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VideoDonald K. Perovich
Research Geophysicist, ERDC-CRREL
Adjunct Professor of Engineering
donald.k.perovich@usace.army.mil
Education
- B.S., Physics, Michigan State University, 1972
- M.S., Geophysics, University of Washington, 1979
- Ph.D., Geophysics, University of Washington, 1983
Research Interests
Sea ice geophysics; the interaction of sunlight with ice and snow; the Arctic system and climate change
Selected Publications
- Perovich, D.K., T.C. Grenfell, B. Light, B.C. Elder, J. Harbeck, C. Polashenski, W.B. Tucker III, and C. Stelmach, Trans-polar observations of the morphological properties of Arctic sea ice, J. Geophys. Res., 114, 2009
- Perovich, D.K. and J.A. Richter-Menge, Loss of sea ice in the Arctic, Annual Review of Marine Science, 1, 417 – 441, 2009
- Perovich, D.K., J.A. Richter-Menge, K.F. Jones, and B. Light, Sunlight, water, and ice: Extreme Arctic sea ice melt during the summer of 2007, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, 2008
- Perovich, D.K., B. Light, H. Eicken, K.F. Jones, K. Runciman, and S.V. Nghiem, Increasing solar heating of the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas, 1979–2005: Attribution and role in the ice- albedo feedback, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, 2007
- Perovich, D.K., On the aggregate-scale partitioning of solar radiation in Arctic Sea Ice during the SHEBA field experiment, J. Geophys. Res., 110, 2005
Awards
- CRREL Award for Excellence in Science and Engineering, 2007
- CRREL Award for Excellence in Science and Engineering, 2006
- Commander's Award for Civilian Service, Partnership in Education Award, 2002
- National Science Foundation Arctic Service Award, 1999
- Department of the Army Meritorious Civilan Service Award, 1999
Professional Activities
- Member, International Glaciological Society, American Geophysical Union, The Electromagnetics Academy
- Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research (American Geophysical Union), Field Techniques in Sea Ice Research (University of Alaska Press)
- Committee member, Climate and Cryosphere Arctic Sea Ice Working Group, Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee, Study of Environmental Arctic Change Observing Panel, Sea Ice Outlook Advisory Group, 2008 – present, National Science Foundation Arctic System Science Committee
- Chair, NSF Oceans Atmosphere Ice Interaction Science Steering Committee, American Geophysical Union Committee on Snow Ice and Permafrost, SHEBA Science Working Group 1993 – 1996
- Member - American Meteorol. Soc. Comm. on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, 1991 – 1993
- Chief Scientist, Surface heat budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA), Electromagnetic properties of sea ice
News
Arctic Report Card: Dark Times Ahead
Nature
December 6, 2012Giant algae blooms thriving under thinning Arctic sea ice
CBC News (Canada)
June 12, 2012Tiny undersea plants may affect Arctic ocean life
San Francisco Chronicle
June 8, 2012Thinning Arctic Ice Allows Plankton Bloom
Scientific American
June 8, 2012NASA Discovers Unprecedented Blooms of Ocean Plant Life
NASA
June 7, 2012Profs. discuss future of climate change
The Dartmouth
May 30, 2012Cold Truths: new issue of Dartmouth Engineer
Dartmouth Now
March 9, 2012Ice Stations, Everyone!
Climate Central
June 23, 2010Four Corners
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
August 4, 2008Sea Ice and Albedo Effects on Climate
San Francisco Exploratorium (explo.tv)
June 3, 2008Arctic sets records on all fronts
BBC News
December 16, 2007Sunlight and ice control the planet’s temperature
National Geographic Channel
January 31, 2007
In Dartmouth Engineer Magazine
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Lab Report: Phytoplankton Under Ice
Summer 2012 -
Cold Truths: From the microstructure of snow to the massiveness of ice sheets, from fundamental science to practical applications, from Thayer’s ice lab to the earth’s polar regions, Thayer researchers are uncovering what snow and ice reveal about the world.
Winter 2012
Video
Seminar: Sea Ice and Sunlight: Climate Change and the Arctic Sea Ice Cover
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