
Ian Mccubbin
Hourly Associate Research Scientist
Selected Field Campaigns
- 2011 DOE Storm Peak Laboratory Cloud Validation Experiment (StormVEx), Steamboat CO
- 2011 NSF Colorado Airborne MultiPhase Cloud Study (CAMPS), University of Wyoming King Air
- 2010 NASA Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill ER-2 Deployment, Ellington Field, Houston TX
- 2010 NSF ISPA-III, Storm Peak Laboratory, Steamboat CO
- 2009 NASA AVIRIS ER-2 Mid-West, Wright Paterson AFB, Dayton OH
- 2008 NSF SPACCS 08, Storm Peak Laboratory, Steamboat CO
- 2007 DOE CHAPS, PAS on G-1, Ponca City OK
- 2007 NSF ISPA-II, Storm Peak Laboratory, Steamboat CO
- 2006 NASA CC-VEX, ER-2, Be-200, Lear Jet, Warren Robins, AFB GA
- 2005 NASA AVE, WB-57, Ellington Field, Johnson Space Center, TX
- 2001 NASA CLAMS, ER-2, Wallops Flight Facility, VA
- 2000 NASA SAFARI, ER-2, Petersburg, South Africa
Education
Degree | Year | Institution | Area |
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M.Sc. | In Progress | University of Nevada, Reno | Atmospheric Science |
B.S. | 2000 | University of California, Santa Barbara | Physical Geography |
A.A. | 1995 | Santa Barbara City College | Geological Sciences |
Appointments
Year | Position |
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2006 present | Research Scientist, Storm Peak Laboratory Site Manager, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV. |
2004 2006 | Research Scientist, Suborbital Science Coordinator, Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field. CA. |
1997 2004 | Staff Engineer, AVIRIS Experiment Coordinator, California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA. |
1995 1997 | Logistics Manager, Comsup Commodities, Inc., Fort Lee, NJ. |
1988 | Congressional Page, United States House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 1988 |
Publications
2019
Mixed-phase orographic cloud microphysics during StormVEx and IFRACS, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 5387-5401, 19, 10.5194/acp-19-5387-2019
, , , , , (2019). Numerical, Wind-Tunnel, and Atmospheric Evaluation of a Turbulent Ground-Based Inlet Sampling System, Aerosol Sci. Technol., 53 (6), 712-727, 10.1080/02786826.2019.1602718
, , , , , , , , , (2019). Overview of the NOAA/ESRL federated aerosol network, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 100, 123-135
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (2019). 2017
Hygroscopic Growth of Water Soluble Organic Carbon Isolated from Atmospheric Aerosol Collected at U.S. National Parks and Storm Peak Laboratory, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17 (4), 2555-2571, 10.5194/acp-17-2555-2017
, , , , , , , , (2017). Impacts of Increasing Aridity and Wildfires on Aerosol Loading in the Intermountain Western U.S., Environ. Res. Lett., 12 (1), Article No. 014006, 10.1088/1748-9326/aa510a
, , , , , , , , (2017). Large contribution of coarse mode to aerosol microphysical and optical properties: Evidence from ground-based observations of a transpacific dust outbreak at a high-elevation North American site, J. Atmos. Sci., 74 (5), 1431-1443, 10.1175/JAS-D-16-0256.1
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (2017). Hygroscopic growth of water soluble organic carbon isolated from atmospheric aerosol collected at U.S. national parks and Storm Peak Laboratory, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17 (4), 2555-2571, 10.5194/acp-17-2555-2017
, , , , , , , , (2017). 2016
Climatology of New Particle Formation and Corresponding Precursors at Storm Peak Laboratory, Aerosol Air Qual. Res., 16 (3), 816-826, 10.4209/aaqr.2015.05.0341
, , , , , , (2016). Isotopic Fractionation in Wintertime Orographic Clouds. I: Isotopic Measurements, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 33 (12), 2663-2678, 10.1175/JTECH-D-15-0233.1
, , , , , , , , (2016). Characterization of Liquid and Ice Clouds with Shortwave Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy, J. Geophys. Res., 121, 9174-9190, 10.1002/2016JD024999
, , , , , , , , , , (2016). 2015
Contributions of dust and biomass-burning to aerosols at a Colorado mountain-top site, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15 (23), 13665-13679, 10.5194/acp-15-13665-2015
, , , , , (2015). 2014
Sub-3 nm Particles Observed at the Coastal and Continental Sites in the United States, J. Geophys. Res., 119, 860-879, doi:10.1002/2013JD02084
, , , , , , , , , , , , (2014). The Portable Remote Imaging Spectrometer (PRISM) coastal ocean sensor: design, characteristics and first flight results, Appl. Optics, 53 (7), 1363-1380
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (2014). 2013
Monoterpene emissions from bark beetle infested Engelmann spruce trees, Atmos. Environ., 72, 130-133
, , , , , , , (2013). Aerosol measurements at a high elevation site: composition, size, and cloud condensation nuclei activity, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 11839-11851, 10.5194/acp-13-11839-2013
, , , , , , , , (2013). Chemical and hygroscopic properties of aerosol organics at Storm Peak Laboratory, . J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 118, 4767-4779, 10.1002/jgrd.50373
, , , , , , , , , , , (2013). Enhanced Radar Backscattering due to Oriented Ice Particles at 95 GHz during StormVEx, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 30, 2336-2351, 10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00005.1
, , , , , (2013). 2012
Seasonal variability in airborne bacterial communities at a high-elevation site, Atmos. Environ., 50, 41-49
, , , (2012). Observations of Ice Crystal Habits with a Scanning Polarimetric W-Band Radar at Slant Linear Depolarization Ratio Mode, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 29, 989-1008
, , , , , (2012). 2011
CHANGE: A Place-Based Curriculum for Understanding Climate Change at Storm Peak Laboratory, Colorado, Bull Amer Met Soc, July 2011, 909-918, doi: 10.1175/2011BAMS3026.1
, , (2011). Atmospheric bioaerosols transported via dust storms in the western United States, Geophys Res Lett, 38 (17), L17801, 10.1029/2011GL048166
, , , , , (2011). 2010
Science in the Mountains: A Unique Research Experience to Enhance Diversity in the Geosciences, J GeoScience Educ, 58 (2), 213-220
, , , , , , (2010). 2009
A preliminary investigation of boundary layer effects on daytime atmospheric CO2 concentrations at a mountaintop location in the Rocky Mountains, Acta Geophysica, 57 (4), 904-922, doi:10.2478/s11600-009-0033-6
, , , , , (2009). The contribution of biological particles to observed particulate organic carbon at a remote high altitude site, Atmos Environ, 43, 4278-4282
, , , , , , , (2009). High Levels of Reactive Gaseous Mercury Observed at a High Elevation Research Laboratory in the Rocky Mountains, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 8049-8060
, , , , (2009). A High Altitude Interdisciplinary Field Campaign – The Storm Peak Aerosol and Cloud Characterization Study (SPACCS08), Mountain Research Initiative Newsletter, 2, 8-9
, , , , , , , , (2009). 2008
Atmospheric Mercury Concentrations at Storm Peak Laboratory in the Rocky Mountains: Evidence for Long-Range Transport from Asia, Boundary Layer Contributions, and Plant Mercury Uptake, Atmospheric Environment, 42, 7579-7589, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.06.051
, , , , (2008). Conference Proceedings
2016
Isotopic Fractionation in Wintertime Orographic Precipitation. 17th Conference on Mountain Meteorology: Burlington, VT, June 27, 2016-July 1, 2016
, , , , , , , , , , , (2016). 2015
Ice Formation and Growth in Orographically-Enhanced Mixed-Phase Clouds, Abstract EGU2015-7776. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2015: Vienna, Austrai, April 17, 2015
, , , , , , (2015). Building Capacity in Interdisciplinary Snow Sciences for a Changing World. Invited talk. Nevada NASA EPSCoR and Space Grant Consortium Annual Meeting: Las Vegas, NV, April 30, 2015-May 1, 2015
, , , , , , , , (2015). Multiyear Measurements of Aerosols at Storm Peak Laboratory, a Colorado Mountain-Top Site. 2015 NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Annual Conference: Boulder, CO, May 19, 2015
, , , , , (2015). Isotopic Fractionation in Snow (IFRACS) at Storm Peak Laboratory. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, December 12, 2015
, , , , , , , , , , (2015). Comparable Role in Dust and and Biomass-Burning to Aerosol Optical Depth at a Colorado Mountain-top Site, Abstract 84705. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, December 12, 2015
, , , , , , , (2015). 2014
Mountaintop Cloud Microphysical Properties: A Comparison between Storm Peak Laboratory and the University of Wyoming King Air during CAMPS. Abstract SES-137_1 presented at the Global Fair and Workshop on Long-Term Observing Systems of Mountain Social-Ecological Systems: Reno, NV, July 16, 2014
, , , , (2014). Snow growth studies at Storm Peak Laboratory. Abstract SES-137_2/180 presented at the Global Fair and Workshop on Long-Term Observing Systems of Mountain Social-Ecological Systems: Reno, NV, July 16, 2014
, , , , (2014). A Comparison between Airborne and Mountaintop Cloud Microphysics, Abstract A24C-06. 2014 AGU Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, December 15, 2014
, , , , , , (2014). Organosulfates and Carboxylic Acids in Secondary Organic Aerosols in Coniferous Forests in Rocky Mountains (USA), Sierra Nevada Mountains (USA) and Northern Europe (Finland and Denmark), Abstract A21J-3159 (Presentation). 2014 AGU Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, December 15, 2014
, , , , , , , , , , (2014). Effects of Mountain Pine Beetle Infestation on SOA Precursors. 2014 Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics at Mountain Sites: Steamboat Springs, CO, August 11, 2014
, , , , (2014). Effects of Mountain Pine Beetle Infestation on Secondary Organic Aerosol Precursors in Western North America, Abstract SES-200/275. Global Fair and Workshop on Long-Term Observing Systems of Mountain Social-Ecological Systems: Reno, NV, July 16, 2014
, , , , (2014). Chemical, Biological, and Hygroscopic Properties of Aerosols at Storm Peak Laboratory. 2014 Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics at Mountain Site: Steamboat Springs, CO, August 11, 2014
, , , , , , , , (2014). Overview of Scientific Activities at Storm Peak Laboratory. 2014 Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics at Mountain Sites: Steamboat Springs, CO, August 11, 2014
, (2014). Recent florescence-based measurements of biological particles with WIBS-4A. Abstract 373. 94th AMS Meeting: Phoenix, AZ, January 4, 2014
, , , , , , , , , , , (2014). The Diurnal Cycle of Atmospheric CO2 at Mountain Locations. 2014 Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics at Mountain Sites: Steamboat Springs, CO, August 11, 2014
, , , , , , , , , (2014). 2013
Recent Primary Biological Aerosol Measurements at Storm Peak Laboratory. Presented at Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Cambridge, MA, January 28, 2013
, , , , (2013). Real-time Measurements of Biological Particles at Several Continental Sites using the WIBS-4A. A11B-0029, Presented at 2013 AGU Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, December 9, 2013
, , , , , , , , , , , (2013). 2012
Seasonal variability in airborne bacterial communities at a high elevation site and their relationship to other air studies and to potential sources. AGU 2012 Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, December 3, 2012
, , , (2012). Vertical distribution of liquid water in mixed-phase clouds from in-situ ground and airborne measurements during simultaneous CAMPS and StormVEx field campaigns. American Meteorological Society: Steamboat Springs, CO, August 20, 2012
, , , , , , , (2012). A High Elevation Aerosol Manifold Modeling Study and Inter-comparison, Abstract A51A-0016. Presentation at AGU 2012 Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, December 3, 2012
, , , (2012). Demonstrate the Model and Evaluation of Geoscience Research At Storm Peak (GRASP), a Field Research Experience Designed to Enhance Diversity in the Geosciences, Abstract ED54A-06. Presentation at AGU 2012 Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, December 3, 2012
, , , (2012). CFD Analysis of Ground-based Inlets for Atmospheric Aerosol Sampling. American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) 31st Annual: Minneapolis, MN, October 8, 2012
, , , , , (2012). 2010
Mercury at Storm Peak Laboratory at 3220 m. Kick-off Meeting of the Global Mercury Observation System (GMOS), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche: Rome, Italy, November 2010.
, , , (2010). Atmospheric Mercury Patterns Observed at a High Elevation (3220 m a.s.l.) Research Station, Storm Peak Laboratory, in the Rocky Mountains, USA. Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics at Mountain Sites: Interlaken, Switzerland, June 2010.
, , , (2010). Overview of Storm Peak Laboratory. Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics at Mountain Sites: Interlaken, Switzerland, June 2010.
, , , , (2010). 2009
Speciated Mercury Measured at a High Elevation Research Station, Colorado: In Situ Conversion and Transport from the Upper Troposphere. Oral Presentation, 9th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (9th ICMGP): Guiyang City, China, June 2009.
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