Brent Holben
Organization:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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(301) 614-6658
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Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory
Code 618
Greenbelt, MD 20771
United StatesFirst Author Publications:
- Holben, B., et al. (2018), An overview of mesoscale aerosol processes, comparisons, and validation studies from DRAGON networks, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 655-671, doi:10.5194/acp-18-655-2018.
Co-Authored Publications:
- Marshak, A., et al. (2023), Aerosol Properties in Cloudy Environments from Remote Sensing Observations, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 102, E2177-E2197, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0225.1.
- Warneke, C., et al. (2023), Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality (FIREX-AQ), J. Geophys. Res., 128, e2022JD037758, doi:10.1029/2022JD037758.
- McNeill, J., et al. (2022), OPEN Large global variations in measured airborne metal concentrations driven by anthropogenic sources, Nature, doi:10.1038/s41598-020-78789-y.
- Reid, J. S., et al. (2022), EXTREME BIOMASS BURNING SMOKE, Community Challenges And Prospects In The Operational Forecasting Of, doi:10.1109/IGARSS47720.2021.9555160.
- McNeill, J., et al. (2021), OPEN Large global variations in measured airborne metal concentrations driven by anthropogenic sources, Nature, doi:10.1038/s41598-020-78789-y.
- Redemann, J., et al. (2021), An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 1507-1563, doi:10.5194/acp-21-1507-2021.
- Ye, X., et al. (2021), Evaluation and intercomparison of wildfire smoke forecasts from multiple modeling systems for the 2019 Williams Flats fire, Atmos. Chem. Phys., doi:10.5194/acp-2021-223.
- Ye, X., et al. (2021), Evaluation and intercomparison of wildfire smoke forecasts from multiple modeling systems for the 2019 Williams Flats fire, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 14427-14469, doi:10.5194/acp-21-14427-2021.
- Yu, H., et al. (2021), Observation and modeling of the historic “Godzilla” African dust intrusion into the Caribbean Basin and the southern US in June 2020, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 12359-12383, doi:10.5194/acp-21-12359-2021.
- Meng Zhou, et al. (2021), Nighttime smoke aerosol optical depth over U.S. rural areas: First retrieval from VIIRS moonlight observations, Remote Sensing of Environment, 267, 112717, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2021.112717.
- Eck, T. F., et al. (2020), Influence of cloud, fog, and high relative humidity during pollution transport events in South Korea: Aerosol properties and PM2.5 variability, Atmos. Environ., 232, 117530, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117530.
- LeBlanc, S., et al. (2020), Above-cloud aerosol optical depth from airborne observations in the southeast Atlantic, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 1565-1590, doi:10.5194/acp-20-1565-2020.
- Redemann, J., et al. (2020), An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions in the Southeast Atlantic basin, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., doi:10.5194/acp-2020-449.
- Saide Peralta, et al. (2020), Understanding and improving model representation of aerosol optical properties for a Chinese haze event measured during KORUS-AQ, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 6455-6478, doi:10.5194/acp-20-6455-2020.
- Pérez-Ramírez, D., et al. (2019), Precipitable water vapor over oceans from the Maritime Aerosol Network: Evaluation of global models and satellite products under clear sky conditions, Atmos. Res., 215, 294-304.
- Hsu, N. C., et al. (2017), Retrieving near-global aerosol loading over land and ocean from AVHRR, J. Geophys. Res., 122, doi:10.1002/2017JD026932.
- Reid, J., et al. (2017), Ground-based High Spectral Resolution Lidar observation of aerosol vertical distribution in the summertime Southeast United States, J. Geophys. Res., 122, doi:10.1002/2016JD025798.
- Smirnov, A., et al. (2017), Maritime Aerosol Network optical depth measurements and comparison with satellite retrievals from various different sensors, In Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere XXII (, 10424, 1042402, doi:10.1117/12.2277113.
- Campbell, J., et al. (2016), Applying Advanced Ground-Based Remote Sensing in the Southeast Asian Maritime Continent to Characterize Regional Proficiencies in Smoke Transport Modeling, J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 55, 3-22, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-15-0083.1.
- Reid, J., et al. (2016), Aerosol meteorology of Maritime Continent for the 2012 7SEAS southwest monsoon intensive study – Part 2: Philippine receptor observations of fine-scale aerosol behavior, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 14057-14078, doi:10.5194/acp-16-14057-2016.
- Reid, J., et al. (2016), Aerosol meteorology of the Maritime Continent for the 2012 7SEAS southwest monsoon intensive study – Part 1: regional-scale phenomena, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 14041-14056, doi:10.5194/acp-16-14041-2016.
- Schuster, G., et al. (2016), Remote sensing of soot carbon – Part 2: Understanding the absorption Ångström exponent, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 1587-1602, doi:10.5194/acp-16-1587-2016.
- Knobelspiesse, K., et al. (2015), Cloud thermodynamic phase detection with polarimetrically sensitive passive sky radiometers, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 8, 1537-1554, doi:10.5194/amt-8-1537-2015.
- Reid, J., et al. (2015), Observations of the temporal variability in aerosol properties and their relationships to meteorology in the summer monsoonal South China Sea/East Sea, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 1745-1768, doi:10.5194/acp-15-1745-2015.
- Tomasi, C., et al. (2015), Aerosol remote sensing in polar regions, Earth-Science Reviews, 140, 108-157, doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.11.001.
- Veselovskii, I., et al. (2015), Characterization of forest fire smoke event near Washington, DC in summer 2013 with multi-wavelength lidar, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 1647-1660, doi:10.5194/acp-15-1647-2015.
- Xu, X., et al. (2015), Retrieval of aerosol microphysical properties from AERONET photopolarimetric measurements: 2. A new research algorithm and case demonstration, J. Geophys. Res., 120, 7079-7098, doi:10.1002/2015JD023113.
- Chin, M., et al. (2014), Multi-decadal aerosol variations from 1980 to 2009: a perspective from observations and a global model, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 3657-3690, doi:10.5194/acp-14-3657-2014.
- Eck, T. F., et al. (2014), Observations of rapid aerosol optical depth enhancements in the vicinity of polluted cumulus clouds, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 11633-11656, doi:10.5194/acp-14-11633-2014.
- Matsui, T., et al. (2014), Current And Future Perspectives Of Aerosol Research At Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 1-5, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00153.1.
- Russell, P. B., et al. (2014), A Multi-Parameter Aerosol Classification Method and its Application to Retrievals from Spaceborne Polarimetry, Paper #: 2013JD021411R, J. Geophys. Res..
- Sawamura, P., et al. (2014), Aerosol optical and microphysical retrievals from a hybrid multiwavelength lidar data set – DISCOVER-AQ 2011, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 7, 3095-3112, doi:10.5194/amt-7-3095-2014.
- Schafer, J. S., et al. (2014), Intercomparison of aerosol single-scattering albedo derived from AERONET surface radiometers and LARGE in situ aircraft profiles during the 2011 DRAGON-MD and DISCOVER-AQ experiments, J. Geophys. Res., 119, 7439-7452.
- Chew, B. N., et al. (2013), Aerosol particle vertical distributions and optical properties over Singapore, Atmos. Environ., 79, 599-613, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.06.026.
- Munchak, L. A., et al. (2013), MODIS 3 km aerosol product: applications over land in an urban/suburban region, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 6, 1747-1759, doi:10.5194/amt-6-1747-2013.
- Reid, J., et al. (2013), Observing and understanding the Southeast Asian aerosol system by remote sensing: An initial review and analysis for the Seven Southeast Asian Studies (7SEAS) program, Atmos. Res., 122, 403-468, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.06.005.
- Chiu, J. C., et al. (2012), Cloud droplet size and liquid water path retrievals from zenith radiance measurements: examples from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program and the Aerosol Robotic Network, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 10313-10329, doi:10.5194/acp-12-10313-2012.
- Hansell, R. A., et al. (2012), An assessment of the surface longwave direct radiative effect of airborne dust in Zhangye, China, during the Asian Monsoon Years field experiment (2008), J. Geophys. Res., 117, D00K39, doi:10.1029/2011JD017370.
- Hsu, N. C., et al. (2012), Global and regional trends of aerosol optical depth over land and ocean using SeaWiFS measurements from 1997 to 2010, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 8037-8053, doi:10.5194/acp-12-8037-2012.
- Huang, J., et al. (2012), Evaluations of cirrus contamination and screening in ground aerosol observations using collocated lidar systems, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D15204, doi:10.1029/2012JD017757.
- Kaskaoutis, D. G., et al. (2012), Influence of anomalous dry conditions on aerosols over India: Transport, distribution and properties, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D09106, doi:10.1029/2011JD017314.
- Sayer, A. M., et al. (2012), Global and regional evaluation of over-land spectral aerosol optical depth retrievals from SeaWiFS, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 5, 1761-1778, doi:10.5194/amt-5-1761-2012.
- Sayer, A. M., et al. (2012), SeaWiFS Ocean Aerosol Retrieval (SOAR): Algorithm, validation, and comparison with other data sets, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D03206, doi:10.1029/2011JD016599.
- Smirnov, A., et al. (2012), Effect of wind speed on aerosol optical depth over remote oceans, based on data from the Maritime Aerosol Network, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 5, 377-388, doi:10.5194/amt-5-377-2012.
- Zhang, Y., et al. (2012), Aerosol daytime variations over North and South America derived from multiyear AERONET measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D05211, doi:10.1029/2011JD017242.
- Gautam, R., et al. (2011), Accumulation of aerosols over the Indo-Gangetic plains and southern slopes of the Himalayas: distribution, properties and radiative effects during the 2009 pre-monsoon season, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 12841-12863, doi:10.5194/acp-11-12841-2011.
- Kacenelenbogen, M. S., et al. (2011), An accuracy assessment of the CALIOP/CALIPSO version 2/version 3 daytime aerosol extinction product based on a detailed multi-sensor, multi-platform case study, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 3981-4000, doi:10.5194/acp-11-3981-2011.
- Kim, D., et al. (2011), Dust optical properties over North Africa and Arabian Peninsula derived from the AERONET dataset, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 10733-10741, doi:10.5194/acp-11-10733-2011.
- Lyapustin, A., et al. (2011), Reduction of aerosol absorption in Beijing since 2007 from MODIS and AERONET, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L10803, doi:10.1029/2011GL047306.
- Shinozuka, Y., et al. (2011), Airborne observation of aerosol optical depth during ARCTAS: vertical profiles, inter-comparison and fine-mode fraction, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 3673-3688, doi:10.5194/acp-11-3673-2011.
- Smirnov, A., et al. (2011), Maritime aerosol network as a component of AERONET – first results and comparison with global aerosol models and satellite retrievals, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 4, 583-597, doi:10.5194/amt-4-583-2011.
- Kahn, R., et al. (2010), Multiangle Imaging SpectroRadiometer global aerosol product assessment by comparison with the Aerosol Robotic Network, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D23209, doi:10.1029/2010JD014601.
- Wang, S., et al. (2010), Profiling transboundary aerosols over Taiwan and assessing their radiative effects, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D00K31, doi:10.1029/2009JD013798.
- Chin, M., et al. (2009), Light absorption by pollution, dust, and biomass burning aerosols: a global model study and evaluation with AERONET measurements, Ann. Geophys., 27, 3439-3464.
- Satheesh, S. K., et al. (2009), Improved assessment of aerosol absorption using OMI-MODIS joint retrieval, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D05209, doi:10.1029/2008JD011024.
- Eck, T. F., et al. (2008), Spatial and temporal variability of column-integrated aerosol optical properties in the southern Arabian Gulf and United Arab Emirates in summer, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D01204, doi:10.1029/2007JD008944.
- Lau, W., et al. (2008), The Joint Aerosol– Monsoon Experiment: A New Challenge for Monsoon Climate Research, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 369-383.
- Liu, H., et al. (2008), Synthesis of information on aerosol optical properties, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D07206, doi:10.1029/2007JD008735.
- Reid, J., et al. (2008), An overview of UAE2 flight operations: Observations of summertime atmospheric thermodynamic and aerosol profiles of the southern Arabian Gulf, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D14213, doi:10.1029/2007JD009435.
- Remer, L., et al. (2008), Global aerosol climatology from the MODIS satellite sensors, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D14S07, doi:10.1029/2007JD009661.
- Weaver, C., et al. (2007), Direct Insertion of MODIS Radiances in a Global Aerosol Transport Model, J. Atmos. Sci., 64, 808-826, doi:10.1175/JAS3838.1.
- Schmid, B., et al. (2006), How well do state-of-the-art techniques measuring the vertical profile of tropospheric aerosol extinction compare?, J. Geophys. Res., 111.
- Schuster, G., O. Dubovik, and B. Holben (2006), Angstrom exponent and bimodal aerosol size distributions, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D07207, doi:10.1029/2005JD006328.
- Smirnov, A., et al. (2006), Ship-based aerosol optical depth measurements in the Atlantic Ocean: Comparison with satellite retrievals and GOCART model, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L14817, doi:10.1029/2006GL026051.
- Chowdhary, J., et al. (2005), Retrieval of aerosol single scattering albedo and absorption properties from photopolarimetric observations over the ocean during the Chesapeake Lighthouse and Aircraft Measurements for Satellite (CLAMS) experiment, J. Atmos. Sci., 62.
- Kahn, R., et al. (2005), MISR Calibration and Implications for Low-Light-Level Aerosol Retrieval over Dark Water, J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 1032-1052.
- Redemann, J., et al. (2005), Suborbital measurements of spectral aerosol optical depth and its variability at sub-satellite grid scales in support of CLAMS, 2001, J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 993-1007, doi:10.1175/JAS3387.1.
- Schmid, B., et al. (2005), How well can we measure the vertical profile of tropospheric aerosol extinction?, J. Geophys. Res., 2005JD005837, D05S07, doi:10.1029/2005JD005837.
- Schuster, G., et al. (2005), Inferring black carbon content and specific absorption from Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) aerosol retrievals, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D10S17, doi:10.1029/2004JD004548.
- Zhou, M., et al. (2005), A normalized description of the direct effect of key aerosol types on solar radiation as estimated from Aerosol Robotic Network aerosols and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer albedos, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D19202, doi:10.1029/2005JD005909.
- Chin, M., et al. (2004), Aerosol distribution in the Northern Hemisphere during ACE-Asia: Results from global model, satellite observations, and Sun photometer measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D23S90, doi:10.1029/2004JD004829.
- Diner, D., et al. (2004), Understanding Aerosols Paragon: An Integrated Approach for Characterizing Aerosol Climate Impacts and Environmental Interactions, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 1491, doi:10.1175/BAMS-85-10-1491.
- Kahn, R., et al. (2004), Environmental snapshots from ACE-Asia, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D19S14, doi:10.1029/2003JD004339.
- Kahn, R., et al. (2004), Environmental snapshots from ACE-Asia, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D19S14, doi:10.1029/2003JD004339.
- Kahn, R., et al. (2004), Understanding Aerosols: Aerosol Data Sources and Their Roles within PARAGON, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 1511, doi:10.1175/BAMS-85-10-1511.
- Russell, P. B., et al. (2004), Sunlight transmission through desert dust and marine aerosols: Diffuse light corrections to Sun photometry and pyrheliometry, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D08207, doi:10.1029/2003JD004292.
- Yu, H., et al. (2004), Direct radiative effect of aerosols as determined from a combination of MODIS retrievals and GOCART simulations, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D03206, doi:10.1029/2003JD003914.
- Zhao, T. X.-P., et al. (2004), Regional evaluation of an advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR) two-channel aerosol retrieval algorithm, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D02204, doi:10.1029/2003JD003817.
- Colarco, P. R., et al. (2003), Saharan dust transport to the Caribbean during PRIDE: 2. Transport, vertical profiles, and deposition in simulations of in situ and remote sensing observations, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8590, doi:10.1029/2002JD002659.
- Colarco, P. R., B. Toon, and B. Holben (2003), Saharan dust transport to the Caribbean during PRIDE: 1. Influence of dust sources and removal mechanisms on the timing and magnitude of downwind aerosol optical depth events from simulations of in situ and remote sensing observations, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8589, doi:10.1029/2002JD002658.
- Eck, T. F., et al. (2003), Variability of biomass burning aerosol optical characteristics in southern Africa during the SAFARI 2000 dry season campaign and a comparison of single scattering albedo estimates from radiometric measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8477, doi:10.1029/2002JD002321.
- Kinne, S., et al. (2003), Monthly averages of aerosol properties: A global comparison among models, satellite data, and AERONET ground data, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 4634, doi:10.1029/2001JD001253.
- Levy, et al. (2003), Evaluation of the MODIS retrievals of dust aerosol over the ocean during PRIDE, J. Geophys. Res., 108, D19, doi:10.1029/2002JD002460.
- Livingston, J. M., et al. (2003), Airborne sunphotometer measurements of aerosol optical depth and columnar water vapor during the Puerto Rico Dust Experiment, and comparison with land, aircraft, and satellite measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 108, D19, doi:10.1029/2002JD002520.
- Reid, J. S., et al. (2003), Measurements of Saharan dust by airborne and ground-based remote sensing methods during the Puerto Rico Dust Experiment (PRIDE), J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8586, doi:10.1029/2002JD002493.
- Reid, J., et al. (2003), Analysis of measurements of Saharan dust by airborne and groundbased remote sensing methods during the Puerto Rico Dust Experiment (PRIDE), J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8586, doi:10.1029/2002JD002493.
- Sato, M., et al. (2003), Global atmospheric black carbon inferred from AERONET, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 100, doi:10.1073/pnas.0731897100.
- Schmid, B., et al. (2003), Coordinated airborne, spaceborne, and ground-based measurements of massive, thick aerosol layers during the dry season in Southern Africa, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8496, doi:10.1029/2002JD002297.
- Wang, J., et al. (2003), GOES 8 retrieval of dust aerosol optical thickness over the Atlantic Ocean during PRIDE, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8595, doi:10.1029/2002JD002494.
- Wang, J., et al. (2003), Geostationary satellite retrievals of aerosol optical thickness during ACE-Asia, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8657, doi:10.1029/2003JD003580.
- Yu, H., et al. (2003), Annual cycle of global distributions of aerosol optical depth from integration of MODIS retrievals and GOCART model simulations, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 4128, doi:10.1029/2002JD002717.
- Zhao, T. X.-P., et al. (2003), Validation of two-channel VIRS retrievals of aerosol optical thickness over ocean and quantitative evaluation of the impact from potential subpixel cloud contamination and surface wind effect, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 4106-4117, doi:10.1029/2002JD002346.
- Chin, M., et al. (2002), Tropospheric Aerosol Optical Thickness from the GOCART Model and Comparisons with Satellite and Sun Photometer Measurements, J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 461-483.
- Dubovik, O., et al. (2002), Variability of absorption and optical properties of key aerosol types observed in worldwide locations, J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 590-608.
- Swap, B., et al. (2002), The Southern African Regional Science Initiative (SAFARI 2000): Overview of the dry season field campaign, S. African J. Sci., 98, 125-130.
- Ginoux, P., et al. (2001), Sources and global distributions of dust aerosols simulated with the GOCART model, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 20,255-20,273.
- Schmid, B., et al. (2001), Comparison of columnar water vapor measurements during the fall 1997 ARM Intensive Observation Period: solar transmittance methods, Appl. Opt., 40, 1886-1896.
- Dubovik, O., et al. (2000), Accuracy assessments of aerosol optical properties retrieved from Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) Sun and sky radiance measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9791-9806, doi:10.1029/2000JD900040.
- Durkee, P. A., et al. (2000), Regional aerosol properties from satellite observations: ACE-1, TARFOX and ACE-2 results, Tellus, 52, 484-497.
- Ferrare, R., et al. (2000), Comparisons of aerosol optical properties and water vapor among ground and airborne lidars and sun photometers during TARFOX, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9917-9933.
- Welton, E. J., et al. (2000), Ground-based lidar measurements of aerosols during ACE-2: Lidar description, results, and comparisons with other ground-based and airborne measurements, Tellus, 52, 636-651.