Kai Yang
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University of Maryland
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(301) 338-8898
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University of Maryland
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
University of Maryland College Park
College Park, MD 20742
United StatesFirst Author Publications:
- Yang, K., and X. Liu (2019), Ozone Profile Climatology for Remote Sensing Retrieval Algorithms, Atmos. Meas. Tech., doi:10.5194/amt-2019-116.
- Yang, K., and X. Liu (2019), Ozone profile climatology for remote sensing retrieval algorithms, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 12, 4745-4778, doi:10.5194/amt-12-4745-2019.
- Yang, K., et al. (2014), Advancing measurements of tropospheric NO2 from space: New algorithm and first global results from OMPS, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 4777-4786, doi:10.1002/2014GL060136.
- Yang, K., et al. (2013), First observations of SO2 from the satellite Suomi NPP OMPS: Widespread air pollution events over China, Geophys. Res. Lett., 40, 1-6, doi:10.1002/grl.50952.
- Yang, K., et al. (2010), Direct retrieval of sulfur dioxide amount and altitude from spaceborne hyperspectral UV measurements: Theory and application, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D00L09, doi:10.1029/2010JD013982.
- Yang, K., et al. (2009), Estimating the altitude of volcanic sulfur dioxide plumes from space borne hyper-spectral UV measurements, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L10803, doi:10.1029/2009GL038025.
- Yang, K., et al. (2009), Improving retrieval of volcanic sulfur dioxide from backscattered UV satellite observations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L03102, doi:10.1029/2008GL036036.
- Yang, K., et al. (2007), Retrieval of large volcanic SO2 columns from the Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument: Comparison and limitations, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D24S43, doi:10.1029/2007JD008825.
Co-Authored Publications:
- Bak, J., et al. (2021), Radiative transfer acceleration based on the principal component analysis and lookup table of corrections: optimization and application to UV ozone profile retrievals, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 2659-2672, doi:10.5194/amt-14-2659-2021.
- Tang, Y., et al. (2020), Air quality impacts of the 2018 Mt. Kilauea Volcano eruption in Hawaii: A regional chemical transport model study with satellite-constrained emissions, Atmos. Environ., 237, 117648, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117648.
- Wang, Y., et al. (2020), Inverse modeling of SO2 and NOx emissions over China using multisensor satellite data - Part 1: Formulation and sensitivity analysis, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 6631-6650, doi:10.5194/acp-20-6631-2020.
- Wang, Y., et al. (2020), Inverse modeling of SO2 and NOx emissions over China using multisensor satellite data – Part 1: Formulation and sensitivity analysis, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 6631-6650, doi:10.5194/acp-20-6631-2020.
- Lin, N., et al. (2019), A large decline of tropospheric NO2 in China observed from space by SNPP OMPS, Science of the Total Environment, 675, 337-342, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.090.
- Pei, L., et al. (2019), Water vapor near‐UV absorption: Laboratory spectrum, field evidence, and atmospheric impacts, J. Geophys. Res., 124, 14310-, doi:10.1029/2019JD030724.
- Huang, G., et al. (2018), Validation of 10-year SAO OMI ozone profile (PROFOZ) product using Aura MLS measurements, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 17-32, doi:10.5194/amt-11-17-2018.
- Judd, L., et al. (2018), The Dawn of Geostationary Air Quality Monitoring: Case Studies From Seoul and Los Angeles, Front. Environ. Sci., 6, 85, doi:10.3389/fenvs.2018.00085.
- Sun, K., et al. (2018), A physics-based approach to oversample multi-satellite, multispecies observations to a common grid, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 6679-6701, doi:10.5194/amt-11-6679-2018.
- Bak, J., et al. (2017), Characterization and correction of OMPS nadir mapper measurements for ozone profile retrievals, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 10, 4373-4388, doi:10.5194/amt-10-4373-2017.
- Huang, G., et al. (2017), Validation of 10-year SAO OMI Ozone Profile (PROFOZ) product using ozonesonde observations, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 10, 2455-2475, doi:10.5194/amt-10-2455-2017.
- Sun, K., et al. (2017), Deriving the slit functions from OMI solar observations and its implications for ozone-profile retrieval, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 10, 3677-3695, doi:10.5194/amt-10-3677-2017.
- Calkins, C., et al. (2016), Effects of meteorological conditions on sulfur dioxide air pollution in the North China plain during winters of 2006e2015, Atmos. Environ., 147, 296-309, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.10.005.
- Ge, C., et al. (2016), Satellite-based global volcanic SO2 emissions and sulfate direct radiative forcing during 2005–2012, J. Geophys. Res., 121, 3446-3464, doi:10.1002/2015JD023134.
- Carn, S. A., et al. (2015), Extending the long-term record of volcanic SO2 emissions with the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite nadir mapper, Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 925-932, doi:10.1002/2014GL062437.
- Ialongo, I., et al. (2015), Validation of satellite SO2 observations in northern Finland during the Icelandic Holuhraun fissure eruption, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 8, 599-621, doi:10.5194/amtd-8-599-2015.
- Pumphrey, H. C., et al. (2015), Observations of volcanic SO2 from MLS on Aura, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 8, 195-209, doi:10.5194/amt-8-195-2015.
- Carn, S. A., et al. (2013), Measuring global volcanic degassing with the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI), From: Pyle, D. M., Mather, T. A. & Biggs, J. (eds) Remote Sensing of Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes: Integrating Observation and Modelling. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 380, doi:10.1144/SP380.12.
- Wang, J., et al. (2013), Modeling of 2008 Kasatochi volcanic sulfate direct radiative forcing: assimilation of OMI SO2 plume height data and comparison with MODIS and CALIOP observations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 1895-1912, doi:10.5194/acp-13-1895-2013.
- McLinden, C. A., et al. (2012), Air quality over the Canadian oil sands: A first assessment using satellite observations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L04804, doi:10.1029/2011GL050273.
- Krotkov, N., et al. (2010), Dispersion and lifetime of the SO2 cloud from the August 2008 Kasatochi eruption, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D00L20, doi:10.1029/2010JD013984.
- Ziemke, J. R., et al. (2009), Ozone mixing ratios inside tropical deep convective clouds from OMI satellite measurements, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 573-583, doi:10.5194/acp-9-573-2009.
- Krotkov, N., et al. (2008), Validation of SO2 retrievals from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument over NE China, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D16S40, doi:10.1029/2007JD008818.
- Krotkov, N., et al. (2006), Band Residual Difference Algorithm for Retrieval of SO2 From the Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI), IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 44, 1259-1266, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2005.861932.