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Overview

Alexander Smirnov is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research primarily centers around Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with specific focus areas in Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. They also have contributions in Oceanography, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Artificial Intelligence.

The main research topics covered by Alexander Smirnov include Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Cryospheric studies and observations, and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.

Their publication record includes studies published in several notable scientific venues. They have published extensively in Atmospheric measurement techniques and Atmospheric Environment, with additional works appearing in Remote Sensing, the Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, and Frontiers in Remote Sensing.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alexander Smirnov include I. Slutsker, B. N. Holben, T. F. Eck, D. M. Giles, and A. Sinyuk.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Alexander Smirnov are:

  • The AERONET Version 3 aerosol retrieval algorithm, associated uncertainties and comparisons to Version 2, 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Influence of cloud, fog, and high relative humidity during pollution transport events in South Korea: Aerosol properties and PM2.5 variability, 2020, Atmospheric Environment
  • The Determination of Snow Albedo from Satellite Measurements Using Fast Atmospheric Correction Technique, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • The extreme forest fires in California/Oregon in 2020: Aerosol optical and physical properties and comparisons of aged versus fresh smoke, 2023, Atmospheric Environment
  • A Coupled Evaluation of Operational MODIS and Model Aerosol Products for Maritime Environments Using Sun Photometry: Evaluation of the Fine and Coarse Mode, 2022, Remote Sensing

Best Publications

  • AERONET-a federated instrument network and data archive for aerosol Characterization

    B.N. Holben;T.F. Eck;I. Slutsker;D. Tanré

  • Variability of Absorption and Optical Properties of Key Aerosol Types Observed in Worldwide Locations

    Oleg Dubovik;Brent Holben;Thomas F. Eck;Thomas F. Eck;Alexander Smirnov

  • Wavelength dependence of the optical depth of biomass burning, urban, and desert dust aerosols

    T. F. Eck;B. N. Holben;J. S. Reid;O. Dubovik

  • An emerging ground-based aerosol climatology: Aerosol optical depth from AERONET

    B. N. Holben;D. Tanré;A. Smirnov;T. F. Eck;T. F. Eck;T. F. Eck

  • Accuracy assessments of aerosol optical properties retrieved from Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) Sun and sky radiance measurements

    O. Dubovik;A. Smirnov;B. N. Holben;M. D. King

  • Cloud-Screening and Quality Control Algorithms for the AERONET Database

    A. Smirnov;B.N. Holben;T.F. Eck;T.F. Eck;O. Dubovik

  • The MERRA-2 Aerosol Reanalysis, 1980 Onward. Part I: System Description and Data Assimilation Evaluation

    C. A. Randles;A. M. da Silva;V. Buchard;V. Buchard;P. R. Colarco

  • Advancements in the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) Version 3 database – automated near-real-time quality control algorithm with improved cloud screening for Sun photometer aerosol optical depth (AOD) measurements

    David M. Giles;Alexander Sinyuk;Mikhail G. Sorokin;Joel S. Schafer

  • Spectral discrimination of coarse and fine mode optical depth

    N. T. O'Neill;N. T. O'Neill;T. F. Eck;T. F. Eck;A. Smirnov;A. Smirnov;B. N. Holben

  • Multiangle Imaging SpectroRadiometer global aerosol product assessment by comparison with the Aerosol Robotic Network

    Ralph A. Kahn;Barbara J. Gaitley;Michael J. Garay;David J. Diner

  • Columnar aerosol optical properties at AERONET sites in central eastern Asia and aerosol transport to the tropical mid‐Pacific

    T. F. Eck;T. F. Eck;B. N. Holben;O. Dubovik;O. Dubovik;A. Smirnov;A. Smirnov

  • Optical Properties of Atmospheric Aerosol in Maritime Environments

    Alexander Smirnov;Brent N. Holben;Yoram J. Kaufman;Oleg Dubovik

  • Validation of MODIS aerosol retrieval over ocean

    L. A. Remer;D. Tanré;Y. J. Kaufman;C. Ichoku

  • An analysis of AERONET aerosol absorption properties and classifications representative of aerosol source regions

    David M. Giles;David M. Giles;Brent N. Holben;Thomas F. Eck;Thomas F. Eck;Aliaksandr Sinyuk

  • Climatological aspects of the optical properties of fine/coarse mode aerosol mixtures

    Thomas F. Eck;Thomas F. Eck;B. N. Holben;Aliaksandyr Sinyuk;R. T. Pinker

  • Maritime Aerosol Network as a component of Aerosol Robotic Network

    A. Smirnov;B. N. Holben;I. Slutsker;D. M. Giles

  • Comparisons of the TOMS aerosol index with Sun-photometer aerosol optical thickness: Results and applications

    N. C. Hsu;J. R. Herman;O. Torres;B. N. Holben

  • The AERONET Version 3 aerosol retrieval algorithm, associated uncertainties and comparisons to Version 2

    Alexander Sinyuk;Brent N. Holben;Thomas F. Eck;Thomas F. Eck;David M. Giles

  • Comparison of size and morphological measurements of coarse mode dust particles from Africa

    Jeffrey S. Reid;Halflidi H. Jonsson;Hal B. Maring;Alexander Smirnov

  • Monthly averages of aerosol properties: A global comparison among models, satellite data, and AERONET ground data

    Stefan Kinne;Ulrike Lohmann;Johann Feichter;M. Schulz

  • Comparison of size and morphological measurements of coarse mode dust particles from Africa : Puerto Rico Dust Experiment (PRIDE1)

    Jeffrey S. Reid;Halflidi H. Jonsson;Hal B. Maring;Alexander Smirnov

Frequent Co-Authors

Brent N. Holben
Brent N. Holben Goddard Space Flight Center
Thomas F. Eck
Thomas F. Eck Goddard Space Flight Center
Ilya Slutsker
Ilya Slutsker Goddard Space Flight Center
Oleg Dubovik
Oleg Dubovik University of Lille
Jeffrey S. Reid
Jeffrey S. Reid United States Naval Research Laboratory
Andrew M. Sayer
Andrew M. Sayer Goddard Space Flight Center
Didier Tanré
Didier Tanré University of Lille
Yoram J. Kaufman
Yoram J. Kaufman Goddard Space Flight Center
Lorraine A. Remer
Lorraine A. Remer University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Ralph A. Kahn
Ralph A. Kahn Goddard Space Flight Center

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