STEVEN KLOOSTER - CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, MONTEREY BAY

NASA Ames Research Center; MS 242-4, Moffett Field, CA 94035
Phone:  650-604-1063     Fax:  650-604-4680     Email:  sklooster@gaia.arc.nasa.gov

Title and Role

Co-Investigator - Responsible for programming of microbial mat model and for analysis of satellite image and spectral data from microbial mat sites

Related Experience Summary

Global and regional computer model programming of greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems through integration of remote sensing, ecosystem biogeochemical models, and geographic information system databases.  Member of the Nimbus 7 Science Experiment Team to implement and validate atmospheric correction, scan and sun angle dependence and bio-optical algo­rithms on the Nimbus 7 Satellite Ocean Color Research Program (CZCS).

Employment History

• Sr. Research Scientist, Adjunct Faculty, California State University-Monterey Bay, Earth Systems Science and Policy. June 1997 - Present
• Research Scientist. JCWS, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
• Remote Sensing Scientist. Consultant. DBA - Sensible Research, Palo Alto, CA.
• Physicist. Research Engineer. LFE Corporation, NASA Ames Research Center.
• Hydrologist. U. S. Geological Survey, USGS Water Resources Division, Denver CO.

Education

• M.S., 1973 - University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI.  Environmental Studies and Civil and Environmental Engineering; Registered Professional Engineer
• B.S., 1971 - University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI.  Industrial and Mechanical Engineering

Professional Societies

American Geophysical Union

Selected Relevant Publications

Potter, C. S., S. E. Alexander, J. C. Coughlan, and S. A. Klooster, 2001, Modeling biogenic emissions of isoprene: Exploration of model drivers, climate control algorithms, and use of global satellite observations. Atmospheric Environment.35:  6151–6165.

Potter, C. S., S. Klooster, C. R. de Carvalho, V. Brooks-Genovese, A. Torregrosa, J. Dungan, M. Bobo, and J. Coughlan. 2001. Modeling seasonal and interannual variability in ecosystem carbon cycling for the Brazilian Amazon region. J. Geophys. Res.  106: 10,423-10,446.

Potter, C. S., V. Brooks-Genovese, S. A. Klooster, M. Bobo, and A. Torregrosa 2001. Biomass burning losses of carbon estimated from ecosystem modeling and satellite data analysis for the Brazilian Amazon region. Atmospheric Environment.  35(10): 1773-1781.

Potter, C. S. and S. A. Klooster. 1999. Detecting a terrestrial biosphere sink for carbon dioxide: Interannual ecosystem modeling for the mid-1980s. Climatic Change. 42(3):489-503.

Potter, C. S., S. A. Klooster, and V. Brooks. 1999. Interannual variability in terrestrial net primary production: Exploration of trends and controls on regional to global scales. Ecosystems.  2(1):36-48.

Potter, C. S., S. A. Klooster. 1998. Interannual variability in soil trace gas (CO2, N2O, NO) fluxes and analysis of controllers on regional to global scales. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 12(4): 621-637.

Potter, C. S., E. A. Davidson, S. A. Klooster, D. C. Nepstad, G. H. de Negreiros, and V. Brooks. 1998. Regional application of an ecosystem production model for studies of biogeochemistry in Brazilian Amazonia. Global Change Biology.  4(3):315-334.

Potter C. S., R. H. Riley, and S. A. Klooster. 1997. Simulation modeling of nitrogen trace gas emissions along an age gradient of tropical forest soils. Ecological Modelling. 97(3):179-196.

Potter C. S. and S. A. Klooster. 1997. Global model estimates of carbon and nitrogen storage in litter and soil pools: Response to change in vegetation quality and biomass allocation. Tellus. 49B(1):1-17.

Potter, C. S., S. A. Klooster, R. B. Chatfield. 1996. Production and consumption of carbon monoxide in soils: a global model analysis of spatial and seasonal variation. Chemosphere. 33(6):1175-1193.

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