C&GC Postdoctoral Host

Tom Ackerman

Tom Ackerman
University of Washington
Atmospheric Sciences and JISAO
3737 Brooklyn Ave, NE
Seattle
WA
98105
Fields of interest
Radiative properties and impacts of clouds and aerosol; remote sensing; radiative forcing of climate

Description of scientific projects
Use of data to evaluate climate model cloud properties: Ground-based observations from the ARM Program; Satellite data, specificically MISR and CloudSat; Application to conventional climate models and to the Multi-scale Modeling Framework Retrieval of cloud properties: Multi-instrument retreivals with a specific emphasis on mm radar; Aerosol impacts on solar radiation