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Baum, B. A.; Welch, R. M.; Minnis, P.; Stowe, L. L.; Coakley, J. A., Jr.; Titlow, J.; Tovinkere, V.; Heck, P. W.; Trepte, Q.; Doelling, D. R.; Mayor, S.; Berendes, T.; Han, Q.; Christopher, S. A.; Kuo, K.-S.; Penaloza, M.; Logar, A.; and Davis, P.: Imager Clear-Sky Determination and Cloud Detection (Subsystem 4.1). "Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document, Volume III: Cloud Analyses and and Determination of Improved Top of Atmosphere Fluxes (Subsystem 4)(Subsystem 4)",NASA RP 1376 Vol. 3, edited by CERES Science Team, December, 1995, pp. 43-82.
Baum, B. A.; Minnis, P.; Coakley, J. A., Jr.; Wielicki, B. A.; Menzel, P.; Titlow, J.; Tovinkere, V.; Heck, P. ; and Mayor, S.: Imager Cloud Height Determination (Subsystem 4.2). "Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document, Volume III: Cloud Analyses and and Determination of Improved Top of Atmosphere Fluxes (Subsystem 4)" NASA RP 1376 Vol. 3, edited by CERES Science Team, December, 1995, pp. 83-134.
Chepfer, H., P. Minnis, D. F. Young, L. Nguyen, and R. F. Arduini, 2002: "Estimation of cirrus cloud effective ice crystal shapes using visible reflectances from dual-satellite measurements.". J. Geophys. Res.Vol. 107, 2002.
Chepfer, H., P. Minnis, P. Dubuisson, M. Chiriaco, S. Sun-Mack, and E. D. Riviere, 2007: "Nitric acid particles in cold thick ice clouds observed at global scale: Link with lightning, temperature, and upper tropospheric water vapor." J. Geophys. Res.,112, D05212, 10.1029/2005JD006602.
Chepfer, H., S. Bony, D. Winker, G. Cesana, J.L. Dufresne, P. Minnis, C. J. Steubenrauch, and S. Zeng, 2010: The GCM Oriented CALIPSO Cloud Product (CALIPSO-GOCCP), J. Geophys. Res., 115, D00H16, doi:10.1029/2009JD012251.
Chiriaco, M., H. Chepfer, P. Minnis, M. Haeffelin, S. Platnick, D. Baumgardner, P. Dubuisson, M. McGill, V. Noel, J. Pelon, D. Spangenberg, S. Sun-Mack, and G. Wind, 2007:" Comparison of CALIPSO-like, LaRC, and MODIS retrievals of ice cloud properties over SIRTA in France and Florida during CRYSTAL-FACE.".J. Appl. Meteorol. Climatol., 46, 249-272.
Dong, X., B. A. Wielicki, B. Xi, Y. Hu, G. G. Mace, S. Benson, F. Rose, S. Kato, T. Charlock, and P. Minnis, 2008: Using observations of deep convective systems to constrain atmospheric column absorption of solar radiation in the optically thick limit. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D10206, doi:10.1029/2007JD009769.
Dong, X., P. Minnis, B. Xi, S. Sun-Mack, and Y. Chen, 2008: Comparison of CERES-MODIS stratus cloud properties with ground-based measurements at the DOE ARM Southern Great Plains site, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D03204, doi:10.1029/2007JD008438.
Hansen, J., M. Sato, R. Ruedy, L. Nazarenko, A. Lacis, G. A. Schmidt, G. Russell, I. Aleinov, M. Bauer, S. Bauer, N. Bell, B. Cairns, V. Canuto, M. Chandler, Y, Cheng, A. Del Genio, G. Feluvegi, E. Fleming, A. Friend, T. Hall, C. Jackman, M. Kelley, N. Kiang, D. Koch, J. Lean, J. Lerner, K. Lo, S. Menon, R. Miller, P. Minnis, T. Novakov, V. Oinas, Ja. Perlwitz, Ju. Perlwitz, D. Rind, D. Romanou, D. Shindell, P. Stone, S. Sun, N. Tausnev, D. Thresher, B. Wielicki, T. Wong, M. Yao, and S. Zhang, 2005: Efficacy of climate forcings. J. Geophys. Res., 110, D18104, 10.1029/2005JD005776. (Note: Manuscript is ~21MB)
Harrison, E. F., P. Minnis, G. G. Gibson, and F. M. Denn, 1991: Orbital analysis and instrument viewing geometry considerations for the Earth Observing System (EOS) satellite. Astrodynamics, Advances in the Astronuatical Sciences, 76, 1215-1227, 1991.
Harrison, E. F.; Minnis, P.; Young, D. F.; Gibson, G. G.; Donaldson, J. L.; and Smith, O. C.: ERBE-Like Averaging to Monthly TOA (Subsystem 3). "Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document, Volume II: Geolocation, Calibration, and ERBE-Like Analyses (Subsystems 1-3)", NASA RP 1376 Vol. 2, edited by CERES Science Team, December, 1995, pp. 85-119.
Harrison, E. F.; Young, D. F.; Minnis, P; Gibson, G. G.; Cess, R. D.; Ramanathan, V.; Murray, T. D.; and Travers, D. J.: Monthly Regional TOA and Surface Radiation Budget (Subsystem 10.0). "Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document, Volume IV: Determination of Surface and Atmosphere Fluxes and Temporally and Spatially Averaged Products (Subsystems 5-12)", NASA RP 1376 Vol. 4, edited by CERES Science Team, December, 1995, pp. 139-156.
Ho, Shu-peng, B. Lin, P. Minnis,T. Fan, 2003: "Estimates of Cloud Vertical Structure and Water Amount over Tropical Oceans using VIRS and TMI Data". J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 108, 2003.
Huang, J., P. Minnis, B. Lin, T. Wang, Y. Yi, Y. Hu, S. Sun-Mack, and K. Ayers, 2006: "Possible influences of Asian dust aerosols on cloud properties and radiative forcing observed from MODIS and CERES", Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L06824, doi:10.1029/2005GL024724.
Huang, J., B. Lin, P. Minnis, T. Wang, X. Wang, Y. Hu, , Y. Yi, and J. K. Ayers, 2006: " Satellite-based assessment of possible dust aerosols semi-direct effect on cloud water path over east Asia.", Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L19802, doi:10.1029/2006GL026561.
Huang, J., P. Minnis, B. Lin, Y. Yi, T.-F. Fan, S. Sun-Mack, and J. K. Ayers, 2006: " Determination of ice water path in ice-over-water cloud systems using combined MODIS and AMSR-E measurements.", Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L21801, doi:10.1029/2006GL027038.
Huang, J., P. Minnis, H. Yan, Y. Yi, B. Chen, L. Zhang, and J. K. Ayers, 2010: Dust aerosol effect on semi-arid climate over northwest China detected from A-Train measurements. Atmos.Chem. & Phys., 10, 6863-6872.
Ignatov, A., P. Minnis, N. Loeb, B. Wielicki, W. Miller, S. Sun-Mack, D. Tanre, L. Remer, I. Laszlo, and E. Geier, 2005: Two MODIS aerosol products over ocean on the Terra and Aqua CERES SSF datasets., J. Atmos Sci., 62, 1008-1031.
Ignatov, A., P. Minnis, W. Miller, B. Wielicki, and L. Remer, 2006: Consistency of global MODIS aerosol optical depths over ocean on Terra and Aqua CERES SSF datasets., J. Geophys. Res., 111, D14202, doi:10.1029/2005JD006645.
Kato, S., N. G. Loeb, P. Minnis, J. A. Francis, T. P. Charlock, D. Rutan, E. E. Clouthiaux, and S. Sun-Mack, 2006:Seasonal and interannual variations of top-of-atmosphere irradiance and cloud cover over polar regions derived from the CERES data set.Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L19804, 10.1029/2006GL026685.
Lin, B., K. Xu, P. Minnis, B. A. Wielicki, Y. Hu, L. Chambers, A. Fan, and W. Sun, 2007: "Coincident occurrences of tropical individula cirrus clouds and deep convective systems derived from TRMM observations." Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L14804, doi:10.1029/2007GL029768.
Lin, B., L. Chambers, P. Stackhouse, B. Wielicki, Y. Hu, P. Minnis, N. Loeb, W. Sun, G. Potter, Q. Min, G. Schuster, and T.-F. Fang, 2010: Climate perturbation, energy balance, and feedback. Atmos. Chem. and Phys., 10, 1923-1930.
Lin, B., B. A. Wielicki, P. Minnis, L. Chambers, K. Xu, Y. Hu, and A. Fan, 2006: The effect of environmental conditions on tropical deep convective systems observed from the TRMM satellite. J. Climate, 19, 5745-5761.
Lin, B., P. Minnis, T.-F. Fan, Y. Hu, and W. Sun, 2008: Characterizing radiative properties of low and high clouds in different oceanic cloud regions using CERES data. Submitted, J. Climate.
Lin, B., P. Stackhouse, P. Minnis, B. A. Wielicki, Y. Hu, W. Sun, T.-F. Fan, and L. Hinkelman, 2008: Assessment of global annual energy balance from satellite observations. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D16114, doi:10.1029/2008JD009869.
Loeb, N. G., N. M. Smith, Kato, S., Miller W. F., Gupta, S. K., Minnis, P. and Wielicki, B. A. : "Angular Distribution Models for Top-of-Atmosphere Radiative Flux Estimation from the CLouds and the Earth's Energy System Instrument on the TRMM Satellite. Part I: Methodology", J. Appl. Meteorol., 2003,vol 42,240-265.
Mace, G. G., Y. Zhang, S. Platnick, M. D. King, P. Minnis, and P. Yang: Evaluation of cirrus cloud properties from MODIS radiances using cloud properties derived from ground-based data collected at the ARM SGP site. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 44, 221-240, 2005.
Minnis, P., C. R. Yost, S. Sun-Mack, and Y. Chen, 2008: Estimating the top altitude of optically thick ice clouds from thermal infrared satellite observations using CALIPSO data. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L12801, doi:10.1029/2008GL033947.
Minnis, P.; Kratz, D. P.; Coakley, J. A., Jr.; King, M. D.; Garber, D.; Heck, P.; Mayor, S.; Young, D. F. and Arduini, R.: Cloud Optical Property Retrieval (Subsystem 4.3). "Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document, Volume III: Cloud Analyses and and Determination of Improved Top of Atmosphere Fluxes (Subsystem 4)", NASA RP 1376 Vol. 3, edited by CERES Science Team, December, 1995, pp. 135-176.
Minnis, P.;Garber, D. P.;Young, D. F.;Arduini, R. F.;and Takano, Y.:"Parameterization of Reflectance and Effective Emittance for Satellite Remote Sensing of Cloud Properties". Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 55, 3313-3339, 1998.
Minnis, P., L. Nguyen, D.R. Doelling, D.F. Young, W.F. Miller, D.P. Kratz: "Rapid Calibration of Operational and Research Meteorological Satellite Imagers. Part I: Evaluation of Research Satellite Visible Channels as References." J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 19, 1233-1249, 2002.
Minnis, P., L. Nguyen, D.R. Doelling, D.F. Young, W.F. Miller, D.P. Kratz: "Rapid Calibration of Operational and Research Meteorological Satellite Imagers. Part II: Comparison of Inrared Channels." J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 19, 1250-1266, 2002.
Minnis, P., A. V. Gambheer, and D.R. Doelling: "Azimuthal anisotropy of longwave and infrared window radiances from the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System on the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission and Terra satellites." J. Geophys. Res., 109, D08202, 2004.
Minnis, P., J. Huang, B. Lin, Y. Yi, R. F. Arduini, T.-F. Fan, J. K. Ayers, and G. G. Mace, 2007: "Ice cloud properties in ice-over-water cloud systems using Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) visible and infrared scanner and TRMM Microwave imager data." J. Geophys. Res., 112, D06206, doi:10.1029/2006JD007626.
Minnis, P., Q. Z. Trepte, S. Sun-Mack, Y. Chen, D. R. Doelling, D. F. Young, D. A. Spangenberg, W. F. Miller, B. A. Wielicki, R. R. Brown, S. C. Gibson, and E. B. Geier, 2008: Cloud detection in non-polar regions for CERES using TRMM VIRS and Terra and Aqua MODIS data. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 46, 3857-3884.
Minnis, P., S. Sun-Mack, D. F. Young, P. W. Heck, D. P. Garber, Y. Chen, D. A. Spangenberg, R. F. Arduini, Q. Z. Trepte, W. L. Smith, Jr., J. K. Ayers, S. C. Gibson, W. F. Miller, V. Chakrapani, Y. Takano, K.-N. Liou, Y. Xie, and P. Yang, 2011: CERES Edition-2 cloud property retrievals using TRMM VIRS and Terra and Aqua MODIS data, Part I: Algorithms, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 49, 11, 4374-4400. doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2011.2144601.
Minnis, P., S. Sun-Mack, Y. Chen, M. M. Khaiyer, Y. Yi, J. K. Ayers, R. R. Brown, X. Dong, S. C. Gibson, P. W. Heck, B. Lin, M. L. Nordeen, L. Nguyen, R. Palikonda, W. L. Smith, Jr., D. A. Spangenberg, Q. Z. Trepte, and B. Xi, 2011: CERES Edition-2 cloud property retrievals using TRMM VIRS and Terra and Aqua MODIS data, Part II: Examples of average results and comparisons with other data. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2011.2144602, in press.
Minnis, P., S. Sun-Mack, Y. Chen, Q. Z. Trepte, and Y. Yi, 2008: Comparison of CERES-MODIS and ICESat GLAS coud amounts. Submitted to Geophys. Res. Lett.
Saunders, W., J. S. Lawrence, J. W. V. Storey, M. C. B. Ashley, S. Kato, P. Minnis, D. M. Winker, G. Liu, and C. Kulesa, 2009: Where is the best site on Earth? Domes A, B, C and F, and Ridges A and B. Publ. Astronom. Soc. Pac., 121, 976-992.
Smith, G. L., B. A. Wielicki, B. R. Barkstrom, R. B. Lee, K. J. Priestley, T. P. Charlock, P. Minnis, D. P. Kratz, and N. Loeb, 2004: Clouds and Earth Radiant Energy System (CERES): An overview. Adv. Space Res., 33, 1125-1131.
Su, J., J. Huang, Quang Fu, P. Minnis, J. Ge, and J. Bi, 2008: Estimation of Asian dust aerosol effect on cloud radiation forcing using Fu-Liou radiative model and CERES measurements. Atmos. Chem. and Phys., 8, 2763-2771, 2008.
Waliser, D., F. Li, C. Woods, R. Austin, J. Bacmeister, J. Chern, A. DelGenio, J. Jiang, Z. Kuang, H. Meng, P. Minnis, S. Platnick, W. B. Rossow, G. Stephens, S. Sun-Mack, W. K. Tao, A. Tompkins, D. Vane, C. Walker, and D. Wu, 2008: Cloud ice: A climate model challenge with signs and expectations of progress. J. Geophys. Res., 114, D00A21, doi:10.1029/2008JD010015.
Wang, W., J. Huang, P. Minnis, Y. Hu, J. Li, Z. Huang, and J. K. Ayers, 2009: Dust cloud properties and radiative forcing over dust source and remote regions derived from CERES and CALIPSO data during PACDEX. Submitted to J. Geophys. Res.
Wielicki, B. A.; Barkstrom, B. R.; Baum, B. A.; Charlock, T. P.; Green, R. N.; Kratz, D. P.; Lee, R. B.; Minnis, P.; Smith, G. L.; Wong, T.; Young, D. F; Cess, R. D.; Coakley, J. A.; Crommelynck, D. A. H.; Donner, L.; Kandel, R.; King, M. D.; Miller, A. J.; Ramanathan, V.; Randall, D. A.; Stowe, L. L.; and Welch, R. M.: "Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES): Algorithm Overview". IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 36, July 1998, 1127-1141.
Wielicki, B. A., T. Wong, N. Loeb, P. Minnis, K. Priestley, and R. Kandel, 2005: "Changes in Earth's albedo measured by satellites". Science, 308, 825.
Xie, Y., P. Yang, G. W. Kattawar, P. Minnis, and Y. Hu, 2009: Effect of inhomogeneity of ice crystals on retrieving ice cloud optical thickness and particle size. J. Geophys. Res. 114, D11203, doi:10.1029/2008JD011216.
Yang, P., G. W. Kattawar, G. Hong, P. Minnis, and Y. X. Hu, 2008: Uncertainties associated with the surface texture of ice particles in satellite-based retrieval of cirrus clouds: Part I. Single-scattering properties of ice crystals with surface roughness. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 46(7), 1940-1947, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2008.916471.
Yang, P., G. W. Kattawar, G. Hong, P. Minnis, and Y. X. Hu, 2008: Uncertainties associated with the surface texture of ice particles in satellite-based retrieval of cirrus clouds: Part II. Effect of particle surface roughness on retrieved cloud optical thickness and effective particle size. EEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 46(7), 1948-1957, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2008.916472.
Young, D. F.; Harrison, E. F.; Wielicki, B. A.; Minnis, P.; Gibson, G. G.; Barkstrom, B. R.; Charlock, T. P.; Doelling, D. R.; Miller, A. J.; Smith, O. C.; and Stassi, J. C.: Time Interpolation and Synoptic Flux Computation for Single and Multiple Satellites (Subsytem 7.0). "Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document, Volume IV: Determination of Surface and Atmosphere Fluxes and Temporally and Spatially Averaged Products (Subsystems 5-12)", NASA RP 1376 Vol. 4, edited by CERES Science Team, December, 1995, pp. 69-108.
Young, D.F.;Minnis, P.;Doelling, D.R.; Gibson, G.G. and Wong, T.: "Temporal Interpolation Methods for the Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Experiment". J. Appl. Meteorol., June 1998,572-590.
Zhang, M. H., W. Y. Lin, S. A. Klein, J. T. Bacmeister, S. Bony, R. T. Cederwall, A. D. Del Genio, J. J. Hack, N. G. Loeb, U. Lohmann, P. Minnis, I. Musat, R. Pincus, P. Stier, M. J. Suarez, M. J. Webb, J. B. Wu, S. C. Xie, M. -S. Yao, and J. H. Zhang, 2005: "Comparing clouds and their seasonal variations in 10 atmospheric general circulation model with satellite measurements". J. Geophys. Res., 110, 10.1029/2004JD005021.
Zhao, T. X.-P., I. Laslo, P. Minnis, and L. Remer, 2005: "Comparison and analysis of two aerosol retrievals over the ocean in Terra/CERES-MODIS Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) data: Part I - Global evaluation". J. Geophys. Res., 110, D21, D21209, 10.1029/2005JD005851.
Zhao, T. X.-P., I. Laslo, P. Minnis, and L. Remer, 2005: "Comparison and analysis of two aerosol retrievals over the ocean in Terra/CERES-MODIS Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) data: Part II - Regional evaluation". J. Geophys. Res., 110, D21, D21209, 10.1029/2005JD005852.Return to top
Arduini, R. F., P. Minnis, and D. F. Young, 1999: "Parameterization of Cloud-Top Brightness Temperatures at Solar-IR and IR Wavelengths for Low Clouds and Fog." Proc. AMS 10th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation, Madison, WI, June 28-July 2, pp. 145-148.
Arduini, R. F., P. Minnis, and D. F. Young, 2002: "Investigation of a Reflectance Parameterization for Determining Cloud Properties in Multi-layered Clouds." Proc. AMS 11th Conference on Cloud Physics, Ogden, UT, June 3-7.
Doelling, D. R., L. Nguyen, and P. Minnis, 2004: "Calibration comparisons between SEVIRI, MODIS, and GOES data." Proc. 2004 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conf. , Prague, Czech Rep., 17 - 20 May.
Doelling, D. R., L. Nguyen, and P. Minnis, 2004: "On the use of deep convective clouds to calibrate AVHRR data." Proc. SPIE 49th Ann. Mtg., Earth Observing Systems IX Conf. , Denver, CO, August 2-6.
Duda, D. P., P. Minnis, Q. Trepte, and S. Sun-Mack, 2006: "The continuous monitoring of desert dust using an infrared-based dust detection and retrieval method." Proc. AMS 12th Conf. Atmos. Radiation, Madison, WI, July 10-14, CD-ROM, 8.5.
Chang, F.-L., P. Minnis, S. Sun-Mack, L. Nyugen, and Yan Chen, 2010: On the satellite determination of multi-layered multi-phase cloud properties. Proc. AMS 13th Conf. Atmos. Rad. and Cloud Phys., Portland, OR, June 27-July 2, JP1.10.
Chen, Y., P. Minnis, S. Sun-Mack, R. F. Arduini, and Q. Z. Trepte, 2010: "Clear-sky and surface narrowband albedo datasets derived from MODIS data." AMS 13th Conf. Atmos. Rad. and Cloud Phys., Portland, OR, June 27 Ð July 2, JP1.2.
Chen, Y., S. Sun-Mack, P. Minnis, W. L. Smith, Jr., D. F. Young, 2001: "Surface Emissivity Derived for Infrared Remote Sensing from Satellites." Proc. AMS 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Madison, WI, Oct 15-18.
Chen, Y., S. Sun-Mack, Q. Trepte, P. Minnis, D. F. Young, 2002: "Solar Zenith Angle Variation of Clear-Sky Narrowband Albedos Derived from VIRS and MODIS." Proc. AMS 11th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation, Ogden, UT, June 3-7.
Chen, Y., S. Sun-Mack, P. Minnis, D. F. Young, W. L. Smith, Jr., 2002 : "Surface Spectral Emissivity Derived from MODIS Data." Proc. SPIE 3rd International Asia-Pacific Environmental Remote Sensing Symposium 2002: Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Ocean, Environment, and Space, Hangzhou, China, October 23-27.
Chen, Y., S. Sun-Mack, P. Minnis, D. F. Young, and W. L. Smith, Jr., 2004: "Seasonal surface spectral emissivity derived from Terra MODIS data." Proc. 13th AMS Conf. Satellite Oceanogr. and Meteorol. , Norfolk, VA, Sept. 20-24, CD-ROM, P2.4.
Chen, Y., S. Sun-Mack, P. Minnis, and R. F. Arduini, 2006: "Clear-sky narrowband albedo variations derived from VIRS and MODIS data." Proc. AMS 12th Conf. Atmos. Radiation, Madison, WI, July 10-14, CD-ROM, 5.6.
Dong, X., P. Minnis, S. Sun-Mack, G. G. Mace, E. E. Clothiaux, C. N. Long , 1999: "Validation of CERES/VIRS Cloud Property Retrievals Using Ground Based Measurements Obtained at the DOE ARM Sites." Proc. AMS 10th Conf. Atmos. Rad., Madison, WI, June 28-July 2, pp. 29-32.
Duda, D. P., P. Minnis, W. L. Smith, Jr., S. Sun-Mack, J. K. Ayers, 2002: "An Interhemispheric Comparison of Cirrus Cloud Properties Using MODIS and GOES." Proc. AMS 11th Conference on Cloud Physics, Ogden, UT, June 3-7.
Heck, P. W., W. L. Smith, Jr., P. Minnis, D. F. Young, 1999: "Multispectral Retrieval of Nighttime Cloud Properties for CERES, ARM, and FIRE." Proceedings of the ALPS 99 Conference, Meribel, France, January 18-22, WK-P-03,1,4.
Heck, P., P. Minnis, P. Yang, F.-L. Chang, R. Palikonda, and S. Sun-Mack, 2008: Retrieval of ice cloud properties using variable phase functions. 2008 Intl. Radiation Symp., Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, Aug. 3-8, CD-ROM, 439F.
Heck, P. W., P. Minnis, D. F. Young, S. Sun-Mack, 2002: "Angular Variations of Cloud Properties Derived from VIRS and MODIS Data for CERES." Proc. AMS 11th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation, Ogden, UT, June 3-7.
Ho, Shu-peng, B. Lin, P. Minnis, 2001:"Estimation of Cloud Properties over Oceans using VIRS and TMI Measurements on the TRMM Satellite." Proc. 81st AMS annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 14-19, pp. 45-48.
Huang, J., P. Minnis, Q. Fu, Q. Zhao, J. Su, Q. Tang, W. Wang, and W. Zhang, 2007: Dusty cloud properties determined from surface and satellite observations over Asia during PACDEX. 2007 AGU Fall Mtg., San Francisco, CA, December 10-14. (poster pdf)
Huang, J., P. Minnis, B. Lin, Y. Yi, S. Sun-Mack, T.-F. Fan, and J. K. Ayers, 2006: "Determination of ice water path in ice-over-water cloud systems using combined MODIS and AMSR-E measurements." Proc. AMS 14th Conf. Satellite Meteorol. and Oceanog. , Atlanta, GA, 29 Jan. - 2 Feb. 2006, CD-ROM, P1.29.
Ignatov, A., P. Minnis, N. Loeb, B. Wielicki, W. Miller, S. Sun-Mack, D. Tanre, L. Remer, I. Laszlo, and E. Geier, 2004: "Two MODIS aerosol products over ocean on the Terra and Aqua CERES SSF datasets." Proc. 13th AMS Conf. Satellite Oceanogr. and Meteorol. , Norfolk, VA, Sept. 20-24.
Kawamoto, K., P. Minnis, W. L. Smith, Jr., and A. D. Rapp, 2002: "Detecting Multilayer Clouds Using Satellite Solar and IR Channels." Proc. AMS 11th Conference on Cloud Physics, Ogden, UT, June 3-7.
Khaiyer, M. M., D. R. Doelling, P. K. Chan, M. L. Nordeen, R. Palikonda, and Y. Yi, 2006: "Derivation of improved surface and TOA broadband fluxes using CERES-derived narrowband-to-broadband coefficients." Proc. AMS 12th Conf. Atmos. Radiation, Madison, WI, July 10-14, CD-ROM, P3.5.
Mayor, S., P. Minnis, D. R. Cahoon, Jr., D. R. Doelling, and M. M. Khaiyer, 1999: "Surface bidirectional reflectance functions derived from CERES helicopter data over the ARM Southern Great Plains site." Proc. AMS 10th Conf. Atmos.Rad., Madison, WI, June 28-July 2, pp. 540-543.
Minnis, P., D. F. Young, D. A. Spangenberg, P. W. Heck, D. R. Doelling, Q. Trepte, Y. Chen, 1999:"Cloud Mask for CERES from VIRS on the TRMM Satellite." Proc. ALPS99 Symposium, Meribel, France, Jan 18-22, WK-P-06,1,4.
Minnis, P., D. F. Young, B. A. Wielicki, W. L. Smith, Jr., P. W. Heck, T. D.Murray, S. Sun-Mack, 1999:"Daytime Cloud Properties for CERES from VIRS on the TRMM satellite." Proc. ALPS99 Symposium, Meribel, France, Jan 18-22, WK2-0-02,1,4.
Minnis, P., D. F. Young, B. A. Wielicki, P. W. Heck, S. Sun-Mack, T. D.Murray, 1999:"Cloud Properties Derived from VIRS for CERES." Proc. AMS 10th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation, Madison, WI, June 28-July 2, pp. 21-24.
Minnis, P., D. F. Young, B. A. Wielicki, P. W. Heck, X. Dong, L. L. Stowe, and R. Welch, 1999:"CERES Cloud Properties Derived from Multispectral VIRS Data." The EOS/SPIE Symposium on Remote Sensing, Florence, Italy, September 20-24.
Minnis, P., W. L. Smith, Jr., D. F. Young, 2001:"Cloud Macro- and Microphysical Properties Derived from GOES Over the ARM SGP Domain." Proc. 11th ARM Science Team Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, March 19-23.
Minnis, P., L. Nguyen, D. P. Duda, R. Palikonda, 2002: "Spreading of Isolated Contrails During the 2001 Air Traffic Shutdown." Proc. 10th Conf. on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meterology, Portland, OR, May 13-16.
Minnis, P., D.F. Young, D.R. Doelling, S. Sun-Mack, Y. Chen, Q.Z. Tretpe, 2002: "Surface and clear-sky albedos emissivities from MODIS and VIRS with application to SEVIRI." 2002 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, Dublin, Ireland, September 2-6.
Minnis, P., D. F. Young, B. A. Wielicki, S. Sun-Mack, Q. Trepte, Y. Chen, P. W. Heck, and X. Dong, 2002 : "A Global Cloud Database from VIRS and MODIS for CERES" Proc. SPIE 3rd International Asia-Pacific Environmental Remote Sensing Symposium 2002: Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Ocean, Environment, and Space, Hangzhou, China, October 23-27.
Minnis, P., D. F. Young, S. Sun-Mack, P. W. Heck, D. R. Doelling, and Q. Trepte, 2003 : "CERES Cloud Property Retrievals from Imagers on TRMM, Terra, and Aqua" Proc. SPIE 10th International Symposium on Remote Sensing: Conference on Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere VII, Barcelona, Spain, September 8-12, 37-48.
Minnis, P., D. F. Young, S. Sun-Mack, Q. Z. Trepte, R. R. Brown, S. Gibson, and P. Heck, 2004: "Diurnal, seasonal, and interannual variations of cloud properties derived for CERES from imager data." Proc. 13th AMS Conf. Satellite Oceanogr. and Meteorol. , Norfolk, VA, Sept. 20-24, CD-ROM, P6.10.
Minnis, P., S. Sun-Mack, Y. Chen, H. Yi, J. Huang, L. Nguyen, and M. M. Khaiyer, 2005: "Detection and retrieval of multi-layered cloud properties using satellite data." Proc. SPIE Europe Intl. Symp. Remote Sens., Remote Sens. Clouds and the Atmos. X, Bruges, Belgium, September 19-22.
Minnis, P., E. Geier, B. A. Wielicki, S. Sun-Mack, Y. Chen, Q. Z. Trepte, X. Dong, D. R. Doelling, J. K. Ayers, and M. M. Khaiyer, 2006:" Overview of CERES cloud properties from VIRS and MODIS." Proc. AMS 12th Conf. Atmos. Radiation, Madison, WI, July 10-14, CD-ROM, J2.3.
Minnis, P., S. Sun-Mack, Q. Z. Trepte, Y. Chen, R. R. Brown, S. Gibson, P. W. Heck, X. Dong, and B. Xi, 2006:" A multi-year data set of cloud properties derived for CERES from Aqua, Terra, and TRMM." Proc. 2006 IEEE Intl. Geosci. and Remote Sens. Symp., Denver, CO, 31 July - 4 Aug., CD-ROM, 02_50P03.
Minnis, P., B. Wielicki, C. A. Trepte, S. Sun-Mack, Y. Chen, S. Gibson, S. Kato, and G. Stephens, 2007: "Characterizing radiation fields in the atmosphere using a cloud-aerosol-radiation product from integrated CERES, MODIS, CALIPSO, and CloudSat data." Proc. 2007 IEEE Intl. Geosci. and Remote Sens. Symp., Barcelona, Spain, 23 - 27 July, CD-ROM. (Invited)
Nguyen, L., P. Minnis, J. K. Ayers, W. L. Smith, Jr., and S. P. Ho, 1999:"Intercalibration of geostationary and polar satellite data using AVHRR, VIRS, and ATSR-2 data." Proc. AMS 10th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation, Madison, WI, June 28-July 2, pp. 405-408.
Nguyen, L., P. Minnis, Young, D. F., W. L. Smith, Jr., P. W. Heck, A. D. Rapp, and S. Sun-Mack, 2002: "Accounting for Partially Cloud-Filled Pixels Using Multi-Resolution Imager Data." Proc. AMS 11th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation, Ogden, UT, June 3-7.
Nguyen, L., D. R. Doelling, P. Minnis, and J. K. Ayers, 2004: "Rapid technique to cross calibrate satellite imager visible channels." Proc. SPIE 49th Ann. Mtg., Earth Observing Systems IX Conf. , Denver, CO, August 2-6.
Palikonda, R., D. Phan, M. M. Khaiyer, M. L. Nordeen, J. K. Ayers, D. A. Spangenberg, D. R. Doelling, Y. Yi, P. Minnis, L. Nguyen, Q. Trepte, and S. Sun-Mack, 2006: "NASA-Langley web-based operational real-time cloud retireval products from geostationary satellties." Proc. AMS 14th Conf. Satellite Meteorol. and Oceanog., Atlanta, GA, 29 Jan. - 2 Feb. 2006, CD-ROM, P4.18.
Smith, W. L., Jr., P. Minnis, D. F. Young, and Y. Chen, 1999: "Satellite-derived surface emissivity for ARM and CERES." Proc. AMS 10th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation, Madison, WI, June 28-July 2, pp. 410-413.
Smith, G. L., B. A. Wielicki, B. R. Barkstrom, R. B. Lee, K. J. Priestley, T. P. Charlock, P. Minnis, D. P. Kratz, and N. Loeb, 2004: Clouds and Earth Radiant Energy System (CERES): An overview. Adv. Space Res., 33, 1125-1131.
Spangenberg, D. A., V. Chakrapani, D. R. Doelling, P. Minnis, and R. F. Arduini, 2001: "Development of an Automated Arctic Cloud Mask Using Clear-Sky Satellite Observations Taken over the SHEBA and ARM NSA Sites." Proc. AMS 6th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, San Diego, CA, May 14-18, pp. 246-249.
Spangenberg, D. A., P. Heck, P. Minnis, Q. Trepte, S. Sun-Mack, T. Uttal, S. Matrosov, and X. Dong, 2002: "Arctic Cloud Properties Derived from Multispectral MODIS and AVHRR Data." Proc. AMS 11th Conference on Cloud Physics, Ogden, UT, June 3-7.
Spangenberg, D. A., V. Chakrapani, P. Minnis, 2003: "Cloud Climatology of the SHEBA Year Derived from an Automated Artic Cloud Mask." Proc. 7th Conf. on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, Hyannis, MA, May 12-16.
Spangenberg, D. A., Q. Trepte, P. Minnis, and T. Uttal, 2004: "Daytime cloud property retrievals over the Arctic from multispectral MODIS data." Proc. 13th AMS Conf. Satellite Oceanogr. and Meteorol. , Norfolk, VA, Sept. 20-24, CD-ROM, P7.11.
Spangenberg, D. A., P. Minnis, M. D. Shupe, and M. R. Poellot, 2006: "Retrieval of cloud phase over the Arctic using MODIS 6.7 - 12 µm data.", Proc. AMS 14th Conf. Satellite Meteorol. and Oceanog., Atlanta, GA, 29 Jan. - 2 Feb. 2006, CD-ROM, 8.2.
Spangenberg, D. A, P. Minnis, Q. Z. Trepte, M. Shupe, and M. Poellot, 2006: "Characterization of mixed-phase clouds during MPACE from satellite, ground-based, and in-situ data." 16th ARM Sci. Team Mtg., Albuquerque, NM, March 27-31.
Sun-Mack, S., Y. Chen, T. D. Murray, P. Minnis, and D. F. Young, 1999: "Visible clear-sky and near-infrared surface albedos derived from VIRS for CERES." Proc. AMS 10th Conf. Atmos. Rad., Madison, WI, June 28-July 2, pp. 422-425.
Sun-Mack, S., P. Minnis, S. Kato, Y. Chen, Y. Yi, S. Gibson, P. Heck, D. Winker, and K. Ayers, 2010: Enhanced cloud algorithm from collocated CALIPSO, CloudSat and MODIS global boundary layer lapse rate studies. Proc. IEEE 2010 Intl. Geosci. and Remote Sens. Symp., Honolulu, HI, July 25-30.
Sun-Mack, S., P. Minnis, Y. Chen, and R. F. Arduini, 2003 : "Clear-sky narrowband albedos derived from VIRS and MODIS" Proc. SPIE 10th International Symposium on Remote Sensing: Conference on Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere VII, Barcelona, Spain, September 8-12, 101-109.
Sun-Mack, S., P. Minnis, Y. Yi, Y. Chen, S. Gibson, S. Kato, C. A. Trepte, and B. Wielicki, 2008: Boundary layer lapse rate in cloudy areas derived using CALIPSO data. CALIPSO Science Team Mtg., Paris, France, March 11-13.
Sun-Mack, S., Y. Chen, R. F. Arduini, and P. Minnis, 2004: "Clear-sky narrowband albedo variations from VIRS and MODIS data." Proc. 13th AMS Conf. Satellite Oceanogr. and Meteorol. , Norfolk, VA, Sept. 20-24, CD-ROM, P6.34.
Sun-Mack, S., Y. Chen, Q. Z. Trepte, P. Minnis, E. Geier, and P. W. Heck, 2006: "CERES cloud property database from VIRS and MODIS.", Proc. AMS 14th Conf. Satellite Meteorol. and Oceanog., Atlanta, GA, 29 Jan. - 2 Feb. 2006, CD-ROM, 5.3.
Sun-Mack, S., P. Minnis, Y. Chen, Y. Yi, J. Huang, B. Lin, A. Fan, S. Gibson, and F.-L. Chang, 2006: "Multilayered cloud identification and retrieval for CERES using MODIS." Proc. AMS 12th Conf. Atmos. Radiation, Madison, WI, July 10-14, CD-ROM, P4.19.
Sun-Mack, S., P. Minnis, Y. Chen, S. Gibson, Y. Yi, Q. Trepte, B. Wielicki, S. Kato, and D. Winker, 2007: "Integrated cloud-aerosol-radiation product using CERES, MODIS, CALIPSO, and CloudSat data." Proc. 2007 SPIE Conf. Remote Sens. Clouds & the Atmos., Vol. 6745, 6745-29, CD-ROM.
Trepte, Q., Y. Chen, S. Sun-Mack, P. Minnis, D. F. Young, B. A. Baum, and P. W. Heck, 1999: "Scene identification for the CERES cloud analysis subsystem." Proc. AMS 10th Conf. Atmos. Rad., Madison, WI, June 28-July 2, pp. 169-172.
Trepte, Q., R. F. Arduini., Y. Chen, S. Sun-Mack, P. Minnis, D. A. Spangenberg, D. R. Doelling, 2001: "Development of a Daytime Polar Cloud Mask using Theoretical Models of Near-Infrared Bi-Directional Reflectance for ARM and CERES." Proc. AMS 6th Conf. Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, San Diego, CA, May 4-18, pp. 242-245.
Trepte, Q., P. Minnis, and R. F. Arduini, 2002 : "Daytime and Nightime Polar Cloud and Snow Identification Using MODIS Data." Proc. SPIE 3rd International Asia-Pacific Environmental Remote Sensing Symposium 2002: Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Ocean, Environment, and Space, Hangzhou, China, October 23-27.
Trepte, Q., P. Minnis, R. Palikonda, D. Spangenberg, and M. Haeffelin, 2006: "Improved thin cirrus and terminator cloud detection in CERES cloud mask." Proc. AMS 12th Conf. Atmos. Radiation, Madison, WI, July 10-14, CD-ROM, P4.26.
Trepte, Q. Z., P. Minnis, C. R. Trepte, S. Sun-Mack, and R. Brown, 2010: Improved cloud detection in CERES Edition 3 algorithm and comparison with the CALIPSO Vertical Feature Mask. Proc. AMS 13th Conf. Atmos. Rad. and Cloud Phys., Portland, OR, June 27-July 2, JP1.32.
Uttal, T., S. Sun-Mack, P. Minnis, and J. Key, 2003 : "Comparison of Surface and Satellite Measurements of Artic Cloud Properties." Proc. 7th Conf. on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, Hyannis, MA, May 12-16.
Yost, C. R., P. Minnis, S. Sun-Mack, Y. Chen, and M. McGill, 2008:Use of active remote sensors to improve the accuracy of cloud top heights derived from thermal satellite observations." Proc. AMS Symp. Recent Developments in Atmos. Appl. Radar & Lidar, New Orleans. LA, January 21-25, CD-ROM, P1.24.
Young, D. F., P. Minnis, R. F. Arduini. , 1999: "A Comparison Of Cloud Microphysical Properties Derived Using VIRS 3.7 um and 1.6 um Data." Proc. AMS 10th Conf. Atmos. Rad., Madison, WI, June 28-July 2, pp. 25-28.
Young, D. F., B. A. Wielicki, T. Wong, M. A. Haeffelin, D. R. Doelling, J. D. Kenyon, and J. S. Boghosian, 2002: "New geostationary-enhanced CERES monthly mean radiative fluxes and cloud properties." Proc. AMS 11th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation, Ogden, UT, June 3-7.Return to top
Minnis, P., L. Nguyen, B. Lin, S. Sun-Mack, Y. Chen, Q. Trepte, W. Miller, S. Gibson, R. Brown, D. Doelling, Y. Yi, M. Khaiyer, J. Huang, F. Chang, and X. Dong, 2006: "Status of CERES Cloud Products". Presented at the CERES Science Team Meeting, October 25-27, Exeter, UK. (~38MB)
Minnis, P., S. Sun-Mack, Y. Chen, S. Cady, R. Brown, F.-L. Chang, and C. Trepte, 2006: "Evaluation of passive multilayer cloud detection using preliminary CloudSat and CALIPSO cloud profiles". 2006 AGU Fall Mtg., San Francisco, CA, November 11-15.(~14MB)Return to top