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Arlindo da Silva is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States and has a research profile focused on atmospheric science and environmental science. Their work spans several interconnected disciplines, including global and planetary change, atmospheric science, and environmental impacts linked to aerosols and gases.

Their research topics cover a broad range of subjects related to atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, atmospheric ozone and climate, fire effects on ecosystems, air quality and health impacts, and aeolian processes and effects.

Some of the recent publications by Arlindo da Silva include:

  • Six global biomass burning emission datasets: intercomparison and application in one global aerosol model, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • How emissions uncertainty influences the distribution and radiative impacts of smoke from fires in North America, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Assessment of natural and anthropogenic aerosol air pollution in the Middle East using MERRA-2, CAMS data assimilation products, and high-resolution WRF-Chem model simulations, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Modeling the smoky troposphere of the southeast Atlantic: a comparison to ORACLES airborne observations from September of 2016, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Arlindo da Silva include Peter R. Colarco, Jens Redemann, Mian Chin, Pablo E. Saide, and R. A. Ferrare.

The primary venues where Arlindo da Silva has published are:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Geoscientific model development
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Their main fields of study are Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a concentration in subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Best Publications

  • The Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2)

    Ronald Gelaro;Will McCarty;Max J. Suárez;Max J. Suárez;Ricardo Todling

  • MERRA: NASA’s Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications

    Michele M. Rienecker;Max J. Suarez;Ronald Gelaro;Ricardo Todling

  • Online simulations of global aerosol distributions in the NASA GEOS‐4 model and comparisons to satellite and ground‐based aerosol optical depth

    Peter Colarco;Arlindo da Silva;Mian Chin;Thomas Diehl;Thomas Diehl

  • The architecture of the Earth System Modeling Framework

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  • Data assimilation in the presence of forecast bias

    Dick P. Dee;Arlindo M. Da Silva

  • Assessing the Effects of Data Selection with the DAO Physical-Space Statistical Analysis System*

    Stephen E. Cohn;Arlindo da Silva;Jing Guo;Meta Sienkiewicz

  • Decadal and interannual SST variability in the tropical Atlantic Ocean

    James A. Carton;Xianhe Cao;Benjamin S. Giese;Arlindo M. Da Silva

  • Six global biomass burning emission datasets: intercomparison and application in one global aerosol model

    Xiaohua Pan;Xiaohua Pan;Charles Ichoku;Mian Chin;Huisheng Bian;Huisheng Bian

  • The Quick Fire Emissions Dataset (QFED): Documentation of Versions 2.1, 2.2 and 2.4

    Randal D. Koster;Anton S. Darmenov;Arlindo M. da Silva

  • Design and Implementation of Components in the Earth System Modeling Framework

    Nancy Collins;Gerhard Theurich;Cecelia Deluca;Max Suarez

  • An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin

    Jens Redemann;Robert Wood;Paquita Zuidema;Sarah J. Doherty

  • Maximum-Likelihood Estimation of Forecast and Observation Error Covariance Parameters. Part I: Methodology

    Dick P. Dee;Arlindo M. da Silva

  • Satellite-based estimates of ground-level fine particulate matter during extreme events: A case study of the Moscow fires in 2010

    Aaron van Donkelaar;Randall V. Martin;Randall V. Martin;Robert C. Levy;Arlindo M. da Silva

  • Moisture budget of the bimodal pattern of the summer circulation over South America

    Dirceu L. Herdies;Dirceu L. Herdies;Arlindo da Silva;Maria A. F. Silva Dias;Rosana Nieto Ferreira

  • MODIS aerosol optical depth observations over urban areas in Pakistan: quantity and quality of the data for air quality monitoring

    Pawan Gupta;Pawan Gupta;Maudood N. Khan;Arlindo da Silva;Falguni Patadia;Falguni Patadia

  • How emissions uncertainty influences the distribution and radiative impacts of smoke from fires in North America

    Therese S. Carter;Colette L. Heald;Jose L. Jimenez;Pedro Campuzano-Jost

  • The Choice of Variable for Atmospheric Moisture Analysis

    Dick P. Dee;Arlindo M. da Silva

  • Assessment of natural and anthropogenic aerosol air pollution in the Middle East using MERRA-2, CAMS data assimilation products, and high-resolution WRF-Chem model simulations

    Alexander Ukhov;Suleiman Mostamandi;Arlindo Da Silva;J. Flemming

  • Current state of the global operational aerosol multi-model ensemble: An update from the International Cooperative for Aerosol Prediction (ICAP).

    Peng Xian;Jeffrey S. Reid;Edward J. Hyer;Charles R. Sampson

  • Improving Global Analysis and Short-Range Forecast Using Rainfall and Moisture Observations Derived from TRMM and SSM/I Passive Microwave Sensors

    Arthur Y. Hou;Sara Q. Zhang;Arlindo M. da Silva;William S. Olson

  • Revealing important nocturnal and day-to-day variations in fire smoke emissions through a multiplatform inversion

    Pablo E Saide;David A Peterson;Arlindo da Silva;Bruce Anderson

  • Sensitivity of mesoscale modeling of smoke direct radiative effect to the emission inventory: a case study in northern sub-Saharan African region

    Feng Zhang;Feng Zhang;Jun Wang;Charles Ichoku;Edward J. Hyer

  • Assimilation of SSM/I-Derived Surface Rainfall and Total Precipitable Water for Improving the GEOS Analysis for Climate Studies

    Arthur Y. Hou;David V. Ledvina;Arlindo M. da Silva;Sara Q. Zhang

  • A new global anthropogenic SO 2 emission inventory for the last decade: a mosaic of satellite-derived and bottom-up emissions

    Fei Liu;Fei Liu;Sungyeon Choi;Can Li;Can Li;Vitali E. Fioletov

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter R. Colarco
Peter R. Colarco Goddard Space Flight Center
Pablo E. Saide
Pablo E. Saide University of California, Los Angeles
Kyu-Myong Kim
Kyu-Myong Kim Goddard Space Flight Center
Richard A. Ferrare
Richard A. Ferrare Langley Research Center
Mian Chin
Mian Chin Goddard Space Flight Center
Pinhas Alpert
Pinhas Alpert Tel Aviv University
Gregory R. Carmichael
Gregory R. Carmichael University of Iowa
Robert C. Levy
Robert C. Levy Goddard Space Flight Center
Brent N. Holben
Brent N. Holben Goddard Space Flight Center
Michael G. Bosilovich
Michael G. Bosilovich Goddard Space Flight Center

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