Robert W. Bergstrom

Curriculum Vitae

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University (1968).

M.S. and Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University (1969 and 1972).

J.D., Law, Stanford University (1983).

Member of the California Bar (1983-present).

Post-Doctoral fellow, Mainz University, Germany (1972-1973).

National Research Associate, NASA Ames Research Center (1974-1977).

Senior Scientist, Systems Application Inc. in San Rafael CA (1977 - 1980).

Associate, Law Firm of McCutchen, Doyle, Brown and Enersen, San Francisco (1983-1984).

Assistant Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA, Region IX, San Francisco, (1984-1992).

Founder of the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, San Francisco, CA (1992).

Currently, Director of Research, Principal Investigator on several Cooperative Agreements with NASA Ames Research Center.

Selected Publications:

Bond, T.C., Gazala Habib and R. Bergstrom, (2006), Limitations in the enhancement of visible light absorption due to mixing state, J. Geophys. Res., Vol.111, D20211, doi:10.1029/2006JD007315.

Bond, T.C. and R.W. Bergstrom, (2006), Light absorption by carbonaceous particles: An investigative review, Aerosol Sci. Technol., Vol. 40, 27-67.

Bergstrom, R.W., P. Pilewskie, J. Pommier, M. Rabbette, P. B. Russell, B. Schmid, J. Redemann, A. Higurashi, T. Nakajima, and P. K. Quinn, (2004), Spectral absorption of solar radiation by aerosols during ACE-Asia, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 109, D19S15, doi:10.1029/2003JD004467.

Bergstrom, R.W., P. Pilewskie, B. Schmid, P.B. Russell, (2003), Comparison of Measured and Predicted Aerosol Radiative Effects during SAFARI 2000, J. Geophys. Res., Vol., 108 D13, 8474, doi:1029/2002JD002435.

Russell, P.B. (including R.W. Bergstrom) (2002), Comparison of Aerosol Single Scattering Albedos Derived by Diverse Techniques in Two North Atlantic Experiments, J. Atmos. Sci., Vol. 59, 609-619.

Bergstrom, R.W., P.B. Russell, P. Hignett (2002), The Wavelength dependence of black carbon particles: Predictions and Results from the TARFOX experiment and Implications for the Aerosol Single Scattering Albedo, J. Atmos. Sci., Vol. 59, 567-577.

Pilewskie, P. et al. (including R.W. Bergstrom) (2000), The Discrepancy between measured and modeled downwelling solar irradiance at the ground: Dependence on water vapor. Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 25, 137-140.

Redemann J. et al. (including R.W. Bergstrom) (2000), Retrieving the vertical structure of the effective aerosol complex index of refraction from a combination of aerosol in situ and remote sensing measurements during TARFOX, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 105, D8, 9949-9970.

Bergstrom, R.W. and P.B. Russell (1999), Estimation of aerosol radiative effects over the mid-latitude North Atlantic region from satellite and in situ measurements, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 26, 1731-1734.

Gabruk, R.S. et al. (including R.W. Bergstrom) (1999), Evaluation of the reactive and optics model of emissions (ROME), Atmos. Env., Vol. 33, pp. 383-399.

Boucher, O. et al. (including R.W. Bergstrom) (1998), Intercomparison of models representing direct shortwave radiative forcing by sulfate aerosols, J. Geophys. Res., 103, D14, 16, 979-16, 998.

Sokolik, I., O.B. Toon and R.W. Bergstrom (1998), Modeling the radiative characteristics of airborne mineral aerosols at infrared wavelengths, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 8813-8826.

Pilewskie, P. et al. (including R.W. Bergstrom) (1998), Observations of the spectral distribution of solar irradiance at the ground During SUCCESS, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 1141-1144.

Kinne, S., Bergstrom, R.W., Toon, O.B., Dutton, E., and Shiobara, M. (1998), Clear-sky atmospheric solar transmission: An analysis based on FIRE 1991 field experiment data, J. Geophys. Res., 103, D16, 19, 709-19, 720.

Russell, P.B., S. Kinne and R.W. Bergstrom (1997), Aerosol climate effects: Local radiative forcing and column closure experiments, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 9397-9407.

Kinne S.A. et al. (including R.W. Bergstrom) (1997), Cirrus Cloud Radiative and Microphysical Properties from Ground Observations and In Situ measurements during FIRE 1991, J. Atmos. Sci., Vol. 54, 2320-2344.

Seigneur, C. et al. (including R.W. Bergstrom) (1997), Formulation of a Second-Generation Reactive Plume and Visibility Model, J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc., Vol. 47, 176-184.

X.A. Wu, C. Seigneur, R.W. Bergstrom (1996), Evaluation of a sectional representation of size distributions for calculating aerosol optical properties, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 101, D14, 19,277-19,283.

Russell, P.B. et al. (including R.W. Bergstrom) (1996), Global to micro-scale evolution of the Pinatubo volcanic aerosol derived from diverse measurements and analyses, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 101, D13, 18,745-18,763.

Kinne, S.A. and R.W. Bergstrom (1995), Cloud in homogeneity effects on one dimensional radiative transfer modeling, Ann. Geophysicae, 13, Supplement II-C, 567.

Richards, L.W., R.W. Bergstrom, and T.P. Ackerman (1986), The optical effects of fine-particle carbon on urban atmospheres, Atmos. Environ., Vol. 20:22, 387-396.

Seigneur, C., R.W. Bergstrom, C.D. Johnson, and L. Willard Richards (1984), Measurements and simulations of the visual effects of particulate plumes, Atmos. Environ., Vol.18:1010, 2231-2244.

Bergstrom, R.W., W.D. Jensen, K.E. O'Dell, W.C. Malm and M. Cannon (1982), Calibration and error analysis of multi-wavelength telephotometers, Atmos. Environ., Vol. 16, 2735-2746.

Seigneur, C., A.B. Hudischewskyj, and R.W. Bergstrom (1982), Evaluation of the EPA PLUVUE Model and the ERT Visibility Model Based on the 1979 VISTTA Data Base, EPA-450/4-82-008, Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards.

Bergstrom R.W., Ackerman T.P., and Richards L.W. (1982), The optical properties of particulate elemental carbon, Particulate Carbon, Atmospheric Life Cycle, G.T. Wolff and R.L. Klimisch, eds., Plenum Press, NY, pp. 43-48.

Babson, B. L., R.W. Bergstrom., M.A. Samuelson, C. Seigneur, A. Waggoner, and W.C. Malm (1982), Statistical analysis of Nephelometer regional field data, Atmos. Environ., Vol. 16, 2335-2346.

Blumenthal D.L., L.W. Richards, E.S. Macias, R.W. Bergstrom, W.E. Wilson, and P.S. Bhardwaja (1981), Effects of a coal-fired power plant and other sources on southwestern visibility (interim summary of EPA's project VISTTA), Atmos. Environ. Vol. 15, 1955-1969.

Bergstrom, R.W., C. Seigneur, B.L. Babson, H.Y. Holman, and M.A. Wojcik (1981), Comparison of the Observed and Predicted Visual Effects Caused by Power Plant Plumes, Atmos. Environ., Vol. 15, no. 10-11, pp. 2135-2150.

Bergstrom, R.W., B.L. Babson and T.P. Ackerman (1980), Calculation of multiple scattered radiation in clean atmospheres, Atmos. Environ., Vol 15, no. 10-11.

Cogley, A. C., D.K. Pandey and R.W. Bergstrom (1980), A fast, exact code for scattered thermal radiation compared with a two-stream approximation, Icarus, Vol. 43, p. 96-101.

Cogley, A.C. and R.W. Bergstrom (1979), Scattering of Emitted Radiation from Inhomogeneous and Nonisothermal Layers, J. Quant. Spect. Rad. Transfer, Vol. 21, p. 263-278.

Bergstrom, R.W. and A.C. Cogley (1979), Numerical results for the thermal scattering functions, J. Quant. Spect. Rad. Transfer, Vol. 21, p. 279-288.

Viskanta, R., R.O. Johnson and R.W. Bergstrom (1977), Effects of air pollution on thermal structure and dispersion in an urban planetary boundary layer, Beit. Physik Atmos., Vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 419-440.

Viskanta, R., R.W. Bergstrom and R.O. Johnson (1977), Radiative Transfer in a Polluted Urban Planetary Boundary Layer, J. Atmos. Sci., Vol. 34, Issue 7, pp. 1091-1103.

Lee, R.L., R.W. Bergstrom and R.D. Bornstein (1976), Workshop on modeling the urban boundary layer, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., Vol. 57, 313.

Bergstrom, R.W. and A.C. Cogley (1976), Viscous boundary layers in rotating fluids drive by periodic flows, J. Atmos. Sci., Vol. 33, 1234-1239.

Viskanta, R., R.O. Johnson and R.W. Bergstrom (1976), Modeling of temperature and pollutant concentration distributions in urban atmospheres, ASME, Transactions, Series C-Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 98, pp. 662-669, Nov. 1976.

Bergstrom, R.W. and J.T. Peterson (1975), Comparison of predicted and observed solar radiation in an urban area, J. Appl. Meteor., Vol.16, 1107-1116.

Bergstrom, R.W. and R. Viskanta (1974), Spherical harmonics approximation for radiative transfer in a polluted atmosphere, Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Vol. 35, MIT Press, Cambridge Mass., 23-40.

Bergstrom, R.W. and R. Viskanta (1973), Prediction of the solar radiant flux and heating rates in a polluted atmosphere, Tellus, Vol. 75, 486-495.

Bergstrom, R.W. (1973), Extinction and absorption coefficients of the atmospheric aerosol as a function of particle size, Beitr. Phys. Atmos., Vol. 46, 223-234.

Bergstrom, R.W. and R. Viskanta (1973), Modeling of the effects of gaseous and particulate pollutants in the urban atmosphere, Part I: thermal structure, J. Appl. Meteor., Volume 12, Issue 6, pp. 901-912.

Bergstrom, R.W. and R. Viskanta (1973), Modeling of the effects of gaseous and particulate pollutants in the urban atmosphere, Part II: pollutant dispersion, J. Appl. Meteor., Volume 12, Issue 6, pp. 913-922.

Bergstrom, R.W. (1973), Comments on the Estimation of Aerosol Absorption Coefficients in the Atmosphere, Beitr. Phys. Atmos, Vol. 46, 198-199.

Bergstrom, R.W. (1972), Predictions of the spectral absorption and extinction coefficients of an urban air pollution aerosol model, Atmos. Environ., Vol. 6, 247-258.