Bell, S. W., and M. A. Geller, 2008: Tropopause inversion layer: Seasonal and latitudinal variations and representation in standard radiosonde data and global models. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D05109, doi: 10.1029/2007JD009022. ()
Bell, T. L., and D. Rosenfeld, 2008: Comment on “Weekly precipitation cycles? Lack of evidence from United States surface stations” by D. M. Schultz et al.. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L09803, doi:10.1029/2007GL033046. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Aerosols, Modeling, Rainfall, Remote Sensing]
Bell, T. L., D. Rosenfeld, K.-M. Kim, J.-M. Yoo, M.-I. Lee, and M. Hahnenberger, 2008: Midweek increase in U.S. summer rain and storm heights suggests air pollution invigorates rainstorms. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D02209, doi:10.1029/2007JD008623. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Aerosols, Rainfall, Remote Sensing]
Chao, W. C., 2008: The Origins of the ITCZs, Monsoons, and Monsoon Onset--A Review. Climate Dyn.. (Submitted) [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)]
Chao, W. C., M. J. Suarez, J. T. Bacmeister, B. Chen, and L. Takacs, 2008: The Origin of Systematic Errors in the GCM Simulation of ITCZ Precipitation over Oceans. J. Climate. (Submitted) [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)]
Chao, W. C., B. Yang, and X. Fu, 2008: A Revised Method of Presenting Wavenumber-Frequency Power Spectrum Diagrams that Reveals the Asymmetric Nature of Tropical Large-scale Waves. J. Climate. (Submitted) [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)]
Chaudhry, Z., J. V. Martins, Z. Li, S. C. Tsay, H. Chen, W. Nan, T. Wen, C. Li, and R. D. Dickerson, 2008: In Situ Measurements of Aerosol Mass Concentrations and Radiative Properties in Xianghe, SE of Beijing. J. Geophys. Res. (Submitted)
Chen, W.-T., R. A. Kahn, W.-H. Li, and J. Seinfeld, 2008: Sensitivity of multi-angle imaging to optical and microphysical properties of biomass burning particles. J. Geophys. Res.. (In press)
Chen, W.-T., R. Kahn, D. Nelson, K. Yau, and J. Seinfeld, 2008: Sensitivity of multi-angle imaging to the optical and microphysical properties of biomass burning aerosols. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D10203, doi:10.1029/2007JD009414. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)]
Chen, Y., Q. Li, and R. Kahn, 2008: Quantifying global aerosol direct radiative effect with MISR observation. J. Geophys. Res.. (Submitted)
Chiu, J. C., A. Marshak, Y. Knyazikhin, P. Pilewskie, and W. Wiscombe, 2008: Physical interpretation of the spectral radiative signatures in the transition zone between cloud-free and cloudy regions. Atmos. Chem. Phys. Disc.. (In press) [Abstract]
Dubovik, O., T. Lapyonok, Y. J. Kaufman, M. Chin, P. Ginoux, R. Kahn, and A. Sinyuk, 2008: Retrieving global sources of aerosols from satellites using inverst modeling. Arsl. Chem. Phys. 8, 209-250.
Eck, T. F., B. N. Holben, J. S. Reid, A. Sinyuk, O. Dubovik, A. Smirnov, D. Giles, and O, 2008: Spatial and temporal variability of column-integrated aerosol optical properties in the southern Arabian Gulf and United Arab Emirates in summer. . Geophys. Res., 113, D01204, doi:10.1029/2007JD008944, 15 January 2008.
Evans, K. F., A. Marshak, and T. Varnai, 2008: The Potential for Improved Boundary Layer Cloud Optical Depth Retrievals from the Multiple Directions of MISR. J. Atmos. Sci. (In press) [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Clouds, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation]
Freeborn, P. H., M. J. Wooster, W. M. Hao, C. A. Ryan, B. L. Nordgren, S. P. Baker, and C. Ichoku, 2008: Relationships between energy release, fuel mass loss, and trace gas and aerosol emissions during laboratory biomass fires. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D01301, doi:10.1029/2007JD008679.
Gasso, S., 2008: Satellite Observations of the Impact of Weak Volcanic Activity on Marine Clouds. J. Geophys. Res., Atmos (Kaufman Special Issue), 113, D14S19, doi:10.1029/2007JD009106. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Aerosols, Clouds, Remote Sensing]
Georgiev, G. T., C. K. Gatebe, J. J. Butler, and M. D. King, 2008: Laboratory and airborne BRDF analysis of vegetation leaves and soil samples. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. (In press) [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Solar Radiation, Surface Properties]
Henderson, S. B., B. Burkholder, P. L. Jackson, M. Brauer, and C. Ichoku, 2008: Novel methods for simplifying and evaluating forest fire plume dispersion models with MODIS products. Atmos. Env. (Submitted)
Henderson, S. B., B. Burkholder, P. L. Jackson, M. Brauer, and C. Ichoku, 2008: Validity and utility of MODIS fire data for rapid estimation of area burned and aerosols emitted during wildfire events. Atmos. Env. (Submitted)
Hsu, N. C., S.-C. Tsay, M.-J. Jeong, and Q. Ji, 2008: Deep Blue Characterization of Dust and Pollution Aerosols During the UAE2 Experiment. Geophys. Res. Lett.. (In press)
Hu, J. C., W. J. Chen, J. C. Chiu, J. L. Wang, and G. R. Liu, 2008: Quantitative precipitation estimation over ocean using Bayesian approach from microwave observations during the typhoon season. Terr. Atmos. Oceanic Sci. (Submitted) [Abstract]
Huang, D., Y. Liu, and W. Wiscombe, 2008: Determination of cloud liquid water distribution with 3D cloud tomography. J. Geophys. Res. (Submitted)
Ichoku, C., L. Giglio, M. J. Wooster, and L. A. Remer, 2008: Global characterization of biomass-burning patterns using satellite measurements of Fire Radiative Energy. Remote Sens. Environ.. (Submitted)
Ichoku, C., J. V. Martins, Y. J. Kaufman, M. J. Wooster, P. H. Freeborn, W. M. Hao, Stephen Baker, C. A. Ryan, and B. L. Nordgren, 2008: Laboratory investigation of fire radiative energy and smoke aerosol emissions. J. Geophys. Res. (Submitted)
Jin, M., M. K. Oleson, and R. E. Dickinson, 2008: Using ICESAT surface height observations to improve Greenland skin temperature simulation. Geophy. Res. Lett. (Submitted)
Jordan, N., C. Ichoku, and R. Hoff, 2008: Estimating Smoke Emissions Over The U.S. Southern Great Plains Using MODIS Fire Radiative Power and Aerosol Observations. Atmos. Env. (In press)
Kahn, R., Y. Chen, D. Nelson, F.-Y. Leung, Q. Li, D. Diner, and J. Logan, 2008: Wildfire Smoke Injection Heights - Two perspectives from Space. Geophys. Res. Lett. (In press)
Kahn, R., A. Petzold, M. Wendisch, E. Bierwirth, T. Dinter, M. Fiebig, P. Knippertz, D. Muller, A. Schladitz, and W vonHoyningen-Huene, 2008: Desert Dust Air Mass Mapping in the Western Sahara, Using Particle Properties Derived From Space-based Multi-angle Imaging. Tellus, SAMUM Special Issue. (Submitted) [Abstract]
Kato, S., and A. Marshak, 2008: Solar Zenith and Viewing Geometry Dependent Errors in Satellite Retrieved Cloud Optical Thickness; Marine Stratocumulus Case. J.Geophys. Res.. (Submitted) [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)]
King, M. D., 2008: The Earth’s changing environment as seen from the vantage point of space. The Planetary Report, 28, 6-11. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Clouds, Rainfall, Remote Sensing, Surface Properties]
Koren, I., J. V. Martins, L. A. Remer, and H. Afargan, 2008: Smoke Invigoration Versus Inhibition of Clouds over the Amazon. Science, 321, 946, doi: 10.1126/science.1159185. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Aerosols]
Koren, I., L. Oreopoulos, G. Feingold, L. A. Remer, and O. Altaratz, 2008: How small is a small cloud?. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8, 3855-3864. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Aerosols, Clouds, Remote Sensing]
Koster, R. D., T. L. Bell, R. Reichle, M. J. Suarez, and S. D. Schubert, 2008: Using observed spatial correlation structures to increase the skill of subseasonal forecasts. Mon. Weather Rev., 136(6), 1923-1939. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Modeling, Rainfall, Surface Properties]
Kotchenova, S. Y., E. F. Vermote, R. Levy, and A. Lyapustin, 2008: Radiative transfer codes for atmospheric correction and aerosol retrieval: intercomparison study. A Opt., 47, Issue 13, 2215-2226. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Aerosols, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation]
Lallart, P., R. Kahn, and D. Tanre, 2008: POLDER2/ADEOSII, MISR, and MODIS/Terra Reflectance Comparisons. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D14S02, doi:10.1029/2007JD009656. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)]
Lau, K.-M., K.-M. Kim, G. Walker, and Y. C. Sud, 2008: A GCM study of the possible impacts of Saharan dust heating on the water cycle and climate of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean regions. J. Climate. (Submitted)
Lau, K.-M., Y. P. Zhou, and H.-T. Wu, 2008: Have tropical cyclones been feeding more extreme rainfall?. J. Geophys. Res.. (Submitted)
Li, Z., X. Xia, M. Cribb, W. Mi, B. Holben, S. C. Tsay, P. Wang, H. Chen, T. Eck, and R. E. Dickerson, 2008: Remote Sensing of Aerosol Optical Properties and its Radiative Effects in Northern China. J. Geophys. Res. (Submitted)
Marshak, A., G. Wen, J. Coakley, L. Remer, N. G. Loeb, and R. F. Cahalan, 2008: A simple model for the cloud adjacency effect and the apparent bluing of aerosols near clouds. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D14S17, doi:10.1029/2007JD009196. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Aerosols, Clouds, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation]
McComiskey, A., G. Feingold, A. S. Frisch, D. Turner, M. Miller, J. C. Chiu, Q. Min, and J. Ogren, 2008: An assessment of aerosol-cloud interactions in marine stratus clouds based on surface remote sensing. J. Geophys. Res. (Submitted) [Abstract]
Miller, S. D., A. P. Kuciauskas, M. Liu, Q. Ji, J. S. Reid, D. W. Breed, A. L. Walker, and A. Al Mandoos, 2008: Haboob Dust Storms of the Southern Arabian Peninsula. J. Geophys. Res. (In press)
Miyahara, H., G. Wen, R. F. Cahalan, and A. Ohmura, 2008: Deriving Historical Total Solar Irradiance from Lunar Borehole Temperatures. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L02716, doi 10.1029/2007GL032171. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Solar Radiation]
Moody, E. G., M. D. King, C. B. Schaaf, and S. Platnick, 2008: MODIS-derived spatially complete surface albedo products: Spatial and temporal pixel distribution and zonal averages. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol. (In press) [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Remote Sensing, Surface Properties]
Norris, P. M., L. Oreopoulos, A. Y. Hou, W. K. Tao, and X. Zeng, 2008: Representation of 3D heterogeneous cloud fields using copulas: Theory for water clouds. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. (In press) [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Clouds, Modeling]
Oreopoulos, L., and S. Platnick, 2008: The radiative susceptibility of cloudy atmospheres to droplet number perturbations: 2. Global analysis from MODIS. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D14S21, doi:10.1029/2007JD009655. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Clouds, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation]
Oreopoulos, L., S. Platnick, G. Hong, P. Yang, and R. F. Cahalan, 2008: The shortwave radiative forcing bias of liquid and ice clouds from MODIS observations. J. Climate. (Submitted) [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)]
Ottaviani, M., K. Stamnes, J. Koskulics, H. Eide, S. Long, W. Su, and W. Wiscombe, 2008: Light reflection from water waves: a polarimetric investigation under controlled laboratory conditions. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech. (In press)
Peters-Lidard, C. D., D. M. Mocko, M. Garcia, J. A. Santanello, M. A. Tischler, M. S. Moran, and Y. Wu, 2008: Role of precipitation uncertainty in the estimation of hydrologic soil properties using remotely-sensed soil moisture in a semi-arid environment. Water Resour. Res., USDA-ARS-SWRC special issue, 44, W05S18, doi:10.1029/2007WR005884. [Abstract] [Modeling, Remote Sensing, Surface Properties]
Platnick, S., and J. M. Fontenla, 2008: Model calculations of solar spectral irradiance in the 3.7 µm band for Earth remote sensing applications. J. Appl. Meteor. & Climatol, 47, No. 1, 124-134.. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Modeling, Solar Radiation]
Platnick, S., and L. Oreopoulos, 2008: The radiative susceptibility of cloudy atmospheres to droplet number perturbations: 1. Theoretical analysis and examples from MODIS. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D14S20, doi:10.1029/2007JD009654. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Clouds, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation]
Prabhakara, C., R. Iacovazzi, J.-M. Yoo, K.-M. Kim, and T. L. Bell, 2008: A method to estimate rain rate over tropical oceans with TRMM Microwave Imager radiometer. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 86(1), 203-212. [Rainfall, Remote Sensing]
Prigarin, S., and A. Marshak, 2008: A simple stochastic model for generating broken cloud optical depth and top height fields. J. Atmos. Sci. (In press) [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Clouds, Modeling]
Prigarin, S., and A. Marshak, 2008: Simulation of vector semi-binary homogeneous random fields and modeling of broken clouds. Siberian J. Numeric. Math., 11, 347-356. [Abstract]
Reid, J. S., S. J. Piketh, R. P. Burger, K. E. Ross, A. L. Walker, R. T. Bruintjes, B. N. Holben, C. Hsu, T. L. Jensen, R. A. Kahn, A. P. Kuciauskas, A. Al Mandoos, A. Al Mangoosh, S. D. Miller, J. N. Porter, S.-C. Tsay, and D. L. Westphal, 2008: An overview of UAE2 flight operations: Observations of summertime atmospheric thermodynamic and aerosol profiles of the southern Arabian Gulf. J. Geophys. Res. (Submitted)
Remer, L. A., R. G. Kleidman, R. C. Levy, Y. J. Kaufman, D. Tanre, S. Mattoo, J. V. Martins, C. Ichoku, I. Koren, H. Yu, and B. N. Holben, 2008: Global aerosol climatology from the MODIS satellite sensors. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos (The Yoram J. Kaufman Symposium on Aerosols, Clouds and Climate). (In press) [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Aerosols, Remote Sensing]
Rudich, Y., Y. J. Kaufman, U. Dayan, H. Yu, and R. G. Kleidman, 2008: Estimation of transboundary transport of pollution aerosols by remote sensing in the eastern Mediterranean. J. Geophys. Rews., 113, doi:10/1029/2007JD009601. (In press)
Schmidt, K. S., P. Pilewskie, S. Platnick, G. Wind, P. Yang, and M. Wendisch, 2008: Comparing irradiance fields derived from MAS cirrus cloud retrievals with SSFR measurements. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatology. (In press) [Clouds, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation]
Sotiropoulou, R.-E. P., N. Meskhidze, J. Kouatchou, B. Das, L. Oreopoulos, J. M. Rodriguez, and A. Nenes, 2008: Aerosol - cloud interactions in the NASA GMI: Model development and indirect forcing assessments. Atmos. Chem. Phys. (Submitted)
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Sud, Y. C., G. K. Walker, Y. P. Zhou, and W. K.-M. Lau, 2008: Influence of local and remote sea-surface temperatures on precipitation as inferred from changes in boundary layer moisture convergence and moist thermodynamics over global oceans. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 134, 147-163. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)]
Sud, Y. C., G. K. Walker, Y. P. Zhou, G. A. Schmidt, W. K.-M. Lau, and R. F. Cahalan, 2008: Effects of doubled CO2 on tropical Sea-Surface Temperatures (SSTs) for onset of deep convection and maximum SST – GCM simulations based inferences. Geophy. Res. Lett. 35, L12707, doi:10.1029/2008GL033872Click. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)]
Tafferner, A., M. Hagen, C. Keil, T. Zinner, and H. Volkert, 2008: Development and propagation of severe thunderstorms in the upper Danube catchment area: Towards an integrated nowcasting and forecasting system using real-time data and high-resolution simulations. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics. (In press) [Abstract]
Tian, B., D. E. Waliser, R. A. Kahn, Q. Li, Y. L. Yung, T. Tyranowski, I. V. Geogdzhayev, M. I. Mishchenko, O. Torres, and A. Smirnov, 2008: Does the Madden-Julian oscillation influence aerosol variability?. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D12215, doi:10.1029/2007JD009372. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)]
Wen, G., A. Marshak, and R. F. Cahalan, 2008: Role of Molecular Rayleigh Scattering in the Enhancement of Clear Sky Radiance in the Vicinity of Cumulus Clouds. J. Geophys. Res (Yoram J. Kaufman Special issue). (Submitted) [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)] [Aerosols, Clouds, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation]
Wilcox, E. M., Harshvardhan, and S. Platnick, 2008: An estimate of the impact of absorbing aerosol over cloud on the MODIS retrievals of cloud optical thickness and effective radius using two independent retrievals of liquid water path. J. Geophys. Res.. (Submitted)
Wilcox, E. M., Harshvardhan, and S. Platnick, 2008: An estimate of the impact of absorbing aerosol over cloud on the MODIS retrievals of cloud optical thickness and effective radius using two independent retrievals of liquid water path. J. Geophys. Res.. (Submitted)
Yang, Y., and L. Di Girolamo, 2008: Impacts of 3-D Radiative Effects on Satellite Cloud Detection and Their Consequences on Cloud Fraction and Aerosol Optical Depth Retrievals. J. Geophys. Res-Atmos., 113, D04213, doi:10.1029/2007JD009095. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)]
Yang, Y., A. Marshak, J. C. Chiu, W. J. Wiscombe, S. P. Palm, A. B. Davis, D. A. Spangenberg, L. Nguyen, J. D. Spinhirne, and Pl Minnis, 2008: Retrievals of Cloud Optical Depth from the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) by Calibration of Solar Background Signal. J. Atmos. Sci., doi: 10.1175/2008JAS2744.1. (In press) [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)]
Yu, H., L. A. Remer, M. Chin, H. Bian, R. G. Kleidman, and T. Diehl, 2008: A satellite-based assessment of transpacific transport of pollution aerosol. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D14S12, doi:10.1029/2007JD009349. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)]
Zhang, Y., R. Fu, H. Yu, R. E. Dickinson, R. N. Juarez, M. Chin, and H. Wang, 2008: A regional climate model study of how biomass burning aerosol impacts land-atmosphere interactions over the Amazon. J. Geophys. Res., 113, doi: 10.1029/2007JD009601. (In press)
Zhao, T., H. Yu, I. Laszlo, M. Chin, and W. C. Conant, 2008: Derivation of component aerosol direct radiative forcing at the top of atmosphere for clear-sky oceans. J. Quant. Spectro. & Rad. Trans.(JQSRT), JQSRT-D-07-00139. (In press)
Zinner, T., H. Mannstein, and A. Tafferner, 2008: Cb-TRAM: Tracking and monitoring severe convection from onset over rapid development to mature phase using multi-channel Meteosat-8 SEVIRI data. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics. (In press) [Abstract]
Zinner, T., A. Marshak, S. Lang, J. V. Martins, and B. Mayer, 2008: Remote sensing of cloud sides of deep convection: Towards a three-dimensional retrieval of cloud particle size profiles. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8, 4741-4757. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)]
