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Kuo-Nan Liou

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University of California, Los Angeles

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Department of Atmospheric Sciences

Los Angeles, CA

United States

First Author Publications:

Liou, K., et al. (1990), Remote Sounding of the Cirrus Cloud Temperature and Optical Depth Using 6.5 and 10.5 mm Radiometers during STEP, J. Appl. Meteor., 29, 716-726.

Co-Authored Publications:

Shi, H., et al. (2019), All Rights Reserved. Modeling Study of the Air Quality Impact of Record‐Breaking Southern California Wildfires in December 2017, J. Geophys. Res., 124, 6554-6570, doi:10.1029/2019JD030472.
Yang, P., et al. (2019), On the convergence of numerical computations for both exact and approximate solutions for electromagnetic scattering by nonspherical dielectric particles, Progress In Electromagnetics Research, 164, 27-61.
Brasseur, G. P., et al. (2017), Impact of Aviation: FAA's Aviation Climate Change Research Initiative (ACCRI) Phase II, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 98, 561-583, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00089.1.
Kahn, B., et al. (2014), The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder version 6 cloud products, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 399-426, doi:10.5194/acp-14-399-2014.
Ou, S. S. C., et al. (2013), Retrieval of Cirrus Cloud Properties From the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder: The k -Coefficient Approach Using Cloud-Cleared Radiances as Input, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 51, 1010-1024, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2012.2205261.
Yang, P., et al. (2013), Spectrally consistent scattering, absorption, and polarization properties of atmospheric ice crystals at wavelengths from 0.2 µm to 100 µm, J. Atmos. Sci., 70, 330-347, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-12-039.1.
Iwabuchi, H., et al. (2012), Physical and optical properties of persistent contrails: Climatology and interpretation, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D06215, doi:10.1029/2011JD017020.
Ou, S. C., et al. (2012), Satellite remote sensing of dust aerosol indirect effects on cloud formation over Eastern Asia, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 22, 7257-7272, doi:10.1080/01431161.2012.700135.
Xie, Y., et al. (2012), Parameterization of contrail radiative properties for climate studies, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L00F02, doi:10.1029/2012GL054043.
Yi, B., et al. (2012), Simulation of the global contrail radiative forcing: A sensitivity analysis, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L00F03, doi:10.1029/2012GL054042.
Jiang, J., et al. (2011), Influence of convection and aerosol pollution on ice cloud particle effective radius, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 457-463, doi:10.5194/acp-11-457-2011.
Liang, C. K., et al. (2011), Record of tropical interannual variability of temperature and water vapor from a combined AIRS‐MLS data set, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D06103, doi:10.1029/2010JD014841.
Minnis, P., et al. (2011), CERES Edition-2 cloud property retrievals using TRMM VIRS and Terra and Aqua MODIS data, Part I: Algorithms, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 49, 11-2892).
Hansell, R. A., et al. (2010), An Assessment of the Surface Longwave Direct Radiative Effect of Airborne Saharan Dust during the NAMMA Field Campaign, J. Atmos. Sci., 67, 1048-1065, doi:10.1175/2009JAS3257.1.
Yang, P., et al. (2010), Contrails And Induced Cirrus: Optics and Radiation, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 473-478.
Ou, S. S. C., et al. (2009), Retrievals of mixed-phase cloud properties during the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System, Appl. Opt., 48, 1452-1462.
Wang, X., et al. (2009), Remote sensing of cirrus cloud vertical size profile using MODIS data, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D09205, doi:10.1029/2008JD011327.
Feldman, D., et al. (2008), Remote sensing of tropical tropopause layer radiation balance using A-train measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D21113, doi:10.1029/2008JD010158.
Hansell, R. A., et al. (2008), Remote sensing of mineral dust aerosol using AERI during the UAE2: A modeling and sensitivity study, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D18202, doi:10.1029/2008JD010246.
Hansell, R. A., et al. (2007), Simultaneous detection/separation of mineral dust and cirrus clouds using MODIS thermal infrared window data, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L11808, doi:10.1029/2007GL029388.
Kahn, B., et al. (2005), Nighttime cirrus detection using Atmospheric Infrared Sounder window channels and total column water vapor, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D07203, doi:10.1029/2004JD005430.
King, M. D., et al. (2004), Remote Sensing of Liquid Water and Ice Cloud Optical Thickness and Effective Radius in the Arctic: Application of Airborne Multispectral MAS Data, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 21, 857-875.
Roskovensky, J. K., et al. (2004), Simultaneous retrieval of aerosol and thin cirrus optical depths using MODIS airborne simulator data during CRYSTAL-FACE and CLAMS, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L18110, doi:10.1029/2004GL020457.
Redemann, J., et al. (2000), Retrieving the vertical structure of the effective aerosol complex index of refraction from a combination of aerosol in situ and remote sensing measurements during TARFOX, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9949-9970.
Redemann, J., et al. (2000), Case studies of the vertical structure of the direct shortwave aerosol radiative forcing during TARFOX, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9971-9979.
Rolland, P., et al. (2000), Remote sensing of optical and microphysical properties of cirrus clouds using Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer channels: Methodology and sensitivity to physical assumptions, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 11721-11738.

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