Dr Adrian James McDonald

Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext. 6281
Office: Physics 818

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Fields of Research

• Atmospheric composition
• Atmospheric dynamics and waves
• Chemistry climate modelling
• Radar remote sensing
• Remote sensing of the atmosphere
• Satellite Remote Sensing
• Solar impacts on climate
• VHF and MF radar studies of waves and turbulence

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Researcher Summary

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Publications

• McDonald, A.J., Hibbins, R.E. and Jarvis, M.J. (2011) Properties of the quasi 16 day wave derived from EOS MLS observations. Journal of Geophysical Research 116: D06112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2010JD014719. (Journal Article)

• Kruetzmann, N.C., Rack, W., McDonald, A.J. and George S.E. (2011) Snow accumulation and compaction derived from GPR data near Ross Island, Antarctica. The Cryosphere 5: 391-404. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/tc-5-391-2011. (Journal Article)

• McDonald, A., Coggins, J., Ward, R. and Plank, G. (2011) Snow Web: The Next Generation of Antarctic Meteorological Monitoring Systems. Melbourne, Australia: XXV International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics General Assembly, 28 Jun-7 Jul 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Alexander, S.P., Klekociuk, A.R., Pitts, M.C., McDonald, A.J. and Arevalo-Torres, A. (2011) The effect of orographic gravity waves on Antarctic polar stratospheric cloud occurrence and composition. Journal of Geophysical Research 116: D06109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2010JD015184. (Journal Article)

• Hibbins, R.E., Marsh, O.J., McDonald, A.J. and Jarvis, M.J. (2010) A new perspective on the longitudinal variability of the semidiurnal tide. Geophysical Research Letters 37: L14804. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2010GL044015. (Journal Article)

• Chu, X., Talaat, E.R., Gardner, C.S. and McDonald, A.J. (2010) A White Paper for National Research Council Heliophysics Decadal Study: Space Lidar Mission to Study Middle and Upper Atmosphere Dynamics and Chemistry. http://www8.nationalacademies.org/SSBSurvey/DetailFileDisplay.aspx?id=827&parm_type=HDS. 9pp. (Discussion Paper)

• Arevalo-Torres, A. and McDonald, A. (2010) Chlorine-chemistry and Polar Stratospheric Cloud evolution over the Antarctic Polar Vortex derived from MLS observations. Halifax, Canada: iCACGP-IGAC Joint Conference, 11-16 Jul 2010. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Ward, R., Gingrich, M. and McDonald A. (2010) Elliptical diagnostics of Antarctic sea ice extent. Hobart, Australia: Australia-New Zealand Climate Forum, 13-15 Oct 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Murphy, D., Aso, T., Fritts, D., Hibbins, R.E., McDonald, A., Riggin, D., Tsutsumi, M. and Vincent, R. (2010) Horizontal momentum fluxes associated with tides in the MLT over Antarctica. Bremen, Germany: 38th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), 18-25 Jul 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Hibbins, R.E., Marsh, O.J., McDonald, A.J. and Jarvis, M.J. (2010) Interannual variability of the S=1 and S=2 components of the semidiurnal tide in the Antarctic MLT. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 72(9-10): 794-800. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2010.03.026. (Journal Article)

• Wurl, D., Grainger, R.G., McDonald, A.J. and Deshler, T. (2010) Optimal estimation retrieval of aerosol microphysical properties from SAGE II satellite observations in the volcanically unperturbed lower stratosphere. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 10(9): 4295-4317. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-4295-2010. (Journal Article)

• Hibbins, R., Jarvis, M., Ford, E., Marsh, O. and McDonald, A. (2010) QBO influences on the polar mesosphere and lower-thermosphere. Berlin, Germany: SCOSTEP Symposium 2010, 12-16 Jul 2010. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Coggins, J., McDonald, A. and Rack, W. (2010) Spatial statistics: the key to Antarctic temperature reconstructions? Hobart, Australia: Australia-New Zealand Climate Forum, 13-15 Oct 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• McDonald, A.J., Tan, B. and Chu, X. (2010) The Role of Gravity Waves in the Spatial and Temporal Variability of Stratospheric Temperature Measured by COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 and Rayleigh Lidar Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research 115: D19128. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2009JD013658. (Journal Article)

• McDonald, A.J., George, S.E. and Woollands, R.M. (2009) Can gravity waves significantly impact PSC occurrence in the Antarctic? Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 9: 8825-8840. http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/9/8825/2009/acp-9-8825-2009.pdf. (Journal Article)

• McDonald, A. (2009) Climate Change: A Physics Perspective. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: NZIP 2009 Conference, 6-8 Jul 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Murphy, D.J., Aso, T., Fritts, D.C., Hibbins, R.E., McDonald, A.J., Riggin, D.M., Tsutsumi, M. and Vincent, R.A. (2009) Source regions for Antarctic MLT non-migrating semidiurnal tides. Geophysical Research Letters 36(L09805): 5pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2008GL037064. (Journal Article)

• McDonald, A.J. (2008) Antarctic Ozone Depletion and Polar Stratospheric Clouds. Clean Air and Environmental Quality 42(4): 30-35. (Journal Article)

• McDonald, A.J. and Hertzog, A. (2008) Comparison of Stratospheric Measurements made by CHAMP Radio Occultation and Stratéole/VORCORE in-situ data. Geophysical Research Letters 35: L11805. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2008GL033338. (Journal Article)

• McDonald, A. (2008) Facebook in the Classroom: Integration of Online and Classroom Debates into Classes. online. (Discussion Paper)

• Krützmann, N.C., McDonald, A.J. and George, S.E. (2008) Identification of mixing barriers in chemistry-climate model simulations using Rényi entropy. Geophysical Research Letters 35: L06806. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2007GL032829. (Journal Article)

• Baumgaertner, A.J.G., McDonald, A.J., Hibbins, R.E., Fritts, D.C., Murphy, D.J. and Vincent, R.A. (2008) Short-period planetary waves in the Antarctic middle atmosphere. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 70(10): 1336-1350. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2008.04.007. (Journal Article)

• Baumgartner, A. and McDonald, A. (2008) The May 2005 solar proton event and potential connections to a mesospheric planetary wave event. Helsinki, Finland: 1st High Energy Particle Precipitation in the Atmosphere (HEPPA) Workshop, 28-31 May 2008. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Baumgaertner, A.J.G. and McDonald A.J. (2007) A gravity wave climatology for Antarctica compiled from Challenging Minisatellite Payload/Global Positioning System (CHAMP/GPS) radio occultations. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres 112: D05103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2006JD007504. (Journal Article)

• Huck, P.E., Tilmes, S., Bodeker, G.E., Randel, W.J., McDonald, A.J. and Nakajima, H. (2007) An improved measure of ozone depletion in the Antarctic stratosphere. Vienna, Austria: European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, 15-20 Apr 2007. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Huck, P.E., Tilmes, S., Bodeker, G.E., Randel, W.J., McDonald, A.J. and Nakajima, H. (2007) An improved measure of ozone depletion in the Antarctic stratosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research 112: D11104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2006JD007860. (Journal Article)

• Krutzmann, N., McDonald, A. and George, S. (2007) Can Entropy Measures be used to Quantify Mixing in the Antarctic Atmosphere? Wellington, New Zealand: Antarctica: 50 Years on The Ice, 2-6 Jul 2007. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• McDonald, A.J., Baumgaertner, A.J.G., Fraser, G.J., George, S.E. and Marsh, S. (2007) Empirical Mode Decomposition of the atmospheric wave field. Annales Geophysicae 25(2): 375-384. http://www.ann-geophys.net/25/375/2007/angeo-25-375-2007.pdf. (Journal Article)

• McDonald, A. (2007) Initial Comparison of the Arctic and Antarctic Gravity Wave Field in the Stratosphere. Wellington, New Zealand: Antarctica: 50 Years on The Ice, 2-6 Jul 2007. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Hay, T., Kreher, K., Riedel, K., Johnston, P., Thomas, A. and McDonald, A. (2007) Investigation of Bromine Explosion Events in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Vienna, Austria: European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, 15-20 Apr 2007. In Geophysical Research Abstracts 9 09705. http://www.cosis.net/abstracts/EGU2007/09705/EGU2007-J-09705.pdf. (Conference Contribution - Abstract)

• Geldenhuis, A. and McDonald, A. (2007) Measuring the Antarctic MLT Gravity Wave Field. Wellington, New Zealand: Antarctica: 50 Years on The Ice, 2-6 Jul 2007. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• McDonald, A.J., Hooper, D., George, S.E., Huggard, P., Ellison, B. and Oldfield, M. (2007) Simultaneous and co-located MST and Cloud-radar observations. Vienna, Austria: European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, 15-20 Apr 2007. In Geophysical Research Abstracts 9 05334. http://www.cosis.net/abstracts/EGU2007/05334/EGU2007-J-05334.pdf. (Conference Contribution - Abstract)

• Monahan, K.P., Pan, L.L., McDonald, A.J., Bodeker, G.E., Wei, J., George, S.E., Barnet, C.D. and Maddy, E. (2007) Validation of AIRS v4 ozone profiles using ozonesondes from Lauder, NZ and Boulder, USA. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres 112: D17304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2006JD008181. (Journal Article)

• Murphy, D.J., Forbes, J.M., Walterscheid, L., Hagan, M.E., Avery, S.K., Aso, T., Fraser, G.J., Fritts, D.C., Jarvis, M.J., McDonald, A.J., Riggin, D.M., Tsutsumi, M. and Vincent, R.A. (2006) A climatology of tides in the Antarctic mesosphere and lower thermosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research 111(D23104) http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2005JD006803. (Journal Article)

• George, S., McDonald, A., Baumgartner, A. and Fraser, G. (2006) Application of the Empirical Mode Decomposition Technique to Scott Base MF radar data. Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand: Annual Antarctic Conference 2006, 4-6 Jul 2006. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• George, S. and McDonald, A. (2006) Modelling the effects of a realistic QBO on Antarctic ozone variability. Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand: Annual Antarctic Conference 2006, 4-6 Jul 2006. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Baumgaertner, A.J.G., Jarvis, M.J., McDonald, A.J. and Fraser, G.J. (2006) Observations of the wavenumber 1 and 2 components of the semi-diurnal tide over Antarctica. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 68(11): 1195-1214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2006.03.001. (Journal Article)

• Baumgaertner, A.J. and McDonald, A.J. (2006) Satellite and ground base Measurements of Wave Interactions above Antarctica. Beijing, China: 36th Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) Scientific Assembly, 16-23 Jul 2006. http://meetings.copernicus.org/cospar2006/. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• McDonald, A.J., Monahan, K.P., Hooper, D.A. and Gaffard, C. (2006) VHF signal power suppression in stratiform and convective precipitation. Annales Geophysicae 24(1): 23-25. http://www.ann-geophys.net/24/23/2006/angeo-24-23-2006.pdf. (Journal Article)

• Choi, Y.G., Lee, S.C., McDonald, A.J. and Hooper, D.A. (2006) Wind-profiler observations of gravity waves produced by convection at mid-latitudes. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 6(10): 2825-2836. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-6-2825-2006. (Journal Article)