Alumni Bibliographies

Publications by Barbara E. Carlson

This citation list includes papers published while the author was on staff at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. It may also include some publications before or after that period if another GISS researcher was a co-author.

2022

Carlson, B., A.A. Lacis, G.L. Russell, A. Marshak, and W. Su, 2022: Unique observational constraints on the seasonal and longitudinal variability of the Earth's planetary albedo and cloud distribution inferred from EPIC measurements. Front. Remote Sens., 2, 788525, doi:10.3389/frsen.2021.788525.

Lacis, A.A., B.E. Carlson, G.L. Russell, A. Marshak, and W. Su, 2022: Unique NISTAR-based climate GCM diagnostics of the Earth's planetary albedo and spectral absorption through longitudinal data slicing. Front. Remote Sens., 3, 766917, doi:10.3389/frsen.2022.766917.

Li, J., B.E. Carlson, Y.L. Yung, D. Lv, J. Hansen, J.E. Penner, H. Liao, V. Ramaswamy, R.A. Kahn, P. Zhang, O. Dubovik, A. Ding, A.A. Lacis, L. Zhang, and Y. Dong, 2022: Scattering and absorbing aerosols in the climate system. Nat. Rev. Earth Environ., 3, 363-379, doi:10.1038/s43017-022-00296-7.

2020

Li, J., R.A. Kahn, J. Wei, B.E. Carlson, A.A. Lacis, Z. Li, X. Li, O. Dubovik, and T. Nakajima, 2020: Synergy of satellite- and ground-based aerosol optical depth measurements using an ensemble Kalman filter approach. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 125, no. 3, e2019JD031884, doi:10.1029/2019JD031884.

2019

Carlson, B., A. Lacis, C. Colose, A. Marshak, W. Su, and S. Lorentz, 2019: Spectral signature of the biosphere: NISTAR finds it in our solar system from the Lagrangian L-1 point. Geophys. Res. Lett., 46, no. 17-18, 10679-10686, doi:10.1029/2019GL083736.

2017

Li, J., X. Li, B.E. Carlson, R.A. Kahn, A.A. Lacis, O. Dubovik, and T. Nakajima, 2017: Reducing multi-sensor monthly mean aerosol optical depth uncertainty. Part II: Optimal locations for potential ground observation deployments. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 122, no. 7, 3920-3928, doi:10.1002/2016JD026308.

2016

Li, J., X. Li, B.E. Carlson, R.A. Kahn, A.A. Lacis, O. Dubovik, and T. Nakajima, 2016: Reducing multi-sensor satellite monthly mean aerosol optical depth uncertainty, Part I: Objective assessment of current AERONET locations. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 121, no. 22, 13609-13626, doi:10.1002/2016JD025469.

2015

Li, J., B.E. Carlson, W.B. Rossow, A.A. Lacis, and Y.-C. Zhang, 2015: An intercomparison of the spatio-temporal variability of satellite- and ground-based cloud datasets using spectral analysis techniques. J. Climate, 28, no. 14, 5716-5736, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00537.1.

Li, J., B.E. Carlson, and A.A. Lacis, 2015: How well do satellite AOD observations represent the spatial and temporal variability of PM2.5 concentration for the United States? Atmos. Environ., 102, 260-273, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.12.010.

Li, J., B.E. Carlson, and A.A. Lacis, 2015: Using single scattering albedo spectral curvature to characterize East Asian aerosol mixtures. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 120, no. 5, 2037-2052, doi:10.1002/2014JD022433.

2014

Li, J., B.E. Carlson, O. Dubovik, and A. Lacis, 2014: Recent trends in aerosol optical properties derived from AERONET measurements. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12271-12289, doi:10.5194/acp-14-12271-2014.

Li, J., B.E. Carlson, and A.A. Lacis, 2014: Application of spectral analysis techniques in the inter-comparison of aerosol data, Part 4: Synthesized analysis of multisensor satellite and ground-based AOD measurements using combined maximum covariance analysis. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 7, 2531-2549, doi:10.5194/amt-7-2531-2014.

Li, J., B.E. Carlson, and A.A. Lacis, 2014: Application of spectral analysis techniques in the inter-comparison of aerosol data, Part II: Using maximum covariance analysis to effectively compare spatio-temporal variability of satellite and AERONET measured aerosol optical depth. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119, no. 1, 153-166, doi:10.1002/2013JD020537.

Li, J., B.E. Carlson, and A.A. Lacis, 2014: Application of spectral analysis techniques in the inter-comparison of aerosol data, Part III: Using combined PCA to compare spatio-temporal variability of MODIS, MISR and OMI aerosol optical depth. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119, no. 7, 4017-4042, doi:10.1002/2013JD020538.

Li, J., B.E. Carlson, and A.A. Lacis, 2014: Revisiting AVHRR tropospheric aerosol trends using principal component analysis. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119, no. 6, 3309-3320, doi:10.1002/2013JD020789.

2013

Gianelli, S.M., A.A. Lacis, B.E. Carlson, and S. Hameed, 2013: Evidence of a weakly absorbing intermediate mode of aerosols in AERONET data from Saharan and Sahelian sites. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118, no. 22, 12661-12672, doi:10.1002/2013JD020342.

Li, J., B.E. Carlson, and A.A. Lacis, 2013: Application of spectral analysis techniques in the inter-comparison of aerosol data, Part I: An EOF approach to analyze the spatial-temporal variability of aerosol optical depth using multiple remote sensing data sets. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118, no. 15, 8640-8648, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50686.

2012

Mishchenko, M.I., L. Liu, I.V. Geogdzhayev, J. Li, B.E. Carlson, A.A. Lacis, B. Cairns, and L.D. Travis, 2012: Aerosol retrievals from channel-1 and -2 AVHRR radiances: Long-term trends updated and revisited. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 113, 1974-1980, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2012.05.006.

2011

Li, J., B.E. Carlson, and A.A. Lacis, 2011: El Niño-Southern Oscillation correlated aerosol Ångström Exponent anomaly over the tropical Pacific discovered in satellite measurements. J. Geophys. Res., 116, D20204, doi:10.1029/2011JD015733.

2010

Li, J., L. Liu, A.A. Lacis, and B.E. Carlson, 2010: An optimal fitting approach to improve the GISS ModelE aerosol optical property parameterization using AERONET data. J. Geophys. Res., 115, D16211, doi:10.1029/2010JD013909.

2009

Li, J., B.E. Carlson, and A.A. Lacis, 2009: A study on the temporal and spatial variability of absorbing aerosols using total ozone mapping spectrometer and ozone monitoring instrument aerosol index data. J. Geophys. Res., 114, D09213, doi:10.1029/2008JD011278.

2008

Alexandrov, M.D., A.A. Lacis, B.E. Carlson, and B. Cairns, 2008: Characterization of atmospheric aerosols using MFRSR measurements. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D08204, doi:10.1029/2007JD009388.

Chen, J., A.D. Del Genio, B.E. Carlson, and M.G. Bosilovich, 2008: The spatiotemporal structure of twentieth-century climate variations in observations and reanalyses. Part I: Long-term trend. J. Climate, 21, 2611-2633, doi:10.1175/2007JCLI2011.1.

Chen, J., A.D. Del Genio, B.E. Carlson, and M.G. Bosilovich, 2008: The spatiotemporal structure of twentieth-century climate variations in observations and reanalyses. Part II: Pacific pan-decadal variability. J. Climate, 21, 2634-2650, doi:10.1175/2007JCLI2012.1.

2007

Gianelli, S.M., B.E. Carlson, and A.A. Lacis, 2007: Using EOF analysis to qualitatively analyze, and identify inhomogeneities in, data from ground-based aerosol monitoring instruments. J. Geophys. Res., 112, D20210, doi:10.1029/2006JD008300.

Mishchenko, M.I., I.V. Geogdzhayev, B. Cairns, B.E. Carlson, J. Chowdhary, A.A. Lacis, L. Liu, W.B. Rossow, and L.D. Travis, 2007: Past, present, and future of global aerosol climatologies derived from satellite observations: A perspective. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 106, 325-347, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2007.01.007.

Mishchenko, M.I., I.V. Geogdzhayev, W.B. Rossow, B. Cairns, B.E. Carlson, A.A. Lacis, L. Liu, and L.D. Travis, 2007: Long-term satellite record reveals likely recent aerosol trend. Science, 315, 1543, doi:10.1126/science.1136709.

2006

Alexandrov, M.D., B. Cairns, A.A. Lacis, and B.E. Carlson, 2006: Remote sensing of absorbing aerosols and precipitable water vapor using MFRSR measurements. In Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere XI, 11 Sep. 2006, Stockholm, Proc. SPIE, vol. 6362, pp. 636202, doi:10.1117/12.687110.

Liu, L., A.A. Lacis, B.E. Carlson, M.I. Mishchenko, and B. Cairns, 2006: Assessing Goddard Institute for Space Studies ModelE aerosol climatology using satellite and ground-based measurements: A comparison study. J. Geophys. Res., 111, D20212, doi:10.1029/2006JD007334.

Liu, L., M.I. Mishchenko, B. Cairns, B.E. Carlson, and L.D. Travis, 2006: Modeling single-scattering properties of small cirrus particles by use of a size-shape distribution of ice spheroids and cylinders. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 101, 488-497, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2006.02.040.

2005

Alexandrov, M.D., B.E. Carlson, A.A. Lacis, and B. Cairns, 2005: Remote sensing of fine and coarse mode atmospheric aerosols using ground-based sun-photometry. In Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere X, 19 Sep. 2005, Bruges, Belgium, Proc. SPIE, vol. 5979, pp. 59790L, doi:10.1117/12.626279.

Alexandrov, M.D., B.E. Carlson, A.A. Lacis, and B. Cairns, 2005: Separation of fine and coarse aerosol modes in MFRSR data sets. J. Geophys. Res., 110, D13204, doi:10.1029/2004JD005226.

Gianelli, S.M., B.E. Carlson, and A.A. Lacis, 2005: Aerosol retrievals using rotating shadowband spectroradiometer data. J. Geophys. Res., 110, D05203, doi:10.1029/2004JD005329.

Raschke, E., A. Ohmura, W.B. Rossow, B.E. Carlson, Y.-C. Zhang, C. Stubenrauch, M. Kottek, and M. Wild, 2005: Cloud effects on the radiation budget based on ISCCP data (1991 to 1995). Int. J. Climatol., 25, 1103-1125, doi:10.1002/joc.1157.

2004

Alexandrov, M.D., B.E. Carlson, A.A. Lacis, B. Cairns, and A. Marshak, 2004: Automated algorithm for remote sensing of atmospheric aerosols and trace gases using MFRSR measurements. In Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere IX, 13 Sep. 2004, Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain, Proc. SPIE, vol. 5571, pp. 238, doi:10.1117/12.565306.

Alexandrov, M.D., A. Marshak, B. Cairns, A.A. Lacis, and B.E. Carlson, 2004: Automated cloud screening algorithm for MFRSR data. Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L04118, doi:10.1029/2003GL019105.

Alexandrov, M.D., A. Marshak, B. Cairns, A.A. Lacis, and B.E. Carlson, 2004: Scaling properties of aerosol optical thickness retrieved from ground-based measurements. J. Atmos. Sci., 61, 1024-1039, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<1024:SPOAOT>2.0.CO;2.

2003

Alexandrov, M.D., A.A. Lacis, B.E. Carlson, and B. Cairns, 2003: Atmospheric aerosol and trace gas parameter derived from local MFRSR network: Multi-instrument data fusion in comparison with satellite retrievals. In Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere VII, 23 Sep. 2003, Crete, Proc. SPIE, vol. 4882, pp. 498, doi:10.1117/12.462404.

Cairns, B., B.E. Carlson, R. Ying, A.A. Lacis, and V. Oinas, 2003: Atmospheric correction and its application to an analysis of Hyperion data. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 41, 1232-1245.

2002

Alexandrov, M.D., A.A. Lacis, B.E. Carlson, and B. Cairns, 2002: Derivation of 2D fields of aerosol and trace gases parameters by integrated analysis of multi-instrument MFRSR dataset from DOE ARM program CART site. In Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere VI, 17 Sep. 2001, Toulouse, France, Proc. SPIE, vol. 4539, pp. 277, doi:10.1117/12.454445.

Alexandrov, M.D., A.A. Lacis, B.E. Carlson, and B. Cairns, 2002: Remote sensing of atmospheric aerosols and trace gases by means of multifilter rotating shadowband radiometer. Part I: Retrieval algorithms. J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 524-543, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<0524:RSOAAA>2.0.CO;2.

Alexandrov, M.D., A.A. Lacis, B.E. Carlson, and B. Cairns, 2002: Remote sensing of atmospheric aerosols and trace gases by means of multifilter rotating shadowband radiometer. Part II: Climatological applications. J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 544-566, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<0544:RSOAAA>2.0.CO;2.

Cairns, B., B.E. Carlson, R. Ying, and J. LaVeigne, 2002: Accuracy vs speed: Evaluation of tradeoffs in atmospheric correction methods. In Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery VIII, 1 Apr. 2002, Orlando, Fla., Proc. SPIE, vol. 4725, pp. 427, doi:10.1117/12.478776.

Chen, J., B.E. Carlson, and A.D. Del Genio, 2002: Evidence for strengthening of the tropical general circulation in the 1990s. Science, 295, 838-841, doi:10.1126/science.1065835.

2001

Alexandrov, M.D., A.A. Lacis, B.E. Carlson, and B. Cairns, 2001: MFRSR-based climatologies of atmospheric aerosols, trace gases, and water vapor. In Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere V, 25 Sep. 2000, Barcelona, Proc. SPIE, vol. 4168, pp. 256, doi:10.1117/12.413872.

2000

Cairns, B., A.A. Lacis, and B.E. Carlson, 2000: Absorption within inhomogeneous clouds and its parameterization in general circulation models. J. Atmos. Sci., 57, 700-714, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<0700:AWICAI>2.0.CO;2.

Lacis, A.A., B.E. Carlson, and J.E. Hansen, 2000: Retrieval of atmospheric NO2, O3, aerosol optical depth, effective radius and variance information from SAGE II multi-spectral extinction measurements. Appl. Math. Comput., 116, 133-151, doi:10.1016/S0096-3003(99)00200-3.

1997

Cairns, B., B.E. Carlson, A.A. Lacis, and E.E. Russell, 1997: An analysis of ground-based polarimetric sky radiance measurements. In Polarization: Measurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing, 27 Jul. 1997, San Diego, Cal., Proc. SPIE, vol. 3121, pp. 382, doi:10.1117/12.278984.

Hansen, J., M. Sato, R. Ruedy, A. Lacis, K. Asamoah, K. Beckford, S. Borenstein, E. Brown, B. Cairns, B. Carlson, B. Curran, S. de Castro, L. Druyan, P. Etwarrow, T. Ferede, M. Fox, D. Gaffen, J. Glascoe, H. Gordon, S. Hollandsworth, X. Jiang, C. Johnson, N. Lawrence, J. Lean, J. Lerner, K. Lo, J. Logan, A. Luckett, M.P. McCormick, R. McPeters, R.L. Miller, P. Minnis, I. Ramberran, G. Russell, P. Russell, P. Stone, I. Tegen, S. Thomas, L. Thomason, A. Thompson, J. Wilder, R. Willson, and J. Zawodny, 1997: Forcings and chaos in interannual to decadal climate change. J. Geophys. Res., 102, 25679-25720, doi:10.1029/97JD01495.

Mishchenko, M.I., L.D. Travis, W.B. Rossow, B. Cairns, B.E. Carlson, and Q. Han, 1997: Retrieving CCN column density from single-channel measurements of reflected sunlight over the ocean: A sensitivity study. Geophys. Res. Lett., 24, 2655-2658, doi:10.1029/97GL02783.

Mishchenko, M.I., D.J. Wielaard, and B.E. Carlson, 1997: T-matrix computations of zenith-enhanced lidar backscatter from horizontally oriented ice plates. Geophys. Res. Lett., 24, 771-774, doi:10.1029/97GL00545.

Wielaard, D.J., M.I. Mishchenko, A. Macke, and B.E. Carlson, 1997: Improved T-matrix computations for large, nonabsorbing and weakly absorbing nonspherical particles and comparison with geometric optics approximation. Appl. Opt., 36, 4305-4313, doi:10.1364/AO.36.004305.

1995

Hansen, J., W. Rossow, B. Carlson, A. Lacis, L. Travis, A. Del Genio, I. Fung, B. Cairns, M. Mishchenko, and M. Sato, 1995: Low-cost long-term monitoring of global climate forcings and feedbacks. Climatic Change, 31, 247-271, doi:10.1007/BF01095149.

Macke, A., M.I. Mishchenko, K. Muinonen, and B.E. Carlson, 1995: Scattering of light by large nonspherical particles: Ray tracing approximation versus T-matrix method. Opt. Lett., 20, 1934-1936, doi:10.1364/OL.20.001934.

Mishchenko, M.I., A.A. Lacis, B.E. Carlson, and L.D. Travis, 1995: Nonsphericity of dust-like tropospheric aerosols: Implications for aerosol remote sensing and climate modeling. Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 1077-1080, doi:10.1029/95GL00798.

Mishchenko, M.I., L.D. Travis, A.A. Lacis, and B.E. Carlson, 1995: Satellite remote sensing of nonspherical tropospheric aerosols. In Atmospheric Sensing and Modelling, 29 Sep. 1994, Rome, Proc. SPIE, vol. 2311, pp. 150, doi:10.1117/12.198572.

1994

Carlson, B.E., A.A. Lacis, and W.B. Rossow, 1994: Belt-zone variations in the Jovian cloud structure. J. Geophys. Res., 99, 14623-14658, doi:10.1029/94JE01222.

1993

Carlson, B.E., A.A. Lacis, and W.B. Rossow, 1993: Tropospheric gas composition and cloud structure of the Jovian North Equatorial Belt. J. Geophys. Res., 98, 5251-5290, doi:10.1029/92JE02737.

Lacis, A., and B. Carlson, 1993: Michelson Interferometer (MINT). In Long-Term Monitoring of Global Climate Forcings and Feedbacks, NASA CP-3234. J. Hansen, W. Rossow, and I. Fung, Eds., National Aeronautics and Space Administration, pp. 47-53.

1992

Carlson, B.E., A.A. Lacis, and W.B. Rossow, 1992: Ortho-para-hydrogen equilibration on Jupiter. Astrophys. J., 393, 357-372, doi:10.1086/171510.

Carlson, B.E., A.A. Lacis, and W.B. Rossow, 1992: The abundance and distribution of water vapor in the Jovian troposphere as inferred from Voyager IRIS observations. Astrophys. J., 388, 648-668, doi:10.1086/171182.

Carlson, B.E., Q. Ma, and A.A. Lacis, 1992: On the inclusion of the hydrogen dimer in the analysis of Voyager IRIS spectra. Astrophys. J., 394, L29-L32, doi:10.1086/186465.

Lacis, A.A., and B.E. Carlson, 1992: Keeping the Sun in proportion. Nature, 360, 297, doi:10.1038/360297a0.

1988

Carlson, B.E., W.B. Rossow, and G.S. Orton, 1988: Cloud microphysics of the giant planets. J. Atmos. Sci., 45, 2066-2081, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1988)045<2066:CMOTGP>2.0.CO;2.

1987

Carlson, B.E., M.J. Prather, and W.B. Rossow, 1987: Cloud chemistry on Jupiter. Astrophys. J., 322, 559-572, doi:10.1086/165751.

Carlson, B.E., M.J. Prather, and W.B. Rossow, 1987: The role of aqueous chemistry in determining the composition and cloud structure of the upper troposphere on Uranus. Astrophys. J., 321, L97-L101, doi:10.1086/185013.

1986

Carlson, B.E., and R.D. Cess, 1986: Vertical cloud structure models for the NTRZ, EQZ, SEB and STRZ of Jupiter. In The Jovian Atmospheres, NASA CP-2441. M. Allison and L.D. Travis, Eds., National Aeronautics and Space Administration, pp. 58-63.

1981

Cess, R.D., B.E. Carlson, J. Caldwell, I.G. Nolt, F.C. Gillett, and A.T. Tokunaga, 1981: Latitudinal variations in Jovian stratospheric temperature. Icarus, 46, 249-255, doi:10.1016/0019-1035(81)90212-8.

1980

Carlson, B.E., J. Caldwell, and R.D. Cess, 1980: A model of Saturn's seasonal stratosphere at the time of the Voyager encounters. J. Atmos. Sci., 37, 1884-1885, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1980)037<1883:AMOSSS>2.0.CO;2.

1979

Caldwell, J., R.D. Cess, B.E. Carlson, A.T. Tokunaga, F.C. Gillett, and I.G. Nolt, 1979: Temporal characteristics of the Jovian atmosphere. Astrophys. J., 234, L155-L158, doi:10.1086/183129.

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