Russell Philbrick
Area(s) of Expertise
- Atmospheric Physics
- Optical Propagation through Ocean, Aerosol Scattering
Research Summary
My primary research interests are in atmospheric and space physics. My early research in 1960’s and 70’s used mass spectrometers on rockets and satellites to make some of the early studies of the atmospheric structure and composition in the middle atmosphere and thermosphere, and in the ionosphere. These measurements are the basis of the US Standard Atmosphere and several other models still used today. Atmospheric structure and dynamics of the mesosphere and thermosphere was studied using a very high sensitivity piezoelectric accelerometer on rocket payloads, the emphasis was on mesospheric dynamics, noctilucent clouds, auroral processes, and winter anomaly. Beginning in the mid-1970’s, I started developing lidar techniques for remote sensing of the atmospheric properties, chemistry, and processes.
Publications
- Atmospheric absorption versus deep ultraviolet (pre-)resonance in Raman LIDAR measurements , Laser radar technology and applications xxi (2016)
- Resonance-Enhanced Raman Scattering of Ring-Involved Vibrational Modes in the B-1(2u) Absorption Band of Benzene, Including the Kekule Vibrational Modes nu(9) and nu(10) , JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A (2016)
- Deep ultraviolet Raman spectroscopy: A resonance-absorption trade-off illustrated by diluted liquid benzene , Journal of Applied Physics (2015)
- Lidar investigations of atmospheric dynamics , Lidar remote sensing for environmental monitoring xv (2015)
- UV resonance Raman signatures of phonon-allowed absorptions and phonon-driven bubble formation , Ultrafast nonlinear imaging and spectroscopy iii (2015)
- Measurement of atmospheric oxygen using long-path supercontinuum absorption spectroscopy , JOURNAL OF APPLIED REMOTE SENSING (2014)
- Coherence in UV resonance Raman spectroscopy of liquid benzene and toluene, but not ice , Ultrafast imaging and spectroscopy (2013)
- Eye-safe compact Raman light detection and ranging temperature profiler , APPLIED OPTICS (2013)
- Multistatic lidar measurements of non-spherical aerosols , Laser radar technology and applications xviii (2013)
- Optical extinction dependence on wavelength and size distribution of airborne dust , Laser radar technology and applications xviii (2013)