Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Nai-Yung Christina Hsu

(RSCH AST, CLIMATE AND RADIATION STD)

Nai-Yung Christina Hsu's Contact Card & Information.
Email: christina.hsu@nasa.gov
Phone: 301.614.5554
Org Code: 613
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 613
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer:
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Missions & Projects

Brief Bio


N. Christina Hsu, the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi-NPP) Deputy Project Scientist, has joined Goddard Space Flight Center as a Physical Scientist in the Climate and Radiation Laboratory since February 2005. She has a degree of B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from the National Taiwan University (Taipei, Taiwan) in 1984, and Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1991.

Hsu has been a member of the NPP VIIRS, EOS MODIS, CERES, and TOMS Science Teams, where her focus is on the properties of aerosols in both the UV and visible spectra and determination of the radiative forcing due to tropospheric aerosols. She authored over 100 papers published in refereed scientific journals, in addition to a number of scientific and technical reports. One paper has received frequent citations since its publication in 2004 for the innovative development of the Deep Blue algorithm, and was selected to be the cover story of the March, 2004 issue of the IEEE journal Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. Her Deep Blue algorithm for retrieving aerosol optical properties over bright desert surfaces and urban environments is widely recognized and is of enormous interest to NASA, NOAA, and the Department of Defense.

During the off-office hours, Hsu enjoys spending time with family and friends, hiking, reading, and tap dancing. She would also like to visit all the National Parks around the world.
 

Research Interests


Remote sensing of aerosol and clouds

Earth Science: Aerosols



Satellite remote sensing of aerosols over desert and semi-desert regions

Earth Science: Remote Sensing



Radiative forcing of aerosols

Earth Science: Climate



Interaction of aerosols with clouds and precipitation

Earth Science: Aerosols



Monitoring urban pollution

Earth Science: Pollution


Current Projects


MODIS Deep Blue aerosol products for Terra and Aqua

Remote Sensing

Maintain and validate the Deep Blue aerosol products for MODIS


Suomi NPP project office

Serve as S-NPP deputy project scientist


SeaWiFS Deep Blue aerosol project

Aerosols

Maintain and validate the SeaWiFS Deep Blue aerosol products for NASA's MEASUREs project

Professional Societies


The international journal of Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Editorial Board Member

2013 - Present

Awards


NASA Goddard Exceptional Achievement for Science 2016

NASA HQ Group Achievement Award for Suomi NPP Mission 2012

NASA Goddard Exceptional Achievement Award 2007

NASA Goddard Performance Award 2007

NASA Goddard Best Senior Author Publication Award 2004

NASA Goddard Outstanding Science Award 2003
 

Publications


Refereed

2023. "Assessment of the impact of discontinuity in satellite instruments and retrievals on global PM2.5 estimates." Remote Sensing of Environment 294 113624 [10.1016/j.rse.2023.113624] [Journal Article/Letter]

2023. "Assessment of severe aerosol events from NASA MODIS and VIIRS aerosol products for data assimilation and climate continuity." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 16 (10): 2547-2573 [10.5194/amt-16-2547-2023] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Simultaneous retrievals of biomass-burning aerosols and trace gases from the ultraviolet to near-infrared over northern Thailand during the 2019 pre-monsoon season." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physic [10.5194/acp-2021-956] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Monthly Global Estimates of Fine Particulate Matter and Their Uncertainty." Environmental Science & Technology [10.1021/acs.est.1c05309] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on fine particulate matter concentrations." Science Advances 7 (26): eabg7670 [10.1126/sciadv.abg7670] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "An AeroCom–AeroSat study: intercomparison of satellite AOD datasets for aerosol model evaluation." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 20 (21): 12431-12457 [10.5194/acp-20-12431-2020] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Global Estimates and Long-Term Trends of Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations (1998–2018)." Environmental Science & Technology 54 (13): 7879-7890 [10.1021/acs.est.0c01764] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Aerosol Layer Height With Enhanced Spectral Coverage Achieved by Synergy Between VIIRS and OMPS-NM Measurements." IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters 1-5 [10.1109/lgrs.2020.2992099] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Merging regional and global aerosol optical depth records from major available satellite products." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 20 (4): 2031-2056 [10.5194/acp-20-2031-2020] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Retrieving the global distribution of the threshold of wind erosion from satellite data and implementing it into the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory land–atmosphere model (GFDL AM4.0/LM4.0)." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 20 (1): 55-81 [10.5194/acp-20-55-2020] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Two decades observing smoke above clouds in the south-eastern Atlantic Ocean: Deep Blue algorithm updates and validation with ORACLES field campaign data." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 12 (7): 3595-3627 [10.5194/amt-12-3595-2019] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "AERONET Remotely Sensed Measurements and Retrievals of Biomass Burning Aerosol Optical Properties During the 2015 Indonesian Burning Season." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 124 (8): 4722-4740 [10.1029/2018jd030182] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Validation, Stability, and Consistency of MODIS Collection 6.1 and VIIRS Version 1 Deep Blue Aerosol Data Over Land." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 124 (8): 4658-4688 [10.1029/2018jd029598] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "VIIRS Deep Blue Aerosol Products Over Land: Extending the EOS Long‐Term Aerosol Data Records." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 124 (7): 4026-4053 [10.1029/2018jd029688] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Validation of SOAR VIIRS Over‐Water Aerosol Retrievals and Context Within the Global Satellite Aerosol Data Record." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 123 (23): 13,496-13,526 [10.1029/2018jd029465] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Observations of the Interaction and Transport of Fine Mode Aerosols with Cloud and/or Fog in Northeast Asia from Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) and Satellite Remote Sensing." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres [10.1029/2018JD028313] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Satellite Ocean Aerosol Retrieval (SOAR) Algorithm Extension to S-NPP VIIRS as Part of the “Deep Blue” Aerosol Project." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 123 (1): 380-400 [10.1002/2017jd027412] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "AERONET-Based Nonspherical Dust Optical Models and Effects on the VIIRS Deep Blue/SOAR Over Water Aerosol Product." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 122 (19): 10,384-10,401 [10.1002/2017jd027258] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Evaluation of NASA Deep Blue/SOAR aerosol retrieval algorithms applied to AVHRR measurements." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 122 (18): 9945-9967 [10.1002/2017jd026934] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Retrieving near-global aerosol loading over land and ocean from AVHRR." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 122 (18): 9968-9989 [10.1002/2017jd026932] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Cross-calibration of S-NPP VIIRS moderate-resolution reflective solar bands against MODIS Aqua over dark water scenes." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 10 (4): 1425-1444 [10.5194/amt-10-1425-2017] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "COMMIT in 7-SEAS/BASELInE: Operation of and Observations from a Novel, Mobile Laboratory for Measuring In-Situ Properties of Aerosols and Gases." Aerosol Air Qual. Res. 16 (11): 2728-2741 [10.4209/aaqr.2015.11.0630] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Satellite-Surface Perspectives of Air Quality and Aerosol-Cloud Effects on the Environment: An Overview of 7-SEAS/BASELInE." Aero. Air Qual. Res. 16 (11): 2581-2602 [10.4209/aaqr.2016.08.0350] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Evaluating the Height of Biomass Burning Smoke Aerosols Retrieved from Synergistic Use of Multiple Satellite Sensors over Southeast Asia." Aero. Air Qual. Res. 16 2897-2906 [10.4209/aaqr.2015.08.0506] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Mixing weight determination for retrieving optical properties of polluted dust with MODIS and AERONET data." Environmental Research Letters 11 (8): 085002 [10.1088/1748-9326/11/8/085002] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Extending “Deep Blue” aerosol retrieval coverage to cases of absorbing aerosols above clouds: Sensitivity analysis and first case studies." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 121 (9): 4830-4854 [10.1002/2015jd024729] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Satellite observation of pollutant emissions from gas flaring activities near the Arctic." Atmospheric Environment 133 1-11 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.03.019] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Global Estimates of Fine Particulate Matter using a Combined Geophysical-Statistical Method with Information from Satellites, Models, and Monitors." Environ. Sci. Technol. 50 (7): 3762-3772 [10.1021/acs.est.5b05833] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Implications of MODIS bow-tie distortion on aerosol optical depth retrievals, and techniques for mitigation." Atmos. Meas. Tech 8 5277-5288 [10.5194/amt-8-5277-2015] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Effect of MODIS Terra radiometric calibration improvements on Collection 6 Deep Blue aerosol products: Validation and Terra/Aqua consistency." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 120 12,157-12,174 [10.1002/2015JD023878] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Development and implementation of a remote-sensing and in situ data-assimilating version of CMAQ for operational PM 2.5 forecasting. Part 1: MODIS aerosol optical depth (AOD) data-assimilation design and testing." Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 65 (12): 1395-1412 [10.1080/10962247.2015.1096862] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "In-situ and remotely-sensed observations of biomass burning aerosols at Doi Ang Khang Thailand during 7-SEAS/BASELInE 2015." Aerosol and Air Quality Research 16 2768-2801 [10.4209/aaqr.2015.08.0500] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Retrieving the height of smoke and dust aerosols by synergistic use of VIIRS, OMPS, and CALIOP observations." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 120 (16): 8372-8388 [10.1002/2015jd023567] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "MODIS Collection 6 aerosol products: Comparison between Aqua's e-Deep Blue, Dark Target, and “merged” data sets, and usage recommendations." J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos 119 (24): 13,965-13,989 [10.1002.2014JD022453] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "AERONET-based models of smoke-dominated aerosol near source regions and transported over oceans, and implications for satellite retrievals of aerosol optical depth." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 14 11493-11523 [doi:10.5194/acp-14-11493-2014] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "Fifteen-Year Global Time Series of Satellite-Derived Fine Particulate Matter." Environ. Sci. Technol. 48 (19): 11109-11118 [10.1021/es502113p] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "Interactions between biomass-burning aerosols and clouds over Southeast Asia: Current status, challenges, and perspectives." Environmental Pollution 195 292-307 [doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2014.06.036] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "Multi-decadal aerosol variations from 1980 to 2009: a perspective from observations and a global model." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 14 (7): 3657-3690 [10.5194/acp-14-3657-2014] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Critical evaluation of the MODIS Deep Blue aerosol optical depth product for data assimilation over North Africa." Atmos. Meas. Tech. 6 (4): 949-969 [10.5194/amt-6-949-2013] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Origin, transport, and vertical distribution of atmospheric pollutants over the northern South China Sea during the 7-SEAS/Dongsha Experiment." Atmospheric Environment 78 124-133 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.11.013] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Recent instruments and algorithms for passive shortwave remote sensing." Aerosol Remote Sensing, Springer 185-221 [Article in Book]

2013. "Impact assessment of biomass burning on air quality in Southeast and East Asia during BASE-ASIA." Atmospheric Environment 78 291–302 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.03.048] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Validation and uncertainty estimates for MODIS Collection 6 “Deep Blue” aerosol data." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 118 (14): 7864-7872 [10.1002/jgrd.50600] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "An overview of regional experiments on biomass burning aerosols and related pollutants in Southeast Asia: From BASE-ASIA and the Dongsha Experiment to 7-SEAS." Atmospheric Environment 78 1-19 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.04.066] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Intercomparison of satellite dust retrieval products over the west African Sahara during the Fennec campaign in June 2011." Remote Sensing of Environment 136 99-116 [10.1016/j.rse.2013.05.003] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Constraining aerosol optical models using ground-based, collocated particle size and mass measurements in variable air mass regimes during the 7-SEAS/Dongsha experiment." Atmos. Environ. (Special Issue) 78 163-173 [Full Text] [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.06.057] [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]

2013. "Use of spaceborne lidar for the evaluation of thin cirrus contamination and screening in the Aqua MODIS Collection 5 aerosol products." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 118 (12): 6444–6453 [10.1002/jgrd.50504] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "From BASE-ASIA toward 7-SEAS: A satellite-surface perspective of boreal spring biomass-burning aerosols and clouds in Southeast Asia." Atmospheric Environment 78 20-34 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.12.013] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Retrieval of aerosol optical depth under thin cirrus from MODIS: Application to an ocean algorithm." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 118 (17): 10,111-10,124 [10.1002/jgrd.50806] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Enhanced Deep Blue aerosol retrieval algorithm: The second generation." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 118 (16): 9296–9315 [10.1002/jgrd.50712] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Satellite observations of desert dust-induced Himalayan snow darkening." Geophysical Research Letters 40 (5): 988-993 [10.1002/grl.50226] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "The Collection 6 MODIS Aerosol Products over Land and Ocean." Atmos Meas Tech 6 2989-3034 [10.5194/amt-6-2989-2013] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Characterization of aerosols over the Indochina peninsula from satellite-surface observations during biomass burning pre-monsoon season." Atmospheric Environment 78 51-59 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.05.038] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Corrigendum to "Accumulation of aerosols over the Indo-Gangetic plains and southern slopes of the Himalayas: distribution, properties and radiative effects during the 2009 pre-monsoon season" published in Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 12841–12863, 2011." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 12 (3): 1525-1525 [10.5194/acp-12-1525-2012] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Evaluating the Influences of Biomass Burning during 2006 BASE-ASIA: A Regional Chemical Transport Modeling." Atmos. Chem. Phys 12 3837-3855 [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Typical types and formation mechanisms of haze in an Eastern Asia megacity, Shanghai." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 12 (1): 105–124 [10.5194/acp-12-105-2012] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Satellite remote sensing of dust aerosol indirect effects on cloud formation over Eastern Asia." International Journal of Remote Sensing 33 (22): 7257-7272 [10.1080/01431161.2012.700135] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Mixing of dust and NH3 observed globally over anthropogenic dust sources." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 12 (16): 7351-7363 [10.5194/acp-12-7351-2012] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Global-scale attribution of anthropogenic and natural dust sources and their emission rates based on MODIS Deep Blue aerosol products." Rev. Geophys. 50 (3): RG3005 [10.1029/2012RG000388] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Can Asian dust trigger phytoplankton blooms in the oligotrophic northern South China Sea?." Geophysical Research Letters 39 (5): L05811 [Full Text] [10.1029/2011GL050415] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Estimating marine aerosol particle volume and number from Maritime Aerosol Network data." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 12 (18): 8889-8909 [10.5194/acp-12-8889-2012] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "A pure marine aerosol model, for use in remote sensing applications." J. Geophys. Res. 117 (D5): D05213 [10.1029/2011JD016689] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Evaluations of cirrus contamination and screening in ground aerosol observations using collocated lidar systems." J. Geophys. Res. 117 (D15): D15204 [10.1029/2012JD017757] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "An assessment of the surface longwave direct radiative effect of airborne dust in Zhangye, China, during the Asian Monsoon Years field experiment (2008)." J. Geophys. Res. 117 (D16): D00K39 [10.1029/2011JD017370] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Intercomparison of desert dust optical depth from satellite measurements." Atmos. Meas. Tech. 5 (8): 1973-2002 [10.5194/amt-5-1973-2012] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Evaluating the influences of biomass burning during 2006 BASE-ASIA: a regional chemical transport modeling." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 12 (9): 3837-3855 [10.5194/acp-12-3837-2012] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Estimating marine aerosol particle volume and number from Maritime Aerosol Network data." Atm Chem Phys 12 8889-8909 [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Smoke aerosol and its radiative effects during extreme fire event over Central Russia in summer 2010." Atmos Meas Tech 5 (3): 557-568 [10.5194/amt-5-557-2012] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "SeaWiFS Ocean Aerosol Retrieval (SOAR): Algorithm, validation, and comparison with other data sets." J. Geophys. Res. 117 (D3): D03206 [10.1029/2011JD016599] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Rapid transpacific transport in autumn observed by the A-train satellites." J. Geophys. Res. 117 (D6): D06312 [10.1029/2011JD016626] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Improvement of aerosol optical depth retrieval from MODIS spectral reflectance over the global ocean using new aerosol models archived from AERONET inversion data and tri-axial ellipsoidal dust database." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 12 (15): 7087-7102 [10.5194/acp-12-7087-2012] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Global and regional evaluation of over-land spectral aerosol optical depth retrievals from SeaWiFS." Atmos Meas Tech 5 (7): 1761-1778 [10.5194/amt-5-1761-2012] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Influence of anomalous dry conditions on aerosols over India: Transport, distribution and properties." J. Geophys. Res. 117 (D9): D09106 [10.1029/2011JD017314] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Global and regional trends of aerosol optical depth over land and ocean using SeaWiFS measurements from 1997 to 2010." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 12 (17): 8037-8053 [10.5194/acp-12-8037-2012] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Effect of wind speed on aerosol optical depth over remote oceans, based on data from the Maritime Aerosol Network." Atmos Meas Tech 5 (2): 377-388 [10.5194/amt-5-377-2012] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Accumulation of aerosols over the Indo-Gangetic plains and southern slopes of the Himalayas: distribution, properties and radiative effects during the 2009 pre-monsoon season." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 11 (24): 12841-12863 [10.5194/acp-11-12841-2011] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Remote sensing of Asian dust storm." Environmental Remote Sensing and Systems Analysis [Article in Book]

2011. "Susceptibility of aerosol optical thickness retrievals to thin cirrus contamination during the BASE-ASIA campaign." J. Geophys. Res. 116 (D8): D08214 [10.1029/2010JD014910] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Impacts of Cross-Platform Vicarious Calibration on the Deep Blue Aerosol Retrievals for Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Aboard Terra." IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing 49 (12): 4877-4888 [10.1109/TGRS.2011.2153205] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Radiative transfer simulation of dust-like aerosols: Uncertainties from particle shape and refractive index." Journal of Aerosol Science 42 (10): 631-644 [10.1016/j.jaerosci.2011.06.008] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Effect of Thin Cirrus Clouds on Dust Optical Depth Retrievals from MODIS Observations." IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing 49 (6): 2819-2827 [10.1109/TGRS.2011.2118762] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "A regional chemical transport modeling to identify the influences of biomass burning during 2006 BASE-ASIA." Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss. 11 (1): 3071-3115 [10.5194/acpd-11-3071-2011] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "A study on the potential applications of satellite data in air quality monitoring and forecasting." Atmospheric Environment 45 (22): 3663-3675 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.04.032] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "First detailed observations of long-range transported dust over the northern South China Sea." Atmospheric Environment 45 (27): 4804-4808 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.04.077] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Asian dust weather categorization with satellite and surface observations." International Journal of Remote Sensing 32 (1): 153-170 [10.1080/01431160903439932] [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "Identification of anthropogenic and natural dust sources using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Deep Blue level 2 data." J. Geophys. Res. 115 (D5): D05204 [10.1029/2009JD012398] [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "Profiling transboundary aerosols over Taiwan and assessing their radiative effects." J. Geophys. Res. 115 (D7): D00K31 [10.1029/2009JD013798] [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "An Assessment of the Surface Longwave Direct Radiative Effect of Airborne Saharan Dust during the NAMMA Field Campaign." Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 67 (4): 1048-1065 [10.1175/2009JAS3257.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "Premonsoon aerosol characterization and radiative effects over the Indo-Gangetic Plains: Implications for regional climate warming." J Geophys Res 115 (D17): D17208 [10.1029/2010JD013819] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Possible influences of air pollution, dust and sandstorms on the Indian monsoon." WMO Bulletin 58 (1): 22-30 [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Outbreaks of Asian dust storms: An overview from satellite and surface perspectives." Recent Progress in Atmospheric Sciences: Applications to the Asia Pacific Region, World Scientific 373-401 [Article in Book]

2009. "Measurements of aerosol properties from aircraft, satellite and ground-based remote sensing: a case-study from the Dust and Biomass-burning Experiment (DABEX)." Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc. 135 (641): 922-934 [10.1002/qj.420] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "A decade of dust: Asian dust and springtime aerosol load in the U.S. Pacific Northwest." Geophysical Research Letters 36 (3): L03821 [10.1029/2008GL036467] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Enhanced pre-monsoon warming over the Himalayan-Gangetic region from 1979 to 2007." Geophys. Res. Lett 36 (7): L07704 [10.1029/2009GL037641] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Two contrasting dust-dominant periods over India observed from MODIS and CALIPSO data." Geophysical Research Letters 36 (6): L06813 [10.1029/2008GL036967] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Aerosol and rainfall variability over the Indian monsoon region: distributions, trends and coupling." Annales Geophysicae 27 (9): 3691-3703 [10.5194/angeo-27-3691-2009] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Effects of particle nonsphericity and radiation polarization on retrieving dust properties from MODIS observations." J Aerosol Sci 40 (9): 776-789 [10.1016/j.jaerosci.2009.05.001] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "The Saharan Air Layer and the Fate of African Easterly Waves—NASA's AMMA Field Study of Tropical Cyclogenesis." Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. 90 (8): 1137-1156 [10.1175/2009BAMS2728.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Changes in cloud and aerosol cover (1980–2006) from reflectivity time series using SeaWiFS, N7-TOMS, EP-TOMS, SBUV-2, and OMI radiance data." J. Geophys. Res. 114 (D1): D01201 [10.1029/2007JD009508] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "An overview of UAE2 flight operations: Observations of summertime atmospheric thermodynamic and aerosol profiles of the southern Arabian Gulf." J. Geophys. Res. 113 (D14): D14213 [10.1029/2007JD009435] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Ground-based measurements of airborne Saharan dust in marine environment during the NAMMA field experiment." Geophysical Research Letters 35 (20): L20805 [10.1029/2008GL035587] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Retrievals of aerosol single-scattering albedo and effective aerosol layer height for biomass-burning smoke: Synergy derived from “A-Train” sensors." Geophysical Research Letters 35 (24): L24801 [10.1029/2008GL036279] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "The Joint Aerosol–Monsoon Experiment: A New Challenge for Monsoon Climate Research." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 89 (3): 369-383 [10.1175/BAMS-89-3-369] [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Dust in the Wind (Chapter 10)." Our Changing Planet: “The View From Space” 46 – 50 [Article in Book]

2007. "Simultaneous detection/separation of mineral dust and cirrus clouds using MODIS thermal infrared window data." Geophys. Res. Lett 34 (11): L11808 [10.1029/2007GL029388] [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Influences of winter haze on fog/low cloud over the Indo-Gangetic plains." J. Geophys. Res. 112 (D5): D05207 [10.1029/2005JD007036] [Journal Article/Letter]

2006. "Deep Blue Retrievals of Asian Aerosol Properties During ACE-Asia." IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing 44 (11): 3180-3195 [10.1109/TGRS.2006.879540] [Journal Article/Letter]

2005. "Observational evidence of effects of absorbing aerosols on seasonal-to-interannual anomalies of the Asian monsoon." CLIVAR Exchanges 10 (3): 7-9 [Journal Article/Letter]

2004. "Aerosol properties over bright-reflecting source regions." IEEE Trans Geosci Remote Sens 42 (3): 557-569 [10.1109/TGRS.2004.824067] [Journal Article/Letter]

2003. "Radiative impacts from biomass burning in the presence of clouds during boreal spring in southeast Asia." Geophys. Res. Lett 30 (5): 1224 [10.1029/2002GL016485] [Journal Article/Letter]

2003. "Variability of biomass burning aerosol optical characteristics in southern Africa during the SAFARI 2000 dry season campaign and a comparison of single scattering albedo estimates from radiometric measurements." J. Geophys. Res. 108 (D13): 8447 [10.1029/2002JD002321] [Journal Article/Letter]

2002. "Radiative forcing of Saharan dust: GOCART model simulations compared with ERBE data." J Atmos Sci 59 736-747 [Journal Article/Letter]

2002. "Problems in assessment of the UV penetration into natural waters from space-based measurements." Optical Engineering 41 3019-3027 [Journal Article/Letter]

2001. "Characterization of the optical properties of biomass burning aerosols in Zambia during the 1997 ZIBBEE field campaign." J Geophys Res 106 (D4): 3425-3448 [10.1029/2000JD900555] [Journal Article/Letter]

2000. "Determination of radiative forcing of Saharan dust using combined TOMS and ERBE data." J Geophys Res 105 (D16): 20649-20661 [10.1029/2000JD900150] [Journal Article/Letter]

1999. "Comparisons of the TOMS aerosol index and the Sun-photometer aerosol optical thickness: Results and applications." J. Geophys. Res. 104 (D6): 6269-6279 [10.1029/1998JD200086] [Journal Article/Letter]

1999. "Nimbus-7/TOMS detection of mineral dust over the north Africa and the eastern north Atlantic Ocean." J. Geophys. Res. 104 9277-9291. [Journal Article/Letter]

1999. "Satellite detection of smoke aerosols over a snow/ice surface by TOMS." Geophy. Res. Lett. 26 1165-1168. [Journal Article/Letter]

1998. "Biomass burning smoke using backscattered ultraviolet radiation: SCAR-B and Brazilian smoke interannual variability." J. Geophys. Res. 103 (D24): 31969-31978 [10.1029/98JD00160] [Journal Article/Letter]

1998. "The pursuit of isotopic and molecular fire tracers in the polar atmosphere and cryosphere." Radiocarbon 381-390 Part 1 [Sp. Iss. SI] [Journal Article/Letter]

1997. "Detection of volcanic ash clouds from Nimbus-7/Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer." J. Geophys. Res. 102 (D14): 16749-16760 [10.1029/97JD00925] [Journal Article/Letter]

1997. "Solar activity behavior of the thermosphere." Venus II, edited by Bougher, Hunten, and Phillips, Univ. of Arizona Press [Article in Book]

1997. "The effect of an improved cloud climatology on the TOMS total ozone retrieval." J. Geophys. Res. 102 4247-4255. [Journal Article/Letter]

1997. "Global distribution of UV-absorbing aerosols from Nimbus-7/TOMS data." J. Geophys. Res. 102 16911-16921. [Journal Article/Letter]

1996. "Detection of biomass burning smoke from TOMS measurements." Geophy. Res. Lett. 23 (7): 745-748 [10.1029/96GL00455] [Journal Article/Letter]

1996. "Improved ozone reference models for the COSPAR international reference atmosphere." Adv. Space Res. 18 11-58. [Journal Article/Letter]

1994. "Coupling between middle atmosphere trend estimates and solar effects in ozone vertical structure." Adv. Space Res. 14 (1): 201-209 [10.1016/0273-1177(94)90370-0] [Journal Article/Letter]

1994. "Estimating 11-year solar UV variations using 27-day response as a guide to isolate trends in total column ozone." Advances in Space Research 14 (9): 199-209 [10.1016/0273-1177(94)90137-6] [Journal Article/Letter]

1993. "The Venus atmospheric response to solar cycle variations." Geophy. Res. Lett. 20 2751-2754. [Journal Article/Letter]

Non-Refereed

2000. "The description of the SeaWiFS absorbing aerosol index." SeaWiFS NASA Technical Memorandum 2000-206892 10 3-5 [Journal Article/Letter]

1997. "Detection of global absorbing aerosols using TOMS data." IRS'96: Current problems in atmospheric radiation 1 877-880 [Proceedings]