Eugene Clothiaux 
EESI Associate
Eugene CLothiaux
Ph.D., Brown University, 1990
Contact Information:
Department of Meteorology
The Pennsylvania State University
603 Walker Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814)
865-2915
email: cloth@essc.psu.edu
Depart. website: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/faculty/Clothiaux.htm
Current Research Interests:
Atmospheric radiative transfer, ground- and satellite-based observations of clouds and the surface, cloud and radiative transfer parameterizations in numerical weather prediction and climate models.
Recent Publications:
Miles, N.L., J. Verlinde, and E.E. Clothiaux, 2000: Cloud droplet size distributions in low-level stratiform clouds. J. Atmos. Sci., 57, 295-311.
Clothiaux, E.E., T.P. Ackerman, G.G. Mace, K.P. Moran, R.T. Marchand, M.A. Miller, and B.E. Martner, 2000: Objective determination of cloud heights and radar reflectivities using a combination of active remote sensors at the ARM CART sites. J. Appl. Meteor., 39, 645-665.
Dong, X., P. Minnis, T.P. Ackerman, E.E. Clothiaux, G.G. Mace, C.N. Long, and J.C. Liljegren, 2000: A 25-month database of stratus cloud properties generated from ground-based measurements at the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Southern Great Plains site. J. Geophy. Res., 105, 4529-4537.
Kato, S., M.H. Bergin, T.P. Ackerman, T.P. Charlock, E.E. Clothiaux, R.A. Ferrare, R.N. Halthore, N. Laulainen, G.G. Mace, J. Michalsky, and D.D. Turner, 2000: A comparison of the aerosol optical thickness derived from ground-based
and airborne instruments. J. Geophy. Res., 105 (D11), 14701-14717.
Kato, S., T.P. Ackerman, J.H. Mather and E.E. Clothiaux, 1999: The k distribution method and correlated-k approximation for a shortwave radiative transfer model. J. Quant. Spectros. Radiat. Transfer, 62, 109-121.
Clothiaux, E.E., K.P. Moran, B.E. Martner, T.P. Ackerman, G.G. Mace, T. Uttal, J.H. Mather, K.B. Widener, M.A. Miller and D.J. Rodriguez, 1999: The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program cloud radars: Operational modes. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 16, 819-827.
Clothiaux, E.E., G.G. Mace, T.P. Ackerman, T.J. Kane, J.D. Spinhirne and V.S. Scott, 1998: An automated algorithm for detection of hydrometeor returns in micro pulse lidar data. J. Atmos. and Oceanic Technol., 15, 1035-1042.
Dong, X., T.P. Ackerman and E.E. Clothiaux, 1998: Parameterizations of the microphysical and radiative properties of boundary layer stratus from ground-based measurements. J. Geophy. Res., 103, 31681-31693.
Miller, M.A., M.P. Jensen and E.E. Clothiaux, 1998: Diurnal cloud and thermodynamic variations in the stratocumulus transition regime: a case study and conceptual model. J. Atmos. Sci., 55, 2294-2310.
Miller, M.A., J. Verlinde, C.V. Gilbert, G.J. Lehenbauer, J.S. Tongue and E.E. Clothiaux, 1998: Detection of nonprecipitating clouds with the WSR-88D: A theoretical and experimental survey of capabilities and limitations. Weather and Forecasting, 13, 1046-1062.
Dong, X., T.P. Ackerman, E.E. Clothiaux, P. Pilewskie and Y. Han, 1997: Microphysical and radiative properties of boundary layer stratiform clouds deduced from ground-based measurements. J. Geophy. Res., 102, 23829-23843.
Gossard, E.E., J.B. Snider, E.E. Clothiaux, B. Martner, J.S. Gibson, R.A. Kropfli and A.S. Frisch, 1997: The potential of 8-mm radars for remotely sensing cloud drop size distributions. J. Atmos. and Oceanic Technol., 14, 76-87.
Kato, S., T.P. Ackerman, E.E. Clothiaux, J.H. Mather, G.G. Mace, M.L. Wesely, F. Murcray and J. Michalsky, 1997: Uncertainties in modeled and measured clear-sky surface shortwave irradiances. J. Geophy. Res., 102, 25881-25898.
Mace, G.G., T.P. Ackerman, E.E. Clothiaux and B.A. Albrecht, 1997: A study of composite cirrus morphology using data from a 94-GHz radar and correlations with temperature and large-scale vertical motion. J. Geophy. Res., 102, 13581-13593.
Danne, O., G.G. Mace, E.E. Clothiaux, X. Dong, T.P. Ackerman and M. Quante, 1996: Observing structures and vertical motions within stratiform clouds using a vertical pointing 94-GHz cloud radar. Contributions Atmos. Phys., 69, 229-237.
Clothiaux, E.E., M.A. Miller, B.A. Albrecht, T.P. Ackerman, J. Verlinde, D.M. Babb, R.M. Peters and W.J. Syrett, 1995: An evaluation of a 94-GHz radar for remote sensing of cloud properties. J. Atmos. and Oceanic Technol., 12, 201-229.
Baum, B.A., T. Uttal, M. Poellot, T.P. Ackerman, J.M. Alvarez, J. Intrieri, D.O'C Starr, J. Titlow, V. Tovinkere and E.E. Clothiaux, 1995: Satellite remote sensing of multiple cloud layers. J. Atmos. Sci., 52, 4210-4230.
Syrett, W.J., B.A. Albrecht and E.E. Clothiaux, 1995: Vertical cloud structure in a midlatitude cyclone from a 94-GHz radar. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 3393-3407.
Uttal, T., E.E. Clothiaux, T.P. Ackerman, J.M. Intrieri and W.L. Eberhard, 1995: Cloud boundary statistics during FIRE II. J. Atmos. Sci., 52, 4276-4284.
Clothiaux, E.E., R.S. Penc, D.W. Thomson, T.P. Ackerman and S.R. Williams, 1993: A First-guess feature-based algorithm for estimating wind speed in clear-air doppler radar spectra. J. Atmos. and Oceanic Technol., 11, 888-908.