As a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Dark Target Aerosol Group at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Dr. Mijin Kim's research focuses on developing aerosol retrieval algorithms for passive satellite sensors operating in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO). Her current research at Goddard involves enhancing the Dark Target aerosol algorithm through surface reflectance characterization.
Mijin Kim
(POST DOC)
| Email: | mijin.kim@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.614.6836 |
| Org Code: | 613 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 613 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | MORGAN STATE UNIV. |
Brief Bio
Research Interests
Satellite Remote Sensing of Aerosol Optical Properties
Earth Science: AerosolsDr. Kim's research centers on advancing aerosol remote sensing algorithms for passive satellite sensors operating across the UV to IR wavelength range. She has contributed significantly to the development of aerosol retrieval algorithms for missions such as GEMS/GEO_KOMPSAT-2B and GOCI/GEO_KOMPSAT-1. At NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, her recent focus has been on refining surface reflectance parameterization within the Dark Target aerosol algorithms, optimizing their applicability for both GEO and LEO sensors. Dr. Kim's research interests extend to validation, data analysis, air quality monitoring, and the synergistic use of multi-sensor and multi-platform products.
Positions/Employment
Associate Research Scientist
Morgan State University - Baltimore, Maryland 21251, USA
January 2023 - Present
Postdoctoral Researcher
NASA Postdoctoral Program, ORAU/NASA GSFC - Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
November 2019 - January 2023
Postdoctoral Researcher
CEESMO, Chapman University - Orange, CA 92866, USA
February 2019 - October 2019
Research Professor
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University - Seoul, South Korea
March 2017 - November 2017
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University - Seoul, South Korea
March 2015 - February 2017
Teaching Experience
▪ Atmospheric Physics for Undergraduate - Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea 2016.09-12
▪ Atmospheric Radiation for Graduate - Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea 2017.03-06
Education
Ph.D., 2015.02, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
B.S., 2007.02, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Selected Publications
Refereed
2024. "First Atmospheric Aerosol Monitoring Results from Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) over Asia." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 17 (14): 4369–4390 [10.5194/amt-2023-221] [Journal Article/Letter]
2024. "Parameterizing spectral surface reflectance relationships for the Dark Target aerosol algorithm applied to a geostationary imager." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 17 (7): 1913-1939 [10.5194/amt-17-1913-2024] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Modeling Asian Dust Storms Using WRF‐Chem During the DRAGON‐Asia Field Campaign in April 2012." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 126 (18): [10.1029/2021jd034793] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Assessment of Aerosol optical depth under background and polluted conditions using AERONET and VIIRS datasets." Atmospheric Environment 245 117994 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117994] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Synergistic Use of Hyperspectral UV-Visible OMI and Broadband Meteorological Imager MODIS Data for a Merged Aerosol Product." Remote Sensing 12 (23): 3987 [10.3390/rs12233987] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "The Dark Target Algorithm for Observing the Global Aerosol System: Past, Present, and Future." Remote Sensing 12 (18): 2900 [10.3390/rs12182900] [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]
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]
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. "An overview of mesoscale aerosol processes, comparisons, and validation studies from DRAGON networks." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 18 (2): 655-671 [10.5194/acp-18-655-2018] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "GOCI Yonsei aerosol retrieval version 2 products: an improved algorithm and error analysis with uncertainty estimation from 5-year validation over East Asia." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 11 (1): 385-408 [10.5194/amt-11-385-2018] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "GOCI Yonsei aerosol retrieval version 2 aerosol products: improved algorithm description and error analysis with uncertainty estimation from 5-year validation over East Asia." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions 1-42 [10.5194/amt-2017-251] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Aerosol Property Retrieval Algorithm over Northeast Asia from TANSO-CAI Measurements Onboard GOSAT." Remote Sensing 9 (7): 687 [10.3390/rs9070687] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Detection of Absorbing Aerosol Using Single Near-UV Radiance Measurements from a Cloud and Aerosol Imager." Remote Sensing 9 (4): 378 [10.3390/rs9040378] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Wavelength dependence of Ångström exponent and single scattering albedo observed by skyradiometer in Seoul, Korea." Atmospheric Research 181 12-19 [10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.06.006] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "GOCI Yonsei Aerosol Retrieval (YAER) algorithm and validation during the DRAGON-NE Asia 2012 campaign." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 9 (3): 1377-1398 [10.5194/amt-9-1377-2016] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Aerosol optical properties derived from the DRAGON-NE Asia campaign, and implications for a single-channel algorithm to retrieve aerosol optical depth in spring from Meteorological Imager (MI) on-board the Communication, Ocean, and Meteorological Satellite (COMS)." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 16 (3): 1789-1808 [10.5194/acp-16-1789-2016] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Trend estimates of AERONET-observed and model-simulated AOTs between 1993 and 2013." Atmospheric Environment 125 33-47 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.10.058] [Journal Article/Letter]
2014. "Improvement of aerosol optical depth retrieval over Hong Kong from a geostationary meteorological satellite using critical reflectance with background optical depth correction." Remote Sens. Environ. 142 176-187 [10.1016/j.rse.2013.12.003] [Journal Article/Letter]