Sundar Christopher

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University of Alabama in Huntsville

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Department of Atmospheric Science
320 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, AL 35805
United States

First Author Publications

Christopher, S., et al. (2009), Vertical and spatial distribution of dust from aircraft and satellite measurements during the GERBILS field campaign, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L06806, doi:10.1029/2008GL037033.
Christopher, S., et al. (2009), Satellite Remote Sensing and Mesoscale Modeling of the 2007 Georgia/Florida Fires, Ieee Journal Of Selected Topics In Applied Earth Observations And Remote Sensing, 2, 163-175, doi:10.1109/JSTARS.2009.2026626.
Christopher, S., and J. Wang (2004), Intercomparison between multi-angle imaging spectroradiometer (MISR) and sunphotometer aerosol optical thickness in dust source regions over China: implications for satellite aerosol retrievals and radiative forcing calculations, Tellus, 56B, 451-456.
Christopher, S., et al. (2003), Estimation of diurnal shortwave dust aerosol radiative forcing during PRIDE, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8596, doi:10.1029/2002JD002787.

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Co-Authored Publications

Chang, I.Y.Y., et al. (2020), Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of aerosol and cloud properties over the southeast Atlantic: An observational analysis, in review for, Geophys. Res. Lett..
Alfaro-Contreras, R., et al. (2017), A Study of the Longer Term Variation of Aerosol Optical Thickness and Direct 2 Shortwave Aerosol Radiative Effect Trends Using MODIS and CERES 3 4, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., doi:10.5194/acp-2017-365.
Feng, N., and S. Christopher (2015), Measurement-based estimates of direct radiative effects of absorbing aerosols above clouds, J. Geophys. Res., 120, 6908-6921, doi:10.1002/2015JD023252.
Naeger, A.R., and S. Christopher (2014), The identification and tracking of volcanic ash using the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI), Atmos. Meas. Tech., 7, 581-597, doi:10.5194/amt-7-581-2014.
Naeger, A.R., et al. (2013), A New Technique Using Infrared Satellite Measurements to Improve the Accuracy of the CALIPSO Cloud-Aerosol Discrimination Method, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 51, 642-653, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2012.2201161.
Naeger, A.R., et al. (2013), Multiplatform analysis of the radiative effects and heating rates for an intense dust storm on 21 June 2007, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 9316-9329, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50713.
Reid, J.S., et al. (2013), Observing and understanding the Southeast Asian aerosol system by remote sensing: An initial review and analysis for the Seven Southeast Asian Studies (7SEAS) program, Atmos. Res., 122, 403-468, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.06.005.
Johnson, B.T., et al. (2009), Measurements of aerosol properties from aircraft, satellite and ground-based remote sensing: A case-study from the Dust and Biomass-burning Experiment (DABEX), Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 135, 922-934, doi:10.1002/qj.420.
Jones, T.A., and S. Christopher (2009), Injection Heights of Biomass Burning Debris Estimated From WSR-88D Radar Observations, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 47, 2599-2605, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2009.2014225.
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.
Reid, J.S., et al. (2009), Global Monitoring and Forecasting of Biomass-Burning Smoke: Description of and Lessons From the Fire Locating and Modeling of Burning Emissions (FLAMBE) Program, Ieee Journal Of Selected Topics In Applied Earth Observations And Remote Sensing, 2, 144-162, doi:10.1109/JSTARS.2009.2027443.
Wang, J., and S. Christopher (2006), Mesoscale modeling of Central American smoke transport to the United States: 2. Smoke radiative impact on regional surface energy budget and boundary layer evolution, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D14S92, doi:10.1029/2005JD006720.
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.
Anderson, T.L., et al. (2005), An “A-Train” Strategy for Quantifying Direct Climate Forcing by Anthropogenic Aerosols, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 1795, doi:10.1175/BAMS-86-12-1795.
Reid, J.S., et al. (2004), Real-time monitoring of South American smoke particle emissions and transport using a coupled remote sensing//box-model approach, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L06107, doi:10.1029/2003GL018845.
Wang, J., et al. (2004), Diurnal variability of dust aerosol optical thickness and Angström exponent over dust source regions in China, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L08107, doi:10.1029/2004GL019580.
Wang, J., et al. (2004), GOES 8 aerosol optical thickness assimilation in a mesoscale model: Online integration of aerosol radiative effects, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D23203, doi:10.1029/2004JD004827.
Livingston, J.M., et al. (2003), Airborne sunphotometer measurements of aerosol optical depth and columnar water vapor during the Puerto Rico Dust Experiment, and comparison with land, aircraft, and satellite measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 108, D19, doi:10.1029/2002JD002520.
Reid, J.S., et al. (2003), Measurements of Saharan dust by airborne and ground-based remote sensing methods during the Puerto Rico Dust Experiment (PRIDE), J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8586, doi:10.1029/2002JD002493.
Reid, J.S., et al. (2003), Analysis of measurements of Saharan dust by airborne and groundbased remote sensing methods during the Puerto Rico Dust Experiment (PRIDE), J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8586, doi:10.1029/2002JD002493.
Wang, J., et al. (2003), Geostationary satellite retrievals of aerosol optical thickness during ACE-Asia, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8657, doi:10.1029/2003JD003580.
Wang, J., et al. (2003), GOES 8 retrieval of dust aerosol optical thickness over the Atlantic Ocean during PRIDE, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8595, doi:10.1029/2002JD002494.
Wang, J., and S. Christopher (2003), Intercomparison between satellite-derived aerosol optical thickness and PM2.5 mass: Implications for air quality studies, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, 2095, doi:10.1029/2003GL018174.
Wang, J., et al. (2003), The effects of non-sphericity on geostationary satellite retrievals of dust aerosols, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, 2293, doi:10.1029/2003GL018697.

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Sundar Christopher

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Aeronautics and
Space Administration