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RADIATIVE FLUXES AND ALBEDO FEEDBACK IN POLAR REGIONS
(2011)
The Arctic is experiencing an unprecedented increase in surface temperature and decrease in sea ice extent. Discussion as to the causes that contribute to the Arctic warming is still ongoing. The ice-albedo feedback has ...
RETRIEVAL OF ICE CLOUD PARAMETERS USING DMSP SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER/SOUNDER
(2010)
Clouds exert a profound influence on both the water balance of the atmosphere and the earth's radiation budget (Stephens 2005; Stephens and Kummerow 2007). Among the global distribution, 30% of them are ice clouds (Riedi ...
Identification and Quantification of Regional Aerosol Trends and Impact on Clouds over the North Atlantic Ocean
(2017)
Aerosols and clouds contribute to atmospheric variability and Earth’s radiative balance across local, regional, and global scales. Originating from both natural and anthropogenic sources, aerosols can cause adverse health ...
IMPROVED SATELLITE MICROWAVE RETRIEVALS AND THEIR INCORPORATION INTO A SIMPLIFIED 4D-VAR VORTEX INITIALIZATION USING ADJOINT TECHNIQUES
(2017)
Microwave instruments provide unique radiance measurements for observing surface properties and vertical atmosphere profiles in almost all weather conditions except for heavy precipitation. The Advanced Microwave Scanning ...
Improving Forecasts of Volcanic Clouds: An Analysis of Observations and Emission Source Term Methods
(2018)
Volcanic eruptions can occur with little or no warning and explosively inject dense ash and sulfur dioxide (SO2) clouds high into the atmosphere. I investigated different types of observations and analysis methods used to ...