ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Jefferson Robert Snider, Emeritus Professor
Room 6019, Engineering Building
email: jsnider@uwyo.edu
Office Phone: (307) 399-7026
Education
- Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, University of Wyoming, 1989
- M.S., Atmospheric Science, University of Arizona, 1984
- B.S., Chemistry, University of Oregon, 1980
Research Statement
The general theme of Jeff Snider’s research is water in its various phases (vapor,
liquid, and ice), water’s interactions with other atmospheric constituents (aerosol
and trace gases), and implications of those interactions for clouds, precipitation,
and atmospheric pollution. Examples of research he has directed include, 1) precipitation,
2) size distributions of cloud and precipitation particles, 3) cloud condensation
nuclei, 4) aerosols, and 5) remote sensing. He is addressing these topics by conducting
field measurements and by conducting laboratory-based investigations.
Research Areas
- Precipitation
- Cloud and precipitation size distributions
- Cloud Condensation Nuclei
- Aerosols
- Lidar and Radar Remote Sensing
Selected Publications
- Fults, S. L., Massmann, A. K., Montecinos, A., Andrews, E., Kingsmill, D. E., Minder,
J. R., Garreaud, R. D., and Snider, J.R. : Wintertime Aerosol Measurements during the Chilean Coastal Orographic Precipitation
Experiment, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2019-185, 2019
- Ortega, J., J.R.Snider, J.N.Smith, and J.M.Reeves, Comparison of aerosol measurement systems during the
2016 airborne ARISTO campaign, Aerosol Science and Technology, 53, 871-885, https://doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2019.1610554, 2019
- Zelasko, N., Wettlaufer, A., Borkhuu, B., Burkhart, M., Campbell, L. S., Steenburgh,
W. J., and Snider, J.R.: Hotplate precipitation gauge calibrations and field measurements, Atmos. Meas. Tech.,
11, 441-458, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-441-2018, 2018
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Snider, J.R., D.Leon and Z.Wang, Droplet Concentration and Spectral Broadening in Southeast
Pacific Stratocumulus, J. Atmos. Sci., 74, 719-749, https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/atsc/74/3/jas-d-16-0043.1.xml, 2017
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Undergraduate Engineering Thermodynamics Textbook
Grant Funding
Title: Collaborative Research: Aerosol Properties and Autoconversion during Cold-Air outbreak
Experiment in the Sub-Arctic Region (CAESAR)
Source: National Science Foundation
Award Amount: $88,000
Period: May 2023 to June 2027
