenkov. Frequency locking to the center of a 532 nm iodine absorption line by using stimulated Brillouin scattering from a single-mode fiber, Optics Letters, 31, 234-237, March 2006. pdf file

Damoah, R., N. Spichtinger, R. Servranckx, M. Fromm, E. Eloranta, I. Razenkov, P. James, M. Shulski, C. Forster, and A. Stohl. A case study of pyro-convection using a transport model and remote sensing data, Atmos. Chem. Phys, 6,173-185 2006. pdf file


2005

Book Chapter

Eloranta, E. W., High Spectral Resolution Lidar in Lidar: Range-Resolved Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Klaus Weitkamp editor, Springer Series in Optical Sciences, Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005.

Conferences

de Boer, G., E.W. Eloranta, G.J. Tripoli, T. Hashino, Observational and Modeling Studies of Mixed-Phase Arctic Stratus: Results From M-PACE and Future Investigations as a Part of SEARCH. Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union 2005, December 4-9, San Francisco, CA. pdf file

de Boer, G., E.W. Eloranta, G.J. Tripoli, T. Hashino, A Proposed Study on the Interaction Between Aerosols and Arctic Stratocumulus. Air Pollution and Climate Change: A Second Workshop, April 4-6, Honolulu, HI. pdf file (poster) (7.7 mb)

Eloranta, E. W., I. A. Razenkov, J. P. Garcia, J. P. Hedrick. University of Wisconsin High Spectral Resolution Lidar Operations during M-PACE: Examples of AHRSL-MMCR size retrievals, 2005 Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program Science Team Meeting, March 12-17, Daytona, FL. pdf file of poster (6.06)

Eloranta, E. W., I. A. Razenkov, J. P. Garcia, J. P. Hedrick. An Automated High Spectral Resolution Lidar for Long Term Measurements in the Arctic, 2nd Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications at the 85th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, January 9-13, San Diego, CA. pdf file (282 kb)

McCann, K. J., W. W. McMillan, R. Rogers, N. Jordan, K. Mubenga, F. Moshary, M. Newchurch, T. J. Duck, and E. W. Eloranta, REALM Lidar Observations During the INTEX/NEAQS Study Period, 2nd Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications at the 85th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, January 9-13, San Diego, CA.

de Boer, G., E.W. Eloranta, G.J. Tripoli, Lidar Validation of Numerical Simulations of a Lake Michigan Land Breeze, 2nd Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications at the 85th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, January 9-13, San Diego, CA. pdf file (12.7 mb)


2004

Theses

de Boer, G., Nested High Resolution Simulation and Lidar Validation of a Land Breeze Circulation, MS Thesis, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, December, 2004, 139 pp. pdf file (7.9 MB)

Mores, M.V., A Study of Cloud Fraction as a Function of Optical Depth using University of Wisconsin Lidar Data, MS Thesis, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, December, 2004, 102 pp. pdf file (6.6 MB)

Conferences

de Boer, G., G.J. Tripoli, E.W. Eloranta, Small Scale Simulation and Lidar Validation of a Shallow Land Breeze Front, 16th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, August 9-13, Portland, ME. Extended Abstract pdf (1.1 MB) and PowerPoint (9 MB)

Eloranta, E. W., I. A. Razenkov, J. P. Garcia, and J. Hedrick, Observations with the University of Wisconsin Arctic High Spectral Resolution Lidar, 22nd International Laser Radar Conference, July 12-16, Matera, Italy Extended Abstract pdf

de Boer, G., E.W. Eloranta, G.J. Tripoli, Lidar Observations and Comparisons with Numerical Simulation of a Lake Michigan Land Breeze Front, 22nd International Laser Radar Conference, July 12-16, Matera, Italy Extended Abstract pdf

Eloranta, E. W., I. A. Razenkov, J. P. Hedrick, and J. P. Garcia, Initial Results from an Automated High Spectral Resolution Lidar. Fourteenth Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program Science Team Meeting, March 21-25, Albuquerque, NM. poster.pdf (~6 MB, 72" x 36") .

de Boer, G., G.J. Tripoli, E.W. Eloranta, A Nested Micro-Scale Simulation of a Lake Michigan Land-Breeze Front, The Fred Sanders Symposium at the 84th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society , January 11-15 2004, Seattle, WA. pdf file (7.2 MB 36" x 84")


2003

Journal Papers

Mayor, S.D., G. J. Tripoli,and E. W. Eloranta, 2003: Evaluating large-eddy simulations using volume imaging lidar data, Monthly Weather Review, vol 136, p 1428-1452. pdf file (3.07Mb).

Conferences

Eloranta, E.W., G. de Boer, G.J. Tripoli, Comparisons Between Large Eddy Simulations and Lidar Observations of a Land-Breeze Circulation, Battlespace Atmospheric and Cloud Impacts on Military Operations , September 2003, Monterrey, CA. pdf file (7.4 MB 36" x 60")


2002

Theses

Holz, R. E., Measurements of Cirrus Backscatter Phase Functions Using A High Spectral Resolution Lidar M.S. Thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, May, 2002, 67p. pdf file (1.1 MB)

Conferences

Eloranta, E. W., Lidar mulitple scatter models for use in cirrus clouds, 21st International Laser Radar Conference, July 8-12, Quebec, Canada, extended abstract pdf

Razenkov, I. A., E. W. Eloranta, J. P. Hedrick, R. E. Holz, R. E. Kuehn, and J.P. Garcia,A High Spectral Resolution Lidar Designed for Unattended Operation in the Arctic, 21st International Laser Radar Conference, July 8-12, Quebec, Canada, extended abstract pdf

Kuehn, R. E., Eloranta, E. W., Cirrus Particle Size Measurements Using A High Spectral Resolution Lidar, 21st International Laser Radar Conference, July 8-12, Quebec, Canada, extended abstract pdf

Eloranta, E. W., I. A. Razenkov, R. E. Kuehn, R. E. Holz, J. P. Hedrick, and J. P. Garcia, A High Spectral Resolution Lidar for Operation in the Arctic. Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program Science Team Meeting, April 8-11, St Petersburg, FL. poster.pdf (~21 MB, 48" x 36") .

Eloranta, E. W. and R. E. Kuehn, Lidar Multiple Scattering Determinations of Particle Size in Cirrus Clouds. Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program Science Team Meeting, April 8-11, St Petersburg, FL. poster.pdf (~2 MB, 48" x 36") and abstract.


2001

Theses

Kuehn, R. E., A Technique to Measure Cirrus Cloud Effective Particle Size Using a High Spectral Resolution Lidar, M.S. Thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, December, 2001, 74p. pdf file (1.1 MB)

Mayor, S. D., Volume Imaging Lidar Observations and Large-Eddy Simulations of Convective Internal Boundary Layers, Phd Thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, August, 2001, 204p. pdf file (25.8 MBytes)

Journal Papers

Whiteman, D. N., K. D. Evans, B. Demoz, D. O'C. Starr, E. W. Eloranta, D. Tobin, W. Feltz, G. J. Jedlovec, S. I. Gutman, G. K. Schwemmer, M. Cadirola, S. H. Melfi, and F. J. Schmidlin, 2001: Raman lidar measurements of water vapor and cirrus clouds during the passage of Hurricane Bonnie, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 106, 5211-5225.

Mayor, S. D. and E. W. Eloranta, 2001: Two-dimensional vector wind fields from volume imaging lidar data. J. Appl. Meteor., 40, 1331-1346. Download text PDF (0.2 MB) and figures PDF (14.4 MB).

Duda, D. P., J. D. Spinhirne, and E. W. Eloranta, 2001: Atmospheric Multiple Scattering Effects on GLAS Altimetry. Part I: Calculations of Single Pulse Bias. Transactions Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE , 39, 92-101.

Conference Papers

Mayor, S. D., G. J. Tripoli, and E. W. Eloranta, Volume Imaging Lidar Observations and Large-Eddy Simulations of Convective Internal Boundary Layers, Battlespace Atmospheric and Cloud Impacts on Military Operations , July 2001, Ft. Collins, CO. poster.pdf (~21 MB, 60" x 36") and abstract. Some browsers may have difficulty with the size of the poster file--if so, download to file and then view.

Eloranta, E. W., A High Spectral Resolution Lidar Designed for Long-Term Arctic Cloud and Haze Observations, International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IMAS2001), 10-18 July, 2001, Insbruck, Austria. abstract.pdf (~7.8 kB)

Eloranta, E. W., J. Spinhirne, S. Palm and J. Welton, Cloud and Aerosol Mapping with the ICE-sat Lidar, International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IMAS2001), 10-18 July, 2001, Insbruck, Austria.

Eloranta, E. W., R. E. Kuehn, R. E. Holz, High Spectral Resolution Lidar Measurments of Ice Water Content: Approach and Initial Progress. Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program Science Team Meeting, March 19-23, Atlanta, GA. poster.pdf (~5 MB, 48" x 36") and abstract.

Eloranta, E. W. and P. Ponsardin, A High Spectral Resolution Lidar Designed for Unattended Operation in the Arctic. Optical Society of America topical meeting on Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, February 5-8, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. abstract.pdf (~1.2 MB)


2000

Journal Papers

Kristovich, D. A. R., G. S. Young, J. Verlinde, P. J. Sousounis, P. Mourad, D. Lenschow, R. M. Rauber, M. K. Ramamurthy, B. F. Jewett, K. Beard, E. Cutrim, Pl J. De Mott, E. W. Eloranta, M. R. Hjelmefelt, S. M. Kreidenweis, J. Martin, J. Moor, H. T. Och, D. C. Rogers, J. Scala, G. Tripoli, J. Young, 2000: The Lake-Induced Convection Experiment (Lake-ICE) and the Snowband Dynamics Project. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 81, 519-542.

Conference Papers

Eloranta, E. W., Computing realistic error bounds for multiple scattering errors in space-borne lidar altimetry measurements. MUSCLE11 (Multiple Scattering Lidar Experiments 11) , 1-3 November, Williamsburg, VA.

Mayor, S. D., E. W. Eloranta and G. J. Tripoli, 2000: Eddy resolving lidar measurements and numerical simulations of the convective internal boundary layer, 14th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, 7-11 Aug., Aspen, CO. 271-274. (First Place Winner for Best Student Poster Presentation.) poster.pdf (3.5 MB) and abstract.pdf (0.38 MB) Some browsers may have difficulty with the size of the poster file--if so, download to file and then view.

Tripoli, G. J. and S. D. Mayor, 2000: Numerical simulation of the neutral boundary layer: A comparison of enstrophy conserving with momentum conserving finite difference schemes, 14th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, 7-11 Aug., Aspen, CO. 376-379. abstract.pdf (34.6 KB) .

Eloranta, E. W., S. D. Mayor, and G. J. Tripoli, 2000: Surface-layer gust-structure derived from volume imaging lidar data and large eddy simulations, 14th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, 7-11 Aug., Aspen, CO. 253-256.

Eloranta, E. W., R. E. Holz, R. E. Kuehn, HSRL measurements of backscatter phase function, depolarization and multiple scattering in cirrus. International Radiation Symposium , July 24-28, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Mayor, S. D., J. P. Garcia, G. J. Tripoli, and E. W. Eloranta, 2000: Wind measurements and eddy-structure in the boundary layer using volume-imaging lidar and large-eddy simulation, 20th International Laser Radar Conference, 10-14 July, Viche, France. PDF file (0.46 MB) .

Eloranta, E. W., R. E. Kuehn and R. E. Holz, Measurements of Backscatter Phase Function and Depolarization in Cirrus Clouds made with the University of Wiscosin High Spectral Resolution Lidar. 20th International Laser Radar Conference, 10-14 July, Viche, France. PDF file (0.297 MB)

Eloranta, E. W., S. D. Mayor and G. J. Tripoli, Wind Measurements and Eddy-Structure in Boundary Layer using Volume-Imaging Lidar and Large-Eddy Simulation. Battlespace Atmospheric and Cloud Impacts on Military Operations , April 25-27, Ft. Collins, CO.

Eloranta, E. W., A High Spectral Resolution Lidar for Long-Term Unattended Operation in the Arctic. Tenth Annual Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program Science Team Meeting, March 13-17, San Antonia, Texas.


1999

Journal Papers

DeSlover, D. H., W. H. Smith, P. Piironen, E. W. Eloranta, 1999: A Methodology for Measuring Cirrus Cloud Visible to Infrared Spectral Optical Depth Ratios, J. Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 16, 251-262.

Conference Abstracts

Eloranta, E. W., "Measurements with the University of Wisconsin Volume Imaging Lidar", International Laser Sensing Symposium, Fukui, Japan, Sept 6-8, 1999.

Eloranta, E. W., S. D. Mayor and J. P. Garcia, "Lidar Measurements of Vector Wind Fields" , The Pacific Rim Convergence on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Aug 30-Sept 3, 1999, Seoul, Korea.

Eloranta, E. W., S. D. Mayor and J. P Garcia, Measurements of Wind, Divergence, and Vorticity Fields with the University of Wisconsin Volume Imaging Lidar , Optical Society of America Topical Meeting on Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, June 21-25, Santa Barbra, CA.

E. W. Eloranta, R. E. Kuehn, S. D. Mayor and P. Ponsardin, "Near-shore, Boundary Layer Structure Over Lake Michigan in Winter" American Meteorological Society 13th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence , Dallas, TX, Jan. 1-15, 1999.

S. D. Mayor, G. J. Tripoli, E. W. Eloranta and B. Hoggatt, "Comparison of Microscale Convection Patterns Seen in Lidar Data and Large-Eddy Simulations", American Meteorological Society 13th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence , Dallas, TX, Jan. 1-15, 1999. (Second Place Winner in Student Competition for Best Poster)


1998

Journal Papers

Eloranta, E. W., 1998: A practical model for the calculation of multiply scattered lidar returns, Applied Optics, 37, 2464-2472.

Avissar, R., E.W. Eloranta, K. Gurer, and G.J. Tripoli, 1998: An Evaluation of the Large-Eddy Simulation Option of the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System in Simulating a Convective Boundary Layer: A FIFE Case Study. Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 55, 1109-1130.

Matrosov, S., A. Heymsfield, R. Kropfli, Snider, Martner, P. Piironen, and E.W. Eloranta, 1998: Comparisons of ice and cloud properties obtained by remote and direct methods, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 15, 184-196.

Conference Abstracts

E. W. Eloranta, R. E. Kuehn and R. E. Holz, "High Spectral Resolution Lidar Measurements of the Backscatter Phase Function in Cirrus Clouds", `Battlespace Atmospheric and Cloud Impacts on Military Operations, Hanscom Airforce Base, MA, Dec. 1-3, 1998

E. W. Eloranta, R. E. Kuehn and R. E. Holz, "Measurements of Backscatter Phase Function, Depolarization and Particle Size in Cirrus Clouds made with the University of Wisconsin High Spectral Resolution Lidar", 4th International Symposium on Tropospheric Profiling, Snowmass, CO, Sept. 20-25 , 1998.

E. W. Eloranta, S. D. Mayor, R. E. Kuehn, P. Ponsardin and J. Hedrick, "Volume Imaging Lidar Observations of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Structure Over the Western Edge of Lake Michigan" 4th International Symposium on Tropospheric Profiling, Snowmass, CO, Sept. 20-25 , 1998.

D. P. Duda, J. D. Spinhirne and E. W. Eloranta, "Calculations of Multiple Scattering-Induced Errors in the GLAS Mission", 19th International Laser Radar Conference, Annapolis, MD, July 6-10, 1998.

E. W. Eloranta, R. Kuehn and S. Mayor, "Lidar Observations of a Land-Breeze Circulation", 19th International Laser Radar Conference, Annapolis, MD, July 6-10, 1998.

S. D. Mayor, E. W. Eloranta, R. E. Kuehn and P. Pondardin, "Summary of Volume Imaging Lidar (VIL) Preliminary Results from the Lake Induced Convection Experiment (Lake-Ice)", 19th International Laser Radar Conference, Annapolis, MD, July 6-10, 1998. (First Place Winner of Best Poster Presentation)


1997

Journal Papers

Kinne, S., T.P. Ackerman, M. Shiobara, A. Uchiyama, A.J. Heymsfield, L. Miloshevich, J. Wendell, E.W. Eloranta, C. Purgold, and R.W. Bergstrom, 1997: Cirrus cloud radiative and microphysical properties from ground observations and in-situ measurements during FIRE'91 and their application to exhibit problems in cirrus solar radiative transfer modeling. Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 54, 2320-2344.

Conference Abstracts

J. C. Shanks, F. C. Mertz, S. J. Westmoreland, Captain D. C. O'Donnell, W. A. M. Blumberg, A. J. Ratkowski, W. Jeffrey, I. S. Robinson, J. J. Lisowski, M. Najarian and E. W. Eloranta, "A Comparison of Predicted Cloud Radiance with MSTI-3 and ARES Data in the SWIR Spectral Region", The IRIS Specialty Group on Targets, Backgrounds and Discrimination, Monterey, CA, Feb. 4-6, 1997.

E. W. Eloranta, "Optical Properties of Cirrus Clouds Measured with the University of Wisconsin High Spectral Lidar", Joint Assembly of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric S ciences and the Association for the Physical Sciences and Oceans, Melbourne, Australia, July 1-9, 1997.

E. W. Eloranta, "Extracting Quantitative Information on Convective Boundary Layers from Aerosol Lidar Data", American Meteorological Society Symposium on Turbulence and Diffusion, July 28-Aug 1, 1997, Vancouver, B.C.

E. W. Eloranta, "The Optical Properties of Sub-tropical Cirrus Clouds Derived from the University of Wisconsin High Spectral Resolution Lidar", Cloud Impacts on DOD Operations and Systems, Sept. 23-25, 1997, Newport, RI.

E. W. Eloranta, "Lidar Observations Provide Information on the Three-Dimensional Structure and Optical Properties Clouds Required for Scene Generation", Cloud Impacts on DOD Operations and Systems, Sept. 23-25, 1997, Newport, RI.

E. W. Eloranta, D. P. Wylie, P. Piironen and A. Piironen, "Lidar Verification of Tropical Cirrus Cloud Measurements from GOES-8 Data Using the CO2 Slicing Algorithm" Optical Society of America, Optical Remote-Sensing or the Atmosphere, Santa Fe, NM, Feb. 10-14, 1977.


1996

Journal Papers

Piironen, A.K. and E.W. Eloranta, 1996: Three-dimensional images of cirrus clouds, Advances in Atmospheric Remote Sensing with lidar, edited A. Ansmann, R. Neuber, R. Rairoux and U. Wandinger, Spinger-Verlag, New York, Berlin, Heidelberg.

Eloranta, E.W. and P. Piironen, 1996: Measurements of cirrus cloud optical properties with the University of Wisconsin high spectral resolution lidar , Advances in Atmospheric Remote Sensing with lidar, edited A. Ansmann, R. Neuber, R. Rairoux and U. Wandinger, Spinger-Verlag, New York, Berlin, Heidelberg.

Conference Abstracts

International Radiation Symposium 1996, Fairbanks, Alaska, August 19-24, 1996. "The Optical Properties and the Spatial Structure of Cirrus Clouds" by E. W. Eloranta, P. Piironen and A. Piironen

E. W. Eloranta and P. Piironen, "Measurements of Cirrus Cloud Optical Properties and Particle Size with the University of Wisconsin High Spectral Resolution Lidar", 18th International Laser Radar Conference, Berlin Germany, July 22-26, 1996.

Antti Piironen and E. W. Eloranta, "Three-dimensional Images of Cirrus Clouds Derived from Volume Imaging Lidar Observations", 18th International Laser Radar Conference, Berlin Germany, July 22-26, 1996.

P. Piironen and E. W. Eloranta, "Statistics of Optical Properties of Cirrus Clouds Measured with the High Spectral Resolution LIDAR", by P. Piironen and E. W. Eloranta, 18th International Laser Radar Conference, Berlin Germany, July 22-26, 1996.

E. W. Eloranta and A. Piironen, "Volume Imaging Lidar Observations of the Convective Boundary Layer", IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, IGARSS '96, Lincoln, NB, May 27-31, 1996.

E. W. Eloranta, "Comparison between Cloud Parameter Estimates Derived from Radar, IR-radiometer, High Spectral Resolution Lidar and Aircraft Measurements", ARM Science Meeting, San Antonio, March 3-7, 1996, San Antonio, TX.

E. W. Eloranta and P. Piironen, "Measurements of Particle Size in Cirrus Clouds with the High Spectral Resolution Lidar" 8th International Workshop on Multiple Scattering Lidar Experiments, March 4-6, 1996, Quebec, Canada,

J. G. Shanks, F. C. Mertz, W. A. Blumberg I. S. Robinson, J. J. Lisowski, M. J. Thorwart, K. Bishop, E. W. Eloranta and A. Pirronen, "A New Specular Model for CLDSIM, Motivated by ARES Multispectral Data and Rec ent Lidar Observations" IRIS Speciality Group on targets, Background and Discrimination", Sandia National Lab, Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 1996.

Matrosov, S. Y., J. B. Snider, R. F. Reinking, R. A. Kropfli, E. W. Eloranta, P. Piironen, and R. T. Bruintjes, 'Comparisons among cloud paramater estimates derived from radar, IR-radiometer, lidar and aircraft measurements', ARM Science Team Meeting, San Antonio, 3-7 March, 1996.

Eloranta, E. W. and P. Piironen, "Measurements of particle size in cirrus clouds with the High Spectral Resolution Lidar", Eight International Workshop on Multiple Scattering Lidar Experiments, Quebec, Canada, 4-6 March, 1996.

Theses

DeSlover, D. H., "Analysis of Visible and Infrared Cirrus Cloud Optical Properties Using High Spectral Remote Sensing," M. S. Thesis, University of Wisconsin--Madison, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, 1996.


1995

Journal Papers

Young, P. and E. W. Eloranta, "Calculation of divergence and vertical motion from volume-imaging lidar data", Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 100, D12, 25577-25583, 1995.

Piironen, A. and E. W. Eloranta, "An accuracy analysis of the wind profiles calculated from Volume Imaging Lidar data". Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 100, D12, 25559-25567, 1995.

Piironen, A. and E. W. Eloranta, "Convective boundary layer mean depths, cloud base altitudes, cloud top altitudes, cloud coverages, and cloud shadows obtained from Volume Imaging Lidar data". Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 100, D12, 25569-25576, 1995.

Wylie, D. W., P. Piironen, W. Wolf and E. W. Eloranta, "Understanding Satellite Cirrus Cloud Climatologies with Calibrated Lidar Optical Depths", Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 52, 23, 4327-434 3, 1995.

Sassen,K., D. Starr, G. Mace, M. Poellot, S. Melfi, W. Eberhard, J. Spinhirne, E. Eloranta, D. Hagen and J. Hallett, "The 5-6 December 1991 FIRE IFO II Jet Stream Cirrus Case Study: Possible Influences of Volcanic Aerosols", Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 52, 1, 97-123, 1995.

Conference Abstracts

Reinking R., T. Uttal, J. Snider, R. Kropfli, E. Eloranta, P. Piironen, A. Piironen, R. Bruintjaes, and P. Pilewskie, "Multi-sensor distriction of cloud properties and dunamics in developing winter storm", GEWEX Cloud System Study Working Group on Extra-tropical Layer Clouds, NYC, November, 1995.

Eloranta, E. W., P. Piironen, "Statistics on the optical properties of cirrus clouds measured with the high spectral resolution lidar", CIDOS-95, Bedford, Massachusetts, October 24--26, 1995.

Reinking R., T. Uttal, R. Kropfli, E. Eloranta, P. Piironen, A. Piironen, R. Bruintjaes, and P. Pilewskie, "Hydrometeor distinction with radar, lidar, passive spectroradiometer, and aircraft measurements in winter storm", IUGG Meeting, Boulder, Colorado, July 2--14, 1995.

Eloranta, E. W., P. Piironen, " An error analysis for High Spectral Resolution Lidar Measurements", Optical Society of America, Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Topical Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, February, 1995.

Eloranta, E. W., P. Piironen, "High spectral resolution lidar measurements of extinction and particle size in clouds", Optical Society of America, Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Topical Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, February, 1995.


1994

Journal Papers

Piironen, P. and E. W. Eloranta, "Demonstration of a High-Spectral-Resolution Lidar based on a Iodine Absorption Filter". Optics Letters, 19, 3, 234-236, 1994.

Conference Abstracts

Eloranta, E. W., P. Piironen, "High spectral resolution lidar measurements of particle size", Seventeenth International Laser Radar Conference, Sendai, Japan, 1994.

Eloranta, E. W., P. Piironen, "Depolarization measurements with the high spectral resolution lidar", Seventeenth International Laser Radar Conference, Sendai, Japan, 1994.

Eloranta, E. W., P. Piironen, "High spectral resolution lidar measurements using an I2-absorption filter", Seventeenth International Laser Radar Conference, Sendai, Japan, 1994.

Eloranta, E. W., P. Piironen, "High spectral resolution lidar measurements of particle size", 7'th International Workshop on Multiple Scattering Lidar Experoments, Ciba, Japan, July 21-23, 1994.

Eloranta, E. W., P. Piironen, "An I2-absorption filter based High Spectral Resolution lidar for measurements of the optical properties of aerosols and clouds", Atmospheric Propagation and Remote Sensing III, SPIE, Orlando, Florida, April 5-8, 1994.

Eloranta, E. W., P. Piironen, "Remote particle size measurements with the University of Wisconsin High Spectral Resolution lidar", American Meteorological Society, 74'th Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennesee, January 23-28, 1994.

Wylie, D., W. Wolf, and E. W. Eloranta, "Visible and infrared radiative relationships as measured by satellite and lidar", American Meteorological Society, 74'th Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennesee, January 23-28, 1994.

Gurer, K., G. J. Tripoli, and E. W. Eloranta, "An analysis of ABL data obtained during FIFE by a 3-D LES model", American Meteorological Society Conference of Agriculture and Forest Meteorology, San Diego, CA, March 1994.

Eloranta, E. W., P. Piironen, "Measurements of optical depth, scattering cross section, particle phase and particle size in clouds with the University of Wisconsin High Sepctral Resolution Lidar", Spring Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, Baltimore, MD, May 23-27, 1994.

Eloranta, E. W., "Cirrus cloud observations with the University of Wisconsin High Spectral Resolution Lidar", Aspen Global Chnage Institute, Aspen, CO., July 10-23, 1994. Eloranta, E. W., "Ground based lidar characterization of cirrus clouds", IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Aug. 8-12, 1994.

Eloranta, E. W., "Ground based lidar characterization of cirrus clouds", IEEE IGARS-94, Pasadena, CA, Aug., 1994.

Theses

Piironen, P., "A High Spectral Resolution Lidar Based on an Iodine Absorption Filter", Ph.D. Thesis, University of Joensuu, Department of Physics, Finland, 1994.

Piironen, A. K., "Analysis of Volume Imaging Lidar Signals", Ph.D. Thesis, University of Joensuu, Department of Physics, Vaisala Laboratory, Finland, 1994.


1993

Journal Papers

Ackerman, S. A., E. W. Eloranta, C. J. Grund, R. O. Knutson, H. E. Revercomb, W. L. Smith and D. P. Wylie, "University of Wisconsin Cirrus Remote Sensing Pilot Experiment", Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 74, 6, 1041-1049, 1993 .

Conference Abstracts

Eloranta, E. W., P. Piironen, "Remote measurements of cloud optical properties with a robust high spectral resolution lidar", Cloud Impact on Defence Operations and Systems, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, November 15-19, 1993.

Wylie, D., W. Wolf, P. Piironen, E. Eloranta, "Visible infrared optical depths of cirrus as seen by satellite and scanning lidar", Cloud Impact on Defence Operations and Systems, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, November 15-19, 1993.

Eloranta, E. W., "A practical model fro the calculations of multiply scattered lidar returns", Optical Society of America, Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Topical Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 8-12, 1993.

Eloranta, E. W., P. Piironen, "Initial Data from a New High Spectral Resolution Lidar", Optical Society of America, Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Topical Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 8-12, 1993.

Piironen, A. K., E. W. Eloranta, "Wind Profiling with the Volume Imaging Lidar: A Comparison with Aircraft and Balloon Based Measurements", in Topical Meeting on Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere Technical Digest, 1993, Optical Society of America, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 8-12, 1993.

Eloranta, E. W., P. Piironen, "Adaptation of the University of Wisconsin High Spectral Resolution lidar for use in ARM program", American Meteorological Society, Fourth Conference on Global Change Studies, Anaheim, California, January 17-22, 1993.

Gurer, K., E. W. Eloranta, and G. J. Tripoli, "A 3-D LES simulation of PBL structures observed by lidar during FIFE", American Meteorological Society, Fourth Conference on Global Change Studies, Anaheim, California, January 17-22, 1993.

Theses

Wolf, W. W., "Cirrus cloud optical and morphological variations within a mesoscale volume", M.Sc. Thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, 1994.


1992

Journal Papers

Eloranta, E. W. and D. K. Forrest, "Volume imaging lidar observation of the convective structure surrounding the flight path of an instrumented aircraft", Journal of Geophysical Research, 97, 18383-18394, 1992.

Schols, J. and E. W. Eloranta, "The calculation of area-averaged vertical profiles of the horizontal wind velocity using volume imaging lidar data", Journal of Geophysical Research, bf 97, 18395-18408, 1992.

Conference Abstracts

Eloranta, E. W., P. Piironen, "Adaptation of the University of Wisconsin High Spectral Resolution lidar for polarization and multiple scattering measurements", NASA Conference Publication 3158, Sixteenth International Laser Radar Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 20-24, 1992.

Piironen, A. K., E. W. Eloranta, "Wind Profiles Derived from Volume Imaging Lidar Data: Enhancements to the Algorithm and Comparisons with Insitu Observations", NASA Conference Publication 3158, Sixteenth International Laser Radar Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 20-24, 1992.


1991

Journal Papers

Ferrare, R.A., J.L. Schols, E.W. Eloranta, and R. Coulter, "Lidar Observations of Linear Convection During BLX 83", Journal of Applied Meteorology, 30, 312-326, 1991.

Grund, C.J. and E.W. Eloranta, "Fiber Optic Scrambler Reduces the Bandpass Range Dependence of Fabry-Perot Etalons Used for Spectral Analysis of Lidar Backscatter", Applied Optics, 30, 312-326, 1991.

Grund, C.J. and E.W. Eloranta, "The University of Wisconsin High Spectral Resolution Lidar", Optical Engineering, 30, 6-12, 1991.


1986-1990

Journal Papers

Grund, C.J. and E.W. Eloranta, "The 27-28 October, 1986 FIRE IFO Cirrus Case Study: Cloud Optical Properties Determined by High Spectral Resolution Lidar", Monthly Weather Review, 118, 2344-2355, 1990.

Nelson, E., R. Stull, E.W. Eloranta, "A Prognostic Relationship for Entrainment Zone Thickness", Journal of Applied Meteor., 28, 885-903, 1989.

Eloranta, E.W. and R.B. Stull, "Test of a Calibration Device for Lyman-Alpha Hygrometers", Journal of Atmos. and Oceanic Tech., 6, 129-139, 1989.

Grund, C.J., Roesler, F.L. and Eloranta, E.W., "Thermally Induced Spectral Drift Cancellation in Pressure-Tuned Fabry-Perot Etalons", Applied Optics, 27, 662-663, 1988.

Crum, T.D., R.B. Stull and E.W. Eloranta, "Coincident Lidar and Aircraft Observations of Entrainment Into Thermals and Mixed Layers", Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology, 1987, 26, 774-788, 1987

Eloranta, E.W. and Boers, R., "Lidar Observations of the Atmospheric Entrainment Zone and the Potential Temperature Jump Across the Top of the Mixed Layer", Boundary Layer Meteorology, 34, 357-375, 1986.

Kaufman, T.W. Brakke and E.W. Eloranta, "Field experiment for measurement of the radiative characteristics of a hazy atmosphere", Journal of Atmospheric Science, 43, 1135-1151, 1986.

Hooper, W.P. and E.W. Eloranta, "Lidar measurements of wind in the planetary boundary layer: The method, accuracy and results from joint measurements with radiosonde and kytoon", Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology, 25, 990-1001, 1986.

Theses

Grund, C. J., "Measurement of cirrus cloud optical properties by high spectral resolution lidar," Ph.D. Thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Meteorology, 1987.

Crum, T. D., "Case studies of the structure of the atmospheric boundary layer entrainment zone", Ph.D. Thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Meteorology, 1985.


1980-1984

Journal Papers

Wilde, N.P., R.A. Stull and E.W. Eloranta, "The LCL zone and cumulus onset", Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology, 24, 640-657, 1985.

Stull, R.B. and E.W. Eloranta, "A case study of the accuracy of routine, fair weather cloud base reports", National Weather Digest, 10, No. 1. 19-24, 1985.

Stull, R.B., and E.W. Eloranta, "Boundary Layer Experiment - 1983", Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 65, 450-456, 1984.

Boers, R., E.W. Eloranta and R.L. Coulter, "Lidar Observations of Mixed Layer Dynamics: The Testing of Parameterized Entrainment Models of Mixed Layer Growth Rate", Journal of Applied Meteorology, 23, 247-266, 1984.

Sroga, J.T., E.W. Eloranta, S.T. Shipley, F.L. Roesler, P. Tryon, "A High Spectral Resolution Lidar to Measure Optical Scattering Properties Atmospheric Aerosols, Part II: Calibration and Analysis", Applied Optics, 23, 3725-3732, 1983.

Shipley, S.T., D.H. Tracy, E.W. Eloranta, J.T. Trauger, J.T. Sroga, F.L. Roesler and J.A. Weinman, "A High Spectral Resolution Lidar to Measure Optical Scattering Properties of Atmospheric Aerosols, Part I: Instrumentation and Theory", Applied Optics, 23, 3716-3724, 1983.

Eloranta, E.W. and S.T. Shipley, "A Solution for Multiple Scattering", Atmospheric Aerosols, edited by Adarsh Deepak, Spectrum Press, Hampton, VA, 1982.

Eloranta, E. W. and S. T. Jeffery, "A Lidar Measurement of Wind Velocity Profiles in the Boundary Layer", Journal of Applied Meteorology, 19, 598-605, 1980.

Kunkel, K.E., Eloranta, E.W., and Weinman, J.A., "Remote Determination of Winds, Turbulence Spectra and Energy Dissipation Rates in the Boundary Layer from Lidar Measurements", Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 37, 978-985, 1980.

Theses

Grund, C. J., "Application of the HSRL model II to measurements of the aerosol backscatter phase function and cross section", M.Sc. Thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Meteorology, 1984.

Ferrare, R. A., "Lidar observations of organized convection within the astmospheric mixed layer", M.Sc. Thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Meteorology, 1984.

Sroga, J. T., "Remote measurements of tropospheric aerosol scattering properties by an airborne high spectral resolution lidar", Ph.D. Thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Meteorology, 1983.

Boers, R., "Lidar observations and modeling of atmospheric mixed layer entrainment processes", Ph.D. Thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Meteorology, 1983.

Hooper, W. P., "The diurnal evolution of the planetary boundary layer: lidar observations above a flat homogeneous surface", M.Sc. Thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Meteorology, 1982.

Skupniewicz, C. E., "Lidar measurements and analysis of the stratospheric aerosol mixing ratio over Madison, Wisconsin following the eruption of Mt. St. Helens", M.Sc. Thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Meteorology, 1981.


1979 and before

Journal Papers

Kunkel, K.E., Eloranta, E.W., and Shipley, S.T., "Lidar Observations of the Convective Boundary Layer". Journal of Applied Meteorology, 16, 1306-1311, 1977.

Twitty, J.T., Parent, R.J., Weinman, J.A., Eloranta, E.W., "The Remote Determination of Aerosol Size Distributions from Airborne Measurements of the Solar Aureole", Applied Optics, 15, 980-989, 1976.

Eloranta, E.W., King, J.M., Weinman, J.A., "The Determination of Wind Speeds in the Boundary Layer by Monostatic Lidar", Journal of Applied Meteorology, 14 , 1485-1489, 1975.

Shipley, S.T., Eloranta, E.W., and Weinman, J.A., "Measurement of Rainfall Rates by Lidar", Journal of Applied Meteorology, 13, 800-807, 1974.

Theses

Sroga, J. T., "Remote measurements of boundary layer velocity parameters by monostatic lidar", M.Sc. Thesis, Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Meteorology, 1979.

Shipley, S. T., "The measurement of rainfall by lidar", Ph.D. Thesis, Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Meteorology, 1978.

Shipley, S. T., "The measurement of rainfall by lidar--errata and notes", errata and notes Ph.D. Thesis, Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Meteorology, 1979.

Kunkel, K. E., "Measurement of upper convective boundary layer parameters by means of lidar", Ph.D. Thesis, Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Meteorology, 1978.

Eloranta, E. W., "Calculation of doubly scattered lidar returns", Ph.D. Thesis, Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Meteorology, 1972.


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