Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo

Abstract: We present a possible observing scenario for the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo gravitational-wave detectors…

Lidar-Radiometer Inversion Code (LIRIC) for the Retrieval of Vertical Aerosol Properties from Combined Lidar Radiometer Data: Development and Distribution in EARLINET

Abstract: This paper presents a detailed description of LIRIC (LIdar-Radiometer Inversion Code)algorithm for simultaneous processing of…

Reanalyzing Environmental Lidar Data for Archaeology: Mesoamerican Applications and Implications

Abstract: This paper presents a preliminary archaeological assessment of extensive transects of lidar recently collected by…

Variation in Global Chemical Composition of PM2.5: Emerging Results from SPARTAN

Abstract: The Surface PARTiculate mAtter Network (SPARTAN) is a long-term project that includes characterization of chemical…

Forest Disturbance Across the Conterminous United States from 1985-2012: The Emerging Dominance of Forest Decline

Abstract: Evidence of shifting dominance among major forest disturbance agent classes regionally to globally has been…

Rapid, High-Resolution Detection of Environmental Change over Continental Scales from Satellite Data – the Earth Observation Data Cube

Abstract: The effort and cost required to convert satellite Earth Observation (EO) data into meaningful geophysical…

Assessing the Transferability of Statistical Predictive Models for Leaf Area Index Between Two Airborne Discrete Return LiDAR Sensor Designs Within Multiple Intensely Managed Loblolly Pine Forest Locations in the South-Eastern USA

Abstract: Leaf area is an important forest structural variable which serves as the primary means of…

Detection and Measurement of Micrometeoroids with LISA Pathfinder

Abstract: The Solar System contains a population of dust and small particles originating from asteroids, comets,…

A Global Perspective of Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations

Abstract: Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most important greenhouse gas affected by human activity. About half…

Simulation of Satellite, Airborne and Terrestrial LiDAR with DART (I):Waveform Simulation with Quasi-Monte Carlo Ray Tracing

Abstract: Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) provides unique data on the 3-D structure of atmosphere constituents…