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Peter North is affiliated with Swansea University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions to Atmospheric Science and related subfields.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics including:

  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric ozone and climate
  • Remote sensing in agriculture
  • Remote sensing and LiDAR applications
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Plant pathogens and resistance

Peter North has published in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques

Among their recent papers are:

  • "AeroCom phase III multi-model evaluation of the aerosol life cycle and optical properties using ground- and space-based remote sensing as well as surface in situ observations" (2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • "Merging regional and global aerosol optical depth records from major available satellite products" (2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • "An AeroCom-AeroSat study: intercomparison of satellite AOD datasets for aerosol model evaluation" (2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • "Modelling hyperspectral- and thermal-based plant traits for the early detection of Phytophthora-induced symptoms in oak decline" (2021, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • "Uncertainty in Aerosol Optical Depth From Modern Aerosol-Climate Models, Reanalyses, and Satellite Products" (2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres)

The scientist collaborates regularly with a number of frequent co-authors. These include:

  • Larisa Sogacheva
  • A. Heckel
  • Thomas Popp
  • A. Hornero
  • Michael Schulz

Best Publications

  • Amazon forests maintain consistent canopy structure and greenness during the dry season

    Douglas C. Morton;Jyoteshwar Nagol;Claudia C. Carabajal;Jacqueline Rosette

  • Quantifying Vegetation Biophysical Variables from Imaging Spectroscopy Data: A Review on Retrieval Methods

    Jochem Verrelst;Zbynek Malenovsky;Zbynek Malenovsky;Christiaan van der Tol;Gustau Camps-Valls

  • Remote sensing of canopy light use efficiency using the photochemical reflectance index

    C.V.M Barton;P.R.J North

  • Three-dimensional forest light interaction model using a Monte Carlo method

    P.R.J. North

  • Previsual symptoms of Xylella fastidiosa infection revealed in spectral plant-trait alterations.

    P. J. Zarco-Tejada;C. Camino;P. S. A. Beck;R. Calderon

  • Third Radiation Transfer Model Intercomparison (RAMI) exercise: Documenting progress in canopy reflectance models

    Jean-Luc Widlowski;Malcolm Taberner;Bernard Pinty;Véronique Bruniquel-Pinel

  • The impact of diffuse sunlight on canopy light‐use efficiency, gross photosynthetic product and net ecosystem exchange in three forest biomes

    P. B. Alton;P. R. North;S. O. Los

  • AeroCom phase III multi-model evaluation of the aerosol life cycle and optical properties using ground- and space-based remote sensing as well as surface in situ observations

    Jonas Gliß;Augustin Mortier;Michael Schulz;Elisabeth Andrews

  • Control of atmospheric particles on diffuse radiation and terrestrial plant productivity: A review

    Kasturi Devi Kanniah;Jason Beringer;Peter North;Lindsay Hutley

  • Aerosol remote sensing over land: A comparison of satellite retrievals using different algorithms and instruments

    A.A. Kokhanovsky;F.-M. Breon;A. Cacciari;E. Carboni

  • Radiation Transfer Model Intercomparison (RAMI) exercise: Results from the second phase

    B. Pinty;J.-L. Widlowski;M. Taberner;N. Gobron

  • Monte Carlo ray tracing in optical canopy reflectance modelling

    M.I. Disney;P. Lewis;P.R.J. North

  • Development, Production and Evaluation of Aerosol Climate Data Records from European Satellite Observations (Aerosol_cci)

    Thomas Popp;Gerrit de Leeuw;Christine Bingen;Christoph Brühl

  • Radiation transfer model intercomparison (RAMI) exercise

    Bernard Pinty;Nadine Gobron;Jean Luc Widlowski;Sigfried A W Gerstl

  • The Propagation of Foliar Biochemical Absorption Features in Forest Canopy Reflectance

    T.P. Dawson;P.J. Curran;P.R.J. North;S.E. Plummer

  • Estimation of fAPAR, LAI, and vegetation fractional cover from ATSR-2 imagery

    Peter R.J North

  • Vegetation height estimates for a mixed temperate forest using satellite laser altimetry

    J. A. B. Rosette;P. R. J. North;J. C. Suárez

  • Retrieval of land surface bidirectional reflectance and aerosol opacity from ATSR-2 multiangle imagery

    P.R.J. North;S.A. Briggs;S.E. Plummer;J.J. Settle

  • Merging regional and global aerosol optical depth records from major available satellite products

    Larisa Sogacheva;Thomas Popp;Andrew M. Sayer;Andrew M. Sayer;Oleg Dubovik

  • Evaluation of seven European aerosol optical depth retrieval algorithms for climate analysis

    G. de Leeuw;G. de Leeuw;T. Holzer-Popp;S. Bevan;W.H. Davies

  • Model inversion for chlorophyll estimation in open canopies from hyperspectral imagery

    P. Kempeneers;P. J. Zarco-Tejada;P. R. J. North;S. de Backer

Frequent Co-Authors

Sietse O. Los
Sietse O. Los Swansea University
Andrew M. Sayer
Andrew M. Sayer Goddard Space Flight Center
Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada
Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada Spanish National Research Council
Philip Lewis
Philip Lewis University College London
Larisa Sogacheva
Larisa Sogacheva Finnish Meteorological Institute
Michael Schulz
Michael Schulz Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Roy G. Grainger
Roy G. Grainger University of Oxford
Bruce D. Cook
Bruce D. Cook Goddard Space Flight Center
Natascha Kljun
Natascha Kljun Lund University
Mathias Disney
Mathias Disney University College London

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