Abstract: Accurate modeling of the scattering and absorption of ultraviolet and visible radiation by aerosols is…
Author: New NASA STI
Role of Surface Wind and Vegetation Cover in Multi-decadal Variations of Dust Emission in the Sahara and Sahel
Abstract: North Africa, the world's largest dust source, is non-uniform, consisting of a permanently arid region…
PISCES: An Integral Field Spectrograph Technology Demonstration for the WFIRST Coronagraph
Abstract: We present the design, integration, and test of the Prototype Imaging Spectrograph for Coronagraphic Exoplanet…
Evidence for Intermediate Polars as the Origin of the Galactic Center Hard X-Ray Emission
Abstract: Recently, unresolved hard (20-40 keV) X-ray emission has been discovered within the central 10 pc…
A Pervasive Role for Biomass Burning in Tropical High Ozonelow Water Structures
Abstract: Air parcels with mixing ratios of high O3 and low H2O (HOLW) are common features…
Direct Radiative Effects of Aerosols Over South Asia From Observations and Modeling
Abstract: Quantitative assessment of the seasonal variations in the direct radiative effect (DRE) of composite aerosols…
Aerosols in the Atmosphere: Sources, Transport, and Multi-decadal Trends
Abstract: We present our recent studies with global modeling and analysis of atmospheric aerosols. We have…
Performance of the PRAXyS X-Ray Polarimeter
Abstract: The performance of the Time Projection Chamber (TPC) polarimeter for the Polarimeter for Relativistic Astrophysical…
Limb-Nadir Matching Using Non-Coincident NO2 Observations: Proof of Concept and the OMI-minus-OSIRIS Prototype Product
Abstract: A variant of the limb-nadir matching technique for deriving tropospheric NO2 columns is presented in…
Regional Changes in Earths Color and Texture as Observed From Space Over a 15-Year Period
Abstract: Earth-observing satellites provide global observations of many geophysical variables. As these variables are derived from…