Publications for CERES

Publication Citation
Sun, W., N. Loeb, R. Davies, C. Loukachine, and W. Miller (2006), Comparison of MISR and CERES top-of-atmosphere albedo, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L23810, doi:10.1029/2006GL027958.
Sun, W., B.N. Lin, Y. Hu, Z. Wang, Y. Fu, Q. Feng, and P. Yang (2008), Side-Face Effect of a Dielectric Strip on Its Optical Properties, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 46, 2337-2344, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2008.916984.
Sun, W., Y. Hu, N. Loeb, B.N. Lin, and M. Mlynczak (2008), Using CERES Data to Evaluate the Infrared Flux Derived From Diffusivity Approximation, IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett., 5, 17-20, doi:10.1109/LGRS.2007.905198.
Sun, W., Y. Hu, B.N. Lin, Z. Liu, and G. Videen (2011), The impact of ice cloud particle microphysics on the uncertainty of ice water content retrievals, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 112, 189-196, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2010.04.003.
Sun, W., G. Videen, S. Kato, B.N. Lin, C. Lukashin, and Y. Hu (2011), A study of subvisual clouds and their radiation effect with a synergy of CERES, MODIS, CALIPSO, and AIRS data, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D22207, doi:10.1029/2011JD016422.
Sun, W., B.N. Lin, Y. Hu, C. Lukashin, S. Kato, and Z. Liu (2011), On the consistency of CERES longwave flux and AIRS temperature and humidity profiles, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D17101, doi:10.1029/2011JD016153.
Sun, W., N. Loeb, and B.N. Lin (2005), Light scattering by an infinite circular cylinder immersed in an absorbing medium, Appl. Opt., 44, 2338-2342.
Sun, W., N. Loeb, and P. Yang (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.
Sun, W., N. Loeb, and Q. Fu (2002), Finite-difference time-domain solution of light scattering and absorption by particles in an absorbing medium, Appl. Opt., 41, 5728-5743.
Sun, W., N. Loeb, and S. Kato (2004), Estimation of instantaneous TOA albedo at 670 nm over ice clouds from POLDER multidirectional measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D02210, doi:10.1029/2003JD003801.
Tian, J., X. Dong, B. Xi, P. Minnis, W.L. Smith, S. Sun-Mack, M. Thieman, and J. Wang (2018), Comparisons of Ice Water Path in Deep Convective Systems Among Ground-Based, GOES, and CERES-MODIS Retrievals, J. Geophys. Res., 123, doi:10.1002/2017JD027498.
Trepte, Q.Z., P. Minnis, S. Sun-Mack, C.R. Yost, Y. Chen, Z. Jin, G. Hong, F. Chang, W.L. Smith, K. Bedka, and T. Chee (2019), Global Cloud Detection for CERES Edition 4 Using Terra and Aqua MODIS Data, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 57, 9410-9449, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2019.2926620.
Wall, C.J., D.L. Hartmann, M.M. Thieman, W.L. Smith, and P. Minnis (2018), The Life Cycle of Anvil Clouds and the Top-of-Atmosphere Radiation Balance over the Tropical West Pacific, J. Climate, 31, 10059-10080, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0154.1.
Wielicki, B., T. Wong, N. Loeb, P. Minnis, K. Priestley, and R. Kandel (2005), Changes in Earth’s Albedo Measured by Satellite, Science, 308, 825, doi:10.1126/science.1106484.
Yost, C.R., P. Minnis, S. Sun-Mack, Y. Chen, and W.L. Smith (2021), CERES MODIS Cloud Product Retrievals for Edition 4—Part II: Comparisons to CloudSat and CALIPSO, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 59, 3695-3724, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2020.3015155.
Zhang, M.H., W.Y. Lin, S.A. Klein, J. Bacmeister, S. Bony, R.T. Cederwall, A.D. Del Genio, J.J. Hack, N. Loeb, U. Lohmann, P. Minnis, I. Musat, R. Pincus, P. Stier, M.J. Suarez, M.J. Webb, J. Wu, S.C. Xie, M. Yao, and J.H. Zhang (2005), Comparing clouds and their seasonal variations in 10 atmospheric general circulation models with satellite measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D15S02, doi:10.1029/2004JD005021.
Zhang, Z., X. Dong, B. Xi, H. Song, P.-L. Ma, S. Ghan, S.E. Platnick, and P. Minnis (2017), Intercomparisons of marine boundary layer cloud properties from the ARM CAP-MBL campaign and two MODIS cloud products, J. Geophys. Res., 122, doi:10.1002/2016JD025763.
Zhao, T.X.-P., I. Laszlo, P. Minnis, and L.A. Remer (2005), Comparison and analysis of two aerosol retrievals over the ocean in – the Terra/ Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System– Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer single scanner footprint data: 2. Regional evaluation, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D21209, doi:10.1029/2005JD005852.