Brief Bio
Research Interests
remote sensing
radiative transfer
information content analysis
aerosols
clouds
ocean color
Professional Experience
Position/Title
Physical Scientist
Employer
NASA Ames Research Center
Starting Year
2012
Ending Year
2016
Position/Title
NASA Postdoctoral Fellow
Employer
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Starting Year
2011
Ending Year
2012
Position/Title
Graduate Research Assistant
Employer
Columbia University
Starting Year
2006
Ending Year
2010
Position/Title
Analyst
Employer
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / Science Systems and Applications, Inc
Starting Year
2000
Ending Year
2004
Education
School
Applied Mathematics, Columbia University
Graduating Year
2011
Academic Degree
Ph.D.
School
Applied Mathematics, Columbia University
Graduating Year
2007
Academic Degree
M.S.
School
Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
Graduating Year
2000
Academic Degree
M.S.
School
Imaging and Photographic Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology
Graduating Year
1998
Academic Degree
B.S.
Professional Societies
American Geophysical Union
Awards
NASA Ames Research Center Science Innovation Fund (2013)
NASA New (Early Career) Investigator Program (2013)
First Author Publications
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Knobelspiesse, K.D., 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.
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Knobelspiesse, K.D., 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.
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Knobelspiesse, K.D., et al. (2012), Analysis of fine-mode aerosol retrieval capabilities by different passive remote sensing instrument designs, Opt. Express, 20, 21457-21484.
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Knobelspiesse, K.D., et al. (2012), Analysis of fine-mode aerosol retrieval capabilities by different passive remote sensing instrument designs , Optics Express, 20, 21457-21484.
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Knobelspiesse, K.D., 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.
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Knobelspiesse, K.D., 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.
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Knobelspiesse, K.D., 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.
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Knobelspiesse, K.D., 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.
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Knobelspiesse, K.D., et al. (2003), Sun-Pointing-Error Correction for Sea Deployment of the MICROTOPS II Handheld Sun Photometer, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 20, 767-771.
Note: Only publications that have been uploaded to the ESD Publications database are listed here.
Co-Authored Publications
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Remer, L.A., 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.
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Remer, L.A., 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Burton, S.P., 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Waquet, F., et al. (2009), Polarimetric remote sensing of aerosols over land, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D01206, doi:10.1029/2008JD010619.
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Chu, 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.
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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.
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Wang, M., et al. (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.
Note: Only publications that have been uploaded to the ESD Publications database are listed here.
