Brief Bio

As an atmospheric scientist, Dr. Shi's research is primarily concerned with observing the global aerosol distribution, determining its properties, and furthering our understanding of how aerosols affect the environment, air quality and climate. She is specifically most interested in advanced retrieval algorithms including machine learning (ML) for aerosol optical properties; synergistic aerosol products using multi-satellite platforms; application of satellite data for studies on wildfires; and long-range transport of pollutants and dust. Dr. Shi got her PhD in Dec. 2015 and joined GESTAR/USRA to work at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Climate and Radiation Laboratory (Code 613) as a Post-doctoral Research Associate from 2016 to 2018, and then as an Assistant Research Scientist. She moved to Joint Center of Earth Technology (JCET)/University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) at 2019 as an Assistant Research Scientist.

Selected Publications

Refereed

Zhou, Y., R. C. Levy, L. A. Remer, et al. S. Mattoo, Y. R. Shi, and C. Wang. 2020. "Dust Aerosol Retrieval Over the Oceans With the MODIS/VIIRS Dark‐Target Algorithm: 1. Dust Detection." Earth and Space Science 7 (10): [10.1029/2020ea001221]

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]

Sawyer, V., R. C. Levy, S. Mattoo, et al. G. Cureton, Y. Shi, and L. A. Remer. 2020. "Continuing the MODIS Dark Target Aerosol Time Series with VIIRS." Remote Sensing 12 (2): 308 [10.3390/rs12020308]

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]

Westberry, T., Y. Shi, H. Yu, M. Behrenfeld, and L. Remer. 2019. "Satellite‐Detected Ocean Ecosystem Response to Volcanic Eruptions in the Subarctic Northeast Pacific Ocean." Geophysical Research Letters 46 2019GL083977 [10.1029/2019gl083977]

Eck, T. F., B. N. Holben, D. M. Giles, et al. I. Slutsker, A. Sinyuk, J. S. Schafer, A. Smirnov, M. Sorokin, J. S. Reid, A. M. Sayer, N. C. Hsu, Y. R. Shi, R. C. Levy, A. Lyapustin, M. A. Rahman, S. Liew, S. V. Salinas Cortijo, T. Li, D. Kalbermatter, K. L. Keong, M. E. Yuggotomo, F. Aditya, M. Mohamad, M. Mahmud, T. K. Chong, H. Lim, Y. E. Choon, G. Deranadyan, S. D. Kusumaningtyas, and E. Aldrian. 2019. "AERONET Remotely Sensed Measurements and Retrievals of Biomass Burning Aerosol Optical Properties During the 2015 Indonesian Burning Season." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 124 (8): 4722-4740 [10.1029/2018jd030182]

Shi, Y. R., R. C. Levy, T. F. Eck, et al. B. Fisher, S. Mattoo, L. A. Remer, I. Slutsker, and J. Zhang. 2019. "Characterizing the 2015 Indonesia fire event using modified MODIS aerosol retrievals." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 19 (1): 259-274 [10.5194/acp-19-259-2019]

Levy, R. C., S. Mattoo, V. Sawyer, et al. Y. Shi, P. R. Colarco, A. I. Lyapustin, Y. Wang, and L. A. Remer. 2018. "Exploring systematic offsets between aerosol products from the two MODIS sensors." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 11 4073-4092 [https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-4073-2018]

Lynch, P., J. S. Reid, D. L. Westphal, et al. J. Zhang, T. F. Hogan, E. J. Hyer, C. A. Curtis, D. A. Hegg, Y. Shi, J. R. Campbell, J. I. Rubin, W. R. Sessions, F. J. Turk, and A. L. Walker. 2016. "An 11-year global gridded aerosol optical thickness reanalysis (v1.0) for atmospheric and climate sciences." Geoscientific Model Development 9 (4): 1489-1522 [10.5194/gmd-9-1489-2016]

Shi, Y., J. Zhang, J. S. Reid, B. Liu, and E. J. Hyer. 2014. "Critical evaluation of cloud contamination in the MISR aerosol products using MODIS cloud mask products." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 7 (6): 1791-1801 [10.5194/amt-7-1791-2014]

Shi, Y., J. Zhang, J. S. Reid, E. J. Hyer, and N.-Y. C. Hsu. 2013. "Critical evaluation of the MODIS Deep Blue aerosol optical depth product for data assimilation over North Africa." Atmos. Meas. Tech. 6 (4): 949-969 [10.5194/amt-6-949-2013]

Toth, T., J. Zhang, J. R. Campbell, et al. J. S. Reid, Y. Shi, R. S. Johnson, A. Smirnov, M. A. Vaughan, and D. M. Winker. 2013. "Investigating enhanced Aqua MODIS aerosol optical depth retrievals over the mid-to-high latitude Southern Oceans through intercomparison with co-located CALIOP, MAN, and AERONET data sets." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 118 (10): 4700-4714 [10.1002/jgrd.50311]

Shi, Y., J. Zhang, J. S. Reid, et al. B. Holben, E. J. Hyer, and C. Curtis. 2011. "An analysis of the collection 5 MODIS over-ocean aerosol optical depth product for its implication in aerosol assimilation." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 11 (2): 557-565 [10.5194/acp-11-557-2011]

Shi, Y., J. Zhang, J. S. Reid, et al. E. J. Hyer, T. F. Eck, B. N. Holben, and R. A. Kahn. 2011. "A critical examination of spatial biases between MODIS and MISR aerosol products – application for potential AERONET deployment." Atmos. Meas. Tech. 4 (12): 2823-2836 [10.5194/amt-4-2823-2011]