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Bjorn Lambrigtsen

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Address:

4800 Oak Grove Drive
M/S 169-237

Pasadena, CA 91109

Phone:

818.354.8932

Fax:

818.393.4619

Member of:

Atmospheric Physics And Weather

Group Supervisor

Biography

Bjorn Lambrigtsen is a scientist who specializes in microwave observations of the Earth's atmosphere. His research activities ranges from the development of new technology and observational systems to the study of hurricanes. Since 1991 he has been the Microwave Instrument Scientist for the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder carried on NASA's Aqua satellite. He is also a member of the science team for NASA's upcoming NPOESS Preparatory Project satellite mission - a pathfinder for the nation's next generation of weather satellites. He led the development of a new aircraft-based microwave sounder, HAMSR, which is used in NASA field campaigns to study hurricanes. Finally, he is leading the development of GeoSTAR, a new concept for a microwave sounder for geostationary satellites.

Education

  • Ph.D.-level graduate work: Physics/J. Marburger, University of Southern California (1969-1978)
  • BS/MS-equivalent: Physics/I. Svare, Norwegian Institute of Technology (1967)

Professional Experience

  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1982-present)
    • Lead Scientist/ Group Supervisor (2002-present)
    • AIRS Microwave Instrument Scientist (1991-present)
    • Principal Investigator, GEO/SAMS and GeoSTAR (1999-present)
    • Principal Investigator, HAMSR (1998-present)
    • Member of NPP Science Team (2003-present)
    • AIRS Direct Broadcast Representative (1998-2002)
    • Acting Instrument Scientist for IMAS (1997-2000)
    • TOPEX Algorithm Development (1990-1992)
    • NSCAT Algorithm Development (1987-1990)
    • Microwave Research & Algorithm Development (1982-1987)

Research Interests

  • Microwave sounding: retrieval methods, new instruments/concepts
  • Hurricane research and data analysis
  • Science algorithm development

Selected Awards

  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Suomi NPP Mission Development Team (2012)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, HAMSR Global Hawk Team (2011)
  • NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal (2004)

Selected Publications

  1. Kakar, R.K., B.H. Lambrigtsen: "A Statistical Correlation Method for the Retrieval of Atmospheric Moisture Profiles by Microwave Radiometry;" J. Climate Appl. Meteor., 23, 1110-1114 (1984)
  2. Kakar, R.K., B.H. Lambrigtsen: "Retrieval of Vertical Moisture Profiles with Microwave Radiometry;" Proc. IGARSS '84, 449-451 (1984)
  3. Lambrigtsen, B.H., R.K. Kakar: "Estimation of Atmospheric Moisture Content from Microwave Radiometric Measurements during CCOPE;" J. Climate Appl. Meteor., 24, 266-274 (1985)
  4. Watkins, S.S., P.M. Chau, R. Tawel, B.H. Lambrigtsen, M. Plutowski: "A Hybrid Radial Basis Function Neurocomputer and its Applications;" Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 6 (NIPS 6), 850-857 (1994)
  5. Watkins, S.S., P.M. Chau, R. Tawel, B.H. Lambrigtsen: "Execution of a Remote Sensing Application on a Custom Neurocomputer;" IEEE Trans. Neural Networks, 6, 1505-1515 (1995)
  6. Lambrigtsen, B.H.: HAMSR - The first of a new generation of microwave sounders;" 10th International TOVS Study Conference, Boulder, CO, Report, p. 59 (1999)
  7. Lambrigtsen, B.H.: "GEO/SAMS - The Geostationary Synthetic Aperture Microwave Sounder;" Proc. IGARSS (2000)
  8. Lambrigtsen, B.H., A.L. Riley: "HAMSR - The High Altitude MMIC Sounding Radiometer;" Proc. NASA Earth Science Technology Conference (2001)
  9. Lambrigtsen, B.H., A.L. Riley: "Microwave Scattering Observed in Convective Cells During CAMEX-4;" Proc. AMS 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, p. 515 (2002)
  10. Lambrigtsen, B.H., E.F. Fishbein, A.L. Riley: "Hurricane Research with the High Altitude MMIC Sounding Radiometer;" Proc. NASA Earth Science Technology Conference (2002)
  11. Lambrigtsen, B.H.: "Calibration of the AIRS Microwave Instruments;" IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 41, pp. 369-378 (2003)
  12. Lambrigtsen, B.H., S.-Y. Lee: "Co-Alignment and Synchronization of the AIRS Instrument Suite;" IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 41, pp. 343-351 (2003)
  13. Lambrigtsen, B.H., R.V. Calheiros: "The Humidity Sounder for Brazil - An International Partnership;" IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 41, pp. 352- 361 (2003)
  14. Lambrigtsen, B.H.: "GeoSTAR - A New Approach for a Geostationary Microwave Sounder;" 13th International TOVS Study Conference, Ste.-Adele, Canada (2003)
  15. Lambrigtsen, B.H.: "Flooding Estimates from Aqua Microwave Observations;" Fall AGU, San Francisco (2003)
  16. Lambrigtsen, B.H., W. Wilson, A. Tanner, T. Gaier: "GeoSTAR - A Synthetic Aperture Approach for a Geostationary Microwave Sounder;" IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT (2004)
  17. Lambrigtsen, B.H, S. Brown, S. Dinardo, P. Kangaslahti, W. Wilson: "Progress in developing GeoSTAR - A microwave sounder for GOES-R", Proc. SPIE, Vol. 5882, doi:10.1117/12.615269 (2005)
  18. Lambrigtsen, B.H., A. Tanner, T. Gaier, P. Kangaslahti, S. Brown: "A Microwave Sounder for GOES-R: Developing the GeoSTAR Mission", Proc. IGARSS'06 (2006)

Projects

AIRS
GeoSTAR
GRIP
HS3
NAMMA
NPP
TCSP