Michael T. Ritsche

Scientific Associate
Atmospheric Research Section, Environmental Research Division
mtritsche@anl.gov

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

B.S., Magna Cum Laude, Meteorology, 1997, Northern Illinois University
M.S., Geography, 2001, Northern Illinois University

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Surface meteorological instrumentation and remote sensing for studies of surface layer energy exchange, turbulence, and diffusion. Applications of climate information and methodologies for both the private and public sectors. Global climate change, atmospheric chemistry, and the role of phenomenon such as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation and North Atlantic Oscillation on climate variability. Instrument team for the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Changnon, D., Ritsche, M., Elyea, K., Shelton, S., and Schramm, K., " Integrating Climate And Natural Gas Supply Information Into a Natural Gas Purchasing Decision," Meteorological Applications 7:211-216 (2000).

Cook, D. R., Ritsche, M. T., Holdridge, D. J., and Wesely, M. L. , " SGP Instrument Systems Performance and Data Quality Reporting for 2002, " poster at ARM Science Team Meeting, Broomfield, CO, March 29-April 3, 2003.