Omar Torres

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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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(301) 614-6776

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NASA GSFC
Code 614
Greenbelt, MD 20771
United States

First Author Publications

Torres, O., et al. (2020), Stratospheric Injection of Massive Smoke Plume From Canadian Boreal Fires in 2017 as Seen by DSCOVR‐EPIC, CALIOP, and OMPS‐LP Observations, J. Geophys. Res., 125, e2020JD032579, doi:10.1029/2020JD032579.
Torres, O., et al. (2020), TROPOMI aerosol products: evaluation and observations of synoptic-scale carbonaceous aerosol plumes during 2018–2020, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 13, 6789-6806, doi:10.5194/amt-13-6789-2020.
Torres, O., et al. (2018), Impact of the ozone monitoring instrument row anomaly on the long-term record of aerosol products, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2701-2715, doi:10.5194/amt-11-2701-2018.
Torres, O., et al. (2013), Improvements to the OMI near-UV aerosol algorithm using A-train CALIOP and AIRS observations, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 6, 3257-3270, doi:10.5194/amt-6-3257-2013.
Torres, O., et al. (2012), Retrieval of Aerosol Optical Depth above Clouds from OMI Observations: Sensitivity Analysis and Case Studies, J. Atmos. Sci., 69, 1037-1053, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-11-0130.1.
Torres, O., et al. (2010), OMI and MODIS observations of the anomalous 2008–2009 Southern Hemisphere biomass burning seasons, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 3505-3513, doi:10.5194/acp-10-3505-2010.
Torres, O., et al. (2007), Aerosols and surface UV products from Ozone Monitoring Instrument observations: An overview, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D24S47, doi:10.1029/2007JD008809.

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Co-Authored Publications

Ahn, C., et al. (2021), Evaluation of Aerosol Properties Observed by DSCOVR/ EPIC Instrument From the Earth-Sun Lagrange 1 Orbit, J. Geophys. Res., 126, e2020JD033651, doi:10.1029/2020JD033651.
Lu, Z., et al. (2021), Hourly Mapping of the Layer Height of Thick Smoke Plumes Over the Western U.S. in 2020 Severe Fire Season, Front. Remote Sens., 2, 766628, doi:10.3389/frsen.2021.766628.
Jung, Y., et al. (2019), Explicit Aerosol Correction of OMI Formaldehyde Retrievals, Earth and Space Science, 6, 2087-2105, doi:10.1029/2019EA000702.
Mallet, M., et al. (2019), Simulation of the transport, vertical distribution, optical properties and radiative impact of smoke aerosols with the ALADIN regional climate model during the ORACLES-2016 and LASIC experiments, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 4963-4990, doi:10.5194/acp-19-4963-2019.
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.
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.
Jethva, H., et al. (2018), A 12-year long global record of optical depth of absorbing aerosols above the clouds derived from the OMI/OMACA algorithm, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 5837-5864, doi:10.5194/amt-11-5837-2018.
Marshak, A., et al. (2018), Earth Observations From Dscovr Epic Instrument, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 1829-1850, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0223.1.
Gasso, S., and O. Torres (2016), The role of cloud contamination, aerosol layer height and aerosol model in the assessment of the OMI near-UV retrievals over the ocean, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 9, 3031-3052, doi:10.5194/amt-9-3031-2016.
Hammer, M.S., et al. (2016), Interpreting the ultraviolet aerosol index observed with the OMI satellite instrument to understand absorption by organic aerosols: implications for atmospheric oxidation and direct radiative effects, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 2507-2523, doi:10.5194/acp-16-2507-2016.
Mok, J., et al. (2016), Impacts of atmospheric brown carbon on surface UV and ozone in the Amazon Basin, Sci. Rep., 6, 36940, doi:10.1038/srep36940.
Buchard, V., et al. (2015), Using the OMI aerosol index and absorption aerosol optical depth to evaluate the NASA MERRA Aerosol Reanalysis, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5743-5760, doi:10.5194/acp-15-5743-2015.
Ahn, C., et al. (2014), Assessment of OMI near-UV aerosol optical depth over land, J. Geophys. Res., 119, 2457-2473, doi:10.1002/2013JD020188.
Chin, M., et al. (2014), Multi-decadal aerosol variations from 1980 to 2009: a perspective from observations and a global model, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 3657-3690, doi:10.5194/acp-14-3657-2014.
Jethva, H., et al. (2014), Global assessment of OMI aerosol single-scattering albedo using ground-based AERONET inversion, J. Geophys. Res., 119, doi:10.1002/2014JD021672.
Jethva, H., et al. (2013), A Color Ratio Method for Simultaneous Retrieval of Aerosol and Cloud Optical Thickness of Above-Cloud Absorbing Aerosols From Passive Sensors: Application to MODIS Measurements, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 51, 3862-3870, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2012.2230008.
Carboni, E., et al. (2012), Intercomparison of desert dust optical depth from satellite measurements, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 5, 1973-2002, doi:10.5194/amt-5-1973-2012.
Jethva, H., and O. Torres (2011), Satellite-based evidence of wavelength-dependent aerosol absorption in biomass burning smoke inferred from Ozone Monitoring Instrument, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 10541-10551, doi:10.5194/acp-11-10541-2011.
Witte, J.C., et al. (2011), NASA A-Train and Terra observations of the 2010 Russian wildfires, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 9287-9301, doi:10.5194/acp-11-9287-2011.
Livingston, J.M., et al. (2009), Comparison of aerosol optical depths from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on Aura with results from airborne sunphotometry, other space and ground measurements during MILAGRO/INTEX-B, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 6743-6765, doi:10.5194/acp-9-6743-2009.
Satheesh, S.K., et al. (2009), Improved assessment of aerosol absorption using OMI-MODIS joint retrieval, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D05209, doi:10.1029/2008JD011024.
Ziemke, J.R., et al. (2009), Recent biomass burning in the tropics and related changes in tropospheric ozone, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L15819, doi:10.1029/2009GL039303.
Ahn, C., et al. (2008), Comparison of Ozone Monitoring Instrument UV Aerosol Products with Aqua/Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer and Multiangle Imaging Spectroradiometer observations in 2006, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D16S27, doi:10.1029/2007JD008832.
Tian, B., et al. (2008), Does the Madden-Julian Oscillation influence aerosol variability?, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D12215, doi:10.1029/2007JD009372.
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.
Colarco, P.R., et al. (2004), Transport of smoke from Canadian forest fires to the surface near Washington, D.C.: Injection height, entrainment, and optical properties, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D06203, doi:10.1029/2003JD004248.
Diner, D.J., et al. (2004), Understanding Aerosols Paragon: An Integrated Approach for Characterizing Aerosol Climate Impacts and Environmental Interactions, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 1491, doi:10.1175/BAMS-85-10-1491.
Ginoux, P., et al. (2004), Long-term simulation of global dust distribution with the GOCART model: correlation with North Atlantic Oscillation, Environmental Modelling & Software, 19, 113-128, doi:10.1016/S1364-8152(03)00114-2.
Kinne, S., et al. (2003), Monthly averages of aerosol properties: A global comparison among models, satellite data, and AERONET ground data, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 4634, doi:10.1029/2001JD001253.
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.
Schmid, B., et al. (2003), Coordinated airborne, spaceborne, and ground-based measurements of massive, thick aerosol layers during the dry season in Southern Africa, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8496, doi:10.1029/2002JD002297.
Chin, M., et al. (2002), Tropospheric Aerosol Optical Thickness from the GOCART Model and Comparisons with Satellite and Sun Photometer Measurements, J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 461-483.

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