DRI banner

MATTHEW P. BAILEY

Assistant Research Professor
Division of Atmospheric Sciences

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., Physics, University of Nevada, Reno
M.S., Physics, University of Nevada, Reno
B.S., Physics, California State University, Sacramento

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:

Dr. Bailey did his dissertation work in atomic physics with an emphasis on charged particle interactions and extreme ultraviolet (EUV) spectroscopy. Since joining DRI, he has developed a cold temperature vacuum system for the investigation of ice crystal growth over a broad range of temperatures, pressures and humidities. This system is particularly suited for the investigation of ice growth under cirrus and polar stratospheric conditions which is the current focus of his research. The system has also been used to investigate corona discharge from ice crystals under simulated atmospheric conditions comparable to those found in thunderstorms. Additional research efforts include the laboratory investigation of optical and radiative properties of ice crystals with a fall tower growth apparatus. Dr. Bailey, in collaboration with the Nevada Terawatt Facility of the University of Nevada, Reno Department of Physics has recently completed the construction and initial testing of a real magnitude lightning discharge apparatus capable of delivering hundreds of kiloamps at hundreds to one thousand kilovolts to a discharge chamber containing water clouds, ice clouds, and aerosols. Future projects currently under development include the development and deployment of ice crystal imaging instruments for use in field.

RESEARCH AREAS:

Cirrus clouds, ice growth, lightning, polar stratospheric ice particles, physical meteorology

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Bailey, M. and J. Hallett 2002:
Nucleation Effects On The Habit Of Vapour Grown Ice Crystals From -18 oC To - 42 oC. Q. J. Royal. Met. Soc., 128, pp1461-1484.

Barkey, B., M. Bailey, K.N. Liou and J. Hallett, 2002:
Light-scattering Properties of Plate and Column Ice Crystals Generated in a Laboratory Cold Chamber. Applied Optics, 41, 5744-5754.

Bailey, M. and J. Hallett 2002:
Growth Rates and Habits of Ice Crystals Between -20 oC and 70 oC. J. Atmos. Sci. (Submitted for publication, October, 2002).

Hallett, J., W. P. Arnott, M.P. Bailey, and J. T. Hallett, 1999:
Ice Crystals in Cirrus. Cirrus, Editors D.K. Lynch, K. Sassen, D.O. Starr, G. Stephens, Oxford University Press, 2002, Ch. 3, pp 41-77.

Merabet, H., M. Bailey, R. Bruch, I. Bray, F.V. Fursa, J.W. McConkey and P. Hammond, 1999:
Polarization Study of the Extreme Ultraviolet Emission from Helium Following Electron Impact. Phys. Rev. A., 60, August 1999.

Bailey, M., R. Bruch, A. Shevelko and A. Vasilyev, 1997:
Characteristics of a Multilayer Mirror Polarimeter for Measurements at Extreme Ultraviolet Wavelengths. Rev. Sci. Instrum., 68, 1051-1054.

COLLABORATIONS:

Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles

Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Kirtland AFB, New Mexico

Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Environment Canada, Toronto, Canada

Nevada Terawatt Facility, Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno

School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma

 


Division of Atmospheric Sciences
Desert Research Institute
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, NV 89512
(775) 677-3210
(775) 677-3118 (lab)
Email: bailey@dri.edu

Navigation Banner The University and Community College System of Nevada DRI Web Sitemap DRI's Privacy Policy Find DRI Research Projects and Related Information This Page: Find People at DRI Find Publications by DRI Faculty Learn About DRI Learn About DRI's Educational Involvements Find Employment Opportunities, Awards and Scholarship Opportunities Learn About DRI Conferences, Seminars, and Other Events DRI Home Page Northern Nevada Science Center, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV (775) 673-7300 Southern Nevada Science Center, 755 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV (702) 862-5400