Middle Atmosphere Dynamics and Chemistry; Planetary Atmosphere Dynamics
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
P. O. Box 308, Princeton, NJ 08542 USA


Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Princeton University

email: John.Wilson@noaa.gov
phone: 609-452-6592
FAX: 609-987-5063

Research Interests

• Terrestrial Middle Atmosphere Dynamics
  
• Mars Atmosphere Dynamics and Climate
  
• Jovian Atmosphere Dynamics
  
  

Mars Atmosphere Modeling and Observation Workshop: Granada, Spain, 2006

• Granada 2006 Workshop
  
• Model comparison ...presented in Granada Spain: Feb 27. 2006
  PDF / Powerpoint
  
  
• Conference papers
  
• The Diurnal Variation and Radiative Influence of Martian Water Ice Clouds (R.J Wilson, G. Neumann, M.D. Smith)
• The Effects of Atmospheric Dust on the Seasonal Variation of Martian Surface Temperature (R.J. Wilson)
• GCM Simulations of Transient Eddies and Frontal Systems in the Martian Atmosphere (R.J. Wilson, D. Hinson, M.D. Smith)

Mars Atmosphere Modeling and Observation Workshop: Granada, Spain, 2003

• Granada 2003 Workshop
  
• GCM Simulation of thermal tides (J. Wilson, D. Banfield, D. Hinson, and M.D. Smith)
  
• The incorporation of water ice cloud microphysics in a Mars general circulation model (A. Rodin and J. Wilson)
  


• Granada Mars GCM Intercomparison
• Tide comparison ...presented in Granada Spain: Jan. 2003
  Tide Comparison: (PDF)
  
  


A GCM simulation of water ice clouds in early NH winter (Ls=200).

Manuscripts in preparation or submitted for publication

• A.V. Rodin and R.J. Wilson GCM simulation of the Mars aphelion climate, to be submitted (someday soon?):
  Abstract from 5th International Conference on Mars: 1999 (PDF)
  2003 Granada Conference abstract (PDF)
  
  
• R.J. Wilson and M.I. Richardson The Martian Atmosphere During the Viking Mission, 2: GCM Simulations of the 1977 Dust Storm Season.
  still in preparation
  Abstract from 5th International Conference on Mars: 1999 (PDF)
  
  

Publications

NOAA Bibliography


• Wilson, R.J., S.R. Lewis, L. Montabone and M.D. Smith, 2008: The influence of water ice clouds on Martian tropical atmospheric temperatures, Geophys. Res. Lett. 35, L07202, doi:10.1029/2007GL032405.
  Abstract / PDF File
  
  
• Hinson, D.P. M. Patzold, R.J. Wilson, B. Hausler, S. Tellman, and G.L. Tyler, 2008: Radio occultation measurements and MGCM simulations of Kelvin waves on Mars, Icarus, 193, 125-138, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2007.09.009.
  Abstract / PDF File
  
  
• Li, F., J. Austin, and J. Wilson, 2008: The strength of the Brewer-Dobson circulation in a changing climate: A coupled chemistry-climate model simulation, J. Climate, 21(1), 40-57.
  Abstract / PDF File
  
  
• J. Austin, J. Wilson, F. Li, and H. Voemel, 2007: Evolution of water vapor and age of air in coupled chemistry climate model simulations of the stratosphere, J. Atmos. Sci. 64(3), 905-921.
  Abstract / PDF File
  
  
• R.J. Wilson, G. Neumann, and M.D. Smith, 2007: The diurnal variation and radiative influence of martian water ice clouds, Geophys. Res. Lett. 34, L02710, doi:10.1029/2006GL027976
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• Austin, J., and R. J. Wilson, 2006: Ensemble simulations of the decline and recovery of stratospheric ozone. Journal of Geophysical Research, 111, D16314, doi:10.1029/2005JD006907.
  Abstract / PDF File
  
  
• Basu, S., J. Wilson, M. Richardson, and A. Ingersoll, 2006: Simulation of spontaneous and variable global dust storms with the GFDL Mars GCM. Journal of Geophysical Research, 111, E09004, doi:10.1029/2005JE002660.
  Abstract / PDF File
  
  
• Basu, S., M.I. Richardson, and R.J. Wilson, 2004: Simulation of the martian dust cycle with the GFDL Mars GCM, J. Geophys. Res., 109, E11906, doi:10.1029/2004JE002243.
  Abstract / PDF File
  
  
• D. Banfield, B.J. Conrath, P.J. Gierasch, R.J. Wilson, and M.D. Smith, 2004: Traveling waves in the martian atmosphere from MGS TES nadir data, Icarus, 170, 365-403.
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• D. Hinson, and R.J. Wilson, 2004: Temperature inversions, thermal tides, and water ice clouds in the Martian tropics, J. Geophys. Res., 109, E01002, doi:10.1029/JE002129.
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• M.A. Mischna, M.I. Richardson, R.J. Wilson, and D.J. McCleese, 2003: On the orbital forcing of Martian water and CO2 cycles: A general circulation model study with simplified volatile schemes, J. Geophys. Res., 108 (E6), 5062, doi:10.1029/2003JE002051
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• T. Horinouchi, S. Pawson, K. Shibata, U. Langematz, E. Manzini, M.A. Giorgetta, F. Sassi, R.J. Wilson, K. Hamilton, J. deGranpre, and A.A. Scaife, 2003: Tropical cumulus convection and upward propagating waves in middle atmospheric GCMs, J. Atmos. Sci., 60, 2765-2782.
  Abstract / PDF File
  
  
• Wang, H., M.I. Richardson, R.J. Wilson, A.P. Ingersoll, A.D. Toigo, and R.W. Zurek, 2003: Cyclones, tides and the origin of a cross-equatorial dust storm on Mars, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(9), 1488, doi:10.1029/2002GL016828
  Abstract / PDF File
  
  
• J. Liu, M.I. Richardson, and R.J. Wilson, 2003: An assessment of the global, seasonal, and interannual spacecraft record of martian climate in the thermal infrared, J. Geophys. Res., 108(E8), 5089, doi:10.1029/2002JE001921
  Abstract / PDF File
  
  
• Leroy, S.S., Y.L. Yung, M.I. Richardson, and R.J. Wilson, 2003: Principal modes of variability of martian atmospheric surface pressure, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(13), 1707, doi:2002GL015909
  Abstract / PDF File
  
  
• D. Hinson, R.J. Wilson, M.D. Smith, and B.J. Conrath, 2003: Stationary planetary waves in the southern hemisphere of Mars during southern winter, J. Geophys. Res., 108(E1) 5004, doi:10.1029/2002JE001949, 2003
  Abstract / PDF File
  
  
• D. Banfield, B.J. Conrath, M.D. Smith, P.R. Christensen, and R.J. Wilson, 2003: Forced waves in the martian atmosphere from MGS TES nadir data, Icarus, 161, 319-345, 2003.
  Abstract
  PDF File
  
  
• R.J. Wilson, D. Banfield, B.J. Conrath, and M.D. Smith, 2002: Traveling waves in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(7), 10.1029/2002GL014866
  Abstract / PDF File
  
  
• A.D. Toigo, M.I. Richardson, R.J. Wilson, H. Wang, and A.P. Ingersoll, 2002: Dust lifting and dust storms near the south pole of Mars, J. Geophys. Res, 107(E7), 10.1029/2001JE001592.
  Abstract / PDF File
  
  
• M.I. Richardson, and R.J. Wilson, 2002: A topographically forced asymmetry in the Martian circulation and climate, Nature, 416, 298-301.
  Abstract / PDF File
  Intro (Peter Gierasch)
  
  
• M.I. Richardson, and R.J. Wilson, 2002: Investigation of the nature and stability of the martian seasonal water cycle with a general circulation model, J. Geophys. Res., 107(E5), 10.1029/2001JE001536.
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• M.I. Richardson, R.J. Wilson, and A.V. Rodin, 2002: Water ice clouds in the Martian atmosphere: General circulation model experiments with a simple cloud scheme, J. Geophys. Res., 107(E9), 10.1029/2001JE001804.
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• R.J. Wilson, 2002: Evidence for nonmigrating thermal tides in the Mars upper atmosphere from the Mars Global Surveyor accelerometer experiment, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(7), 10.1029/2001GL013975
  Abstract / PDF file
  
  
• D.P. Hinson and R.J. Wilson, 2002: Transient waves in the southern hemisphere of Mars, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(7), 10.1029/2001GL014103
  Abstract / PDF file
  
  
• K. Hamilton, R.J. Wilson and R.S. Hemler, 2001: Spontaneous stratosphere QBO-Like oscillations simulated by the GFDL SKYHI general circulation model, J. Atmos. Sci. 58, 3271-3292.
  Abstract
  
  
• D.P. Hinson, G.L. Tyler, J.L. Hollingsworth, and R.J. Wilson, 2001: Radio occultation measurements of forced atmospheric waves on Mars, JGR Planets 106, 1463-1480.
  Abstract / PDF file
  
  
• R.J. Wilson, 2000: Evidence for diurnal period Kelvin waves in the martian atmosphere from MGS TES data, Geophys. Res. Lett. 27, 3889-3892.
  abstract / pdf file
  
  
• R.J. Wilson and M.I. Richardson, 2000: The martian atmosphere during the Viking Mission,1: Infrared measurements of atmospheric temperatures revisited, Icarus , 145, 555-579.
  abstract / pdf file
  
  
• R.T. Clancy, B.J. Sandor, M.J. Wolff, P.R. Christensen, M.D. Smith, J.C. Pearl, B.J. Conrath, and R.J. Wilson, 2000: An intercomparison of ground based millimeter, MGS TES, and Viking atmospheric temperature measurements: Seasonal and interannual variability of temperatues and dust loading in the global Mars atmosphere,
  JGR Planets, 105, 9553-9571.
  abstract / PDF file
  
  
• S. Pawson, K. Kodera, K. Hamilton, T. Shepherd, S. Beagley, B. Boville, J. Farrara, T. Fairlie, A. Kitoh, W. Lahoz, U. Langematz, E. Manzini, D. Rind, A. Scaife, K. Shibata, P. Simon, R. Swinbank, L. Takacs, R. Wilson, J. Al-Saadi, M. Amodei, M. Chiba, L.Coy, J. de Grandpre, R. Eckman, M. Fiorino, W. Grose, H. Koeide, J. Koshyk, D. Li, J. Lerner, J.Mahlman, N. McFarlane, C. Mechoso, A. Molod, A. O'Neil, R. Pierce, W. Randel, R.Rood & F. Wu. The GCM-Reality Intercomparison for SPARC: Scientific Issues and Initial Results. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 81, 781-796, 2000.
  Abstract / pdf file
  
  
• Rodin, A.V., R.T. Clancy, and R.J. Wilson, 1999: Dynamical properties on Mars water ice clouds and their interactions with atmospheric dust and radiation. Adv. Space. Res., 23, 1577-1585.
  
  
• K. Hamilton, R.J. Wilson & R. Hemler, 1999: Middle Atmosphere Simulated with High Vertical and Horizontal Resolution Versions of a GCM: Improvement in the cold pole Bias and Generation of a QBO-Like Oscillation in the tropics. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 56, 3829-3846.
  (abstract)
  
  
• P.W. Jones, K. Hamilton and R.J. Wilson, 1998: A very high-resolution general circulation model simulation of the global circulation in Austral winter.
  Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
  abstract
  
  
• R.J. Wilson, 1997: A general circulation model simulation of the martian polar warming.
  Geophys. Res. Lett. 24, 123-126.
  abstract / pdf file
  text & figures
  
  
• R.J. Wilson and K. Hamilton 1996: Comprehensive model simulation of thermal tides in the martian atmosphere.
  Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 53 1290-1326.
  abstract / PDF file
  
  
• K. Hamilton, R.J. Wilson, J.D. Mahlman, and L.J. Umscheid, 1995: Climatology of the SKYHI Troposphere-Stratosphere-Mesosphere General Circulation Model.
  Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 52 5-43.
  abstract / pdf file
  
  
• K. Hamilton, R.J. Wilson, and H. Vahlenkamp. 1994: Three-Dimensional Visualization of the Polar Stratospheric Vortex.
  Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Bulletin, 22, #4, 4-6.
  abstract
  
  
• G.P. Williams and R.J. Wilson, 1988: The Stability and Genesis of Rossby Vortices.
  Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 45 207-241.
  abstract / pdf file
  
  

Journals, Preprint servers, meetings etc

• American Meterological Society
  
• American Geophysical Union
  
• Atmosphere-Ocean sciences
  
• Division of Planetary Science
  
• Icarus

Other home pages

• NASA/Ames Mars Atmosphere Global Circulation Modeling Group
  
• Nonlinear dynamics
  
• Physics
  
• Division of Planetary Science
  
• Mars Global Surveyor
  
• Mars Thermal Emission Spectrometer
  

A GCM simulation of the early stage of a Martian great dust storm. The data is displayed in a latitude-longitude projection with the northernmost latitude running along the front edge of the picture. The general upslope of topography from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern Hemisphere is evident along the left edge of the picture. The smaller of the two dust plumes is rising up from the western slope of the Hellas basin and continues into the eastern hemisphere as a distinct entity from the plume rising from the southern portion of the Tharsis plateau.
(from Wilson and Hamilton, 1996) (PDF)

Other figures:

A GCM simulation of the dispersion of particles initially confined within the vicinity of the summer hemisphere polar cap. The simulation tracks 25000 particles that are color-coded by their initial latitude.
R.J. Wilson, M.I. Richardson, R.T. Clancy and A.V. Rodin 1997: Simulation of Aerosol and Water Vapor Transport with the GFDL Mars General Circulation Model. Bull. Amer. Astron. Society )

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R. John Wilson(John.Wilson@noaa.gov)