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  • 1995 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his many contributions to experimental particle physics, to teaching, to international cooperation in science and to the public understanding of physics

Overview

Peter Kalmus is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with notable contributions across several subfields including atmospheric science, global and planetary change, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental engineering, and oceanography.

The scientist's main topics of work include meteorological phenomena and simulations, climate change and health impacts, climate variability and models, urban heat island mitigation, outdoor and experiential education, ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, and geophysics and gravity measurements.

Recent publications by Peter Kalmus demonstrate a focus on environmental observation and climate impacts. Key papers include:

  • "A high-resolution planetary boundary layer height seasonal climatology from GNSS radio occultations", 2022, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Past the Precipice? Projected Coral Habitability Under Global Heating", 2022, Earth's Future
  • "Data Fusion of AIRS and CrIMSS Near Surface Air Temperature", 2022, Earth and Space Science

These papers reflect engagement with climate variability, atmospheric measurements, and the implications of global heating on ecosystems.

The scientist has also coauthored research with a number of frequent collaborators, including:

  • Brian H. Kahn
  • Mark Richardson
  • McKenna Peplinski
  • Kelly T. Sanders
  • Yuta J. Masuda

Their work appears in a range of scientific journals, highlighting interdisciplinary approaches to earth system science. Frequent publication venues include:

  • One Earth
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Earth's Future
  • Weather and Forecasting
  • Earth and Space Science

In recognition of their contributions, Peter Kalmus was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1995. The award citation noted their contributions to experimental particle physics, teaching, international scientific collaboration, and public understanding of physics.

Best Publications

  • Predictions for the rates of compact binary coalescences observable by ground-based gravitational-wave detectors

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;M. Abernathy

  • Predictions for the Rates of Compact Binary Coalescences Observable by Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott

  • Enhanced sensitivity of the LIGO gravitational wave detector by using squeezed states of light

    J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

    J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • A gravitational wave observatory operating beyond the quantum shot-noise limit

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott

  • An upper limit on the stochastic gravitational-wave background of cosmological origin

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;F. Acernese;R. Adhikari

  • Search for gravitational waves from low mass compact binary coalescence in LIGO's sixth science run and Virgo's science runs 2 and 3

    J. Abadie;B.P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T.D. Abbott

  • Beating the spin-down limit on gravitational wave emission from the Vela pulsar

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;M. Abernathy

  • Searches for gravitational waves from known pulsars with science run 5 LIGO data

    B.P. Abbott;R. Abbott;F. Acernese;F. Acernese;R. Adhikari

  • Search for gravitational waves from binary inspirals in S3 and S4 LIGO data

    B. Abbott;R. Abbott;R. Adhikari;J. Agresti

  • Searches for periodic gravitational waves from unknown isolated sources and Scorpius X-1: Results from the second LIGO science run

    B. Abbott;R. Abbott;R. Adhikari;J. Agresti

  • Upper limits on gravitational wave emission from 78 radio pulsars

    B. Abbott;R. Abbott;R. Adhikari;J. Agresti

  • All-sky search for gravitational-wave bursts in the first joint LIGO-GEO-Virgo run

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. Accadia

  • Observation of a kilogram-scale oscillator near its quantum ground state

    B. Abbott;R. Abbott;R. Adhikari;P. Ajith

  • Search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of LIGO's S5 data

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;R. Adhikari;P. Ajith

  • Searching for a stochastic background of gravitational waves with the laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatory

    B. Abbott;R. Abbott;R. Adhikari;J. Agresti

  • All-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in LIGO S4 data

    B. Abbott;R. Abbott;R. Adhikari;J. Agresti

  • Calibration of the LIGO gravitational wave detectors in the fifth science run

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;M. Abernathy

  • Search for gravitational waves from compact binary coalescence in LIGO and Virgo data from S5 and VSR1

    J. Abadie;Bp. Abbott;R. Abbott;M. Abernathy

  • Search for gravitational waves from low mass compact binary coalescence in 186 days of LIGO's fifth science run

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;R. Adhikari;P. Ajith

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce Allen
Bruce Allen Max Planck Society
N. A. Robertson
N. A. Robertson California Institute of Technology
Bernard F. Schutz
Bernard F. Schutz Cardiff University
Maria Alessandra Papa
Maria Alessandra Papa Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Karsten Danzmann
Karsten Danzmann Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
J. A. Giaime
J. A. Giaime Louisiana State University
Roman Schnabel
Roman Schnabel Universität Hamburg
Stephen Fairhurst
Stephen Fairhurst Cardiff University
S. E. Whitcomb
S. E. Whitcomb California Institute of Technology
James Whelan
James Whelan La Trobe University

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