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Dr. Randolph Borys
Associate Research Professor, Emeritus

Publications
2019
Lowenthal, D. H., Hallar, A. G., David, R. O., McCubbin, I. B., Borys, R. D., Mace, G. G. (2019). Mixed-phase orographic cloud microphysics during StormVEx and IFRACS, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 5387-5401, 19, 10.5194/acp-19-5387-2019

2016
Lowenthal, D. H., Hallar, A. G., McCubbin, I. B., David, R. O., Borys, R. D., Blossey, P., Muhlbauer, A., Kuang, Z., Moore, M. (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

2011
Hallar, A. G., Lowenthal, D. H., Chirokova, G., Borys, R. D., Wiedinmyer, C. (2011). Persistent daily new particle formation at a mountain-top location, Atmos Environ, 45 (24), 4111-4115, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.04.044

Lowenthal, D. H., Borys, R. D., Cotton, W., Saleeby, S. M., Cohn, S. A., Brown, W. O. (2011). The altitude of snow growth by riming and vapor deposition in mixed-phase orographic clouds, Atmos. Environ., 45 (2), 519-522, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.09.061

2009
Saleeby, S. M., Cotton, W. R., Lowenthal, D. H., Borys, R. D., Wetzel, M. A. (2009). Influence of cloud condensation nuclei on orographic snowfall, J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 48

2007
Richardson, M. S., DeMott, P. J., Kreidenweis, S. M., Cziczo, D. J., Dunlea, E. J., Jimenez, J. L., Thompson, D. S., Ashbaugh, L. J., Borys, R. D., Westphal, D. L., Casuccio, G. S., Lersch, T. L. (2007). Measurements of heterogeneous ice nuclei in the western United States in springtime and their relation to aerosol characteristics, J. Geophys. Res., 112 (D2 16 D02209), 10.1029/2006JD007500

2006
Billings, B. V., Grubisic, V., Borys, R. D. (2006). Maintenance of a mountain valley cold pool: A numerical study, Mon Wea Rev, 134, 2266-2274

Hindman, E. H., Borys, R. D., Lowenthal, D. H., Philip, N. (2006). Long-term wintertime aerosol, cloud and precipitation measurements in the northern Colorado Rocky mountains, Atmos Res, 82, 194-202

2004
Lowenthal, D. H., Borys, R. D., Choularton, T. W., Bower, K. N., Flynn, M. J., Gallagher, M. W. (2004). Parameterization of the cloud droplet – sulfate relationship, Atmos. Environ., 38 (2), 287-292

Wetzel, M. A., Meyers, M. B., Borys, R. D., McAnelly, R., Cotton, W., Rossi, A., Frisbie, P., Nadler, D., Lowenthal, D. H., Cohn, S. A., Brown, W. O. (2004). Mesoscale snowfall prediction and verification in mountainous terrain, Weather and Forecasting, 19, 806-828

2003
Borys, R. D., Lowenthal, D. H., Cohn, S. A., Brown, W. O. (2003). Mountaintop and radar measurements of anthropogenic aerosol effects on snow growth and snowfall rate, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30 (10)

Wetzel, M. A., Shaw, G. E., Slusser, J., Borys, R. D., Cahill, C. F. (2003). Physical, chemical and ultraviolet radiative characteristics of aerosol in central Alaska, J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D14), 4418, 10.1029/2002JD003208

2002
Gonzales, A., Perez, J. C., Herrera, F., Rosa, R., Wetzel, M. A., Borys, R. D., Lowenthal, D. H. (2002). Stratocumulus properties retrieval method from NOAH-AVHRR data based on the discretization of cloud parameters, Intl. J. Rem. Sens., 23 , 627-645

Lowenthal, D. H., Borys, R. D., Wetzel, M. A. (2002). Aerosol distributions and cloud interactions at a mountaintop laboratory, J. Geophys. Res., 107 (D18), AAC 1-1-AAC 1-6

2000
Borys, R. D., Lowenthal, D. H., Mitchell, D. L. (2000). The relationships among cloud microphysics, chemistry, and precipitation rate in cold mountain clouds, Atmos. Environ., 34, 2593-2602

Lowenthal, D. H., Borys, R. D. (2000). Sources of microphysical variation in marine stratiform clouds in the North Atlantic, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 1491-1494

Perez, J. C., Herrera, F., Rosa, F., Gonzalez, A., Wetzel, M. A., Borys, R. D., Lowenthal, D. H. (2000). Retrieval of marine stratus cloud droplet size from NOAA-AVHRR nighttime imagery, Remote Sensing of the Environment, 73, 31-45

1999
Porch, W. M., Borys, R. D., Durkee, P., Gasparovic, R., Hooper, W., Hindman, E. E., Nielsen, K. E. (1999). Observations of shiptracks from ship-based platforms, J. Appl. Meteorol., 38, 69-81

1998
Borys, R. D., Lowenthal, D. H., Wetzel, M. A., Herrara, F., Gonzalez, A. (1998). Chemical and microphysical properties of marine stratiform cloud in the North Atlantic, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 22073-22085

Hindman, E. E., Borys, R. D. (1998). Long-term cloud droplet measurements for climate-change studies, World Resource Rev., 10, 569-576

Conference Proceedings
2016
Blossey, P. N., Moore, M., Kuang, Z., Muhlbauer, A., Lowenthal, D. H., Hallar, A. G., McCubbin, I. B., David, R. O., Borys, R. D., Wiegele, A., Schneider, M., Risi, C. (2016). Isotopic Fractionation in Wintertime Orographic Precipitation. 17th Conference on Mountain Meteorology: Burlington, VT, June 27, 2016-July 1, 2016

2015
Blossey, P. N., Moore, M., Kuang, Z., Muhlbauer, A., Lowenthal, D. H., Hallar, A. G., McCubbin, I. B., Borys, R. D., Wiegele, A., Schneider, M., Risi, C. (2015). Isotopic Fractionation in Snow (IFRACS) at Storm Peak Laboratory. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, December 12, 2015

2014
Lowenthal, D. H., David, R. O., Borys, R. D., Hallar, A. G., McCubbin, I. B. (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

2010
McCubbin, I. B., Hallar, A. G., Lowenthal, D. H., Borys, R. D., Obrist, D. (2010). Overview of Storm Peak Laboratory. Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics at Mountain Sites: Interlaken, Switzerland, June 2010.

2006
Simeral, D. B., Borys, R. D., Wetzel, M. A. (2006). New Snow Density Across An Elevational Gradient in the Park Range of Northwestern Colorado. AMS 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology: Santa Fe, New Mexico

Simeral, D. B., Borys, R. D., Wetzel, M. A. (2006). New Snow Density Across An Elevational Gradient in the Park Range of Northwestern Colorado. 74th Western Snow Conference: Las Cruces, New Mexico