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John Worden
Group Supervisor

Education
  • BS, Physics, University of California at Santa Cruz (1990)
  • MA, Physics, University of Colorado (1992)
  • PhD, Physics, University of Colorado (1996)

Research Interests
  • Retrievals of atmospheric composition
  • Radiative transfer through the atmosphere
  • Understanding the water cycle using measurements of water and its isotopes
  • Atmospheric pollution sources and sinks
  • Observations and modeling of the solar atmosphere and its variability

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TES Icon TES
TES (Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer) is one of four science instruments aboard NASA's Aura satellite, which was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California on July 15, 2004.


Professional Experience
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory/ California Institute of Technology, Technical Staff (2002-Present)
  • Raytheon ITSS, Pasadena, CA, Physicist (2000-2002)
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Cambridge, MA, Research Scientist (1999-2000)
  • National Solar Observatory, Tucson, AZ, Post-Doctoral Research Associate (1997-1999)
  • University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, Post-Doc and Research Assistant (1991-1996)

Selected Awards
  • NASA Group Achievement Award for Aura TES
  • Raytheon ITSS: Technical Achievement Award
  • Raytheon ITSS: TES Team Award

Selected Publications
  1. Worden, John; Kulawik, Susan S.; Shephard, Mark W.; Clough, Shepard A.; Worden, Helen; Bowman, Kevin; Goldman, Aaron Predicted errors of tropospheric emission spectrometer nadir retrievals from spectral window selection, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 109, No. D9, 2004.
  2. Worden JR, Bowman KW, Jones DB Two-dimensional characterization of atmospheric profile retrievals from limb sounding observations J QUANT SPECTROSC RA 86 (1): 45-71 JUN 1 2004
  3. Jones DBA, Bowman KW, Palmer PI, Worden, J.R et al. Potential of observations from the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer to constrain continental sources of carbon monoxide J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 108 (D24): art. no. 4789 DEC 26 2003.
  4. Clough SA, Worden JR, Brown PD, et al. Retrieval of tropospheric ozone from simulations of limb spectral radiances as observed from space, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 107 (D21): art. no. 4589 NOV 2002
  5. J. R. Worden, T. N. Woods, K. W. Bowman, "FUV Intensities And Center-To-Limb Variations Of Solar Active Regions And Quiet-Sun From UARS SOLSTICE Irradiance Measurements and Ground-Based Spectroheliograms," Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 560, 2001
  6. T. N. Woods, W. K Tobiska, G. J. Rottman, and J. R. Worden, "Observations And Models Of The Solar Lyman a Irradiance From 1947 To 1999," Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 105, 2000.
  7. J. R. Worden and J. Harvey, "An Evolving Synoptic Magnetic Flux Map: Implications For The Distribution Of Photospheric Magnetic Flux," Solar Physics, Vol. 195, 2000.
  8. J. Worden and J. Harvey, "Bright Chromospheric Grains and the Magnetic Intranetwork," Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 523, page 523, 1999.
  9. J. R. Worden, T. N. Woods, W. M. Neupert, and J. P, Delaboudiniere, "How Chromospheric Structures Contribute To The Solar He II 30.4 nm Irradiance And Variability," Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 511, page 965, 1999.
  10. J. R. Worden, O. R. White, and T. N. Woods, "Evolution Of Chromospheric Structures Derived From Ca II K Spectroheliograms. Implications For Solar Ultraviolet Irradiance Variability," Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 496, page 998, 1998.

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