Leslie M. Hartten's Curriculum Vitae

Leslie M. Hartten

CIRES Research Scientist II
at the
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratories, Physical Sciences Laboratory

Mailing Address: Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
University of Colorado, 216 UCB, Boulder CO 80309-0216
E-Mail: Leslie.M.Hartten@noaa.gov Phone: (303) 497-7052

Adachi, A., T. Kobayashi, K.S. Gage, D.A. Carter, L.M. Hartten, W.L. Clark, and M. Fukuda, 2005: Evaluation of 3-beam and 4-beam profiler wind measurement techniques using a 5-beam wind profiler and collocated meteorological tower. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 22, 1167-1180.

Adachi, A., W.L. Clark, L.M. Hartten, K.S. Gage, and T. Kobayashi, 2004: An observational study of a shallow gravity current triggered by katabatic flow. Ann. Geophys., 22, 3937-3950.

Angevine, W.M., A.W. Grimsdell, L.M. Hartten, and A.C. Delany, 1998: The Flatland Boundary Layer Experiments. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 78, 419-431.

Ciesielski, P.E., L.M. Hartten, and R.H. Johnson, 1997: Impacts of merging profiler and rawinsonde winds on TOGA COARE analyses. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 14, 1264-1279.

Gutzler, D.S. and L.M. Hartten, 1995: Daily variability of lower tropospheric winds over the tropical western Pacific. J. Geophys. Res., 100, 22,999-23,008.

Hartten, L.M., 1996: Synoptic settings of westerly wind bursts. J. Geophys. Res., 101, 16,997-17,019.

Hartten, L.M., 1998: Reconciliation of surface and profiler winds at ISS sites. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 15, 826-834.

Hartten, L.M. and P.A. Datulayta, 2004: Seasonal and interannual variations in the daily cycle of winds over the Galápagos. J. Climate, 17, 4522-4530.

Hartten, L.M. and K.S. Gage, 2000: ENSO’s impact on the annual cycle: The view from Galápagos. Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 385-388.

Hartten, L.M. and D.S. Gutzler, 1998: Estimates of large-scale divergence over the western equatorial Pacific. J. Geophys. Res., 103, 25,895-25,904.

Hartten, L.M. and P.E. Johnston, 2013: Stratocumulus-topped marine boundary layer processes revealed by the absence of profiler reflectivity. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol. (ISARS Special Issue), in revision.

Hartten, L.M., C.W. King, and R.J. Zamora, 2013: The daily cycle of the lower troposphere along the Gulf of California during the 2004 North American Monsoon. J. Climate, in revision.

Hartten, L.M. and M.A. LeMone, 2010: AMS membership survey results: The evolution and current state of the atmospheric sciences "pipeline". Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 91, 942-956.

Hartten, L.M. and M.A. LeMone, 2013: How respresentative are AMS demographic surveys?. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., submitted.

Hartten, L.M. A.J. Piña, J. Lujan, P.E. Johnston, and L. Bianco, 2013: Using multiple instruments to better understand wind profiler observations of the stratocumulus-topped marine boundary layer. Mon. Wea. Rev., in preparation.

Hechtel, L.M., C.-H. Moeng, and R.B. Stull, 1990: The effects of nonhomogeneous surface fluxes on the convective boundary layer: A case study using large-eddy simulation. J. Atmos. Sci., 47, 1722-1741.

Johnston, P.E., L.M. Hartten, C.H. Love, D.A. Carter, and K.S. Gage, 2002: Range errors in wind profiling caused by strong reflectivity gradients. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 19, 934-953.

Penland, C., and L.M. Hartten, 2013: Stochastic forcing of north tropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures by the North Atlantic Oscillation. Geophys. Res. Lett., submitted.

Riddle, A.C., L.M. Hartten, D.A. Carter, P.E. Johnston, and C.R. Williams, 2012: A minimum threshold for wind profiler signal-to-noise ratios. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 29, 889-895.

Zuidema, P., C. Fairall, L.M. Hartten, J.E. Hare, and D.E. Wolfe, 2006: On air-sea interaction at the mouth of the Gulf of California. J. Climate, 20, 1649-1661.

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1993	Ph.D.	University of Wisconsin - Madison (Atmospheric Science)
1988	M.S.	University of Wisconsin - Madison (Meteorology)
1984	B.S. with Highest Honors	State University of New York - College at Oneonta (Meteorology)

1997-present	Research Scientist II and Research Associate	CIRES, University of Colorado - Boulder (at Physical Science Division of NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratories, formerly part of NOAA’s Aeronomy Laboratory)
1993-1997	Research Associate	CIRES, University of Colorado - Boulder (at NOAA’s Aeronomy Laboratory)
1985-1992	Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant	Department of Meteorology, University of Wisconsin - Madison
1984	Visiting Summer Student	Large-Scale Dynamics Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado
1983	Forecaster	Universal Weather and Aviation, White Plains, New York

2011	Premier recipient of the “Director's Diversity Award” from CIRES
2010	“Ten Years of Service” award from SOARS^®
1984-1985	Fellowship, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
1982-1983	Scholarship, Oneonta Alumni Association
1981-1984	National Merit Scholar

2013	Principal Investigator (Co-PI Cécile Penland, Co-I Christopher W. Fairall)	“Diagnosis of Multiscale Interactions Involving Air-Sea Fluxes during the MJO’s Initiation Phase” (from NOAA's Climate Program Office, ESS; $351,400; 3 years)
2009, 2010, 2011	Co-Principal Investigator (PI Joey Comeaux, Co-PI Neal Lott)	“Surface Data for San Cristóbal, Galápagos Islands” (from NOAA's Climate Data Modernization Program; no local funding -- all moneys directly allocated to pay costs of scanning, key entering, and quality controlling data)
2007	Principal Investigator	“Variability of Daily Cycles during the North American Monsoon: Observations, Analyses, and Simulations” (from NOAA's Office of Global Programs, CPPA; $285,200; 3 years)
2004	Co-Principal Investigator (PI Clark W. King, Co-PI Robert J. Zamora, Co-I’s Kenneth S. Gage and F. Martin Ralph)	“Boundary Layer, Flux, and Soil Moisture Studies for NAME, Including Deployment of a NOAA UHF Wind Profiler Array” (from NOAA's Office of Global Programs, PACS-GAPP; $440,200; 3 years)
2003	Principal Investigator (Co-PI’s Kenneth S. Gage and Paul E. Johnston)	“Continuing Observations and Analysis of Lower-Tropospheric Dynamics Over the Eastern Pacific” (from NOAA's Office of Global Programs, PACS; $291,917; 3 years)
2002	Principal Investigator (Co-PI’s Kenneth S. Gage and George N. Kiladis)	“Intraseasonal and Interannual Variability of Lower-Tropospheric Winds Over the Tropical Pacific” (from NOAA's Office of Global Programs, CLIVAR-Pacific; $247,539; 3 years)
2000	Co-Investigator (PI Kenneth S. Gage, Co-I George N. Kiladis)	“A Trans-Pacific Profiler Network for Climate Observations” (from NOAA's Office of Global Programs, CLIVAR-Pacific; $640,000; 3 years)
1997	Co-Principal Investigator (PI Kenneth S. Gage, Co-PI Nicholas A. Bond)	“Lower-Tropospheric Dynamics Over the Eastern Pacific” (from NOAA's Office of Global Programs, PACS; $137,123; 3 years)

2011	Presented remarks on “Joanne Simpson and the Narratives of Women's Lives” as a panelist at the AMS's Women in Atmospheric Sciences Luncheon (91^st Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, Seattle, Washington)
2010	Presented “Encouraging Young Scientists in the American Meteorological Society” at the Roundtable of Representatives from Federal Agencies and Professional Societies (“Framing Issues and Strategies: Where We Stand--Postdoctoral and Early Career Researchers”, held by The National Acadamies' Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine (CWSEM), Washington, D.C.)

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2009-present	Regular presenter, ESRL/Global Systems Laboratory’s “Daily Weather Briefing”
2009	Past Chair, AMS Board on Women and Minorities
2007-present	Co-Point-of-Contact, ESRL Integrating Theme: “Information Systems”
2007-2008	Chair, AMS Board on Women and Minorities
2007	Member, Organizing Committee, 2008 AMS Annual Meeting
2005-present	Member, ESRL/Physical Science Division’s Workplace Advisory Committee
2005-2006	Member, Local Organizing Committee, 7^th International Symposium on Troposperic Profiling: Needs and Technologies
2004-2005	Member, CIRES Career Track Guidelines Committee
2003-2009	Member, AMS Board on Women and Minorities
2000	Member, Max Eaton Award Selection Committee, AMS 24^th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
1997-present	Reviewed manuscripts for Atmosphere-Ocean, JGR-Atmospheres, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, Journal of Climate, Monthly Weather Review, and Radio Science
1994-present	Reviewed proposals for Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Science, and NOAA Office of Global Programs

2013	Served as the Writing and Communications Mentor for a student in the Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS^®) program: Adrianna Hackett (incoming grad student, University of Colorado - Boulder)
2009	Mentor and research supervisor for a student enrolled in an LUC (Learning Unit Contract) at New Vista High School, Boulder, CO
2003-2010, 2012	Science Fair judge, Boulder, CO
2001-2012	Served as the Science Research Mentor each summer for a student in the SOARS^® program: Ma'Ko'Quah Jones (2012, rising junior, Dartmouth College) Javier Lujan (2011, rising senior, University of Texas - El Paso) Aaron Piña (2010, rising senior, Texas A&M University) Vanessa Vincente (2009, rising junior, Valparaiso University) Sandra Diaz (2008, rising junior, Texas A&M University) McArthur Jones, Jr. (2007, rising junior, Millersville University) Douglas J. Gavin (2006, rising senior, Howard University) Luna M. Rodriguez-Manzanet (2005, rising senior, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras) Nancy I. Rivera Rivera (2004, incoming grad student, University of Texas - El Paso) Melissa A. Burt (2003, rising junior, Millersville University) D. Matthew Coleman (2002, rising senior, University of Virginia) Ernesto Muñoz (2001, University of Puerto Rico)
2001	Online “Weather Specialist”, Kids as Global Scientists program
2000	Served as the Mentor for a student in the Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training (SMART) internship program run by the Graduate School at the University of Colorado - Boulder: Pauline A. Datulayta (rising sophomore, City University of New York - Queens College)
1999-2000	Scientific mentor for a student enrolled in the Science Research Seminar class at New Vista High School, Boulder, CO
1999	Provided experiment design and instrumentation suggestions for the Earthworks secondary-teacher training course run by CIRES, Balarat, CO
1998-2002	Created displays for the Limon Heritage Museum, Limon, CO: “The Climate of the Eastern Plains” (1998), “El Niño, La Niña, and Limon” (1999-2000), “Climate Variations over Colorado’s Eastern Plains” (2001-2002)
1997-1999	Science Fair judge, Boulder, CO
1997	Online mentor for the SUCCEED camp, run by Shodor Educational Foundation

2005-2007	Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
1989-2002	European Geophysical Society (EGS)
1986-present	American Geophysical Union (AGU)
1982-present	American Meteorological Society (AMS)

2010	“MATLAB Fundamentals” (4-day e-Learning training conducted by The MathWorks)
2008	“NCL Workshop” (4-day training, combining lecture and hands-on labs, conducted by staff from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder)
2005	“Advanced Leadership Workshop” (3-day workshop sponsored by Leadership Education for Advancement and Promotion,, Univ. of Colorado - Boulder) “Strategic Thinking for Future Leaders” (seminar/workshop sponsored by Leadership Education for Advancement and Promotion, Univ. of Colorado - Boulder) “Success through Mentoring: A Workshop on Mentoring Research and Practice” (one-day workshop conducted by MentorNet in conjunction with the SACNAS National Conference)
2003	“Scientific Inquiry in the K-12 Classroom” (one-day workshop sponsored by various affiliates of the University of Colorado - Boulder)
2003-2008	“CU Women Succeeding: Faculty Development Symposium” (one-day, system-wide symposium held annually and sponsored by various Univ. of Colorado organizations)
2003	“She Said/He Said: Gender Differences in the Workplace” (seminar/workshop sponsored by Leadership Education for Advancement and Promotion, Univ. of Colorado - Boulder)
2001	“Selecting and Interviewing Student Employees” (training offered by Organizational and Employee Development, Univ. of Colorado - Boulder) “Fundamentals of Supervision” (training offered by Organizational and Employee Development, Univ. of Colorado - Boulder)