PATMOS-x AVHRR Pathfinder Atmospheres - Extended

Calibration References

Heidinger, A.K., Straka III, W.C., Molling, C.C., Sullivan, J.T. and Wu, X. 2010: Deriving an inter-sensor consistent calibration for the AVHRR solar reflectance data record. International Journal of Remote Sensing, in press

Molling, C.C., Heidinger, A.K., Straka III, W.C. and Wu, X. 2010: Calibrations for AVHRR channels 1 and 2: review and path toward consensus. International Journal of Remote Sensing., in press

Heidinger, A.K., Cao, C. and Sullivan, J.T. 2002: Using moderate resolution imaging spectrometer (MODIS) to calibrate advanced very high resolution radiometer reflectance channels. Journal of Geophysical Research 107, pp. 11.1-11.9.

Heidinger, A.K., Sullivan, J.T. and Rao, C.R.N. 2003: Calibration of visible and near-infrared channels of the NOAA-12 AVHRR using time series of observations over deserts. International Journal of Remote Sensing 24, Issue 18, pp. 3635-3649.

Algorithm References

Pavolonis, Michael J.; Heidinger, Andrew K. and Uttal, Taneil. 2005: Daytime global cloud typing from AVHRR and VIIRS: Algorithm description, validation, and comparisons. Journal of Applied Meteorology, Volume 44, Issue 6, 2005, pp.804-826.

Pavolonis, Michael J. and Heidinger, Andrew K.. 2004: Daytime cloud overlap detection from AVHRR and VIIRS. Journal of Applied Meteorology, Volume 43, Issue 5, 2004, pp.762-778.

Heidinger, A. K., and Pavolonis, M. J.,2009: Gazing at Cirrus Cloudsfor 25 Years through a Split-Window. Part I: Methodology in press, JAMC

Evan, A. T., A. K. Heidinger, and M. J. Pavolonis, 2006: Development of a new over-water advanced very high resolution radiometer dust detection algorithm Int. J. Remote Sens., 27(18), pp. 3903-3924



Applications of PATMOS-x

Foster, M. J., R. Bennartz, and A. K. Heidinger 2010: Estimation of Liquid Cloud Properties that Conserve Total-scene Reflectance Using Satellite Measurements, JAMC, in press.

Zhao, Tom X.-P.; Laszlo, Istvan; Guo, Wei; Heidinger, Andrew; Cao, Changyong; Jelenak, Aleksander; Tarpley, Dan and Sullivan, Jerry. 2008: Study of long-term trend in aerosol optical thickness observed from operational AVHRR satellite instrument. Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 113 Doi:10.1029/2007JD009061

Evan, A. T., A. K. Heidinger, and Y. Liu, 2008: Cloudiness, State of the Climate in 2007, Horvitz, A., ed.,Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 89 (7), pp. S23-S26.

Evan, A. T. 2008: Aerosols, State of the Climate in 2007, Horvitz, A., ed., Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 89 (7), pp. S31-S32.

Evan, A. T., R. Bennartz, V. Bennington, H. Corrada-Bravo, A. K. Heidinger, N. M. Mahowald, C. S. Velden, G. Myhre & J. P. Kossin 2007: Ocean temperature forcing by aerosols across the Atlantic tropical cyclone development region. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 9, Q05V04, doi:10.1029/2007GC001790, in press.

Evan, A. T., N. Mahowald & L. Remer, 2007: Aerosols, State of the Climate in 2006, Horvitz, A., ed., Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 88 (6) pp. S23-S25.

Heidinger, A. K., A. T. Evan & B. Baum, 2007: Cloudiness, State of the Climate in 2006, Horivtz, A., ed.,Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 88 (6),pp. S17-S18.

Evan, A. T. 2007: Comment on "How Nature Foiled the 2006 Hurricane Forecasts." EOS Trans., 88(26), pp. 271. [PDF] The original, longer document [PDF]

Evan, A. T., J. Dunion, J. Foley, A. Heidinger & C. Velden 2006: New evidence for a relationship between Atlantic tropical cyclone activity and African dust outbreaks. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L19813, doi:10.1029/2006GL026408.

Evan, A. T., A. K. Heidinger, and P. Knippertz 2006: Analysis of winter dust activity off the coast of West Africa using a new 24-year over-water advanced very high resolution radiometer satellite dust climatology, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D12210, doi:10.1029/2005JD006336.

Heidinger, Andrew K. and Pavolonis, Michael J.. 2005: Global daytime distribution of overlapping cirrus cloud from NOAA's Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. Journal of Climate, Volume 18, Issue 22, pp.4772-4784.

Heidinger, Andrew K.; Frey, Richard and Pavolonis, Michael. 2004: Relative merits of the 1.6 and 3.75 micron channels of the AVHRR/3 for cloud detection. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, Volume 30, Issue 2, pp.182-194.