Dr. Michael G. Barna
Dr. Michael G. Barna
Research Scientist
Office: CIRA, Rm 102
Phone: (970) 491-8692
Fax: (970) 491-8598
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Dr. Michael G. Barna
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
Colorado State University
1375 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1375
Selected Publications
  • Rodriguez, M. A., Barna, M. G., Moore, T., 2010: Regional impacts of oil and gas development in the western United States, the American Association for Aerosol Research international specialty conference:Air Pollution and Health: Bridging the Gap from Sources to Health Outcomes.March 22-26, San Diego
  • Gebhart, K. A., Barna, M. G., Malm, W. C., Rodriguez, M. A., Schichtel, B. A., 2009: Comparison of MM5 winds to Estes Park profiler and MM5 Hysplit back trajectories for source attribution, Ad-Hoc Meteorological Modeling Group Meeting.June 25-26, 2009, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
  • Shankar, U., Adams, E., Adelman, Z., Arunchalam, S., Barna, M. G., Henderson , B., Ran, L., Rodriguez, M. A., 2009: Evaluation of CMAQ performance during the Rocky Mountain Atmospheric Nitrogen and Sulfur (RoMANS) study, the 8th Annual Community Modeling and Analysis (CMAS) Conference.October 19-21, Chapel Hill, NC
  • Rodriguez, M. A., Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Hand, J. L., 2009: Regional air quality simulation of the Rocky Mountain Atmospheric Nitrogen and Sulfur study (RoMANS): Model diagnosis using integrated process analysis, International Aerosol Modeling Algorithms (IAMA) Conference.December, Davis, CA
  • Rodriguez, M. A., Barna, M. G., Moore, T., 2009: Regional impacts of oil and gas development in the western United States , 41st Annual Air Pollution Workshop and Symposium: Air Pollution in Remote and High Elevation Regions.April 20-23, 2009, Fort Collins, CO
  • Rodriguez, M. A., Barna, M. G., Moore, T., 2009: Regional impacts of oil and gas development on ozone formation in the western United States , Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, vol. 59, 9
  • Malm, W. C., Barna, M. G., Beem, K. B., Carrico, C. M., Collett, J. L. Jr., Day, D. E., Gebhart, K. A., Hand, J. L., Kreidenweis, S. M., Lee, Taehyoung (T.), Levin, E. J. T., McDade, C. E., McMeeking, G. R., Molenar, J. V., Raja, S., Rodriguez, M. A., Schichtel, B. A., Schwandner, F. M., Sullivan, A. P., Taylor, C., 2009: RoMANS: Rocky Mountain Atmospheric Nitrogen and Sulfur Study Report, .,
  • Barna, M. G., Moore, C.T., Rodriguez, M. A., 2009: Simulating ozone impacts from oil and gas emissions in the western United States: Issues for future work, Air & Waste Management Association Conference: Air Quality Impacts of Oil and Gas Production in the Rocky Mountains.September, Centennial, Colorado
  • Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Malm, W. C., Rodriguez, M. A., Schichtel, B. A., 2008: Predicting total nitrogen deposition at national parks, The Air & Waste Management Association Visibility Specialty Conference.April 28-May 2, 2008, Moab, UT
  • Gebhart, K. A., Barna, M. G., Carrico, C. M., Collett, J. L. Jr., Hand, J. L., Lee, Taehyoung (T.), Malm, W. C., Rodriguez, M. A., Schichtel, B. A., Sullivan, A. P., 2008: Preliminary back trajectory-based source assessments for airborne particulate matter and deposited ions at Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, Air and Waste Management Association Specialty Conference on Aerosol and Atmospheric Optics: Visual Air Quality and Radiation.April 28-May 2, 2008, Moab, UT
  • Rodriguez, M. A., Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Malm, W. C., Schichtel, B. A., 2008: Regional air quality model simulation of the Rocky Mountain Atmospheric Nitrogen and Sulfur study: Preliminary results and analysis, Air & Waste Management Association Visibility Specialty Conference.April 28-May 2, 2008, Moab, UT
  • Schichtel, B. A., Barna, M. G., Beem, K. B., Carrico, C. M., Collett, J. L. Jr., Day, D. E., Gebhart, K. A., Hand, J. L., Kreidenweis, S. M., Lee, Taehyoung (T.), Mack, L., Malm, W. C., McMeeking, G. R., Raja, S., Rodriguez, M. A., Schwandner, F. M., Sullivan, A. P., Taylor, C., 2008: Rocky Mountain Atmospheric Nitrogen and Sulfur study (RoMANS): Current results and status, Colorado Air Quality Control Commission Meeting.October 17, 2008, Denver, CO
  • Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Malm, W. C., Rodriguez, M. A., Schichtel, B. A., 2008: Simulating nitrogen tracers from regional sources for RoMANS, The Air & Waste Management Association Visibility Specialty Conference.April 28-May 2, 2008, Moab, UT
  • Schichtel, B. A., Barna, M. G., Collett, J. L. Jr., Gebhart, K. A., Kreidenweis, S. M., Malm, W. C., 2008: Source apportionment of sulfur and nitrogen species at Rocky Mountain National Park using modeled conservative tracer releases and tracers of opportunity, American Geophysical Union Fall 2008 Meeting.December 15-19, 2008, San Francisco, CA
  • Malm, W. C., Barna, M. G., Carrico, C. M., Collett, J. L. Jr., Gebhart, K. A., Schichtel, B. A., 2008: Source apportionment of sulfur and nitrogen species at Rocky Mountain National Park using modeled conservative tracer releases and tracers of opportunity, American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting.December 15-19, 2008, San Francisco, CA
  • Malm, W. C., Barna, M. G., Collett, J. L. Jr., Gebhart, K. A., Kreidenweis, S. M., Schichtel, B. A., 2008: Source apportionment of sulfur and nitrogen species at Rocky Mountain National Park using modeled conservative tracer releases and tracers of opportunity , National Atmospheric Deposition Program Annual Meeting.October 14-16, 2008, Madison, WI
  • Malm, W. C., Barna, M. G., Carrico, C. M., Collett, J. L. Jr., Gebhart, K. A., Schichtel, B. A., 2008: Source apportionment of sulfur and nitrogen species at Rocky Mountain National Park using modeled conservative tracer releases and tracers of opportunity , Air & Waste Management Association Visibility Specialty Conference.April 28-May 2, 2008, Moab, UT
  • Carrico, C. M., Barna, M. G., Beem, K. B., Collett, J. L. Jr., Day, D. E., Gebhart, K. A., Gorin, C. A., Hand, J. L., Kreidenweis, S. M., Lee, Taehyoung (T.), Malm, W. C., McMeeking, G. R., Raja, S., Rodriguez, M. A., Schichtel, B. A., Sullivan, A. P., 2007: Air quality observations during the 2006 Rocky Mountain Atmospheric Nitrogen and Sulfur Study (RoMANS), The Rocky Mountain States Section Air and Waste Management Conference.May 17, 2007, Golden, CO
  • Malm, W. C., Barna, M. G., Carrico, C. M., Collett, J. L. Jr., Day, D. E., Gebhart, K. A., Gorin, C. A., Kreidenweis, S. M., Lee, Taehyoung (T.), Raja, S., Schichtel, B. A., Schwandner, F. M., Sullivan, A. P., 2007: An overview of the Rocky Mountain Atmospheric Nitrogen and Sulfur Study (RoMANS), Air & Waste Management Association 100th Annual Meeting.June 26-29, 2007, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Carrico, C. M., Barna, M. G., Beem, K. B., Collett, J. L. Jr., Day, D. E., Gebhart, K. A., Hand, J. L., Kreidenweis, S. M., Lee, Taehyoung (T.), Malm, W. C., McMeeking, G. R., Raja, S., Rodriguez, M. A., Schichtel, B. A., Schwandner, F. M., Sullivan, A. P., Taylor, C., 2007: The Rocky Mountain Atmospheric Nitrogen and Sulfur (RoMANS) Study of 2006, The Improve Newsletter, vol. ,
  • Schichtel, B. A., Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Knipping, E. M., Malm, W. C., 2006: A hybrid source apportionment model integrating measured data and air quality model results, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 111,
  • Schichtel, B. A., Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Malm, W. C., 2006: Association of airmass transport patterns and particulate sulfur concentrations at Big Bend National Park, Texas, Atmospheric Environment, vol. 40, 992-1006
  • Schichtel, B. A., Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Rodriguez, M. A., 2006: Integrating air quality data and modeling results to refine source appportionment estimates (poster), CIRA Science Symposium.May 16-17, 2006, Fort Collins, CO
  • Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Malm, W. C., Schichtel, B. A., 2006: Modeling regional sulfate during the BRAVO study: Part 1. Base emissions simulation and performance evaluation, Atmospheric Environment, vol. 40, 2436-2448
  • Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Malm, W. C., Schichtel, B. A., 2006: Modeling regional sulfate during the BRAVO study: Part 2. Emission sensitivity simulations and source apportionment, Atmospheric Environment, vol. 40, 2423-2435
  • Gebhart, K. A., Barna, M. G., Malm, W. C., Schichtel, B. A., 2006: Qualitative back-trajectory apportionment of sources of particulate sulfate at Big Bend National Park, TX, Atmospheric Environment, vol. 40, 2823-2834
  • Gebhart, K. A., Barna, M. G., Malm, W. C., Schichtel, B. A., 2006: Quantitative back-trajectory apportionment of sources of particulate sulfate at Big Bend National Park, TX, Atmospheric Environment, vol. 40, 2823-2834
  • Rodriguez, M. A., Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Schichtel, B. A., 2006: Regional modeling using CAMx: Evaluation of the air quality in the western national parks, CIRA Science Symposium.May 16-17, 2006, Fort Collins, CO
  • Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Rodriguez, M. A., Schichtel, B. A., 2006: Simulating sulfur and nitrogen deposition at western national parks, 99th Air & Waste Management Association Annual Conference.June 20-23, 2006, New Orleans, LA
  • Rodriguez, M. A., Barna, M. G., Schichtel, B. A., 2006: Using CAMx to model the potential impacts of a proposed power plant in the Four Corners region, 99th Air & Waste Management Association Annual Conference.June 20-23, 2006, New Orleans, LA
  • Gebhart, K. A., Barna, M. G., Schichtel, B. A., 2005: Directional biases in back trajectories caused by model and input data, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, vol. 55, 1649-1662
  • Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Rodriguez, M. A., Schichtel, B. A., 2005: Evaluating the linearity of sulfate formation in response to change in sulfur dioxide emissions within a regional air quality model, NOAA/EPA Golden Jubilee Symposium on Air Qualtiy Modeling and Its Applications.2005, Durham, NC
  • Schichtel, B. A., Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Malm, W. C., 2005: Evaluation of a Eulerian and Lagrangian air quality model using perfluorocarbon tracers released in Texas for the BRAVO haze study, Atmoospheric Environment, vol. 39, 7044-7062
  • Schichtel, B. A., Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Knipping, E. M., Malm, W. C., Pitchford, M. L., Tombach, I. H., 2005: Reconciliation and interpretation of Big Bend National Park particulate sulfur source apportionment: Results from the Big Bend Regional Aerosol and Visibility Observational Study: Part I, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, vol. 55, 1709-1725
  • Pitchford, M. L., Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Knipping, E. M., Malm, W. C., Schichtel, B. A., Tombach, I. H., 2005: Reconciliation and interpretation of the Big Bend National Park light extinction source apportionment: Results from the Big Bend Regional Aerosol and Visibility Observational study: Part II, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, vol. 55, 1726-1732
  • Barna, M. G., Knipping, E. M., 2005: Using sulfur predictions from a global model to specify boundary conditions in a regional air quality model, Atmospheric Environment (in review)
  • Barna, M. G., Knipping, E. M., 2005: Using sulfur predictions from a global-scale transport model to specify boundary concentrations in a regional-scale air quality model, American Association of Aerosol Research Particulate Matter Supersites Program Specialty Conference.2005, Atlanta, GA
  • Pitchford, M. L., Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Green, M. C., Knipping, E. M., Kumar, N., Malm, W. C., Pun, B., Schichtel, B. A., Seigneur, C., Tombach, I. H., 2004: Big Bend Regional Aerosol and Visibility Observational (BRAVO) Study: Official Report
  • Schichtel, B. A., Barna, M. G., Day, D. E., Gebhart, K. A., Kreidenweis, S. M., Malm, W. C., 2004: Big Bend regional aerosol and visibility observational (BRAVO) study results: Air quality data and source attribution analyses results from the National Park Service/Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
  • Pitchford, M. L., Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Knipping, E. M., Malm, W. C., Schichtel, B. A., Tombach, I. H., 2004: Causes of haze at Big Bend National Park: Results of the BRAVO study and more, Air and Waste Management Association Specialty Conference.October 25-29, 2004, Ashville, NC
  • Gebhart, K. A., Barna, M. G., Schichtel, B. A., 2004: Directional biases in back-trajectories due to model and input data, Air and Waste Management Association Specialty Conference.October 25-29, 2004, Ashville, NC
  • Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Malm, W. C., Schichtel, B. A., 2004: Evaluation of REMSAD-BRAVO simulation using tracer data and synthesized modeling, Particulate Matter Model Performance Workshop.2004, Research Triangle Park, NC
  • Schichtel, B. A., Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Malm, W. C., Pitchford, M. L., 2004: Reconciliation of particulate sulfate source apportionment during the BRAVO study, Air and Waste Management Association Specialty Conference.October 25-29, 2004, Ashville, NC
  • Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Malm, W. C., Schichtel, B. A., 2004: Regional simulation of sulfate aerosol for the BRAVO study, Electric Utilities Environmental Conference, Air Quality, Global Climate Change and Renewable Energy.2004, Tucson, AZ
  • Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Malm, W. C., Schichtel, B. A., 2004: Simulating sulfate contributions from regional sources at six national parks during the BRAVO study, Air and Waste Management Association Specialty Conference.October 25-29, 2004, Ashville, NC
  • Barna, M. G., Fox, D. G., 2004: Simulating wildfire smoke emissions and transport, Air and Waste Management Association Specialty Conference.October 25-29, 2004, Ashville, NC
  • Barna, M. G., Fox, D. G., Gebhart, K. A., Malm, W. C., Schichtel, B. A., 2003: Assessing the impact of regional pollutant sources on air quality and visibility at Big Bend National Park with REMSAD, 96th Annual AWMA Conference.2003, San Diego, CA
  • Schichtel, B. A., Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Malm, W. C., 2003: Assessment of the source receptor relationship at Big Bend, TX, using forward airmass histories, 96th Annual AWMA Conference.2003, San Diego, CA
  • Barna, M. G., Fox, D. G., 2003: CSEM: The community smoke emissions model, NW-AIRQUEST Annual Meeting.2003, Portland, OR
  • Gebhart, K. A., Barna, M. G., Schichtel, B. A., 2003: Comparison of results of back-trajectory modeling using several combinations of models and input wind fields during the BRAVO study, 96th Annual AWMA Conference.2003, San Diego, CA
  • Barna, M. G., Fox, D. G., 2003: Developing emision inventories from fires with the Community Smoke Emmissions Model (CSEM), AMS 5th Conference on Fire and Forest Meteorology.2003, Orlando, FL
  • Barna, M. G., Chin, M., Knipping, E. M., 2003: Incorporating sulfur predictions from the GOCART global aerosol model as boundary conditions to the REMSAD regional air quality model, Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP) Modeling Forum Meeting.2003, Riverside, CA
  • Schichtel, B. A., Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Malm, W. C., 2003: Integrating air quality data and Eulerian modeling results to apportion Big Bend Texas' sulfate among sources in the United States and Mexico, AGU Fall Meeting.2003, San Francisco, CA
  • Barna, M. G., Malm, W. C., Pitchford, M. L., Schichtel, B. A., 2003: Introduction to visibility, Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP) Tribal Policy and Technical Workshop.2003, Albuquerque, NM
  • Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Malm, W. C., Schichtel, B. A., 2003: Investigating pollutant sources that contribute sulfate aerosol to Big Bend National Park with the REMSAD air quality model, Presented to the Big Bend National Park management and staff.2003, Big Bend National Park, TX
  • Barna, M. G., 2003: Simulating the formation and transport of surface aerosol for the BRAVO study
  • Schichtel, B. A., Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Malm, W. C., 2003: Source apportionment of particulate sulfur at Big Bend National Park using an inverse modeling technique, Air and Waste Management Association Conference.2003, San Diego, CA
  • Gebhart, K. A., Barna, M. G., Schichtel, B. A., 2003: Source apportionment of sulfate and unique tracers at Big Bend National Park using a back-trajectory receptor model and measurements from the BRAVO study, 96th Annual AWMA Conference.2003, San Diego, CA
  • Schichtel, B. A., Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Malm, W. C., 2003: Transport patterns during high and low sulfur concentrations at Big Bend, Texas during BRAVO, 96th Annual Air and Waste Management Association Conference.2003, San Diego, CA
  • Fox, D. G., Barna, M. G., O'Neill, S., Sestak, M., 2002: Community smoke emissions modeling system: tracking fire emissions, National Park Service Air Quality Summit.2002, Estes Park, CO
  • Barna, M. G., Gimson, N., 2002: Dispersion modeling of a wintertime particulate pollution episode in Christchurch, New Zealand, Atmospheric Environment, vol. 36, 3531-3544
  • Barna, M. G., Fox, D. G., Malm, W. C., 2002: Initial REMSAD simulation of sulfate aerosol for the BRAVO study, 95th Annual Meeting of the Air and Waste Management Association.June 24-28, 2002, Baltimore, MD
  • Barna, M. G., Lamb, B., Westberg, H., 2002: Modeling the effects of VOC/NOx emissions on ozone synthesis in the Cascadia airshed of the Pacific Northwest, J. Air & Waste Management Association, vol. 51, 1021-1034
  • Barna, M. G., 2002: REMSAD SO2 and sulfate predictions for the BRAVO high/low base cases, BRAVO Modeling Meeting.2002, Denver, CO
  • Barna, M. G., 2002: REMSAD simulation of the BRAVO tracer experiment, BRAVO Modeling Meeting.2002, Denver, CO
  • Barna, M. G., 2002: Simulating dispersion in nocturnal boundary layers with CALPUFF, Presentation to US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station.June 4, 2002, Seattle, WA
  • Barna, M. G., Fox, D. G., Malm, W. C., 2002: Simulating regional sulfate aerosol for the BRAVO study, National Park Service Air Quality Summit.2002, Denver, CO
  • Barna, M. G., Gebhart, K. A., Green, M. C., Schichtel, B. A., 2002: Simulation of the transport and dispersion of perfluorocarbon tracers released in Texas using multiple assimilated meteorological wind fields, AGU Annual Conference.2002, San Francisco, CA
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