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Overview

Taneil Uttal is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields related to Earth and environmental sciences, with a primary focus on atmospheric and cryospheric studies. Uttal's work engages deeply with aspects of climate and environmental dynamics, particularly in polar regions.

The main fields of study for Uttal include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these broader areas, their subfields of expertise cover:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

The key topics Uttal has addressed in research are:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Climate variability and models
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds

Among Uttal's recent publications are the following papers:

  • Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Atmosphere, 2022, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Continuous observations of the surface energy budget and meteorology over the Arctic sea ice during MOSAiC, 2023, Scientific Data
  • The Year of Polar Prediction in the Southern Hemisphere (YOPP-SH), 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Snowfall and snow accumulation during the MOSAiC winter and spring seasons, 2022, The Cryosphere
  • Pan-Arctic surface ozone: modelling vs. measurements, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Uttal include:

  • Christopher J. Cox
  • Matthew D. Shupe
  • Barbara Casati
  • Éric Bazile
  • Sara Morris

Uttal's research findings have often been published in a set of recurring scientific venues, which include:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Geoscientific Model Development
  • Scientific Data
  • The Cryosphere

Best Publications

  • Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean

    Taneil Uttal;Judith A. Curry;Miles G. McPhee;Donald K. Perovich

  • Overview of the MOSAiC expedition—Atmosphere

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  • Arctic Mixed-Phase Cloud Properties Derived from Surface-Based Sensors at SHEBA

    Matthew D. Shupe;Sergey Y. Matrosov;Taneil Uttal

  • An annual cycle of Arctic cloud characteristics observed by radar and lidar at SHEBA

    J. M. Intrieri;M. D. Shupe;T. Uttal;B. J. McCarty

  • The Epic 2001 Stratocumulus Study

    Christopher S. Bretherton;Taneil Uttal;Christopher W. Fairall;Sandra E. Yuter

  • FIRE Arctic Clouds Experiment

    J. A. Curry;P. V. Hobbs;M. D. King;D. A. Randall

  • Clouds at Arctic Atmospheric Observatories. Part I: Occurrence and Macrophysical Properties

    Matthew D. Shupe;Von P. Walden;Edwin Eloranta;Taneil Uttal

  • Year on ice gives climate insights

    Don K. Perovich;E. L. Andreas;J. A. Curry;H. Eiken

  • Daytime Global Cloud Typing from AVHRR and VIIRS: Algorithm Description, Validation, and Comparisons

    Michael J. Pavolonis;Andrew K. Heidinger;Taneil Uttal

  • On cloud radar and microwave radiometer measurements of stratus cloud liquid water profiles

    A. S. Frisch;G. Feingold;C. W. Fairall;T. Uttal

  • Current model capabilities for simulating black carbon and sulfate concentrations in the Arctic atmosphere: a multi-model evaluation using a comprehensive measurement data set

    S. Eckhardt;Boris Quennehen;Boris Quennehen;D. J. L. Olivié;T. K. Berntsen

  • Arctic Cloud Microphysics Retrievals from Surface-Based Remote Sensors at SHEBA

    Matthew D. Shupe;Taneil Uttal;Sergey Y. Matrosov

  • A Method for Determining Cirrus Cloud Particle Sizes Using Lidar and Radar Backscatter Technique

    Janet M. Intrieri;Graeme L. Stephens;Wynn L. Eberhard;Taneil Uttal

  • An Arctic Springtime Mixed-Phase Cloudy Boundary Layer Observed during SHEBA.

    Paquita Zuidema;B. Baker;Y. Han;J. Intrieri

  • Aerosol size distribution seasonal characteristics measured in Tiksi, Russian Arctic

    E. Asmi;V. Kondratyev;D. Brus;T. Laurila

  • Mesoscale and microscale structure of cirrus clouds - Three case studies

    Kenneth Sassen;David O'c. Starr;Taneil Uttal

  • Seasonality of aerosol optical properties in the Arctic

    Lauren Schmeisser;Lauren Schmeisser;Lauren Schmeisser;John Backman;John A. Ogren;John A. Ogren;Elisabeth Andrews

  • The ARM Millimeter Wave Cloud Radars (MMCRs) and the Active Remote Sensing of Clouds (ARSCL) Value Added Product (VAP)

    Eugene Clothiaux;Mark Miller;Robin Perez

  • THE ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT PROGRAM CLOUD RADARS : OPERATIONAL MODES

    Eugene E. Clothiaux;Kenneth P. Moran;Brooks E. Martner;Thomas P. Ackerman

  • Variability of Cloud Vertical Structure during ASTEX Observed from a Combination of Rawinsonde, Radar, Ceilometer, and Satellite

    Junhong Wang;William B. Rossow;Taneil Uttal;Margaret Rozendaal

  • On Aethalometer measurement uncertainties and an instrument correction factor for the Arctic

    John Backman;Lauren N. Schmeisser;Lauren N. Schmeisser;Aki Virkkula;Aki Virkkula;Aki Virkkula;John A. Ogren;John A. Ogren

  • Arctic Mixed-Phase Cloud Properties Derived from Surface-Based Sensors

    M. D. Shupe;T. Uttal

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew D. Shupe
Matthew D. Shupe University of Colorado Boulder
Sergey Y. Matrosov
Sergey Y. Matrosov University of Colorado Boulder
Andrey A. Grachev
Andrey A. Grachev Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Christopher W. Fairall
Christopher W. Fairall National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Patrick Minnis
Patrick Minnis Langley Research Center
Eija Asmi
Eija Asmi Finnish Meteorological Institute
Robert S. Stone
Robert S. Stone National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
John A. Ogren
John A. Ogren National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sangeeta Sharma
Sangeeta Sharma Environment and Climate Change Canada
Aki Virkkula
Aki Virkkula Finnish Meteorological Institute

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