Owen B. Toon
Principal Investigator
Ph.D., 1975, Cornell University
B.A., 1969, University of California, Berkeley
Director and Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Fellow, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309
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Office: Duane D-245
Phone: (303) (303) 492-1534
Fax: 303-492-6946
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Curriculum vitae (pdf)
Research Interests
Radiative transfer; cloud physics; atmospheric chemistry; parallels between Earth and the terrestrial planets
Current Research
Currently, Dr. Toon is active in the following research areas: theoretical studies of stratospheric volcanic clouds and aerosols and of polar stratospheric clouds; theoretical studies of cirrus, stratus and cumulus clouds, and of direct and indirect effects of aerosols on climate; experimental investigations of stratospheric ozone loss, cirrus, stratus and stratospheric clouds, indirect effects of aerosols on clouds; and theoretical investigations of planetary atmospheres, with the goal of understanding the clouds and climates of the terrestrial planets.
Selected Publications
- Robertson DS, McKenna MC, Toon OB, et al., "Survival in the first hours of the Cenozoic,"
Geol. Soc. Am. Bull. 116 (5-6), 760-8 (2004).
- Brooks SD, Toon OB, Tolbert MA, et al., "Polar stratospheric clouds during SOLVE/THESEO: Comparison of lidar observations with in situ measurements," J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos. 109 (D2): Art. No. D02212 (2004).
- Colaprete A, Haberle RM, Toon OB, "Formation of convective carbon dioxide clouds near the south pole of Mars," J. Geophys. Res.-Planet. 108 (E7): Art. No. 5081 (2003).
- Colarco PR, Toon OB, Reid JS, et al., "Saharan dust transport to the Caribbean during PRIDE: 2. Transport, vertical profiles, and deposition in simulations of in situ and remote sensing observations," J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos. 108 (D19): Art. No. 8590 (2003).
- Toon OB, "Atmospheric science - African dust in Florida clouds," Nature 424 (6949): 623-4 (2003).
- Ackerman AS, Toon OB, Stevens DE, et al., "Enhancement of cloud cover and suppression of nocturnal drizzle in stratocumulus polluted by haze," Geophys. Res. Lett. 30 (7): Art. No. 1381 (2003).
- Barth EL, Toon OB, "Microphysical modeling of ethane ice clouds in Titan's atmosphere," Icarus 162 (1): 94-113 (2003).
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