The dust cycle is an integral part of the Earth system. Each year, an estimated 2000 Mt dust
is emitted into the atmosphere, 75% of which is deposited to the land and 25% to the ocean …

The recent literature on satellite remote sensing of air quality is reviewed. 2009 is the 50th
anniversary of the first satellite atmospheric observations. For the first 40 of those years …

The Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) version 4.10 (V4) level 2
aerosol data products, released in November 2016, include substantial improvements to the …

CloudSat and CALIPSO within the A-Train: Ten Years of Actively Observing the Earth System
in: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Volume 99 Issue 3 (2018) Jump to Content …

Descriptions are provided of the aerosol classification algorithms and the extinction-to-
backscatter ratio (lidar ratio) selection schemes for the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared …

The CALIOP lidar, carried on the CALIPSO satellite, has been acquiring global atmospheric
profiles since June 2006. This dataset now offers the opportunity to characterize the global 3 …

Mineral dust is usually transported long distances in the lower troposphere. There are
examples of Asian dust being transported across the Pacific Ocean,,,,,,, and traces of Asian …

The NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar
(HSRL) on the NASA B200 aircraft has acquired extensive datasets of aerosol extinction …

Fully Automated Detection of Cloud and Aerosol Layers in the CALIPSO Lidar
Measurements in: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology Volume 26 Issue 10 (2009) …

Cattrall, C., Reagan J., Thome K., and Dubovik O., 2005: Variability of aerosol and spectral
lidar and backscatter and extinction ratios of key aerosol types derived from selected …