The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …

Aerosols are known to be important in determining Earth's radiative balance. Dust aerosols
are of particular interest since, in addition to their scattering and absorbing properties that …

Abstract The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard both NASA's
Terra and Aqua satellites is making near-global daily observations of the earth in a wide …

Aerosols affect Earth's climate both directly and indirectly, which is the largest uncertainty in
the assessment of radiative forcings affecting anthropogenic climate change. The standard …

Retrieving aerosol properties from satellite remote sensing over a bright surface is a
challenging problem in the research of atmospheric and land applications. In this paper we …

The possibility of using shape mixtures of randomly oriented spheroids for modeling desert
dust aerosol light scattering is discussed. For reducing calculation time, look‐up tables were …

The proposed development is an attempt to enhance aerosol retrieval by emphasizing
statistical optimization in inversion of advanced satellite observations. This optimization …

The size and shape characterization of irregular particles is a key issue in many fields of
science, which is often associated with large uncertainties. We assess existing protocols and …

Since first light in early 2000, operational global quantitative retrievals of aerosol properties
over land have been made from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) …

Proven by multiple theoretical and practical studies, multi-angular spectral polarimetry is
ideal for comprehensive retrieval of properties of aerosols. Furthermore, a large number of …