Publications

Baker, D., K. Kisselle, A. Anderson, L. Bechtel, A. Chung, L. Hendrix, M. Holcomb, J. Mantel, and M. Wescott (2015): Custom calibration of CS616 Water Content Reflectometer for Loam Soils.  Soil Science Society of America, in preparation.

Baker D. and T. Ratcliff (2012): The 50 Most Extreme Places in Our Solar System (Japanese Edition). Asakura Publishing, Tokyo, 276pp.

        Baker D. and T. Ratcliff (2012): Extreme Earth. In Indie Shelves Chapbook Winter

             2012, The Last Bookstore Publishing, Los Angeles, 9-12..

            Baker D. and T. Ratcliff (2012): Extreme Weather: Nature’s Wrath.  Sky and

            Telescope, V124, N3, 26-31.  [Publisher Web Site].

Baker, D. and T. Ratcliff (2011): Extreme Space.  Thenan Publishing, Seoul, Korea, 367pp.

        Baker, D. (2011): Extreme inquiry-based learning: Engaging non-science students

             with the WOW factor and science portfolios.  In Cosmos in the Classroom: A

            Hands-on Symposium on Teaching Introductory Astronomy, ed. A. Fraknoi,

            Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 294 pp.

        Baker, D. (2010): Extreme inquiry-based learning: Engaging non-science students

            with the WOW factor and science portfolios.  Mercury, V39, N4, 16. [Online]

        Baker, D. and T. Ratcliff (2010): The 50 Most Extreme Places in Our Solar System.

            Harvard University Press, Boston, Mass., 304pp.   [Publisher Web Site].

Baker, D. and T. Ratcliff (2010): Extreme Orte: Eine Reise zu den 50 Ausgefallensten Plätzen unseres Sonnensystems (Extreme Places: A Trip to the 50 Most Unusual Places in Our Solar System). Rowohlt, Reinbek, 288 pp.  [Publisher Web Site].

Baker, R. D. (2007): Teaching, Learning, and Evaluation.  In Design Guide for Undergraduate Earth System Science Education, http://essedesignguide.org.

Baker, R. D. (2006): Project-based learning, surface energy balance, and establishment of a new undergraduate weather station. J. Geoscience Edu., 54, 320-328.  [PDF]

Drake, N. B., L. K. Tamppari, R. D. Baker, B. A. Cantor, and A. S. Hale (2006): Dust devil tracks and wind streaks in the North Polar Region of Mars: A study of the 2007 Phoenix Mars Lander Sites.  Geophys. Res. Letters, 33, L19S02, doi: 10.1029/2006GL026270.  [PDF]

Tao, W.-K.,  R. Adler, D. Baker, S. Braun, M.-D. Chou, M. F. Jasinski, Y. Jia, R. Kakar, S. Lang, W. Lau, B. Lynn, M. Karyampudi, Z.-X. Pu, M. Shepherd, J. Simpson, D. Starr, Y. Wang, P. Wetzel, and J. Weinman (2003): Regional-scale modeling at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Recent Res. Devel. Atmos. Sci., 2, 1-52.

Mohr, K. I., R. D. Baker, W.-K. Tao, and J. S. Famiglietti (2003): The sensitivity of West African convective line water budgets to land cover. J. Hydrometeor., 4, 62-76.  [PDF]

Tao, W.-K., J. Simpson, D. Baker, S. Braun, M.-D. Chou, B. Ferrier, D. Johnson, A. Khain, S. Lang, B. Lynn, C.-L. Shie, D. Starr, C.-H. Sui, Y. Wang, and P. Wetzel (2003): Microphysics, radiation and surface processes in a non-hydrostatic model.  Meteor. Atmos.  Phys., 82, 97-137.  [PDF]

Baker, R. D., B. H. Lynn, A. Boone, W.-K. Tao, and J. Simpson, (2001):  The influence of soil moisture, coastline curvature, and land-breeze circulations on sea-breeze initiated precipitation.  J. Hydrometeor., 2, 193-211.  [PDF]

Lynn, B. H., D. R. Stauffer, P. J. Wetzel, W.-K. Tao, P. Alpert, N. Perlin, R. D. Baker, R. Munoz, A. Boone, and Y. Jia, (2001): Improved simulation of Florida summer convection using the PLACE land model and a 1.5-order turbulence parameterization coupled to the Penn State-NCAR Mesoscale Model.  Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 1441-1461.  [PDF]

Baker, R. D., G. Schubert and P. W. Jones, (2000): Convectively generated internal gravity waves in the lower atmosphere of Venus.  Part I: No wind shear. J. Atmos. Sci.,  57, 184-199.  [PDF]

Baker, R. D., G. Schubert and P. W. Jones, (2000):  Convectively generated internal gravity waves in the lower atmosphere of Venus.  Part II: Mean wind shear and wave-mean flow interaction.  J. Atmos. Sci.,  57, 200-215.  [PDF]

Baker, R. D., G. Schubert and P. W. Jones, (1999):  High Rayleigh number compressible convection in Venus' atmosphere: Penetration, entrainment, and turbulence. J. Geophys. Res., 104, 3815-3832.  [PDF]

Baker, R. D. and G. Schubert (1998):  Deep convective entrainment by downdrafts in Jupiter's atmosphere. Icarus, 136, 340-343.  [PDF]

Baker, R. D., G. Schubert and P. W. Jones, (1998):  Cloud-level penetrative compressible convection in the Venus atmosphere. J. Atmos. Sci., 55, 3-18.  [PDF]

Baker, R. D. and G. Schubert, (1992): Cellular convection in the atmosphere of Venus.  Nature,  355, 710-712.

“Wild, Wild Weather of North Texas”, Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist Talk, McKinney, Texas, April 1, 2015.

"Wild Weather and Climate of North Texas", Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist training, Heard Museum, McKinney, Texas, April 9, 2014.

“Extreme Places in Our Solar System”, Perot Museum Science Cast (national broadcast to schools), Dallas, Texas, January 24, 2014.

“Extreme Impacts and the Dinosaurs”, Sherman Museum, Sherman, Texas, July 26, 2013.

“Culture and the Cosmos: Past, Present, and You”, Perot Museum Social Science, Dallas, Texas, June 21, 2013.

"Wild Weather and Climate of North Texas", Bluestem Master Naturalist, Sherman, Texas, May 18, 2013.

"Extreme Impacts: Meteors and Asteroids and Comets, Oh My!", Perot Museum ScienceCast, Dallas, Texas, April 16, 2013.

"Extreme Weather on Earth and Beyond", Friends of Hagerman, Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, Sherman, Texas, April 13, 2013.

"Wild Weather and Climate of North Texas", Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist training, Heard Museum, McKinney, Texas, April 3, 2013.

        “Doomsday 2012”, Sherman Rotary Club, Sherman, Texas, December 12, 2012.

            “The Day the Dinosaurs Died”, Sherman Museum, Sherman, Texas, August 3, 2012.

        “Rocket Science: Landing on Mars”, Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, Texas, July 17,

             2012.

            “Wild Weather and Tornadoes in North Texas”, Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist

            Talk, McKinney, Texas, April 4, 2012.

“Wild, Wild Weather of North Texas”, Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist Talk, McKinney, Texas, April 13, 2011.

“Hot, Cold, Wet, Dry, Calm, Severe: Weather and Climate in North Texas”, Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist Talk, McKinney, Texas, March 31, 2010.

“New Horizons in the Sciences”, Austin College Presidential Inauguration Symposium, November 5, 2009.

“The Most Extreme Places in Our Solar System”, Austin College Alumni College, October 16, 2009.

“Weather and Climate in North Texas”, Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist Talk, Heard Museum, McKinney, Texas, March 18, 2009.

“The Most Extreme Places in Our Solar System”, Austin College Alumni College on the Road Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, October 5, 2008.

“Weather and Climate in North Texas”, Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist Talk, Allen, Texas, April 16, 2008.

“How a Small Liberal Arts College Influenced Earth System Science Education Nationwide – and How My Teaching Improved Because of It”, Center for Liberal Arts Teaching and Scholarship Seminar, Austin College, March 13, 2008.

“Will It Blow?  My 6-Day Adventure on Mount St. Helens”, Austin College Environmental Studies Seminar, October 30, 2007.

“The Most Extreme Places in Our Solar System”, Austin College Humanities Seminar, November 7, 2006.

“The Most Extreme Places in Our Solar System”, Austin College Parents’ Weekend Luncheon, September 22, 2006.

“Inquiry-Based Learning with Earth Science Portfolios”, NASA/USRA Earth System Science Education for the 21st Century Annual Meeting, Fairbanks, AK, August 6, 2005.

“Earth System Science Education in a Liberal Arts Environment,” NASA/USRA Earth System Science Education for the 21st Century Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA, June 30, 2004.

“Energy and Water: How Land and Atmosphere Communicate at the Austin College Weather Station,” Austin College Environmental Studies Seminar, October 15, 2003.

“Patagonia JanTerm 2003: Culture, Nature, and High Adventure,” Austin College Humanities Seminar, April 8, 2003.

“Earth, Air, Water, Fire: Essential Elements for Thunderstorm Development?” Trinity University Physics Department Seminar, March 25, 2003.

“Soil Moisture, Energy Balance, and Land/Atmosphere Interaction at the Austin College Weather Station,” Texas A&M University Department of Meteorology Seminar, March 26, 2002.

“Curious Waves in the Clouds of Venus,” Austin College Physics Department Seminar, March 27, 2000.

“Atmospheric Dynamics of Venus: Scales Large and Small,” R. D. Baker, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 1999.

“Land-Atmosphere Interaction in Florida and in Darwin, Australia: Soil Moisture, Sea Breezes, and Severe Storms,” NASA/UMBC Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology Seminar, November 18, 1999.

“Weather on Venus, Jupiter, and Earth,” Loyola College Department of Physics Seminar, November 12, 1998.

“Atmospheric Convection and Gravity Waves on Venus,” UCLA Department of Atmospheric Sciences Seminar, May 30, 1997.

“Atmospheric Convection on Venus: Penetration, Entrainment, and Gravity Wave Generation,” NASA/GSFC Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Branch Seminar, February 13, 1997.

“Penetrative Compressible Convection in Venus' Atmosphere,” California Institute of Technology Planetary Science Seminar, December 5, 1995.

“Design and Construction of a Solar Observatory in a Liberal Arts Environment: Austin College’s Gnomon and Meridian Line”, D. Baker and D. Salisbury, American Astronomical Society Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2014.

“Following the Ways of Great Scientists: Authentic Inquiry with Science Portfolios”, D. Baker, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ, August, 2012.

“Extreme Solar System in the Undergraduate Classroom”, D. Baker, Center for Astronomy Education Texas Regional Teaching Exchange, Collin College, Plano, TX, February 2011.

“Extreme Solar System in the Undergraduate Classroom”, D. Baker, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2010.

“Extreme Inquiry-Based Learning: Engaging Non-Science Students with the WOW Factor and Science Portfolios”, D. Baker, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Cosmos in the Classroom Meeting, Boulder, CO, August, 2010.

“Design Guide for Earth System Science Education: Common Student Learning Objectives and Special Pedagogical Approaches”, R. D. Baker, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2006.

“Tested Tools You Can Use: Evaluating Earth System Science Courses”, S. P. Lee, A. Prakash, D. Reider, D. Baker, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2006.

“Observed Dust Devil Tracks in the North Polar Region of Mars”, N. Drake, L. K. Tamppari, and D. Baker, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2005.

“Earth System Science Education at Austin College: Unique Undergraduate Experiences and Enhanced Public Awareness”, D. Baker, M. Fairley, K. Kisselle, P. Schulze, and J. Shahid, NASA/USRA Earth System Science Education for the 21st Century Annual Meeting, Fairbanks, AK, August 2005.

“Undergraduate Earth System Science Education: Project-Based Learning, Land-Atmosphere Interaction, and a Newly Established Student Weather Station”, D. Baker, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2004.

“Soil Moisture, Land-Atmosphere Interaction, and the 6-7 May 2000 Missouri Flash Flood Event,” R. D. Baker, Y. Wang, W.-K. Tao, and P. Wetzel, 21st Conference on Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, Texas, August 12-16, 2002.

“Soil Moisture and Mesoscale Convective Complex Development during the 1993 Midwest Flood: Results from the MM5-PLACE Atmosphere/Land-Surface Model,” R. D. Baker, Y. Wang, W.-K. Tao, and P. Wetzel, American Meteorological Society 81st Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 14-19, 2001.

“Soil Moisture, Coastline Curvature, and Sea Breeze Initiated Precipitation over Florida,” R. D. Baker, B. H. Lynn, A. Boone, and W.-K. Tao, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 1999.

“Sensitivity of Florida Precipitation to Soil Moisture and Wind: Results from the GCE-PLACE Atmospheric-Land Surface Model,” R. D. Baker, B. H. Lynn, A. Boone, and W.-K. Tao, NCAR Workshop on Land-Surface Modeling and Applications to Mesoscale Models, Boulder, CO, June 1999.

“The Influence of Soil Moisture and Wind on Rainfall Distribution and Intensity in Florida,” R. D. Baker, B. H. Lynn, A. Boone, and W.-K. Tao, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 1998.

“Jovian Hotspots and Convective Entrainment,” R. D. Baker, G. Schubert, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 1997.

“Convective Entrainment and Dry Downdrafts on Jupiter,” R. D. Baker, G. Schubert, Division for the Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society Annual Meeting, Cambridge, MA, July 1997.

“Convectively Generated Internal Gravity Waves in the Lower Atmosphere of Venus,” G. Schubert, R. D. Baker, Division for the Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society Annual Meeting, Cambridge, MA, July 1997.

“Turbulent Atmospheric Convection and Chaotic Generation of Gravity Waves on Venus,”

R. D. Baker, G. Schubert, P. W. Jones, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 1996.

“High Rayleigh Number Compressible Convection in Venus' Atmosphere: Stable Layer Penetration and Entrainment,” R. D. Baker, G. Schubert, P. W. Jones, Division for the Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ, October 1996.

“Simulations of Nonlinear Penetrative Compressible Convection and Gravity Wave Feedback,” R. D. Baker, G. Schubert, P. W. Jones, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 1995.

“Cloud-Level Penetrative Compressible Convection in Venus' Atmosphere,” R. D. Baker, G. Schubert, P. W. Jones, Division for the Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society Annual Meeting, Kona, HI, October 1995.

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