Catherine Gautier Department of Geography University of California, Santa Barbara

Education

Doctorat d’Etat (Physics/Meteorology) University of Paris, 1984
Ph. D. (Doctorat 3eme cycle Physics) University of Paris, 1976
M. S. (DEA Geophysics) University of Paris, 1972
M. S. (Physics) University of Paris, 1970
B. S. (Physics and Chemistry) University of Paris, 1968

Appointments

• Professor, Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1990-Present.
• Director Institute of Computational Earth System Science, 1996-2002.
• CEO Planet Earth Science Inc., 1994-2004
• Associate Director and Associate Research Meteorologist, California Space Institute, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 1982-1990.
• Associate Scientist, Space Science and Engineering Center, U. of Wisc., Madison, 1980-1982.
• CEO Metsat Gautier 1978- 1982
• Professor of Physics, University of Quebec, Rimouski, 1976-1978

Selected Recent Publications (from over 200)

Gautier C. and J-L Fellous, 2007 (co-editors): Facing climate change together. Book to be published by Cambridge University Press, UK.

Gautier C., 2008: Introduction to Oil, water and climate. Book to be published by Cambridge University Press, UK.

Fellous J-L and C. Gautier, 2007 (co-editors): Comprendre le changement climatique. Book to be published by Odile Jacob, Paris, France.

Chahine M. T, T. S Pagano, H. H. Auman, R. Atlas, C. Barnet, J. Blaisdell, L. Chen, M. Divakarla, E. J. Fetzer, M. Goldberg, C. Gautier, S. Granger, S. Hannon, F. W. Irion, R. Kakar, E. Kalnay, B. H. Lambrigsten, S.-Y. Le, John Le Marshall, W. W. Mcmillan, L. Mcmillin, E. T. Olson, H. Revercomb, P. Rosenkrantz, W. L. Smith, D. Staelin, L. L. Strow, J. Susskind, D, Tobin, W. Wolf, and L. Zhou, 2006: AIRS: Improving Weather Forecasting and Providing New Data on Greenhouse Gases, Bull. Amer.Meteor. Soc., July, 911.

McComiskey A., P. Ricchiazzi, C. Gautier and D. Lubin, 2006: Assessment of a three dimensional model for atmospheric raditive trasnfer over inhomogeneous terrain, Geophys. Res. Let., VOL. 33, L10813, doi:10.1029/2005GL025356.

Gautier C. , 2006: A personal Experience of Designing Earth System Science Instruction based on Learner-Centered Environment Paradigm, Editorial in J. Geosc. Ed., 54, 54-58.

Schweizer-Clayton D. and C. Gautier, 2006: Scientific Argumentation in Earth System Science Education, J. Geosc. Ed., 54, 374-385.

Gautier C., K. Deutsch and S. Rebich, 2006: Misconceptions about the greenhouse effect, J. Geosc. Ed., 54, 1, 386-399.

Ricchiazzi, P., C. Gautier, J. A. Ogren, and B. Schmid, 2006: A comparison of aerosol optical properties obtained from in situ measurements and retrieved from Sun and sky radiance observations during the May 2003 ARM Aerosol Intensive Observation Period, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D05S06, doi:10.1029/2005JD005863.

Kancler, E., C. Gautier, P. Ricchiazzi, S. Yang, and P. Pilewskie, 2005: Spectral observations and modeling of the Arctic surface radiation environment, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D23203, doi:10.1029/2005JD005813.

O’Hirok, W., and C. Gautier, 2005: The Impact of Model Resolution on Differences between Independent Column Approximation and Monte Carlo Estimates of Shortwave Surface Irradiance and Atmospheric Heating Rate, J. Atmo. Sc., 62, 2939-2951.

Halthore, R.N. Crisp, D., Schwartz, S.E., Anderson, G.P., Berk, A., Bonnel, B., Boucher, O., Chang, F.-L., Chou, M.-D., Clothiaux, E.E., Dubuisson, P., Fomin, B., Fouquart, Y. Freidenreich, S. Gautier, C., Kato, S., Laszlo, I., Li, Z., Plana-Fattori, A., Ramaswamy, V., Ricchiazzi, P., Shiren, Y., Trishchenko, A., and Wiscombe, W., 2005: Intercomparison of Shortwave Radiative Transfer Codes and Measurements, J. Geophy. Res., 110, D11206, doi:10.1029/2004JD005293.

Wyser, K., W. O’Hirok, and C. Gautier, 2005: A Simple Method for Removing 3-D Radiative Effects in Satellite Retrievals of Surface Irradiance. Remote Sensing of the Environment, 94, 335-342.

Gautier C. and R. Solomon, 2005: A Preliminary Study of Students’ Asking Quantitative Scientific Questions for Inquiry-Based Climate Model Experiments, J. Geosc. Ed., 53, 4, p. 432-443.

Rebich S. and C. Gautier, 2005: Concept Mapping to Reveal Prior Knowledge and Conceptual Change in a Mock Summit Course on Global Climate Change, J. Geosc. Ed., 53, 4, p. 444-457.

Gautier C. and S. Rebich, 2005: The use of a Mock Summit to Support Learning about Global Climate Change, J. Geosc. Ed., 53, 1, 1-15.

O’Hirok, W., and C. Gautier, 2003: Absorption of Shortwave Radiation in a Cloudy Atmosphere: Observed and Theoretical Estimates during the Second Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Enhanced Shortwave Experiment. J. Geophys. Res, 108, 4412, doi:10.1029/2002JD002818,

Gautier C., S, Yang and M. Hofstdater, 2003: AIRS Visible/Near Infrared Instrument, IEEE Transactions in Geophysics and Remote Sensing, 41, 2, 330-342.

Auman. H. H., M.T. Chahine, C. Gautier, M. Goldberg, E. Kalnay, L. McMillin, H. Revercomb, P.W. Rosenkranz, W. L. Smith, D. Staelin, L. Strow and J. Susskind., 2003: AIRS/AMSU/HSB on the Aqua Mission: Design, Science Objectives, Data Products and Processing Systems, IEEE Transactions in Geophysics and Remote Sensing, 41, 2, 263-264.

Wyser, K., W. O’Hirok, C. Gautier and C. Jones, 2002: Remote Sensing of Surface Solar Irradiance with Corrections for 3-D Cloud Effects. Remote Sensing of the Envir., 80, 272-284.

Ricchiazzi, P., A. Payton, and C. Gautier, 2002: A test of three-dimensional radiative transfer simulation using the radiance signatures and contrasts at a high latitude coastal site. J. Geophys. Res, 107(D22), 4387 doi:10.1029/2001JD002030.

Dufresne J.L., P. Ricchiazzi, Y. Fouquart, and C. Gautier, 2002: Longwave Scattering Effects of Mineral Aerosols, J. Atmo. Sc., 59, 1959-1966.

Lubin, D., P. Ricchiazzi, A. Payton, and C. Gautier, 2002: The significance of multidimensional radiative transfer effects measured in surface fluxes at an Antarctic coastline. J. Geophys. Res, 109, AAC 10-1 - AAC 10-9

O'Hirok, W., C. Gautier, and P. Ricchiazzi, 2000: Spectral Signature of Column Solar Radiation Absorption During the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Enhanced Shortwave Experiment (ARESE). J. Geophys. Res, 105, 17,471-17,480.

Synergistic Activities

• Development of award winning education software for K-12 (CDs on El Niño, Ozone Hole, Global warming, Amazon River).
• Member of National Academy of Science Earth Science Committee sub-committee of Space Science committee.
• Member of National Academy Ad-hoc review committee for Triana Satellite (had a strong education component).
• Member of Principal Investigator Teams –DoE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (1990 – present) and NASA Atmospheric Infrared Remote Sensing AIRS (1990 – present).

Courses taught

• Oil and Water (lower division undergraduate)
• Living with Global warming (lower division undergraduate)
• Earth System Science: The science of Climate Change (upper division undergraduate)
• Mock Environmental Summit (upper division undergraduate)
• Earth System Science: Energy and Radiation (graduate)
• Global Warming (graduate)
• Complexity and Emergence (graduate seminar)