Global observations of aerosol‐cloud‐precipitation‐climate interactions

D Rosenfeld, MO Andreae, A Asmi, M Chin… - Reviews of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Cloud drop condensation nuclei (CCN) and ice nuclei (IN) particles determine to a large
extent cloud microstructure and, consequently, cloud albedo and the dynamic response of …

Untangling aerosol effects on clouds and precipitation in a buffered system

B Stevens, G Feingold - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
It is thought that changes in the concentration of cloud-active aerosol can alter the
precipitation efficiency of clouds, thereby changing cloud amount and, hence, the radiative …

[HTML][HTML] MODIS collection 6 MAIAC algorithm

A Lyapustin, Y Wang, S Korkin… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - amt.copernicus.org
This paper describes the latest version of the algorithm MAIAC used for processing the
MODIS Collection 6 data record. Since initial publication in 2011–2012, MAIAC has …

Global evaluation of the Collection 5 MODIS dark-target aerosol products over land

RC Levy, LA Remer, RG Kleidman… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - acp.copernicus.org
NASA's MODIS sensors have been observing the Earth from polar orbit, from Terra since
early 2000 and from Aqua since mid 2002. We have applied a consistent retrieval and …

MODIS 3 km aerosol product: algorithm and global perspective

LA Remer, S Mattoo, RC Levy… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - amt.copernicus.org
After more than a decade of producing a nominal 10 km aerosol product based on the dark
target method, the MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aerosol team …

[HTML][HTML] Toward optimal closure of the Earth's top-of-atmosphere radiation budget

NG Loeb, BA Wielicki, DR Doelling, GL Smith… - Journal of …, 2009 - journals.ametsoc.org
Despite recent improvements in satellite instrument calibration and the algorithms used to
determine reflected solar (SW) and emitted thermal (LW) top-of-atmosphere (TOA) radiative …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of diurnal variability and meteorological factors on the PM2. 5-AOD relationship: Implications for PM2. 5 remote sensing

J Guo, F Xia, Y Zhang, H Liu, J Li, M Lou, J He… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
PM 2.5 retrieval from space is still challenging due to the elusive relationship between PM
2.5 and aerosol optical depth (AOD), which is further complicated by meteorological factors …

Reducing Aerosol Forcing Uncertainty by Combining Models With Satellite and Within‐The‐Atmosphere Observations: A Three‐Way Street

RA Kahn, E Andrews, CA Brock, M Chin… - Reviews of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aerosol forcing uncertainty represents the largest climate forcing uncertainty overall. Its
magnitude has remained virtually undiminished over the past 20 years despite considerable …

Global aerosol climatology from the MODIS satellite sensors

LA Remer, RG Kleidman, RC Levy… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The recently released Collection 5 Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS) aerosol products provide a consistent record of the Earth's aerosol system …

Atmospheric pollutant outflow from southern Asia: a review

MG Lawrence, J Lelieveld - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2010 - acp.copernicus.org
Southern Asia, extending from Pakistan and Afghanistan to Indonesia and Papua New
Guinea, is one of the most heavily populated regions of the world. Biofuel and biomass …