University of Wisconsin-Madison, PhD, Atmospheric Sciences, 2017
University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S., Atmospheric Sciences, 2013
Pennsylvania State University, B.S., Meteorology, 2009
Alexander Victor Matus
(Assistant Research Scientist)
| Email: | alexander.v.matus@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.614.6774 |
| Org Code: | 613 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 613 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE CO |
Research Interests
Aerosol and cloud remote sensing
Cloud and aerosol remote sensing, atmospheric lidar, satellite retrievals, air quality, science policy, public health, aerosol transport, cloud phase, cloud/aerosol radiative effects, algorithm development, machine learning, airborne and spaceborne lidar
Current Projects
Spaceborne and Airborne Lidar
- Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) on the International Space Station (ISS)
- Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL)
- Aerosol and Cloud Lidar (ROSCOE)
Satellite and Airborne Missions
- Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS)
- Asian Summer Monsoon Chemical and Climate Impact Project (ACCLIP)
- Atmospheric Observing System (AOS)
Positions/Employment
Assistant Research Scientist
UMBC/Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
November 2023 - Present
NASA Postdoctoral Research Fellow
ORAU/Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
November 2021 - October 2023
Postdoctoral Researcher
Space Science and Engineering Center/UW-Madison - Madison, WI
August 2017 - October 2021
Education
Professional Societies
American Meteorological Society (AMS)
2007 - Present
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2016 - Present
Publications
Refereed
2019. "Reassessing the Effect of Cloud Type on Earth’s Energy Balance in the Age of Active Spaceborne Observations. Part II: Atmospheric Heating." Journal of Climate 32 (19): 6219-6236 [10.1175/jcli-d-18-0754.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2019. "Reassessing the Effect of Cloud Type on Earth’s Energy Balance in the Age of Active Spaceborne Observations. Part I: Top of Atmosphere and Surface." Journal of Climate 32 (19): 6197-6217 [10.1175/jcli-d-18-0753.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2019. "Observation‐Based Radiative Kernels From CloudSat/CALIPSO." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 124 5431– 5444 [10.1029/2018jd029021] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "The Role of Cloud Phase in Earth's Radiation Budget." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 122 (5): 2559-2578 [10.1002/2016jd025951] [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. "The Role of Clouds in Modulating Global Aerosol Direct Radiative Effects in Spaceborne Active Observations and the Community Earth System Model." Journal of Climate 28 (8): 2986-3003 [10.1175/jcli-d-14-00426.1] [Journal Article/Letter]