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Overview

Irina N. Sokolik is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their work engages with several subfields of study including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Plant Science, and Ecology.

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Impact of Light on Environment and Health
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

Sokolik has contributed papers to scholarly journals, with recent publications appearing in the journal Atmosphere. One notable paper is Introduction to the Special Issue "Radiative Transfer in the Earth Atmosphere", published in 2021.

Frequent co-authors with Sokolik include Sabur F. Abdullaev, A. I. Shiklomanov, Xin Xi, Kirsten M. de Beurs, and V. V. Tatarskiĩ. Their collaboration reflects interdisciplinary engagement across atmospheric and environmental sciences.

The scientist's association with the venue Atmosphere marks their concentration on atmospheric research, underscored by the intersection of their main fields and topical interests.

Best Publications

  • Incorporation of mineralogical composition into models of the radiative properties of mineral aerosol from UV to IR wavelengths

    Irina N. Sokolik;Owen B. Toon

  • Direct radiative forcing by anthropogenic airborne mineral aerosols

    Irina N. Sokolik;Owen B. Toon

  • Introduction to special section: Outstanding problems in quantifying the radiative impacts of mineral dust

    I. N. Sokolik;D. M. Winker;G. Bergametti;D. A. Gillette

  • Characterization of iron oxides in mineral dust aerosols: Implications for light absorption

    Sandra Lafon;Irina N. Sokolik;Jean Louis Rajot;Sandrine Caquineau

  • Modeling the radiative characteristics of airborne mineral aerosols at infrared wavelengths

    Irina N. Sokolik;Owen B. Toon;Robert W. Bergstrom

  • Complex refractive index of atmospheric dust aerosols

    Irina Sokolik;Aleksandra Andronova;Tezz C. Johnson

  • Characterization of Asian Dust during ACE-Asia

    R. Arimoto;Y.J. Kim;Y.P. Kim;P.K. Quinn

  • Modeling of the scattering and radiative properties of nonspherical dust-like aerosols

    Ping Yang;Qian Feng;Gang Hong;George W. Kattawar

  • Development of a physically based dust emission module within the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model: Assessment of dust emission parameterizations and input parameters for source regions in Central and East Asia

    Kremena Darmenova;Irina N. Sokolik;Yaping Shao;Beatrice Marticorena

  • Radiative heating rates and direct radiative forcing by mineral dust in cloudy atmospheric conditions

    Ana Lía Quijano;Irina N. Sokolik;O. Brian Toon

  • On the effect of dust particles on global cloud condensation nuclei and cloud droplet number

    V. A. Karydis;P. Kumar;P. Kumar;D. Barahona;D. Barahona;I. N. Sokolik

  • Modeling the radiative properties of nonspherical soil-derived mineral aerosols

    O.V. Kalashnikova;I.N. Sokolik

  • Ability of multiangle remote sensing observations to identify and distinguish mineral dust types: Optical models and retrievals of optically thick plumes

    O. V. Kalashnikova;R. Kahn;I. N. Sokolik;Wen-Hao Li

  • Characterization of sources and emission rates of mineral dust in Northern China

    Jie Xuan;Irina N Sokolik

  • Importance of shapes and compositions of wind-blown dust particles for remote sensing at solar wavelengths

    Olga V. Kalashnikova;Irina N. Sokolik

  • Using multiple remote sensing perspectives to identify and attribute land surface dynamics in Central Asia 2001–2013

    Kirsten M. de Beurs;Geoffrey M. Henebry;Braden C. Owsley;Irina Sokolik

  • The spectral radiative signature of wind-blown mineral dust: Implications for remote sensing in the thermal IR region

    Irina N. Sokolik

  • Identification and characterization of sources of atmospheric mineral dust in East Asia

    Jie Xuan;Irina N. Sokolik;Jingfu Hao;Fahui Guo

  • Measurements of cloud condensation nuclei activity and droplet activation kinetics of fresh unprocessed regional dust samples and minerals

    P. Kumar;I. N. Sokolik;A. Nenes

  • Parameterization of cloud droplet formation for global and regional models: including adsorption activation from insoluble CCN

    P. Kumar;I. N. Sokolik;A. Nenes

  • Characterization of iron oxides in mineral dust aerosols : implications for light absorption (art. no. D21207)

    S. Lafon;I.N. Sokolik;Jean-Louis Rajot;Sandrine Caquineau

  • Ability of multiangle remote sensing observations to identify and distinguish mineral dust types : Optical models and retrievals of optically thick plumes : Quantifying the radiative and biogeochemical impacts of mineral dust

    O. V. Kalashnikova;R. Kahn;I. N. Sokolik;Wen-Hao Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Athanasios Nenes
Athanasios Nenes École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Owen B. Toon
Owen B. Toon University of Colorado Boulder
Josef Dufek
Josef Dufek University of Oregon
Geoffrey M. Henebry
Geoffrey M. Henebry Michigan State University
Jean-Louis Rajot
Jean-Louis Rajot Université Paris Cité
Alexander I. Shiklomanov
Alexander I. Shiklomanov University of New Hampshire
Judith A. Curry
Judith A. Curry Georgia Institute of Technology
Gilles Bergametti
Gilles Bergametti Université Paris Cité
Kirsten M. de Beurs
Kirsten M. de Beurs Wageningen University & Research
Pavel Ya. Groisman
Pavel Ya. Groisman North Carolina State University

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