Peer Reviewed Publications
Bieringer, P.E., G.S. Young, L.M. Rodriguez, A.J. Annunzio, F. Vandenberghe, S.E. Haupt, 2017: Paradigms and Commonalities in Atmospheric Source Term Estimation., Atmos. Environ. 156, pp. 102-112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.02.011.
Bieringer, P.E., A.J. Piña, H.J.J. Jonker, M.D. Sohn, D.M. Lorenzetti, R.N. Fry Jr.: A Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Large Eddy Simulation (LES) Based System for Producing Airborne Contaminant Transport and Dispersion Solutions. In preparation for a November, 2018 submission to in Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
Bieringer, P.E., G. Young, A.J. Annunzio, L.M. Rodriguez, S.E. Haupt: Paradigms and Commonalities in Atmospheric Source Term Estimation. Accepted with Revisions – Atmospheric Environment.
- Meir, T., J. Pullen, A.F. Blumberg, T.R. Holt, P.E. Bieringer, and G. Bieberbach, Jr., 2016: Simulation of Airborne Transport and Dispersion for Urban Waterside Releases. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., Early online release., DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-16-0025.1.
- Steinhoff, D.F., A.J. Monaghan, L. Eisen, M.J. Barlage, T.M. Hopson, I. Tarakidzwa, K. Ortiz-Rosario, S. Lozano-Fuentes, M.H. Hayden, P.E. Bieringer, C. Welsh-Rodgriguez, 2016: A Weather-Driven Energy Balance Model for Determining Water Height and Temperature in Container Habitats for Aedes aegypti. Earth Interact., 20, No 24, pp. 1-31.
- Kim, M., R. Ohba, M. Oura, S. Kato, M. Takigawa, P.E. Bieringer, B. Lauritzen, and M. Drews, 2016: A Source Term Estimation Method for a Nuclear Accident, using Atmospheric Dispersion Models., Int. J. Environ. Pollut, Vol. 58, Nos. 1/2, pp 39-51.
- Nelson, M.A., M.J. Brown, S.A. Halverson, P.E. Bieringer, A.J. Annunzio, G. Bieberbach, 2016: A Case Study of the Weather Research and Forecasting Model Applied to the Joint Urban 2003 Tracer Field Experiment. Part 2: Contaminant Dispersion. Bound-Lay. Meteorol., Available online July 2016.
- Nelson, M.A., M.J. Brown, S.A. Halverson, P.E. Bieringer, A.J. Annunzio, G. Bieberbach, 2016: Assimilation of WRF Meso-Scale Meteorological Simulations into the QUIC Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling System. Part 1: Wind and Turbulence. Bound-Lay. Meteorol,, 158, Issue 2, pp. 285-309.
- Hurst, Jonathan G.: “Parallelizing a Data Intensive Lagrangian Stochastic Particle Model Using Graphics Processing Units”, M.S. Thesis, University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Computer Science, 2010. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1481219
- Hannan, J.R., H.E. Fuelberg, A.M. Thompson, G. Bieberbach Jr., R.D. Knabb, Y. Kondo, B.E. Anderson, E.V. Browell, G.L. Gregory, G.W. Sachse, and H.B. Singh, 2000: Atmospheric chemical transport based on high resolution model-derived winds: A case study, J. Geophys. Res., 105, No. 3, 3807-3820.
- Fuelberg, H.E., J.R. Hannan, P.F.J. van Velthoven, E.V. Browell, G. Bieberbach Jr., R.D. Knabb, G.L. Gregory, K.E. Pickering, and H.B. Selkirk, 2000: A meteorological overview of the Subsonic Assessment Ozone and Nitrogen Oxide Experiment (SONEX) period, J. Geophys. Res., 105, No. 3, 3633-3652.
- Bieberbach, G., H.E. Fuelberg, A.M. Thompson, A. Schmitt, J.R. Hannan, G.L. Gregory, Y. Kondo, R.D. Knabb, G.W. Sachse, and R.W. Talbot, 2000: Mesoscale numerical simulations of air traffic emissions over the North Atlantic during SONEX flight 10: A case study, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 3821-3832.
- Warner, S., N. Platt, J.F. Heagy, S. Bradley, G. Bieberbach, G. Sugiyama, J.S. Nasstrom, K.T. Foster, and D. Larson, 2001: User-oriented measures of effectiveness for the evaluation of transport and dispersion models, Institute for Defense Analysis, P-3554.
- Warner, S., J.F. Heagy, N. Platt, D. Larson, G. Sugiyama, J.S. Nasstrom, K.T. Foster, S. Bradley, and G. Bieberbach, 2001: Evaluation of transport and dispersion models: A controlled comparison of HPAC and NARAC predictions, Institute for Defense Analysis, P-3555.
- Warner, S., N. Platt, J.F. Heagy, J.E. Jordan, and G. Bieberbach, 2006: Comparisons of Transport and Dispersion Model Predictions of the Mock Urban Setting Test Field Experiment. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 45, 1414–1428.
- Nelson, M.A., M.J. Brown, S.A. Halverson, P.E. Bieringer, A.J. Annunzio, G. Bieberbach, 2015: Assimilation of WRF Meso-Scale Meteorological Simulations into the QUIC Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling System. Part 1: Wind and Turbulence. Accepted for publication, with revisions, in Boundary-Layer Meteorology.
- Bieringer, P.E., F. Vandenberghe, I. Sykes, J. Hannan, J. Hurst, G. Bieberbach, L.M. Rodriguez, and R. Fry, 2015: Automated Source Parameter and Low Level Wind Estimation for Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion Applications. Accepted for publication, with revisions, in Atmospheric Environment.
- Nunalee, C.G., B. Kosovic, P.E. Bieringer: Evaluation of WRF-LES for Dispersion and Transport Modeling Over Complex Terrain, Atmospheric Environment, 99, pp. 571-581, ISSN 1352-2310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.09.070.
- Urban, J. T., K. Galvin, N. Platt, P.E. Bieringer, G. Bieberbach, A.J. Annunzio, 2014: Comparison of hazard area and casualty predictions of a small-scale chemical attack using various toxic load toxicity models. In Press: The International Journal of Environment and Pollution.
- Eisen, L. A. J. Monaghan, S. Lozano-Fuentes, D. F. Steinhoff, M. H. Hayden, and P. E. Bieringer, 2014: The Impact of Temperature on the Bionomics of the Vector Mosquito Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti, With Special Reference to the Cool Geographic Range Margins. Journal of Medical Entomology., 51, No 3., pp 1-21.
- Bieringer, P. E., A. J. Annunzio, N. Platt, G. Bieberbach, J. Hannan, 2014: Contrasting the use of single- realization versus ensemble-average atmospheric dispersion solutions for chemical and biological defense analyses. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 53, 1399–1415. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-13- 0201.1
- Bieringer, P.E., S. Longmore, G. Bieberbach, L.M. Rodriguez, J, Copeland, and J. Hannan, 2013: A Method for Targeting Air Samplers for Facility Monitoring in an Urban Environment. Atmospheric Environment, 80, pp. 1-12.
- Bieringer P.E., P.S. Ray, A.J. Annunzio, 2013. The Effect Of Topographic Variability On Initial Condition Sensitivity Of Low-Level Wind Forecasts Part II: Experiments Using Real Terrain And Observations. Mon Wea. Rev., 141, pp. 2156-2172.
- Bieringer P.E., P.S. Ray, A.J. Annunzio, 2013. The Effect Of Topographic Variability On Initial Condition Sensitivity Of Low-Level Wind Forecasts Part 1: Experiments Using Idealized Terrain. Mon Wea. Rev., 141, pp 2137-2155.
- Bieringer, P.E., S. Hanna, G. Young, B. Kosovic, J. Hannan, and R. Ohba, 2013: Methods for Estimating the Atmospheric Radiation Release from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 94.
- Rodriguez, L.M., P.E. Bieringer, T.Warner 2013: Urban transport and dispersion model sensitivity to wind direction uncertainty and source location,Atmospheric Environment, Volume 64, January 2013, Pages 25- 39, ISSN 1352-2310, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.08.037.
- Platt, N., D. DeRiggi, S. Warner, P.E. Bieringer, G. Bieberbach, A. Wyszogrodzki, and J. Weil, 2012: Method for comparison of large eddy simulation generated wind fluctuations with short-range observations, Int. J. Environment and Pollution, Vol. 48, No. 1/2/3/4, pp.22–30.
- Xie, Y., S. Koch, J. McGinley, S. Albers, P.E. Bieringer, M. Wolfson, M. Chan, 2011: A space–time multiscale analysis system: a sequential variational analysis approach. Mon. Wea. Rev., 139, 1224–1240.
- Ray P.S., P.E. Bieringer, X. Niu, and B. Whissel, 2003: An Improved Estimate of Tornado Occurrence in the United States. Mon Wea. Rev., 131, pp 1026-1031.
- Bieringer, P.E., and P.S. Ray, 1996: A comparison of Tornado Warning Lead Times with and without NEXRAD Doppler Radar. Weather and Forecasting, 11, pp 47-52.
Technical Reports
- Piña, A.J., P.E. Bieringer, N. Platt, G. Bieberbach, and J. Hurst, 2018: An Analysis and Evaluation of the MC-SCIPUFF and SWIFT Diagnostic Wind Models. Aeris, LLC Project Report No. CB-1, Aeris LLC, Louisville, CO.
- Lawrence, W.G., E.C. Wack, D.C. Jamrog, J.C. Biddle, H.W. Lau, S.E. Holster, C.J. Smith, A.K. Goyal, F.D. D’Arcangelo, A.J. Annunzio, P.E. Bieringer, R. Cabell, and G. Bieberbach, 2013: Scientific evaluation of technology for standoff detection of chemical and biological agents., MITLL Project Report No. CB-3, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA.
- Bieberbach, G., P.E. Bieringer, S. Longmore, J. Copeland, and D. Rife, 2012: Aerosol Fate and Transport (Plume) Modeling. Volume I, National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Updated Site-Specific Biosafety and Biosecurity Mitigation Risk Assessment, Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate, 237-322.
- Bieringer, P.E. and G. Bieberbach, 2012: Appendix A5: NBAF Updated SSRA Tornado Hazard Analysis. Appendices, National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Updated Site-Specific Biosafety and Biosecurity Mitigation Risk Assessment, Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate, A5- 1 – A5-18.
- Bieringer, P.E., M.E. Weber, J.I. Ferris, and S.W. Troxel, 2002: ASR-11 Weather Channel Analysis Results. MITLL Wx Project Memorandum No. 43PM Wx-0084, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA.
- Bieringer, P.E., 2001: Weather Analysis for the April 12, 2001 ASR-11 Plot Amplitude Thresholding Event. MITLL Wx Project Memorandum No. 95PM Wx-0079, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA.
- Troxel, S.W. P.E. Bieringer, J.I. Ferris, M.E. Weber, J.R. Eggert, 2000: Results of the ASR-11 Weather Channel Field Test at Eglin AFB, Florida, MITLL Wx Project Memorandum No. 95PM Wx-0067, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA.
- Bieringer, P.E., 2000: ASR-11 Weather Channel P3I Algorithm Analysis. MITLL Wx Project Memorandum No. 95PM Wx-0066, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA.
- Troxel, S.W., P.E. Bieringer, M.E. Weber, G.W. Rappa, 1999: Field Testing of the Digital Airport Surveillance Radar (DASR) Weather Radar. MITLL Wx Project Memorandum No. 43PM Wx-0057, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA.
Conference Papers
Bieringer, P.E., A.J. Piña, M.D. Sohn, H.J.J. Jonker, G. Bieberbach, Jr., D.M. Lorenzetti, R.N. Fry, Jr., 2017: Large Eddy Simulation (LES) Based System for Producing Coupled Urban and Indoor Airborne Contaminant Transport and Dispersion Solutions. 18th International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling for Regulatory Purposes., 9-12, October 2017, Bologna, Italy. View paper (pdf)
- Urban, J.T., K. Galvin, N. Platt, P.E. Bieringer, G. Bieberbach, and A. Annunzio, 2013: Comparison Of Hazard Area And Casualty Predictions Of A Small-Scale Chemical Attack Using Various Toxic Load Toxicity Models. 15th International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling for Regulatory Purposes., 6-9, May, Madrid, Spain.
- Christopher C., N. Platt, J. Urban, P.E. Bieringer, G. Bieberbach, A. Wyszogrodzki and J. Weil, 2013: A Comparison Of Hazard Area Predictions Based On The Ensemble-Mean Plume Versus Individual Plume Realizations Using Different Toxic Load Models. 91st Annual American Meteorological Society Meeting. Jan 6-11, 2013, Austin TX.
- Hamilton, A., S. Szmania, D. Kadavy, M. Isbell, M. Gardner, R. Cassagrande, G. Bieberbach, P.E. Bieringer, M. Kazmierczak, M. Rush, K. Coble, T. Marsh, D. Pendell, F. Bryant, P. Splichal, and J. Brewer, 2012: Site- Specific Biosafety And Biosecurity Risk Assessment For The National Bio And Agro-Defense Facility. International Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, August 20-24, 2012 Maastricht, Netherlands.
- Bieringer, P.E., J. Hannan, S. Longmore, G. Bieberbach, T. Warner, 2011: A Method for Targeting Chemical Samplers for Facility Monitoring in an Urban Environment. 14th International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling for Regulatory Purposes., 2-6, October, Kos, Greece.
- Vandenberghe, F., P.E. Bieringer, I. Sykes, J. Hannan, J. Hurst, G. Bieberbach, S. Parker, and L. Rodriguez, 2011: Automated Source Parameter and Low Level Wind Estimation for Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion Applications. 14th International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling for Regulatory Purposes., 2-6, October, Kos, Greece.
- Platt, N., C. Czech, J. Urban, D. DeRiggi, M. Ambroso, P.E. Bieringer, G. Bieberbach, A. Wyszogrodzki, and J. Weil, 2011: Use of The Ensemble-Mean Plume versus Individual Plume Realizations for Toxic Load Modeling. Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling for Regulatory Purposes., 2-6, October, Kos, Greece.
- Czech, C., N. Platt, J. Urban, P.E. Bieringer, G. Bieberbach, A. Wyszogrodzki and J. Weil, 2011: A comparison of hazard area predictions based on the ensemble-mean plume versus individual plume realizations using different toxic load models, Paper 2.5 at the Special Symposium on Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology, 91st Annual American Meteorological Society Meeting, Seattle, Washington, January 2011.
- Bieringer, P. E., L. M. Rodriguez, I. Sykes, J. Hurst, F. Vandenberghe, J. Weil, G. Bieberbach Jr., S. Parker, R. Cabell, 2011: Fusion of chemical, biological, and meteorological observations for agent source term estimation and hazard refinement. Proceedings, Multisensor, Multisource Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications 2011 Orlando, FL, International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), Proceedings Vol 8064. [Available online at http://spie.org/x648.html?product_id=884221].
- Bieringer, P.E., I. Sykes, F. Vandenberghe, J. Hurst, J. Weil, G. Bieberbach, S. Parker, R. Cabell, 2010: Automated source parameter estimation for atmospheric transport and dispersion applications. 13th International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling for Regulatory Purposes., 1-4, June, Paris, France.
- Bieberbach, G. P.E. Bieringer, R. Cabell, J. Hurst, J. Weil, A. Wyszogrodzki, and J. Hannan, 2010: A Framework for Developing Synthetic Chemical and Biological Agent Release Data Sets. 13th International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling for Regulatory Purposes., 1-4, June, Paris, France.
- Bieberbach, G., P.E. Bieringer, A. Wyszogrodzki, J. Weil, R. Cabell, J. Hurst, and J. Hannan, 2010: Virtual chemical and biological (CB) agent data set generation to support the evaluation of CB contamination avoidance systems. The Fifth International Symposium on Computational Wind Engineering (CWE2010), 23-27, May, Chapel Hill, NC.
- Bieringer, P.E., J. Weil, J. Hurst, G. Bieberbach, A. Wyszogrodzki, R. Sheu, M. Raines, and T. Warner, 2008: A Framework for Developing Synthetic Chemical and Biological Agent Release Data Sets for use in Virtual Test and Evaluation. Chemical and Biological Defense Physical Science and Technology Conference, 17- 21, Nov., New Orleans, LA.
- Bieringer, P. E., F. Vandenberghe, J. Hurst, and J. Weil, 2008 Variational Assimilation of Chemical, Biological, and Meteorological Observations for Source Term Estimation and Hazard Refinement., Chemical and Biological Defense Physical Science and Technology Conference, 17-21, Nov., 2008, New Orleans, LA.
- Bieringer, P.E., M. Donovan, F. Robasky, D. Clark, and J. Hurst, 2006: A Characterization of NWP Ceiling and Visibility Forecasts for the Terminal Airspace. Preprints, 12th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology. 29 January – 2 February, Atlanta, GA, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA.
- Bieringer, P.E., Y. Xie, B. Martin, J. Morgan, S. Winkler, J. Hurst, J. McGinley, and S. Abers, 2006: An Assessment of Automated Boundary and Front Detection to Support Convective Initiation Forecasts. Preprints, 12th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology. 29 January – 2 February, Atlanta, GA, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA.
- Dupree, W.J., M. Robinson, R. DeLaura, P.E. Bieringer, 2006: Echo Tops Forecast Generation and Evaluation of Air Traffic Flow Management Needs in the National Airspace System. Preprints, 12th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology. 29 January – 2 February, Atlanta, GA, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA.
- J. Hurst, P.E. Bieringer, A. Lewis, D. Jeannote, and E. Griffin, 2005: Optimizing MM5 On An Intel Based LINUX BEOWULF Cluster. Preprints, 6th WRF/15th MM5 Users’ Workshop, 27-30 June, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.
- Wolfson. M., W. Dupree, R. Boldi, C. Wilson, K. Calden, R. Johnson, P.E. Bieringer, 2005: Tactical 0-2 Hour Convective Weather Forecasts For FAA. Preprints, World Weather Research Program Symposium on Nowcasting and Very Short Range Forecasting. 5 – 9 September, 2005, Toulouse, France.
- Bieringer, P.E., B. Martin, B. Collins, and J. Shaw, 2004: Commercial Aviation Encounters with Severe Low Altitude Turbulence. Preprints, 11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology. 4 – 8 October, Hyannis, MA, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA.
- Wolfson, M.M., B. E. Forman, K. T. Calden, R. A. Boldi, W. J. Dupree, R. J. Johnson, C. Wilson, P.E. Bieringer, E. B. Mann, and J. P. Morgan, 2004: Tactical 0 – 2 Hour Convective Weather Forecasts for FAA. Preprints, 11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology. 4 – 8 October, Hyannis, MA, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA.
- Bieringer, P.E., 2003: The Effect of Topography on Initial condition Sensitivity of a Mesoscale Model. Preprints, 10th Conference on Mesoscale Processes. 23 – 27 June, Portland, OR, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA.
- Bieringer, P.E., 2003: Utilizing Local Terrain to Determine Targeted Weather Observation Locations. Proceedings: 2003 Battlespace Atmospheric and Cloud Impacts on Military Operations. 9 – 11 September, Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA.
- Bieringer, P.E. 2002: Low Altitude Buoyancy Wave Turbulence – A Potential Aviation Safety Threat. Preprints, 10th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology. 13 – 16 May, Portland, OR, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA.
- Bieringer, P.E., J. Ferris, and M.E. Weber, 2001: General Purpose Weather Surveillance with the Airport Surveillance Radar 11 (ASR-11). Preprints, 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology. 18-24 July, Munich, Germany, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA
- Bieringer, P.E., M.E. Weber, S. Troxel, N.I. Sapankevych, T.M. Scheve, and R.C. Evett, 2000: Ground Clutter Rejection in the Weather Channel of the Next Generation Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR-11). Preprints, 29th International Conference on Radar Meteorology, 12-16 July, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 568-571.
- Bieringer P.E., D.W. Miller, and D. Meyer, 1999: A Refinement of Thunderstorm Climatology for the Terminal Radar Control Airspace. Preprints, 8th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 10- 15 January, Dallas, TX, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 281-284.
- Bieringer, P.E., and P.S. Ray, 1997: Localized Thermodynamic Stability as a Precursor to Thunderstorm Propagation, Growth and Decay. Preprints, 28th Conference on Radar Meteorology, 7-12 September, Austin, TX, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 530-531.
- Bieringer, P.E., P.S. Ray, X. Niu, and B. Whissel, 1996: An Improved Estimate of Tornado Occurrence in the United States. Preprints, 18th Conference on Severe Local Storms, 19-23 February, San Francisco, CA, American Meteorological Society. Boston, MA, 631-635.
- Bieringer, P.E., and P.S. Ray, 1995: Tornado Warning Lead Times with and without NEXRAD Doppler Radar. Preprints, 27th Conference on Radar Meteorology, 9-13 Oct 1995, Vail, CO, American Meteorological Society, Boston MA, 202-204.
