University of Wisconsin–Madison

Publications

  • Peterson, C., X. Chen, Q. Yue, and X. Huang, The spectral dimension of Arctic outgoing longwave radiation and greenhouse efficiency trends from 2003 to 2016, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124, 8467–8480, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD030428
  • Kahn, B.H., B.J. Drouin, and T. L’Ecuyer, Assessment of sampling sufficiency for low-cost satellite missions: Application to PREFIRE, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 37, 2283–2298, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0023.1
  • L’Ecuyer, T., B.J. Drouin, J. Anheuser, M. Grames, D. Henderson, X. Huang, B.H. Kahn, J.E. Kay, B.H. Lim, M. Mateling, A. Merelli, N.B. Miller, S. Padmanabhan, C. Peterson, N. Schlegel, M.L. White, and Y. Xie, The Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment: A new perspective on polar longwave energy exchanges, Bulletin of the American Meterorological Society, 102, E1431–E1449, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0155.1
  • Borbas, E.E., D.P. Adler, F.A. Best, R.O. Knuteson, T. L’Ecuyer, M. Loveless, E.R. Olson, H.E. Revercomb, and J.K. Taylor, Ground-based far-infrared emissivity measurements with the University of Wisconsin absolute radiance interferometer (ARI), Proc. SPIE 11830, Infrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XXIX, 1183004 (1 August), 2021, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594834
  • McKinley, I.M., G.D. Allen, R. Rosas, and A. Andrade, Thermal Design of the Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS) Instrument on PREFIRE, 2022 IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO), Big Sky, MT, USA, 2022, pp. 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO53065.2022.9843559
  • Drouin, B.J., B. Kahn, B. Lim, A. Merrelli, E. Nelson, G. Quinn, F. Nagle, T. L’Ecuyer, Orbital Trade Study for the PREFIRE Mission, 2022 IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO), Big Sky, MT, USA, 2022, pp. 1-7, “https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO53065.2022.9843312
  • Xie, Y., X. Huang, X. Chen, T. L’Ecuyer, B.J. Drouin, and J. Wang, Retrieval of surface spectral emissivity in polar regions based on the optimal estimation method. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127, e2021JD035677, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD035677
  • Peterson, C.A., X. Huang, X. Chen, and P. Yang, Synergistic use of far- and mid-infrared spectral radiances for satellite-based detection of polar ice clouds over ocean, J. Geophys. Res.: Atmospheres, 127, e2021JD035733, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD035733
  • Bertossa, C., T. L’Ecuyer, A. Merrelli, X. Huang, and X. Chen, A neural network-based cloud mask for PREFIRE and evaluation with simulated observations. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 40, 377–396, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-22-0023.1
  • Xie, Y., X. Huang, X. Chen, T. L’Ecuyer, and B.J. Drouin, Joint Use of Far-Infrared and Mid-Infrared Observation for Sounding Retrievals: Learning From the Past for Upcoming Far-Infrared Missions, Earth and Space Science, 10(3), 2023, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EA002684
  • Yang, Z.N., X. Chen, X. Huang, T. L’Ecuyer, and B.J. Drouin, A Fast Neural Network-Based Approach For Joint Mid-Ir And Far-Ir Surface Spectral Emissivity Retrieval, IGARSS 2023 (IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium), Pasadena, USA, pp. 5324-5327, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS52108.2023.10281903
  • Mattingly, K.S., J.V. Turton, J.D. Wille, B. Noel, X. Fettweis, A.K. Rennermalm, and T.L. Mote, Increasing extreme melt in northeast Greenland linked to foehn winds and atmospheric rivers. Nature Communications, 14, 1743, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37434-8
  • Miller, N.B., A. Merrelli, T. L’Ecuyer, and B.J. Drouin, Simulated clear-sky water vapor and temperature retrievals from PREFIRE measurements. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 40, 645–659, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-22-0128.1
  • Shaw, J.K., and J.E. Kay, Processes controlling the seasonally varying emergence of forced Arctic longwave radiation changes, Journal of Climate, 36, 7337–7354, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0020.1
  • Prince, H.D., and T. L’Ecuyer, Observed Energetic Adjustment of the Arctic and Antarctic in a Warming World, Journal of Climate, 37, 2611–2627, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0294.1
  • Bertossa, C. and T. L’Ecuyer, Two Ubiquitous Radiative States Observed Across the High Latitudes, J. Climate, 37, 2585 – 2610, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0553.1
  • Loveless, M., D. Adler, F. Best, E.E. Borbas, X. Huang, R. Knutson, T. L’Ecuyer, N. Nalli, E. Olsen, H. Revercomb, and J. Taylor, Ground-based far infrared emissivity measurements using the Absolute Radiance Interferometer, Earth and Space Science, 11, e2024EA003574, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EA003574
  • Bertossa, C., and T. L’Ecuyer, A rapid deterioration of the transmissive atmospheric radiative regime in the western Arctic, Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2025GL115362, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL115362
  • Bertossa, C., T. L’Ecuyer, D. Henderson, and E. McIlhattan, Underrepresentation of ubiquitous opaque and transmissive Arctic atmospheric states in modern reanalyses, J. Climate, 38, 4369 – 4392, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-24-0490.1
  • McIlhattan, E. and T. L’Ecuyer, Improved Arctic near surface air temperatures in CESM2 relative to surface station and buoy measurements, J. Climate, 38, 4589 – 4610, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-24-0046.1
  • Ren, T., P. Yang, H.E. Brindley, T. L’Ecuyer, and T. Maestri, Temperature‐dependent optical properties of ice crystals in the far‐Infrared regime, Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2025GL116735, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL116735
  • Drouin, B.J., T. L’Ecuyer, S. Padmanabhan, M. Foote, R. Bendig, S. Calcutt, G. Hawkins, H. Herzog, E. Hochberg, M. Kenyon, G. Mariani, D.A. Martinez, J. McGuire, I. Mckinley, A. Merrelli, D. Nemchick, N. Raouf, G. Spiers, and D. Wilson, Thermal Infrared Spectrometers for the Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-Infrared Experiment (PREFIRE), Earth and Space Sciences, 12(10), e2024EA003711, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EA003711
  • Shaw, J.K., D.J. Swales, S. DeSouza-Machado, D.D. Turner, J.E. Kay, and D.P. Schneider, COSP-RTTOV-1.0: flexible radiation diagnostics to enable new science applications in model evaluation, climate change detection, and satellite mission design, Geosci. Model Dev., 18, 4935–4950, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-4935-2025
  • Drouin, B.J., B. Tian, A. Merrelli, T. Michaels, N. Miller, and T. L’Ecuyer, Broadband thermal infrared spectrometry for the polar radiant energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE), Proc. SPIE 13614, CubeSats, SmallSats, and Hosted Payloads for Remote Sensing IX, 1361404 (17 September), 2025, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3065668
  • Bertrand, L., J.E. Kay, and G. de Boer, Increasing wintertime cloud opacity increases surface longwave radiation at a long-term Arctic observatory, Nat. Commun., 16, 9135, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64441-8