Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Omar Torres

(RSCH AST, ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY & DYN)

Omar Torres's Contact Card & Information.
Email: omar.o.torres@nasa.gov
Phone: 301.614.6776
Org Code: 614
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 614
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer:
NASA

Brief Bio


Omar Torres received the B.S. degree in geodetic engineering from Universidad Distrital FranciscoJose de Caldas, Bogota, Colombia, an M.S. degree in meteorology from the University of The Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines, and a Ph.D.degree in atmospheric sciences from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, in 1990. Between 1989 and 1999, he was associated  with STX and other industry organizations in support of NASA atmospheric remote sensing projects. In 1999 he became a research Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA. He joined Hampton University (Hampton, Virginia)  in 2008  as an Associate Professor at the Department of Atmospheric Sciences.  In 2011, he accepted a position at  NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, where he continues to carry out research work  in UV atmospheric remote sensing applications with special emphasis in the characterization of aerosol absorption properties from satellite UV observations by the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer and Ozone Monitoring Instrument sensors. He has authored and coauthored over 70 peer-reviewed publications.

Positions/Employment


Physical Scientist

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, Maryland

January 2011 - Present

Remote sensing application using ultraviolet satellite observations


Associate Professor

Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Hampton University - Hampton, Virginia

January 2008 - December 2010

Teaching undergraduate and graduate classes in Atmospheric Physics and Remote Sensing
Research activities on satellite remote sensing


Associate Research Professor

Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Baltimore, MD, 21250

July 1999 - December 2007

Teaching graduate class on atmospheric remote sensing
Research activities on satellite remote sensing


Principal Scientist

STX Corporation / Hughes STX Corporation / Raytheon STX Corporation - Lanham, Maryland

October 1989 - June 1999

Research activities on use of satellite observations for ozone and aerosol retrievals


Graduate Research Assistant

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute Technology - Atlanta, Georgia

September 1984 - September 1989

Radiative transfer applications to global enery balance studies
Analysis of Mars Viking Lander meteorological observations


Engineer

INECON, Engineering Consulting Company - Bogota, Colombia

November 1982 - July 1984

Consulting


Instructor

Department of Modern Langages, University of The Philippines - Quezon City, The Philippines

January 1981 - June 1982

Spanish Instructor


Field Engineer

Colombian Federation of Coffee Growers, 1979-1980, Bogota, Colombia - Bogota, Colombia

April 1979 - June 1980

Photo-interpreatation and field survey of coffee growing regions


Assistant Meteorologist

Colombian Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Flood Management, 1977-1979, - Bogota, Colombia

January 1977 - December 1978

Processing and nnalysis of  synoptic and climatological meteorological data

Education


Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga, 1990
Diploma, Planning and Managing Urban and Regional Development, Escuela Superior de Administracion Publica, Bogota, Colombia 1983
M.S.,  Meteorology, University of The Philippines, Quezon City, The Philippines, 1982
B.S., Geodetic Engineering, F.J.C. Disctric University, Bogota, Colombia, 1979

Professional Societies


American Geophysical Union

1990 - Present


American Meteorological Society

1984 - Present


Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

2012 - Present

Professional Service


Associate Editor, Atmospheric Measurement Tecniques, 2011-present

Awards


-William T. Pecora Group Award, Ozone Monitoring Instrument Team, December 13, 2018 -NASA Performance Award 2014-2015
-NASA Performance Award 2013-2014
-NASA, TEMPO Team, Group Achievement Award, 2013
-NASA, Performance Award, 2012-2013
-NASA, OMI Group Achievement Award, 2009
-NRL Alan Berman, Research Publications Award, 2008
-William T. Pecora Group Award, Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer Team, December 13, 2006
-NASA Group Achievement Award, TOMS Team, April 27, 2006
-NASA Group Achievement Award, Aura Project, May 17, 2005
-NASA, GSFC Aerocenter Journal Citation Award, January 7, 2005
 

Publications


Refereed

2022. "Estimating Spectral Effects of Absorbing Aerosols on Backscattered UV Radiation." Earth and Space Science 9 (12): [10.1029/2022ea002354] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Retrieval of UV–visible aerosol absorption using AERONET and OMI–MODIS synergy: spatial and temporal variability across major aerosol environments." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 15 (4): 845-877 [10.5194/amt-15-845-2022] [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. "Hourly Mapping of the Layer Height of Thick Smoke Plumes Over the Western U.S. in 2020 Severe Fire Season." Frontiers in Remote Sensing 2 [10.3389/frsen.2021.766628] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "The long-term transport and radiative impacts of the 2017 British Columbia pyrocumulonimbus smoke aerosols in the stratosphere." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 21 (15): 12069-12090 [10.5194/acp-21-12069-2021] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Aerosol properties in cloudy environments from remote sensing observations: a review of the current state of knowledge." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 1-57 [10.1175/bams-d-20-0225.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Evaluation of Aerosol Properties Observed by DSCOVR/EPIC Instrument From the Earth‐Sun Lagrange 1 Orbit." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 126 (12): [10.1029/2020jd033651] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "AEROCOM and AEROSAT AAOD and SSA study – Part 1: Evaluation and intercomparison of satellite measurements." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 21 (9): 6895-6917 [10.5194/acp-21-6895-2021] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Retrievals of Aerosol Optical Depth and Spectral Absorption From DSCOVR EPIC." Frontiers in Remote Sensing 2 [10.3389/frsen.2021.645794] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "TROPOMI aerosol products: evaluation and observations of synoptic-scale carbonaceous aerosol plumes during 2018–2020." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 13 (12): 6789-6806 [10.5194/amt-13-6789-2020] [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. "Ground-based retrievals of aerosol column absorption in the UV spectral region and their implications for GEMS measurements." Remote Sensing of Environment 245 111759 [10.1016/j.rse.2020.111759] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Global distribution and 14-year changes in erythemal irradiance, UV atmospheric transmission, and total column ozone for2005–2018 estimated from OMI and EPIC observations." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 20 (14): 8351-8380 [10.5194/acp-20-8351-2020] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Evaluation of the OMPS/LP stratospheric aerosol extinction product using SAGE III/ISS observations." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 13 (6): 3471-3485 [10.5194/amt-13-3471-2020] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Stratospheric Injection of Massive Smoke Plume from Canadian Boreal Fires in 2017 as seen by DSCOVR‐EPIC, CALIOP and OMPS‐LP Observations." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres [10.1029/2020jd032579] [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]

2019. "A comparative evaluation of Aura-OMI and SKYNET near-UV single-scattering albedo products." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 12 (12): 6489-6503 [10.5194/amt-12-6489-2019] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Connecting Crop Productivity, Residue Fires, and Air Quality over Northern India." Scientific Reports 9 (1): 16594 [Full Text] [10.1038/s41598-019-52799-x] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Explicit Aerosol Correction of OMI Formaldehyde Retrievals." Earth and Space Science 6 (11): 2087-2105 [10.1029/2019ea000702] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "New Era of Air Quality Monitoring from Space: Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS)." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 101 (1): E1-E22 [10.1175/bams-d-18-0013.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Accuracy assessment of MODIS land aerosol optical thickness algorithms using AERONET measurements over North America." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 12 (8): 4291-4307 [10.5194/amt-12-4291-2019] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Retrieving Aerosol Characteristics From the PACE Mission, Part 2: Multi-Angle and Polarimetry." Frontiers in Environmental Science 7 [10.3389/fenvs.2019.00094] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Retrieving Aerosol Characteristics From the PACE Mission, Part 1: Ocean Color Instrument." Frontiers in Earth Science 7 [10.3389/feart.2019.00152] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Detecting layer height of smoke aerosols over vegetated land and water surfaces via oxygen absorption bands: hourly results from EPIC/DSCOVR in deep space." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 12 (6): 3269-3288 [10.5194/amt-12-3269-2019] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Simulation of the transport, vertical distribution, optical properties and radiative impact of smoke aerosols with the ALADIN regional climate model during the ORACLES-2016 and LASIC experiments." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 19 (7): 4963-4990 [10.5194/acp-19-4963-2019] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Temporal Characterization of Dust Activity in the Central Patagonia Desert (Years 1964–2017)." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 124 (6): 3417-3434 [10.1029/2018jd030209] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "A 12-year long global record of optical depth of absorbing aerosols above the clouds derived from the OMI/OMACA algorithm." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 11 (10): 5837-5864 [10.5194/amt-11-5837-2018] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Earth Observations from DSCOVR/EPIC Instrument." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society BAMS-D-17-0223.1 [10.1175/bams-d-17-0223.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Insight into global trends in aerosol composition from 2005 to 2015 inferred from the OMI Ultraviolet Aerosol Index." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 18 (11): 8097-8112 [10.5194/acp-18-8097-2018] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Impact of the ozone monitoring instrument row anomaly on the long-term record of aerosol products." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 11 (5): 2701-2715 [10.5194/amt-11-2701-2018] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "The Ozone Monitoring Instrument: overview of 14 years in space." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 18 (8): 5699-5745 [10.5194/acp-18-5699-2018] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Comparisons of spectral aerosol single scattering albedo in Seoul, South Korea." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 11 (4): 2295-2311 [10.5194/amt-11-2295-2018] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Optimal Estimation-Based Algorithm to Retrieve Aerosol Optical Properties for GEMS Measurements over Asia." Remote Sensing 10 (2): 162 [10.3390/rs10020162] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Agricultural Burning and Air Quality over Northern India: A Synergistic Analysis using NASA’s A-train Satellite Data and Ground Measurements." Aerosol and Air Quality Research 18 (7): 1756-1773 [10.4209/aaqr.2017.12.0583] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Simulation of the Ozone Monitoring Instrument aerosol index using the NASA Goddard Earth Observing System aerosol reanalysis products." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 10 (11): 4121-4134 [10.5194/amt-10-4121-2017] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Simulation of Optical Properties and Direct and Indirect Radiative Effects of Smoke Aerosols Over Marine Stratocumulus Clouds During Summer 2008 in California With the Regional Climate Model RegCM." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 122 (19): 10,312-10,337 [10.1002/2017jd026905] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Passive remote sensing of altitude and optical depth of dust plumes using the oxygen A and B bands: First results from EPIC/DSCOVR at Lagrange-1 point." Geophysical Research Letters 44 (14): 7544-7554 [10.1002/2017gl073939] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Direct radiative effect of aerosols based on PARASOL and OMI satellite observations." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 122 (4): 2366-2388 [10.1002/2016jd025706] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "What factors control the trend of increasing AAOD over the United States in the last decade?." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 122 (3): 1797-1810 [10.1002/2016jd025472] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Impacts of brown carbon from biomass burning on surface UV and ozone photochemistry in the Amazon Basin." Nature Scientific Reports 6 36940 [10.1038/srep36940] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Validating MODIS above-cloud aerosol optical depth retrieved from “color ratio” algorithm using direct measurements made by NASA's airborne AATS and 4STAR sensors." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 9 (10): 5053-5062 [10.5194/amt-9-5053-2016] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Indonesian fire activity and smoke pollution in 2015 show persistent nonlinear sensitivity to El Niño-induced drought." Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 113 (33): 9204-9209 [10.1073/pnas.1524888113] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "The role of cloud contamination, aerosol layer height and aerosol model in the assessment of the OMI near-UV retrievals over the ocean." Atmospheric Measurements Techniques 9 3031-3052 [10.5194/amt-9-3031-2016] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Tropospheric emissions: Monitoring of pollution (TEMPO)." Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 186 17-39 [10.1016/j.jqsrt.2016.05.008] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Interpreting the ultraviolet aerosol index observed with the OMI satellite instrument to understand absorption by organic aerosols: implications for atmospheric oxidation and direct radiative effects." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 16 (4): 2507-2523 [10.5194/acp-16-2507-2016] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Characterization of aerosol episodes in the greater Mediterranean Sea area from satellite observations (2000–2007)." Atmospheric Environment 128 286-304 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.11.056] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Utilization of O4 slant column density to derive aerosol layer height from a space-borne UV–visible hyperspectral sensor: sensitivity and case study." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 16 (4): 1987-2006 [10.5194/acp-16-1987-2016] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "An optimal-estimation-based aerosol retrieval algorithm using OMI near-UV observations." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 16 (1): 177-193 [10.5194/acp-16-177-2016] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Using the OMI aerosol index and absorption aerosol optical depth to evaluate the NASA MERRA Aerosol Reanalysis ." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 15 5743-5760 [10.5194/acp-15-5743-2015] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "Remote sensing of above cloud aerosols." Light Scattering Reviews 9 167-210 [Article in Book]

2014. "Global assessment of OMI aerosol single-scattering albedo using ground-based AERONET inversion." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 119 (14): 9020-9040 [10.1002/2014JD021672] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "Assessment of OMI near-UV aerosol optical depth over land." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 119 (5): 2457–2473 [10.1002/2013JD020188] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "How do A-train sensors intercompare in the retrieval of above-cloud aerosol optical depth? A case study-based assessment." Geophys. Res. Lett. 41 (1): 186–192 [10.1002/2013GL058405] [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. "A color ratio method for simultaneous retrieval of aerosol and cloud optical thickness of above-cloud absorbing aerosols from passive sensors: Application to MODIS measurements." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Vol 51 (7): 3862 - 3870 [10.1109/TGRS.2012.2230008] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Improvements to the OMI near-UV aerosol algorithm using A-train CALIOP and AIRS observations." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 6 (11): 3257-3270 [10.5194/amt-6-3257-2013] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "A seasonal trend of single scattering albedo in southern African biomass-burning particles: Implications for satellite products and estimates of emissions for the world's largest biomass-burning source." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 118 (12): 6414-6432 [10.1002/jgrd.50500] [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. "Comparative study of aerosol and cloud detected by CALIPSO and OMI." Atmos Environ 51 187-195 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.01.024] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Retrieval of Aerosol Optical Depth above Clouds from OMI Observations: Sensitivity Analysis and Case Studies." Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 69 (3): 1037-1053 [10.1175/JAS-D-11-0130.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "NASA A-Train and Terra observations of the 2010 Russian wildfires." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 11 (17): 9287-9301 [10.5194/acp-11-9287-2011] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Dust inputs and bacteria influence dissolved organic matter in clear alpine lakes." Nature Communications 2:405 1-7 [doi:10.1038/ncomms1411] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Satellite-based evidence of wavelength-dependent aerosol absorption in biomass burning smoke inferred from Ozone Monitoring Instrument." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 11 (20): 10541-10551 [10.5194/acp-11-10541-2011] [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "OMI and MODIS observations of the anomalous 2008–2009 Southern Hemisphere biomass burning seasons." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 10 (8): 3505-3513 [10.5194/acp-10-3505-2010] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Comparison of aerosol optical depths from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on Aura with results from airborne sunphotometry, other space and ground measurements during MILAGRO/INTEX-B." Atmos Chem Phys 9 6743-6765 [10.5194/acp-9-6743-2009] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "An examination of oxidant amounts on secondary organic aerosol formation and aging." Atmos. Environ. 43 3579–3585. [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Natural versus anthropogenic aerosols in the eastern Mediterranean basin derived from multiyear TOMS and MODIS satellite data." J. Geophys. Res. 114 D24202 [doi:10.1029/2009JD011982] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Improved assessment of aerosol absorption using OMI-MODIS joint retrieval." J. Geophys. Res. 114 (D5): D05209 [10.1029/2008JD011024] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Recent biomass burning in the tropics and related changes in tropospheric ozone." Geophysical Research Letters 36 (15): L15819 [10.1029/2009GL039303] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Comparison of Ozone Monitoring Instrument UV Aerosol Products with Aqua/Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer and Multiangle Imaging Spectroradiometer observations in 2006." J Geophy Res 113 (D16S27): [10.1029/2007JD008832] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Stratospheric impact of the Chisholm pyrocumulonimbus eruption: 1. Earth-viewing satellite perspective." J. Geophys. Res 113 D08202 [doi:10.1029/2007JD009153] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Does the Madden-Julian Oscillation influence aerosol variability?." J. Geophys. Res. 113 (D12): D12215 [10.1029/2007JD009372] [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Early calibration problems detected in Earth Probe TOMS aerosol signal." Geophys. Res. Letters 34 L07803 [doi: 10.1029/2006GL028108] [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Aerosols and Surface UV Products from OMI Observations: An Overview." J. Geophys. Res. 112 (D24): D24S47 [10.1029/2007JD008809] [Journal Article/Letter]

2005. "Absorbing Aerosol Index: Sensitivity Analysis, Application to GOME and Comparison with TOMS." J. Geophys. Res. 110 D01201 [doi:10.1029/2004JD005178] [Journal Article/Letter]

2005. "Inverse modeling of biomass burning emissions using Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer aerosol index for 1997." J. Geophys. Res. 110 (D21): D21306 [10.1029/2004JD005738] [Journal Article/Letter]

2005. "Intercomparison of satellite retrieved aerosol optical depth over ocean during the period September 1997 to December 2000." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 5 (6): 1697-1719 [10.5194/acp-5-1697-2005] [Journal Article/Letter]

2005. "An “A-Train” Strategy for Quantifying Direct Climate Forcing by Anthropogenic Aerosols." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 86 (12): 1795-1809 [10.1175/BAMS-86-12-1795] [Journal Article/Letter]

2005. "Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer measurements of aerosol absorption from space: Comparison to SAFARI 2000 ground-based observations." J. Geophys. Res. 110 (D10): D10S18 [10.1029/2004JD004611] [Journal Article/Letter]

2004. "Long-term simulation of global dust distribution with the GOCART model: correlation with North Atlantic Oscillation." Environmental Modeling and Software 19 113-128. [Journal Article/Letter]

2004. "TOMS observations of increases in Asian aerosol in winter from 1979 to 2000." J. Geophys. Res. 109 D18211 [doi:10.1029/2004JD004620] [Journal Article/Letter]

2004. "Intercomparison of satellite retrieved aerosol optical depth over the ocean." J Atmos Sci 61 499-513. [Journal Article/Letter]

2004. "PARAGON: An Integrated Approach for Characterizing Aerosol Climate Impacts and Environmental Interactions." Bull Amer Meteorol Soc 85 (10): 1491-1501 [10.1175/BAMS-85-10-1491] [Journal Article/Letter]

2004. "Using the PARAGON Framework to Establish an Accurate, Consistent, and Cohesive Long-Term Aerosol Record." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 85 (10): 1535-1548 [10.1175/BAMS-85-10-1535] [Journal Article/Letter]

2004. "Incorporating the effect of small-scale circulations upon dust emission in an atmospheric general circulation model." J Geophys Res 109 (D7): D07201 [10.1029/2003JD004067] [Journal Article/Letter]

2004. "Using the PARAGON framework to establish an accurate consistent and cohesive long-term aerosol record." Bull Am Met Soc 85 1535-1548 [Journal Article/Letter]

2004. "Transport of smoke from Canadian forest fires to the surface near Washington, D.C.: Injection height, entrainment, and optical properties." J. Geophys. Res. 109 (D6): D06203 [10.1029/2003JD004248] [Journal Article/Letter]

2003. "Spatial Heterogeneity in Aeolian Erodibility: Uniform, Topographic, Geomorphologic, and Hydrologic Hypotheses." J.Geophys. Res. 108 4543 [doi:10.1029/2002JD003039] [Journal Article/Letter]

2003. "Empirical parameterization of the TOMS aerosol index." J.Geophys. Res. 108 4534 [doi: 10.1029/2003JD003470] [Journal Article/Letter]

2003. "Imaginary refractive index of desert dust using satellite and surface observations." Geophys. Res. Letters 30 (2): 1081 [doi: 10.1029/2002GL016189] [Journal Article/Letter]

2003. "Understanding the 30-year Barbados dust record." J. Geophys. Res. 107 (D21): 4561 [doi: 10.1029/2002JD002097] [Journal Article/Letter]

2003. "Monthly averages of aerosol properties: A global comparison among models, satellite data, and AERONET ground data." J. Geophys. Res. 108 (D20): 4634 [10.1029/2001JD001253] [Journal Article/Letter]

2003. "Coordinated airborne, spaceborne, and ground-based measurements of massive thick aerosol layers during the dry season in southern Africa." J. Geophys. Res. 108 (D13): 8496 [10.1029/2002JD002297] [Journal Article/Letter]

2003. "Airborne Sun photometer measurements of aerosol optical depth and columnar water vapor during the Puerto Rico Dust Experiment and comparison with land, aircraft, and satellite measurements." J Geophys Res 108 (D19): 8588 [10.1029/2002JD002520] [Journal Article/Letter]

2002. "A long term record of aerosol optical depth from TOMS observations and comparison to AERONET measurements." J. Atm. Sci. 59 (3): 398-413 [10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<0398:ALTROA>2.0.CO;2] [Journal Article/Letter]

2002. "Tropospheric aerosol optical thickness from the GOCART model and comparisons with satellite and sunphotometer measurements." J. Atm. Sci. 59 461-483. [Journal Article/Letter]

2002. "Environmental characterization of atmospheric soil dust derived from the Nimbus-7 TOMS absorbing aerosol product." Reviews of Geophysics 40 (1): 2-1 - 2-31 [10.1029/2000RG000095] [Journal Article/Letter]

2002. "Determining the UV imaginary index of refraction of Saharan dust particles from TOMS data using a three dimensional model of dust transport." J.Geophys. Res 107 10.129/2001JD000903. [Journal Article/Letter]

2002. "Aerosol properties from EP-TOMS near UV observations." Adv. Space Res. 29 1771-1780. [Journal Article/Letter]

2000. "Aerosol Detection by TOMS and POLDER over oceanic regions." J. Geophys. Res. 105 (D6): 7133-7142 [10.1029/1999JD901048] [Journal Article/Letter]

2000. "Validation of the Saharan Dust Plume Conceptual Model Using Lidar Meteosat and ECMWF Data." Bull Amer Meteor Soc 80 1046-1075 [Journal Article/Letter]

1999. "Effect of particle non-sphericiy on satellite monitoring of drifting volcanic clouds." J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Tansfer 63 (2-6): 613-630 [10.1016/S0022-4073(99)00041-2] [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. "Comparison of TOMS and AVHRR Volcanic Ash Retrievals from the August 1992 Eruption of Mt Spurr." Geophys Res Lett 26 (4): 455-458 [10.1029/1998GL900278] [Journal Article/Letter]

1999. "Impact of tropospheric aerosol absorption on ozone retrieval from buv measurements." J.Geophys. Res. 104 21569-21578. [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. "Derivation of aerosol properties from satellite measurements of backscattered ultraviolet radiation. Theoretical basis." J Geophys Res 103 (D14): 17099-17110 [10.1029/98JD00900] [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. "Evaluation of the pseudo spherical Approximation for Backscattered Ultraviolet Radiances and Ozone Retrieval." J. Geophys. Res. 102 3881 3890. [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]

1995. "Effect of stratospheric aerosol on ozone profile from BUV measurements." Geophys. Res. Let. 22 (3): 235-238 [10.1029/94GL02994] [Journal Article/Letter]

1995. "Properties of Mt. Pinatubo Aerosols as derived from Nimbus 7 TOMS measurements." J. Geophys. Res. 100 14043 14055 [Journal Article/Letter]

1995. "Meteor-3 Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer Observations of the 1993 Ozone Hole." J. Geophys. Res 100 2973-2983 [Journal Article/Letter]

1993. "Effect of Mt. Pinatubo Aerosols on Total Ozone Measurements from Backscatter Ultraviolet (BUV) Experiments." J. Geophys. Res. 98 (D10): 18547 18554 [10.1029/93JD01739] [Journal Article/Letter]

1993. "Tropical Ozone Loss Following the Eruption of Mt. Pinatubo." Geophys. Res. Let. 20 29 32. [Journal Article/Letter]

1992. "Optical Effects of Polar Stratospheric Clouds on the Retrieval of TOMS Total Ozone." J. Geophys. Res. 97 13015 13024. [Journal Article/Letter]

Non-Refereed

2016. "A ten-year global record of absorbing aerosols above clouds from OMI's near-UV observations." Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Clouds, and Precipitation VI [10.1117/12.2225765] [Proceedings]

2001. "How well do aerosol retrievals from satellites and representation in global circulation models match ground-based AERONET aerosol statistics?." Remote Sensing and Climate Modeling: Synergies and Limitations 103-158 [Article in Book]