ARA - Jorg Hacker



Personal Details
Name		Dr. Jörg Michael Hacker
Telephone Fax		+61 8 81824000 (office), +61 418 857115 (mobile) +61 418 856 891
Date of Birth		14 December 1949
Nationality		German / Permanent Residency Status
Languages		German (fluent), English (fluent), French
		married to Shakti Chakravarty
Education
1960-1969		High School in Stuttgart/FRG, matriculated
1969-1972		National Service in Freiburg/FRG and Baden-Baden/FRG
10/1972-02/1977		Studies of Meteorology at the University of Bonn/FRG
		Finished with Diploma in Meteorology (with distinction)
		Diploma thesis: "On the Vertical Eddy Transport of Angular Momentum Over the Northern Hemisphere"
03/1980		Doctorate in Meteorology (Dr. rer. nat.)
		Doctoral Thesis: "The Energy Budget of the Northern Hemisphere"
Occupational Experience
01/2001-present		Chief Scientist of "ARA - Airborne Research Australia" a Major National Research Facility at Flinders University
07/1996 - 12/2000		Director of "ARA - Airborne Research Australia"
07/1996 - present		Associate Professor of Meteorology at the School of Earth Sciences, FUSA
03/1993 - 03/1996		Director of The Flinders Institute for Atmospheric and Marine Sciences (FIAMS) at Flinders University
07/1992 - 06/1997		ARC Australian Research Fellow at FIAMS, Flinders University
11/1988 - 06/1992		Lecturer in Hydrology at the School of Earth Sciences/FUSA in connection with the Centre for Groundwater Studies (CGS)
11/1987 - 10/1988		Research Fellow at the School of Earth Sciences/FUSA and the CGS
01/1985 - 10/1987		Research Fellow at FIAMS
07/1983 - 12/1984		Research Associate at the Meteorological Institute of the University of Bonn/FRG
01/1982 - 06/1983		Flinders University Visiting Research Fellow at the School of Earth Sciences at Flinders University
02/1977 - 12/1981		Research Associate at the Meteorological Institute of the University of Bonn/FRG
Research and other Activities
	Overall responsibility for the establishment of the Major National Research Facility ARA - Airborne Research Australia
	Selection, scientific evaluation and setting-up of ARA's new research aircraft, a Cessna 404, a Beech B200T Super King Air and the Grob G520T Egrett
	Scientific, technical and organisational responsibility for the development and operation of atmospheric research aircraft Grob G109B and Cessna 340A
	Principal Investigator in many meteorological field experiments within Australia and overseas using ground-based and airborne instrumentation
Research Fields
	Planetary boundary layer
	Aircraft instrumentation
	Evaporation/Evapotranspiration from vegetated surfaces measured byairborne and ground-based techniques
	Structure of the convection in the PBL
	Sea-breeze circulations
	Inhomogeneous planetary boundary layer
	Airborne air quality monitoring
	Flight testing
Teaching, Student Supervision
	Teaching and other related academic activities
	Supervision and Co-Supervision of Ph.D., Masters and Honours students (12 Ph.D., 1 Masters, 10 Honours during the past 10 years)
	Lectures in Boundary Layer Meteorology (Honours Topic)
	Lectures in Hydrology (2nd and 3rd year)
	Lectures in Tropical Meteorology and Synoptic Meteorology
	Tutorials in Dynamic Meteorology and Synoptic Meteorology
National Committee Membership
	National Committee for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, Australian Academy of Science (1990-1996)
	National Committee for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Australian Academy of Science (1996-2003)
Membership in Professional Organisations
	AMOS (Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society)
	AMS (American Meteorological Society)
	AGU (American Geophysical Union)
	AOPA Australia and USA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association)
	FTSA (Flight Test Society of Australia)
	OSTIV (Organisation Scientifique ét Technique de Vol à Voile)
Prizes, Awards and Special Achievements
	Max-Planck-Research-Prize of the German Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stiftung and Max-Planck-Gesellschaft for international collaboration in airborne atmospheric research; including a research grant of DM200,000 (A$170,000); together with Prof. H. Kraus/Bonn University and Prof. P. Schwerdtfeger/FUSA
	Two OSTIV-Diplomas for a paper presented at: (1) XVII. OSTIV Congress June 1981,Paderborn/FRG; (2) XXI. OSTIV Congress, June 1991, Wiener Neustadt/Austria (together with Dr. A.G. Williams/FUSA)
	World speed record in gliding around 500km triangle (together with H.W. Grosse)
Other Qualifications
	Private Pilots Licence including special ratings for research flight operations
	Qualified gliding instructor and competition pilot
	CAA Maintenance Authority for scientific equipment on ARA research aircraft

Publications
PAPERS in refereed journals: 1. Hacker, J.M., 1977: Vertikaler Eddy‑Drehimpulstransport in der Nordhemisphäre. Ann. Meteorol. N.F. 12, 110‑111. 2. Hantel, M. and J.M. Hacker, 1977: Vertical eddy flux of heat and momentum on a planetary scale. Contrib. Atmos. Phys, 50, 134‑142. 3. Hantel, M. and J.M. Hacker, 1978: On the Vertical Eddy Transports in the Northern Atmosphere. 2. Vertical Eddy Momentum Transport for Summer and Winter. J. Geophys. Res. 83, 1305‑1318. 4. Hacker, J.M., 1981: Der Massen‑ und Energiehaushalt der Nordhemisphäre. Bonner Meteorologische Abhandlungen, Heft 27. 5. Hacker, J.M., 1982: First results of boundary layer research flights with three powered gliders during the field experiment PUKK. Contrib. Atmos. Phys. 55, 383‑402. 6. Kerschgens, M. and J.M. Hacker, 1985: On the Energy Budget of the Convective Boundary Layer over an Urban and Rural Environment. Contrib. Atmos. Phys. 58, 171‑185. 7. Hacker, J.M., Y. Shao, R.A.D. Byron-Scott and P. Schwerdtfeger, 1988: The Vertical Sensible and Latent Heat Transport in the Boundary Layer of the Upper Spencer Gulf Area ‑ A Case Study. Contrib. Atmos. Phys. 61, 56‑61. 8. Hacker, J.M., 1988: The Spatial Distribution of the Vertical Energy Fluxes over a Desert Lake Area. Aust. Meteorol. Mag., 36, 235‑243. 9. Hartmann, J., J.M. Hacker and H. Kraus, 1990: Correction of data from a salt spray contaminated temperature sensor. Boundary Layer Meteorology 50, 153-169. 10. Shao, Y. and J.M. Hacker, 1990: Similarity relationships in a horizontally inhomogeneous boundary layer. Boundary Layer Meteorology 52, 17-40. 11. Kraus, H., J.M. Hacker and J. Hartmann, 1990: Sea‑Breeze Frontogenesis: A Multiscale Observational Aircraft‑ Based Study in South Australia. Boundary Layer Meteorology, 52. 12. Shao, Y., J.M. Hacker and P. Schwerdtfeger, 1991: The Structure of Turbulence in a Coastal Atmospheric Boundary Layer. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 117, 1299-1324 . 13. Williams, A.G. and J.M. Hacker, 1992: The Composite Shape and Structure of Coherent Eddies in the Convective Boundary Layer. Boundary Layer Meteorology 61, 213-245. 14. Williams, A.G. and J.M. Hacker, 1993: Interactions between coherent eddies in the lower convective boundary layer. Boundary Layer Meteorology 64, 55-74. 15. Xinmei, H., T.J. Lyons, R.C.G. Smith, J.M. Hacker and P. Schwerdtfeger, 1993: Estimation of Surface Energy Balance from Radiant Surface Temperature and NOAA AVHRR Sensor Reflectances over Agricultural and Native Vegetation. J. Appl. Meteor. 32, 1441-1449. 16. Lyons, T.J., J.M. Hacker, I.J. Foster, P. Schwerdtfeger, R.C.G. Smith, H. Xinmei and J.M. Bennett, 1993: Land-Atmosphere Interaction in a Semi-Arid Region: The Bunny Fence Experiment. Bulletin of the American Meteorol. Soc. 74, 1327-1334. 17. X.inmei, H., T.J. Lyons, R.C.G. Smith and J.M. Hacker, 1995: Estimation of surface parameters using satellite data. Hydrological Processes 9, 631-643. 18. Finkele, K., J.M. Hacker, H. Kraus and R.A.D Byron-Scott, 1995: A Complete Sea-Breeze Circulation Cell Derived from Aircraft Observations. Boundary Layer Meteorology 73, 299-317. 19. Williams, A.G., H. Kraus and J.M. Hacker, 1996: Transport Processes in the Tropical Warm Pool Boundary Layer, Part I: Spectral Composition of Fluxes. J. Atmos. Sci. 53, 1187-1202. 20. Williams, A.G., J.M. Hacker and H. Kraus, 1997: Transport Processes in the Tropical Warm Pool Boundary Layer, Part II: Vertical Structure and Variability. J. Atmos. Sci. 54, 2060-2082. 21. Sawford, B.L. A.K. Luhar, J.M. Hacker, S.A. Young, I.-H. Yoon, J.A. Noonan, J.N. Carras, D.J. Williams and K.N. Rayner, 1998:The Kwinana Coastal Fumigation Study: I - Program Overview, Experimental Design and Selected Results. Boundary Layer Meteorology 89, 359-384. 22. Luhar, A.K., B.L. Sawford, J.M. Hacker and K.N. Rayner, 1998:The Kwinana Coastal Fumigation Study: II -Growth of the Thermal Internal Boundary Layer. Boundary Layer Meteorology 89, 385-405. 23. Stephan, K., H. Kraus, C. Ewenz and J.M. Hacker, 1999: Sea Breeze Front Variations in Space and Time. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics 70, 81-95. 24. Burns, S.P., D. Khelif, C.A. Friehe, A.G. Williams, P. Hignett, A.L.M. Grant, J.M. Hacker, D.P. Rogers, E.F. Bradley, R.A. Weller, M.F. Cronin, S.P. Anderson, C.W. Fairall and C.A. Paulson, 2000: Comparisons of aircraft, ship and buoy meteorological measurements from TOGA COARE. J Geophys. Res. Vol 104, No D24, 30,853-30,883. 25. Carbone, R.E., T.D. Keenan, J.M. Hacker and J. Wilson, 2000: Tropical Island Convection in the Absence of Significant Topography. Part I: Life cycle of Diurnally Forced Convection. Mon. Wea. Rev., 128, No.10, 3459-3480.. 26. Burns, S.P., D. Khelif, C.A. Friehe, P. Hignett, A.G. Williams, A.L.M. Grant, J.M. Hacker, D. Hagan, Y.L. Serra, D.P. Rogers, E.F. Bradley, R.A. Weller, C.W. Fairall, S.P. Anderson, C.A. Paulson and P.A. Coppin 2000: Comparisons of aircraft, ship and buoy radiation measurements from TOGA COARE. J Geophys. Res. Vol 105, No D12, 15,627-15,652. 27. Kraus,H., C.M. Ewenz, M. Kremer and J.M. Hacker, 2000: The Multi-Scale Structure of the Australian Cool Changes. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics 73, 157-175. 28. Keenan, T., S. Rutledge, R. Carbone, J. Wilson, T. Takahashi, P. May, N. Tapper, M. Platt, J.M. Hacker, S. Sekelsky, M. Moncrieff, K. Saito, G. Holland, A. Crook and K. Gage, 2000: The Maritime Continent Thunderstorm Experiment (MCTEX): Overview and Some Results. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 81, 2433-2455. 29. Crawford, T.L., G.H. Crescenti, J.M. Hacker, and B.Neininger, 2001: Small Environmental Research Aircraft (SERA): The Future of Airborne Geoscience. To be submitted to Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 30. Burrage, D.M., M.L. Heron, J.M. Hacker, T. Stieglitz, C. Steinberg and A. Prytz, 2002: The structure and influence off tropical river plumes in the Great Barrier Reef. Submitted, J. Geophys. Res. 31. Isaac, P., J. McAneney, R. Leuning and J.M. Hacker, 2002: Comparison of Aircraft and Ground Based Flux Measurements during OASIS95. Submitted to Boundary Layer Meteorology. 32. Isaac, P., R. Leuning and J.M. Hacker, 2002: Estimation of Regional Evapo-Transpiration by Combining Aircraft and Ground Based Measurements. To be submitted to Boundary Layer Meteorology. 33. Chambers, S., J.M. Hacker and F.S. Chapin III, 2002: Vegetation control of regional climate: The Bunny Fence Experiment. In preparation. 34. Pavelin, E., J.A. Whiteway, R. Busen and J.M. Hacker, 2002: Airborne observations of turbulence, mixing and gravity waves in the tropopause region. J. Geophys. Res. - Atmospheres, 107, D10, 10.1029/2001JD000775,2002. 35. T.J. Lyons, Li Fuqin, J.M. Hacker, Wan-Li Cheng, Huang Xinmei, 2002: Regional turbulent statistics over contrasting natural surfaces. Meteorol Atmos Phys 78 (2001) 3/4, 183-194 . 36. Matthews, S., P. Schwerdtfeger, J.M. Hacker and D. Pethick, 2001: Use of Albedo Modelling and Aircraft Measurements to Determine the Albedo of Nauru. In preparation. 37. Burrage, D.M., M.L. Heron, J.M. Hacker, T.C. Stieglitz, C.R. Steinberg and A. Prytz, 2002: The Structure and Influence of Tropical River Plumes in the Great Barrier Reef: An Integrated Remote Sensing and In Situ Study. Submitted to J. Geophys. Res. - Oceans. 38. Bradshaw, N.G., G. Vaughan, R. Busen, S. Garcelon, R. Jones, T. Gardiner and J.M. Hacker, 2002: Tracer filamentation generated by small-scale Rossby wave breaking in the lower stratosphere. J. Geophys. Res.Vol. 107, NO. D23, 4689, doi:10.1029/2002JD002086, 2002 39. Burrage, D.M., M.L. Heron, J.M. Hacker, J.L. Miller, T.C. Stieglitz, C.R. Steinberg and A. Prytz, 2003: The Structure and influence of tropical river plumes in the Great Barrier Reef: Application and performance of an airborne sea surface salinity mapping system. Submitted to Remote Sensing of Environment. 40. Matthews, S., P. Schwerdtfeger and J.M. Hacker, 2002: Use of albedo modelling and aircraft measurements to examine the albedo of Nauru. Aust. Met. Mag. 51, 229-236. CHAPTERS in BOOKS: 1. Hacker, J.M., and P. Schwerdtfeger, 1997: An instrumented research aircraft for micrometeorological studies. 13pp. Chapter 29 in: Webb E.K. (Editor), 1997: Windows on Meteorology, Australian Perspective, CSIRO Publishing, Collinswood, Vic., 342pp. 2. Grace, W., and J.M. Hacker, 1997:Wombats and Smog. In: C.Carey (Editor): Our Hidden State - South Australia through the eyes of its scientists. ANZAAS (SA Division), Adelaide, p137. CONFERENCE PAPERS: 1. Hacker, J.M., 1981: Preliminary Results of the Alpine Experiment DISKUS. Proceedings of XVII. OSTIV‑Congress, Paderborn/W‑Germany. 2. Hacker, J.M., 1983: Some Results of Powered Glider Flights During PUKK. Proceedings of XVIII. OSTIV‑Congress, Hobbs/USA. 3. Hacker, J.M., 1985: Flinders University's research aircraft. Proceedings of the XIX. OSTIV‑Congress, Rieti/Italy. 4. Hacker, J.M., Y. Shao and R.A.D. Byron-Scott, 1988: The structure of the atmospheric boundary layer in the Upper Spencer Gulf region of S.A. Proceedings of the Second Conf. on Air‑Sea Interaction, at Merimbula, NSW (AMOS/Bureau of Met.). 5. Hacker, J.M., P. Schwerdtfeger, Y. Shao and J. Hartmann, 1988: Evaporation from the Coral Sea at and around John Brewer Reef. Proceedings of International Conference on Tropical Meteorology, Brisbane, Q. (AMOS/Bureau of Met.). 6. Hacker, J.M. and P. Schwerdtfeger, 1989: Airborne Meteorological Studies at Flinders University. Proceedings of XXI. OSTIV Congress at Wiener Neustadt/Austria. 7. Hacker, J.M., 1989: Airborne Atmospheric Research in Antarctica. Proceedings of the Conference and Workshop on Antarctic Weather and Climate, Adelaide. 8. Hacker, J.M., 1989: The F.I.A.M.S. Research Aircraft or 'Small is beautiful'. Proceedings of International Workshop on the airborne measurement of wind, turbulence and position, Oberpfaffenhofen/W‑Germany. 9. Walker, C.D., J.‑P. Brunel, F.X. Dunin, W.R.N. Edwards, J.M. Hacker, J. Hartmann, D.L. Jupp, W. Reyenga, P. Schwerdtfeger, Y. Shao and A.G. Williams, 1989: A joint project on the water use of a mallee community in late summer. Proceedings of the National Mallee Conference, Adelaide. 10. Hacker, J.M. and P. Schwerdtfeger, 1990: Regional Evaporation Studies Using Airborne and Ground-Based Techniques. Proceedings of the Conference on Degradation of Vegetation in Semi-Arid Regions: Climate Impact and Implications, Macquarie University, January 1990. 11. Hacker, J.M., J. Hartmann and P. Schwerdtfeger, 1990: The new FIAMS atmospheric research aircraft. Proceedings of the Third Air-Sea Interaction Conference, Coffs Harbour, AMOS/BoM, February 1990. 12. Kraus, H. and J.M. Hacker, 1990: Sea-Breeze Frontogenesis. Proceedings of 4th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Boulder/Colorado, American Meteorological Society. 13. Jolly, I.D., G.R. Walker, T. Hatton, J. Bennett, J.M. Hacker, K. Dent and K. McEwan, 1991: Salt and Water Balance of the River Murray and its Floodplains. River Murray Mildura Conference 1991. 14. Jolly, I.D., G.R. Walker, K.L. McEwan, P.J. Thorborn, T.J. Hatton, J. Bennett and J.M. Hacker, 1991: The Role of Floodplain Vegetation in Salt Accession to the River Murray in South Australia. Proceedings of the Intern. Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium 1991, Perth, The Institution of Engineers, Australia. 15. Kotwicki, V., R.D.S. Clark and J.M. Hacker, 1991: Water Balance of Lake Alexandrina, South Australia. Intern. Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium 1991, Perth, The Institution of Engineers, Australia. 16. Williams, A.G. and J.M. Hacker, 1991: The Composite Structure of Thermals as Derived from Aircraft Observations. In: DLR Research Report 91-30, 179-198. 17. Williams, A.G. and J.M. Hacker, 1991: Inside Thermals. Proceedings of XXII. OSTIV Congress at Uvalde/USA. 18. Xinmei, H., T.J. Lyons, J.M. Hacker and R.C.G. Smith, 1991: Interaction Between the Atmosphere and the Land Surface in a Semi Arid Region. Proceedings of the IUGG-Conference Vienna 1991. 19. Hacker, J.M. and J.Hartmann, 1992: The structure of the atmospheric boundary layer over the subtropical ocean. Proceedings of the 4th Air-Sea Interaction Conference, Melbourne, Australia. 20. Smith, R.C.G., H. Xinmei, T.J. Lyons, J.M. Hacker and P.T. Hicks, 1992: Change in Land Surface Albedo and Temperature in Southwestern Australia Following the Replacement of Native Perennial Vegetation by Agriculture: Satellite Observations. Space Congress, Washington DC, September 2, 1992. 21. Schwerdtfeger, P. and J.M. Hacker, 1992: Mesoskalige Klima-Änderungen als Folge der grobräumigen Agrarwirtschaft in Süd-West-Australien. Humboldt Society of Poland, Poznan. 22. Hofstee, C., J.D. Kalma, H.A. Cleugh and J.M. Hacker, 1993: Measurements and estimates of evaporation at a range of scales. 4th Scientific Assembly of the Intern. Assoc. of Hydrological Sciences. Yokohama. 23. Hamilton, M.M., J.A.T. Bye and J.M. Hacker, 1993: A Model for Predicting Wave Age. Fourth Intern. Conf. on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, Hobart, Australia, 225-226.