Knut Stamnes
Professor
Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
Department of Physics
Research
Atmospheric/Space Research
Ionospheric response to particle precipitation and solar EUV radiation
Ionospheric thermal structure and composition
Plasma heating
Electron transport and thermalization
Optical auroras
Kinetic theory of planetary atmospheres
Radiation transport in planetary media including the coupled atmosphere-snow/ice-ocean system
Atmospheric radiative energy balance and climate
Tropospheric, stratospheric heating and cooling by solar and terrestrial radiation,
Atmospheric photodissociation rates and their impact on composition
Satellite remote sensing of the environment
Numerical modeling of geophysical phenomena and comparison with measurements
Radiation transport in turbid such as biological tissue
Aerosol-cloud-radiation-climate interactions and feedbacks.
Ionospheric response to particle precipitation and solar EUV radiation
Ionospheric thermal structure and composition
Plasma heating
Electron transport and thermalization
Optical auroras
Kinetic theory of planetary atmospheres
Radiation transport in planetary media including the coupled atmosphere-snow/ice-ocean system
Atmospheric radiative energy balance and climate
Tropospheric, stratospheric heating and cooling by solar and terrestrial radiation,
Atmospheric photodissociation rates and their impact on composition
Satellite remote sensing of the environment
Numerical modeling of geophysical phenomena and comparison with measurements
Radiation transport in turbid such as biological tissue
Aerosol-cloud-radiation-climate interactions and feedbacks.
General Information
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), 1978-1980.
Research Associate, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), 1980-1983.
Associate Professor, University of Tromsø, 1983-1988.
Chairman, Dept. of Physics, University of Tromsø, 1984-1986.
Sabbatical: University of Alaska and University of Colorado, June 1987-June 1988.
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), 1983-1988.
Professor of Physics, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), 1988-1999.
Head of Atmospheric Science Group at Geophysical Institute/UAF, 1993-1995.
Sabbatical: University of Bergen, Norway, September 1995-June 1996.
Head of Atmospheric Science Group at Geophysical Institute/UAF, 1996-98.
Head of Environmental Optics Group at Geophysical Institute/UAF, 1998-1999.
Professor Emeritus, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2000-.
Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1999-present.
Director, Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2007-2011.
Director, Light and Life Laboratory, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2000-present.
Research Associate, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), 1980-1983.
Associate Professor, University of Tromsø, 1983-1988.
Chairman, Dept. of Physics, University of Tromsø, 1984-1986.
Sabbatical: University of Alaska and University of Colorado, June 1987-June 1988.
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), 1983-1988.
Professor of Physics, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), 1988-1999.
Head of Atmospheric Science Group at Geophysical Institute/UAF, 1993-1995.
Sabbatical: University of Bergen, Norway, September 1995-June 1996.
Head of Atmospheric Science Group at Geophysical Institute/UAF, 1996-98.
Head of Environmental Optics Group at Geophysical Institute/UAF, 1998-1999.
Professor Emeritus, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2000-.
Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1999-present.
Director, Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2007-2011.
Director, Light and Life Laboratory, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2000-present.
Institutional Service
- Physics department graduate student evaluation committee Member
- Physics department P&T committee Member
- Physics department graduate student evaluation committee Member
- FY19 SES Honors & Awards Committee Member
- SES HPC Committee Member
Professional Service
- Scientific advisor of Balter Medical AS
- Several agencies and profesional journals Associate Editor
- Several agencies and profesional journals Associate Editor
Honors and Awards
Recipient of the 1991 Terris and Katarina Moore Prize at the University of Alaska
Member of Science Working Group for Surface Heat and Energy Budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA) Program, 1992-96
Site Scientist of DOE's Arctic ARM (Atmospheric Radiation Measurements) Research Site, 1992-2002
Science Team Member of the Japanese ADEOS Program, 1995-present
Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in the West
Awarded Professor Emeritus status at the University of Alaska in 2000
Recipient of an SPIE Excellence Award in 2001
Elected Fellow of the Optical Society of America, 2002
Honorary Professor, Yantai University, 2002-present
Elected Member of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences, 2009
Member of Science Working Group for Surface Heat and Energy Budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA) Program, 1992-96
Site Scientist of DOE's Arctic ARM (Atmospheric Radiation Measurements) Research Site, 1992-2002
Science Team Member of the Japanese ADEOS Program, 1995-present
Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in the West
Awarded Professor Emeritus status at the University of Alaska in 2000
Recipient of an SPIE Excellence Award in 2001
Elected Fellow of the Optical Society of America, 2002
Honorary Professor, Yantai University, 2002-present
Elected Member of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences, 2009
Professional Societies
- IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Member
- NTVA – Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences Fellow
- OSA – Optica (formerly Optical Society of America) Fellow
- Oceanography Society Member
- AMS – American Meteorological Society Member
- AGU – American Geophysical Union Member
- NTVA – Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences Fellow
- OSA – Optical Society of America Fellow
- IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Member
- NTVA – Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences Fellow
- EGU – European Geosciences Union Member
- OSA – Optical Society of America Fellow
- Oceanography Society Member
- AMS – American Meteorological Society Member
- AGU – American Geophysical Union Member
Selected Publications
Ssenyonga, T., Ø. Frette, B. Hamre, K. Stamnes, D. Muyimbwa, N. Ssebiyonga, and J. J. Stamnes, A New Algorithm for Simultaneous Retrieval of Aerosols and Marine Parameters, Algorithms, 15, https://doi.org/10.3390/a15010004, 2022.
Hu, Y., X. Lu, X. Zeng, S. A. Stamnes, T. A. Neuman, N. T. Kurtz, P. Zhai, M. Gao, W. Sun, K. Xu, Z. Liu, A. H. Omar, R. R. Baize, L. J. Rogers, B. O. Mitchell, K. Stamnes, Y. Huang, N. Chen, C. Weimer, J. Lee, and Z. Fair, Deriving Snow Depth From ICESat-2 Lidar Multiple Scattering Measurements. Front. Remote Sens. 3:855159. doi: 10.3389/frsen.2022.855159, 2022.
Lu X., Hu Y., Zeng X., Stamnes S. A., Neuman T. A., Kurtz N. T., Yang Y., Zhai P. W., Gao M., Sun W., Xu K., Liu Z., Omar A. H., Baize R. R., Rogers L. J., Mitchell B. O., Stamnes K., Huang Y., Chen N., Weimer C., Lee J. and Fair Z., Deriving Snow Depth From ICESat-2 Lidar Multiple Scattering Measurements: Uncertainty Analyses. Front. Remote Sens. 3:891481. doi: 10.3389/frsen.2022.891481, 2022.
Lin, Z., S. Stamnes, W. Li, Y. Hu, I. Laszlo, S. C. Tsay, A. Berk, J. van den Bosch, and K. Stamnes, Polarized radiative transfer simulations: A tutorial review and upgrades of the VDISORT computational tool, Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 3:880768, 2022.
Stamnes, K., W. Li, S. Stamnes, Y. Hu, Y. Zhou, N. Chen, Y. Fan, B. Hamre, X. Lu, Y. Huang, C. Weimer, J. Lee, X. Zeng and J. J. Stamnes, A novel approach to solve forward/inverse problems in remote sensing applications, Front. Remote Sens., 3:10225447, Doi: 10.3389/frsen.2022.10225447, 2022.
Zhou, Y., W. Li, N. Chen, Y. Fan, and K. Stamnes, A sensor-agnostic albedo retrieval method for realistic sea ice surfaces - Model and validation, The Cryosphere, 17, 1053-1087, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1053-2023
Stamnes, K., W. Li, S. Stamnes, Y. Hu, Y. Zhou, N. Chen, Y. Fan, B. Hamre, X. Lu, Y. Huang, C. Weimer, J. Lee, X. Zeng, and J. J. Stamnes, Laser light propagation in a turbid medium: Solution including multiple scattering effects, Eur. Phys. J. D, 77, 110, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/s10053-023-00694-6
Stamnes, S., M. Jones, J. Allen, E. Chemyakin, A. Bell, J. Chowdhary, X. Liu, S. P. Burton, B. van Diedenhoven, O. Hasekamp, J. Hair, Y. Hu, C. Hostetler, R. Ferrare, K. Stamnes, B. Cairns, The PACE-MAPP algorithm: Simultaneous aerosol and ocean polarimeter products using coupled atmosphere-ocean vector radiative transfer, Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 4, 34, 2023.
Pachniak, E., Y. Fan, W. Li, and K. Stamnes, Quantifying uncertainties in OC-SMART ocean color retrievals using Bayesian Inversion, Algorithms, 16, 301, 2023.
Hu, Y., X. Lu, X. Zeng, S. A. Stamnes, T. A. Neuman, N. T. Kurtz, P. Zhai, M. Gao, W. Sun, K. Xu, Z. Liu, A. H. Omar, R. R. Baize, L. J. Rogers, B. O. Mitchell, K. Stamnes, Y. Huang, N. Chen, C. Weimer, J. Lee, and Z. Fair, Deriving Snow Depth From ICESat-2 Lidar Multiple Scattering Measurements. Front. Remote Sens. 3:855159. doi: 10.3389/frsen.2022.855159, 2022.
Lu X., Hu Y., Zeng X., Stamnes S. A., Neuman T. A., Kurtz N. T., Yang Y., Zhai P. W., Gao M., Sun W., Xu K., Liu Z., Omar A. H., Baize R. R., Rogers L. J., Mitchell B. O., Stamnes K., Huang Y., Chen N., Weimer C., Lee J. and Fair Z., Deriving Snow Depth From ICESat-2 Lidar Multiple Scattering Measurements: Uncertainty Analyses. Front. Remote Sens. 3:891481. doi: 10.3389/frsen.2022.891481, 2022.
Lin, Z., S. Stamnes, W. Li, Y. Hu, I. Laszlo, S. C. Tsay, A. Berk, J. van den Bosch, and K. Stamnes, Polarized radiative transfer simulations: A tutorial review and upgrades of the VDISORT computational tool, Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 3:880768, 2022.
Stamnes, K., W. Li, S. Stamnes, Y. Hu, Y. Zhou, N. Chen, Y. Fan, B. Hamre, X. Lu, Y. Huang, C. Weimer, J. Lee, X. Zeng and J. J. Stamnes, A novel approach to solve forward/inverse problems in remote sensing applications, Front. Remote Sens., 3:10225447, Doi: 10.3389/frsen.2022.10225447, 2022.
Zhou, Y., W. Li, N. Chen, Y. Fan, and K. Stamnes, A sensor-agnostic albedo retrieval method for realistic sea ice surfaces - Model and validation, The Cryosphere, 17, 1053-1087, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1053-2023
Stamnes, K., W. Li, S. Stamnes, Y. Hu, Y. Zhou, N. Chen, Y. Fan, B. Hamre, X. Lu, Y. Huang, C. Weimer, J. Lee, X. Zeng, and J. J. Stamnes, Laser light propagation in a turbid medium: Solution including multiple scattering effects, Eur. Phys. J. D, 77, 110, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/s10053-023-00694-6
Stamnes, S., M. Jones, J. Allen, E. Chemyakin, A. Bell, J. Chowdhary, X. Liu, S. P. Burton, B. van Diedenhoven, O. Hasekamp, J. Hair, Y. Hu, C. Hostetler, R. Ferrare, K. Stamnes, B. Cairns, The PACE-MAPP algorithm: Simultaneous aerosol and ocean polarimeter products using coupled atmosphere-ocean vector radiative transfer, Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 4, 34, 2023.
Pachniak, E., Y. Fan, W. Li, and K. Stamnes, Quantifying uncertainties in OC-SMART ocean color retrievals using Bayesian Inversion, Algorithms, 16, 301, 2023.