Yasuko Yoshida
(SR. RESEARCH SCIENTIST)
| Email: | yasuko.yoshida-1@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.614.6009 |
| Org Code: | 614 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 614 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC |
Brief Bio
Research Interests
Remote sensing of atmospheric and surface parameters, interpreting earth science data from satellite instruments, simulation of tropospheric trace gases using Global Chemistry and Transport model (GCTM), and model evaluation using aircraft and satellite observation data.
Positions/Employment
Lead Research Scientist
Science Systems and Applications, Inc. - Lanham, MD
January 2015 - Present
Senior Research Scientist
Science Systems and Applications, Inc. - Lanham, MD
November 2009 - Present
Research Associate at the Goddard Earth Science and Technology Center (GEST)
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) - College Park, MD
May 2007 - Present
Visiting Research Associate at the Goddard Earth Science and Technology Center (GEST)
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) - College Park, MD
August 2006 - Present
Education
2003-2006 Georgia Institute of Technology
Ph.D. in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
1999-2001 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
MS in Environmental Sciences
Awards
NASA 2020 610AT Award for a Distinguished Contribution Group Award (2020)
American Meteorological Society (AMS) Special Award (2020)
Pecora Award (2019)
Outstanding Performance Award- Software Development, NASA GSFC (2010)
Publications
Refereed
2024. "Noise reduction for solar-induced fluorescence retrievals using machine learning and principal component analysis: simulations and applications to GOME-2 satellite retrievals." Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems [10.1175/aies-d-23-0085.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "A multi‐satellite framework to rapidly evaluate extreme biosphere cascades: the Western US 2021 drought and heatwave." Global Change Biology 29 (13): 3634-3651 [10.1111/gcb.16725] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "Using Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) column CO2 retrievals to rapidly detect and estimate biospheric surface carbon flux anomalies." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 23 (2): 1545-1563 [10.5194/acp-23-1545-2023] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "A new method for inferring city emissions and lifetimes of nitrogen oxides from high-resolution nitrogen dioxide observations: a model study." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 22 (2): 1333-1349 [10.5194/acp-22-1333-2022] [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]
2020. "Satellite-based reflectances capture large fraction of variability in global gross primary production (GPP) at weekly time scales." Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 291 108092 [10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108092] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Systematic Orbital Geometry-Dependent Variations in Satellite Solar-Induced Fluorescence (SIF) Retrievals." Remote Sensing 12 (15): 2346 [10.3390/rs12152346] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Abrupt decline in tropospheric nitrogen dioxide over China after the outbreak of COVID-19." Science Advances 6 (28): eabc2992 [10.1126/sciadv.abc2992] [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. "Towards a harmonized long‐term spaceborne record of far‐red solar induced fluorescence." Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 124 (8): 2518-2539 [10.1029/2019jg005289] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "Global relationships among traditional reflectance vegetation indices (NDVI and NDII), evapotranspiration (ET), and soil moisture variability on weekly timescales." Remote Sensing of Environment 219 339-352 [10.1016/j.rse.2018.10.020] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "Estimation of Terrestrial Global Gross Primary Production (GPP) with Satellite Data-Driven Models and Eddy Covariance Flux Data." Remote Sensing 10 (9): 1346 [10.3390/rs10091346] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "New methods for the retrieval of chlorophyll red fluorescence from hyperspectral satellite instruments: simulations and application to GOME-2 and SCIAMACHY." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 9 (8): 3939--3967 [10.5194/amt-9-3939-2016] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Frequency and impact of summertime stratospheric intrusions over Maryland during DISCOVER-AQ (2011): New evidence from NASA's GEOS-5 simulations." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. [10.1002/2015jd024052] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. " A space-based, high-resolution view of notable changes in urban NO x pollution around the world (2005-2014) ." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 121 (2): 976–996 [10.1002/2015jd024121] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "New methods for retrieval of chlorophyll red fluorescence from hyper-spectral satellite instruments: simulations and application to GOME-2 and SCIAMACHY." Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discussion 1-41 URL: [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. "The 2010 Russian drought impact on satellite measurements of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence: Insights from modeling and comparisons with parameters derived from satellite reflectances." Remote Sensing of Environment 166 163–177 [10.1016/j.rse.2015.06.008] [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. "U.S. NO2 trends (2005–2013): EPA Air Quality System (AQS) data versus improved observations from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI)." Atmos. Env. 110 130-143 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.03.055] [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. "Biomass burning influence on high-latitude tropospheric ozone and reactive nitrogen in summer 2008: a multi-model analysis based on POLMIP simulations." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 15 (11): 6047-6068 [10.5194/acp-15-6047-2015] [Journal Article/Letter]
2014. "Anthropogenic emissions of highly reactive volatile organic compounds in eastern Texas inferred from oversampling of satellite (OMI) measurements of HCHO columns." Environmental Research Letters 9 (11): 114004 [10.1088/1748-9326/9/11/114004] [Journal Article/Letter]
2014. "The seasonal cycle of satellite chlorophyll fluorescence observations and its relationship to vegetation phenology and ecosystem atmosphere carbon exchange." Remote Sensing of Environment 152 375-391 [10.1016/j.rse.2014.06.022] [Journal Article/Letter]
2014. "Satellite data of atmospheric pollution for U.S. air quality applications: Examples of applications, summary of data end-user resources, answers to FAQs, and common mistakes to avoid." Atmospheric Environment 94 647-662 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.05.061] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "The observed response of Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) NO2 columns to NOx emission controls on power plants in the United States: 2005–2011." Atmospheric Environment 81 102-111 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.08.068] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Global monitoring of terrestrial chlorophyll fluorescence from moderate-spectral-resolution near-infrared satellite measurements: methodology, simulations, and application to GOME-2." Atmos. Meas. Tech. 6 (10): 2803-2823 [10.5194/amt-6-2803-2013] [Journal Article/Letter]
2012. "Filling-in of near-infrared solar lines by terrestrial fluorescence and other geophysical effects: simulations and space-based observations from SCIAMACHY and GOSAT." Atmos Meas Tech 5 (4): 809-829 [10.5194/amt-5-809-2012] [Journal Article/Letter]
2011. "First observations of global and seasonal terrestrial chlorophyll fluorescence from space." Biogeosciences 8 (3): 637-651 [10.5194/bg-8-637-2011] [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "Interannual variability of ozone in the winter lower stratosphere and the relationship to lamina and irreversible transport." J. Geophys. Res. 115 (D15): D15305 [10.1029/2009JD013004] [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "Application of OMI observations to a space-based indicator of NOx and VOC controls on surface ozone formation." Atmos Environ 44 (18): 2213-2223 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.03.010] [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "The impact of the 2005 Gulf hurricanes on pollution emissions as inferred from Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) nitrogen dioxide." Atmos Environ 44 (11): 1443-1448 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.01.037] [Journal Article/Letter]
2009. "Temperature dependence of factors controlling isoprene emissions." Geophysical Research Letters 36 (5): L05813 [10.1029/2008GL037090] [Journal Article/Letter]
2008. "The influence of European pollution on ozone in the Near East and northern Africa." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 8 (8): 2267-2283 [10.5194/acp-8-2267-2008] [Journal Article/Letter]
2007. "Model study of the cross-tropopause transport of biomass burning pollution." Atmos Chem Phys 7 3713-3736 [Journal Article/Letter]