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Warren E. Heilman

Title: Research Meteorologist
Unit: Climate, Fire, and Carbon Cycle Sciences
Address: NRS
Stephen S. Nisbet Bldg., 1407 S. Harrison Road, Room 220
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: 517-355-7740 x110
E-mail: Contact Warren E. Heilman

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Education

Iowa State University, Ph.D. Meteorology, 1988
Iowa State University, M.S. Meteorology, 1984
South Dakota State University, B.S. Physics, 1979

Civic & Professional Affiliations

American Meteorological Society, Sigma Pi Sigma (Society of Physics Students)

Current Research

My current research is focused on (1) developing new predictive tools for fire-weather, fire behavior, and air quality in support of the Forest Service's Fire and Fuels R&D Strategy, (2) examining the effects of current and future landscape change on air pollution (ozone) patterns and resulting forest health in the north Central and Northeastern U.S., (3) determining the role of global climate factors and regional climate variability in affecting forest health in that region, and (4) examining the impact of increasing greenhouse gas concentrations on forest microclimates and the potential feedbacks to vegetation as it responds to those gases.

Why is This Important

This research is important because it

increases our fundamental understanding of how the atmosphere interacts with forest and rangeland ecosystems,
increases our understanding of those atmospheric processes that impact disturbance frequency and severity, and
lays the foundation for the development of new predictive tools to anticipate weather and climate-related disturbances and their effects on ecosystem health and human health and safety.

Future Research

In support of the Forest Service’s Fire and Fuels R&D Strategy and the new Northern Station’s priority research themes, my future research ideas include an examination of

atmospheric turbulence processes involved in extreme fire behavior,
the dynamics of pollutant formation and transport in the vicinity of wildland and prescribed fires, and
the interacting effects of regional climate change/variability, landscape change, and pollutant emissions on forest health in the Great Lakes region.

Featured Publications

Fast, Jerome D.; Heilman, Warren E. 2005. Simulated sensitivity of seasonal ozone exposure in the Great Lakes region to changes in anthropogenic emissions in the presence of interannual variability. Atmospheric Environment 39 (2005) 5291-5306

Additional Online Publications

Zhong, Shiyuan; Li, Xiuping; Bian, Xindi; Heilman, Warren E.; Leung, L. Ruby; Gustafson, William I. Jr. 2012. Evaluation of regional climate simulations over the Great Lakes region driven by three global data sets. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 38: 212-225.
Li, X.; Zhong, S.; Bian, X.; Heilman, W.E. 2010. Climate and climate variability of the wind power resources in the Great Lakes region of the United States. Journal of Geophysical Research. 115(D18107): 1-15.
Heilman, Warren E.; Bian, Xindi. 2010. Climatic variability of a fire-weather index based on turbulent kinetic energy and the Haines Index. In: Proceedings of the 3rd fire behavior and fuels conference; 2010 October 25-29; Spokane, WA. Birmingham AL: International Association of Wildland Fire. 8 p. [On CD-ROM].
Clark, Ken; Skowronski, Nicholas; Michael, Gallagher; Heilman, Warren E.; Hom, John. 2010. Fuel consumption and particulate emissions during fires in the New Jersey Pinelands. In: Proceedings of the 3rd fire behavior and fuels conference; 2010 October 25-29; Spokane, WA. Birmingham AL: International Association of Wildland Fire. 19 p. [On CD-ROM].
Heilman, Warren E.; Hollinger, David Y.; Li, Xiuping; Bain, Xindi; Zhong, Shiyuan. 2010. Impact of revised and potential future albedo estimates on CCSM3 simulations of growing-season surface temperature fields for North America. Atmospheric Science Letters. DOI:10.1002/as.301.
Auclair, Allan N.D.; Heilman, Warren E.; Brinkman, Blondel. 2010. Predicting forest dieback in Maine, USA: a simple model based on soil frost and drought. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 40(4): 687-702.
Heilman, Warren E.; Bian, Xindi. 2010. Turbulent kinetic energy during wildfires in the north central and north-eastern US. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 19: 346-363.
Karnosky, D. F.; Werner, H.; Holopainen, Percy T.; Oksanen, K.; Oksanen, T.E.; Heerdt, C.; Fabian, P.; Nagy, J.; Heilman, W.; Cox, R.; Nelson, N.; Matyssek, R. 2007. Free-air exposure systems to scale up ozone research to mature trees. Plant Biology. 9: 181-190.
Percy, K.E.; Nosal, M.; Heilman, W.; Dann, T.; Sober, J.; Legge, A.H.; Karnosky, D.F. 2007. New exposure-based metric approach for evaluating O₃ risk to North American aspen forests. Environmental Pollution. 147: 554-566.
Clements, Craig B.; Zhong, Shiyuan; Goodrick, Scott; Li, Ju; Potter, Brian E.; Bian, Xindi; Heilman, Warren E.; Charney, Joseph J.; Perna, Ryan; Jang, Meongdo; Lee, Daegyun; Patel, Monica; Street, Susan; Aumann, Glenn. 2007. Observing the dynamics of Wildland grass fires: Fireflux - a field validation experiment. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 88:1369-1382.
Clark, Kenneth; Skowronski, Nick; Pan, Yude; Van Tuyl, Steve; Heilman, Warren. 2006. Fire research in the pine barrens of New Jersey. In: Dickinson, Matthew B., ed. 2006. Fire in eastern oak forests: delivering science to land managers, proceedings of a conference; 2005 November 15-17; Columbus, OH. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-1. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 271.
Kubiske, Mark E.; Quinn, Vanessa A.; Heilman, Warren E.; McDonald, Evan P.; Marquardt, Paula E.; Teclaw, Ron M.; Friend, Alexander L.; Karnosky, David F. 2006. Interannual climatic variation mediates elevated CO₂ and O₃ effects on forest growth. Global Change Biology. 12: 1054-1068.
Percy, K.; Nosal, M.; Heilman, W.; Dann, T.; Sober, J.; Karnosky, D. 2005. The North American ozone air quality standard: efficacy and performance with two northern hardwood forest tree species. In: Workshop, Critical levels of ozone: further applying and developing the flux-based concept. Obergurgl, Austria: Nov 15-19 2005: 7-12.
Heilman, Warren E.; Bian, Xindi; Charney, Joseph J.; Potter, Brian E. 2003. Combining the Haines Index and turbulent kinetic energy for fire-weather predictions.. In: 5th Symposium on fire and forest meteorology joint with 2nd International wildland fire ecology and fire management congress; 2003 November 16-20; Orlando, FL. Boston, MA: American Meteorlogical Society: n.p. Available only on CD.
Charney, Joseph J.; Bian, Xindi; Potter, Brian E.; Heilman, Warren E. 2003. Low Level Impacts on Fire Evolution in the Mack Lake and Other Severe Wildfires. In: 2d International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress: 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology; 2033 November 16-20; Orlando, FL. Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society: 1.5.
Charney, Joseph J.; Bian, Xindi; Potter, Brian E.; Heilman, Warren E. 2003. Low level jet impacts on fire evolutions in the Mack Lake and other severe wildfires.. In: 5th Symposium on fire and forest meteorology joint with 2nd International wildland fire ecology and fire management congress; 2003 November 16-20; Orlando, FL. Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society: n.p.
Charney, Joseph J.; Bian, Xindi; Potter, Brian E.; Heilman, Warren E. 2003. Mesoscale Simulations During the Double Trouble State Park Wildfire in East-Central New Jersey on June 2, 2002. In: Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Mesoscale Processes; 2003 June 23-27; Portland, OR. American Meteorological Society: n.p.
Heilman, Warren E.; Bian, Xindi; Charney, Joseph J.; Potter, Brian E. 2003. National Fire Plan--Eastern Area Modeling Consortium: Research, product development, and partnerships.. In: 5th Symposium on fire and forest meteorology joint with 2nd International wildland fire ecology and fire management congress; 2003 November 16-20; Orlando, FL. Boston, MA: American Meteorlogical Society: n.p. Available only on CD.
Fast, Jerome D.; Heilman, Warren E. 2003. The Effect of Lake Temperatures and Emissions on Ozone Exposure in the Western Great Lakes Region. Journal of Applied Meteorology 42: 1197-1217
Charney, Joseph J.; Bian, Xindi; Potter, Brian E.; Heilman, Warren E. 2003. The role of a stratospheric intrusion in the evolution of the Double Trouble State Park wildfire .. In: 5th Symposium on fire and forest meteorology joint with 2nd International wildland fire ecology and fire management congress; 2003 November 16-20; Orlando, FL. Boston, MA: American Meteorlogical Society: n.p. Available only on CD.
Karnosky, D. F.; Zak, D. R.; Pregitzer, K. S.; Awmack, C. S.; Bockheim, J. G.; Dickson, R. E.; Hendrey, G. R.; Host, G. E.; King, J. S.; Kopper, B. J.; Kruger, E. L.; Kubiske, M. E.; Lindroth, R. L.; Mattson, W. J.; McDonald, E. P.; Noormets, A.; Oksanen, E.; Parsons, W. F. J.; Percy, K. E.; Podila, G. K.; Riemenschneider, D. E.; Sharma, P.; Thakur, R.; Sôber, A.; Sôber, J.; Jones, W. S.; Anttonen, S.; Vapaavuori, E.; Mankovska, B.; Heilman, W.; Isebrands, J. G. 2003. Tropospheric 0₃ moderates responses of temperate hardwood forests to elevated CO₂: a synthesis of molecular to ecosystem results from the Aspen FACE project. Functional Ecology 17:289-304
Auclair, Allan N.D.; Heilman, Warren E.; Busalacchi, Peter. 2002. Monitoring the effects of extreme climate disturbances on forest health in the northeast U.S.. In: Third Symposium on Environmental Applications; 2002 January 13-17; Orlando, FL. Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society.
Heilman, Warren E.; Hom, John; Potter, Brian E. 2000. Climate and atmospheric deposition patterns and trends. In: Mickler, Robert A.; Birdsey, Richard A.; Hom, John, eds. Responses of northern U.S. forests to environmental change. Ecological studies 139. New York: Springer-Verlag: 51-115.
Dickson, R.E.; Lewin, K.F.; Isebrands, J.G.; Coleman, M.D.; Heilman, W.E.; Riemenschneider, D.E.; Sober, J.; Host, G.E.; Zak, D.R.; Hendrey, G.R.; Pregitzer, K.S.; Karnosky, D.F. 2000. Forest atmosphere carbon transfer and storage (FACTS-II) the aspen Free-air CO2 and O3 Enrichment (FACE) project: an overview.. General Technical Report NC-214. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
Heilman, Warren E.; Zasada, John. 2000. Modeling the Atmospheric Dynamics within and Above Vegetation Layers. Seventh Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources. p. 261-268. (2000)
Heilman, Warren E. 1999. Aquatic conditions. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, i999. Ozark-Ouachita Highlands Assessment: aquatic conditions. Report 3 of 5. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-33. Asheviile, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 317p.
Hunt, Cliff F.; Heilman, Warren E. 1999. Chapter 2: particulate matter (PM₁₀) in the air. In: ozark-Ouachita Highlands Assessment: air quality. Report 2 of 5. Gen. Tech. Rep. U.S. Department of Agriculture , Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 15-22. (1999)
Hunt, Cliff F.; Heilman, Warren E. 1999. Chapter 5: Acid deposition. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1999. Ozark-Ouachita Highlands Assessment: air quality. Report 2 of 5. Gen. Tech. Rep. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 57 p.
Haack, Robert A.; Therese, Poland M.; Heilman, Warren E. 1998. Using Historical Temperature Records To Adjust The Federal Quarantine Of The Pine Shoot Beetle. 13th Conf on Biometeorology & Aerobiology. p. 319-322. (1998)
Heilman, Warren E. 1996. Overview of current research on atmospheric interactions with wildland fires. In: Hom, John; Birdsey, Richard; O'Brian, Kelly, eds. Proceedings 1995 meeting of the northern global change program; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-214. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 192-195.
Heilman, Warren E. 1996. Synoptic circulation and temperature pattern during severe wildland fires. In: Hom, John; Birdsey, Richard; O'Brian, Kelly, eds. Proceedings 1995 meeting of the northern global change program; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-214. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 196.

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