Team

Co-I Joan Alexander,
Senior Research Scientist, Vice President, and Director at NorthWest Research Associates.
STRIVE Role: Examines global effects of gravity waves on circulation, climate, and TTL cirrus. 

Co-I Adam Bourassa, Professor in the University of Saskatchewan Department of Physics.
STRIVE Role: Develops radiative transfer forward modeling and retrievals algorithms for STRIVE.

Co-I Philip Cameron-Smith, Staff scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
STRIVE Role: Uses STRIVE data to evaluate processes in the Department of Energy’s Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM).

Co-I Pete Colarco, Physical Scientist in NASA GSFC’s Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Lab.
STRIVE Role: Utilizes STRIVE data with Earth System models to investigate distributions, properties, and impacts of aerosols.

Collaborator Quentin Errera, co-leader of the stratospheric modelling team at the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy.
STRIVE Role: Uses STRIVE observations to evaluate reanalyses and forecasts of CAMS and BRAM.

Co-I/ARGOS Instrument Scientist Matt DeLand, Chief Research Scientist at Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
STRIVE Role: Develops ARGOS instrument and data processing algorithms to meet science requirements.

Collaborator Gregory Frost, Research Chemist at the NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory.
STRIVE Role: Uses STRIVE data for synergies with NOAA’s GeoXO and to evaluate NOAA forecasts.

Co-I Qiang Fu , Professor in UW’s Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science.
STRIVE Role: Analyzes stratosphere-troposphere exchange, radiative forcing of greenhouse gases and aerosols, and TTL processes.

Co-I Andrew Gettelman, Senior Earth Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
STRIVE Role: Examines processes controlling variability of water vapor in the UTLS.

Co-I John Gille, Senior Scientist Emeritus at National Center for Atmospheric Research.
STRIVE Role: Develops ALICE algorithm and data processing.

Co-I Lynn Harvey, Research Scientist at the University of Colorado’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics.
STRIVE Role: Studies role of the polar vortex in establishing UTLS composition changes.

Collaborator Neil Hindley, Research Fellow at the University of Bath Centre for Climate, Adaptation and Environmental Research.
STRIVE Role: Uses STRIVE observations to analyzes gravity waves in three-dimensions.

Co-I Laura Holt, Research Scientist at NorthWest Research Associates.
STRIVE Role: Develops gravity wave analysis tools for application to STRIVE observations.

Co-I Daehyun Kim, Associate Professor at Seoul National University’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
STRIVE Role: Investigates stratosphere-troposphere coupling, in particular QBO-MJO coupling, using STRIVE data.

Co-I Paul Newman, Research Scientist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
STRIVE Role: Utilizes STRIVE observations to examine the recovery of the ozone layer and stratospheric dynamics.

Co-I Clara Orbe, Research Physical Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
STRIVE Role: Uses STRIVE trace gases observations to constrain lower stratospheric transport pathways and evaluate simulated transport.

Co-I Ryan Stauffer, Research Scientist at NASA GSFC.
STRIVE Role: Coordinates ALICE ozone profile validation with global ozonesonde network data.

Co-I Kim Strong, Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Toronto.
STRIVE Role: Focuses on STRIVE validation with ground-based measurements.

Co-I Ghassan Taha, Senior Research Scientist at Morgan State University and NASA GSFC.
STRIVE Role: ARGOS algorithm lead. Develops and validates ARGOS algorithm.

Co-I Qi Tang, Staff Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
STRIVE Role: Uses STRIVE data to evaluate the representation of ozone STE, wildfires, stratospheric chemistry & dynamics in DOE’s E3SM.

Co-I Alex Turner, Assistant Professor in UW’s Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science. STRIVE Role: Investigates role of stratosphere-troposphere exchange on methane variations and chemistry-climate feedbacks.

Co-I Krysztof (Kris) Wargan, Chief Research Scientist at NASA GSFC.
STRIVE Role: Data assimilation of STRIVE ozone and trace gas observations in the GEOS Earth System Model.

Co-I Helen Worden, Deputy Director of NCAR Atmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling.
STRIVE Role: ALICE algorithm development, testing, and implementation and ALICE operational science data processing.

Collaborator Corwin Wright, Professor and co-Director of the University of Bath Centre for Climate, Adaptation and Environmental Research.
STRIVE Role: Validates gravity waves in models using STRIVE observations.

Collaborator Daniel Zawada, research engineer at the University of Saskatchewan Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies. STRIVE Role: Radiative transfer modeling and algorithms.