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Lisa S. Darby
Professional interests:
Applying Doppler lidar measurements to mesoscale meteorology and air quality problems.
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Current Projects:
- NEAQS:
- SOS/TEXAQS 2000:
Air quality study in Houston, Texas, summer of 2000. My analysis
of Doppler lidar data and surface measurements help us to understand how
the land/water contrast affects the distribution of pollutants in the
metropolitan
- Vertical Transport and
Mixing (VTMX): Cold-pool field campaign in
Education:
- M.S. in Atmospheric Science,
- B.S. in Meteorology,
Metropolitan State College of
- B.M. in Music Therapy,
Awards:
- NOAA/OAR Outstanding Paper Award, 2005
T.B. Ryerson, M. Trainer, W.M. Angevine, C.A. Brock, R.W. Dissly, F.C. Fehsenfeld, G.J Frost, P.D. Goldan, J.S. Holloway, G. Hubler, R.O. Jakoubek, W.C. Kuster, J.A. Neuman, D.K. Nicks Jr., D.D. Parrish, J.M. Roberts, D.T. Sueper, E.L. Atlas, S.G. Donnelly, F. Flocke, A. Fried, W. T. Potter, S. Schauffler, V. Stroud, A.J Weinhimer, B.P. Wert, C. Wiednmyer, R.J. Alverez, R. M. Banta, L.S. Darby, and C.J. Senff, 2003: Effect of Petrochemical Industrial Emissions of Reactive Alkenes and NOx on Tropospheric Ozone Formation in Houston, Texas. Journal of Geophysical Research/, Vol. 108, NO. D8, 4249, doi:10.1029/2002JD003070,2003.
- NOAA Group Silver Medal Award
for Scientific/Engineering Achievement, 2004. “For the discovery of a previously
unrecognized major factor that causes ozone pollution in the
- NOAA Bronze Medal Award, 2003, for facilitating work group meetings as part of NOAA's Second Survey Feedback Action process.
- NOAA Research Employee of the Year, 2000
- NOAA/ERL Outstanding Scientific Paper, 1995
Banta, R. M., L. D. Olivier, and D. H. Levinson, 1993: Evolution of the Monterey Bay sea-breeze layer as observed by pulsed Doppler lidar. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 50, 3959-3982.
Selected Publications:
- Darby, L.S.,
and G.S. Poulos: The Evolution of
Lee Wave/Rotor Activity in the Lee of
- Darby, L.S., K.J. Allwine, and R.M. Banta: Nocturnal low-level jet in a mountain basin complex. Part II. Transport and diffusion of tracer under stable conditions. Submitted to J. Appl. Meteor., In press.
- Darby, L.S.: Cluster analysis of surface winds in
- Banta, R.M., C.J., Senff, J. Nielsen-Gammon, L.S. Darby, T.B. Ryerson, R.J. Alvarez, S.P. Sandberg, E.J. Williams, and M. Trainer, 2005: A bad air day in Houston. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 86, 657-669.
- Banta, R.M., L.S. Darby, J.D. Fast, B.D. Orr, J. Pinto, W.J. Shaw, and C.D. Whiteman, 2004: Nocturnal low-level jet in a mountain basin complex I: Evolution and implications to other flow features. J. Appl. Meteor., 43, 1348-1365.
- Fast, J.D., and L.S. Darby, 2004: An evaluation of mesoscale model predictions of down-valley and canyon flows and their consequences using Doppler lidar measurements during VTMX 2000. J. Appl. Meteor., 43, 420-436.
- Durran, D.R., T. Maric, R.M. Banta, and L.S. Darby, 2002: A comparison of ground-based Doppler lidar and airborne in situ wind observations. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 129, 693-714.
- Darby, L.S., R.M. Banta, and R.A. Pielke, Sr., 2002: Comparisons between mesoscale model terrain sensitivity studies and Doppler lidar measurements of the sea breeze at Monterey Bay. Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 2813-2838.
- Darby, L.S., R. M. Banta, W.A. Brewer, W.D. Neff, R.D. Marchbanks, B.J. McCarty, C. J. Senff, A.B. White, W.M. Angevine, E.J. Williams, 2002: Vertical variations in O3 concentrations before and after a gust front passage, J. Geophys. Res., 107, D13, 10.1029/2001JD000996.
- Flamant, C., P.Drobinski, L. Nance, R. Banta, L. Darby, J. Dusek, M. Hardesty, J. Pelon, and E. Richard, 2002: Gap flow in an Alpine Valley during a shallow south foehn event: Observations, numerical simulations, and hydraulic analog. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 128, 1171-1210.
- Darby, L. S., W. D. Neff, and R. M. Banta, 1999: Multiscale analysis of a Meso-b frontal passage in the complex terrain of the Colorado Front Range. Mon. Wea. Rev., 127, 2062-2081.
- Banta, R. M., L. S. Darby, P. Kaufman, D. H. Levinson, and C. J. Zhu, 1999: Wind flow patterns in the Grand Canyon as revealed by Doppler lidar. J. Appl. Meteor., 38, 1069-1083.
- Rothermel, J., D. R. Cutten, R. M. Hardesty, R. T. Menzies, J. N. Howell, S. C. Johnson, D. M. Tratt, L. D. Olivier, and R. M. Banta: The multi-center airborne coherent atmospheric wind sensor, MACAWS. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 79, 581-599.
- Rothermel, J., L. D. Olivier, R. M. Banta, R. M. Hardesty, J. N. Howell, D. R. Cutten, S. C. Johnson, R. T. Menzies, and D. M. Tratt, 1998: Remote sensing of multi-level wind fields with high-energy airborne scanning coherent Doppler lidar. Optics Express, 2, 40-50.
- Banta, R. M., P. B. Shepson, J. W. Bottenheim, K. G. Anlauf, H. A. Wiebe, A. Gallant, T. Biesenthal, L. D. Olivier, C. J. Zhu, I. G. McKendry, and D. G. Steyn, 1997: Nocturnal cleansing flows in a tributary valley. Atmos. Environ., 31, 2147-2162.
- McKendry, I. G., D. G. Steyn, J. Lundgren, R. M. Hoff, W. Strapp, K. Anlauf, F. Froude, J. B. Martin, R. M. Banta, and L. D. Olivier, 1997: Elevated ozone layers and vertical down-mixing over the Lower Fraser Valley, BC. Atmos. Environ., 31, 2135-2146.
- Banta, R. M., L. D. Olivier, P. H. Gudiksen, and R. Lange, 1996: Implications of small-scale flow features to modeling dispersion over complex terrain. J. Appl. Meteor., 35, 330-342.
- Banta, R. M., L. D. Olivier, W. D. Neff, D. H. Levinson, and D. Ruffieux, 1995: Influence of canyon-induced flows on flow and dispersion over adjacent plains. Theor. Appl. Climatol., 52, 27-42.
FAX: 303-497-5318
E-mail: Lisa.Darby@noaa.gov
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Last updated: 21 October 2005