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Omar Torres is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research centers primarily on atmospheric science, with a strong focus on aerosols and related atmospheric phenomena.

Their work covers a broad range of topics including:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric ozone and climate
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Calibration and measurement techniques
  • Meteorological phenomena and simulations

Within the fields of study, Omar Torres has contributed extensively to Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. The subfields they have been involved with include Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Earth-Surface Processes, Aerospace Engineering, and Education.

Their publication record demonstrates a substantial contribution to several leading scientific venues such as Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Frontiers in Remote Sensing, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Among their frequently co-authored collaborators are Hiren Jethva, C. Ahn, R. C. Levy, Alexei Lyapustin, and P. K. Bhartia.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Omar Torres include:

  • "Merging regional and global aerosol optical depth records from major available satellite products," 2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "The long-term transport and radiative impacts of the 2017 British Columbia pyrocumulonimbus smoke aerosols in the stratosphere," 2021, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "TROPOMI aerosol products: evaluation and observations of synoptic-scale carbonaceous aerosol plumes during 2018-2020," 2020, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • "An AeroCom-AeroSat study: intercomparison of satellite AOD datasets for aerosol model evaluation," 2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "AEROCOM and AEROSAT AAOD and SSA study - Part 01: Evaluation and intercomparison of satellite measurements," 2021, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Best Publications

  • ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GLOBAL SOURCES OF ATMOSPHERIC SOIL DUST IDENTIFIED WITH THE NIMBUS 7 TOTAL OZONE MAPPING SPECTROMETER (TOMS) ABSORBING AEROSOL PRODUCT

    Joseph M. Prospero;Paul Ginoux;Omar Torres;Sharon E. Nicholson

  • Tropospheric Aerosol Optical Thickness from the GOCART Model and Comparisons with Satellite and Sun Photometer Measurements

    Mian Chin;Paul Ginoux;Stefan Kinne;Stefan Kinne;Omar Torres;Omar Torres

  • Global distribution of UV-absorbing aerosols from Nimbus 7/TOMS data

    J. R. Herman;P. K. Bhartia;O. Torres;C. Hsu

  • Derivation of aerosol properties from satellite measurements of backscattered ultraviolet radiation: Theoretical basis

    O. Torres;P. K. Bhartia;J. R. Herman;Z. Ahmad

  • Aerosols and surface UV products from Ozone Monitoring Instrument observations: An overview

    Omar Torres;Aapo Tanskanen;Ben Veihelmann;Changwoo Ahn

  • A Long-Term Record of Aerosol Optical Depth from TOMS Observations and Comparison to AERONET Measurements

    O. Torres;P. K. Bhartia;J. R. Herman;A. Sinyuk

  • Long-term simulation of global dust distribution with the GOCART model : correlation with North Atlantic Oscillation

    Paul Ginoux;Paul Ginoux;Joseph M. Prospero;Omar Torres;Omar Torres;Mian Chin

  • Tropospheric emissions: Monitoring of pollution (TEMPO)

    P. Zoogman;X. Liu;R.M. Suleiman;W.F. Pennington

  • Earth probe total ozone mapping spectrometer (TOMS): data products user's guide

    RD McPeters;PK Bhartia;AJ Krueger;Herman

  • Long-range transport of Saharan dust to northern Europe : The 11-16 October 2001 outbreak observed with EARLINET

    Albert Ansmann;Jens Bösenberg;Anatoli Chaikovsky;Adolfo Comerón

  • The Ozone Monitoring Instrument: overview of 14 years in space

    Pieternel F. Levelt;Joanna Joiner;Johanna Tamminen;J. Pepijn Veefkind

  • New Era of Air Quality Monitoring from Space: Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS)

    Jhoon Kim;Ukkyo Jeong;Myoung Hwan Ahn;Jae H. Kim

  • Indonesian fire activity and smoke pollution in 2015 show persistent nonlinear sensitivity to El Niño-induced drought

    Robert D. Field;Robert D. Field;Guido R. van der Werf;Thierry Fanin;Eric J. Fetzer

  • Validation of the Saharan dust plume conceptual model using lidar, meteosat, and ECMWF Data

    V. Mohan Karyampudi;Stephen P. Palm;John A. Reagen;Hui Fang

  • Comparisons of the TOMS aerosol index with Sun-photometer aerosol optical thickness: Results and applications

    N. C. Hsu;J. R. Herman;O. Torres;B. N. Holben

  • Transport of smoke from Canadian forest fires to the surface near Washington, D.C.: Injection height, entrainment, and optical properties

    P. R. Colarco;M. R. Schoeberl;B. G. Doddridge;L. T. Marufu

  • Monthly averages of aerosol properties: A global comparison among models, satellite data, and AERONET ground data

    Stefan Kinne;Ulrike Lohmann;Johann Feichter;M. Schulz

  • Multi-decadal aerosol variations from 1980 to 2009: a perspective from observations and a global model

    Mian Chin;T. Diehl;T. Diehl;Q. Tan;Q. Tan;J. M. Prospero

  • Detection of biomass burning smoke from TOMS measurements

    N. C. Hsu;J. R. Herman;P. K. Bhartia;C. J. Seftor

  • Spatial heterogeneity in aeolian erodibility: Uniform, topographic, geomorphic, and hydrologic hypotheses

    Charles S. Zender;David Newman;Omar Torres

Frequent Co-Authors

Jay R. Herman
Jay R. Herman University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Brent N. Holben
Brent N. Holben Goddard Space Flight Center
Ralph A. Kahn
Ralph A. Kahn Goddard Space Flight Center
Nickolay A. Krotkov
Nickolay A. Krotkov Goddard Space Flight Center
Andrew M. Sayer
Andrew M. Sayer Goddard Space Flight Center
Thomas F. Eck
Thomas F. Eck Goddard Space Flight Center
Randall V. Martin
Randall V. Martin Washington University in St. Louis
Jhoon Kim
Jhoon Kim Yonsei University
Robert C. Levy
Robert C. Levy Goddard Space Flight Center
Robert Spurr
Robert Spurr Harvard University

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