Richard G Kleidman

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Richard G Kleidman

  • SR. TECHNICAL STAFF
  • 301.614.6196
  • NASA/GSFC
  • Mail Code: 613
  • Greenbelt , MD 20771
  • Employer: Space Systems LLC
  • Publications

    Refereed

    Marshak, A., A. Ackerman, A. Da Silva, et al. T. Eck, B. Holben, R. Kahn, R. Kleidman, K. Knobelspiesse, R. C. Levy, A. Lyapustin, L. Oreopoulos, L. Remer, O. Torres, T. Varnai, G. Wen, and J. Yorks. 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]

    Remer, L. A., R. C. Levy, S. Mattoo, et al. D. Tanré, P. Gupta, Y. Shi, V. Sawyer, L. A. Munchak, Y. Zhou, M. Kim, C. Ichoku, F. Patadia, R.-R. Li, S. Gassó, R. G. Kleidman, and B. N. Holben. 2020. "The Dark Target Algorithm for Observing the Global Aerosol System: Past, Present, and Future." Remote Sensing, 12 (18): 2900 (In Press) [10.3390/rs12182900]

    Kleidman, R. G., A. Smirnov, R. C. Levy, S. Mattoo, and D. Tanre. 2012. "Evaluation and Wind Speed Dependence of MODIS Aerosol Retrievals Over Open Ocean." IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 50 (2): 429-435 [10.1109/TGRS.2011.2162073]

    Smirnov, A., B. Holben, D. Giles, et al. I. Stutsker, N. O'Neill, T. Eck, A. Macke, P. Croot, Y. Courcoux, S. Sakerin, T. Smyth, T. Zielinski, G. Zibordi, J. Goes, M. Harvey, P. Quinn, N. Nelson, V. Radionov, C. Duarte, R. Losno, J. Sciare, K. Voss, S. Kinne, N. Nalli, E. Joseph, K. Moorthy, D. Covert, S. Guley, J. Milinevski, P. Larouche, S. Belander, E. Horne, M. Chin, L. Remer, R. Kahn, J. Reid, M. Schulz, C. Heald, J. Zhang, K. Lapina, R. Kleidman, J. Griesfeller, B. Gaitley, Q. Tan, and T. Diehl. 2011. "Maritime aerosol network as a component of AERONET – first results and comparison with global aerosol models and satellite retrievals." Atmos Meas Tech, 4 (3): 583-597 [10.5194/amt-4-583-2011]

    Levy, R. C., L. A. Remer, R. G. Kleidman, et al. S. Mattoo, C. M. Ichoku, R. A. Kahn, and T. F. Eck. 2010. "Global evaluation of the Collection 5 MODIS dark-target aerosol products over land." Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10 (21): 10399-10420 [10.5194/acp-10-10399-2010]

    Yu, H., M. Chin, L. A. Remer, et al. R. G. Kleidman, N. Bellouin, H. Bian, and T. Diehl. 2009. "Variability of marine aerosol fine-mode fraction and estimates of anthropogenic aerosol component over cloud-free oceans from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)." J. Geophys. Res., 114 (D10): D10206 [10.1029/2008JD010648]

    Satheesh, S., O. Torres, L. Remer, et al. S. Babu, V. Vinoj, T. F. Eck, R. Kleidman, and B. N. Holben. 2009. "Improved assessment of aerosol absorption using OMI-MODIS joint retrieval." J. Geophys. Res., 114 (D5): D05209 [10.1029/2008JD011024]

    Yu, H., L. A. Remer, M. Chin, et al. H. Bian, R. G. Kleidman, and T. L. Diehl. 2008. "A satellite-based assessment of transpacific transport of pollution aerosol." J Geophys Res , 113: D14S12 [10.1029/2007JD009349]

    Remer, L. A., R. G. Kleidman, R. C. Levy, et al. Y. J. Kaufman, D. Tanre, S. Mattoo, J. V. Martins, C. M. Ichoku, I. Koren, H. Yu, and B. N. Holben. 2008. "Global aerosol climatology from the MODIS satellite sensors." J. Geophys. Res., 113 (D14): D14S07 [10.1029/2007JD009661]

    Rudich, Y., Y. J. Kaufman, U. Dayan, H. Yu, and R. G. Kleidman. 2008. "Estimation of transboundary transport of pollution aerosols by remote sensing in the eastern Mediterranean." J Geophys Res , 113 (D14S13):

    Wen, G., A. Marshak, R. F. Cahalan, L. Remer, and R. G. Kleidman. 2007. "3D aerosol-cloud radiative interaction observed in collocated MODIS and ASTER images of cumulus cloud fields." J. Geophys. Res., 112: [10.1029/2005JD006686 ]

    Remer, L., Y. Kaufman, and R. Kleidman. 2006. "Comparison of three years of Terra and Aqua MODIS Aerosol Optical Thickness Over the Global Oceans." IEEE Geo& Rem Sens Lett, 3 (4): 537-540.

    Remer, L. A., Y. Kaufman, D. Tanré, et al. S. Mattoo, D. Chu, J. Martins, R. Li, C. M. Ichoku, R. C. Levy, R. G. Kleidman, T. F. Eck, E. F. Vermote, and B. N. Holben. 2005. "The MODIS aerosol algorithm, products, and validation." J Atmos Sci, 62 (4): 947-973 [10.1175/JAS3385.1]

    Kaufman, Y., L. A. Remer, D. Tanre, et al. R. Li, R. G. Kleidman, S. Mattoo, R. C. Levy, T. F. Eck, B. N. Holben, C. M. Ichoku, J. Martins, and I. Koren. 2005. "A critical examination of the residual cloud contamination and diurnal sampling effects on MODIS estimates of aerosol over ocean." IEEE Trans Geosci Remote Sens, 43 (12): 2886-2897 [10.1109/TGRS.2005.858430]

    Kleidman, R., L. Remer, Y. Kaufman, et al. T. F. Eck, D. Tanre, O. Dubovik, and B. N. Holben. 2005. "Comparison of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) remote-sensing retrievals of aerosol fine mode fraction over ocean." J. Geophys. Res., 110 (D22): D22205 [10.1029/2005JD005760]

    Kreidenweiss, S., L. Remer, R. Bruintjes, R. Kleidman, and O. Dubovik. 2001. "Smoke aerosol from biomass burning in Mexico: Hygroscopic smoke optical model." J Geophys Res, 106: 4831-4844.

    Kleidman, R., Y. Kaufman, L. Remer, R. Ferrare, and B. Gao. 2000. "Remote sensing of total precipitable water vapor in the Near-IR over ocean glint." Geophys Res Lett, 27: 2657-2660.

    Kaufman, Y. J., R. Kleidman, and M. D. King. 1998. "SCAR-B fires in the Tropics: Properties and their remote sensing from EOS-MODIS." J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 103: 31955-31968.

    Publications

    Refereed

    Marshak, A., A. Ackerman, A. Da Silva, et al. T. Eck, B. Holben, R. Kahn, R. Kleidman, K. Knobelspiesse, R. C. Levy, A. Lyapustin, L. Oreopoulos, L. Remer, O. Torres, T. Varnai, G. Wen, and J. Yorks. 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]

    Remer, L. A., R. C. Levy, S. Mattoo, et al. D. Tanré, P. Gupta, Y. Shi, V. Sawyer, L. A. Munchak, Y. Zhou, M. Kim, C. Ichoku, F. Patadia, R.-R. Li, S. Gassó, R. G. Kleidman, and B. N. Holben. 2020. "The Dark Target Algorithm for Observing the Global Aerosol System: Past, Present, and Future." Remote Sensing (In Press) 12 (18): 2900 [10.3390/rs12182900]

    Kleidman, R. G., A. Smirnov, R. C. Levy, S. Mattoo, and D. Tanre. 2012. "Evaluation and Wind Speed Dependence of MODIS Aerosol Retrievals Over Open Ocean." IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing 50 (2): 429-435 [10.1109/TGRS.2011.2162073]

    Smirnov, A., B. Holben, D. Giles, et al. I. Stutsker, N. O'Neill, T. Eck, A. Macke, P. Croot, Y. Courcoux, S. Sakerin, T. Smyth, T. Zielinski, G. Zibordi, J. Goes, M. Harvey, P. Quinn, N. Nelson, V. Radionov, C. Duarte, R. Losno, J. Sciare, K. Voss, S. Kinne, N. Nalli, E. Joseph, K. Moorthy, D. Covert, S. Guley, J. Milinevski, P. Larouche, S. Belander, E. Horne, M. Chin, L. Remer, R. Kahn, J. Reid, M. Schulz, C. Heald, J. Zhang, K. Lapina, R. Kleidman, J. Griesfeller, B. Gaitley, Q. Tan, and T. Diehl. 2011. "Maritime aerosol network as a component of AERONET – first results and comparison with global aerosol models and satellite retrievals." Atmos Meas Tech 4 (3): 583-597 [10.5194/amt-4-583-2011]

    Levy, R. C., L. A. Remer, R. G. Kleidman, et al. S. Mattoo, C. M. Ichoku, R. A. Kahn, and T. F. Eck. 2010. "Global evaluation of the Collection 5 MODIS dark-target aerosol products over land." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 10 (21): 10399-10420 [10.5194/acp-10-10399-2010]

    Yu, H., M. Chin, L. A. Remer, et al. R. G. Kleidman, N. Bellouin, H. Bian, and T. Diehl. 2009. "Variability of marine aerosol fine-mode fraction and estimates of anthropogenic aerosol component over cloud-free oceans from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)." J. Geophys. Res. 114 (D10): D10206 [10.1029/2008JD010648]

    Satheesh, S., O. Torres, L. Remer, et al. S. Babu, V. Vinoj, T. F. Eck, R. Kleidman, and B. N. Holben. 2009. "Improved assessment of aerosol absorption using OMI-MODIS joint retrieval." J. Geophys. Res. 114 (D5): D05209 [10.1029/2008JD011024]

    Yu, H., L. A. Remer, M. Chin, et al. H. Bian, R. G. Kleidman, and T. L. Diehl. 2008. "A satellite-based assessment of transpacific transport of pollution aerosol." J Geophys Res 113 D14S12 [10.1029/2007JD009349]

    Remer, L. A., R. G. Kleidman, R. C. Levy, et al. Y. J. Kaufman, D. Tanre, S. Mattoo, J. V. Martins, C. M. Ichoku, I. Koren, H. Yu, and B. N. Holben. 2008. "Global aerosol climatology from the MODIS satellite sensors." J. Geophys. Res. 113 (D14): D14S07 [10.1029/2007JD009661]

    Rudich, Y., Y. J. Kaufman, U. Dayan, H. Yu, and R. G. Kleidman. 2008. "Estimation of transboundary transport of pollution aerosols by remote sensing in the eastern Mediterranean." J Geophys Res 113 (D14S13):

    Wen, G., A. Marshak, R. F. Cahalan, L. Remer, and R. G. Kleidman. 2007. "3D aerosol-cloud radiative interaction observed in collocated MODIS and ASTER images of cumulus cloud fields." J. Geophys. Res. 112 [10.1029/2005JD006686 ]

    Remer, L., Y. Kaufman, and R. Kleidman. 2006. "Comparison of three years of Terra and Aqua MODIS Aerosol Optical Thickness Over the Global Oceans." IEEE Geo& Rem Sens Lett 3 (4): 537-540

    Remer, L. A., Y. Kaufman, D. Tanré, et al. S. Mattoo, D. Chu, J. Martins, R. Li, C. M. Ichoku, R. C. Levy, R. G. Kleidman, T. F. Eck, E. F. Vermote, and B. N. Holben. 2005. "The MODIS aerosol algorithm, products, and validation." J Atmos Sci 62 (4): 947-973 [10.1175/JAS3385.1]

    Kaufman, Y., L. A. Remer, D. Tanre, et al. R. Li, R. G. Kleidman, S. Mattoo, R. C. Levy, T. F. Eck, B. N. Holben, C. M. Ichoku, J. Martins, and I. Koren. 2005. "A critical examination of the residual cloud contamination and diurnal sampling effects on MODIS estimates of aerosol over ocean." IEEE Trans Geosci Remote Sens 43 (12): 2886-2897 [10.1109/TGRS.2005.858430]

    Kleidman, R., L. Remer, Y. Kaufman, et al. T. F. Eck, D. Tanre, O. Dubovik, and B. N. Holben. 2005. "Comparison of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) remote-sensing retrievals of aerosol fine mode fraction over ocean." J. Geophys. Res. 110 (D22): D22205 [10.1029/2005JD005760]

    Kreidenweiss, S., L. Remer, R. Bruintjes, R. Kleidman, and O. Dubovik. 2001. "Smoke aerosol from biomass burning in Mexico: Hygroscopic smoke optical model." J Geophys Res 106 4831-4844

    Kleidman, R., Y. Kaufman, L. Remer, R. Ferrare, and B. Gao. 2000. "Remote sensing of total precipitable water vapor in the Near-IR over ocean glint." Geophys Res Lett 27 2657-2660

    Kaufman, Y. J., R. Kleidman, and M. D. King. 1998. "SCAR-B fires in the Tropics: Properties and their remote sensing from EOS-MODIS." J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.) 103 31955-31968

                                                                                                                                                                                            
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