Senior Scientist
Space Science and Engineering Center
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1225 West Dayton St.

E-mail: bryan.baum at ssec.wisc.edu
Fax: (608) 262-5974
Phone: (608) 263-3898

Current cloud related projects:

Ice Cloud Bulk Scattering Models - Version 3 Models Now Available!

Spectral Models: Provides access to ice cloud bulk scattering models at individual wavelengths (currently) from 0.4 µm to 3 µm in wavelength at 0.01 µm resolution; based on severely roughened ice particles. Models provide the intensity (i.e., the scattering phase function) but not the full phase matrix.

Imager Models: Provides access to bulk scattering models for about 36 different polar-orbiting and geostationary imagers; models include integration over the imager-specific channel spectral response functions and are based on severely roughened ice particles. Models provide the intensity (i.e., the scattering phase function) but not the full phase matrix.

Models with the full phase matrix: Provides access to bulk scattering models that include the full phase matrix at individual wavelengths (currently) from 0.4 µm to 3 µm in wavelength at 0.01 µm resolution. Also provide narrowband models for PARASOL. All models are based on severely roughened ice particles.

Microphysical Data: Provides access to the in situ data for more than 14,000 particle size distributions from 11 field campaigns (and increasing over time).

Old Version 2 models: still available but strongly recommend Version 3 models

More pages are under development for various satellite programs (MODIS, NPP, HIRS, etc.)..the web page development will be my winter project.

Notice of International Cloud Retrieval Evaluation Effort

Cloud Retrieval Evaluation Workshops (CREW); The third workshop was held 14-18 November, 2011 at UW-Madison, and was sponsored by EUMETSAT. I am co-chairing this with Rob Roebeling (EUMETSAT). We are currently discussing the 4th workshop anticipated to be held in 2013.