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Conference Papers

Baker, B. A., and Q. Mo, 2006: The spurious effects of splashing precipitation on droplet measurements and the lack of natural cloud droplets in a RICO rain shaft. Conference Paper. Read Extended Abstract

Baker, B. A., Q. Mo, P. Chang, and J. Small 2006: Droplet clustering via droplet spacing measurements from RICO. Conference Paper. Read Article

Lawson, R. P., B. Pilson, B. Baker, and Q. Mo, Microphysical Properties of Subvisible Cirrus. Conference Paper. Read Extended Abstract


Published Articles

Baker, B. A., and Brenguier, Jean-Louis, 2007: Radar and In-Situ Observations of Small Cumulus: Physical Interpretations of Radar Bragg Scatter. Quarterly Journal Royal Meteor. Soc. Vol 133, 1677-1692. Read Article

Evans, K. F., D. O'Connor, P. Zmarzly, and R. P. Lawson, 2006: In situ cloud sensing with multiple scattering lidar: Design and validation of an airborne sensor. J. Atmos. Ocean Tech., Vol. 23, 1068-1081. Read Article

Lawson, R. P., B. A. Baker, P. Zmarzly, D. O'Connor, Q. Mo, J.-F. Gayet, and V. Shcherbakov, 2006: Microphysical and optical properties of ice crystals at South Pole Station. J. of Appl. Meteor., Vol. 45, No. 11, pp. 1505-1524. Read Article

Baker, B. A., and R. P. Lawson, 2006: In situ observations of the microphysical properties of wave, cirrus and anvil clouds. Part I: Wave clouds. J. of Atmos. Sci., Vol. 63, No. 12, pp. 3160-3185. Read Article

Lawson, R. P., B. A. Baker, B. Pilson, Q. Mo, 2006: In Situ observations of the microphysical properties of wave, cirrus and anvil clouds. Part II: Cirrus Clouds. J. of Atmos. Sci., Vol. 63, No. 12, pp. 3186-3203. Read Article

Lawson, R. P., D. O'Connor, P. Zmarzly, K. Weaver, B. A. Baker, Q. Mo, and H. Jonsson, 2006: The 2D-S (Stereo) Probe: Design and Preliminary Tests of a New Airborne, High Speed, High-Resolution Particle Imaging Probe. J. of Atmos. and Oceanic Technol.: Vol. 23., No. 11, pp. 1462-1477. Read Article

Baker, B. A., and R. P. Lawson, 2006: Improvement in determination of ice water content from two-dimensional particle imagery: Part I: Image to mass relationships. J. of Appl. Meteor.: Vol. 45, No. 9, pp. 1282-1290. Read Article

Lawson, R. P., and B. A. Baker, 2006: Improvement in determination of ice water content from two-dimensional particle imagery. Part II: Applications to collected data. J. of Appl. Meteor.:Vol. 45, No. 9, pp. 1291-1303. Read Article

Shcherbakov, V., J-F Gayet, B. Baker and P. Lawson , 2006: Light scattering by single ice crystals. J. Atmos. Sci., Vol. 63. No. 5 pp. 1513-1525. Read Article

Sinkevich, A. A., and R. P. Lawson, 2004: A survey of temperature measurements in convective clouds. J. of Appl. Meteor.: Vol 44. No. 7 pp. 1133-1145. Read Article

P. Zuidema, B. Baker, Y. Han, J. Intrieri, J. Key, P. Lawson, S. Matrosov, M. Shupe, R. Stone and T. Uttal. 2005: An Arctic Springtime Mixed-Phase Cloudy Boundary Layer Observed during SHEBA. Journal of Atmospheric Sciences: Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 160176. Read Abstract

Robert Nissen, Roland List, David Hudak, Greg M. McFarquhar, R. Paul Lawson, N. P. Tung, S. K. Soo and T. S. Kang. 2005: Constant Raindrop Fall Speed Profiles Derived from Doppler Radar Data Analyses for Steady Nonconvective Precipitation. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences: Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 220230. Read Abstract

Jensen E., L. Pfister, T. Bui, A. Weinheimer, E. Weinstock, J. Smith, J. Pittman, D. Baumgardner, P. Lawson, M. J. McGill. 2005: Formation of a tropopause cirrus layer observed over Florida during CRYSTAL-FACE, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D03208. Read Abstract

Noel V., D. M. Winker, M. McGill, P. Lawson.2004: Classification of particle shapes from lidar depolarization ratio in convective ice clouds compared to in situ observations during CRYSTAL-FACE, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D24213.Read Abstract

K. Franklin Evans, R. Paul Lawson, Pat Zmarzly, Darren O'Connor and Warren J. Wiscombe. 2003: In Situ Cloud Sensing with Multiple Scattering Lidar: Simulations and Demonstration. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Vol. 20, No. 11, pp. 1505-1522. Read Article

Lawson, R. P. , B. A. Baker, C. G. Schmitt, and T.L. Jensen 2001: An overview of microphysical properties of Arctic stratus clouds observed during FIRE.ACE. J. Geophys. Res. 106(D14), 14989-15014. Read Article (Right Click, Save Target as)

J. A. Curry, 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. Wylie. 2000: FIRE Arctic Clouds Experiment. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society: Vol. 81, No. 1, pp. 529.

Zmarzly, P.M and R.P. Lawson. 2000: An Optical Extinctiometer for Cloud Radiation Measurments and Planetary Exploration. Final Report submitted to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in fulfillment of Contract NAS5-98032, September 2000, 131 pp. Lawson, R. P. and A. M. Blyth, 1998: A comparison of optical measurements of liquid water content and drop size distribution in adiabatic regions of Florida cumuli. Atmos. Res., 47-48, 671-690.

Lawson, R. P, A. V. Korolev, S. G. Cober, T. Huang, J. W. Strapp and G.A. Isaac, 1998: Improved Measurements of the Drop Size Distribution of a Freezing Drizzle Event.  Atmos. Res., 47-48, 181-191.

Lawson, R. P., A. J. Heymsfield, S. M. Aulenbach and T. L. Jensen, 1998:  Shapes, sizes and light scattering properties of ice crystals in cirrus and a persistent contrail during SUCCESS. Geo. Res. Let., 25, 1331-1334.

Lawson, R. P., R. E. Stewart and L. J. Angus, 1998: Observations and numerical simulations of the origin and development of very large snowflakes. J. Atmos. Sciences, 55, 3209-3229.

Lawson, R. P., L. J. Angus, A. J. Heymsfield, 1998: Cloud particle measurements in thunderstorm anvils and possible weather threat to aviation. J. of Aircraft, 35, 113-121.  Read Article

Lawson, R. P. and R. H. Cormack, 1995: Theoretical design and preliminary tests of two new particle spectrometers for cloud microphysics research. Atmos. Res., 35, 315-348.

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