Chapter 77
An Atmospheric Scientist—The
Contributions of Dr. Yitzhak Mahrer
Nitsa Haikin, George Kallos, Pinhas Alpert, Roni Avissar, Bob Bornstein
and Roger Pielke Sr.
Abstract Dr. Yitzhak Mahrer, an Israeli atmospheric scientist, was one of the earliest contributors to the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS), a leading
model with abilities on a wide range of atmospheric scales. He was involved in
many complex-terrain and coastal atmospheric dynamic studies, and was among the
pioneers of air-pollution modeling, especially over the Eastern Mediterranean. Dr.
Mahrer deceased on September 2017, and RAMS community has lost one of its
founders, with his shy smile, funny remarks, and bright mind. While he also led
multiple fields observational campaigns and graduated many students as a Professor
at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, we hereby present only a brief overview of
his scientific contribution to the atmospheric modeling community.
N. Haikin (B) · P. Alpert
Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
e-mail: nitsahai@tauex.tau.ac.il
P. Alpert
e-mail: pinhas@tauex.tau.ac.il
G. Kallos
University of Athens, Athens, Greece
e-mail: g-kallos@otenet.gr
R. Avissar
University of Miami, Florida, USA
e-mail: ravissar@rsmas.miami.edu
B. Bornstein
SJSU, San Jose, CA, USA
e-mail: pblmodel@hotmail.com
R. Pielke Sr.
University of Colorado, Colorado State University, Colorado, USA
e-mail: pielkesr@gmail.com
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
C. Mensink et al. (eds.), Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXVI,
Springer Proceedings in Complexity,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22055-6_77
487
An Atmospheric Scientist—The
Contributions of Dr. Yitzhak Mahrer
Nitsa Haikin, George Kallos, Pinhas Alpert, Roni Avissar, Bob Bornstein
and Roger Pielke Sr.
Abstract Dr. Yitzhak Mahrer, an Israeli atmospheric scientist, was one of the earliest contributors to the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS), a leading
model with abilities on a wide range of atmospheric scales. He was involved in
many complex-terrain and coastal atmospheric dynamic studies, and was among the
pioneers of air-pollution modeling, especially over the Eastern Mediterranean. Dr.
Mahrer deceased on September 2017, and RAMS community has lost one of its
founders, with his shy smile, funny remarks, and bright mind. While he also led
multiple fields observational campaigns and graduated many students as a Professor
at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, we hereby present only a brief overview of
his scientific contribution to the atmospheric modeling community.
N. Haikin (B) · P. Alpert
Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
e-mail: nitsahai@tauex.tau.ac.il
P. Alpert
e-mail: pinhas@tauex.tau.ac.il
G. Kallos
University of Athens, Athens, Greece
e-mail: g-kallos@otenet.gr
R. Avissar
University of Miami, Florida, USA
e-mail: ravissar@rsmas.miami.edu
B. Bornstein
SJSU, San Jose, CA, USA
e-mail: pblmodel@hotmail.com
R. Pielke Sr.
University of Colorado, Colorado State University, Colorado, USA
e-mail: pielkesr@gmail.com
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
C. Mensink et al. (eds.), Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXVI,
Springer Proceedings in Complexity,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22055-6_77
487