Dr. James R. Slusser

Curriculum Vitae
UVB Radiation Monitoring and Research Program (UVMRP)
Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
Phone: (970) 491-3623
Fax: (970) 491-3601
Email: jim.slusser@colostate.edu


EDUCATION

  • 1994: Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK. Nitrogen Oxides in the Arctic Stratosphere: Implications for Ozone Abundances.
  • 1980: M. A. in Physics, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. Target Thickness Effects of Chlorine Ions at 49.5 MeV on Germanium.
  • 1977: B. S. in Physics, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.

    PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2002 - present: Director and Senior Research Scientist UVB Radiation Monitoring and Research Program, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
  • 1999 - 2002: Director and Research Scientist UVB Radiation Monitoring and Research Program, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
  • 1996 - 1999: Research Scientist UVB Radiation Monitoring and Research Program, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
  • 1994 - 1996: Research Associate Centre for Atmospheric Science, Chemistry Department, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England.
  • 1994: Research Associate National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Lauder, New Zealand.
  • 1984-1987: Design Engineer Atlas Electric Devices, Chicago, IL. Released to production an outdoor temperature stabilized 340 nm UV filter radiometer. Supervised the electronic, optical,and mechanical design and wrote the calibration procedure. Released to production a digital 100 Ohm Pt temperature sensor.
  • 1980-1984: Physics Lab Director Loyola University of Chicago, IL. Trained and supervised undergraduate teaching assistants. Wrote experiments and designed laboratory equipment.

    PUBLICATIONS - peer reviewed

  • Goering, C.D., T. S. L'Ecuyer, G. L. Stephens, J. R. Slusser, G. Scott, J. Davis, J. C. Barnard, S. Madronich. 2005. Simultaneous retrievals of column ozone and aerosol optical properties from direct and diffuse solar irradiance measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 110, No. O5, D05204, 10.1029/2004JD005330.
  • Krotkov, N., P. K. Bhartia, J.R. Herman, J. R. Slusser, G. Labow, G. Scott, G. Janson, T. F. Eck, and B. Holbe., 2005. Aerosol UV absorption experiment (2002-04): 1. UV-MFRSR calibration and intercomparison with CIMEL sun photometers. In press, Opt. Engr.
  • Krotkov, N., P. K. Bhartia, J.R. Herman, J. R. Slusser, G. Labow, G. Scott, G. Janson, T. F. Eck, and B. Holben. 2005. Aerosol UV absorption experiment (2002-04): 2. Absorption optical thickness, refractive index and single scattering albedo. In press, Opt. Engr.
  • Kimlin, M.G., J. R. Slusser, K. A., Schallhorn,, K. Lantz and R. S. Meltzer. 2005. Comparison of ultraviolet data from co-located instruments from the US EPA Brewer Spectrophotometer Network and the USDA UVB Monitoring and Research Program. In press, Opt. Engr.
  • Liang, X-Z, Min Xu, W. Gao, K. Kunkel, J. R. Slusser, Y. Dai, Q. Min, P. R. Houser, M. Rodell, C. Barker Schaaf, and F. Gao. 2005. Development of Land Surface Albedo Parameterization Based on MODIS data. In press, J. Geophys. Res.
  • Wetzel, M. And J. R. Slusser. 2005. Mesoscale distributions of UV spectral irradiance, actinic flux and photolysis rates derived from multispectral satellite data and radiative transfer models. In press, Opt. Engr.
  • Hand, J.L., S.M. Kreidenweis, J. Slusser, and G. Scott. 2004. Comparisons of aerosol optical properties derived from Sun photometry to estimates inferred from surface measurements in big Bend National Park, Texas. Atmos. Envir. 38: 6813-6821
  • Grant, R.H., J.R. Slusser. 2004. Estimation of Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density from 368-nm Spectral Irradiance. J. Atmos. and Ocean. Tech.. 21: 481-487
  • Barnard, J. C., E. G. Chapman, J. D. Fast, J. R. Schmelzer, J. R. Slusser, and R. E. Shetter, 2004: An evaluation of the FAST-J photolysis algorithm for predicting nitrogen dioxide photolysis rates under clear and cloudy sky conditions. Atmos. Envir., 38, 3393-3403.
  • Grant, R., J.R. Slusser. 2004. Estimation of Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density from 368-nm Spectral Irradiance. J. Atmosph. Ocean. Tech., 21: 481 - 487
  • Hand, J.L., S.M. Kreidenweis, J. Slusser, and G. Scott. 2004. Comparisons of aerosol optical properties derived from Sun photometry to estimates inferred from surface measurements in big Bend National Park, Texas. Atmos. Envir.. 38: 6813-6821
  • Heisler, G.M., R.H. Grant, W. Gao, and J.R. Slusser. 2004. Solar ultraviolet-B radiation in urban environments: the case of Baltimore, Maryland. J. Photochem. Photobiol.. 80: 422-428
  • Milchunas, D.G., J.Y. King, A.R. Mosier, J.C. Moore, J.A. Morgan, M.H. Quirk and J.R. Slusser. 2004. UV radiation effects on plant growth and forage quality in a shortgrass steppe ecosystem. J. Photochem. Photobiol.. 79 (5): 404-410
  • Gao, W., R. H. Grant, G. M. Heisler and J. R. Slusser. 2003. A Geometric Radiation Transfer Model for Vegetation Canopies in the UV-B. Agronomy J., 94, 475-482.
  • Gao, W., Y. Zheng, J.R. Slusser and G.M. Heisler, 2003, Impact of enhanced ultraviolet-B irradiance on cotton growth, development, yield and qualities under field conditions. J. Agric. Forest Meteorol., 120, 241-248.
  • Gao, W., R.H. Grant, G.M. Heisler and J.R. Slusser. 2003. Ultraviolet-B radiation in a row-crop canopy: an extended 1-D model. J. Agric. Forest Meteorol., 120, 141-152.
  • Grant, R.H. and J.R. Slusser. 2003. Interpolation of UV-B radiation across the contiguous U.S. Theor. Appl. Climatol.,74
  • Heisler, G.M., R.H. Grant, W. Gao, and J.R. Slusser. 2003. Ultraviolet radiation and its impacts on agriculture and forests. J. Agric. Forest Meteorol., 120, 3-7.
  • McArthur, L.J.B., J.R. Slusser, N.T. O'Neill, C. Wehrli, D.H. Halliwell, and O.J. Niebergall. 2002. Comparison of optical depth measurements at the Bratt's Lake Observatory, Saskatchewan, Canada. J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D9), 4596, doi:10.1029/2002JD002964.
  • Petters, J.L., V.K. Saxena, J.R. Slusser, B.N. Wenny, and S. Madronich. 2003. Aerosol Single Scattering Albedo Retrieved from Measurements of Surface UV Irradiance and a Radiative Transfer Model. J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D9), 4288, doi:10.1029/2002JD002360.
  • Gao, W., R.H. Grant, G. M. Heisler, and J. R. Slusser. 2002. A Geometric UV-B Radiation Transfer Model Applied to Vegetation Canopies. Agronomy J., 94(3), 475-482.
  • Wetzel, M.A., G.E. Shaw, J.R. Slusser, R.D. Borys, C.F. Cahill. 2003. Physical, chemical and ultraviolet radiative signatures of aerosol in central Alaska. J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D14), 4418, doi:10.1029/2002JD003208.
  • Lantz, K., P. Disterhoft, E. Early, A. Thompson, J. DeLuisi, P. Kiedron, L. Harrison, J. Berndt, W. Mou, T. J. Erhamjian, L. Cabausua, J. Robertson, D. Hayes, J. Slusser, D. Bigelow, G. Janson, A. Beaubian, M. Beaubian. 2002. The 1997 North American Interagency Intercomparison of Ultraviolet Monitoring Spectroradiometers. J. Res. Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol., 107, 19-62.
  • Gao, W., J. R. Slusser, J. Gibson, G. Scott, D. Bigelow. 2001. Direct-Sun Column Ozone Retrievals by the UV Multi-filter Rotating Shadow-band Radiometer and Comparison with Those from Brewer and Dobson Spectrophotometer. Appl. Opt., 40(19), 3149-3155.
  • Vuilleumier, L., R. A. Harley, N. J. Brown, J. R. Slusser, D. Kolinski, and D. S. Bigelow. 2001. Variability in Solar Ultraviolet Irradiance during the Southern California Ozone Study (SCOS97). Atmos. Environ., 35(6), 1111-1122.
  • Frederick, J. E., J. R. Slusser, and D. S. Bigelow. 2000. Annual and interannual behavior of solar ultraviolet irradiance revealed by broadband measurements. Photochem. Photobiol., 72(4), 488-496.
  • Slusser, J.R., J. H. Gibson, D. Kolinski, P. Disterhoft, K. Lantz and A. F. Beaubien. 2000. Langley Method of Calibrating UV Filter Radiometers. J. Geophys. Res., 105, 4841-4849.
  • Bigelow, D. S., and J. R. Slusser. 2000. Establishing the stability of multi-filter UV rotating shadow-band radiometers. J. Geophys. Res., 105, 4833-4840.
  • Bodhaine, B., N. B. Wood, E. G. Dutton, and J. R. Slusser. 1999. Note on Optical Depth Calculations. J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 16, 1854-1861.
  • Lantz, K. O., P. Disterhoft, J. J. DeLuisi, E. Early, A. Thompson, D. Bigelow, and J. R. Slusser. 1999. Methodology for deriving erythemal calibration factors for UV broadband radiometers of the U.S. Central UV Calibration Facility. J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 16, 1736-1752.
  • Slusser, J.R., J. H. Gibson, D. S. Bigelow, D. Kolinski, W. Mou, G. Koenig, and A. Beaubien. 1999. Comparison of column ozone retrievals employing a UV multi-filter rotating shadow-band radiometer with those from Brewer and Dobson spectrophotometers. Appl. Opt., 38(9), 1543-1551.
  • Kaye, J A., B. B. Hicks, E. C. Weatherhead, C. S. Long, and J. R. Slusser. 1999. U.S. Interagency UV Monitoring Program Established and Operating. EOS 80(10), 113-116.
  • Bigelow, D. S., J. R. Slusser, A. F. Beaubien, and J. H. Gibson. 1998. The USDA Ultraviolet Radiation Monitoring Program. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 79, 601-615.
  • Slusser, J. R., X. Liu, K. Stamnes, G. Shaw, R. Smith, R. Storvold, P. Good, and F. Murcray. 1998. High Latitude Stratospheric NO2 and HNO3 over Fairbanks (65N) 1992-94. J. Geophys. Res. 103, 1549-1554.
  • Slusser, J. R., H. K. Roscoe, A. Sarkissian, D. J. Fish, E. K. Strong, and R. L. Jones. 1997. Five years of NO2 Vertical Column Abundances at Faraday (65S): Evidence for the Hydrolysis of BrONO2 on Pinatubo Aerosols. J. Geophys. Res., 102(12), 987-12,993.
  • Slusser, J. R., K. Hammond, A. Kylling, K. Stamnes, L. Perliski, A. Dahlback, D. E. Anderson,and R. DeMajistre. 1996. Comparison of Air Mass Computations. J. Geophys. Res., 101, 9315-9321.
  • Stamnes, K., Z. Jin, and J. R. Slusser. 1992. Severalfold Enhancement of Biologically Effective Ultraviolet Radiation Levels at McMurdo Station Antarctica During the 1990 Ozone "Hole". Geophys. Res. Lett., 19, 1013-1016.
  • Stamnes K., J. R. Slusser, and M. Bowen. 1991. Derivation of total ozone abundance and cloud effects from spectral irradiance measurements. Appl. Opt., 30, 4418-4426.
  • Stamnes, K., J. R. Slusser, M. Bowen, C. Booth, and T. Lucas. 1990. Biologically Effective Ultraviolet Radiation, Total Ozone Abundance, and Cloud Optical Depth at McMurdo Station, Antarctica September 15, 1988 through April 15, 1989. Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 2181-2184.

    PUBLICATIONS - proceedings

  • Gao, W., Y. Zheng, J.R. Slusser and G.M. Heisler. 2002. Impact of Enhanced Ultraviolet-B Irradiance on Cotton Yield and Qualities. SPIE Proc., 4482 , 381-387.
  • Gao, W., R.H. Grant, G.M. Heisler, and J.R. Slusser. 2002. Modeling ultraviolet-B radiation in a maize canopy. SPIE Proc., 4482 , 395-407.
  • Gao, W., J.R. Slusser, L.C. Harrison, P. Disterhoft, Q. Min, B. Olson, K. Lantz and B. Davis. 2002. Comparisons of UV Synthetic Spectra Retrieved from the USDA UV Multi-filter Rotating Shadow-band Radiometer with Collocated USDA Reference UV Spectroradiometer and NIWA UV Spectroradiometer. SPIE Proc., 4482 , 408-414.
  • Slusser, J.R., N. Krotkov, W. Gao, J.R. Herman, G. Labow and G. Scott. 2002. Comparisons of USDA UV shadow-band Irradiance Measurements with TOMS Satellite and DISORT Model Retrievals Under All Sky conditions. SPIE Proc., 4482 , 56-63.
  • Zheng, Y., W. Gao, J. R. Slusser, R. H. Grant and C Wang. 2002. Yield and Yield Formation of Winter Wheat in Response to Enhanced Solar Ultraviolet-B Radiation. SPIE Proc., 4482 , 335-340.

    INVITED TALKS

  • US Forestry Service Air Quality Research Meeting, "Detecting Smoke from Forest Fires Using USDA Shadow-band Radiometers," Fairfax VA, August 2002.
  • Colorado State University, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, "Retrieving Aerosol and Cloud Properties Properties from USDA Shaadowband Radiometers," Ft. Collins CO, February 2000.
  • American Meteorlogical Society, Sun Photometer Workshop, "Retrieving Aerosol Properties using the UV-MFRSR," Madison WI, July 1999.
  • University of Denver Physics Department, "Retrieving Atmospheric Properties using the USDA Ultraviolet Multi-filter Rotating Shadow-band Radiometer," Denver CO, February 1999.
  • NOAA Climate Monitoring Diagnostics Laboratory, "Langley Calibrations, Aerosol Optical Depths, and Ozone Retrievals at Mauna Loa Observatory using the USDA UV Multi-filter Rotating Shadowband Radiometer," Boulder CO, November 1998.
  • NASA Goddard Institute of Space Science, Sun Photometer Workshop, "The USDA UV Multi-filter Rotating Shadowband Radiometer," New York NY, July 1998.
  • American Society of Photobiologists Annual Meeting, "Comparison of UV Radiative Transfer Models," St. Louis MO, July 1997.
  • COSPAR Meeting, "NO2 Vertical Column Abundances at Faraday (65S) and Fairbanks (65N): Evidence for Hemispheric Asymmetry?" Manchester UK, July 1996.
  • University of Denver, Department of Chemistry, "Five years of NO2 Vertical Column Abundances at Faraday (65S): Evidence for the Hydrolysis of BrONO2 on Pinatubo Aerosols," Denver CO, May 1996.
  • Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Sciences, "Solar Radiation Measurements: the Zenith-Pointing Spectrometer and the Multi-Filter Rotating Shadowband Radiometer," Fort Collins CO, May 1996.
  • NASA Langley,"Column NO2 Measurements with the SAOZ Spectrometer and using them to validate SAGE II Satellite Measurements," Hampton VA, May 1996.

    PRESENTATIONS

  • Shetter, R. E., L. Conquini, S. R. Hall, B. Lefer, and J. R. Slusser, American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, poster "Aerosol Effects on Tropospheric Urban Photolysis Frequencies," New Orleans LA, January 2002.
  • Gao, W., J. R. Slusser et al., American Geophysical Union, poster "AMORE: Atmospheric Modeling of Radiaiton Experiment," San Francisco CA, December 2001.
  • Slusser, J. R., W. Gao, and G. Janson, Third International Conference on Geospatial Information inAgriculture and Forestry, poster "Atmospheric Correction using Aerosol Optical Depths from 325 nm to 860 nm from the USDA UVB Network," Denver CO, November 2001.
  • McArthur, L. J. B., J. R. Slusser, E. K. Wu, American Association for Aerosol Research, talk "A comparison of optical depths at Bratt's Lake, Canada," Portland OR, September 2001.
  • Slusser, J. R., J. R. Herman, W. Gao , N. Krotkov, G. Labow, and G. Scott, Society of Photo-Instrumentation Engineers, talk "Comparisons of USDA UV-MFRSR UV irradiance measurementswith TOMS satellite retrievals and DISORT under various cloud and aerosol conditions," San Diego CA, July 2001.
  • Bergin, M., N. Laulainen, J. R. Slusser, and D. Bigelow, American Association for Aerolsol Research, poster "Comparison of Aerosol Radiative Properties Measured at the Sur face and Over the Entire Atmospheric Column With Surface Irradiance Measurements at Bondville, IL," Tacoma WA, October 1999.
  • Slusser, J. R., D. S. Bigelow, American Society for Photobiology, poster "USDA UV-B Radiation Monitoring Program," Washington DC, July 1999.
  • Slusser, J. R., American Geophysical Union, talk "Stability of the USDA UV-MFRSR and Comparisons with Model and TOMS Irradiance Retrievals," San Francisco CA, December 1998.
  • Slusser, J. R., European Conference on Atmospheric Ultraviolet Radiation, poster "Langley calibration and ozone retrievals using the USDA muti-filter rotating shadowband radiometer," Helsinki, Finland, June 1998.
  • Slusser, J. R.,American Geophysical Union, poster "UV Langley calibration," San Francisco CA, December 1997.
  • Gibson, J. H., D. S. Bigelow, and J. R. Slusser, International Radiation Symposium, poster "The USDA UV-B Monitoring Program," Fairbanks AK, August 1996.

    MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Geophysical Union
  • American Meteorological Society
  • Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers