Publications for CERES

Publication Citation
Sun, W., N.G. Loeb, R. Davies, K. Loukachine, and W.F. Miller (2006), Comparison of MISR and CERES top-of-atmosphere albedo, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L23810, doi:10.1029/2006GL027958.
Sun, W., B. 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.G. Loeb, B. Lin, and M.G. 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. 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. 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. 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.G. Loeb, and B. Lin (2005), Light scattering by an infinite circular cylinder immersed in an absorbing medium, Appl. Opt., 44, 2338-2342.
Sun, W., N.G. 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.G. 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.G. 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.-L. Chang, W.L. Smith, K.M. Bedka, and T.L. 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.A., 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.T. Bacmeister, S. Bony, R.T. Cederwall, A.D. Del Genio, J.J. Hack, N.G. Loeb, U. Lohmann, P. Minnis, I. Musat, R. Pincus, P. Stier, M.J. Suarez, M.J. Webb, J.B. Wu, S.C. Xie, M.-S. 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.J. Ghan, S. 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. 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.