Statement: I’ve worked on analyzing, developing and refining algorithms for aerosol retrievals from satellites. Especially, I have a keen interest in deriving value-added information about biomass burning smoke plumes such as their absorption properties (single-scattering albedo) and layer height, by merging measurements from multiple satellite sensors. It is my intent to have an opportunity to meet modelers and the leading experts in biomass burning to find out what is their need and what I can do to work with them in order to improve our understanding on the biomass burning and its impact on our environment and climate.
1) Retrieval of smoke layer height and single scattering albedo:
Jeong , M.?J. and N. C. Hsu (2008), Retrievals of aerosol single?scattering albedo and effective aerosol layer height for biomass?burning smoke: Synergy derived from “A?Train” sensors, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L24801, doi:10.1029/2008GL036279.
2) A scheme of classifying dominant type(s) of aerosols (including biomass burning smoke) from satellites was reported in the following article:
Jeong , M.?J. and Z. Li (2005),Quality, compatibility, and synergy analyses of global aerosol products derived from the advanced very high resolution radiometer and Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer,J. Geophys. Res.,110, D10S08, doi:10.1029/2004JD004647.