Norman Loeb

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NASA Langley Research Center

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Radiation and Climate Branch
Mail Stop 420 NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA 23681
United States

First Author Publications

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.
Loeb, N., et al. (2007), Variability in global top-of-atmosphere shortwave radiation between 2000 and 2005, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L03704, doi:10.1029/2006GL028196.
Loeb, N., et al. (2007), Multi-Instrument Comparison of Top-of-Atmosphere Reflected Solar Radiation, J. Climate, 20, 575, doi:10.1175/JCLI4018.1.
Loeb, N., et al. (2006), Fusion of CERES, MISR, and MODIS measurements for top-ofatmosphere radiative flux validation, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D18209, doi:10.1029/2006JD007146.

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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.
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.
Chen, X., et al. (2018), Using AIRS and ARM SGP Clear-Sky Observations to Evaluate Meteorological Reanalyses: A Hyperspectral Radiance Closure Approach, J. Geophys. Res., 123, 11,720-11,734, doi:10.1029/2018JD028850.
Su, W., et al. (2018), Determining the Shortwave Radiative Flux From Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera, J. Geophys. Res., 123, 11,479-11,491, doi:10.1029/2018JD029390.
Smith, W.L., et al. (2017), Arctic Radiation-Icebridge Sea And Ice Experiment: The Arctic Radiant Energy System during the Critical Seasonal Ice Transition, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 1399-1426, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00277.1.
Stackhouse, P.W., et al. (2016), Earth Radiation Budget at Top-of-Atmosphere [in "State of the Climate in 2015"], Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 97, S41-S43.
Corbett, J.G., and N. Loeb (2015), On the relative stability of CERES reflected shortwave and MISR and MODIS visible radiance measurements during the Terra satellite mission, J. Geophys. Res., 120, 11608-11616, doi:10.1002/2015JD023484.
Stanfield, R.E., et al. (2015), Assessment of NASA GISS CMIP5 and Post-CMIP5 Simulated Clouds and TOA Radiation Budgets Using Satellite Observations. Part II: TOA Radiation Budget and CREs, J. Climate, 28, 1842-1864, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00249.1.
Huang, X., et al. (2014), A Global Climatology of Outgoing Longwave Spectral Cloud Radiative Effect and Associated Effective Cloud Properties, J. Climate, 27, 7475-7492, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00663.1.
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.
Chen, X.H., et al. (2013), Comparisons of Clear-Sky Outgoing Far-IR Flux Inferred from Satellite Observations and Computed from the Three Most Recent Reanalysis Products, J. Climate, 26, 478-494, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00212.1.
Huang, X., et al. (2013), Longwave Band-By-Band Cloud Radiative Effect and Its Application in GCM Evaluation, J. Climate, 26, 450-467, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00112.1.
Kato, S., et al. (2013), Surface Irradiances Consistent with CERES-Derived Top-of-Atmosphere Shortwave and Longwave Irradiances, J. Climate, 26, 2719-2740, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00436.1.
Li, J.-L.F., et al. (2013), Characterizing and understanding radiation budget biases in CMIP3/CMIP5 GCMs, contemporary GCM, and reanalysis, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 8166-8184, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50378.
Stackhouse, P.W., et al. (2013), Earth Radiation Budget at top-of-atmosphere [in "State of the Climate in 2012”], Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 94, S30-31.
Su, W., et al. (2013), Global all-sky shortwave direct radiative forcing of anthropogenic aerosols from combined satellite observations and GOCART simulations, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 655-669, doi:10.1029/2012JD018294.
Wen, G., et al. (2013), Improvement of MODIS aerosol retrievals near clouds, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 1-14, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50617.
Huang, X., et al. (2012), Assessing Stability of CERES-FM3 Daytime Longwave Unfiltered Radiance with AIRS Radiances, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 29, 375-381, doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00066.1.
Kato, S., et al. (2012), Uncertainty Estimate of Surface Irradiances Computed with MODIS-, CALIPSO-, and CloudSat-Derived Cloud and Aerosol Properties, Surv. Geophys., 33, 395-412, doi:10.1007/s10712-012-9179-x.
Stephens, G.L., et al. (2012), An update on Earth’s energy balance in light of the latest global observations, Nature Geoscience, 5, 691-696, doi:10.1038/NGEO1580.
Kato, S., et al. (2011), Improvements of top‐of‐atmosphere and surface irradiance computations with CALIPSO‐, CloudSat‐, and MODIS‐derived cloud and aerosol properties, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D19209, doi:10.1029/2011JD016050.
Smith, L., et al. (2011), Clouds and Earth Radiant Energy System (CERES), a review: Past, present and future, Advances in Space Research, 48, 254-263, doi:10.1016/j.asr.2011.03.009.
Huang, X., et al. (2010), Spectrally resolved fluxes derived from collocated AIRS and CERES measurements and their application in model evaluation: 2. Cloudy sky and band‐by‐band cloud radiative forcing over the tropical oceans, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D21101, doi:10.1029/2010JD013932.
Lin, B., et al. (2010), Estimations of climate sensitivity based on top-of-atmosphere radiation imbalance, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 1923-1930, doi:10.5194/acp-10-1923-2010.
Stackhouse, P.W., et al. (2010), Earth Radiation Budget at Top-of-Atmosphere, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 91, S41.
Su, W., et al. (2010), An estimate of aerosol indirect effect from satellite measurements with concurrent meteorological analysis, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D18219, doi:10.1029/2010JD013948.
Myhre, ., et al. (2009), Modelled radiative forcing of the direct aerosol effect with multi-observation evaluation, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 1365-1392, doi:10.5194/acp-9-1365-2009.
Marshak, A., et al. (2008), A simple model for the cloud adjacency effect and the apparent bluing of aerosols near clouds, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D14S17, doi:10.1029/2007JD009196.
Menon, S., et al. (2008), Analyzing signatures of aerosol-cloud interactions from satellite retrievals and the GISS GCM to constrain the aerosol indirect effect, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D14S22, doi:10.1029/2007JD009442.
Sun, W., et al. (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.
Kato, S., et al. (2006), Seasonal and interannual variations of top-of-atmosphere irradiance and cloud cover over polar regions derived from the CERES data set, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L19804, doi:10.1029/2006GL026685.
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), Comparison of MISR and CERES top-of-atmosphere albedo, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L23810, doi:10.1029/2006GL027958.
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.
Yu, H., et al. (2006), A review of measurement-based assessments of the aerosol direct radiative effect and forcing, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 613-666, doi:10.5194/acp-6-613-2006.
Ignatov, A., et al. (2005), Two MODIS Aerosol Products over Ocean on the Terra and Aqua CERES SSF Datasets, J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 1008-1031.
Sun, W., et al. (2005), Finite-difference time-domain solution of light scattering by an infinite dielectric column immersed in an absorbing medium, Appl. Opt., 44, 1977-1983.
Sun, W., et al. (2005), Light scattering by an infinite circular cylinder immersed in an absorbing medium, Appl. Opt., 44, 2338-2342.
Wielicki, B., et al. (2005), Changes in Earth’s Albedo Measured by Satellite, Science, 308, 825, doi:10.1126/science.1106484.
Zhang, ., et al. (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.
Smith, L., et al. (2004), Clouds and Earth radiant energy system: an overview, Advances in Space Research, 33, 1125-1133, doi:10.1016/S0273-1177.
Sun, W., et al. (2004), Examination of surface roughness on light scattering by long ice columns by use of a two-dimensional finite-difference time-domain algorithm, Appl. Opt., 43, 1957-1964.
Sun, W., et al. (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.
Sun, W., et al. (2003), Light scattering by Gaussian particles: a solution with finite-difference time-domain technique, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 79–80, 79-80, doi:10.1016/S0022-4073.
Sun, W., et al. (2002), Finite-difference time-domain solution of light scattering and absorption by particles in an absorbing medium, Appl. Opt., 41, 5728-5743.

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