Ph.D., 2008, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
M.S., 2003, Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
B.S., 2000, Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, China
Can Li
(RSCH AST, ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY & DYN)
| Email: | can.li@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.614.5616 |
| Org Code: | 614 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 614 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
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Positions/Employment
Research Physical Scientist
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
2023 - Present
Research Scientist
University of Maryland - College Park, MD
2019 - 2023
Associate Research Scientist
University of Maryland - College Park, MD
2015 - 2019
Assistant Research Scientist
University of Maryland - College Park, MD
2011 - 2015
Research Associate
University of Maryland - College Park, MD
2008 - 2011
Education
Professional Service
Associate Editor, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2020-present
Awards
Distinguished Research Scientist Award, CMNS, University of Maryland, 2023
Outstanding Performance in Science Award, Earth Science Division Atmospheres (610AT), NASA GSFC, 2022
Robert H. Goddard Award – Science, NASA GSFC, 2021
Best Research Faculty Paper Award, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, 2018
Best Senior Author Publication, Earth Science Division, NASA GSFC, 2018
NASA Exceptional Public Achievement Medal, 2015
Best Senior Author Publication, Earth Science Division, NASA GSFC, 2015
NASA Earth Science New (Early Career) Investigator, 2014
Outstanding Performance – Software Development, Earth Science Division (610AT), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 2014
Best Research Faculty Paper Award, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, 2011
Outstanding Performance Award - Science, Laboratory for Atmospheres, NASA GSFC, 2010
Performance Award in Technical Support/Scientific Research, Climate and Radiation Branch, NASA GSFC, 2010
Grants
Extending NASA’s EOS SO2 and NO2 data records from Aura/OMI to Suomi NPP/OMPS - NASA (NNH17ZDA001N-TASNP) - Awarded: 2018-03-23
Dates: 2018-03-23 - 2021-03-23
Advancing NASA OMI SO2 Product: Enabling New Science Analyses, Applications, and Long-Term, Multi-Satellite Monitoring - NASA (NNH16ZDA001N-ACMAP) - Awarded: 2017-07-18
Dates: 2017-07-18 - 2020-07-17
Producing Consistent Trace Gas Retrievals through Inter-Calibration of Hyperspectral UV Measurements from OMI and GOME-2A - NASA (NNH15ZDA001N-SCIS) - Awarded: 2016-08-29
Dates: 2016-08-29 - 2019-08-28
Continuing and Enhancing NASA Standard OMPS SO2 and Cloud Data Records from SNPP and JPSS Satellites - NASA - Awarded: 2021-10-20
Dates: 2021-10-20 - 2024-10-19
Selected Publications
Refereed
2024. "Version 1 NOAA-20/OMPS Nadir Mapper total column SO2 product: continuation of NASA long-term global data record." Earth System Science Data 16 (9): 4291-4309 [10.5194/essd-16-4291-2024] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "Estimation of anthropogenic and volcanic SO2 emissions from satellite data in the presence of snow/ice on the ground." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 16 (22): 5575-5592 [10.5194/amt-16-5575-2023] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "Use of machine learning and principal component analysis to retrieve nitrogen dioxide (NO2) with hyperspectral imagers and reduce noise in spectral fitting." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 16 (2): 481-500 [10.5194/amt-16-481-2023] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "Version 2 of the global catalogue of large anthropogenic and volcanic SO2 sources and emissions derived from satellite measurements." Earth System Science Data 15 (1): 75-93 [10.5194/essd-15-75-2023] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "A new machine-learning-based analysis for improving satellite-retrieved atmospheric composition data: OMI SO2 as an example." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 15 (18): 5497-5514 [10.5194/amt-15-5497-2022] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Use of Hyper-Spectral Visible and Near-Infrared Satellite Data for Timely Estimates of the Earth’s Surface Reflectance in Cloudy and Aerosol Loaded Conditions: Part 1–Application to RGB Image Restoration Over Land With GOME-2." Frontiers in Remote Sensing 2 [10.3389/frsen.2021.716430] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Tracking aerosols and SO2 clouds from the Raikoke eruption: 3D view from satellite observations." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 14 (12): 7545-7563 [10.5194/amt-14-7545-2021] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "A sulfur dioxide Covariance-Based Retrieval Algorithm (COBRA): application to TROPOMI reveals new emission sources." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 21 (22): 16727-16744 [10.5194/acp-21-16727-2021] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Day–Night Monitoring of Volcanic SO2 and Ash Clouds for Aviation Avoidance at Northern Polar Latitudes." Remote Sensing 13 (19): 4003 [10.3390/rs13194003] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Version 2 Ozone Monitoring Instrument SO2 product (OMSO2 V2): new anthropogenic SO2 vertical column density dataset." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 13 (11): 6175-6191 [10.5194/amt-13-6175-2020] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "High-resolution mapping of SO2 using airborne observations from the GeoTASO instrument during the KORUS-AQ field study: PCA-based vertical column retrievals." Remote Sensing of Environment 241 111725 [10.1016/j.rse.2020.111725] [Journal Article/Letter]
2019. "Linking improvements in sulfur dioxide emissions to decreasing sulfate wet deposition by combining satellite and surface observations with trajectory analysis." Atmospheric Environment 199 210-223 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.11.039] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "A new global anthropogenic SO2 emission inventory for the last decade: a mosaic of satellite-derived and bottom-up emissions." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 18 (22): 16571-16586 [10.5194/acp-18-16571-2018] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "First Observations of Volcanic Eruption Clouds From the L1 Earth-Sun Lagrange Point by DSCOVR/EPIC." Geophysical Research Letters 45 (20): 11,456-11,464 [10.1029/2018gl079808] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "India Is Overtaking China as the World’s Largest Emitter of Anthropogenic Sulfur Dioxide." Scientific Reports 7 (1): 14304 [10.1038/s41598-017-14639-8] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Multi-source SO2 emission retrievals and consistency of satellite and surface measurements with reported emissions." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 17 (20): 12597-12616 [10.5194/acp-17-12597-2017] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "A decade of global volcanic SO2 emissions measured from space." Scientific Reports 7 44095 [10.1038/srep44095] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "New-generation NASA Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) volcanic SO2 dataset: algorithm description, initial results, and continuation with the Suomi-NPP Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS)." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 10 (2): 445-458 [10.5194/amt-10-445-2017] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "A global catalogue of large SO2 sources and emissions derived from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 16 (18): 11497-11519 [10.5194/acp-16-11497-2016] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Aura OMI observations of regional SO2 and NO2 pollution changes from 2005 to 2015." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 16 (7): 4605-4629 [10.5194/acp-16-4605-2016] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "A Decade of Change in NO2 and SO2 over the Canadian Oil Sands As Seen from Space." Environ. Sci. Technol. 50 (1): 331-337 [10.1021/acs.est.5b04985] [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. "A new method for global retrievals of HCHO total columns from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite." Geophysical Research Letters 42 (7): 2515-2522 [10.1002/2015gl063204] [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. " Lifetimes and emissions of SO2 from point sources estimated from OMI ." Geophysical Research Letters 42 (6): 1969-1976 [10.1002/2015gl063148] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "A fast and sensitive new satellite SO2 retrieval algorithm based on principal component analysis: Application to the ozone monitoring instrument." Geophysical Research Letters 40 (23): 6314-6318 [10.1002/2013gl058134] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Characteristics and composition of atmospheric aerosols in Phimai, central Thailand during BASE-ASIA." Atmospheric Environment 78 60-71 [Full Text] [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.04.003] [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "Concentrations and origins of atmospheric lead and other trace species at a rural site in northern China." J. Geophys. Res. 115 (D7): D00K23 [10.1029/2009JD013639] [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "Recent large reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions from Chinese power plants observed by the Ozone Monitoring Instrument." Geophysical Research Letters 37 (8): L08807 [10.1029/2010GL042594] [Journal Article/Letter]