Jefferson Robert Snider

Atmospheric Science

Professor Emeritus

Contact Information

jsnider@uwyo.edu

Laramie, WY

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Education:

  • Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, University of Wyoming, 1989
  • M.S., Atmospheric Science, University of Arizona, 1984
  • B.S., Chemistry, University of Oregon, 1980

 

General:

Water in its various phases (vapor, liquid, and ice), and water's interactions with other atmospheric constituents (aerosols and trace gases), are the topics I'm exploring.

 

Research Areas:

  • Precipitation
  • Aerosols
  • Cloud Condensation Nuclei
  • Lidar and Radar Remote Sensing 

 

Open Source Engineering Thermodynamics Textbook

 

Open Source Cloud Physics 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 2026

Publications:

Lintong, C., S. Mahant, E. Weissburg, A.M. Robertson, J.R. Snider, and M.D. Petters, Observed aerosol properties and aerosol forecast evaluation in the Arctic region during cold air outbreaks, Atmospheric Research, 335, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2026.108781, 2026

Mahant, S., J.R. Snider, S.S. Petters, and M.D. Petters, Effect of Aerosol Size on Glass Transition Temperature, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 15 (29), 7509-7515, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c01415, 2024

Marlow, S. A., J. M. Frank, M. Burkhart, B. Borkhuu, S. E. Fuller, and J. R. Snider, Snowfall Measurements at Wind-Exposed and Sheltered Sites in the Rocky Mountains of Southeastern Wyoming. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 63, 181–196, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-22-0093.1, 2024

Fuller, S., Marlow, S. A., Haimov, S., Burkhart, M., Shaffer, K., Morgan, A., and Snider, J. R.: W-band S–Z relationships for rimed snow particles: observational evidence from combined airborne and ground-based observations, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 16, 6123–6142, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-6123-2023, 2023

Deng, M., Volkamer, R.M., Wang, Z., Snider, J.R., Kille, N., and Romero-Alvarez, L.J., Wildfire Smoke Observations in the Western United States from the Airborne Wyoming Cloud Lidar during the BB-FLUX Project. Part II: Vertical Structure and Plume Injection Height, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 39, 559-572, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-21-0093.1, 2022

Deng, M., Wang, Z., Volkamer, R., Snider, J.R., Oolman, L., Plummer, D. M., Kille, N., Zarzana, K. J., Lee, C. F., Campos, T., Mahon, N. R., Glover, B., Burkhart, M. D., and Morgan, A., Wildfire Smoke Observations in the Western United States from the Airborne Wyoming Cloud Lidar during the BB-FLUX Project. Part I: Data Description and Methodology, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 39, 545-558, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-21-0092.1, 2022

Fossum, K.N., J.Ovadnevaite, D.Ceburnis, J.Preißler, J.R.Snider, R.Huang, A.Zuend, and C.O’Dowd, Sea-spray regulates sulfate cloud droplet activation over oceans, Nature Climate and Atmospheric Science, 3, 14, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-020-0116-2, 2020

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, 19, 12377–12396, 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, 8, 871-885, https://doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2019.1610554, 2019

Tessendorf, S.A., et al, A transformational approach to winter orographic weather modification research: The SNOWIE Project. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 100, 71–92, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0152.1, 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

Snider, J.R., D.Leon and Z.Wang, Droplet Concentration and Spectral Broadening in Southeast Pacific Stratocumulus, J. Atmos. Sci., 74,  719-749, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-16-0043.1, 2017

Reddington, C.L.,  K.S. Carslaw, P.Stier, N.Schutgens, H.Coe, D.Liu , J.Allan, J.Browse, K.J.Pringle, L.A.Lee, M.Yoshioka, J.S.Johnson, L.A.Regayre, D. V.Spracklen, G.W.Mann, A.Clarke, M.Hermann, S.Henning, H.Wex, T.B.Kristensen, W.R.Leaitch, U.Pöschl, D.Rose, M.O.Andreae, J.Schmale, Y.Kondo, N.Oshima, J.P.Schwarz, A.Nenes, B.Anderson, G.C.Roberts, J.R.Snider, C.Leck, P.K.Quinn, X.Chi, A.Ding, J.L.Jimenez, Q.Zhang, The Global Aerosol Synthesis and Science Project (GASSP): Measurements and modelling to reduce uncertainty, Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 98, 1857-1877, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-15-00317.1, 2017

Massmann, A.K., J.R. Minder, R.D. Garreaud, D.E. Kingsmill, R.A. Valenzuela, A. Montecinos, S.L. Fults, and J.R. Snider, The Chilean Coastal Orographic Precipitation Experiment: Observing the Influence of Microphysical Rain Regimes on Coastal Orographic Precipitation. J. Hydrometeor., 18, 2723–2743, https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-17-0005.1, 2017

Peng, L., Snider, J.R., and Wang, Z., Ice crystal concentrations in wave clouds: dependencies on temperature, D > 0.5 μm aerosol particle concentration, and duration of cloud processing, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 6113-6125, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-6113-2015, 2015

DeMott, P.J., A.J.Prenni, G.R.McMeeking, R.C.Sullivan, M.D.Petters, Y.Tobo, M.Niemand, O.Möhler, J.R.Snider, Z.Wang and S.M.Kreidenweis, Integrating laboratory and field data to quantify the immersion freezing ice nucleation activity of mineral dust particles, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 393-409, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-393-2015, 2015

Vali, G.V., and J.R.Snider, Time-dependent freezing rate parcel model, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 2071-2079, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-2071-2015, 2015

Cai, Y., J.R.Snider and P. Wechsler, Calibration of the passive cavity aerosol spectrometer probe for airborne determination of the size distribution, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 6, 2349-2358, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-2349-2013, 2013

Wolfe, J.P. and J.R.Snider, Reply to comments on “A Relationship between Reflectivity and Snow Rate for a High-Altitude S-Band Radar”,  J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 730-731, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-12-0277.1, 2013

Wood, R., D.Leon, M.Lebsock, J.R.Snider and A.D.Clarke, Precipitation driving of droplet concentration variability in marine low clouds, J. Geophys. Res., 117, https://doi.org/10.1029/2012JD018305, 2012

Vali, G., D. Leon, and J. R. Snider, Ground-layer snow clouds, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.1882, 2012

Wang, Z., J. French, G. Vali, P. Wechsler, S. Haimov, A. Rodi, M. Deng, D. Leon, J.R. Snider, L. Peng, and A. L. Pazmany, Single aircraft integration of remote sensing and in situ sampling for the study of cloud microphysics and dynamics, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 93, 653–668, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00044.1, 2012

Wolfe, J.P., and J.R.Snider, A Relationship between Reflectivity and Snow Rate for a High-Altitude S-Band Radar, J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 51, 1111–1128, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-11-0112.1, 2012

E. Saide, S. N. Spak, G. R. Carmichael, M. A. Mena-Carrasco, S. Howell, D. C. Leon, J. R. Snider, A. R. Bandy, J. L. Collett, K. B. Benedict, S. P. de Szoeke, L. N. Hawkins, G. Allen, I. Crawford, J. Crosier, and S. R. Springston, Evaluating WRF-Chem aerosol indirect effects in Southeast Pacific marine stratocumulus during VOCALS-Rex, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 3045-3064, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-3045-2012, 2012

Kazil, J., H.Wang, G.Feingold, A.D.Clarke, J.R.Snider, and A.R.Bandy, Modeling chemical and aerosol processes in the transition from closed to open cells during VOCALS-REx, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 7491-7514, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-7491-2011, 2011

Snider, J.R., H.Wex, D.Rose, A.Kristensson, F.Stratmann, T.Hennig, S.Henning, A.Kiselev, M.Bilde, M.Burkhart, U.Dusek, G.Frank, A.Kiendler-Scharr, Th.F.Mentel, M.D.Petters, and U.Pöschl, Intercomparison of CCN and hygroscopic fraction measurements: Coated soot particles investigated during the LACIS Experiment in November (LExNo), J. Geophys. Res., 115, D11205, https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JD012618, 2010

Stratmann, F., M.Bilde, U.Dusek, G.Frank, T.Hennig, S.Henning, A.Kiendler-Scharr, A.Kiselev, A.Kristensson, I.Lieberwirt, Th.F.Mentel, U.Pöschl, D.Rose, J.Schneider, J.R.Snider, R.Tillmann, S. Walter, and H.Wex, Examination of laboratory-generated coated soot particles: An overview over the LExNo campaign, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D11203, https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JD012628, 2010

Henning, S., H. Wex, C. Wennrich, T. Hennig , A.Kiselev, J.R.Snider, D.Rose, U.Dusek, G. P.Frank, U. Pöschl, A.Kristensson, M.Bilde, R.Tillmann, A.Kiendler-Scharr, Th.F.Mentel, S.Walter, J.Schneider and F.Stratmann, Soluble mass, hygroscopic growth, and droplet activation of coated soot particles during LACIS Experiment in November (LExNo), J. Geophys. Res., 115, D11206, https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JD012626, 2010

Ackerman, A.S., M.van Zanten, B.Stevens, V.Savic-Jovcic, C.S.Bretherton, A.Chlond, J.-C.Golaz, H.Jiang, M.Khairoutdinov, S.K.Krueger, D.C.Lewellen, A.Lock, C.-H.Moeng, K.Nakamura, M.Ovtchinnikov, M.D.Petters, J.R.Snider, S.Weinbrecht, and M.Zulauf, Large-eddy simulations of a drizzling, stratocumulus-topped marine boundary Layer, Mon. Wea. Rev., 137, 1083-1110, https://doi.org/10.1175/2008MWR2582.1, 2009

Snider, J.R. and M.D.Petters, Optical particle counter measurement of marine aerosol hygroscopic growth, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8, 1949-1962, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-8-1949-2008, 2008

Snider, J.R., M.D.Petters, P.Wechsler and P.Liu, Supersaturation in the Wyoming CCN instrument, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 23, 1323-1339, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH1916.1, 2006

Petters, M.D., J.R. Snider, B. Stevens, G. Vali, I. Faloona and L. Russell, Accumulation mode aerosol, pockets of open cells, and particle nucleation in the remote subtropical pacific marine boundary layer, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D02206, https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JD005694, 2006

McFiggans,G., P.Artaxo, U.Baltensperger, H.Coe, M.C.Facchini, G.Feingold, S.Fuzzi, M.Gysel, A.Laaksonen, U.Lohmann, T.F.Mentel, D.M.Murphy, C.D.O'Dowd, J.R.Snider, E.Weingartner, The effect of physical and chemical aerosol properties on warm cloud droplet activation, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 2593-2649, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-6-2593-2006, 2006

Petters, M.D., S.Kreidenweis, J.R.Snider, K.Koehler, Q.Wang, A.Prenni, P.DeMott, Cloud droplet activation of polymerized organic aerosols, Tellus, 58B, 196-205, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00181.x, 2006

Twohy, C., M.D.Petters, J.R.Snider, B.Stevens, W.Tahnk, M.Wetzel, L.Russell and F.Burnet, Evaluation of the aerosol indirect effect in marine stratiform clouds microphysics:  Droplet number, size, liquid water path and radiative impact, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D08203, https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JD005116, 2005

Huffman, W.A. and J.R.Snider, Ice-oxyhydrocarbon interactions in the troposphere, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D01302, https://doi.org/10.1029/2003JD003778, 2004

Snider, J.R., S.Guibert, J.-L. Brenguier, and J.-P.Putaud, Aerosol activation in marine stratocumulus clouds: Part – II Köhler and parcel theory closure studies, J. Geophy. Res., 108, 8629, https://doi.org/10.1029/2002JD002692, 2003

Guibert, S., J.R.Snider, and J.-L. Brenguier, Aerosol activation in marine stratocumulus clouds: Part I - Validation of parameters for a closure study, J. Geophys. Res.,108, 8628 https://doi.org/10.1029/2002JD002678, 2003

Menon, S., J.-L.Brenguier, O.Boucher, P.Davison, A.D. Del Genio, J.Feichter, S.Ghan, S.Guibert, X.Liu, U.Lohmann, H.Pawlowska, J.E.Penner, J.Quass, D.L.Roberts, L.Schüller and J.R.Snider, Evaluating aerosol/cloud/radiation process parameterizations with single column models and ACE-2 cloudy column observations, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 4762, https://doi.org/10.1029/2003JD003902, 2003

Stevens, B., D.H.Lenschow, G.Vali, H.Gerber, A.Bandy, B.Blomquist, J.-L. Brenguier, C.S.Bretherton, F.Burnet, T.Compos, S.Chai, I.Faloona, D.Friesen, S.Haimov, K.Laursen, D.K.Lilly, S.M.Loehrer, S.P.Malinowski, B.Morely, M.D.Petters, D.C.Rogers, L.Russell, V.Savic-Jovcic, J.R.Snider, D.Straub, M.J.Szumowski, H.Takagi, D.C.Thorton, M.Tschudi, C.Twohy, M.Wetzel and M.C. van Zanten, Dynamics and Chemistry of Marine Stratocumulus -- DYCOMS-II, Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 84, 579–593, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-84-5-579, 2003

Han, Z., D.C.Montague, and  J.R.Snider, Airborne measurements of aerosol extinction in the lower and middle troposphere over Wyoming, USA,  Atmos. Env., 37, 789-802, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00952-4, 2003

Snider, J.R., and J.-L. Brenguier, Cloud condensation nuclei and cloud droplet measurements during ACE-2, Tellus, 52B, 828-842, https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0889.2000.00044.x, 2000

Lokupitiya, E., N.L. Stanton, R.S. Seville, and J.R. Snider, Effects of increased nitrogen deposition on soil nematodes in alpine tundra soil, 44, 591-608, Pedobiologia, https://doi.org/10.1078/S0031-4056(04)70074-8, 2000

Brenguier, J-L, P.Y.Chuang, Y.Fouquart, D.W.Johnson, F.Parol, H.Pawlowska, J.Pelon, L.Schüller, F.Schröder, and J.R.Snider, An overview of the ACE-2 cloudy column closure experiment, Tellus, 52B, 815-827, https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0889.2000.00047.x, 2000

Chuang, P.Y., D.R.Collins, H.Pawlowska, J.R.Snider, H.H.Jonsson, J.L.Brenguier, R.C.Flagan, and J.H.Seinfeld, CCN measurements during ACE-2 and their relationship to cloud microphysical properties, Tellus, 52B, 843-867, https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0889.2000.00018.x, 2000

Snider, J.R., and  J.Huang, Factors influencing the retention of hydrogen peroxide and molecular oxygen in rime ice, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 1405-1415, https://doi.org/10.1029/97JD02847, 1998

Snider, J.R., and T. Murphy, Airborne hydrogen peroxide measurements in supercooled clouds,  J. Geophys. Res., 100, 23039-23050, https://doi.org/10.1029/95JD01942, 1995

Snider, J.R., and G. Vali, Sulfur dioxide oxidation in winter orographic clouds,  J. Geophys. Res., 99, 18713-18733, https://doi.org/10.1029/94JD01522, 1994

Snider, J.R., D.C.Montague, and G.Vali, Hydrogen peroxide retention in rime ice, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 7569-7578, https://doi.org/10.1029/92JD00237, 1992

Snider, J.R., and A. Garcia, Summertime cloud immersion frequency at Elk Mountain, Wyoming. in Effects of Air Pollution on Western Forests, Editors R.K.Olson and A.S.Lefohn, ISBN 0923204032,1989

Snider, J.R., and G. Vali, Rime ice composition at the Elk Mountain Observatory: Atmospheric processes, acid and nutrient deposition rates in Chemical Quality of Water and the Hydrologic Cycle. Editors. D.McKnight and R.C.Averett. Lewis Publishers.  Chelsea, Michigan, ISBN 9780873710817, 1987

Caple, G., D.C.Sands, R.G.Layton, W.A.Zucker, and J.R.Snider, Biogenic ice nucleation: Could it be metabolically initiated?, J. Theo. Biol., 119, 37-45, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5193(86)80049-2. 1986

Snider, J.R., R.G.Layton, G.Caple, and D.Chapman, Bacteria as condensation nuclei, J. Rech. Atmos., 19, 139-145, 1985

 Snider, J.R., and G.A.Dawson, Tropospheric light alcohols, carbonyls, and acetonitrile : Concentrations in the southwestern United States and Henry's Law data, J. Geophys. Res., 90, 3797-3805, https://doi.org/10.1029/JD090iD02p03797, 1985

Snider, J.R., and G.A.Dawson, Surface Acetonitrile near Tucson, Arizona, Geophys. Res. Lett., 11, 241-242, https://doi.org/10.1029/GL011i003p00241, 1984