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Overview

Brian Cairns is affiliated with the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on atmospheric sciences, with a significant emphasis on aerosols, clouds, and atmospheric chemistry. Their work spans multiple interconnected fields including Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science.

The scientist's publication record includes contributions to a number of specialized topics, notably:

  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Climate variability and models

They have published extensively in several key subfields:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Ecology

Brian Cairns has authored or co-authored research papers in a range of scientific journals and publication venues, notable among these are:

  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Frontiers in Remote Sensing
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Their recent publications demonstrate engagement with aerosols, cloud-radiation interactions, and atmospheric features in various regions. Select publications include:

  • 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
  • Constraining the Twomey effect from satellite observations: issues and perspectives, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Atmospheric Research Over the Western North Atlantic Ocean Region and North American East Coast: A Review of Past Work and Challenges Ahead, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • An Overview of Atmospheric Features Over the Western North Atlantic Ocean and North American East Coast - Part 1: Analysis of Aerosols, Gases, and Wet Deposition Chemistry, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Aerosol retrievals from different polarimeters during the ACEPOL campaign using a common retrieval algorithm, 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques

Frequent co-authors working alongside Brian Cairns include:

  • Bastiaan van Diedenhoven
  • R. A. Ferrare
  • Armin Sorooshian
  • Johnathan W. Hair
  • Snorre Stamnes

Best Publications

  • Efficacy of climate forcings

    J. Hansen;J. Hansen;M. Sato;R. Ruedy;L. Nazarenko

  • Present-Day Atmospheric Simulations Using GISS ModelE: Comparison to In Situ, Satellite, and Reanalysis Data

    Gavin A. Schmidt;Reto Ruedy;James E. Hansen;Igor Aleinov

  • Polarimetric remote sensing of atmospheric aerosols: Instruments, methodologies, results, and perspectives

    Oleg Dubovik;Zhengqiang Li;Michael I. Mishchenko;Didier Tanré

  • Dangerous human-made interference with climate: a GISS modelE study

    J. Hansen;J. Hansen;M. Sato;R. Ruedy;P. Kharecha

  • Remote Sensing of Droplet Number Concentration in Warm Clouds: A Review of the Current State of Knowledge and Perspectives

    Daniel P. Grosvenor;Odran Sourdeval;Paquita Zuidema;Andrew Ackerman

  • The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem Mission: Status, Science, Advances

    P. Jeremy Werdell;Michael J. Behrenfeld;Paula S. Bontempi;Emmanuel Boss

  • Accurate monitoring of terrestrial aerosols and total solar irradiance: Introducing the Glory mission

    Michael I. Mishchenko;Brian Cairns;Greg Kopp;Carl F. Schueler

  • Aerosol retrievals over the ocean by use of channels 1 and 2 AVHRR data: sensitivity analysis and preliminary results

    Michael I. Mishchenko;Igor V. Geogdzhayev;Brian Cairns;William B. Rossow

  • Monitoring of aerosol forcing of climate from space: analysis of measurement requirements

    Michael I. Mishchenko;Brian Cairns;Brian Cairns;James E. Hansen;Larry D. Travis

  • Climate simulations for 1880–2003 with GISS modelE

    J. Hansen;J. Hansen;M. Sato;R. Ruedy;P. Kharecha

  • Long-Term Satellite Record Reveals Likely Recent Aerosol Trend

    Michael I. Mishchenko;Igor V. Geogdzhayev;William B. Rossow;Brian Cairns

  • The 2010 California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change (CalNex) field study

    T. B. Ryerson;A. E. Andrews;W. M. Angevine;W. M. Angevine;T. S. Bates

  • Research Scanning Polarimeter: calibration and ground-based measurements

    Brian Cairns;Edgar E. Russell;Larry D. Travis

  • Forcings and chaos in interannual to decadal climate change

    J. Hansen;M. Sato;R. Ruedy;A. Lacis

  • 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

  • Polarimetric remote sensing of aerosols over land

    F. Waquet;Brian Cairns;Kirk D. Knobelspiesse;J. Chowdhary

  • Retrieval of aerosol properties over the ocean using multispectral and multiangle Photopolarimetric measurements from the Research Scanning Polarimeter

    Jacek Chowdhary;Brian Cairns;Michael Mishchenko;Larry Travis

  • Atmospheric Correction of Satellite Ocean-Color Imagery During the PACE Era.

    Robert J. Frouin;Bryan A. Franz;Amir Ibrahim;Kirk Knobelspiesse

  • The North Atlantic Aerosol and Marine Ecosystem Study (NAAMES): Science Motive and Mission Overview

    Michael J. Behrenfeld;Richard H. Moore;Chris A. Hostetler;Jason Graff

  • Dual-photoelastic-modulator-based polarimetric imaging concept for aerosol remote sensing

    David J. Diner;A. B Davis;Bruce Hancock;Gary Gutt

  • Multiple scattering by random particulate media: exact 3D results

    Michael I. Mishchenko;Li Liu;Daniel W. Mackowski;Brian Cairns

  • Contribution of water-leaving radiances to multiangle, multispectral polarimetric observations over the open ocean: bio-optical model results for case 1 waters

    Jacek Chowdhary;Brian Cairns;Larry D Travis

  • Intercomparison of biomass burning aerosol optical properties from in situ and remote-sensing instruments in ORACLES-2016

    Kristina Pistone;Jens Redemann;Sarah Doherty;Paquita Zuidema

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael I. Mishchenko
Michael I. Mishchenko Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Chris A. Hostetler
Chris A. Hostetler Langley Research Center
Andrew A. Lacis
Andrew A. Lacis Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Andrew S. Ackerman
Andrew S. Ackerman Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Otto Hasekamp
Otto Hasekamp Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Sharon Burton
Sharon Burton Langley Research Center
Ann M. Fridlind
Ann M. Fridlind Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Richard A. Ferrare
Richard A. Ferrare Langley Research Center
Jens Redemann
Jens Redemann University of Oklahoma
James Hansen
James Hansen Columbia University

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