Leonhard Pfister
Atmospheric scientist
Earth Sciences Division
NASA Ames Research Center
United States of America
Biography
After graduating from MIT, he moved to Seattle, Washington to get a doctorate in atmospheric science at the University of Washington. Five years later, Pfister started his career at NASA as a National Research Council Postdoctoral Associate, working at Ames as a planetary research scientist. Today, he is an atmospheric scientist in the Earth Sciences Division at Ames. As part of his job, he supports major NASA airborne science missions by providing meteorological and weather forecasting leadership and guidance.
Research Interest
Earth Science and Atmospheric Science
Publications
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Jensen E, Pfister L. Transport and freezeâ€drying in the tropical tropopause layer. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2004 Jan 27;109(D2).
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Ackerman TP, Liou KN, Valero FP, Pfister L. Heating rates in tropical anvils. Journal of the atmospheric sciences. 1988 May;45(10):1606-23.
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Holton JR, Haynes PH, McIntyre ME, Douglass AR, Rood RB, Pfister L. Stratosphereâ€troposphere exchange. Reviews of geophysics. 1995 Nov 1;33(4):403-39.
