William B. Rossow
Distinguished Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering

• Ph.D., Astronomy, Cornell University, New York
• M.S., Physics, Cornell University, New York
• B.A., Physics/Mathematics, Hanover College, Indiana

Areas of Interest:
Cloud physics and dynamics, atmospheric radiative transfer, atmospheric general circulation, climate and satellite remote sensing of all components of Earth's climate system

Contact:
Office: T-512
Tel: (212) 650-5389
Fax: (212) 650-8249
E-mail: wbrossow@ccny.cuny.edu

Address:
Department of Electrical Engineering
City College and Graduate School
City University of New York
Convent Avenue at 140th Street
New York, NY 10031

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• Mishchenko, M.I., I.V. Geogdzhayev, W.B. Rossow, B. Cairns, B.E. Carlson, A.A. Lacis, L. Liu, and L.D. Travis, 2007: Long-term satellite record reveals likely recent aerosol trend. Science, 315, 1543, doi:10.1126/science.1136709.
• Romanou, A., B. Liepert, G.A. Schmidt, W.B. Rossow, R.A. Ruedy, and Y.-C. Zhang, 2007: 20th Century changes in surface solar irradiance in simulations and observations. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L05713, doi:10.1029/2006GL028356.
• Rossow, W.B., and C. Pearl, 2007: 22-yr survey of tropical convection penetrating into the lower stratosphere. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L04803, doi:10.1029/2006GL028635.
• Zhang, Y.-C., W.B. Rossow, and P.W. Stackhouse, Jr., 2007: Comparison of different global information sources used in surface radiative flux calculation: Radiative properties of the surface. J. Geophys. Res., 112, D01102, doi:10.1029/2005JD007008
• Papa, F., C. Prigent, F. Durand, and W.B. Rossow, 2006: Wetland dynamics using a suite of satellite observations: A case study of application and evaluation for the Indian Subcontinent. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L08401, doi:10.1029/2006GL025767.
• Papa, F, C Prigent, W.B. Rossow, B. Legresy, and F. Remy, 2006: Inundated wetland dynamics over boreal regions from remote sensing: The use of Topex-Poseidon dual-frequency radar altimeter observations. Intl. J. Remote Sensing, 27, 4847-4866, doi:10.1080/01431160600675887.
• Prigent, C., F. Aires, and W.B. Rossow, 2006: Land surface microwave emissivities over the globe for a decade. Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 87, 1573-1584, doi:10.1175/BAMS-87-11-1573.
• Romanou, A., W.B. Rossow, and S.-H. Chou, 2006: Decorrelation scales of high resolution turbulent fluxes at the ocean-surface and a method to fill-in gaps in satellite data products. J. Climate, 19, 3378-3393, doi:10.1175/JCLI3773.1.
• Rossow, W.B., J.J. Bates, J. Romanski, Y-C. Zhang, K. Knapp, and E. Duenas, 2006: Analyzing the variations of the global energy and water cycle. GEWEX News, 16, no. 2, 4-6.
• Tselioudis, G., and W.B. Rossow, 2006: Climate feedback implied by observed radiation and precipitation changes with midlatitude storm strength and frequency. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L02704, doi:10.1029/2005GL024513.