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Overview

Sergey Y. Matrosov is affiliated with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences in the United States. Their research primarily centers on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Atmospheric Science and aspects of Global and Planetary Change. Their work also spans Environmental Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Pollution.

Matrosov's research contributions concentrate extensively on meteorological phenomena, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, and precipitation measurement and analysis. They have addressed various topics including cryospheric studies and observations, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

Their frequent coauthors include Alexander V. Ryzhkov, Mariko Oue, Pavlos Kollias, Petar Bukovčić, and Alexander Ryzhkov. Collaborative efforts with these researchers have contributed to multiple studies within their field.

Their work regularly appears in several key journals related to atmospheric and environmental sciences. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Atmosphere
  • Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Selected recent publications include:

  • Hydrometeor Shape Variability in Snowfall as Retrieved from Polarimetric Radar Measurements, 2020, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
  • High temporal resolution estimates of Arctic snowfall rates emphasizing gauge and radar-based retrievals from the MOSAiC expedition, 2022, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Analysis of the microphysical properties of snowfall using scanning polarimetric and vertically pointing multi-frequency Doppler radars, 2021, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Ice Hydrometeor Shape Estimations Using Polarimetric Operational and Research Radar Measurements, 2020, Atmosphere
  • Polarimetric Radar Variables in Snowfall at Ka- and W-Band Frequency Bands: A Comparative Analysis, 2020, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Best Publications

  • Arctic Mixed-Phase Cloud Properties Derived from Surface-Based Sensors at SHEBA

    Matthew D. Shupe;Sergey Y. Matrosov;Taneil Uttal

  • The Great Colorado Flood of September 2013

    David Gochis;Russ Schumacher;Katja Friedrich;Nolan Doesken

  • Thin Liquid Water Clouds: Their Importance and Our Challenge

    David D. Turner;A. M. Vogelmann;Richard T. Austin;James C. Barnard

  • X-Band Polarimetric Radar Measurements of Rainfall

    Sergey Y. Matrosov;Kurt A. Clark;Brooks E. Martner;Ali Tokay

  • Modeling Backscatter Properties of Snowfall at Millimeter Wavelengths

    Sergey Y. Matrosov

  • Arctic Cloud Microphysics Retrievals from Surface-Based Remote Sensors at SHEBA

    Matthew D. Shupe;Taneil Uttal;Sergey Y. Matrosov

  • Radar and Radiation Properties of Ice Clouds

    David Atlas;Sergey Y. Matrosov;Andrew J. Heymsfield;Ming-Dah Chou

  • Deriving Mixed-Phase Cloud Properties from Doppler Radar Spectra

    Matthew D. Shupe;Pavlos Kollias;Sergey Y. Matrosov;Timothy L. Schneider

  • Analysis of integrated cloud liquid and precipitable water vapor retrievals from microwave radiometers during the Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean project

    Ed R. Westwater;Yong Han;Matthew D. Shupe;Sergey Y. Matrosov

  • An Arctic Springtime Mixed-Phase Cloudy Boundary Layer Observed during SHEBA.

    Paquita Zuidema;B. Baker;Y. Han;J. Intrieri

  • The Utility of X-Band Polarimetric Radar for Quantitative Estimates of Rainfall Parameters

    Sergey Y. Matrosov;David E. Kingsmill;Brooks E. Martner;F. Martin Ralph

  • Assessment of Radar Signal Attenuation Caused by the Melting Hydrometeor Layer

    S.Y. Matrosov

  • Ice Water Path-Optical Depth Relationships for Cirrus and Deep Stratiform Ice Cloud Layers.

    Andrew J. Heymsfield;Sergey Matrosov;Bryan Baum

  • A Dual-Wavelength Radar Method to Measure Snowfall Rate

    Sergey Y. Matrosov

  • Dual-frequency radar ratio of nonspherical atmospheric hydrometeors

    S. Y. Matrosov;A. J. Heymsfield;Z. Wang

  • Radar reflectivity in snowfall

    S.Y. Matrosov

  • A Polarimetric Radar Approach to Identify Rain, Melting-Layer, and Snow Regions for Applying Corrections to Vertical Profiles of Reflectivity

    Sergey Y. Matrosov;Kurt A. Clark;David E. Kingsmill

  • Profiling cloud ice mass and particle characteristic size from Doppler radar measurements

    Sergey Y. Matrosov;Alexei V. Korolev;Andrew J. Heymsfield

  • Raindrop Size Distributions and Rain Characteristics in California Coastal Rainfall for Periods with and without a Radar Bright Band

    Brooks E. Martner;Sandra E. Yuter;Allen B. White;Sergey Y. Matrosov

  • Retrieval of Vertical Profiles of Cirrus Cloud Microphysical Parameters from Doppler Radar and Infrared Radiometer Measurements

    S. Y. Matrosov;B. W. Orr;R. A. Kropfli;J. B. Snider

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew D. Shupe
Matthew D. Shupe University of Colorado Boulder
Andrew J. Heymsfield
Andrew J. Heymsfield National Center for Atmospheric Research
Taneil Uttal
Taneil Uttal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Robert Cifelli
Robert Cifelli National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Christopher R. Williams
Christopher R. Williams University of Colorado Boulder
Pavlos Kollias
Pavlos Kollias Stony Brook University
Allen B. White
Allen B. White National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
David D. Turner
David D. Turner National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Gerald G. Mace
Gerald G. Mace University of Utah
Patrick Minnis
Patrick Minnis Langley Research Center

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