Profile for Luke Oman

Title: Research Physical Scientist
Affiliation: NASA
Contact: E-mail
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Mailstop 614
Greenbelt, MD 20771

Office Phone: 301-614-6032
Fax: 301-614-5903

Publications

Aquila, V., L. D. Oman, R. S. Stolarski, P. R. Colarco, and P. A. Newman, 2012: Dispersion of the volcanic sulfate cloud from a Mount Pinatubo–like eruption, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D06216, doi:10.1029/2011JD016968.

Douglass, A. R., R. S. Stolarski, S. E. Strahan, and L. D. Oman, 2012: Understanding differences in upper stratospheric ozone response to changes in chlorine and temperature as computed using CCMVal-2 models, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D16306, doi:10.1029/2012JD017483.

Schmidt, A., T. Thordarson, L. D. Oman, A. Robock, and S. Self, 2012: Climatic impact of the long-lasting 1783 Laki eruption: Inapplicability of mass-independent sulfur isotopic composition measurements. J. Geophys. Res., 117, D23116, doi:10.1029/2012JD018414. 

Swartz, W. H., R. S. Stolarski, L. D. Oman, E. L. Fleming, and C. H. Jackman, 2012: Middle atmosphere response to different descriptions of the 11-yr solar cycle in spectral irradiance in a chemistry-climate model, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 5937-5948, doi:10.5194/acp-12-5937-2012.

Lang, C., D. W. Waugh, M. A. Olsen, A. R. Douglass, Q. Liang, J. E. Nielsen, L. D. Oman, S. Pawson, and R. S. Stolarski, 2012: The impact of greenhouse gases on past changes in tropospheric ozone, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D23304, doi:10.1029/2012JD018293.

Oman, L. D., J. R. Ziemke, A. R. Douglass, D. W. Waugh, C. Lang, J. M. Rodriguez, J. E. Nielsen, 2011: The Response of Tropical Tropospheric Ozone to ENSO, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, doi:10.1029/2011GL047865.

Garfinkel, C. I, A. M. Molod, L. D. Oman, I.-S. Song, 2011: Improvement of the GEOS-5 AGCM upon updating the Air-Sea roughness parameterization, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, doi:10.1029/2011GL048802.

Whiteman, D. N, K. C. Vermeesch, L. D. Oman, E. C. Weatherhead, 2011: The relative importance of accuracy and observation frequency in detecting trends in upper tropospheric water vapor, J. Geophys. Res., 116, doi:10.1029/2011JD016610.

Hurwitz, M. M., P. A. Newman, L. D. Oman, and A. M. Molod, 2011: Response of the Antarctic Stratosphere to Two Types of El Nino Events, J. Atmos. Sci., 68, doi:10.1175/2011JAS3606.1.

Hurwitz, M. M., I.-S. Song, L. D. Oman, P. A. Newman, A. M. Molod, S. M. Frith, and J. E. Nielsen, 2011: Response of the Antarctic stratosphere to warm pool El Niño Events in the GEOS CCM, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 9659-9669, doi:10.5194/acpd-11-9659-2011.

Oman, L. D., D. A. Plummer, D. W. Waugh, J. Austin, J. Scinocca, A. R. Douglass, R. J. Salawitch, T. Canty, H. Akiyoshi, S. Bekki, P. Braesicke, N. Butchart, M. P. Chipperfield, D. Cugnet, S. Dhomse, V. Eyring, S. Frith, S. C. Hardiman, D. E. Kinnison, J. F. Lamarque, E. Mancini, M. Marchand, M. Michou, O. Morgenstern, T. Nakamura, J. E. Nielsen, D. Olivié, G. Pitari, J. Pyle, E. Rozanov, T. G. Shepherd, K. Shibata, R. S. Stolarski, H. Teyssèdre, W. Tian, and Y. Yamashita, 2010:  Multi-model assessment of the factors driving stratospheric ozone evolution over the 21st century, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D24306, doi:10.1029/2010JD014362

Oman, L. D., D. W. Waugh, S. R. Kawa, R. S. Stolarski, A. R. Douglass, and P. A. Newman, 2010: Mechanisms and feedbacks causing changes in upper stratospheric ozone in the 21st century, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D05303, doi:10.1029/2009JD012397

Hurwitz, M. M., P. A. Newman, F. Li, L. D. Oman, O. Morgenstern, P. Braesicke, and J. A. Pyle 2010, Assessment of the breakup of the Antarctic polar vortex in two new chemistry-climate models, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D07105, doi:10.1029/2009JD012788.

Ziemke, J. R., S. Chandra, L. D. Oman, and P. K. Bhartia, 2010: A new ENSO index derived from satellite measurements of column ozone, Atm. Chem. Phys., 10, 3711-3721.

Austin, J., J. Scinocca, D. Plummer, L. Oman, D. Waugh, H. Akiyoshi, S. Bekki, P. Braesicke, N. Butchart, M. Chipperfield, D. Cugnet, M. Dameris, S. Dhomse, V. Eyring, S. Frith, R. R. Garcia, H. Garny, A. Gettelman, S. C. Hardiman, D. Kinnison, J. F. Lamarque, E. Mancini, M. Marchand, M. Michou, O. Morgenstern, T. Nakamura, S. Pawson, G. Pitari, J. Pyle, E. Rozanov, T.G. Shepherd, K. Shibata, H. Teyssedre, R.J. Wilson, Y.Yamashita, 2010: The decline and recovery of total column ozone using a multi-model time series analysis, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D00M10, doi:10.1029/2010JD013857.

Eyring, V., I. Cionni, G. E. Bodeker, A. J. Charlton-Perez, D. E. Kinnison, J. F. Scinocca, D. W. Waugh, H. Akiyoshi, S. Bekki, M. P. Chipperfield, M. Dameris, S. Dhomse, S. M. Frith, H. Garny, A. Gettelman, A. Kubin, U. Langematz, E. Mancini, M. Marchand, T. Nakamura, L. D. Oman, S. Pawson, G. Pitari, D. A. Plummer, E. Rozanov, T. G. Shepherd, K. Shibata, W. Tian, P. Braesicke, S. C. Hardiman, J. F. Lamarque, O. Morgenstern, D. Smale, J. A. Pyle, and Y. Yamashita,  Multi-model assessment of stratospheric ozone return dates and ozone recovery in CCMVal-2 models, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 9451-9472, doi:10.5194/acp-10-9451-2010, 2010. 

Eyring, V., I. Cionni, J. F. Lamarque, H. Akiyoshi, G. E. Bodeker, A. J. Charlton-Perez, S. M. Frith, A. Gettelman, D. E. Kinnison, T. Nakamura, L. D. Oman, S. Pawson, and Y. Yamashita, 2010:  Sensitivity of 21st century stratospheric ozone to greenhouse gas scenarios, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L16807, doi:10.1029/2010GL044443.


Zhu, X., L. D. Oman, D. W. Waugh, and S. A. Lloyd, 2010: Equatorial Superrotation on Earth Induced by Optically Thick Dust Clouds,  Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest, 28, 3, 240-241. 

Oman, L., D. W. Waugh, S. Pawson, R.S. Stolarski, and P.A. Newman, 2009: On the Influence of Anthropogenic Forcings on Changes in the Stratospheric Mean Age, J.Geophys. Res. 114, D03105, doi:10.1029/2008JD010378.

Waugh, D. W., L. Oman, P. A. Newman, R. S. Stolarski, S. Pawson, J. E. Nielsen, and J. Perlwitz, 2009: Effect of zonal asymmetries in stratospheric ozone on simulated southern hemisphere climate trends, Geophys. Res. Lett. 36, L18701, doi:10.1029/2009GL040419.

Waugh, D. W., L. Oman, S. R. Kawa, R. S. Stolarski, S. Pawson, A. R. Douglass, and P. A. Newman, 2009: Impact of climate change on stratospheric ozone recovery. Geophys. Res. Lett. 36, L03805, doi:10.1029/2008GL036223.

 Newman, P. A., L. D. Oman, A. R. Douglass, E. L. Fleming, S. M. Frith, M. M. Hurwitz, S. R. Kawa, C. H. Jackman, N. A. Krotkov, E. R. Nash, J. E. Nielsen, S. Pawson, R. S. Stolarski, and G. J. M. Velders, 2009: What would have happened to the ozone layer if chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) had not been regulated?, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 2113-2128.

Robock, A., C. M. Ammann, L. Oman, D. Shindell, S. Levis, and G. Stenchikov, 2009: Did the Toba           volcanic eruption of ~74k BP produce widespread glaciation? J. Geophys. Res., 114, doi:10.1029/2008JD011652.

Kravitz, B., A. Robock, L. Oman, G. Stenchikov, and A. B. Marquardt, 2009: Sulfuric acid deposition from stratospheric geoengineering with sulfate aerosols, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D14109, doi:10.1029/2009JD011918.

Oman, L., D. W. Waugh, S. Pawson, R.S. Stolarski, J.E. Nielsen, 2008: Understanding the Changes of Stratospheric Water Vapor in Coupled Chemistry-Climate Model Simulations, J. Atmos. Sci., 65, 3278-3291.

Robock, A., L. Oman, and G. L. Stenchikov, 2008: Regional climate responses to geoengineering with tropical and arctic SO2 injections. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D16101, doi:10.1029/2008JD010050.

Rasch, P. J., S. Tilmes, R. P. Turco, A. Robock, L. Oman, C.-C. (Jack) Chen, G. L. Stenchikov, and R. R. Garcia, 2008: An overview of geoengineering of climate using stratospheric sulfate aerosols. Phil. Trans. Royal Soc. A., 366, 4007-4037, doi:10.1098/rsta.2008.0131.

Gao, C., L. Oman, A. Robock, and G. L. Stenchikov, 2007: Atmospheric volcanic loading derived from bipolar ice cores accounting for the spatial distribution of volcanic deposition. J. Geophys. Res., 112, D09109, doi:10.1029/ 2006JD007461.

Toon, O. B., A. Robock, R. P. Turco, C. Bardeen, L. Oman, and G. L. Stenchikov, 2007: Consequences of regional-scale nuclear conflicts. Science, 315, 1224-1225.

Robock, A., L. Oman, and G. L. Stenchikov, 2007: Nuclear winter revisited with a modern climate model and current nuclear arsenals: Still catastrophic consequences. J. Geophys. Res., 112, D13107, doi:10.1029/2006JD008235.

Robock, A., L. Oman, G. L. Stenchikov, O. B. Toon, C. Bardeen, and R. P. Turco, 2007: Climatic consequences of regional nuclear conflicts. Atm. Chem. Phys., 7, 2003-2012.

Toon, O. B., R. P. Turco, A. Robock, C. Bardeen, L. Oman, and G. L. Stenchikov, 2007: Atmospheric effects and societal consequences of regional scale nuclear conflicts and acts of individual nuclear terrorism. Atm. Chem. Phys., 7, 1973-2002.

Robock, A., O. B. Toon, R. P. Turco, L. Oman, G. L. Stenchikov, and C. Bardeen, 2007: The continuing environmental threat of nuclear weapons: Integrated policy responses needed. EOS, 88, 228, 231, doi:10.1029/2007ES001816.

Robock, A., T. Adams, M. Moore, L. Oman, and G. Stenchikov, 2007: Southern Hemisphere atmospheric circulation effects of the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L23710, doi:10.1029/2007GL031403.

 Oman, L., A. Robock, G. L. Stenchikov, and T. Thordarson, 2006: High-latitude eruptions cast shadow over the African monsoon and the flow of the Nile. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L18711, doi:10.1029/2006GL027665.

 Oman, L., A. Robock, G. L. Stenchikov, T. Thordarson, D. Koch, D. T. Shindell, and C. Gao, 2006: Modeling the distribution of the volcanic aerosol cloud from the 1783-1784 Laki eruption. J. Geophys. Res., 111, D12209, doi: 10.1029/2005JD006899.

 Oman, L., A. Robock, G. Stenchikov, G. A. Schmidt, and R. Ruedy, 2005: Climatic response to high latitude volcanic eruptions. J. Geophys. Res, 110 (D13), D13103, doi:10.1029/2004JD005487.

 

 

 

Publications

Aquila, V., L. D. Oman, R. Stolarski, A. R. Douglass, and P. A. Newman (2013). The Response of Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide to the Eruption of Mt. Pinatubo at Southern and Northern Midlatitudes. J. Atmos. Sci, 70, 894-900.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-12-0143.1

Aquila, V., L.D. Oman, R.S. Stolarski, P. Colarco, and P. A. Newman (2012). Dispersion of the volcanic sulfate cloud from a Mount Pinatubo-like eruption.. J. Geophys. Res., 117, D06216.
doi:10.1029/2011JD016968

Douglass, A., R. S. Stolarski, S. E. Strahan, and L. D. Oman (2012). Understanding differences in upper stratospheric ozone response to changes in chlorine and temperature as computed using CCMVal-2 models.. J. Geophys. Res., 117, D16306.
doi:10.1029/2012JD017483

Lang, C., D. W. Waugh, M. A. Olsen, A. R. Douglass, Q. Liang, J. E. Nielsen, L. D. Oman, S. Pawson, and R. S. Stolarski (2012). The impact of greenhouse gases on past changes in tropospheric ozone.. J. Geophys. Res., 117(D23304).
doi:10.1029/2012JD018293

Schmidt, A., T. Thordarson, L. D. Oman, A. Robock, and S. Self (2012). Climatic impact of the long-lasting 1783 Laki eruption: Inapplicability of mass-independent sulfur isotopic composition measurements. J. Geophys. Res., 117(D23116).
10.1029/2012JD018414

Swartz, W. H, R. S. Stolarski, L. D. Oman, E. L. Fleming, and C. H. Jackman (2012). Middle atmosphere response to different descriptions of the 11-yr solar cycle in spectral irradiance in a chemistry-climate model. J. Atmos. Chem. Phys, 12, 5937-5948.
doi:10.5194/acp-12-5937-2012

Garfinkel, C., A. M. Molod, L. D. Oman, and I.-S. Song (2011). Improvement of the GEOS-5 AGCM upon updating the Air-Sea roughness parameterization Geophys. Res. Lett., 38
10.1029/2011GL048802

Hurwitz, M., I.-S. Song, L.D. Oman, P. A. Newman, A. M. Molod, S. M. Frith, and J. E. Nielsen (2011). Response of the Antarctic Stratosphere to Warm El Nino Events in GEOS CCM. Atmos. Chem. Phys. Disc., 11, 9659-9669.
10.5194/acp-11-9659-2011

Hurwitz, M., P. A. Newman, L.D. Oman, and A. M. Molod (2011). Response of the Antarctic Stratosphere to Two Types of El Nino Events. J. Atmos. Sci., 68, 812-822.
10.1175/2011JAS3606.1

Oman, L.D., J.R. Ziemke, A.R. Douglass, D. W. Waugh, C. Lang, J.M. Rodriguez, and J. E. Nielsen (2011). The response of tropical tropospheric ozone to ENSO. Geophys. Res. Lett, 38(L13706).
10.1029/GL047865

Whiteman, D., K. C. Vermeesch, L. D. Oman, and E. C. Weatherhead (2011). The relative importance of accuracy and observation frequency in detecting trends in upper tropospheric water vapor. J. Geophys. Res., 116.
10.1029/2011JD016610

Hurwitz, M., P.A. Newman, F. Li, L. D. Oman, O. Morgenstern, P. Braesicke, and J. A. Pyle (2010). Assessment of the breakup of the Antarctic polar vortex in two new chemistry-climate models. J. Geophys. Res., 115(D07105).
doi:10.1029/2009JD012788

Oman, L.D., D. W. Waugh, S. R. Kawa, R. S. Stolarski, A. R. Douglass, and P. A. Newman (2010). Mechanisms and feedback causing changes in upper stratospheric ozone in the 21st century. J. Geophys. Res., 115(D05303).
doi:10.1029/D012397

Oman, L.D., D. A. Plummer, D. W. Waugh, J. Austin, J. F. Scinocca, A.R. Douglass, R. J. Salawitch, T. Canty, H. Akiyoshi, S. Bekki, P. Braesicke, N. Butchart, M. P. Chippenfield, D. Cugnet, S. Dhomse, V. Eyring, S. Frith, S. C. Hardiman, D. E. Kinnison, J.-F. Lamarque, E. Mancini, M. Marchand, M. Michou, O. Morgenstern, T. Nakamura, J. E. Nielsen, D. Olivie, G. Pitari, J. Pyle, E. Rozanov, T. G. Shepherd, K. Shibata, R.S. Stolarski, H. Teyssedre, W. Tian, Y. Yamashita, and J.R. Ziemke (2010). Multi-model assessment of the factors driving stratospheric ozone evolution over the 21st century. J. Geophys. Res, 115(D24306).
doi:10.1029/2010JD014362

Ziemke, J.R., S. Chandra, L.D. Oman, and P.K. Bhartia (2010). A new ENSO index derived from satellite measurements of column ozone. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 3711-3721.