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  • 2015 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Lorraine A. Remer is affiliated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, Oceanography, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Remer has published extensively, with papers appearing frequently in prominent scientific venues. The most common publication venues include:

  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Remote Sensing
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Among selected recent publications are:

  • "Validation of GRASP algorithm product from POLDER/PARASOL data and assessment of multi-angular polarimetry potential for aerosol monitoring" (2020), published in Earth System Science Data
  • "Continuing the MODIS Dark Target Aerosol Time Series with VIIRS" (2020), published in Remote Sensing
  • "The Dark Target Algorithm for Observing the Global Aerosol System: Past, Present, and Future" (2020), published in Remote Sensing
  • "Observation and modeling of the historic "Godzilla" African dust intrusion into the Caribbean Basin and the southern US in June 2020" (2021), published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "Interannual variability and trends of combustion aerosol and dust in major continental outflows revealed by MODIS retrievals and CAM5 simulations during 2003-2017" (2020), published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Frequent collaborators contributing to their research include:

  • R. C. Levy
  • S. Mattoo
  • Yingxi Shi
  • J. Vanderlei Martins
  • Virginia Sawyer

Throughout their career, Remer has been recognized for their contributions, including being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • The MODIS Aerosol Algorithm, Products and Validation

    L. A. Remer;Y. J. Kaufman;D. Tanré;S. Mattoo

  • The Collection 6 MODIS aerosol products over land and ocean

    R. C. Levy;S. Mattoo;L. A. Munchak;L. A. Remer

  • Operational remote sensing of tropospheric aerosol over land from EOS moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer

    Y. J. Kaufman;D. Tanré;L. A. Remer;E. F. Vermote

  • Second‐generation operational algorithm: Retrieval of aerosol properties over land from inversion of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer spectral reflectance

    Robert C. Levy;Robert C. Levy;Lorraine A. Remer;Shana Mattoo;Eric F. Vermote

  • Global evaluation of the Collection 5 MODIS dark-target aerosol products over land

    R. C. Levy;L. A. Remer;R. G. Kleidman;S. Mattoo

  • Cloud and aerosol properties, precipitable water, and profiles of temperature and water vapor from MODIS

    M.D. King;W.P. Menzel;Y.J. Kaufman;D. Tanre

  • The MODIS 2.1-/spl mu/m channel-correlation with visible reflectance for use in remote sensing of aerosol

    Y.J. Kaufman;A.E. Wald;L.A. Remer;Bo-Cai Gao

  • Validation of MODIS aerosol optical depth retrieval over land

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

  • A review of measurement-based assessments of the aerosol direct radiative effect and forcing

    H. Yu;H. Yu;Y. J. Kaufman;M. Chin;G. Feingold

  • Measurement of the effect of Amazon smoke on inhibition of cloud formation.

    Ilan Koren;Ilan Koren;Yoram J. Kaufman;Lorraine A. Remer;Jose V. Martins;Jose V. Martins

  • Global aerosol climatology from the MODIS satellite sensors

    Lorraine A. Remer;Richard G. Kleidman;Robert C. Levy;Yoram J. Kaufman

  • Dust transport and deposition observed from the Terra-Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) spacecraft over the Atlantic Ocean

    Y. J. Kaufman;I. Koren;I. Koren;L. A. Remer;D. Tanré

  • The effect of smoke, dust, and pollution aerosol on shallow cloud development over the Atlantic Ocean

    Yoram J. Kaufman;Ilan Koren;Lorraine A. Remer;Daniel Rosenfeld

  • Global aerosol optical properties and application to Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aerosol retrieval over land

    Robert C. Levy;Robert C. Levy;Lorraine A. Remer;Oleg Dubovik

  • Atmospheric correction of visible to middle-infrared EOS-MODIS data over land surfaces: Background, operational algorithm and validation

    E. F. Vermote;N. El Saleous;C. O. Justice;Y. J. Kaufman

  • A spatio-temporal approach for global validation and analysis of MODIS aerosol products

    Charles Ichoku;D. Allen Chu;Shana Mattoo;Yoram J. Kaufman

  • Multiangle implementation of atmospheric correction (MAIAC): 2. Aerosol algorithm

    A. Lyapustin;A. Lyapustin;Y. Wang;Y. Wang;I. Laszlo;R. Kahn

  • Aerosol invigoration and restructuring of Atlantic convective clouds

    Ilan Koren;Ilan Koren;Yoram J. Kaufman;Daniel Rosenfeld;Lorraine A. Remer

  • Smoke invigoration versus inhibition of clouds over the Amazon.

    Ilan Koren;J. Vanderlei Martins;J. Vanderlei Martins;Lorraine A. Remer;Hila Afargan

  • Detection of forests using mid-IR reflectance: an application for aerosol studies

    Y.J. Kaufman;L.A. Remer

  • An Emerging Global Aerosol Climatology from the MODIS Satellite Sensors

    Lorraine A. Remer;Richard G. Kleidman;Robert C. Levy;Yoram J. Kaufman

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoram J. Kaufman
Yoram J. Kaufman Goddard Space Flight Center
Robert C. Levy
Robert C. Levy Goddard Space Flight Center
Brent N. Holben
Brent N. Holben Goddard Space Flight Center
Hongbin Yu
Hongbin Yu Goddard Space Flight Center
Didier Tanré
Didier Tanré University of Lille
Mian Chin
Mian Chin Goddard Space Flight Center
Ilan Koren
Ilan Koren Weizmann Institute of Science
Ralph A. Kahn
Ralph A. Kahn Goddard Space Flight Center
Huisheng Bian
Huisheng Bian University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Oleg Dubovik
Oleg Dubovik University of Lille

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