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Overview

Thomas P. Kurosu is affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Lab in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with special emphasis on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. The scientist has contributed to studies involving Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

Their recent publications include:

  • OCO-3 early mission operations and initial (vEarly) XCO2 and SIF retrievals, 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Evaluating the consistency between OCO-2 and OCO-3 XCO 2 estimates derived from the NASA ACOS version 10 retrieval algorithm, 2023, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Global GOSAT, OCO-2, and OCO-3 solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence datasets, 2022, Earth system science data
  • Next-Generation Isoprene Measurements From Space: Detecting Daily Variability at High Resolution, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Joint spectral retrievals of ozone with Suomi NPP CrIS augmented by S5P/TROPOMI, 2024, Atmospheric measurement techniques

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Thomas E. Taylor
  • A. Eldering
  • Aronne Merrelli
  • Matthäus Kiel
  • Peter Somkuti

The scientist commonly publishes in venues such as:

  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Earth system science data

Thomas P. Kurosu's research covers multiple subfields of study, including:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy

Their work addresses a range of scientific topics, notably:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Climate variability and models
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications

Best Publications

  • Global inventory of nitrogen oxide emissions constrained by space‐based observations of NO2 columns

    Randall V. Martin;Randall V. Martin;Daniel James Jacob;Kelly V. Chance;Thomas Kurosu

  • An improved retrieval of tropospheric nitrogen dioxide from GOME

    Randall V. Martin;Kelly Chance;Daniel J. Jacob;Thomas P. Kurosu

  • Air mass factor formulation for spectroscopic measurements from satellites: Application to formaldehyde retrievals from the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment

    Paul I. Palmer;Daniel James Jacob;Kelly V. Chance;Randall V. Martin

  • Mapping isoprene emissions over North America using formaldehyde column observations from space

    Paul I. Palmer;Daniel J. Jacob;Arlene M. Fiore;Randall V. Martin

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

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

  • A linearized discrete ordinate radiative transfer model for atmospheric remote-sensing retrieval

    R.J.D. Spurr;T.P. Kurosu;K.V. Chance

  • Satellite observations of formaldehyde over North America from GOME

    Kelly V. Chance;Paul I. Palmer;Robert J. D. Spurr;Randall V. Martin

  • Quantifying the seasonal and interannual variability of North American isoprene emissions using satellite observations of the formaldehyde column

    Paul I. Palmer;Paul I. Palmer;Dorian S. Abbot;Tzung-May Fu;Daniel J. Jacob

  • Application of satellite observations for timely updates to global anthropogenic NOx emission inventories

    L. N. Lamsal;R. V. Martin;R. V. Martin;A. Padmanabhan;A. van Donkelaar

  • Ozone profile retrievals from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument

    X. Liu;X. Liu;X. Liu;P. K. Bhartia;K. Chance;R. J. D. Spurr

  • Spatial distribution of isoprene emissions from North America derived from formaldehyde column measurements by the OMI satellite sensor

    Dylan B. Millet;Dylan B. Millet;Daniel J. Jacob;K. Folkert Boersma;Tzung-May Fu

  • Ozone profile and tropospheric ozone retrievals from the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment: Algorithm description and validation

    X. Liu;K. Chance;C. E. Sioris;R. J. D. Spurr

  • Updated Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Ozone Monitoring Instrument (SAO OMI) formaldehyde retrieval

    G. González Abad;X. Liu;K. Chance;H. Wang

  • Isoprene emissions in Africa inferred from OMI observations of formaldehyde columns

    Eloise Ann Marais;Daniel J. Jacob;T Kurosu;T Kurosu;Kelly V. Chance

  • Satellite Mapping of Rain-Induced Nitric Oxide Emissions from Soils

    Lyatt Jaeglé;Randall Martin;Kelly Chance;Linda Steinberger

  • OCO-3 early mission operations and initial (vEarly) XCO2 and SIF retrievals

    Thomas E. Taylor;Annmarie Eldering;Aronne Merrelli;Matthäus Kiel

  • Evaluation of GOME satellite measurements of tropospheric NO2 and HCHO using regional data from aircraft campaigns in the southeastern United States

    R. V. Martin;R. V. Martin;D. D. Parrish;T. B. Ryerson;D. K. Nicks

  • First Directly Retrieved Global Distribution of Tropospheric Column Ozone from GOME: Comparison with the GEOS-CHEM Model

    Xiong Liu;Kelly V. Chance;Christopher E. Sioris;Thomas Paul Kurosu

  • Evidence of lightning NOx and convective transport of pollutants in satellite observations over North America

    Yunsoo Choi;Yuhang Wang;Tao Zeng;Randall V. Martin

  • Estimating European volatile organic compound emissions using satellite observations of formaldehyde from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument

    G. Curci;Paul Palmer;T. P. Kurosu;K. Chance

  • A new interpretation of total column BrO during Arctic spring

    R. J. Salawitch;T. Canty;T Kurosu;Kelly V. Chance

Frequent Co-Authors

Kelly Chance
Kelly Chance Harvard University
Xiong Liu
Xiong Liu Harvard University
Randall V. Martin
Randall V. Martin Washington University in St. Louis
Daniel J. Jacob
Daniel J. Jacob Harvard University
Paul I. Palmer
Paul I. Palmer University of Edinburgh
Robert Spurr
Robert Spurr Harvard University
Ross J. Salawitch
Ross J. Salawitch University of Maryland, College Park
Christopher E. Sioris
Christopher E. Sioris Environment and Climate Change Canada
J. A. Neuman
J. A. Neuman National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Annmarie Eldering
Annmarie Eldering California Institute of Technology

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