Dr. Tianle Yuan

Dr. Tianle Yuan

  • Associate Research Scientist
  • Additional Roles: RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
  • 301.614.6195
  • NASA/GSFC
  • Mail Code: 613
  • Greenbelt , MD 20771
  • Employer: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE CO
  • Research Interests

    Cloud physics

    Aerosol-cloud interactions

    Climate feedbacks

    Deep learning / Machine learning

    Publications

    Refereed

    Yuan, T., H. Yu, M. Chin, et al. L. A. Remer, D. McGee, and A. Evan. 2020. "Anthropogenic Decline of African Dust: Insights From the Holocene Records and Beyond." Geophysical Research Letters, 47 (22): [10.1029/2020gl089711]

    Yu, H., Y. Yang, H. Wang, et al. Q. Tan, M. Chin, R. C. Levy, L. A. Remer, S. J. Smith, T. Yuan, and Y. Shi. 2020. "Interannual variability and trends of combustion aerosol and dust in major continental outflows revealed by MODIS retrievals and CAM5 simulations during 2003–2017." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20: 139-161 [10.5194/acp-20-139-2020]

    Yu, H., Q. Tan, M. Chin, et al. L. A. Remer, R. A. Kahn, H. Bian, D. Kim, Z. Zhang, T. L. Yuan, A. H. Omar, D. M. Winker, R. C. Levy, O. Kalashnikova, L. Crepeau, V. Capelle, and A. Chédin. 2019. "Estimates of African Dust Deposition Along the Trans‐Atlantic Transit Using the Decadelong Record of Aerosol Measurements from CALIOP, MODIS, MISR, and IASI." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124 (14): 7975-7996 [10.1029/2019jd030574]

    Yuan, T., C. Wang, H. Song, et al. S. Platnick, K. Meyer, and L. Oreopoulos. 2019. "Automatically Finding Ship-tracks to Enable Large-scale Analysis of Aerosol-Cloud Interactions." Geophysical Research Letters, [10.1029/2019gl083441]

    Wu, D., T. Wang, T. Várnai, et al. J. Limbacher, R. Kahn, G. Taha, J. Lee, J. Gong, and T. Yuan. 2018. "MISR Radiance Anomalies Induced by Stratospheric Volcanic Aerosols." Remote Sensing, 10 (12): 1875 [10.3390/rs10121875]

    Yuan, T., L. Oreopoulos, S. E. Platnick, and K. Meyer. 2018. "Observations of Local Positive Low Cloud Feedback Patterns and Their Role in Internal Variability and Climate Sensitivity." Geophysical Research Letters, 45 (9): 4438-4445 [10.1029/2018gl077904]

    Yuan, T. L., L. Oreopoulos, M. Zelinka, et al. H. Yu, J. Norris, M. Chin, S. E. Platnick, and K. G. Meyer. 2016. "Positive low cloud and dust feedbacks amplify tropical North Atlantic multidecadal oscillation." Geophysical Research Letters, 43 (3): 1349–1356 [10.1002/2016gl067679]

    Yu, H., M. Chin, T. L. Yuan, et al. H. Bian, L. A. Remer, J. M. Prospero, A. Omar, D. Winker, Y. Yang, Y. Zhang, Z. Zhang, and C. Zhao. 2015. "The fertilizing role of African dust in the Amazon rainforest: A first multiyear assessment based on data from Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations." Geophysical Research Letters, 42 (6): 1984-1991 [10.1002/2015GL063040]

    Yu, H., M. Chin, H. Bian, et al. T. L. Yuan, J. M. Prospero, A. H. Omar, L. A. Remer, D. M. Winker, Y. Yang, Y. Zhang, and Z. Zhang. 2015. "Quantification of Trans-Atlantic Dust Transport from Seven-year (2007-2013) Record of CALIPSO Lidar Measurements." Remote Sens. Environ, 159: 232-249 [10.1016/j.rse.2014.12.010]

    Matsui, T., C. M. Ichoku, C. A. Randles, et al. T. L. Yuan, A. M. Da Silva, P. R. Colarco, D. Kim, R. C. Levy, A. M. Sayer, M. Chin, D. Giles, B. N. Holben, E. J. Welton, T. F. Eck, and L. A. Remer. 2014. "Current and Future Perspectives of Aerosol Research at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, early view [10.1175/ BAMS-D-13-00153.1]

    Yuan, T. L., L. A. Remer, H. Bian, et al. J. R. Ziemke, R. Albrecht, K. E. Pickering, L. Oreopoulos, S. Goodman, H. Yu, and D. J. Allen. 2012. "Aerosol indirect effect on tropospheric ozone via lightning." J. Geophys. Res., 117 (D18): D18213 [10.1029/2012JD017723]

    Yu, H., Y. Zhang, M. Chin, et al. Z. Liu, A. Omar, L. A. Remer, Y. Yang, T. L. Yuan, and Z. Jianglong. 2012. "An integrated analysis of aerosol above clouds from A-Train multi-sensor measurements." Remote Sens Environ, 121: 125-131 [10.1016/j.rse.2012.01.011]

    Yu, H., L. A. Remer, M. Chin, et al. H. Bian, Q. Tan, T. L. Yuan, and Y. Zhang. 2012. "Aerosols from Overseas Rival Domestic Emissions over North America." Science, 337 (6094): 566-569 [10.1126/science.1217576]

    Yuan, T., L. Remer, K. E. Pickering, and H. Yu. 2011. "Observational evidence of aerosol enhancement of lightning activity and convective invigoration." Geophys Res Lett, 38 (4): L04701 [10.1029/2010GL046052]

    Yuan, T., L. Remer, and H. Yu. 2011. "Microphysical, macrophysical and radiative signatures of volcanic aerosols in trade wind cumulus observed by the A-Train." Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11 (14): 7119-7132 [10.5194/acp-11-7119-2011]

    Yuan, T. 2011. "Cloud macroscopic organization: order emerging from randomness." Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11 (15): 7483-7490 [10.5194/acp-11-7483-2011]

    Yuan, T., and L. Zhanqing. 2010. "General Macro- and Microphysical Properties of Deep Convective Clouds as Observed by MODIS." Journal of Climate, 23 (13): 3457-3473 [10.1175/2009JCLI3136.1]

    Fan, J., T. L. Yuan, J. Comstock, et al. S. Ghan, A. Khain, L. Leung, Z. Li, V. Martins, and M. Ovchinnikov. 2009. "Dominant role by vertical wind shear in regulating aerosol effects on deep convective clouds." J. Geophys. Res., 114 (D22): D22206 [Full Text (Link)] [10.1029/2009JD012352]

    Yuan, T. L., Z. Li, R. Zhang, and J. Fan. 2008. "Increase of cloud droplet size with aerosol optical depth: An observation and modeling study." J Geophy Res, 113 (D4): D04201 [10.1029/2007JD008632]

    Publications

    Refereed

    Yuan, T., H. Yu, M. Chin, et al. L. A. Remer, D. McGee, and A. Evan. 2020. "Anthropogenic Decline of African Dust: Insights From the Holocene Records and Beyond." Geophysical Research Letters 47 (22): [10.1029/2020gl089711]

    Yu, H., Y. Yang, H. Wang, et al. Q. Tan, M. Chin, R. C. Levy, L. A. Remer, S. J. Smith, T. Yuan, and Y. Shi. 2020. "Interannual variability and trends of combustion aerosol and dust in major continental outflows revealed by MODIS retrievals and CAM5 simulations during 2003–2017." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 20 139-161 [10.5194/acp-20-139-2020]

    Yu, H., Q. Tan, M. Chin, et al. L. A. Remer, R. A. Kahn, H. Bian, D. Kim, Z. Zhang, T. L. Yuan, A. H. Omar, D. M. Winker, R. C. Levy, O. Kalashnikova, L. Crepeau, V. Capelle, and A. Chédin. 2019. "Estimates of African Dust Deposition Along the Trans‐Atlantic Transit Using the Decadelong Record of Aerosol Measurements from CALIOP, MODIS, MISR, and IASI." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 124 (14): 7975-7996 [10.1029/2019jd030574]

    Yuan, T., C. Wang, H. Song, et al. S. Platnick, K. Meyer, and L. Oreopoulos. 2019. "Automatically Finding Ship-tracks to Enable Large-scale Analysis of Aerosol-Cloud Interactions." Geophysical Research Letters [10.1029/2019gl083441]

    Wu, D., T. Wang, T. Várnai, et al. J. Limbacher, R. Kahn, G. Taha, J. Lee, J. Gong, and T. Yuan. 2018. "MISR Radiance Anomalies Induced by Stratospheric Volcanic Aerosols." Remote Sensing 10 (12): 1875 [10.3390/rs10121875]

    Yuan, T., L. Oreopoulos, S. E. Platnick, and K. Meyer. 2018. "Observations of Local Positive Low Cloud Feedback Patterns and Their Role in Internal Variability and Climate Sensitivity." Geophysical Research Letters 45 (9): 4438-4445 [10.1029/2018gl077904]

    Yuan, T. L., L. Oreopoulos, M. Zelinka, et al. H. Yu, J. Norris, M. Chin, S. E. Platnick, and K. G. Meyer. 2016. "Positive low cloud and dust feedbacks amplify tropical North Atlantic multidecadal oscillation." Geophysical Research Letters 43 (3): 1349–1356 [10.1002/2016gl067679]

    Yu, H., M. Chin, T. L. Yuan, et al. H. Bian, L. A. Remer, J. M. Prospero, A. Omar, D. Winker, Y. Yang, Y. Zhang, Z. Zhang, and C. Zhao. 2015. "The fertilizing role of African dust in the Amazon rainforest: A first multiyear assessment based on data from Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations." Geophysical Research Letters 42 (6): 1984-1991 [10.1002/2015GL063040]

    Yu, H., M. Chin, H. Bian, et al. T. L. Yuan, J. M. Prospero, A. H. Omar, L. A. Remer, D. M. Winker, Y. Yang, Y. Zhang, and Z. Zhang. 2015. "Quantification of Trans-Atlantic Dust Transport from Seven-year (2007-2013) Record of CALIPSO Lidar Measurements." Remote Sens. Environ 159 232-249 [10.1016/j.rse.2014.12.010]

    Matsui, T., C. M. Ichoku, C. A. Randles, et al. T. L. Yuan, A. M. Da Silva, P. R. Colarco, D. Kim, R. C. Levy, A. M. Sayer, M. Chin, D. Giles, B. N. Holben, E. J. Welton, T. F. Eck, and L. A. Remer. 2014. "Current and Future Perspectives of Aerosol Research at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society early view [10.1175/ BAMS-D-13-00153.1]

    Yuan, T. L., L. A. Remer, H. Bian, et al. J. R. Ziemke, R. Albrecht, K. E. Pickering, L. Oreopoulos, S. Goodman, H. Yu, and D. J. Allen. 2012. "Aerosol indirect effect on tropospheric ozone via lightning." J. Geophys. Res. 117 (D18): D18213 [10.1029/2012JD017723]

    Yu, H., Y. Zhang, M. Chin, et al. Z. Liu, A. Omar, L. A. Remer, Y. Yang, T. L. Yuan, and Z. Jianglong. 2012. "An integrated analysis of aerosol above clouds from A-Train multi-sensor measurements." Remote Sens Environ 121 125-131 [10.1016/j.rse.2012.01.011]

    Yu, H., L. A. Remer, M. Chin, et al. H. Bian, Q. Tan, T. L. Yuan, and Y. Zhang. 2012. "Aerosols from Overseas Rival Domestic Emissions over North America." Science 337 (6094): 566-569 [10.1126/science.1217576]

    Yuan, T., L. Remer, K. E. Pickering, and H. Yu. 2011. "Observational evidence of aerosol enhancement of lightning activity and convective invigoration." Geophys Res Lett 38 (4): L04701 [10.1029/2010GL046052]

    Yuan, T., L. Remer, and H. Yu. 2011. "Microphysical, macrophysical and radiative signatures of volcanic aerosols in trade wind cumulus observed by the A-Train." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 11 (14): 7119-7132 [10.5194/acp-11-7119-2011]

    Yuan, T. 2011. "Cloud macroscopic organization: order emerging from randomness." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 11 (15): 7483-7490 [10.5194/acp-11-7483-2011]

    Yuan, T., and L. Zhanqing. 2010. "General Macro- and Microphysical Properties of Deep Convective Clouds as Observed by MODIS." Journal of Climate 23 (13): 3457-3473 [10.1175/2009JCLI3136.1]

    Fan, J., T. L. Yuan, J. Comstock, et al. S. Ghan, A. Khain, L. Leung, Z. Li, V. Martins, and M. Ovchinnikov. 2009. "Dominant role by vertical wind shear in regulating aerosol effects on deep convective clouds." J. Geophys. Res. 114 (D22): D22206 [Full Text (Link)] [10.1029/2009JD012352]

    Yuan, T. L., Z. Li, R. Zhang, and J. Fan. 2008. "Increase of cloud droplet size with aerosol optical depth: An observation and modeling study." J Geophy Res 113 (D4): D04201 [10.1029/2007JD008632]

                                                                                                                                                                                            
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