Dr. Richard Ferrare Profile

Dr. Richard Ferrare

at NASA Langley Research Ctr

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Publications (9)

Proceedings Article | 19 May 2015 Paper

Ocean and polarization observations from active remote sensing: atmospheric and ocean science applications

D. Josset, W. Hou, J. Pelon, Y. Hu, S. Tanelli, R. Ferrare, S. Burton, N. Pascal

Proceedings Volume 9459, 94590N (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2181544

KEYWORDS: Clouds, Ocean optics, LIDAR, Aerosols, Liquids, Calibration, Atmospheric particles, Atmospheric optics, Water, Analytical research

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In the past few years, we have demonstrated how the surface return measured by the active instruments onboard CloudSat and CALIPSO could be used to retrieve the optical depth and backscatter phase function (lidar ratio) of aerosols and ice clouds. This methodology lead to the development of a data fusion product publicly available at the ICARE archive center using the Synergized Optical Depth of Aerosols and Ice Clouds (SODA & ICE) algorithm¹. This algorithm, also allowing to derive ocean surface wind speed, has been extended to include dense cloud surface return to analyze aerosol and cloud properties above such clouds. This low level data fusion of CALIPSO and CloudSat ocean surface echoes has been used by several researchers to explore different research paths. Among them, we can cite: • A new characterization of the lidar ratio of cirrus clouds² • The analysis of the precipitable water and development of a new Millimeter-Wave Propagation Model for the W-Band observations (EMPIRIMA³) • The analysis of the lidar ratio of sea-spray aerosols⁴, and of Aerosol multilayer lidar ratio and extinction⁵ • A contribution to the retrieval of the subsurface particulate backscatter coefficients of phytoplankton particles⁶ In this paper, we present the main features of SODA & ICE, summarizing some of the results obtained. This low level data fusion of CALIPSO and CloudSat ocean surface echoes has been used by several researchers to explore different research paths. Among them, we can cite: A new characterization of the lidar ratio of cirrus clouds² The analysis of the precipitable water and development of a new Millimeter-Wave Propagation Model for the W-Band observations (EMPIRIMA³) The analysis of the lidar ratio of sea-spray aerosols⁴, and of Aerosol multilayer lidar ratio and extinction⁵ A contribution to the retrieval of the subsurface particulate backscatter coefficients of phytoplankton particles⁶ In this paper, we present the main features of SODA & ICE, summarizing some of the results obtained.

Proceedings Article | 1 November 2012 Paper

Multi-year satellite and surface observations of AOD in support of two-column aerosol project (TCAP) field campaign

Evgueni Kassianov, Duli Chand, Larry Berg, Jerome Fast, Jason Tomlinson, Richard Ferrare, Chris Hostetler, John Hair

Proceedings Volume 8534, 853407 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.977862

KEYWORDS: Aerosols, Satellites, Atmospheric particles, Remote sensing, Climatology, Satellite imaging, Earth observing sensors, MODIS, LIDAR, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 26 October 2011 Paper

Remote sensing of aerosol properties during CARES

Evgueni Kassianov, James Barnard, Mikhail Pekour, Connor Flynn, Richard Ferrare, Chris Hostetler, John Hair, Bertram Jobson

Proceedings Volume 8177, 81770J (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.897407

KEYWORDS: Aerosols, Optical properties, Remote sensing, Atmospheric particles, Atmospheric modeling, In situ remote sensing, Visible radiation, In situ metrology, Radiative transfer, Radiometry

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2009 Paper

The 3D radiative effects of clouds in aerosol retrieval: Can we remove them?

Evgueni Kassianov, Mikhail Ovchinnikov, Larry Berg, Sally McFarlane, Connor Flynn, Richard Ferrare, Chris Hostetler

Proceedings Volume 7475, 74750I (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.830179

KEYWORDS: Clouds, Aerosols, Reflectivity, Atmospheric modeling, Inverse optics, Solar radiation, 3D modeling, Solar radiation models, Remote sensing, Atmospheric particles

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Proceedings Article | 30 December 2004 Paper

Combined active-passive remote sensing of aerosol optical properties

Michael Pitts, Chris Hostetler, John Hair, Rich Ferrare, Jeng-Hwa Yee

Proceedings Volume 5660, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.578918

KEYWORDS: Aerosols, Spectral resolution, Oxygen, Spectroscopy, Clouds, LIDAR, Remote sensing, Optical properties, Scattering, Climate change

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Proceedings Article | 23 December 2003 Paper

Airborne DIAL and ground-based Raman lidar measurements of water vapor over the Southern Great Plains

Richard Ferrare, Edward Browell, Syed Ismail, Susan Kooi, Vince Brackett, Marian Clayton, Anthony Notari, Carolyn Butler, John Barrick, Glenn Diskin, Barry Lesht, Frank Schmidlin, Dave Turner, David Whiteman, Larry Miloshevich

Proceedings Volume 5154, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.509615

KEYWORDS: Aerosols, Lasers, LIDAR, Raman spectroscopy, Atmospheric particles, Clouds, Troposphere, MODIS, Humidity, Raman scattering

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2002 Paper

Spectral radiance validation studies using NAST-I and other independent measurement systems

Allen Larar, William Smith, Daniel Zhou, Edward Browell, Richard Ferrare, Henry Revercomb, David Tobin

Proceedings Volume 4485, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454238

KEYWORDS: Lasers, Sensors, Infrared radiation, Temperature metrology, Satellites, Atmospheric modeling, Atmospheric sensing, Interferometers, Remote sensing, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 1991 Paper

Recent lidar measurements of stratospheric ozone and temperature within the Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change

Thomas McGee, Richard Ferrare, James Butler, Robert Frost, Michael Gross, James Margitan

Proceedings Volume 1491, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46660

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Ozone, Temperature metrology, Aerosols, Ultraviolet radiation, Remote sensing, Atmospheric chemistry, Sensors, Error analysis, Stratosphere

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 January 1991

STROZ LITE: Stratospheric Ozone Lidar Trailer Experiment

Thomas McGee, David Whiteman, Richard Ferrare, James Butler, John Burris

OE, Vol. 30, Issue 01, (January 1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.55771

KEYWORDS: Ozone, LIDAR, Aerosols, Telescopes, Absorption, Backscatter, YAG lasers, Scattering, Refractive index, Excimer lasers

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