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Table Mountain Facility
P. O. Box 367
Wrightwood, CA 92397
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760.249.4262
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760.249.5392
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Curriculum Vitae:

Stuart McDermid
Group Supervisor

Education
  • B.Sc., Physical Chemistry, University of London, England (1973)
  • Ph.D., Laser Spectroscopy, University of London, England (1976)
Research Interests
  • Laser remote sensing: atmospheric (and oceanic) measurements
  • Development of new instruments and techniques
  • Collection and interpretation of lidar data to study and help understand atmospheric changes related to ozone level, global warming, and climate change
  • Validation of satellite instruments
  • Laser spectroscopy
Professional Experience
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1978-Present)
    • Senior Research Scientist (1997-Present)
    • Research Scientist (1981-1997)
    • Leader, TMF Atmospheric Lidar Team (1985-Present)
    • National Research Council Resident Research Associate (1978-1981)
Selected Awards
  • NASA Space Act Board, Major Award (2008)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award (Mohave Campaign) (2009)
  • NASA Space Act Board, Exceptional Award (2006)
  • JPL Technology and Applications Programs Honor Award for Exceptional Achievement (1998)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Atmospheric Lidar Team (1994)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, GOPEX (1993)
  • NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1992)
  • National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Resident Research Associateship (1978-1981)
  • Science Research Council (UK), Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (1976-1978)
  • British Gas Corporation, Research Scholarship (1973-1976)
Selected Publications
  1. T. Leblanc, I. S. McDermid and R. A. Aspey. First Year Operation of a New Water Vapor Raman Lidar at Table Mountain, California. J. Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, In Press, doi:10.1175/2007JTECHA978.1, 2008.
  2. T. Li, T. Leblanc, and I. S. McDermid. Interannual Variations of Middle Atmospheric Temperature as Measured by the JPL Lidar at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii (19.5°N, 155.6°W). J. Geophysical Research, In Press, 2007JD009764, 2008.
  3. W. Steinbrecht, H. Claude, F. Schöneborn, I. S. McDermid, T. Leblanc, S. Godin, T. Song, D. P. J. Swart, Y. J. Meijer, G. E. Bodeker, B. J. Connor, N. K?mpfer, K. Hocke, Y. Calisesi, N. Schneider, J. de la Noë, A. D. Parrish, I. S. Boyd, C. Brühl, B. Steil, M. Giorgetta, E. Manzini, L. W. Thomason, J. M. Zawodny, M. P. McCormick, J. M. Russell III, P. K. Bhartia, R. S. Stolarski and S. M. Hollandsworth-Frith. Long-Term Evolution of Upper Stratospheric Ozone at Selected Stations of the Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change (NDSC). J. Geophysical Research, 111, D10308, doi:10.1029/2005JD006454, 2006.
  4. T. Leblanc, O. P. Tripathi, I. S. McDermid, L. Froidevaux, N. J. Livesey, W. G. Read and J. W. Waters. Simultaneous Lidar and EOS-MLS Measurements, and Modeling of a Rare Polar Ozone Filament Event Over Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii. Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L16801, doi:10.1029/2006GL026257, 2006.
  5. O. P. Tripathi, T. Leblanc, F. Lef&èvre, M. Marchand, I. S. McDermid and A. Hauchecorne. Forecast, measurement, and modeling of an unprecedented polar ozone filament event over Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii. J. Geophysical Research, 111, D20308, doi:10.1029/2006JD007177, 2006.
  6. P. Keckhut, I. S. McDermid, D. Swart, T. J. McGee, S. Pal, S. Godin-Beekmann, A. Adriani, J. Barnes, H. Bencherif, H. Claude, G. Fiocco, G. Hansen, A. Hauchecorne, T. Leblanc, C. H. Lee, G. Mégie, H. Nakane and R. Neuber. Review of ozone and temperature lidar validations performed in the framework of the NDSC. J. Environmental Monitoring, 6, 721-733, doi:10.1039/B404256E, 2004.
  7. T. Leblanc, I. S. McDermid and A. Hauchecorne. A study of ozone variability and its connection with meridional transport in the Northern Pacific lower stratosphere during summer 2002. J. Geophysical Research, 109, D11105, doi:10.1029/2003JD004027, 2004.
  8. P. Keckhut, A. Hauchecorne, S. Henot, O. Coesnon, I. S. McDermid, T. Leblanc, G. von Cossart, F-J. Lubken, and U. von Zahn. Climatology of the Temperature Variability at the Middle Atmosphere (30-80 km) of the Northern Hemisphere Mid-Latitude (20-60oN). Recent Research and Developments in Geophysics, 4, 359-368 (2002)
  9. I. S. McDermid, G. Beyerle, D. A. Haner, and T. Leblanc. Redesign and improved performance of the JPL-TMF tropospheric ozone lidar. Applied Optics, 41, 7550-7555 (2002)
  10. J. Burris, T. McGee, W. Hoegy, L. Lait, L. Twigg, G. Sumnicht, W. Heaps, C. Hostetler, T. P. Bui, R. Neuber, and I. S. McDermid. Validation of Temperature Measurements from the Airborne Raman Ozone Temperature and Aerosol Lidar During SOLVE. J. Geophysical Research, 107, 8286-8296 (2002)
  11. T. Leblanc and I. S. McDermid. Quasi-biennial Oscillation Signatures in Ozone and Temperature Observed by Lidar at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, (19.5oN, 155.6oW). J. Geophysical Research, 106, 14,869-14,874 (2001)
  12. G. Beyerle, M. R. Gross, D. A. Haner, N. T. Kjome, I. S. McDermid, T. J. McGee, J. M. Rosen, H.-J. Schäfer, and O. Schrems. A Lidar and Backscattersonde Aerosol Measurement Campaign at Table Mountain During February-March 1997: Observations Cirrus Clouds. J. Atmospheric Sciences, 58, 1275-1287 (2001)
  13. T. Leblanc and I. S. McDermid. Stratospheric Ozone Climatology From Lidar Measurements at Table Mountain (34.4oN, 117.7oW) and Mauna Loa (19.5oN, 155.6oW). J. Geophysical Research, 105, 14,613-14,623 (2000)
  14. S. Godin, A. I. Carswell, D. P. Donovan, H. Claude, W. Steinbrecht, I. S. McDermid, T. J. McGee, M. R. Gross, H. Nakane, D. P. J. Swart, H. B. Bergwerff, O. Uchino, P. von der Gathen, and R. Neuber. Ozone Differential Absorption Lidar Algorithm Intercomparison. Applied Optics, 38, 6225-6236 (1999)
  15. R. D. McPeters, D. J. Hofmann, M. Clark, L. Flynn, L. Froidevaux, M. Gross, B. Johnson, G. Koenig, X. Liu, I. S. McDermid, T. McGee, F. Murcray, M. J. Newchurch, S. Oltmans, A. Parrish, R. Schnell, U. Singh, J. J. Tsou., T. D. Walsh, and J. M. Zawodny. Results from the 1995 Stratospheric Ozone Profile Intercomparison at Mauna Loa. J. Geophysical Research, 104, 30,505-30,514 (1999)
  16. T. Leblanc, I. S. McDermid, and D. A. Ortland. Lidar Observations of the Middle Atmosphere Thermal Tides and Comparison with HRDI and GSWM. Part II. October Observations at Mauna Loa (19.5oN). J. Geophysical Research, 104, 11,931-11,938 (1999)
  17. T. Leblanc, I. S. McDermid, and D. A. Ortland. Lidar Observations of the Middle Atmosphere Thermal Tides and Comparison with HRDI and GSWM. Part I. Methodology and Winter Observations at Table Mountain (34.4oN). J. Geophysical Research, 104, 11,917-11,929 (1999)
  18. G. Beyerle and I. S. McDermid. Altitude Range Resolution of Differential Absorption Lidar Ozone Profiles. Applied Optics, 38, 924-927 (1999)

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