Ping Yang

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Texas A&M University

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Department of Atmospheric Sciences
College Station, TX 77843
United States

First Author Publications

Yang, P., et al. (2019), On the convergence of numerical computations for both exact and approximate solutions for electromagnetic scattering by nonspherical dielectric particles, Progress In Electromagnetics Research, 164, 27-61.
Yang, P., et al. (2018), Preface: Electromagnetic and light scattering by nonspherical particles XVII, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 221, A1-A3, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2018.08.032.
Yang, P., et al. (2018), Preface: Electromagnetic and light scattering by nonspherical particles XVII, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 221, A1-A3, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2018.08.032.
Yang, P., et al. (2013), Spectrally consistent scattering, absorption, and polarization properties of atmospheric ice crystals at wavelengths from 0.2 µm to 100 µm, J. Atmos. Sci., 70, 330-347, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-12-039.1.
Yang, P., et al. (2011), Notes Dependence of extinction cross-section on incident polarization state and particle orientation, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 112, 2035-2039, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2011.04.012.
Yang, P., et al. (2010), Contrails And Induced Cirrus: Optics and Radiation, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 473-478.
Yang, P., et al. (2008), Uncertainties associated with the surface texture of ice particles in satellite-based retrieval of cirrus clouds: Part I. Single-scattering properties of ice crystals with surface roughness, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 46, 1940-1947, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2008.916471.
Yang, P., et al. (2008), Uncertainties associated with the surface texture of ice particles in satellite-based retrieval of cirrus clouds: Part II. Effect of particle surface roughness on retrieved cloud optical thickness and effective particle size, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 46, 1948-1957, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2008.916472.
Yang, P., et al. (2008), Effect of Cavities on the Optical Properties of Bullet Rosettes: Implications for Active and Passive Remote Sensing of Ice Cloud Properties, J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 47, 2311-2330, doi:10.1175/2008JAMC1905.1.
Yang, P., et al. (2007), Differences Between Collection 4 and 5 MODIS Ice Cloud Optical/Microphysical Products and Their Impact on Radiative Forcing Simulations, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 45, 2886-2899, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2007.898276.
Yang, P., et al. (2005), Scattering and absorption property database for nonspherical ice particles in the near- through far-infrared spectral region, Appl. Opt., 44, 5512-5523.

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Co-Authored Publications

Ren, ., et al. (2024), On the Consistency of Ice Cloud Optical Models for Spaceborne Remote Sensing Applications and Broadband Radiative Transfer Simulations, J. Geophys. Res..
Li, ., et al. (2023), On the Scattering-Angle Dependence of the Spectral Consistency of Ice Cloud Optical Thickness Retrievals Based on Geostationary Satellite Observations, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 61, 4108012, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2023.3331970.
Minnis, P., et al. (2023), VIIRS Edition 1 Cloud Properties for CERES, Part 1: Algorithm Adjustments and Results, Algorithm Adjustments and Results. Remote Sens., 15, 578, doi:10.3390/rs15030578.
Chen, X., et al. (2022), Analytical Prediction of Scattering Properties of Spheroidal Dust Particles With Machine Learning, Geophys. Res. Lett., 49, e2021GL097548, doi:10.1029/2021GL097548.
Minnis, P., et al. (2021), CERES MODIS Cloud Product Retrievals for Edition 4—Part I: Algorithm Changes, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 59, 2744-2780, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2020.3008866.
Bi, L., et al. (2020), Preface, Electromagnetic and light scattering by nonspherical particles XVIII, J. Quant. Specrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 245, 106820, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2019.106820.
Bi, L., et al. (2020), Preface, Electromagnetic and light scattering by nonspherical particles XVIII, J. Quant. Specrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 245, 106820, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2019.106820.
Saito, M., et al. (2019), An Efficient Method for Microphysical Property Retrievals in Vertically Inhomogeneous Marine Water Clouds Using MODIS‐ CloudSat Measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 124, 2174-2193, doi:10.1029/2018JD029659.
Loeb, N., et al. (2018), Impact of Ice Cloud Microphysics on Satellite Cloud Retrievals and Broadband Flux Radiative Transfer Model Calculations, J. Climate, 31, 1851-1864, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0426.1.
Mishchenko, M.I., and P. Yang (2018), Far-field Lorenz–Mie scattering in an absorbing host medium: Theoretical formalism and FORTRAN program, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 205, 241-252, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2017.10.014.
Song, Q., et al. (2018), Net radiative effects of dust in the tropical North Atlantic based on integrated satellite observations and in situ measurements, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 11303-11322, doi:10.5194/acp-18-11303-2018.
Brasseur, G.P., et al. (2017), Impact of Aviation: FAA's Aviation Climate Change Research Initiative (ACCRI) Phase II, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 98, 561-583, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00089.1.
Ding, J., et al. (2017), Validation of quasi-invariant ice cloud radiative quantities with MODIS satellite-based cloud property retrievals, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 194, 47-57, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2017.03.025.
Mishchenko, M.I., et al. (2017), Extinction by a homogeneous spherical particle in an absorbing medium, Optics Letters, 42, 4873-4876.
Platnick, S.E., et al. (2017), The MODIS Cloud Optical and Microphysical Products: Collection 6 Updates and Examples From Terra and Aqua, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 55, 502-525, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2016.2610522.
Saito, M., et al. (2017), Ice particle morphology and microphysical properties of cirrus clouds inferred from combined CALIOP-IIR measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 122, 4440-4462, doi:10.1002/2016JD026080.
Yi, B., et al. (2017), A comparison of Aqua MODIS ice and liquid water cloud physical and optical properties between collection 6 and collection 5.1: Cloud radiative effects, J. Geophys. Res., 122, 4550-4564, doi:10.1002/2016JD025654.
Yi, B., et al. (2017), A comparison of Aqua MODIS ice and liquid water cloud physical and optical properties between collection 6 and collection 5.1: Pixel-to-pixel comparisons, J. Geophys. Res., 122, 4528-4549, doi:10.1002/2016JD025586.
Ding, J., et al. (2016), Ice cloud backscatter study and comparison with CALIPSO and MODIS satellite data Jiachen Ding,1 Ping Yang,1,* Robert E. Holz,2 Steven Platnick,3 Kerry G. Meyer,3,4 Mark, Optics Express, 24, 620-636, doi:10.1364/OE.24.000620.
Hioki, S., et al. (2016), Degree of ice particle surface roughness inferred from polarimetric observations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 7545-7558, doi:10.5194/acp-16-7545-2016.
Wang, C., et al. (2015), A High-Spectral-Resolution Radiative Transfer Model for Simulating Multilayered Clouds and Aerosols in the Infrared Spectral Region, J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 926-942, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-14-0046.1.
Liu, C., et al. (2014), A two-habit model for the microphysical and optical properties of ice clouds, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13719-13737, doi:10.5194/acp-14-13719-2014.
Bi, L., et al. (2013), Efficient implementation of the invariant imbedding T-matrix method and the separation of variables method applied to large nonspherical inhomogeneous particles, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 116, 169-183, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2012.11.014.
Cole, B., et al. (2013), Comparison of PARASOL Observations with Polarized Reflectances Simulated Using Different Ice Habit Mixtures, J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 52, 186-196, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-12-097.1.
Wang, C., et al. (2013), A fast radiative transfer model for visible through shortwave infrared spectral reflectances in clear and cloudy atmospheres, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 116, 122-131, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2012.10.012.
Wang, C., et al. (2013), Retrieval of Ice Cloud Properties from AIRS and MODIS Observations Based on a Fast High-Spectral-Resolution Radiative Transfer Model, J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 52, 710-726, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-12-020.1.
Baum, B.A., et al. (2012), MODIS Cloud-Top Property Refinements for Collection 6, J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 51, 1145-1163, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-11-0203.1.
Iwabuchi, H., et al. (2012), Physical and optical properties of persistent contrails: Climatology and interpretation, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D06215, doi:10.1029/2011JD017020.
Lee, J., et al. (2012), Improvement of aerosol optical depth retrieval from MODIS spectral reflectance over the global ocean using new aerosol models archived from AERONET inversion data and tri-axial ellipsoidal dust database, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 7087-7102, doi:10.5194/acp-12-7087-2012.
Minnis, P., et al. (2012), Simulations of Infrared Radiances over a Deep Convective Cloud System Observed during TC4: Potential for Enhancing Nocturnal Ice Cloud Retrievals, Remote Sens., 4, 3022-3054, doi:10.3390/rs4103022.
van Diedenhoven, B., et al. (2012), Remote sensing of ice crystal asymmetry parameter using multi-directional polarization measurements – Part 1: Methodology and evaluation with simulated measurements, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 5, 2361-2374, doi:10.5194/amt-5-2361-2012.
Wang, C., et al. (2012), A new approach to retrieving cirrus cloud height with a combination of MODIS 1.24- and 1.38-micron channels, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L24806, doi:10.1029/2012GL053854.
Xie, Y., et al. (2012), Determination of ice cloud models using MODIS and MISR data, Intl. J. Remote. Sens., 33, 4219-4253, doi:10.1080/01431161.2011.642323.
Xie, Y., et al. (2012), Parameterization of contrail radiative properties for climate studies, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L00F02, doi:10.1029/2012GL054043.
Yi, B., et al. (2012), Simulation of the global contrail radiative forcing: A sensitivity analysis, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L00F03, doi:10.1029/2012GL054042.
Zhou, C., et al. (2012), Study of Horizontally Oriented Ice Crystals with CALIPSO Observations and Comparison with Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer Simulations, J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 51, 1426-1439, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-11-0265.1.
Baum, B.A., et al. (2011), Improvements in Shortwave Bulk Scattering and Absorption Models for the Remote Sensing of Ice Clouds, J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 50, 1037-1056, doi:10.1175/2010JAMC2608.1.
Chen, X., et al. (2011), An efficient method for computing atmospheric radiances in clear-sky and cloudy conditions, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 112, 109-118, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2010.08.013.
Ding, S., et al. (2011), Validation of the community radiative transfer model, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 112, 1050-1064, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2010.11.009.
Feng, Q., et al. (2011), Effect of Thin Cirrus Clouds on Dust Optical Depth Retrievals From MODIS Observations, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 49, 2819-2827, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2011.2118762.
Minnis, P., et al. (2011), CERES Edition-2 cloud property retrievals using TRMM VIRS and Terra and Aqua MODIS data, Part I: Algorithms, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 49, 11-2892).
Wang, C., et al. (2011), Retrieval of Ice Cloud Optical Thickness and Effective Particle Size Using a Fast Infrared Radiative Transfer Model, J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 50, 2283-2297, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-11-067.1.
Xie, Y., et al. (2011), Simulation of the optical properties of plate aggregates for application to the remote sensing of cirrus clouds, Appl. Opt., 50, 1065-1081.
Yi, B., et al. (2011), Radiative transfer simulation of dust-like aerosols: Uncertainties from particle shape and refractive index, Journal of Aerosol Science, 42, 631-644, doi:10.1016/j.jaerosci.2011.06.008.
Zhou, D.K., et al. (2011), Global Land Surface Emissivity Retrieved From Satellite Ultraspectral IR Measurements, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 49, 1277-1290, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2010.2051036.
Baum, B.A., et al. (2010), The impact of ice particle roughness on the scattering phase matrix, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 111, 2534-2549, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2010.07.008.
Hong, G., et al. (2010), Detecting opaque and nonopaque tropical upper tropospheric ice clouds: A trispectral technique based on the MODIS 8–12 micron window bands, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D20214, doi:10.1029/2010JD014004.
Kindel, B., et al. (2010), Observations and modeling of ice cloud shortwave spectral albedo during the Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling Experiment (TC4), J. Geophys. Res., 115, D00J18, doi:10.1029/2009JD013127.
Li, Y., et al. (2010), NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE Exploration of the MODIS Cloud-Top Property Products for the Investigation of Equatorial Wave Systems, J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 49, 2050-2057, doi:10.1175/2010JAMC2425.1.
Wind, G., et al. (2010), Multilayer Cloud Detection with the MODIS Near-Infrared Water Vapor Absorption Band, J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 49, 2315-2333, doi:10.1175/2010JAMC2364.1.
Yang, Y., et al. (2010), Uncertainties in Ice-Sheet Altimetry From a Spaceborne 1064-nm Single-Channel Lidar Due to Undetected Thin Clouds, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 48, 250-259, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2009.2028335.
Bi, L., et al. (2009), Simulation of the color ratio associated with the backscattering of radiation by ice particles at the wavelengths of 0.532 and 1.064 mm, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D00H08, doi:10.1029/2009JD011759.
Ding, S., et al. (2009), Estimates of radiation over clouds and dust aerosols: Optimized number of terms in phase function expansion, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 110, 1190-1198, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2009.03.032.
Feng, Q., et al. (2009), Effects of particle nonsphericity and radiation polarization on retrieving dust properties from MODIS observations, Aerosol Science, 40, 776-789, doi:10.1016/j.jaerosci.2009.05.001.
Garrett, K.J., et al. (2009), Influence of Cloud-Top Height and Geometric Thickness on a MODIS Infrared-Based Ice Cloud Retrieval, J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 48, 818-832, doi:10.1175/2008JAMC1915.1.
Ham, S., et al. (2009), Assessment of the Quality of MODIS Cloud Products from Radiance Simulations, J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 48, 1591-1612, doi:10.1175/2009JAMC2121.1.
Hong, G., et al. (2009), Parameterization of Shortwave and Longwave Radiative Properties of Ice Clouds for Use in Climate Models, J. Climate, 22, 6287-6312, doi:10.1175/2009JCLI2844.1.
Hu, Y., et al. (2009), CALIPSO/CALIOP Cloud Phase Discrimination Algorithm, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 26, 2293-2309, doi:10.1175/2009JTECHA1280.1.
Xie, Y., et al. (2009), Effect of the inhomogeneity of ice crystals on retrieving ice cloud optical thickness and effective particle size, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D11203, doi:10.1029/2008JD011216.
Zhang, Z., et al. (2009), Influence of ice particle model on satellite ice cloud retrieval: lessons learned from MODIS and POLDER cloud product comparison, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 7115-7129, doi:10.5194/acp-9-7115-2009.
Cho, H.-M., et al. (2008), Depolarization ratio and attenuated backscatter for nine cloud types: analyses based on collocated CALIPSO lidar and MODIS measurements, Opt. Express, 16, 3931-3948.
Hong, G., et al. (2008), Optical properties of ice particles in young contrails, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 109, 2635-2647, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2008.06.005.
Hong, G., et al. (2008), Do contrails significantly reduce daily temperature range?, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L23815, doi:10.1029/2008GL036108.
Hong, G., et al. (2008), Relationship between ice water content and equivalent radar reflectivity for clouds consisting of nonspherical ice particles, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D20205, doi:10.1029/2008JD009890.
Baum, B.A., et al. (2007), Bulk Scattering Properties for the Remote Sensing of Ice Clouds. Part III: High-Resolution Spectral Models from 100 to 3250 cm-1؁‬, J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 46, 423-434, doi:10.1175/JAM2473.1.
Hong, G., et al. (2007), High cloud properties from three years of MODIS Terra and Aqua collection 4 data over the tropics, J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 46, 1840-1856, doi:10.1175/2007JAMC1583.1.
Lee, J., et al. (2006), The Influence of Thermodynamic Phase on the Retrieval of Mixed-Phase Cloud Microphysical and Optical Properties in the Visible and Near-Infrared Region, IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett., 3, 287-291, doi:10.1109/LGRS.2006.864374.
Lee, Y., et al. (2006), Potential nighttime contamination of CERES clear-sky fields of view by optically thin cirrus during the CRYSTAL-FACE campaign, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D09203, doi:10.1029/2005JD006372.
Sun, W., et al. (2006), On the retrieval of ice cloud particle shapes from POLDER measurements, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 101, 435-447, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2006.02.071.
You, Y., et al. (2006), Sensitivity of depolarized lidar signals to cloud and aerosol particle properties, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 100, 470-482, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2005.11.058.
Baum, B.A., et al. (2005), Bulk Scattering Properties for the Remote Sensing of Ice Clouds. Part II: Narrowband Models, J. Appl. Meteor., 44, 1896-1911, doi:10.1175/JAM2309.1.
Baum, B.A., et al. (2005), Bulk Scattering Properties for the Remote Sensing of Ice Clouds. Part I: Microphysical Data and Models, J. Appl. Meteor., 44, 1885-1895.
Chepfer, ., et al. (2005), Particle habit in tropical ice clouds during CRYSTAL-FACE: Comparison of two remote sensing techniques with in situ observations, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D16204, doi:10.1029/2004JD005455.
Li, J., et al. (2005), Retrieval of Cloud Microphysical Properties from MODIS and AIRS, J. Appl. Meteor., 44, 1526-1543.
Mace, G.G., et al. (2005), Evaluation of Cirrus Cloud Properties Derived from MODIS Data Using Cloud Properties Derived from Ground-Based Observations Collected at the ARM SGP Site, J. Appl. Meteor., 44, 221-240.
King, M.D., et al. (2004), Remote Sensing of Liquid Water and Ice Cloud Optical Thickness and Effective Radius in the Arctic: Application of Airborne Multispectral MAS Data, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 21, 857-875.
Baum, B.A., et al. (2003), Nighttime Multilayered Cloud Detection Using MODIS and ARM Data, J. Appl. Meteor., 42, 905-919.
Baum, B.A., et al. (2000), Remote sensing of cloud properties using MODIS Airborne Simulator imagery during SUCCESS. I. Data and models, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 11,767-11,780.
Baum, B.A., et al. (2000), Remote sensing of cloud properties using MODIS airborne simulator imagery during SUCCESS II. Cloud thermodynamic phase, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 11781-11792.

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