Synthesis of satellite measurements with earth system models
Education
Ph.D. , Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies, School of Mathematics and Physics
University of Tasmania, Australia
2005
B.Sc. (Hons. 1), Meteorology, School of Earth Sciences
University of Melbourne, Australia
1993
Positions
2018 - 2019 | Scientist, Theoretical Division
Professional Societies
American Geophysical Union
American Meteorological Society
International Glaciological Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publications
Golaz, J.-C., Caldwell, P. M., Van Roekel, L. P., Petersen, M. R., Tang, Q., Wolfe, J. D., Abeshu, G., Anantharaj, V., Asay-Davis, X. S., Bader, D. C. and Baldwin, S. A., Bisht, G., Bogenschutz, P. A., Branstetter, M., Brunke, M. A. Brus, S. R. and Burrows, S. M. and Cameron-Smith, P. J. and Donahue, A. S., Deakin, M., Easter, R. C., Evans, K. J. and Feng, Y., Flanner, M., Foucar, J. G., Fyke, J. G., Griffin, B. M., Hannay, C., Harrop, B. E., Hoffman, M., Hunke, E. C., Jacob, R. L., Jacobsen, D. W., Jeffery, N., Jones, P. W., Keen, Noel D., Klein, S. A., Larson, V. E., Leung, L. R., Li, H.-Y., Lin, W., Lipscomb, W. H., Ma, P.-L., Mahajan, S., Maltrud, M. E., Mametjanov, A., McClean, J. L., McCoy, R. B., Neale, R. B., Price, S. F., Qian, Y., Rasch, P. J., Reeves E., J. E. J., Riley, W. J., Ringler, T. D., Roberts, A. F., Roesler, E. L., Salinger, A. G., Shaheen, Z., Shi, X., Singh, B., Tang, J., Taylor, M. A., Thornton, P. E., Turner, A. K., Veneziani, M., Wan, H., Wang, H., Wang, S., Williams, D. N., Wolfram, P. J., Worley, P. H., Xie, S., Yang, Y., Yoon, J.-H., Zelinka, M. D., Zender, C. S., Zeng, X., Zhang, C., Zhang, K., Zhang, Y., Zheng, X., Zhou, T., Zhu, Q. (2019): The DOE E3SM coupled model version 1: Overview and evaluation at standard resolution, J. Adv. Model. Earth Sy., 11, 10.1029/2018MS001603.
Roberts, A. F., E. C. Hunke, S. M. Kamal, W. H. Lipscomb, C. Horvat, W. Maslowski (2019): A Variational Method for Sea Ice Ridging in Earth System Models, J. Adv. Model. Earth Sy., 11(3).
Roberts, A. F., E. C. Hunke, R. Allard, D. A. Bailey, A. P. Craig, J-F. Lemieux, M. D. Turner (2018): Quality Control for Community Based Sea Ice Model Development, Philos. Trans. Royal Soc. A, 376 (2129).
Jin, M., C. Deal, W. Maslowski, P. Matrai, A. Roberts, R. Osinski, Y. Lee, M. Frants, S. Elliott, N. Jeffery, E. Hunke, S. Wang (2018): Effects of Model Resolution and Ocean Mixing on Forced Ice-Ocean Physical and Biogeochemical Simulations Using Global and Regional System Models, J. Geophys. Res. Ocean., 123.
Hutchings, J., A. Roberts, C. Geiger, J. Richter-Menge (2018): Corrigendum: Spatial and temporal characterisation of sea-ice deformation, Journal of Glaciology, 64(244), 343-346.
Cassano, J., A. DuVivier, A. Roberts, M. Hughes, M. Seefeldt, M. Brunke, A. Craig, B. Fisel, W. Gutowski, J. Hamman, M. Higgins, W. Maslowski, B. Nijssen, R. Osinski, X. Zeng (2017): Development of the Regional Arctic System Model (RASM): Near Surface Atmospheric Climate Sensitivity, J. Climate, 30 (15).
Hamman, J., B. Nijssen, A. Roberts, A. Craig, W. Maslowski, R. Osinski (2017): The Coastal Streamflow Flux in the Regional Arctic System Model, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 122.
Hamman, J., B. Nijssen, M. Brunke, J. Cassano, A. Craig, A. DuVivier, M. Hughes, D. Lettenmaier, W. Maslowski, R. Osinski, A. Roberts, X. Zeng (2016): Land surface climate in the regional Arctic system model, J. Climate, 29 (18).
DuVivier, A., J. Cassano, A. Craig, H. Hamman, W. Maslowski, B. Nijssen, R. Osinski, A. Roberts (2016): Winter atmospheric buoyancy forcing and oceanic response during strong wind events around southeastern Greenland in the Regional Arctic System Model (RASM) for 1990-2010 J. Climate, 29 (3).
Roberts, A., A. P. Craig, W. Maslowski, R. Osinski, A. DuVivier, M. Hughes, B. Nijssen, J. Cassano, M. Brunke (2015): Simulating transient ice-ocean Ekman transport in the Regional Arctic System Model and Community Earth SystemModel, Ann. Glaciol., 56, 211-228.
Maslowski, W., J. Clement-Kinney, S. R. Okkenen, R. Osinski, A. Roberts, W. J. Williams (2014): The Large Scale Ocean Circulation and Physical Processes Controlling Pacific-Arctic Interactions, in The Pacific Arctic Region - Ecosystem Status and Trends in a Rapidly Changing Environment, pp. 101–132, Springer.
Maslowski, W., J. Clement-Kinney, M. Higgins, A. Roberts (2012): The Future of Arctic Sea Ice, Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 40, 625-654, doi:10.13140/2.1.1828.9441.
Hutchings, J., A. Roberts, C. Geiger (2011): Spatial and temporal characterization of sea-ice deformation, Ann. Glaciol., 52(57), 360-368, doi:10.3189/172756411795931769.
Roberts, A., J. Cherry, R. D¨oscher, S. Elliott, L. Sushama (2011): Exploring the Potential for Arctic System Modeling, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 92, 203-206, doi:10.1175/2010bams2959.1.
Hutchings, J., C. Geiger, A. Roberts, J. Richter-Menge, B. Elder (2010): On the spatial and temporal characterization of motion induced sea ice internal stress. ICETECH 10: 9th International Conference and Exhibition on Performance of Ships and Structures in Ice, Anchorage, Alaska, 20-23 September, 2010.
Hutchings, J., C. Petrich, R. Lindsay, A. Roberts, J. Zhang (2009): The Use of Models in the Design and Interpretation of Field Measurements in Eicken, H., R. Gradinger, M. Salganek, K. Shirasawa, D. K. Perovich, and M. Lepp¨aranta (2009), Field Techniques for Sea Ice Research, pp. 467-495, University of Alaska Press.
Hibler III,W. D., A. Roberts, P. Heil, A. Y. Proshutinsky, H. L. Simmons, J. Lovick (2006), Modeling M2 tidal variability in Arctic sea-ice drift and deformation, Ann. Glaciol., 44, 418–428.
Lytle, V., A. Worby, R. Massom, M. Paget, I. Allison, X. Wu, A. Roberts: Ice formation in the Mertz Glacier polynya, East Antarctica, during winter, Ann. Glaciol. 33(1), 368-372.
Roberts, A., I. Allison, V. Lytle (2001): Sensible-and latent-heat-flux estimates over the Mertz Glacier polynya, East Antarctica, from in-flight measurements, Ann. Glaciol., 33(1), 377-384.
Pundsack, J., R. Bell, D. Broderson, G. Fox, J. Dozier, J. Helly, W. Li, P. Morin, M. Parsons, A. Roberts, C. Tweedie, C. Yang (2013): Report on Workshop on Cyber infrastructure for Polar Sciences, St. Paul, Minnesota. University of Minnesota Polar Geospatial Center, 17pp.
Lee, C.M., S. Cole, M. Doble, L. Freitag, P. Hwang, S. Jayne, M. Jeffries, R. Krish eld, T. Maksym, W. Maslowski, B. Owens, P. Posey, L. Rainville, A. Roberts, B. Shaw, T. Stanton, J. Thomson, M.-L. Timmermans, J. Toole, P. Wadhams, J. Wilkinson, Z. Zhang (2012): Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ) Program: Science and Experiment Plan, Technical Report APL-UW 1201. Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, September 2012, 48 pp.
Roberts, A., J. Cassano, R. D¨oscher, L. Hinzman, M. Holland, H. Mitsudera, A. Sumi, J.E. Walsh, L. Alessa, V. Alexeev, A. Arendt, M. Altaweel, U. Bhatt, J. Cherry, C. Deal, S. Elliot, M. Follows, R. Hock, A. Kliskey, H. Lantuit, D. Lawrence, W. Maslowski, A.D. McGuire, P. Overduin, I. Overeem, A. Proshutinsky, V. Romanovsky, L. Sushama, M. Truffer (2010): A Science Plan for Regional Arctic System Modeling, A report to the National Science Foundation from the International Arctic Science Community. International Arctic Research Center Technical Papers 10-0001, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 47pp.
Hunke, E., Roberts, A. (2018): Sea ice: More than just frozen water, Santa Fe New Mexican, Dec 16, 2018, New Mexico, USA.
J. Hutchings, C. Geiger, A. Roberts, J. Richter-Menge, M Doble, R. Forsberg, K. Giles, C. Haas, S. Hendricks, C. Khambhamettu, S. Laxon, T. Martin, M. Pruis, M. Thomas, P. Wadhams, H. Zwally (2008): Role of Ice Dynamics in the Sea Ice Mass Balance, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (50).
Roberts, A. F. (2018), Ridgepack: A MATLAB toolbox for analyzing and developing sea ice models, Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.1257588.
Roberts, A. F. (2018): Audiovisual Vignettes of Sea Ice Ridging in the Beaufort Sea in 2007 (Version 2), Zenodo.
Maslowski, W., A. Roberts, T. Craig, R. Osinski, J. Cassano, A. DuVivier, M. Hughes, M. Seefeldt, B. Nijssen, J. Hamman (2018): Version 1 of Regional Arctic System Model (RASM).
Hunke E., R. Allard, D. Bailey, A. Craig, A. Damsgaard, F. Dupont, A. Duvivier, M. Holland, N. Jeffery, J-F. Lemieux, C. Newman, A. Roberts, A. Turner, M. Turner, M. Winton (2018): The CICE-Consortium sea ice model: CICE version 6.0.0.alpha, Zenodo.