Refereed Publications -- (*) indicates trainees supervised by Wiacek

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Ashpole*, I., and Wiacek, A. (2025). Satellite-based evidence of dust emission over Northern Canada, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.
Power*, C. E. N., and Wiacek, A. (2024). On Path Length, Beam Divergence, and Retroreflector Array Size in Open-Path FTIR Spectroscopy , Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions.
Yamanouchi, S., Conway, S., Strong, K., Colebatch, O., Lutsch, E., Roche, S., Taylor, J., Whaley, C, Wiacek, A. (2023). NDACC FTIR trace gas measurements at the University of Toronto Atmospheric Observatory from 2002 to 2020, Earth System Science Data, 15, 3387-3418, doi:10.5194/essd-15-3387-2023.
Ashpole*, I., and Wiacek, A. (2023). Differences in MOPITT surface level CO retrievals and trends from Level 2 and Level 3 products in coastal grid boxes, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 16, 1923–1949, doi:10.5194/amt-16-1923-2023.
Tao, Y., Moravek, A., Furlani, T. C., Power*, C. E., VandenBoer, T. C., Chang, R. Y.-W., Wiacek, A., and Young, C. J. (2022). Acidity of size-resolved sea-salt aerosol in a coastal urban area: Comparison of existing and new approaches., ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 6(5), 1239-1249, doi:10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00367.
Mitchell*, M., Wiacek, A., and Ashpole*, I. (2021). Surface ozone in the North American pollution outflow region of Nova Scotia: Long-term analysis of surface concentrations, precursor emissions and long-range transport influence, Atmospheric Environment, 261, 118536, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118536.
Ashpole*, I., and Wiacek, A. (2020). Impact of land-water sensitivity contrast on MOPITT retrievals and trends over a coastal city, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 13, 3521–3542, doi:10.5194/amt-13-3521-2020.
Wiacek, A., Li*, L., Tobin*, K., Mitchell*, M. (2018). Characterization of trace gas emissions at an intermediate port, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 18, 13787-13812, doi:10.5194/acp-18-13787-2018.
Whaley, C., Strong, K., Adams, C., Bourassa, A. E., Daffer, W. H., Degenstein, D. A., Fast, H., Fogal, P. F., Manney, G. L., Mittermeier, R. L., Pavlovic, B., and Wiacek, A. (2013). Using FTIR measurements of stratospheric composition to identify midlatitude polar vortex intrusions, Journal of Geophysical Research, 118(22), 12766-12783, doi:10.1002/2013JD020577.
Wiacek, A., Martin, R. V., Bourassa, A. E., Lloyd, N. D., Degenstein, D. A. (2013). Absorbing aerosol radiative effects in a Rayleigh-scattered solar radiance field observed in the limb-viewing satellite geometry, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 10, 2761-2776, doi:10.5194/amt-6-2761-2013.
Wiensz, J. T., Bourassa, A. E., Lloyd, N. D., Wiacek, A., Martin, R. V., Degenstein, D. A. (2012). Photon conservation in scattering by large ice crystals with the SASKTRAN radiative transfer model, Journal of Quantitative Spectrscopy and Radiative Transfer, 113(8), 582-593, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2012.02.007.
Wiacek, A., Peter, T., and Lohmann, U. (2010). The potential influence of Asian and African mineral dust on ice, mixed-phase and liquid water clouds, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 10, 8649-8667, doi:10.5194/acp-10-8649-2010.
Wiacek, A., and Peter, T. (2009). On the availability of uncoated mineral dust ice nuclei in cold cloud regions, Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L17801, doi:10.1029/2009GL039429.
Herich, H., Tritscher, T., Wiacek, A., Gysel, M., Weingartner, E., Lohmann, U., Baltensperger, U., Cziczo, D. (2009). Water uptake of clay and desert dust aerosol particles at sub- and supersaturated water vapor conditions, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11(36), 7804-7809, doi:10.1039/B901585J.
Taylor, J. R., Wunch, D., Midwinter, C. Wiacek, A., Drummond, J. R., and Strong, K. (2008). An extended intercomparison of simultaneous ground-based Fourier transform infrared spectrometer measurements at the Toronto Atmospheric Observatory, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 109, 2244-2260, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2008.03.011.
Clerbaux, C., George, M., Turquety, S., Walker, K. A., Barret, B., Bernath, P., Boone, C., Borsdorff, T., Cammas, J. P., Catoire, V., Coffey, M., Coheur, P.-F., Deeter, M., De Maziere, M., Drummond, J., Duchatelet, P., Dupuy, E., de Zafra, R., Eddounia, F., Edwards, D. P., Emmons, L., Funke, B., Gille, J., Griffith, D. W. T., Hannigan, J., Hase, F., Hopfner, M., Jones, N., Kagawa, A., Kasai, Y., Kramer, I., Le Flochmoen, E., Livesey, N. J., Lopez-Puertas, M., Luo, M., Mahieu, E., Murtagh, D., Nedelec, P., Pazmino, A., Pumphrey, H., Ricaud, P., Rinsland, C. P., Robert, C., Schneider, M., Senten, C., Stiller, G., Strandberg, A., Strong, K., Sussmann, R., Thouret, V., Urban, J., and Wiacek, A. (2008). CO measurements from the ACE-FTS satellite instrument: data analysis and validation using ground-based, airborne and spaceborne observations, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 8, 2569-2594, doi:10.5194/acp-8-2569-2008.
Wiacek, A., and Strong, K. (2008). Effects of vertical grid discretization in infrared transmission modeling, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 109, 2463-2490, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2008.03.015.
Wiacek, A., Taylor, J. R., Strong, K., Kerzenmacher, T. E., Saari, R., Jones, N. B., and Griffith, D. W. T. (2007). Ground-based solar absorption FTIR spectroscopy: a novel optical design instrument at a new NDSC Complementary Station, characterization of retrievals and first results, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 24, 432-448, doi: 10.1175/JTECH1962.1.
Wiacek, A., Jones, N. B., Strong, K., Taylor, J. R., Mittermeier, R. L., and Fast, H. (2006) First detection of meso-thermospheri Nitric Oxide (NO) by ground-based FTIR solar absorption spectroscopy, Geophysical Research Letters,, 33 L03811, doi:10.1029/2005GL024897.
Dils, B., De Maziere, M., Blumenstock, T., Buchwitz, M., de Beek, R., Demoulin, P., Duchatelet, P., Fast, H., Frankenberg, C., Gloudemans, A., Griffith, D. W. T., Jones, N. B., Kerzenmacher, T., Kramer, I, Mahieu, E., Mellqvist, J., Mittermeier, R. L., Notholt, J., Rinsland, C. P., Schrijver, H., Smale, D., Strandberg, A., Straume, A. G., Stremme, W., Strong, K., Sussmann, R., Taylor, J. R., van den Broek, M., Wagner, T., Warneke, T., Wiacek, A., and Wood, S. (2006) Comparisons between SCIAMACHY and ground-based FTIR data for total columns of CO, CH4, CO2 and N2O, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 6, 1953-1976, doi:10.5194/acp-6-1953-2006.
Mahieu, E., Zander, R., Duchatelet, P., Hannigan, J. W., Coffey, M. T., Mikuteit, S., Hase, F., Blumenstock, T., Wiacek, A., Strong, K, Taylor, J. R., Mittermeier, R. L., Fast, H., Boone, C. D., McLeod, S. D., Walker, K. A., Bernath, P. F., and Rinsland, C. P. (2005). Comparisons between ACE-FTS and ground-based measurements of stratospheric HCl and ClONO2 loadings at northern latitudes. Geophysical Research Letters,, 32 L15S08, doi:10.1029/2005GL022396.
Quine, B. M., Strong, K., Wiacek, A., Wunch, D., Anstey, J. A., and Drummond, J. R. (2002). Scanning the Earth's Limb from a High-Altitude Balloon: the Development and Flight of a New Balloon-Based Pointing System, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 19, 618-632, doi:10.1175/1520-0426(2002)019<0618:STESLF>2.0.CO;2.

Data Sets

Ashpole*, I., and Wiacek, A. (2022). 'Land- and water-only Level 3 products from MOPITT TIR-NIR Version 8 CO retrievals', https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/ERCG2H, Borealis, V1.

Refereed Conference Publications / Extended Abstracts

Wiacek, A., Hellmich* M., Flesch T. (2021). Application of Open-Path Fourier Transform Infrared (OP-FTIR) Spectroscopy to Air-Sea Greenhouse Gas Exchange. OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America). Optical Sensors & Sensing Congress, Virtual, United States of America (1-2), paper JW4D.1.
Wiacek, A., Gray*, T., Mitchell*, M., Power*, C., and Ashpole*, I. (2018). Open-Path Fourier Transform Infrared (OP-FTIR) Spectroscopic Measurements of Atmospheric Composition. OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America). Light, Energy and the Environment 2018 (E2, FTS, HISE, SOLAR, SSL), Sentosa Island, Singapore (1-2), paper FT5B.5.
Wiacek, A., Yashcov, D., Strong, K., Boudreau, L., Rochette, L., and Roy, C. (2002). A new high-resolution Fourier transform infrared spectrometer for ground-based atmospheric measurements in Toronto. Proceedings of the 2002 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IEEE International, 1, 48-50.
Yashcov, D., Wiacek, A., and Strong, K. (2002). Ground-based Fourier-transform infrared measurements of atmospheric trace gases over Toronto, Canada. Proceedings of the 2002 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IEEE International, 4, 2121-2122.

Theses - Please get in touch (email Wiacek) about any trainee theses (for now)

Wiacek, A. (2006). First Trace Gas Measurements Using Fourier Transform Infrared Solar Absorption Spectroscopy at the University of Toronto Atmospheric Observatory. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Wiacek, A. (2001). Fourier Transform Spectroscopy at the Toronto Atmospheric Observatory Using a Bomem DA8 Instrument. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Wiacek, A. (2000). The Development of a Thermal Control System for a Gyroscopic Sensor to be Used in the MANTRA 2000 Balloon Campaign. (Unpublished honors' project). University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.