George Nikolich
Associate Research Scientist, Atmospheric Science
Phone
702-862-5413
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Campus
Las Vegas Campus
Full Resume / CV
Division
Atmospheric Sciences
Publications
2024
Tonopah Test Range Air Monitoring: CY2021 Meteorological, Radiological, and Wind Transported Particulate Observations, DRI 41302; DOE/LM/0000432-02
, , , , (2024). 2023
Insights into the size-resolved dust emission from field measurements in the Moroccan Sahara, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23 (12), 7177-7212. Copernicus Publications, 10.5194/acp-23-7177-2023
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , (2023). Letter Report: YTC Degraded Visual Environments Prototype Hardware and Integration, 2. Report prepared for U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground under contract W9115121D0004
, , , , , , , (2023). 2022
Assessing performance of a ‘nature-based’ foredune restoration project, Oceano Dunes, California, USA, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, in press, 10.1002/esp.5478
, , , , , (2022). Simulation of flow and shear stress distribution on the Oceano Dunes, implications for saltation and dust emissions, Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 22 p. 10.1007/s10652-022-09902-0
, , , , (2022). 2021 Annual Site Environmental Report for Sandia National Laboratories, Tonopah Test Range, Nevada. Appendix A. Air Monitoring Stations in 2021, SAND2022-10689
, , , , , (2022). Plant phenology drives seasonal changes in shear stress partitioning in a semi-arid rangeland, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 330, Article No. 109295, 10.1016/j.agrformet.2022.109295
, , , , , , , , (2022). 2021
Tonopah Test Range Air Monitoring: CY2019 Meteorological, Radiological, and Wind Transported Particulate Observations, paginated by section, DRI# 45296: DOE/NV/0003590-60
, , , , , (2021). Project 57 Air Monitoring Report: January 1 through December 31, 2019, paginated by section, DRI 45297; DOE/NV/0003590-64
, , , , (2021). Project 57 Air Monitoring Report: January 1 through September 30, 2020, with a Review of the Period of Record Radionuclide Analyses, Paginated by section, DRI Report #45298; DOE/NV/0003590-70
, , , , , (2021). Tonopah Test Range Air Monitoring: CY2020 Meteorological, Radiological, and Wind Transported Particulate Observations, Paginated by section, DRI Report # 41285
, , , , , (2021). Real-time PM10 emission rates from paved roads by measurement of concentrations in the vehicle’s wake using on-board sensors. Part 2. Comparison of SCAMPER, TRAKER, flux measurements, and AP-42 silt sampling under controlled conditions, Atmospheric Environment, 256 (118453), 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118453
, , , , , , , , (2021). The role of off highway vehicle activity in augmenting dust emissions at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, Oceano CA, Atmospheric Environment: X, 13 (100146), 10.1016/j.aeaoa.2021.100146
, , , (2021). 2020 Annual Site Environmental Report for SNL/Tonopah Test Range, Nevada, and SNL/Kauai Test Facility, Hawaii. Appendix A. SNL/TTR Air Monitoring Stations in 2020, SAND2021-9000
, , , , (2021). 2020
Project 57 Air Monitoring Report: January 1 through December 31, 2018, DOE/NV/0003590-49; DRI 45291
, , , , , , (2020). Lakebed Health and Feasibility of Use Study, including Inundation Frequency Analysis of Rogers and Rosamond Dry Lakes, Edwards Air Force Base, California, Paginated by section, DRI Publication #41279
, , , , , , , , , (2020). NNSS Soils Monitoring: Plutonium Valley (CAU 366) FY2019, paginated by section, DRI 45293; DOE/NV/0003590-52
, , , , , , (2020). Griffith, S. R. (Ed.) , , , , (2020). 2019 Annual Site Environmental Report for SNL/Tonopah Test Range, Nevada, and SNL/Kauai Test Facility, Hawaii. Appendix A. SNL/TTR Air Monitoring Stations in 2019, Sandia National Laboratory, SAND-2020-10353, 10.2172/1680041
2019
Trapping of Sand-Sized Particles Exterior and Interior to Large Porous Roughness Forms in the Atmospheric Surface Layer, Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 170 (3), 443-469, 10.1007/s10546-018-0402-2
, , (2019). NNSS Soils Monitoring: Plutonium Valley (CAU 366) FY2018, DOE/NV/0003590-37; DRI 45288
, , , , (2019). Tonopah Test Range Air Monitoring: CY2018 Meteorological, Radiological, and Wind Transported Particulate Observations
, , , , , (2019). Laboratory experiments of volcanic ash resuspension by wind, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 10.1029/2018JD030076
, , , , , , (2019). Dust emission from crusted surfaces: Insights from field measurements and modelling, Aeolian Research, 40, 1-14, 10.1016/j.aeolia.2019.05.001
, , , , , , (2019). 2018 Annual Site Environmental Report for Tonopah Test Range, Nevada, and Kauai Test Facility, Hawaii. Appendix A. SNL/TTR Air Monitoring Stations in 2018, SAND2019-9387 R
, , , , (2019). 2018
Synthesis of Post-Fire Monitoring Activities in the Great Basin Desert, Mojave Desert, and Transition Zones, 45282
, , , (2018). Changes in the saltation flux following a step-change in macro-roughness, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 10.1002/esp.4362
, , , , (2018). NNSS Soils Monitoring: Plutonium Valley (CAU 366) FY2017, DOE/NV/0003590-16; 45283
, , , , (2018). Tonopah Test Range Air Monitoring CY2017 Meteorological, Radiological, and Wind Transported Particulate Observations, DOE/NV/0003590-25; DRI 45284
, , , , , , (2018). Project 57 Air Monitoring Report: January 1 through December 31, 2017, DOE 0003590-29; DRI 45286
, , , , , (2018). Measurement of resuspension of volcanic ash by wind erosion: final report, 73 pp., AFP-DRI-REPORT-02, Revision 1
, , , (2018). Exploratory development of energetic and pyrotechnic combustion characterization apparatus, 44 p.
, , , , (2018). Final report: Assessing the impacts of climate and land use/land cover change on valley fever incidence, 65 pp.
, , , , , , , , (2018). Early warning sensor network for brown-out conditions: Pilot implementation on I-10, 29 pp.
, , , , , , , (2018). Trapping of sand-sized particles exterior and interior to large porous roughness forms in the atmospheric surface layer, Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 10.1007/s10546-018-0402-2
, , (2018). Trapping of Sand-Sized Particles Exterior and Interior to Large Porous Roughness Forms in the Atmospheric Surface Layer: Phases 1 & 2, Final report prepared for Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District, Bishop, CA, December 2018.
, , (2018). 2017
Effectiveness of an array of porous fences to reduce sand flux: Oceano Dunes, Oceano CA, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 168, 247-259, doi: 10.1016/j.weia.2017.06.015
, , , , , , (2017). Mean Flow Through Utility Scale Solar Facilities and Preliminary Insights on Dust Impacts, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 162, 45-56, 10.1016/j.jweia.2017.01.001
, , (2017). Analysis of an Optical Gate Device for Measuring Aeolian Sand Movement, Aeolian Research, 24, 65-79, 10.1016/j.aeolia.2016.11.005
, , , , (2017). A wind tunnel study of the aerodynamic and sand trapping properties of porous mesh 3-dimensional roughness elements, Aeolian Research, 25, 23-35, 10.1016/j.aeolia.2017.02.001
, , , (2017). Changes in the Saltation Flux Following a Step-Change in Macro-Roughness, Geophysical Research Abstracts, EGU General Assembly 2017, 19 (EGU2017-5406), pp. 1
, , , (2017). Tonopah Test Range Air Monitoring: CY2016 Meteorological, Radiological, and Wind Transported Particulate Observations, DRI 45279; DOE DOE/NV/0003590-05
, , , , , , (2017). Project 57 Air Monitoring Report: January 1 through December 31, 2015, DRI 45272; DOE/NV/0000939-38
, , , , (2017). Project 57 Air Monitoring Report: January 1 through December 31, 2016, 109 pp.. Desert Research Institute: Las Vegas, NV, DRI Publication No. 45280; DOE/NV/0003590-06
, , , , (2017). NNSS Soils Monitoring: Plutonium Valley (CAU 366) FY2015, DRI 45273; DOE/NV/0000939-39
, , , , (2017). NNSS Soils Monitoring: Plutonium Valley (CAU 366) FY2016, DRI 45278; DOE/NV/0003590-03
, , , , (2017). Ground robotic measurement of aeolian processes, Aeolian Research, 27, 1-11, 10.1016/j.aeolia.2017.04.004
, , , , , , , , , (2017). The Engineered Roughness Experiment: Owens Lake, CA.. Final Report prepared for Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District, Bishop, CA: February 2017
, , , (2017). 2016
Particulate dust emission factors from unpaved roads in the U.S.-Mexico border semi-arid region, J. Arid Environ., 124, 189-192
, , , , (2016). Project 57 Air Monitoring Report: October 1, 2013, through December 31, 2014. DRI, DRI Report 45264; DOE 000939-27
, , , , (2016). NNSS Soils Monitoring: Plutonium Valley (CAU 366) FY2013 and FY2014, DOE/NV/0000939-36; DRI 45270
, , , , (2016). Tonopah Test Range Air Monitoring: CY2015 Meteorological, Radiological, and Airborne Particulate Observations, DOE/NV/0000939-37; DRI 45271
, , , , , , (2016). Relationships Between Soil Moisture and Dust Emissions in a Bare Sandy Soil of Mongolia, Particuology, 28, 131-137, 10.1016/j.partic.2016.03.001
, , , , , (2016). Temporary Meteorological Network at the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area: Final Report on Methods and Results from May 2014 through May 2016, Report prepared for California Department of Parks and Recreation, Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area, Borrego Springs, CA, August 2016.
, , , (2016). Measurement of Treatment Effectiveness of Trails at the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area: Final Report of TRAKER(TM) and Related Findings, Report prepared for California Department of Parks and Recreation, Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area, Borrego Springs, CA, August 2016.
, , , (2016). Project 57 Air Monitoring Report: January 1 through December 31, 2015. DRI, DRI 45272; DOE/NV/0000939-38
, , , , (2016). 2015
Monitoring, Source Identification and Health Risks of Air Toxics in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A, Aerosol Air Qual. Res., 15, 556-571, 10.4209/aaqr.2014.04.0075
, , , (2015). Chemical Variability of PM10 and PM2.5 in Southwestern Rural Nevada, USA, Water Air Soil Pollut., 226:217, 1-13, 10.1007/s11270-015-2481-8
, , , , , , , , , (2015). Strategies for climate change adaptation at the Armstrong (formerly Dryden) Flight Research Center and within the Mojave Desert Region, A report to NASA AFRC.
, , , , , , , (2015). Evaluation of the surface roughness effect on suspended particle deposition near unpaved roads, Atmos. Environ., 122, 541-551, doi.10.1016/j.atmosenv2015.10.009
, , , , (2015). Tonopah Test Range Air Monitoring: CY2014 Meteorological, Radiological, and Airborne Particulate Observations, DOE/NV/0000939-26, DRI 45263
DRI Publication 45263; DOE/NV/0000939-26
, , , , , , (2015). DRI Publication 45263; DOE/NV/0000939-26
Characterizing IPETs Flow Characteristics, Evaluating PM Sensor Applicability, and Comparison of IPETs Signal with PI-SWERL: 2014-2015. Final Report prepared for Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District: Bishop, CA. September 2015
, (2015). Characterizing and quantifying emissions and transport of fugitive dust emissions due to Department of Defense Activities. Final Report prepared for SERDP: Alexandria, VA. January 2015
, , , , , , , , , , , (2015). 2014
Accounting for surface roughness on measurements conducted with PI-SWERL: Evaluation of a subjective visual approach and a photogrammetric technique, Aeolian Research, 13, 35-50
, , , , , (2014). The effect of anthropogenic volatile organic compound sources on ozone in Boise, Idaho, Environ. Chem., 114 (4), 445-458
, , , , , , (2014). Radiological and Environmental Monitoring at the Clean Slates I and III Sites, Tonopah Test Range, Nevada, with Emphasis on the Implications for Off-site Transport, 45257
, , , , , (2014). Tonopah Test Range Air Monitoring : CY2013 Meteorological, Radiological, and Airborne Particulate Observations, 45258
, , , , , (2014). Recommendations for the development of a dust-suppressant test operations procedure (TOP) for U.S. Army materiel testingChapter : . In Harmon, R. S., Baker, S. E., McDonald, E. V. (Eds.), Military Geosciences in the Twenty-First Century: Geological Society of America Reviews in Engineering Geology, Vol. XXII, 83-100
, , , , (2014). 2013
NNSS soils monitoring: Plutonium Valley (CAU 366) FY2012
, , , , (2013). Tonopah Test Range Air Monitoring: CY2012 Meteorological, Radiological, and Airborne Particulate Observations
, , , , (2013). Soil humic-like organic compounds in prescribed fire emissions using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Environ. Poll., 181, 167-171
, , , , , , , , (2013). Spatiotemporal variability of ground-level ozone and influence of smoke in Treasure Valley, Idaho, Atmos. Res., 124, 44.52
, , , (2013). 2012
Controls on mineral dust emissions at four arid locations in the western USA, Aeolian Res., 6, 41-54
, , , , , , , (2012). In situ observations of soil minerals and organic matter in the early phases of prescribed fires, J. Geophys. Res.-Atmospheres, 117 (D12313), Online, 10.1029/2011JD017420
, , , , , (2012). 2011
Twelve Months of Air Quality Monitoring at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Southwestern Rural Nevada, and U.S.A., Final report submitted to Nevada Site Office, National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, Las Vegas, NV. August, 2011.
, , , , , , , , , (2011). 2010
Air monitoring network at Tonopah Test Range: Letter Report No. 2: Network description and capabilities
, , , , , (2010). Effect of Soil Type and Momentum on Unpaved Road Particulate Matter Emissions from Wheeled and Tracked Vehicles, Aerosol Science and Technology, 44, 193-202
, , , , , , , , (2010). Dust Emissions Created by Low-Level Rotary-Winged Aircraft Flight over Desert Surfaces, Atmospheric Environment, 44 (8), 1043-1053
, , , , , , , (2010). 2009
A New Technique for Characterizing the Efficacy of Fugitive Dust Suppressants, J. Air Waste Mgmt. Assoc, 59, 603-612
, , , , , , (2009). A new technique for characterizing the efficacy of fugitive dust suppressants, J Air and Waste Manage Assoc, 59 (5), 603-612, 10.3155/1047-3289.595.603
, , , , , (2009). Air monitoring network at Tonopah Test Range: Letter Report No. 1: Network description and capabilities
, , , , (2009). 2008
Comparison of PI-SWERL with dust emission measurements from a straight-line field wind tunnel, J. Geophys. Res., 113 (F01012), 10.1029/2007JF000830
, , , , , , (2008). 2007
Technical Report: Evaluation of Topical Application of Encapco Emulsion on Desert Soils
, , , , , , , , , (2007). The Portable In Situ Wind Erosion Laboratory (PI-SWERL): A new method to measure PM10 windblown dust properties and potential for emissions, Atmos. Environ., 41 (18), 3789-3796, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.01.018
, , , , , , , (2007). Dust emissions caused by backblast from Department of Defense artillery testing, J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc., 57, 551-560, 10.3155/1047-3289.57.5.551
, , , , , (2007). A case study of real-world tailpipe emissions for school buses using a 20% biodiesel blend, Sci.Total Environ., 385, 146-159
, , , , , , , , , (2007). Particulate Emissions from U.S. Department of Defense Artillery Backblast Testing, J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc., 57 (5), 551-560
, , , , , (2007). 2006
Precision and Repeatability of the TRAKER Vehicle-Based Paved Road Dust Emission Measurement, Atmos Environ, 40, 2953-2958
, , (2006). Results from a pilot-scale air quality study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (vol 39, pg 7849, 2005), Atmos.Environ., 40, 7455-7455
, , , , , , , , , (2006). 2005
Effect of vehicle characteristics on unpaved road dust emissions, Atmos Environ, 39, 2341-2347
, , , , (2005). Results from a pilot-scale air quality study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Atmos.Environ., 39, 7849-7860
, , , , , , , , (2005). Conference Proceedings
2024
Water Drop Penetration Time – What Does It Tell Us?. Soil Physics Working Group Annual Meeting: Las Vegas, NV, January 3, 2024-January 5, 2024, Paper No. 4188.
, , , , , , (2024). 2023
A simple metric, Total PM10:Total Wind Power Density to quantify changes in dust emission from areas of interest as a function of environmental change. PICO Presentation, European Geophysical Union General Assembly: Vienna, Austria, April 23, 2023-April 28, 2023
, , , (2023). Time Evolution of Coastal Foredune Emissions Under Six Restoration Strategies. The 18th OpenFOAM Workshop (OFW18): Genoa, Italy, July 11, 2023-July 14, 2023
, , , , (2023). 2022
Quantifying Shear Stress and Dust Emissions Using Simulated Flowover High-Resolution Coastal Dune Topography, 17 Open Foam Workshop: Oxford, England, July 11, 2022-July 14, 2022
, , , , (2022). Water drop penetration time revisited, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2022: Vienna, Austria, Paper No. EGU22-10743.
, , , , (2022). 2018
Resuspension potential of volcanic ash. 10th International Conference on Aeolian Research: Bordeaux, France, June 25, 2018-June 29, 2018
, , (2018). Trapping of sand-sized particles exterior and interior to large porous roughness forms in the atmospheric surface layer. 10th International Conference on Aeolian Research: Bordeaux, France, June 25, 2018-June 29, 2018
, , (2018). Dust emissions from the Oceano Dunes, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA. 10th International Conference on Aeolian Research: Bordeaux, France, June 25, 2018-June 29, 2018
, , , (2018). 2016
Dust Deposition and Impact on Panels/Mirrors. Nevada Solar Energy, Water, and Environment Nexus Collaboration and Integration Meeting: Las Vegas, NV, January 15, 2016
, , , , , (2016). The Effect of Volumetric Porosity on Roughness Element Drag. European Geophysical Union General Assembly: Vienna, Austria, April 17, 2016-April 22, 2016
, , , (2016). Effectiveness of an Array of Porous Fences to Reduce Sand Flux: Oceano Dunes, Oceano CA. 9th International Conference on Aeolian Research: Mildura, Australia, July 3, 2016-July 8, 2016
, , , , , , (2016). Aerodynamic and Sand Trapping Properties of Porous Mesh 3-Dimensional Roughness Elements. 9th International Conference on Aeolian Research: Mildura, Australia, July 3, 2016-July 8, 2016
, , , (2016). 2015
Fate and Transport of Contaminants at Soils Sites – 15512. Waste Management ’15: Phoenix, AZ, March 15, 2015
, , , , , (2015). 2014
Climate Change Impacts at NASA ARMSTRONG (Dryden) flight research Center. NASA CASI/ROSES 4th Annual Climate Adaptation Workshop: Palmdale, CA, January 23, 2014
, , , , (2014). SANTRI: a new tool for field measurements of sand transport. 8th International Conference on Aeolian Research: Lanzhou, China, July 21, 2014
, , , (2014). 2011
Characterizing and Quantifying Emissions and Transport of Fugitive Dust Emissions Due to Department of Defense Activities [poster presentation]. Partners in Environmental Technology Technical Symposium and Workshop: Washington, DC, November 29, 2011-December 1, 2011
, , , , , , , , , , , (2011). 2010
Measuring potential aeolian erosion from a rangeland fire in the Mojave-Great basin transition zone. Threats to Shrubland Ecosystem Integrity – 16th Wildland Shrub Symposium: Logan, Utah
, , , , (2010). 2008
Testing and evaluation of a synthetic polymer for dust suppression in military applications. Geological Society of America Joint Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, Abstract 135-14.
, , , (2008). 2007
Fire as a Long-Term Stewardship Issue for Soils Contaminated with Radionuclides in the Western U.S.: Bruges, Belgium
, , , , , , (2007). 2006
Evaluation of organic-based emulsions for stabilization of dryland soils in the southwestern United States: Beijing, China
, , , , , , , , , (2006). Hydrologic and Air Quality Impacts of a Soil-Applied, Organic Emulsion: Philadelphia, PA
, , , , , , , , (2006). Field and Laboratory Evaluation of a Soil-Applied, Organic Emulsion: Indianapolis, Indiana
, , , , , , , , (2006). Other
2015
Optical System and Method of Use. US Patent Office, October 27, 2015, 9,171,984 B2
, (2015). 2013
Utility Monitoring Systems and Methods of Use. U.S. Patent Office, March 12, 2013, No. 8,396,821 B2
, , , (2013). 2011
Utility monitoring and disaggregation systems and methods of use. U.S. Patent Office, February 11, 2011, No. 7,885,917 B2
, , , (2011). 2007
Wind shear inducing soil stability measuring device. U.S. Patent Office, January 2, 2007, No. 7,155,966 B1
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