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31931
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2692
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Michael D. King publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael D. King sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 216 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Michael D. King D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael D. King sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael D. King is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily spans environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a focus on subfields such as global and planetary change and atmospheric science.

The main topics addressed in their work include atmospheric aerosols and clouds, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and atmospheric ozone and climate. These areas reflect an emphasis on understanding atmospheric processes and their broader environmental impacts.

Michael D. King has contributed to scholarly publications across several venues, including:

  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Remote Sensing
  • Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists

Some recent notable publications by Michael D. King include:

  • "The effect of low-level thin arctic clouds on shortwave irradiance: evaluation of estimates from spaceborne passive imagery with aircraft observations" (2021) in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • "Optical Property Model for Cirrus Clouds Based on Airborne Multi-Angle Polarization Observations" (2021) in Remote Sensing
  • "From a Love of Nature to a World of Earth Observations" (2022) in Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists

Frequent collaborators in Michael D. King's research network include Hong Chen, K. Sebastian Schmidt, G. Wind, Anthony Bucholtz, and Elizabeth A. Reid. These coauthors have contributed jointly to studies likely related to atmospheric and environmental science topics.

Best Publications

  • Variability of Absorption and Optical Properties of Key Aerosol Types Observed in Worldwide Locations

    Oleg Dubovik;Brent Holben;Thomas F. Eck;Thomas F. Eck;Alexander Smirnov

  • A flexible inversion algorithm for retrieval of aerosol optical properties from Sun and sky radiance measurements

    Oleg Dubovik;Michael D. King

  • Accuracy assessments of aerosol optical properties retrieved from Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) Sun and sky radiance measurements

    O. Dubovik;A. Smirnov;B. N. Holben;M. D. King

  • The MODIS cloud products: algorithms and examples from Terra

    S. Platnick;M.D. King;S.A. Ackerman;W.P. Menzel

  • Determination of the Optical Thickness and Effective Particle Radius of Clouds from Reflected Solar Radiation Measurements. Part I: Theory

    Teruyuki Nakajima;Michael D. King

  • Aerosol properties over bright-reflecting source regions

    N.C. Hsu;Si-Chee Tsay;M.D. King;J.R. Herman

  • Remote sensing of cloud, aerosol, and water vapor properties from the moderate resolution imaging spectrometer (MODIS)

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

  • 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

  • Remote Sensing of Tropospheric Aerosols from Space: Past, Present, and Future.

    Michael D. King;Yoram J. Kaufman;Didier Tanré;Teruyuki Nakajima

  • The MODIS Cloud Optical and Microphysical Products: Collection 6 Updates and Examples From Terra and Aqua

    Steven Platnick;Kerry G. Meyer;Michael D. King;Galina Wind

  • Deep Blue Retrievals of Asian Aerosol Properties During ACE-Asia

    N.C. Hsu;Si-Chee Tsay;M.D. King;J.R. Herman

  • Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Clouds Observed by MODIS Onboard the Terra and Aqua Satellites

    M. D. King;S. Platnick;W. P. Menzel;S. A. Ackerman

  • Passive remote sensing of tropospheric aerosol and atmospheric correction for the aerosol effect

    Y. J. Kaufman;D. Tanré;H. R. Gordon;T. Nakajima

  • Aerosol size distributions obtained by inversion of spectral optical depth measurements

    Michael D. King;Dale M. Byrne;Benjamin M. Herman;John A. Reagan

  • Mission to planet Earth: Role of clouds and radiation in climate

    Bruce A. Wielicki;Robert D. Cess;Michael D. King;David A. Randall

  • Smoke, Clouds, and Radiation-Brazil (SCAR-B) Experiment

    Y. J. Kaufman;P. V. Hobbs;V. W. J. H. Kirchhoff;P. Artaxo

  • Direct and remote sensing observations of the effects of ships on clouds.

    Lawrence F. Radke;James A. Coakley;Michael D. King

  • Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES): algorithm overview

    B.A. Wielicki;B.R. Barkstrom;B.A. Baum;T.P. Charlock

  • Bulk Scattering Properties for the Remote Sensing of Ice Clouds. Part II: Narrowband Models

    Bryan A. Baum;Ping Yang;Andrew J. Heymsfield;Steven Platnick

  • Remote sensing of cloud properties using MODIS airborne simulator imagery during SUCCESS: 2. Cloud thermodynamic phase

    Bryan A. Baum;Peter F. Soulen;Kathleen I. Strabala;Michael D. King

  • Determination of the Optical Thickness and Effective Particle Radius of Clouds from Reflected Solar Radiation Measurements. Part II: Marine Stratocumulus Observations

    Teruyuki Nakajima;Michael D. King;James D. Spinhirne;Lawrence F. Radke

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven Platnick
Steven Platnick Goddard Space Flight Center
Ping Yang
Ping Yang Texas A&M University
Si-Chee Tsay
Si-Chee Tsay Goddard Space Flight Center
Steven A. Ackerman
Steven A. Ackerman University of Wisconsin–Madison
Bryan A. Baum
Bryan A. Baum University of Wisconsin–Madison
Yoram J. Kaufman
Yoram J. Kaufman Goddard Space Flight Center
Peter V. Hobbs
Peter V. Hobbs University of Washington
Kerry Meyer
Kerry Meyer Goddard Space Flight Center
Lawrence F. Radke
Lawrence F. Radke National Center for Atmospheric Research
Peter Pilewskie
Peter Pilewskie University of Colorado Boulder

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