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43
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7588
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National Ranking
2525

Overview

G. B. Osterman is a researcher affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Lab in the United States, whose work primarily addresses topics within Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans various subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Mechanics of Materials, Artificial Intelligence, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics, notably Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications.

Osterman has published multiple papers in reputable scientific venues. The recent papers include:

  • OCO-3 early mission operations and initial (vEarly) XCO2 and SIF retrievals, 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Quality controls, bias, and seasonality of CO 2 columns in the boreal forest with Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, Total Carbon Column Observing Network, and EM27/SUN measurements, 2020, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Comparison of OCO-2 target observations to MUCCnet - is it possible to capture urban X CO2 gradients from space?, 2022, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Joint spectral retrievals of ozone with Suomi NPP CrIS augmented by S5P/TROPOMI, 2024, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Fiducial Reference Measurements for Greenhouse Gases (FRM4GHG): Validation of Satellite (Sentinel-5 Precursor, OCO-2, and GOSAT) Missions Using the COllaborative Carbon Column Observing Network (COCCON), 2025, Remote Sensing

Frequent publication venues for their work include Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Remote Sensing of Environment, Remote Sensing, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, and Earth and Space Science. This indicates a strong focus on atmospheric measurement and remote sensing methodologies.

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Osterman's work, with several frequent co-authors, including Matthäus Kiel, Frank Hase, Joshua L. Laughner, C. O'Dell, and Debra Wunch, each having co-authored multiple works. This reflects active engagement in collaborative research projects within the atmospheric and environmental science communities.

Best Publications

  • The on-orbit performance of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) instrument and its radiometrically calibrated products

    David Crisp;Harold R. Pollock;Robert Rosenberg;Lars Chapsky

  • Comparisons of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) X CO 2 measurements with TCCON

    Debra Wunch;Debra Wunch;Paul O. Wennberg;Gregory Osterman;Gregory Osterman;Brendan Fisher;Brendan Fisher

  • Improved retrievals of carbon dioxide from Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 with the version 8 ACOS algorithm

    Christopher W. O'Dell;Annmarie Eldering;Paul O. Wennberg;David Crisp

  • Tropospheric emission spectrometer: retrieval method and error analysis

    K.W. Bowman;C.D. Rodgers;S.S. Kulawik;J. Worden

  • A method for evaluating bias in global measurements of CO 2 total columns from space

    D. Wunch;P. O. Wennberg;G. C. Toon;B. J. Connor

  • The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 early science investigations of regional carbon dioxide fluxes

    A. Eldering;P. O. Wennberg;D. Crisp;D. Schimel

  • The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2: first 18 months of science data products

    Annmarie Eldering;Chris W. O'Dell;Paul O. Wennberg;David Crisp

  • Validation of Aura Microwave Limb Sounder O3 and CO observations in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

    N. J. Livesey;Mark Filipiak;L. Froidevaux;W. G. Read

  • Comparisons of Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) ozone profiles to ozonesondes: Methods and initial results

    H. M. Worden;J. A. Logan;J. R. Worden;R. Beer

  • Validation of Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) nadir ozone profiles using ozonesonde measurements

    Ray Nassar;Jennifer A. Logan;Helen M. Worden;Inna A. Megretskaia

  • Spaceborne detection of localized carbon dioxide sources.

    Florian M. Schwandner;Florian M. Schwandner;Michael R. Gunson;Charles E. Miller;Simon A. Carn

  • OCO-3 early mission operations and initial (vEarly) XCO2 and SIF retrievals

    Thomas E. Taylor;Annmarie Eldering;Aronne Merrelli;Matthäus Kiel

  • Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer observations of the tropospheric HDO/H2O ratio: Estimation approach and characterization

    John Worden;Kevin Bowman;David Noone;Reinhard Beer

  • The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2): spectrometer performance evaluation using pre-launch direct sun measurements

    C. Frankenberg;R. Pollock;R. A. M. Lee;R. Rosenberg

  • First satellite observations of lower tropospheric ammonia and methanol

    Reinhard Beer;Mark W. Shephard;Susan S. Kulawik;Shepard A. Clough

  • Measurements of reactive nitrogen in the stratosphere

    B. Sen;G. C. Toon;G. B. Osterman;J.-F. Blavier

  • Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy (ATMOS) Experiment Version 3 data retrievals

    Fredrick W. Irion;Michael R. Gunson;Geoff C. Toon;Albert Y. Chang

  • Observations of OH, HO2, H2O, and O3 in the upper stratosphere: Implications for HOx photochemistry

    K. W. Jucks;D. G. Johnson;K. V. Chance;W. A. Traub

  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) cloud screening algorithms: validation against collocated MODIS and CALIOP data

    Thomas E. Taylor;Christopher W. O'Dell;Christian Frankenberg;Philip T. Partain

  • Implementation of cloud retrievals for Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) atmospheric retrievals: part 1. Description and characterization of errors on trace gas retrievals

    Susan S. Kulawik;John Worden;Annmarie Eldering;Kevin Bowman

  • A method for evaluating bias in global measurements of CO{sub 2} total columns from space

    D. Wunch;P. O. Wennberg;G. C. Toon;B. J. Connor

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin W. Bowman
Kevin W. Bowman California Institute of Technology
Annmarie Eldering
Annmarie Eldering California Institute of Technology
Coleen M. Roehl
Coleen M. Roehl California Institute of Technology
Susan S. Kulawik
Susan S. Kulawik Ames Research Center
Paul O. Wennberg
Paul O. Wennberg California Institute of Technology
Mark W. Shephard
Mark W. Shephard Environment and Climate Change Canada
Debra Wunch
Debra Wunch University of Toronto
Helen M. Worden
Helen M. Worden National Center for Atmospheric Research
Shepard A. Clough
Shepard A. Clough Hanscom Air Force Base
David Crisp
David Crisp California Institute of Technology

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