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Curriculum Vitae for Kirk Knobelspiesse
Brief Bio:
Research Interests:
remote sensing
radiative transfer
information content analysis
aerosols
clouds
ocean color
Professional Experience:
| 2012 - 2016 | Physical Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center |
| 2011 - 2012 | NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies |
| 2006 - 2010 | Graduate Research Assistant, Columbia University |
| 2000 - 2004 | Analyst, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / Science Systems and Applications, Inc |
Education:
2011 - Ph.D. - Applied Mathematics, Columbia University
2007 - M.S. - Applied Mathematics, Columbia University
2000 - M.S. - Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
1998 - B.S. - Imaging and Photographic Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology
Professional Societies:
American Geophysical Union
Awards:
NASA Ames Research Center Science Innovation Fund (2013)
NASA New (Early Career) Investigator Program (2013)
First Author Publications:
- Knobelspiesse, K., et al. (2015), Remote sensing of mixed cloud and aerosol scenes. chapter in Light Scattering Reviews, Springer Praxis Books, 9, 167-210, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-37985-7_5.
- Knobelspiesse, K., et al. (2015), Cloud thermodynamic phase detection with polarimetrically sensitive passive sky radiometers, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 8, 1537-1554, doi:10.5194/amt-8-1537-2015.
- Knobelspiesse, K., et al. (2012), Analysis of fine-mode aerosol retrieval capabilities by different passive remote sensing instrument designs, Opt. Express, 20, 21457-21484.
- Knobelspiesse, K., et al. (2012), Analysis of fine-mode aerosol retrieval capabilities by different passive remote sensing instrument designs , Optics Express, 20, 21457-21484.
- Knobelspiesse, K., et al. (2011), Combined retrievals of boreal forest fire aerosol properties with a polarimeter and lidar, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 7045-7067, doi:10.5194/acp-11-7045-2011.
- Knobelspiesse, K., et al. (2011), Simultaneous retrieval of aerosol and cloud properties during the MILAGRO field campaign, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 6245-6263, doi:10.5194/acp-11-6245-2011.
- Knobelspiesse, K., et al. (2008), Surface BRDF estimation from an aircraft compared to MODIS and ground estimates at the Southern Great Plains site, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D20105, doi:10.1029/2008JD010062.
- Knobelspiesse, K., et al. (2004), Maritime aerosol optical thickness measured by handheld sun photometers, Remote Sensing of Environment, 93, 87-106, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2004.06.018.
- Knobelspiesse, K., C. Pietras, and G. S. Fargion (2003), Sun-Pointing-Error Correction for Sea Deployment of the MICROTOPS II Handheld Sun Photometer, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 20, 767-771.
Co-Authored Publications:
- Redemann, J., et al. (2021), An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 1507-1563, doi:10.5194/acp-21-1507-2021.
- Miller, D. J., et al. (2020), Low-level liquid cloud properties during ORACLES retrieved using airborne polarimetric measurements and a neural network algorithm, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 13, 3447-3470, doi:10.5194/amt-13-3447-2020.
- Redemann, J., et al. (2020), An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions in the Southeast Atlantic basin, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., doi:10.5194/acp-2020-449.
- Dubovik, O., et al. (2019), Polarimetric remote sensing of atmospheric aerosols: Instruments, methodologies, results, and perspectives, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 224, 474-511, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2018.11.024.
- Frouin, R., et al. (2019), Atmospheric Correction of Satellite Ocean-Color Imagery During the PACE Era, Front. Earth Sci., 7, 145, doi:10.3389/feart.2019.00145.
- Jamet, C., et al. (2019), Going Beyond Standard Ocean Color Observations: Lidar and Polarimetry, Front. Mar. Sci., 6, 251, doi:10.3389/fmars.2019.00251.
- Remer, L., et al. (2019), Retrieving Aerosol Characteristics From the PACE Mission, Part 2: Multi-Angle and Polarimetry, Multi-Angle and Polarimetry. Front. Environ. Sci., 7, 94, doi:10.3389/fenvs.2019.00094.
- Remer, L., et al. (2019), Retrieving Aerosol Characteristics From the PACE Mission, Part 1: Ocean Color Instrument, Ocean Color Instrument. Front. Earth Sci., 7, 152, doi:10.3389/feart.2019.00152.
- Miller, D. J., et al. (2018), Comparisons of bispectral and polarimetric retrievals of marine boundary layer cloud microphysics: case studies using a LES–satellite retrieval simulator, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 3689-3715, doi:10.5194/amt-11-3689-2018.
- Segal-Rozenhaimer, M., et al. (2018), Development of neural network retrievals of liquid cloud properties from multi-angle polarimetric observations, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 220, 39-51, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2018.08.030.
- van Harten, G., et al. (2018), Calibration and validation of Airborne Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (AirMSPI) polarization measurements, Appl. Opt., 57, 4499-4513, doi:10.1364/AO.57.004499.
- Burton, S., et al. (2016), Information content and sensitivity of the 3β+ 2α lidar measurement system for aerosol microphysical retrievals, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 9, 5555-5574, doi:10.5194/amt-9-5555-2016.
- Alexandrov, M. D., et al. (2015), Liquid water cloud properties during the Polarimeter Definition Experiment (PODEX), Remote Sensing of Environment, 169, 20-36, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2015.07.029.
- Russell, P. B., et al. (2014), A Multi-Parameter Aerosol Classification Method and its Application to Retrievals from Spaceborne Polarimetry, Paper #: 2013JD021411R, J. Geophys. Res..
- Ottaviani, M., et al. (2013), Information content of aerosol retrievals in the sunglint region, Geophys. Res. Lett., 40, 631-634, doi:10.1002/grl.50148.
- Zhai, P., et al. (2013), Uncertainty and interpretation of aerosol remote sensing due to vertical inhomogeneity, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 114, 91-100, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2012.08.006.
- Chowdhary, J., et al. (2012), Sensitivity of multiangle, multispectral polarimetric remote sensing over open oceans to water-leaving radiance: Analyses of RSP data acquired during the MILAGRO campaign, Remote Sensing of Environment, 118, 284-308, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2011.11.003.
- Ottaviani, M., et al. (2012), Polarimetric retrievals of surface and cirrus clouds properties in the region affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Remote Sensing of Environment, 121, 389-403, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2012.02.016.
- Waquet, F., et al. (2009), Polarimetric remote sensing of aerosols over land, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D01206, doi:10.1029/2008JD010619.
- Chu, D. A., et al. (2005), Evaluation of aerosol properties over ocean from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) during ACE-Asia, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D07308, doi:10.1029/2004JD005208.
- Miller, M. A., et al. (2005), Analysis of shipboard aerosol optical thickness measurements from multiple sunphotometers aboard the R/V Ronald H. Brown during the Aerosol Characterization Experiment—Asia, Appl. Opt., 44, 3805-3820.
- Wang, M., K. Knobelspiesse, and C. R. McClain (2005), Study of the Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFS) aerosol optical property data over ocean in combination with the ocean color products, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D10S06, doi:10.1029/2004JD004950.