Identification and characterization of dust source regions across North Africa and the Middle East using MISR satellite observations

Y Yu, OV Kalashnikova, MJ Garay… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Motivated by limitations in current satellite‐based dust source identification techniques, this
study examines dust emissions and concentrations over North Africa and the Middle East …

Climatology of Asian dust activation and transport potential based on MISR satellite observations and trajectory analysis

Y Yu, OV Kalashnikova, MJ Garay… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Asian dust, primarily emitted from the Taklamakan and Gobi deserts, has been reported to
reach remote destinations, such as North America. However, the relative contribution of the …

Assessment and error analysis of Terra‐MODIS and MISR cloud‐top heights through comparison with ISS‐CATS lidar

A Mitra, L Di Girolamo, Y Hong, Y Zhan… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cloud‐top heights (CTH) from the Multiangle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) and the
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Terra constitute our longest …

[HTML][HTML] A SmallSat concept to resolve diurnal and vertical variations of aerosols, clouds, and boundary layer height

JE Yorks, J Wang, MJ McGill… - Bulletin of the …, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
A SmallSat mission concept is formulated here to carry out Time-varying Optical
Measurements of Clouds and Aerosol Transport (TOMCAT) from space while embracing low …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-Layer Cloud Motion Vector Forecasting for Solar Energy Applications

P Kosmopoulos, H Dhake, N Melita, K Tagarakis… - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Real-time forecasting of solar radiation posses several benefits and has huge potential for
industrial applications. However, the intermittent nature of solar radiation makes it difficult to …

When will MISR detect rising high clouds?

T Aerenson, R Marchand, H Chepfer… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
It is predicted by both theory and models that high‐altitude clouds will occur higher in the
atmosphere as a result of climate warming. This produces a positive longwave feedback and …

Multi-LEO Satellite Stereo Winds

JL Carr, DL Wu, MD Friberg, TC Summers - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
The stereo-winds method follows trackable atmospheric cloud features from multiple viewing
perspectives over multiple times, generally involving multiple satellite platforms. Multi …

Assimilation of GOES-16 satellite derived winds into the warn-on-forecast system

S Mallick, TA Jones - Atmospheric Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) onboard the GOES-R series of geostationary
satellites provides an opportunity to generate high-resolution satellite derived wind vectors …

MISR-GOES 3D Winds: Implications for Future LEO-GEO and LEO-LEO Winds

J L. Carr, D L. Wu, M A. Kelly, J Gong - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
Global wind observations are fundamental for studying weather and climate dynamics and
for operational forecasting. Most wind measurements come from atmospheric motion vectors …

Ice cloud optical thickness, effective radius, and ice water path inferred from fused MISR and MODIS measurements based on a pixel‐level optimal ice particle …

Y Wang, P Yang, S Hioki, MD King… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Multi‐angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) provides measurements over
a wider scattering‐angle range for a given location than a cross‐track scanning sensor such …