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Thomas E. Pierce
ASMD Staff
Education:
- B.S. Meteorology, North Carolina State University, 1979
- M.S. Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 1984
Professional Experience:
2003-Present – Supervisory Physical Scientist, Air-Surface Processes Modeling Branch, Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division, Air Resources Laboratory, NOAA, Research Triangle Park, NC.
2001-2003 – Supervisory Physical Scientist, Modeling Systems Analysis Branch, Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division, Air Resources Laboratory, NOAA, Research Triangle Park, NC.
1985-2001 – Meteorologist, Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division, Air Resources Laboratory, NOAA, Research Triangle Park, NC.
1984-1985 – Air Quality Meteorologist, Martin Marietta, Columbia, Maryland.
1982-1984 – Environmental Meteorologist, NUS Corporation, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
1978-1982 – Physical Science Aid/Meteorologist, Air Resources Laboratory, NOAA, Research Triangle Park, NC.
Professional Activities & Memberships:
- American Meteorological Society
- (Former Chairman, Central North Carolina Chapter)
- American Geophysical Union
- Air and Waste Management Association
Awards:
- EPA Bronze Medal, 1984: “For contributions to regional ozone modeling in the northeastern United States”
- EPA Bronze Medal, 1998: “For outstanding support of the Agency’s development of the Ozone Regional Transport Rule for the Eastern US to protect the nation’s health”
- EPA Bronze Medal, 1999: “For outstanding team research achievement in the development and evaluation of the Models-3 Computational Framework and the Community Multi-Scale Air Quality Modeling System”
- EPA Bronze Medal: 2001: “For outstanding efforts in coordinating with State and local agency staff and industries to develop consensus approaches for generating emission inventory guidance under the Emission Inventory Improvement Program”
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (since 1990):
Gilliland, A., R. Dennis, S. Roselle, and T. Pierce (2003) Seasonal NH3 emission estimates for the eastern United States, J. Geophys. Res.: 108:4477, doi:10.1029/2002D003063, 2003.
Xu, Y., M. Wesley, and T. Pierce (2002) Estimates of biogenic emissions using satellite observations and influence of isoprene emission on O3 formation over the eastern United States, Atmos. Environ., 36: 5819-5829.
Guenther, A., C. Geron, T. Pierce, B. Lamb, P. Harley, and R. Fall (2000) Natural emissions of non-methane volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, and oxides of nitrogen from North America, Atmos. Environ., 32: 2205-2230.
Lewis, C., R. Stevens, R. Rasmussen, C. Cardelino, and T. Pierce (1999) Biogenic fraction of ambient VOC: comparison of radiocarbon, chromatographic, and emission inventory estimates for Atlanta, Georgia. J. Air & Waste Manag. Assoc., 49: 299-307.
Simpson, D., W. Winiwarter, G. Borjesson, S. Cinderly, A Ferreiro, A. Guenther, C. Hewitt, R. Janson, M. Khalil, S. Owen, T. Pierce, M. Puxbaum, M. Shearer, U. Skiba, R. Steinbrecher, L. Tarrason, and M. Oquist (1999) Inventorying emissions from nature in Europe, J. Geophys. Res., 104: 8113-8152.
Pierce, T., C. Geron, L. Bender, R. Dennis, G. Tonnesen, and A. Guenther (1998) Influence of increased isoprene emissions on regional ozone modeling, J. Geophys. Res., 103: 25611-25629.
Kinnee, E., C. Geron, and T. Pierce (1997) United States land use inventory for estimating biogenic ozone precursor emissions, Ecological Applications, 7: 46-58.
Aneja, V., W. Robarge, L. Sullivan, T. Moore, T. Pierce, C. Geron, and B. Gay (1996) Seasonal variations of nitric oxide flux from agricultural soils in the United States, Tellus, 48B: 626-640.
Lamb, B., T. Pierce, D. Baldocchi, E. Allwine, S. Dilts, H. Westberg, C. Geron, A. Guenther, L. Klinger, P. Harley, and P. Zimmerman (1996) Evaluation of forest canopy models for estimating isoprene emissions, J. Geophys. Res., 101: 22787-22797.
Geron, C., T. Pierce, and A. Guenther (1995) Reassessment of biogenic volatile organic compound emissions in the Atlanta area, Atmos. Environ., 29: 1569-1578.
Guenther, A., C. Hewitt, D. Erickson, R. Fall, C. Geron, T. Gradedel, P. Harley, L. Klinger, M. Lerdau, W. McKay, T. Pierce, B. Scholes, R. Steinbrecher, R. Tallamraju, J. Taylor, and P. Zimmerman (1995) A global model of natural volatile organic compound emissions, J. Geophys. Res., 100: 8873-8892.
Geron, C., A. Guenther, and T. Pierce, 1994: An improved model for estimating volatile organic compounds in the Eastern United States, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 99, pp. 12773-12791.
Milford, J., D. Gao, A. Zafirakou, and T. Pierce, 1994: Ozone precursor levels and responses to emissions reductions: analysis of Regional Oxidant Model results, Atmospheric Environment, vol. 28, pp. 2093-2104.
Lamb, B., D. Gay, H. Westburg, and T. Pierce, 1993: A biogenic hydrocarbon emission inventory for the U.S.A. using a simple forest canopy model, Atmospheric Environment, vol. 27A, pp. 1673-1690.
Novak, J., and T. Pierce, 1993: Natural emissions of oxidant precursors, Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, vol. 67, pp. 57-77.
Roselle, S., T. Pierce, and K. Schere, 1991: The sensitivity of regional ozone modeling to biogenic hydrocarbons, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 96, pp. 7341-7394.
Pierce, T. and P. Waldruff, 1991: PC-BEIS: a personal computer version of the biogenic emissions inventory system, Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, vol. 41, pp. 937-941.
Possiel, N. and T. Pierce, 1990: Model-predicted ozone transport patterns in the northeast United States, Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application VII, H. van Dop and D. Steyn (eds.), Plenum Press, New York, pp. 657-660.