Asia - Far East People

Chi-Ming , Peng pengcm@tp.silkera.net , ID: PengChi-Ming1: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/PengActivityLog2.html; Organization: Atmospheric Sciences, National Central University, Taiwan; Interests and Activities: I am using HYSPLIT model to simulate the dust storm and trajectory. Hope to use the result to compare the real data in ASIA-FAREAST.

Chi-Ming , Peng pengcm@tp.silkera.net , ID: PengChi-Ming: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/PengActivityLog1.html; Organization: Atmospheric Sciences, National Central University, Taiwan; Interests and Activities: I am using HYSPLIT model to simulate the dust storm and trajectory. Hope to compare the real data in ASIA-FAREAST.

Sassen , Ken ksassen@met.utah.edu , ID: KenSassen: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/KenActivityLog2.html; Organization: U. Utah, Dept of Meteorology; Interests and Activities: Cloud remote sensing with lidar and radar, atmospheric optics

Liu , Qiang liuq@dq.cern.ac.cn , ID: QiangLiu: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/QiangActivityLog1.html; Organization: Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Interests and Activities: modeling of the transport of dust aerosol.

GAO , Xiaoqing xqgao@postman.riken.go.jp , ID: XiaoqingGAO: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/XiaoqingActivityLog1.html; Organization: RIKEN; Interests and Activities: asian dust storm outbreak and its numerical simulation, its climate effect, and its large scale transport

Power , Helen power@sc.edu , ID: HelenPower: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/HelenActivityLog1.html; Organization: University of South Carolina; Interests and Activities: I developed a model for estimating aerosol optical depth from climate data. I tested the model using observations from the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center at SUNY, Albany, as well as data from other locations in North America and Europe. I then applied the model using historical climate data from eight stations in South Africa. This enabled evaluation of seasonal and long-term trends in turbidity.

Chen , Wen-Zhong chen@eorc.nasda.go.jp , ID: Wen-ZhongChen: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/Wen-ZhongActivityLog1.html; Organization: National Space Agency of Japan; Interests and Activities: Atmospheric correction of ocean color remote sensing data. To model the Asian dust and to integrate our knowledge about Asian dust to atmospheric correction.

Enns , Katherine larkspur@home.com , ID: KatherineEnns: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/KatherineActivityLog1.html; Organization: Larkspur Biological Consultants (Biomonitoring) Ltd; Interests and Activities: We began monitoring metals and sulphur particulate in lichens in Gulf Islands 11 years ago and found concentrations in tissues that could not be explained from local or oceanic sources. We have several biomonitoring programs in the Pacific Northwest, some are 20 years old. Currently working on ozone and particulate effects on vegetation as a surrogate for human health effects in the Georgia Basin, also currently monitoring using pine and lichen tissue, passive monitors, symptoms and pathology, soils and other variables around smelters, gas wells and pulpmills throughout B.C. and Alberta. kat enns, CEO

Colarco , Peter colarco@colorado.edu , ID: PeterColarco: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/PeterActivityLog1.html; Organization: LASP/University of Colorado; Interests and Activities: Dust sources, modeling dust production and transport, remote sensing applications.

Gueymard , Chris chris@fsec.ucf.edu , ID: ChrisGueymard: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/ChrisActivityLog1.html; Interests and Activities: I developed a variety of broadband and spectral solar radiation models, as well as different methods to estimate atmospheric turbidity and aerosol optical depth from direct and diffuse solar radiation data. Dust storms provide a good test for such methods. Dust storms also need to be radiatively characterized to provide the solar energy community (particularly those groups involved in power generation through concentrating solar collectors) with estimates of what irradiance losses might be expected during those events, and with educated warnings if their frequency tend to increase over time. I'm already teaming with Frank Vignola to prepare publications about this. Other participants are welcome!

McKendry , Ian ian@geog.ubc.ca , ID: IanMcKendry: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/IanActivityLog1.html; Organization: University of British Columbia; Interests and Activities: We have completed a draft paper examining the impact of the April 1998 dust event on PM10 concentrations in the Vancouver region. We have compared the elemental signatures of dust in the region on 29 April with those in the published literature (eg. in Hawaii). Elemental ratios observed in the valley are very similar to those observed in Kosa aerosol events elsewhere and are quite different to usual ratios in the region. The crustal elemental data is used to reconstruct soil mass and to estimate the contribution of Asian dust to Pm10 levels observed on 29 April. We estimate that up to 50% of Pm10 in the valley at this time was of Asian origin. The biggest impact we see is in silicon concentrations which were more than double previous highest concentrations. We propose that the kosa aerosol was mixed into the boundary layer over the mountainous interior of British Columbia and transported coastward in outflow winds. We are currently running a high resolution mesoscale model (MC2) in order to further investigate meteorological transport processes.

Bajaj , Parveen gromax@giasdl01.vsnl.net.in , ID: ParveenBajaj: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/ParveenActivityLog1.html; Organization: Gromax International; Interests and Activities: We are Millers/Exporters From India Exporting in Bulk and Attractive innovative Consumer Packings the following Agro Products & Commodities : Basmati Rice, Non-basmati rice, Pulses, Menthol cotton, sesame, jute, etc.

Peiretti , Roberto A. sdrob@idi.com.ar , ID: RobertoA.Peiretti: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/Roberto A.ActivityLog1.html; Organization: AAPRESID ( Argentinean No Till Farmers Association); Interests and Activities: I am particularly interested in discussing the true origin of this tremendous example of the erroneous way under which, we the humans, are managing the soil resource while farming them. Conventional tillage, which implies soil tillage, generates several indesirable side effects. During the application of the conventional farming technology, the soils are tilled and "naked", exposing them to the erotion forces of rain and wind. Among others, this mechanism generates undesirable side effects as we can see in the Asian Dust Event. Also, the negative carbon balance of soils, under convencional tillage treatment, are responsable for the depletion of soil structure and stability of them which as an overall means loosing soil fertility or soil productivity. This also largelly contributes to encrease the ammount of atmospheric CO2 which as it is clearly establish, is the main responsable gas for the GreenHouse effect. Among others undesirable side effects, the ones mentioned in this paragraph, are placing the Conventional Farming System further and further from the possibility of allowing us to achieve Sustainability of the whole situation. We in AAPRESID do trully believe, convinced by the reality of applying the No Till Farming System, that we are able to completelly counteract the soil erotion and deterioration process avoiding and ensuring that new "Asian Dust Events " will not happen where the No Till System is apply. I had available, to be sent to any colleage or institution that are insterested in this new and revolutionary farming system, several papers that shows this evidences and strongly support this point of view.

NICKOVIC , Slobodan nicko@icod.org.mt , ID: SlobodanNICKOVIC: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/SlobodanActivityLog1.html; Organization: Euro_Mediterranean Centre on Insular Coastal Dynamics (ICoD); Interests and Activities: Atmospheric dust modelling, operational prediction of dust parameters

Vaughan , Joseph jvaughan@wsu.edu , ID: JosephVaughan: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/JosephActivityLog2.html; Organization: Laboratory for Atmospheric Research; Interests and Activities: We captured solar irradiance data using a Yankee Shadowband Radiometer during the Asian dust event. Our analysis shows a maximum optical depth occuring in Eastern Washington about April 27, 1998 (98117). We also have elemental XRF results from a PM10-PM2.5 monitoring site in Spokane WA that shows a PM peak that appears a couple days later on 98119. Our XRF results don't show any major changes of elemental ratios (proportions) for the 98119 PM max. We're interested in other radiometric, PM and elemental measurements that can help clarify the nature of our observations. We are also analyzing AVHRR imagery from the 98117 date and another nearby date to exmaine the quality AOT retrieval obtainable from applying Tanre's contrast method.

Phadnis , Mahesh mahesh-phadnis@uiowa.edu , ID: MaheshPhadnis: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/MaheshActivityLog1.html; Organization: The University of Iowa; Interests and Activities: Regional (Asia) and Global scale Modeling of dust and pollutant transport. Heterogeneous chemical interactions of tropospheric trace gases on mineral aerosols. Remote Sensing techniques to analyze aerosol transport and distribution.

Yienger , James jyienger@cgrer.uiowa.edu , ID: JamesYienger

Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/JamesActivityLog2.html

Organization: University of Iowa

Interests and Activities: 3D global atmospheric chemical modeling with a focus on trans-Pacific atmospheric transport. We are currently studying frequency and nature transport from Asia to North America, and are looking at the consequences of such transport.

Please come visit out web page featuring results (including animations) from the GFDL/GCTM. We welcome feedback from and collaboration with others interested in this topic.

http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu/asiaimpact

Hallet , Bernard hallet@u.washington.edu , ID: BernardHallet: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/BernardActivityLog1.html; Organization: Quaternary Research Center; Interests and Activities: Paleo Dust Records, Loess in China How can we use recent observations of contemporary Asian dust to improve our ability to decipher past environmental conditions from the biggest and oldest (7+ million years) pile of dust in the world? This pile underlies the Loess Plateau of China. The role of dust in glacial/interglacial climate change.

Gao , Yuan yuangao@ahab.rutgers.edu , ID: YuanGao: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/YuanActivityLog1.html; Organization: Rutgers University; Interests and Activities: Chemical and physical characterization of dust particles, the global dust fluxes, and dust/aerosol remote sensing/oceanic biomass interactions.

Wilkening , Ken kew@nautilus.org , ID: KenWilkening: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/KenActivityLog1.html; Organization: Nautilus Institute; Interests and Activities: policy analysis of trans-Pacific air pollution, and transboundary air pollution in Northeast Asia

Westphal , Douglas westphal@nrlmry.navy.mil , ID: DouglasWestphal: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/DouglasActivityLog1.html; Organization: Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey CA; Interests and Activities: Dust, smoke, and anthropogenic aerosols, their sources, transformation, and transport

Swann , Tendra Lacetta@spectrefx.com , ID: TendraSwann: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/TendraActivityLog1.html; Organization: Swann Kids Kare - LEAP - Metro. Family Child Care; Interests and Activities: Always interested in Educational facts and reports, not only for the Childrens education but also for person research. All humans need to know more about the world we all live in. I as an early childhood educator need all the information there is to make the world without video games intersting as well as informative. Everything and everyone is affected and effected by everything around them. Thank you for your time to do the research and send along the intrests of the world to the world. TLS

Fox , Doug dfox@cira.colostate.edu , ID: DougFox: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/DougActivityLog1.html; Organization: Cooperative Institute for Reseach on the Atmosphere, Colorado State University; Interests and Activities: Smoke Management, Climate Change and fine particulate issues associated with human activities in Asia

Park , Jeong-su yhammer8@hitel.net , ID: Jeong-suPark: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/Jeong-suActivityLog1.html; Organization: KBS

Lutz , Diana dlutz@caruspub.com , ID: DianaLutz: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/DianaActivityLog1.html; Organization: Carus Publishing; Interests and Activities: Interested in using dust images in a nonfiction children's magazine jointly published by the Cricket Magazine Group and Smithsonian Magazine.

Acker , James acker@daac.gsfc.nasa.gov , ID: JamesAcker: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/JamesActivityLog1.html; Organization: Goddard DAAC Ocean Color Data Support Team; Interests and Activities: The Goddard DAAC is the archive and distribution site for SeaWiFS data. SeaWiFS data is useful for the detection of dust transport and the potential effects of dust deposition on the oceanic biosphere. We will aid researchers in the acquisition and use of SeaWiFS data for dust aerosol and marine biological research.

Frouin , Robert rfrouin@ucsd.edu , ID: RobertFrouin: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/RobertActivityLog1.html; Organization: Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Interests and Activities: Atmospheric correction of ocean color in the presence of dust. Aerosol remote sensing. Satellite ocean color validation. Manages San Nicolas Island CIMEL sunphotometer operations.

Chun , Youngsin yschun@iris.metri.re.kr , ID: YoungsinChun: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/YoungsinActivityLog1.html; Organization: Meteorological Research Institute; Interests and Activities: 1. Measurement of Asian Dust ( Whangsa in Korea) : Observation in Seoul during March to May, 1998 --- TSP, PM10, Number density(0.3-25um) 2. The long range transport modeling and forecasting

Murayama , Toshiyuki murayama@ipc.tosho-u.ac.jp , ID: ToshiyukiMurayama

Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/ToshiyukiActivityLog1.html

Organization: Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine, Dept. of Physics

Interests and Activities: Dear Colleagues,

I would like to inform you about the organization of Network observation of Asian dust (Kosa) in Japan with ground-based instruments: lidar, skyradiometer, optical particle counter and etc. We have started this campaign named LINK-J from the spring of 1997. Recently we are reconstructing our web. page in English in the following site: http://info.nies.go.jp:8094/kosapub/ You will find some images and results of the observations. We are hoping to communicate and exchange about Asian dust events in world wide.

Best regards, spokesman of LINK-J: T. Murayama

Dupouy , Cecile cdu@lodyc.jussieu.fr , ID: CecileDupouy: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/CecileActivityLog1.html; Organization: ORSTOM; Interests and Activities: Link with ocean color

Zhao , Tom xuepeng@stx.com , ID: TomZhao: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/TomActivityLog3.html; Organization: Raytheon STX; Interests and Activities: Aerosol and suspended matter retrieval from satellite, atmospheric correction, modeling of aerosol microphysics,l and tropospheric and stratospheric chemistry

Clemens , Steven steven_clemens@brown.edu , ID: StevenClemens: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/StevenActivityLog2.html; Organization: Brown University; Interests and Activities: I'm interested in observations of dust transport to the Arabian Sea. Project JGOFS (Joint Global Ocean Flux Studies) completed a year-long sediment trap deployment in 1995 which sampled dust transported to the Arabian Sea during the summer monsoon season (Clemens, 1998 in press, Dust response to seasonal atmospheric forcing:Proxy evaluation and calibration, Paleoceanography). Satellite images of the location of dust mobilization and transport paths would be very useful. Who do I talk to to?

Olsson , Bertil olsson@essc.psu.edu , ID: BertilOlsson: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/BertilActivityLog1.html; Organization: Earth System Science Center, Penn State; Interests and Activities: Atmospheric dust-environment during Pleistocene glaciations, evaluation of the possibility for environmental effects due to enhanced terrestrial accretion of interplanetary dust in Pleistocene, Eocene, and Archaean/Precambrian

Lu , Feng lufeng@public.east.cn.net , ID: FengLu: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/FengActivityLog1.html; Organization: National satellite meteorology center; Interests and Activities: montioring dust storm with satellite data, cloud derive wind,database,Gis application in meteorological, vis5d application

Van Haren , Frank fvan461@ecy.wa.gov , ID: FrankVanHaren: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/FrankActivityLog2.html; Organization: Washington State Department of Ecology; Interests and Activities: Visbility protection program coordinator. Fine particulate and visibility monitoring. In Washington State there are several fine particulate monitoring sites located in remote and rural areas. These sites are part of the IMPROVE or IMPROVE protocol network. Samples from these sites are analyzed for chemical species. The dust signature should show up on these samples.

Lee , J.Y. monol@chollian.net , ID: J.Y.Lee: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/J.Y.ActivityLog1.html; Organization: CSM Corp.; Interests and Activities: Technical forum

Hanson , Kristin kkhanson@du.edu , ID: KristinHanson: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/KristinActivityLog1.html; Organization: University of Denver

Laulainen , Nels nels.laulainen@pnl.gov , ID: NelsLaulainen1: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/NelsActivityLog2.html; Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Interests and Activities: have access to multifilter rotating shadowband radiometer data from various sites in the US (mainly). These data can be used to derive estimates of aerosol optical depth as a function of wavelength. I am in the process of looking at these data for sites impacted by the dust cloud from China and plan to report on these results at this website.

Laulainen , Nels nels.laulainen@pnl.gov , ID: NelsLaulainen: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/NelsActivityLog1.html; Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Interests and Activities: have access to multifilter rotating shadowband radiometer data from various sites in the US (mainly). These data can be used to derive estimates of aerosol optical depth as a function of wavelength. I am in the process of looking at these data for sites impacted by the dust cloud from China and plan to report on these results at this website.

Thomson , Bruce bruce.thomson@ec.gc.ca , ID: BruceThomson: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/BruceActivityLog1.html; Organization: Environment Canada

Mallard , Tom mallard@mallard-design.com , ID: TomMallard: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/TomActivityLog2.html; Organization: Mallard Design Company; Interests and Activities: Cultural history, archeology, human migration to north america, kanji, kitemaking; geomorphology, erosion, (aeolian transport/erosion as well as water)
Also, industrial design; manufacturing processes and machines; computers.

SAYDAM , AHMET CEMAL saydam@tubitak.gov.tr , ID: AHMETCEMALSAYDAM: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/AHMET CEMALActivityLog1.html; Organization: Middle East Technical University; Interests and Activities: The impact of, desert origin, wet dust deposition on algae bloom with special reference to the bloom/high concentrations of Emiliania huxleyi

Vignola , Frank fev@darkwing.uoregon.edu , ID: FrankVignola: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/FrankActivityLog1.html; Organization: University of Oregon Solar Monitoring Laboratory; Interests and Activities: We are interested in the effect of the dust cloud on solar radiation in the Pacific Northwest.

Bachmann , John Bachmann.JohnD@epa.gov , ID: JohnBachmann: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/JohnActivityLog3.html; Organization: EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards; Interests and Activities: PM Naaqs review and implementation issues. Natural events policy Research on the health effects of particles.

MacKinnon , David dmackinn@flagmail.wr.usgs.gov , ID: DavidMacKinnon: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/DavidActivityLog2.html; Organization: US Geological Survey; Interests and Activities: Remote sensing studies of land/atmosphere interactions, particularly dust storm events

Van Hook , Bryan bv2@cec.wustl.edu , ID: BryanVanHook: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/BryanActivityLog1.html; Organization: CAPITA, Washington University; Interests and Activities: Website development at CAPITA.

Reynolds , Richard rreynolds@usgs.gov , ID: RichardReynolds: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/RichardActivityLog1.html; Organization: US Geological Survey; Interests and Activities: Working on the project (see description by Marith Reheis) to link surficial geologic processes with desert ecosystem processes. Identification of eolian components and sources in surficial deposits using magnetic and petrologic methods.

Hansen , Tony TonyHansen@Mageesci.com , ID: TonyHansen: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/TonyActivityLog1.html; Organization: Magee Scientific Company; Interests and Activities: Measurement of optically-absorbing aerosol species: differentiation of smoke and dust: real-time monitoring of absorption

Chavez , Pat pchavez@terraweb.wr.usgs.gov , ID: PatChavez: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/PatActivityLog1.html; Organization: United States Geological Survey; Interests and Activities: I have been using satellite remotely sensed images for change detection of vegetation dynamics in deserts and dust storm mapping. We have also used satellite images to map areas with eolian erosion vulnerability by mapping high spectral reflectances and low vegetation density areas. We are starting a project to map dust storm locations, study vegetation change at these sites, and extend our capabilities to mapping visibility degradation/ changes in the southwestern United States.

Reheis , Marith mreheis@usgs.gov , ID: MarithReheis1: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/MarithActivityLog2.html; Organization: USGS, Geologic Division, Global Change and Climate History Team; Interests and Activities: One of our groups is working in cooperation with the biological community to understand the interactions among eolian erosion, deposition, soil composition and fertility, plant communities, and the formation of cryptobiotic crusts under different land-use conditions in the Colorado Plateau region. In addition, I have been monitoring dust deposition throughout the Mojave Desert since 1984; that data is available via anonymous ftp at: http://geochange.er.usgs.gov. We have just installed three stations that monitor meteorological, soil, sand-movement, and dust-deposition parameters at three sites in the Canyonlands region.

Reheis , Marith mreheis@usgs.gov , ID: MarithReheis: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/MarithActivityLog1.html; Organization: USGS, Geologic Division, Global Change and Climate History Team; Interests and Activities: One of our groups is working in cooperation with the biological community to understand the interactions among eolian erosion, deposition, soil composition and fertility, plant communities, and the formation of cryptobiotic crusts under different land-use conditions in the Colorado Plateau region. In addition, I have been monitoring dust deposition throughout the Mojave Desert since 1984; that data is available via anonymous ftp at: http://geochange.er.usgs.gov. We have just installed three stations that monitor meteorological, soil, sand-movement, and dust-deposition parameters at three sites in the Canyonlands region.

Gill , Tom tgill@ttu.edu , ID: TomGill: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/TomActivityLog1.html; Organization: Texas Tech University Atmospheric Science Group; Interests and Activities: Dust generation and aeolian processes. Long-distance dust transport. Mechanisms of mineral dust generation. Role of mineral dusts in global biogeochemical cycles and climate. Geochemistry of mineral dusts.

Brock , Charles cbrock@du.edu , ID: CharlesBrock: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/CharlesActivityLog1.html; Organization: University of Denver/Nat. Ctr. for Atmospheric Res.; Interests and Activities: Tropospheric and stratospheric chemistry, aerosol physics and optics. Our group at the University of Denver operates particle measurement instruments on several aircraft, including NASA's high-altitude ER-2 and WB-57F.

Holben , Brent brent@spamer.gsfc.nasa.gov , ID: BrentHolben: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/BrentActivityLog1.html; Organization: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center; Interests and Activities: Research on aerosol optical properties and validation of satellite aerosol products from ground-based sun-sky scanning spectral radiometers.

Juric , Sasha aj@mecf.wustl.edu , ID: SashaJuric: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/SashaActivityLog1.html; Organization: CAPITA Consultant; Interests and Activities: Hardware/software consultant for the CAPITA web server.

Lyons , Walter walyons@frii.com , ID: WalterLyons: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/WalterActivityLog2.html; Organization: FMA Research, Inc.; Interests and Activities: We have a long standing interest in long range dust transport. More immediately, we are gearing up for our annual monitoring of sprites (luminous flashes high above thunderstorms) using low-light TV systems. We shoot from Colorado where the air in summer is usually clear enough to image sprites out to 500-1000 km. But for the last week we have been puzzled by the poor visibility. We have a six year record of continuous time lapse video of the Rockies north of Denver and do not often see such hazy skies in this area in May. Learning of the Chinese dust cloud cleared up our puzzlement (but not the air, as of 4 May).

VanArsdale , Alan vanarsdale.alan@epamail.epa.gov , ID: AlanVanArsdale: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/AlanActivityLog1.html; Organization: United States Environmental Protection Agency; Interests and Activities: Involved in [proposed] Advanced Monitoring Initiatives (as EPA Regional staff) to help develop air pollution/satellite technologies, PMf monitoring activites, atmospheric chemistry, data assessment.

Jaffe , Dan djaffe@u.washington.edu , ID: DanJaffe: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/DanActivityLog1.html; Organization: University of Washington; Interests and Activities: Dust and pollution transport in the Pacific

Jackson , Gary gjackson/r4_s-c@fs.fed.us , ID: GaryJackson: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/GaryActivityLog1.html; Organization: United States Dept. of Agriculture-Forest Service; Interests and Activities: I am the Forest air program manager and have a IMPROVE PM 2.5 and ozone monitoring site at 9,000 feet, Our forest is part of the IMPROVE network and Iam interested in all air related impacts to our area. The forest I work on is the Salmon & Challis NF, and includes the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.

DuBois , Dave daved@dri.edu , ID: DaveDuBois: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/DaveActivityLog1.html; Organization: Desert Research Institute; Interests and Activities: aerosol transport, aerosol monitoring, atmospheric optics

johnson , bob bobnjac@juno.com , ID: bobjohnson: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/bobActivityLog1.html; Interests and Activities: Been aware of heavy haze in Medford,Or for about a week and am pleased to find this site, info & and discussion. Situation has improved yesterday & today with changing WX system. also pleased the site will remain open for some time. b

Schichtel , Bret bret@mecf.wustl.edu , ID: BretSchichtel: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/BretActivityLog1.html; Organization: CAPITA Washinton University; Interests and Activities: Long range transport, source receptor modeling

Lyle , Kevin lylekj@televar.com , ID: KevinLyle: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/KevinActivityLog2.html; Organization: Windy Prairie Farms; Interests and Activities: How a natural dust storm effects other countries.

Redmond , Kelly krwrcc@dri.edu , ID: KellyRedmond: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/KellyActivityLog1.html; Organization: Western Regional Climate Center; Interests and Activities: Whatever happens in the atmosphere over the West.

Anderson , Tad tadand@u.washington.edu , ID: TadAnderson: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/TadActivityLog1.html; Organization: University of Washington; Interests and Activities: Research Scientist, aerosol optics, chemistry, and global impacts

Sakiyama , Steven ssakiyam@epdiv1.env.gov.bc.ca , ID: StevenSakiyama: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/StevenActivityLog1.html; Organization: British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks; Interests and Activities: The April 27 - May 1 haze event in southern BC

Schnell , Russ schnell@mloha.mlo.hawaii.gov , ID: RussSchnell: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/RussActivityLog1.html; Organization: Mauna Loa Observatory, CMDL/NOAA; Interests and Activities: Monitoring aerosols and gases in the free troposphere.

porter , john jporter@soest.hawaii.edu , ID: johnporter: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/johnActivityLog2.html; Organization: SOEST, University of Hawaii; Interests and Activities: I am involved in validating satellite aerosol algorithms and development of new algorithms.

Huebert , Barry huebert@soest.hawaii.edu , ID: BarryHuebert: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/BarryActivityLog1.html; Organization: University of Hawaii; Interests and Activities: Interests: the ACE-Asia experiment, in 2000 and 2001. One of our interests is the evolution of Asian dust as it moves over the Pacific and the extent of the impact of Asia on the Pacific atmosphere and ocean.

Arimoto , Rich arimoto@cemrc.org , ID: RichArimoto: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/RichActivityLog1.html; Organization: CEMRC/New Mexico State University; Interests and Activities: Source regions for Asian dust, long-range transport, air/sea exchange, biogeochemical cycles.

Hennessey , Joseph jhenness@arb.ca.gov , ID: JosephHennessey: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/JosephActivityLog1.html; Organization: California Air Resources Board Meteorology; Interests and Activities: We in the Meteorology Section are interested in using satellite imagery to track the movement of smoke from wildfires and prescribe burns.

Merrill , John jmerrill@boreas.gso.uri.edu , ID: JohnMerrill: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/JohnActivityLog1.html; Organization: CACS/Graduate School of Oceanography; Interests and Activities: We do research on the meteorology of long range transport and the impacts on the oceans and on climate.

Conel , Jim James.E.Conel@jpl.nasa.gov , ID: JimConel: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/JimActivityLog1.html; Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Interests and Activities: Observations of Chinese Dust in LA Basin and Mojave Desert.

Gasso' , Santiago santiago@atmos.washington.edu , ID: SantiagoGasso': Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/SantiagoActivityLog1.html; Organization: Geophysics Program / Atmospheric Sc. Dept.; Interests and Activities: Remote Sensing of aerosols: validation of aerosol satellite measurements, radiative transfer of aerosols, long range transport of aerosols, airborne measurements of aerosols, aerosols and hygrospicity

Miller , Ronald rmiller@geg.noaa.gov , ID: RonaldMiller: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/RonaldActivityLog1.html; Organization: National Weather Service, Spokane WA

Li , Fang lf@linux2.iap.ac.cn , ID: FangLi: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/FangActivityLog1.html; Organization: Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Interests and Activities: Remote sensig of aerosol properties, aerosol optical depth pattern, atmospheric correction to satellite data.

Rogers , Walter zlacwsu@qnet.com , ID: WalterRogers: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/WalterActivityLog1.html; Interests and Activities: Meteorologist in Charge (NWS) Los Angeles Center Weather Service Unit Palmdale, CA. We support the FAA's Air Route Traffic Control Center in Palmdale, CA. My interest is in becoming more familiar with long distance aerosol events that affect flying visibility in the Mojave Desert. I am also very familiar with soaring meteorologisty over the Mojave Desert, Owens Valley and SW Nevada.

Helmlinger , Mark mch@jord.jpl.nasa.gov , ID: MarkHelmlinger: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/MarkActivityLog1.html; Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory - MISR Project; Interests and Activities: Optical/Near IR sunphotometry measurements from JPL, Pasadena, CA. concurrent with Lidar and possibly CIMEL/MFRSR

Falke , Stefan stefan@mesun4.wustl.edu , ID: StefanFalke: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/StefanActivityLog1.html; Organization: CAPITA, Washington University; Interests and Activities: Aerosol pattern, website maintenance

Durkee , Kevin kdurkee@aqmd.gov , ID: KevinDurkee: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/KevinActivityLog1.html; Organization: South Coast Air Quality Management District; Interests and Activities: I am involved in event forecasting and regulatory issues related to particulate air quality in Southern California, including prescribed fire management and the characterization of windblown dust events. The South Coast AQMD has an extensive surface monitoring network that includes PM10, PM2.5 and TSP measurements.

Eldering , Annmarie eldering@atmos.ucla.edu , ID: AnnmarieEldering: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/AnnmarieActivityLog1.html; Organization: UCLA, Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences; Interests and Activities: I'm interested in atmospheric aerosols and thier effects on visibility, radiation, and atmospheric chemistry. My work began with urban air pollution and is steadily moving higher into the atmosphere and into larger domains. I'm currently involved in projects to exploit remote sensing techniques for the study of aerosols.

Mims , Forrest fmims@aol.com , ID: ForrestMims: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/ForrestActivityLog1.html; Organization: Sun Photometer Atmospheric Network (SPAN); Interests and Activities: 1. Annual observations at Mauna Loa Observatory (May) since 1992. 2. Daily AOT observations in South Texas since 1990. 3. Smoke-related research during burning season in Brazil for University of Sao Paulo and NASA (1995 and 1997). 4. Measurement of forest fire smoke in Western U.S. for NASA (1996). 5. Measurement of African and Mexican dust events arriving over Texas.

Bachmeier , Scott scottb@planck.ssec.wisc.edu , ID: ScottBachmeier: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/ScottActivityLog1.html; Organization: CIMSS, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Interests and Activities: satellite meteorology, long-range atmospheric transport

Tratt , David dmt@lrs.jpl.nasa.gov , ID: DavidTratt: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/DavidActivityLog1.html; Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Interests and Activities: The JPL Laser Remote Sensing Group operates backscatter lidar systems from its site at Pasadena, Calif. We have a long- standing interest in the optical properties, microphysics, long-term and seasonal behavior of atmospheric aerosols.

Husar , Rudolf rhusar@mecf.wustl.edu , ID: RudolfHusar: Activity Log: /ASIA-FAREAST/People/ActivityLogs/RudolfActivityLog1.html; Organization: CAPITA Wahington University; Interests and Activities: Aerosol pattern, transport, web-based collaboration.