Robert Banta
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- Pichugina YL; Banta RM; Brewer WA; Kenyon J; Olson JB; Turner DD; Wilczak J; Baidar S; Lundquist JK; Shaw WJ. (Oct 2022). Model Evaluation by Measurements from Collocated Remote Sensors in Complex Terrain. Weather and Forecasting , 37(10), 1829-1853. 10.1175/WAF-D-21-0214.1
- Hallar AG; Brown SS; Crosman E; Barsanti KC; Cappa CD; Faloona I; Fast J; Holmes HA; Horel J; Lin J. (Oct 2021). Coupled Air Quality and Boundary-Layer Meteorology in Western U.S. Basins during Winter: Design and Rationale for a Comprehensive Study. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society , 102(10), E2012-E2033. 10.1175/bams-d-20-0017.1
- Banta RM; Pichugina YL; Darby LS; Brewer WA; Olson JB; Kenyon JS; Baidar S; Benjamin SG; Fernando HJS; Lantz KO. (Sep 2021). Doppler-Lidar Evaluation of HRRR-Model Skill at Simulating Summertime Wind Regimes in the Columbia River Basin during WFIP2. Weather and Forecasting. 10.1175/waf-d-21-0012.1
- Sun J; Massman WJ; Banta RM; Burns SP. (Jun 2021). Revisiting the Surface Energy Imbalance. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres , 126(11). 10.1029/2020JD034219
- Darby LS; Senff CJ; Alvarez RJIIII; Banta RM; Bianco L; Helmig D; White AB. (May 2021). Spatial and temporal variability of ozone along the Colorado Front Range occurring over 2 days with contrasting wind flow. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene , 9(1). 10.1525/elementa.2020.00146
- Pichugina YL; Banta RM; Alan Brewer W; Bianco L; Draxl C; Kenyon J; Lundquist JK; Olson JB; Turner DD; Wharton S. (May 2020). Evaluating the WFIP2 updates to the HRRR model using scanning Doppler lidar measurements in the complex terrain of the Columbia River Basin. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy , 12(4). 10.1063/5.0009138
- Banta RM; Pichugina YL; Brewer WA; Choukulkar A; Lantz KO; Olson JB; Kenyon J; Fernando HJS; Krishnamurthy R; Stoelinga MJ. (Mar 2020). Characterizing NWP Model Errors Using Doppler-Lidar Measurements of Recurrent Regional Diurnal Flows: Marine-Air Intrusions into the Columbia River Basin. Monthly Weather Review , 148(3), 929-953. 10.1175/MWR-D-19-0188.1
- Rai RK; Berg LK; Newsom R; Kaul CM; Mirocha JD; Choukulkar A; Brewer A; Pichugina Y; Banta R. (Jan 2020). Characterization of turbulence under different stability conditions using lidar scanning data. Journal of Physics : Conference Series , 1452, 12085-12085. 10.1088/1742-6596/1452/1/012085
- McCaffrey, K; Wilczak, JM; Bianco, L; Grimit, E; Sharp, J; Banta, R; Friedrich, K; Fernando, HJS; Krishnamurthy, R; Leo, LS; Muradyan, P. (Dec 2019). Identification and Characterization of Persistent Cold Pool Events from Temperature and Wind Profilers in the Columbia River Basin. JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY , 58(12). 10.1175/JAMC-D-19-0046.1
- Olson, JB; Kenyon, JS; Djalalova, I; Bianco, L; Turner, DD; Pichugina, Y; Choukulkar, A; Toy, MD; Brown, JM; Angevine, WM; Akish, E; Bao, JW; Jimenez, P; Kosovic, B; Lundquist, KA; Draxl, C; Lundquist, JK; McCaa, J; McCaffrey, K; Lantz, K; Long, C; Wilczak, J; Banta, R; Marquis, M; Redfern, S; Berg, LK; Shaw, W; Cline, J. (Nov 2019). Improving Wind Energy Forecasting through Numerical Weather Prediction Model Development. BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY , 100(11). 10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0040.1
- Pichugina, YL; Banta, RM; Bonin, T; Brewer, WA; Choukulkar, A; McCarty, BJ; Baidar, S; Draxl, C; Fernando, HJS; Kenyon, J; Krishnamurthy, R; Marquis, M; Olson, J; Sharp, J; Stoelinga, M. (Aug 2019). Spatial Variability of Winds and HRRR-NCEP Model Error Statistics at Three Doppler-Lidar Sites in the Wind-Energy Generation Region of the Columbia River Basin. JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY , 58(8). 10.1175/JAMC-D-18-0244.1
- Wilczak, J.M., M. Stoelinga, L.K. Berg, J. Sharp, C. Draxl, K McCaffrey, R.M. Banta, L. Bianco, I. Djalalova, J.K. Lundquist, and Coauthors,. (Jan 2019). The Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2): Observational field campaign. , 100. 10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0035.1
- Wulfmeyer, V, DD Turner, B Baker, R Banta, A Behrendt, T Bonin, WA Brewer, M Buban, A Choukulkar, E Dumas, RM Hardesty, T Heus, J Ingwersen, D Lange, TR Lee, S Metzendorf, SK Muppa, T Meyers, R Newsom, M Osman, S Raasch, J Santanello, C Senff, F Spath, T Wagner and T Weckwerth. (Aug 2018). A NEW RESEARCH APPROACH FOR OBSERVING AND CHARACTERIZING LAND-ATMOSPHERE FEEDBACK. BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY , 99(8). 10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0009.1
- Banta, RM, YL Pichugina, WA Brewer, EP James, JB Olson, SG Benjamin, JR Carley, L Bianco, IV Djalalova, JM Wilczak, RM Hardesty, J Cline and MC Marquis. (Jun 2018). Evaluating and improving NWP forecast models for the fututre: How the Needs of Offshore Wind Energy Can Point the Way. BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY , 99(6). 10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0310.1
- Pichugina, YL, RM Banta, JB Olson, JR Carley, MC Marquis, WA Brewer, JM Wilczak, I Djalalova, L Bianco, EP James, SG Benjamin and J Cline. (Oct 2017). Assessment of NWP Forecast Models in Simulating Offshore Winds through the Lower Boundary Layer by Measurements from a Ship-Based Scanning Doppler Lidar. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW , 145(10). 10.1175/MWR-D-16-0442.1
- Bonin, TA, A Choukulkar, WA Brewer, SP Sandberg, AM Weickmann, YL Pichugina, RM Banta, SP Oncley and DE Wolfe. (Aug 2017). Evaluation of turbulence measurement techniques from a single Doppler lidar. ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES , 10(8). 10.5194/amt-10-3021-2017
- Pichugina, YL, WA Brewer, RM Banta, A Choukulkar, CTM Clack, MC Marquis, BJ McCarty, AM Weickmann, SP Sandberg, RD Marchbanks and RM Hardesty. (Jun 2017). Properties of the offshore low level jet and rotor layer wind shear as measured by scanning Doppler Lidar. WIND ENERGY , 20(6). 10.1002/we.2075
- Choukulkar, A, Y Pichugina, CTM Clack, R Calhoun, R Banta, A Brewer and M Hardesty. (Aug 2016). A new formulation for rotor equivalent wind speed for wind resource assessment and wind power forecasting. WIND ENERGY , 19(8). 10.1002/we.1929
- Djalalova, IV, J Olson, JR Carley, L Bianco, JM Wilczak, Y Pichugina, R Banta, M Marquis and J Cline. (Aug 2016). The POWER Experiment: Impact of Assimilation of a Network of Coastal Wind Profiling Radars on Simulating Offshore Winds in and above the Wind Turbine Layer. WEATHER AND FORECASTING , 31(4). 10.1175/WAF-D-15-0104.1
- Banta, RM, YL Pichugina, WA Brewer, JK Lundquist, ND Kelley, SP Sandberg, RJ Alvarez, RM Hardesty and AM Weickmann. (May 2015). 3D Volumetric Analysis of Wind Turbine Wake Properties in the Atmosphere Using High-Resolution Doppler Lidar. JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY , 32(5). 10.1175/JTECH-D-14-00078.1
- Ahmadov, R, S McKeen, M Trainer, R Banta, A Brewer, S Brown, PM Edwards, JA de Gouw, GJ Frost, J Gilman, D Helmig, B Johnson, A Karion, A Koss, A Langford, B Lerner, J Olson, S Oltmans, J Peischl, G Petron, Y Pichugina, JM Roberts, T Ryerson, R Schnell, C Senff, C Sweeney, C Thompson, PR Veres, C Warneke, R Wild, EJ Williams, B Yuan and R Zamora. (Jan 2015). Understanding high wintertime ozone pollution events in an oil- and natural gas-producing region of the western US. ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS , 15(1). 10.5194/acp-15-411-2015
- Edwards, PM, SS Brown, JM Roberts, R Ahmadov, RM Banta, JA deGouw, WP Dube, RA Field, JH Flynn, JB Gilman, M Graus, D Helmig, A Koss, AO Langford, BL Lefer, BM Lerner, R Li, SM Li, SA McKeen, SM Murphy, DD Parrish, CJ Senff, J Soltis, J Stutz, C Sweeney, CR Thompson, MK Trainer, C Tsai, PR Veres, RA Washenfelder, C Warneke, RJ Wild, CJ Young, B Yuan and R Zamora. (Oct 2014). High winter ozone pollution from carbonyl photolysis in an oil and gas basin. NATURE , 514(7522). 10.1038/nature13767
- Petron, G, A Karion, C Sweeney, BR Miller, SA Montzka, GJ Frost, M Trainer, P Tans, A Andrews, J Kofler, D Helmig, D Guenther, E Dlugokencky, P Lang, T Newberger, S Wolter, B Hall, P Novelli, A Brewer, S Conley, M Hardesty, R Banta, A White, D Noone, D Wolfe and R Schnell. (Jun 2014). A new look at methane and nonmethane hydrocarbon emissions from oil and natural gas operations in the Colorado Denver-Julesburg Basin. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES , 119(11). 10.1002/2013JD021272
- Aitken, ML, RM Banta, YL Pichugina and JK Lundquist. (Apr 2014). Quantifying Wind Turbine Wake Characteristics from Scanning Remote Sensor Data. JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY , 31(4). 10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00104.1
- Smalikho, IN, VA Banakh, YL Pichugina, WA Brewer, RM Banta, JK Lundquist and ND Kelley. (Nov 2013). Lidar Investigation of Atmosphere Effect on a Wind Turbine Wake. JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY , 30(11). 10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00108.1
- Karion, A, C Sweeney, G Petron, G Frost, RM Hardesty, J Kofler, BR Miller, T Newberger, S Wolter, R Banta, A Brewer, E Dlugokencky, P Lang, SA Montzka, R Schnell, P Tans, M Trainer, R Zamora and S Conley. (Aug 2013). Methane emissions estimate from airborne measurements over a western United States natural gas field. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS , 40(16). 10.1002/grl.50811
- Banta, RM, YL Pichugina, ND Kelley, RM Hardesty and WA Brewer. (Jun 2013). WIND ENERGY METEOROLOGY: Insight into Wind Properties in the Turbine-Rotor Layer of the Atmosphere from High-Resolution Doppler Lidar. BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY , 94(6). 10.1175/bams-d-11-00057
- Pichugina, YL, RM Banta, WA Brewer, SP Sandberg and RM Hardesty. (Feb 2012). Doppler Lidar-Based Wind-Profile Measurement System for Offshore Wind-Energy and Other Marine Boundary Layer Applications. JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY , 51(2). 10.1175/JAMC-D-11-040.1
- Sun, JL, L Mahrt, RM Banta and YL Pichugina. (Jan 2012). Turbulence Regimes and Turbulence Intermittency in the Stable Boundary Layer during CASES-99. JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES , 69(1). 10.1175/JAS-D-11-082.1
- Zaveri, RA, WJ Shaw, DJ Cziczo, B Schmid, RA Ferrare, ML Alexander, M Alexandrov, RJ Alvarez, WP Arnott, DB Atkinson, S Baidar, RM Banta, JC Barnard, J Beranek, LK Berg, F Brechtel, WA Brewer, JF Cahill, B Cairns, CD Cappa, D Chand, S China, JM Comstock, MK Dubey, RC Easter, MH Erickson, JD Fast, C Floerchinger, BA Flowers, E Fortner, JS Gaffney, MK Gilles, K Gorkowski, WI Gustafson, M Gyawali, J Hair, RM Hardesty, JW Harworth, S Herndon, N Hiranuma, C Hostetler, JM Hubbe, JT Jayne, H Jeong, BT Jobson, EI Kassianov, LI Kleinman, C Kluzek, B Knighton, KR Kolesar, C Kuang, A Kubatova, AO Langford, A Laskin, N Laulainen, RD Marchbanks, C Mazzoleni, F Mei, RC Moffet, D Nelson, MD Obland, H Oetjen, TB Onasch, I Ortega, M Ottaviani, M Pekour, KA Prather, JG Radney, RR Rogers, SP Sandberg, A Sedlacek, CJ Senff, G Senum, A Setyan, JE Shilling, M Shrivastava, C Song, . (Jan 2012). Overview of the 2010 Carbonaceous Aerosols and Radiative Effects Study (CARES). ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS , 12(16). 10.5194/acp-12-7647-2012
- Langford, AO, CJ Senff, RJ Alvarez, RM Banta, RM Hardesty, DD Parrish and TB Ryerson. (Oct 2011). Comparison between the TOPAZ Airborne Ozone Lidar and In Situ Measurements during TexAQS 2006. JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY , 28(10). 10.1175/JTECH-D-10-05043.1
- Alvarez, RJ, CJ Senff, AO Langford, AM Weickmann, DC Law, JL Machol, DA Merritt, RD Marchbanks, SP Sandberg, WA Brewer, RM Hardesty and RM Banta. (Oct 2011). Development and Application of a Compact, Tunable, Solid-State Airborne Ozone Lidar System for Boundary Layer Profiling. JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY , 28(10). 10.1175/JTECH-D-10-05044.1
- Banta, RM, CJ Senff, RJ Alvarez, AO Langford, DD Parrish, MK Trainer, LS Darby, RM Hardesty, B Lambeth, JA Neuman, WM Angevine, J Nielsen-Gammon, SP Sandberg and AB White. (Jan 2011). Dependence of daily peak O-3 concentrations near Houston, Texas on environmental factors: Wind speed, temperature, and boundary-layer depth. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT , 45(1). 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.09.030
- Senff, CJ, RJ Alvarez, RM Hardesty, RM Banta and AO Langford. (Oct 2010). Airborne lidar measurements of ozone flux downwind of Houston and Dallas. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES , 115. 10.1029/2009JD013689
- Langford, AO, SC Tucker, CJ Senff, RM Banta, WA Brewer, RJ Alvarez, RM Hardesty, BM Lerner and EJ Williams. (Aug 2010). Convective venting and surface ozone in Houston during TexAQS 2006. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES , 115. 10.1029/2009JD013301
- Tucker, SC, RM Banta, AO Langford, CJ Senff, WA Brewer, EJ Williams, BM Lerner, HD Osthoff and RM Hardesty. (May 2010). Relationships of coastal nocturnal boundary layer winds and turbulence to Houston ozone concentrations during TexAQS 2006. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES , 115. 10.1029/2009JD013169
- Gohm A; Mayr GJ; Darby LS; Banta RM. (Apr 2010). Evolution and structure of a cold front in an Alpine valley as revealed by a Doppler lidar. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society , 136(649), 962-977. 10.1002/qj.609
- Langford, AO, CJ Senff, RJ Alvarez, RM Banta and RM Hardesty. (Mar 2010). Long-range transport of ozone from the Los Angeles Basin: A case study. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS , 37. 10.1029/2010GL042507
- Pichugina, YL and RM Banta. (Jan 2010). Stable Boundary Layer Depth from High-Resolution Measurements of the Mean Wind Profile. JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY , 49(1). 10.1175/2009JAMC2168.1
- Langford, AO, CJ Senff, RM Banta, RM Hardesty, RJ Alvarez, SP Sandberg and LS Darby. (Jul 2009). Regional and local background ozone in Houston during Texas Air Quality Study 2006. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES , 114. 10.1029/2008JD011687
- Tucker, SC, WA Brewer, RM Banta, CJ Senff, SP Sandberg, DC Law, AM Weickmann and RM Hardesty. (Apr 2009). Doppler Lidar Estimation of Mixing Height Using Turbulence, Shear, and Aerosol Profiles. JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY , 26(4). 10.1175/2008JTECHA1157.1
- Banta RM. (Mar 2008). Stable-boundary-layer regimes from the perspective of the low-level jet. Acta Geophysica , 56(1), 58-87. 10.2478/s11600-007-0049-8
- Rucker M; Banta RM; Steyn DG. (Mar 2008). Along-valley structure of daytime thermally driven flows in the Wipp Valley. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology , 47(3), 733-751. 10.1175/2007JAMC1319.1
- Banta, RM, L Mahrt, D Vickers, J Sun, BB Balsley, YL Pichugina and EL Williams. (Sep 2007). The very stable boundary layer on nights with weak low-level jets. JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES , 64(9). 10.1175/JAS4002.1
- Darby, LS, SA McKeen, CJ Senff, AB White, RM Banta, MJ Post, WA Brewer, R Marchbanks, RJ Alvarez, SE Peckham, H Mao and R Talbot. (Aug 2007). Ozone differences between near-coastal and offshore sites in New England: Role of meteorology. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES , 112(D16). 10.1029/2007JD008446
- White, AB, LS Darby, CJ Senff, CW King, RM Banta, J Koermer, JM Wilczak, PJ Neiman, WM Angevine and R Talbot. (Feb 2007). Comparing the impact of meteorological variability on surface ozone during the NEAQS (2002) and ICARTT (2004) field campaigns. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES , 112(D10). 10.1029/2006JD007590
- Drobinski P; Carlotti P; Redelsperger J-L; Banta RM; Masson V; Newsom RK. (Jan 2007). Numerical and experimental investigation of the neutral atmospheric surface layer. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences , 64(1), 137-156. 10.1175/JAS3831.1
- Emeis S; Harris M; Banta RM. (Jan 2007). Boundary-layer anemometry by optical remote sensing for Wind energy applications. Meteorologische Zeitschrift , 16(4), 337-347. 10.1127/0941-2948/2007/0225
- Banta, RM, YL Pichugina and WA Brewer. (Nov 2006). Turbulent velocity-variance profiles in the stable boundary layer generated by a nocturnal low-level jet. JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES , 63(11). 10.1175/JAS3776.1
- Darby LS; Allwine KJ; Banta RM. (May 2006). Nocturnal low-level jet in a mountain basin complex. Part II: Transport and diffusion of tracer under stable conditions. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology , 45(5), 740-753. 10.1175/JAM2367.1
- Banta, RM, CJ Senff, J Nielsen-Gammon, LS Darby, TB Ryerson, RJ Alvarez, SR Sandberg, EJ Williams and M Trainer. (May 2005). A bad air day in Houston. BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY , 86(5). 10.1175/BAMS-86-5-657
- Newsom RK; Banta RM. (Dec 2004). Assimilating coherent Doppler lidar measurements into a model of the atmospheric boundary layer. part II: Sensitivity analyses. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology , 21(12), 1809-1824. 10.1175/JTECH-1676.1
- Weissmann MD; Mayr GJ; Banta RM; Gohm A. (Nov 2004). Observations of the temporal evolution and spatial structure of the gap flow in the Wipp Valley on 2 and 3 October 1999. Monthly Weather Review , 132(11), 2684-2697. 10.1175/MWR2817.1
- Drobinski P; Carlotti P; Newsom RK; Banta RM; Foster RC; Redelsperger JL. (Oct 2004). corrigendum: The structure of the near-neutral atmospheric surface layer (vol 61, pg 699, 2004). Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences , 61(19), 2400-2400. 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<2400:C>2.0.CO;2
- Banta RM; Darby LS; Fast JD; Pinto JO; Whiteman CD; Shaw WJ; Orr BW. (Oct 2004). Nocturnal low-level jet in a mountain basin complex. part I: Evolution and effects on local flows. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology , 43(10), 1348-1365. 10.1175/JAM2142.1
- Newsom RK; Banta RM. (Sep 2004). Assimilating coherent Doppler lidar measurements into a model of the atmospheric boundary layer. Part I: Algorithm development and sensitivity to measurement error. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology , 21(9), 1328-1345. 10.1175/1520-0426(2004)021<1328:ACDLMI>2.0.CO;2
- Mayr GJ; Armi L; Arnold S; Banta RM; Darby LS; Durran DD; Flamant C; Gabersek S; Gohm A; Mayr R. (Apr 2004). Gap flow measurements during the Mesoscale Alpine Programme. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics , 86(1-2), 99-119. 10.1007/s00703-003-0022-2
- Drobinski P; Carlotti P; Newson RK; Banta RM; Foster RC; Redelsperger JL. (Mar 2004). The structure of the near-neutral atmospheric surface layer. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences , 61(6), 699-714. 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<0699:TSOTNA>2.0.CO;2
- Sun JL; Lenschow DH; Burns SP; Banta RM; Newsom RK; Coulter R; Frasier S; Ince T; Nappo C; Balsley BB. (Feb 2004). Atmospheric disturbances that generate intermittent turbulence in nocturnal boundary layers. Boundary-Layer Meteorology: an international journal of physical and biological processes in the atmospheric boundary layer , 110(2), 255-279. 10.1023/A:1026097926169
- Banta, RM, YL Pichugina and RK Newsom. (Oct 2003). Relationship between low-level jet properties and turbulence kinetic energy in the nocturnal stable boundary layer. JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES , 60(20). 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<2549:RBLJPA>2.0.CO;2
- Banta, RM and AB White. (May 2003). Mixing-height differences between land use types: Dependence on wind speed. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES , 108(D10). 10.1029/2002JD002748
- Ryerson, TB, M Trainer, WM Angevine, CA Brock, RW Dissly, FC Fehsenfeld, GJ Frost, PD Goldan, JS Holloway, G Hubler, RO Jakoubek, WC Kuster, JA Neuman, DK Nicks, DD Parrish, JM Roberts, DT Sueper, EL Atlas, SG Donnelly, F Flocke, A Fried, WT Potter, S Schauffler, V Stroud, AJ Weinheimer, BP Wert, C Wiedinmyer, RJ Alvarez, RM Banta, LS Darby and CJ Senff. (Apr 2003). Effect of petrochemical industrial emissions of reactive alkenes and NOx on tropospheric ozone formation in Houston, Texas. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES , 108(D8). 10.1029/2002JD003070
- White AB; Templeman BD; Angevine WM; Zamora RJ; King CW; Russell CA; Banta RM; Brewer WA; Olszyna KJ. (Mar 2003). Regional contrast in morning transitions observed during the 1999 Southern Oxidants Study Nashville/Middle Tennessee intensive (vol 107, 2002). Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres , 108(D5). 10.1029/2003JD003393
- Angevine, WM, AB White, CJ Senff, M Trainer, RM Banta and MA Ayoub. (Feb 2003). Urban-rural contrasts in mixing height and cloudiness over Nashville in 1999. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES , 108(D3). 10.1029/2001JD001061
- Durran DR; Maric T; Banta RM; Darby LS; Hardesty RM. (Jan 2003). A comparison of ground-based Doppler lidar and airborne in situ wind observations above complex terrain. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society , 129(588), 693-713. 10.1256/qj.02.39
- Newsom RK; Banta RM. (Jan 2003). Shear-flow instability in the stable nocturnal boundary layer as observed by Doppler lidar during CASES-99. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences , 60(1), 16-33. 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<0016:SFIITS>2.0.CO;2
- White, AB, BD Templeman, WM Angevine, RJ Zamora, CW King, CA Russell, RM Banta, WA Brewer and KJ Olszyna. (Dec 2002). Regional contrast in morning transitions observed during the 1999 Southern Oxidants Study Nashville Middle Tennessee Intensive. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES , 107(D23). 10.1029/2001JD002036
- Darby LS; Banta RM; Pielke RA. (Dec 2002). Comparisons between mesoscale model terrain sensitivity studies and Doppler lidar measurements of the sea breeze at Monterey Bay. Monthly Weather Review , 130(12), 2813-2838. 10.1175/1520-0493(2002)130<2813:CBMMTS>2.0.CO;2
- Sun JL; Burns SP; Lenschow DH; Banta R; Newsom R; Coulter R; Frasier S; Ince T; Nappo C; Cuxart J. (Nov 2002). Intermittent turbulence associated with a density current passage in the stable boundary layer. Boundary-Layer Meteorology: an international journal of physical and biological processes in the atmospheric boundary layer , 105(2), 199-219. 10.1023/A:1019969131774
- Banta, RM, RK Newsom, JK Lundquist, YL Pichugina, RL Coulter and L Mahrt. (Nov 2002). Nocturnal low-level jet characteristics over Kansas during CASES-99. BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY , 105(2). 10.1023/A:1019992330866
- Darby, LS, RM Banta, WA Brewer, WD Neff, RD Marchbanks, BJ McCarty, CJ Senff, AB White, WM Angevine and EJ Williams. (Jul 2002). Vertical variations in O-3 concentrations before and after a gust front passage. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES , 107(D13). 10.1029/2001JD000996
- Poulos GS; Blumen W; Fritts DC; Lundquist JK; Sun J; Burns SP; Nappo C; Banta R; Newsom R; Cuxart J. (Apr 2002). CASES-99: A comprehensive investigation of the stable nocturnal boundary layer. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society , 83(4), 555-581. 10.1175/1520-0477(2002)083<0555:CACIOT>2.3.CO;2
- Flamant, C, P Drobinski, L Nance, R Banta, L Darby, J Dusek, M Hardesty, J Pelon and E Richard. (Apr 2002). Gap flow in an Alpine valley during a shallow south fohn event: Observations, numerical simulations and hydraulic analogue. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY , 128(582). 10.1256/003590002320373256
- Grund CJ; Banta RM; George JL; Howell JN; Post MJ; Richter RA; Weickmann AM. (Jan 2001). High-resolution Doppler lidar for boundary layer and cloud research. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology , 18(3), 376-393. 10.1175/1520-0426(2001)018<0376:HRDLFB>2.0.CO;2
- Darby, LS, WD Neff and RM Banta. (Sep 1999). Multiscale analysis of a meso-beta frontal passage in the complex terrain of the Colorado front range. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW , 127(9). 10.1175/1520-0493(1999)127<2062:MAOAMF>2.0.CO;2
- Banta RM; Darby LS; Kaufmann P; Levinson DH; Zhu CJ. (Aug 1999). Wind-flow patterns in the Grand Canyon as revealed by Doppler lidar. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology , 38(8), 1069-1083. 10.1175/1520-0450(1999)038<1069:WFPITG>2.0.CO;2
- White AB; Senff CJ; Banta RM. (May 1999). A comparison of mixing depths observed by ground-based wind profilers and an airborne lidar. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology , 16(5), 584-590. 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0584:ACOMDO>2.0.CO;2
- Nunnermacker LJ; Imre D; Daum PH; Kleinman L; Lee YN; Lee JH; Springston SR; Newman L; Weinstein-Lloyd J; Luke WT. (Nov 1998). Characterization of the Nashville urban plume on July 3 and July 18, 1995. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres , 103(D21), 28129-28148. 10.1029/98JD01961
- McNider RT; Norris WB; Song AJ; Clymer RL; Gupta S; Banta RM; Zamora RJ; White AB; Trainer M. (Sep 1998). Meteorological conditions during the 1995 Southern Oxidants Study Nashville Middle Tennessee Field Intensive. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres , 103(D17), 22225-22243. 10.1029/98JD01203
- Valente RJ; Imhoff RE; Tanner RL; Meagher JF; Daum PH; Hardesty RM; Banta RM; Alvarez RJ; McNider RT; Gillani NV. (Sep 1998). Ozone production during an urban air stagnation episode over Nashville, Tennessee. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres , 103(D17), 22555-22568. 10.1029/98JD01641
- Banta, RM, CJ Senff, AB White, M Trainer, RT McNider, RJ Valente, SD Mayor, RJ Alvarez, RM Hardesty, D Parrish and FC Fehsenfeld. (Sep 1998). Daytime buildup and nighttime transport of urban ozone in the boundary layer during a stagnation episode. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES , 103(D17). 10.1029/98JD01020
- Rothermel J; Cutten DR; Hardesty RM; Menzies RT; Howell JN; Johnson SC; Tratt DM; Olivier LD; Banta RM. (Apr 1998). The Multi-center Airborne Coherent Atmospheric Wind Sensor. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society , 79(4), 581-599. 10.1175/1520-0477(1998)079<0581:TMCACA>2.0.CO;2
- McKendry IG; Steyn DG; Banta RM; Strapp W; Anlauf K; Pottier J. (Apr 1998). Daytime photochemical pollutant transport over a tributary valley lake in southwestern British Columbia. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology , 37(4), 393-404. 10.1175/1520-0450(1998)037<0393:DPPTOA>2.0.CO;2
- Rothermel J; Olivier LD; Banta RM; Hardesty RM; Howell JN; Cutten DR; Johnson SC; Menzies RT; Tratt DM. (Jan 1998). Remote sensing of multi-level wind fields with high-energy airborne scanning coherent Doppler lidar. Optics Express , 2(2), 40-50. 10.1364/OE.2.000040
- Banta RM; Shepson PB; Bottenheim JW; Anlauf KG; Wiebe HA; Gallant A; Biesenthal T; Olivier LD; Zhu CJ; McKendry IG. (Jul 1997). Nocturnal cleansing flows in a tributary valley. Atmospheric Environment , 31(14), 2147-2162. 10.1016/S1352-2310(96)00359-7
- Pottier JL; Pryor SC; Banta RM. (Jul 1997). Synoptic variability related to boundary layer and surface features observed during Pacific '93. Atmospheric Environment , 31(14), 2163-2173. 10.1016/S1352-2310(96)00274-9
- McKendry IG; Steyn DG; Lundgren J; Hoff RM; Strapp W; Anlauf K; Froude F; Martin JB; Banta RM; Olivier LD. (Jul 1997). Elevated ozone layers and vertical down-mixing over the Lower Fraser Valley, BC. Atmospheric Environment , 31(14), 2135-2146. 10.1016/S1352-2310(96)00127-6
- Banta RM; Olivier LD; Gudiksen PH; Lange R. (Mar 1996). Implications of small-scale flow features to modeling dispersion over complex terrain. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology , 35(3), 330-342. 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<0330:IOSSFF>2.0.CO;2
- BANTA RM. (Dec 1995). SEA BREEZES SHALLOW AND DEEP ON THE CALIFORNIA COAST. Monthly Weather Review , 123(12), 3614-3622. 10.1175/1520-0493(1995)123<3614:SBSADO>2.0.CO;2
- LEVINSON DH; BANTA RM. (Jul 1995). OBSERVATIONS OF A TERRAIN-FORCED MESOSCALE VORTEX AND CANYON DRAINAGE FLOWS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF COLORADO. Monthly Weather Review , 123(7), 2029-2050. 10.1175/1520-0493(1995)123<2029:OOATFM>2.0.CO;2
- BANTA RM; GANNON PT. (Jan 1995). INFLUENCE OF SOIL-MOISTURE ON SIMULATIONS OF KATABATIC FLOW. Theoretical and Applied Climatology , 52(1-2), 85-94. 10.1007/BF00865509
- BANTA, RM, LD OLIVIER, WD NEFF, DH LEVINSON and D RUFFIEUX. (Jan 1995). INFLUENCE OF CANYON-INDUCED FLOWS ON FLOW AND DISPERSION OVER ADJACENT PLAINS. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY , 52(2-Jan). 10.1007/BF00865505
- CLARK TL; HALL WD; BANTA RM. (Aug 1994). 2-DIMENSIONAL AND 3-DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS OF THE 9 JANUARY 1989 SEVERE BOULDER WINDSTORM - COMPARISON WITH OBSERVATIONS. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences , 51(16), 2317-2343. 10.1175/1520-0469(1994)051<2317:TATDSO>2.0.CO;2
- BANTA RM; OLIVIER LD; LEVINSON DH. (Dec 1993). EVOLUTION OF THE MONTEREY BAY SEA-BREEZE LAYER AS OBSERVED BY PULSED DOPPLER LIDAR. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences , 50(24), 3959-3982. 10.1175/1520-0469(1993)050<3959:EOTMBS>2.0.CO;2
- BANTA RM; OLIVIER LD; GUDIKSEN PH. (Jan 1993). SAMPLING REQUIREMENTS FOR DRAINAGE FLOWS THAT TRANSPORT ATMOSPHERIC CONTAMINANTS IN COMPLEX TERRAIN. Radiation Protection Dosimetry , 50(2-4), 243-248.
- BANTA RM; OLIVIER LD; HOLLOWAY ET; KROPFLI RA; BARTRAM BW; CUPP RE; POST MJ. (Nov 1992). SMOKE-COLUMN OBSERVATIONS FROM 2 FOREST-FIRES USING DOPPLER LIDAR AND DOPPLER RADAR. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology , 31(11), 1328-1349. 10.1175/1520-0450(1992)031<1328:SCOFTF>2.0.CO;2
- INTRIERI JM; LITTLE CG; SHAW WJ; BANTA RM; DURKEE PA; HARDESTY RM. (May 1990). THE LAND SEA BREEZE EXPERIMENT (LASBEX). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society , 71(5), 656-664.
- SCHAAF CB; WURMAN J; BANTA RM. (Mar 1988). THUNDERSTORM-PRODUCING TERRAIN FEATURES. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society , 69(3), 272-277.
- BANTA RM; SCHAAF CB. (Feb 1987). THUNDERSTORM GENESIS ZONES IN THE COLORADO ROCKY-MOUNTAINS AS DETERMINED BY TRACEBACK OF GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITE IMAGES. Monthly Weather Review , 115(2), 463-476. 10.1175/1520-0493(1987)115<0463:TGZITC>2.0.CO;2
- BANTA R; HANSON KR. (Feb 1987). SENSITIVITY STUDIES ON THE CONTINENTALITY OF A NUMERICALLY SIMULATED CUMULONIMBUS. Journal of Climatology & Applied Meteorology , 26(2), 275-286. 10.1175/1520-0450(1987)026<0275:SSOTCO>2.0.CO;2
- BANTA RM. (Jun 1986). DAYTIME BOUNDARY-LAYER EVOLUTION OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN .2. NUMERICAL-STUDIES OF UPSLOPE FLOW DURATION. Monthly Weather Review , 114(6), 1112-1130. 10.1175/1520-0493(1986)114<1112:DBLEOM>2.0.CO;2
- BANTA RM. (Jan 1985). LATE-MORNING JUMP IN TKE IN THE MIXED LAYER OVER A MOUNTAIN BASIN. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences , 42(4), 407-411. 10.1175/1520-0469(1985)042<0407:LMJITI>2.0.CO;2
- BANTA RM. (Jan 1984). DAYTIME BOUNDARY-LAYER EVOLUTION OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN .1. OBSERVATIONS OF THE DRY CIRCULATIONS. Monthly Weather Review , 112(2), 340-356. 10.1175/1520-0493(1984)112<0340:DBLEOM>2.0.CO;2
- BANTA R; COTTON WR. (Jan 1981). AN ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURE OF LOCAL WIND SYSTEMS IN A BROAD MOUNTAIN BASIN. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology , 20(11), 1255-1266. 10.1175/1520-0450(1981)020<1255:AAOTSO>2.0.CO;2
- BANTA RM. (Jan 1976). VERTICAL WIND VELOCITIES FROM SUPERPRESSURE BALLOONS - CASE-STUDY USING EOLE DATA. Monthly Weather Review , 104(5), 628-640. 10.1175/1520-0493(1976)104<0628:VWVFSB>2.0.CO;2
- BANTA RM. (Jan 1976). EQUATIONS AND APPROXIMATIONS INVOLVED IN COMPUTING VERTICAL WIND VELOCITIES FROM SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON DATA. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics , 25(1), 19-30. 10.1007/BF02245466