Donald K. Perovich

Research Interests

Sea ice geophysics; the interaction of sunlight with ice and snow; the Arctic system and climate change

Education

• BS, Physics, Michigan State University, 1972
• MS, Geophysics, University of Washington, 1979
• PhD, Geophysics, University of Washington, 1983

Awards

• Fellow, American Geophysical Union, 2013
• CRREL Gallery of Distinguished Employees, 2021
• Commander’s Award for Civilian Service, Partnership in Education Award, 2002, 2013
• NASA Group Achievement Award, 2012
• CRREL Lifetime Achievement Award, 2011
• U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal, 2010, 2011
• ERDC Research and Development Achievement Award, 2010
• CRREL Award for Excellence in Science and Engineering, 2006, 2007
• National Science Foundation Arctic Service Award, 1999
• Department of the Army Meritorious Civilan Service Award, 1999, 2017

Professional Activities

• Chair, Climate and Cryosphere Arctic Sea Ice Working Group, 2010-2020
• Member, World Weather Research Program, Year of Polar Prediction Steering Committee, 2013-2022
• Member, Cryosphere AGU Fellows Selection Committee, 2017-2021
• Member, Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee, 2008-2014.
• National Science Foundation Arctic System Science Committee, 2002-2009
• Chair, NSF Oceans Atmosphere Ice Interaction Science Steering Committee, 2002-2005
• Chair, American Geophysical Union Snow Ice and Permafrost Committee, 1994-1996
• Chief Scientist, Surface heat budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA), 1996-1999
• Co-Chief Scientist, NASA – ICESACPE, 2010-2012
• Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research (American Geophysical Union), Field Techniques in Sea Ice Research (University of Alaska Press)
• Member, International Glaciological Society, American Geophysical Union

Selected Publications

• Perovich DK, Raphael I, Moore R, Clemens-Sewall D, Lei R, Sledd A, Polashenski C. (2023) "Sea Ice Heat and Mass Balance Measurements from Four Autonomous Buoys During the MOSAiC Drift Campaign." Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2023.00017.
• Perovich DK, Smith M, Light B, Webster M. (2021) "Meltwater Sources and Sinks for Multiyear Arctic Sea Ice in Summer." The Cryosphere. 15: 4517-4525. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4517-2021.
• Perovich DK. (2018) "Sunlight, Clouds, Sea Ice, and Albedo: The Umbrella Versus the Blanket." The Cryosphere. 12. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2159-2018.
• Perovich DK. (2017) "Chapter 4: Sea Ice and Sunlight." In: Sea Ice, Thomas DN (Ed.), Wiley: 110-137.
• Perovich DK, Polashenski C, Arntsen A, Stwertka C. (2017) "Anatomy of a Late Spring Snowfall on Sea Ice." Geophysical Research Letters. 44. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071470.
• Perovich DK, Richter-Menge JA. (2014) "Regional Variability in Sea Ice Melt in a Changing Arctic." Proceedings of the Royal Society A. 373: 20140165. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2014.0165.
• Perovich DK, Grenfell TC, Light B, Hobbs PV. (2002) "The Seasonal Evolution of Arctic Sea Ice Albedo." Journal of Geophysical Research. https://doi.org/10.1029/2000JC000438.
• Arrigo K, Perovich DK, et al. (2012) "Massive Phytoplankton Blooms Under Arctic Sea Ice." Science. 336.
• Perovich DK. (2011) "The Changing Arctic Sea Ice Cover." Oceanography. 24(3): 162–173. http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2011.68.
• Perovich DK, Richter-Menge JA, Jones KF, Light B. (2008) "Sunlight, Water, and Ice: Extreme Arctic Sea Ice Melt During the Summer of 2007." Geophysical Research Letters. 35.
• Perovich DK. (2005) "On the Aggregate-Scale Partitioning of Solar Radiation in Arctic Sea Ice During the SHEBA Field Experiment." Journal of Geophysical Research. 110.
• Perovich DK, Grenfell TC, Richter-Menge JA, Light B, Tucker WB III, Eicken H. (2003) "Thin and Thinner: Ice Mass Balance Measurements During SHEBA." Journal of Geophysical Research. 108(C3): 26-1 – 26-21. https://doi.org/10.1029/2001JC001079.

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