Selected Publications


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Publication in Refereed Journals

2025

Kramm, G. and N. Mölders, 2025. On the Insolation at the Top of the Earth’s Atmosphere and Its Variation under Smooth Changes of Astronomical Elements during the Past Four Centuries. Natural Science, 17, 72-123. doi: 10.4236/ns.2025.176009. 


2023

Mölders, N., M. Friberg, 2023. Changes in Aerosol Optical Depth over the Arctic Ocean as Seen by CALIOP, MAIAC, and MODIS C6.1.  Journal of Environmental Protection, 14, 419-440. DOI: 10.4236/jep.2023.146025

Mölders, N., 2023. Inventory of the Thermo-Physiological Behavior of Fabrics—A Review. Journal of Textile Science and Technology, 9, 127-150. https://doi.org/10.4236/jtst.2023.92009. 

Beringer, E. III, Khan, S., Jacobs, L.T., Hampton, D., Mölders, N., Thorsen, D., Gamblin, R.B., Greer, M., Greer, P., Gunawan, B., Hernandez, E., Humble, E., Lehnen, J., Nguyencuu, A., Piña, M., Porat, I., Prince, J.R., Pessoa, A.G., Salas, C., Simmons, J., Tovar, C., Ulinski, A., 2023. Student Space Missions—Facilitating Pathways to Success for Next Generation Professionals in Space. Creative Education. 14 (3), 607-636. doi: 10.4236/ce.2023.143041. 

Mölders, N., Friberg, M., 2023. June to October Aerosol Optical Depth over the Arctic at Various Spatial and Temporal Scales in MODIS, MAIAC, CALIOP and GOES Data. Doi: 10.4236/ojap.2023.121001. 


2022

Kramm, G.,  N. Mölders, M. Berger, R. Dlugi, 2022. On the Solar Climate of the Moon and the Resulting Surface Temperature Distribution.  Natural Science Vol.14 No.9,  DOI: 10.4236/ns.2022.149034 pdf


2021

Mölders, N., Friberg, M., 2021. Using MAN and Coastal AERONET Measurements to Assess the Suitability of MODIS C6.1 Aerosol Optical Depth for Monitoring Changes from Increased Arctic Shipping, Open Journal of Air Pollution Vol.9 No.4, DOI: 10.4236/ojap.2020.94006


2020

Edwin, S.G., Mölders, N., 2020. Indoor and outdoor particulate matter exposure of rural Interior Alaska residents. Open Journal of Air Pollution. 

Mölders, N., 2020. Climate Change and Land – Current Knowledge and Future Challenges. Adv. Environ. Eng. Res., 1(3): 1-4. doi: 10.21926/aeer.2003001

 Kramm, G., Berger, M., Dlugi, R., Mölders, N., 2020. Meridional distributions of historical zonal averages and their use to quantify the global and spheroidal mean near-surface temperature of the terrestrial atmosphere. Natural Science, 12: 80-124. doi: 10.4236/ns.2020.123012

Bering, E.A. III, D.L. Hampton, N. Moelders, R.W. Talbot, S. Khan, M. Moges, L. Jacobs, R.B. Gamblin, M.L. Greer, B. Gunawan, E. Hernandez, J.N. Lehnen, M. Pina, I. Porat, J. Prince, A.G. Pessoa, and A. Briggs-Ulinsky, 2020. Undergraduates Building Spacecraft: Using Inquiry-based Methods to Teach Spacecraft Engineering, AIAA 2020-4155. ASCEND 2020. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2020-4155 


2019

Mölders, N. 2019. Outdoor universal thermal comfort climatology for Alaska. Atmosphere and Climate Sciences. 9: 558-582 10.4236/acs.2019.94036

Kramm, G., Mölders, N., Cooney, J., Dlugi, R., 2019. Near-surface wind-speed stilling in Alaska during 1984-2016 and its impact on the sustainability of wind power. J. Power and Energy Engineering. 7: 71-124. doi: 10.4236/jpee.2019.77006

Mölders, N., Fochesatto, G.J., Edwin, G., Kramm, G., 2019. Geothermal, oceanic, wildfire, meteorological and anthropogenic Impacts on PM2.5 concentrations in the Fairbanks metropolitan area. Open J. Air Pollution. 19-68. doi: 10.4236/ojap.2019.8200. 


2018

Edwin, S.G., Mölders, N., 2018. Baseline of Particulate Matter Exposure of Rural Eastern Interior Communities as Observed by the First Tribal Air Quality Network in the Alaska Yukon Flats. J. Environ. Protection. 13: 1425-1448 doi: 10.4236/jep.2018.913088.

 Mölders, N., Edwin, S.G., 2018. Review of Black Carbon in the Arctic – Origin, measurement methods, and observations. Open J. Air Poll., 7: 181-213 doi: 10.4236/ojap.2018.72010. 

Mölders, N., Kramm, G., 2018. Climatology of air quality in Arctic cities — Inventory and Assessment. Open J. Air Poll., 7: 48-93. doi: 10.4236/ojap.2018.71004.

Kramm, G., Mölders, N., Dlugi, R., Hartmann, B., 2018. On the decrease of wind speed and its impact on the wind power potential in Alaska. J. Power and Energy Engineering


2017

Kramm, G., Dlugi, R., Mölders, N., 2017. Using Earth’s Moon as a testbed for quantifying the effect of the terrestrial atmosphere. Natural Science, 9: 251-288. doi: 10.4236/ns.2017.98026.

Edwin, S.G., Mölders, N., Friedrich, K., Schmidt, S., Thoman, R., 2017. Conditions supporting funnel cloud development in Alaska. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 7: 223-245 doi: 10.4236/acs.2017.72016.

Greer, M.L., E.A. Bering III, R. Talbot, B. Dunbar, C. Glennie, D. Rodrigues, J. Chen, M. Alozie, C. Behrend, C. Bias, A. Ehteshami, A. Fenton, B. Gunawan, J. Lehnen, A. Martinez, S. Mathur, M. Medellin, T. Nguyen, T. V. Nguyen, M. Nowling, D. Perez, M. Pham, M. Pina, I. Porat, J. Prince, G. Thomas, B. Velasquez, L. Victor, R. Gamblin, N. Moelders, D. Hampton, R. Millan, and A. Halford, 2017. The Undergraduate Student Instrumentation Project: A Foray into Instrument Design, Payload Fabrication, and Project Management. In: AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2017-5136


2016

Mölders, N., Gende, S., 2016. On the limits to manage air-quality in Glacier Bay. J. Environ. Protection, 7: 1923-1955. doi: 10.4236/jep.2016.712151.

Mölders, N., Khordakova, D., Dlugi, R., Kramm, G., 2016. Sustainability of wind energy under changing wind regimes—A Case Study. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 6: 158-173. doi: 10.4236/acs.2016.62014. 

Kramm, G., Sellhorst, G., Ross, H.K., Cooney, J., Dlugi, R., Mölders, N. 2016. On the maximum of wind power efficiency. J. Power and Energy Engineering, 4: 1-39. doi: 10.4236/jpee.2016.41001.


2015

 Mölders, N., Gende, S., 2015. Impacts of cruise-ship entry quotas on visibility and air quality in Glacier Bay. J. Environ. Protection, 6: 1236-1256. doi: 10.4236/jep.2015.611109.

Bieniek, P., Bhatt, U.S., Walker, D.A., Raynolds, M.K., Comiso, J.C., Epstein, H.E., Pinzon, J.E., Tucker, C.J., Thoman R.L., Tran, H., Mölders, N., Steele, M., Zhang, J., Ermold, W., 2015. Climate drivers linked to changing seasonality of Alaska coastal tundra vegetation productivity. Earth Interactions, online.

Mölders, N., Butwin, M.K., Madden, J.M., Tran, H.N.Q., Sassen, K., Kramm, G., 2015. Theoretical investigations on mapping mean distributions of particulate matter, inert, reactive, and secondary 13 pollutants from wildfires by Unmanned Air vehicles (UAVs). Open J. Air Pollution, 4: 149-174. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojap.2015.43014. 

Madden, J.M., Mölders, N., Sassen, K., 2015. Assessment of WRF/Chem simulated vertical distributions of particulate matter from the 2009 Minto Flats South wildfire in Interior Alaska by CALIPSO total backscatter and depolarization measurements. Open J. Air Pollution, 4: 119-138, doi: 10.4236/ojap.2015.43012.

Mölders, N., Khordakova, D., Gende, S., Kramm, G., 2015. Uncertainty of wind power usage in complex terrain – a case study. Atmospheric and Climate Science, 5: 228-244, 10.4236/acs.2015.53017.

Mölders, N., Gende, S., 2015. Anticipated inversion and visibility conditions over Glacier Bay with a changing climate. J. Environ. Protection, 6: 515-537, doi: 10.4236/jep.2015.65048.


2014

Mölders, N., Bruyère, C.L., Gende, S., Pirhalla, M.A., 2014. Assessment of the 2006-2012 climatological fields and mesoscale features from regional downscaling of CESM data by WRFchem over Southeast Alaska. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 4: 589-613, doi:10.4236/acs.2014.44053.

Pirhalla, M.A., Gende, S., Mölders, N., 2014. Fate of particulate matter from cruise-ship emissions in Glacier Bay during the 2008 tourist season. J. Environ. Protection, 4: 1235-1254, doi: 10.4236/jep.2014.512118.

Mölders, N., 2014. Review of Donald Canfield’s book entitled Oxygen: A Four Billion Year History. Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc. 27. Ross, H.K., Cooney, J., Hinzman, M., Smock, S., Sellhorst, G., Dlugi, R., Mölders, N., Kramm, G., 2014. Wind power potential in Interior Alaska from a micrometeorological perspective. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 4: 100-121 doi: 10.4236/acs.2014.41013. 


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Publications in Refereed Books