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GACP Projects

A complete list of GACP team members is available separately.

Name Project, Porganization, etc.
Annegarn, Harold Project: Participation in GACP activities
Organization: Sconland Research Centre, University of the Witwatersrand
Artaxo, Paulo Project: Participation in GACP activities
Organization:
Bates, Timothy S., PI Project: The Application of Regional Aerosol Properties to AVHRR Aerosol Retrieval Algorithms (see Abstract)
Organization:NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
URL: http://saga.pmel.noaa.gov/
Quinn, Patricia K., Co-I Organization: NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
URL: http://saga.pmel.noaa.gov/
Durkee, Philip A., Co-I Organization: Department of Meteorology, Naval Postgraduate School
1st Year Progress Report PDF
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Bowdle, David A. Project: Characterization of Elevated Aerosol Layers as a Liaison to NASA's Aerosol Climatology Program from NASA's MACAWS, ACLAIM, SPARCLE, and ATMOS/CCOSM Programs
Organization: University of Alabama in Huntsville, Global Hydrology and Climate Center, National Space Science and Technology Center
1st Year Progress Report PDF
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Box, Michael Project: Participation in GACP activities (see Abstract)
Organization: School Of Physics, University of New South Wales
Box, Gail Organization: School Of Physics, University of New South Wales
Brenguier, Jean-Louis Project: Parameterization of the Aerosol Indirect Climatic Effect
Organization: Météo-France
Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques
2nd Year Progress Report: /indirectEffect/finpac.pdf
Charlock, Thomas P., PI Project: A Longterm Testbed and Analysis of Radiative Forcing by Aerosols at Two Sites (see Abstract)
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center
URL: * http://www-cave.larc.nasa.gov/gacp/
* http://www-cagex.larc.nasa.gov/cagex/
* http://srbsun.larc.nasa.gov/sarb/sarb.html"
Rose, Fred G., Co-I Organization: SAIC/A S & M, NASA Langley Research Center
URL:
Rutan, David A., Co-I Organization: SAIC/A S & M, NASA Langley Research Center
URL: http://www-cave.larc.nasa.gov/cave/
* http://tanalo.larc.nasa.gov/surf_htmls/SARB_surf.html
* http://www-svg.larc.nasa.gov/surface/index.html
Su, Wenying, Co-I Organization: Center for Atmospheric Science, Hampton University
1st Year Progress Report
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Chin, Mian, PI Project: Global Distribution of Tropospheric Aerosols: A 3-D Model Analysis of Satellite Data (see Abstract)
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
URL: http://hyperion.gsfc.nasa.gov
Herman, Jay, Co-I Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Hsu, Christina , Co-I Organization: Hughes STX
1st Year Progress Report
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Chou, Ming-Dah, PI Project: Investigations of Radiative Forcing of Indonesian Biomass Burning using GMS Radiance Measurements (see Abstract)
Organization: Climate and Radiation Branch, Laboratory for Atmospheres, NASA / Goddard Space Flight Center
Kaufman, Yoram J., Co-I Organization: Laboratory for Atmospheres, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
URL: http://climate.gsfc.nasa.gov/~kaufman/
1st Year Progress Report PDF
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Christopher, Sundar A., PI Project: The Direct Radiative Forcing of Biomass Burning Aerosols: Investigations During SCAR-B and ZIBBEE (see Abstract)
Organization: Department of Atmospheric Sciences
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Holben, Brent N.,Collaborator
Eck, Thomas,Collaborator 1st Year Progress Report PDF
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Chuang, Catherine C., PI Project: Global Modeling of Tropospheric Aerosols and Their Contribution to Climate Variation (see Abstract)
Organization:University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Atmospheric Science Division
Grant, Keith E., Co-I Organization:University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Atmospheric Science Division
1st Year Progress Report
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Clarke, Antony D., PI Project: A Preliminary Aerosol Climatology for the Pacific Boundary Layer and Free Troposphere (see Abstract)
Organization: Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii
Kapustin, Vladimir, Co-PI Organization: Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii
Covert, David, Adjunct PI Organization: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
1st Year Progress Report PDF
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Coakley, James A., Jr. Project: Limits to Cloud Susceptibility (see Abstract)
Organization: College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University
1st Year Progress Report PDF
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
3rd Year Progress Report PDF
Covert, David, PI Project: Validation of the Lidar Retrieval of Aerosol Extinction (see Abstract)
Organization: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
Anderson, Theodore L. ,Co-PI Organization: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
1st Year Progress Report PDF
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Dalu, Giuseppi Project: Participation in GACP activities
Organization: Università degli Studi, Dipartimento di Fisica, Cittadella Universitaria
Del Genio, Anthony D., PI Project: An Investigation of the Indirect Effect of Aerosols on Climate: Coupled Chemistry-Climate Modeling and Satellite Validation (see Abstract)
Organization:Institute for Space Studies
URL: https://www.giss.nasa.gov/staff/adelgenio.html
Koch, Dorothy, Co-I Organization:Columbia University and Institute for Space Studies
Tselioudis, George, Co-I Organization:Columbia University and Institute for Space Studies
URL: https://www.giss.nasa.gov/staff/gtselioudis.html
Menon, Surabi Organization:Columbia University and Institute for Space Studies
1st Year Progress Report (Text PDF; Figure 1 GIF; Figure 2 GIF; Figure 3 GIF; Figure 4 GIF)
2nd Year Progress Report;
Final Report PDF
Durkee, Philip A. Project: Development and Validation of Multiple-Satellite Data Sets for Global Aerosol Radiative Forcing (see Abstract)
Organization: Department of Meteorology, Naval Postgraduate School
1st Year Progress Report PDF
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Ferrare, Richard Project: CART Raman Lidar Measurements of Atmospheric Aerosol and Water Vapor Profiles for EOS Validation and the DOE ARM Program (see Abstract)
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center
URL: http://dev.www.ec.arm.gov/~turner/EOS_validation/
Fuller, Kirk A., PI Project: Modeled Aerosol Optical Properties from Measurement-Based Mixtures of Chemical Species-Assessing the Impacts of Particle Morphology and Absorption (see Abstract)
Organization: University of Alabama in Huntsville, Earth System Science Center
Kreidenweis, Sonia M. , Co-PI Organization: Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
Mackowski, Daniel W. , Co-PI Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University
URL: http://www.eng.auburn.edu/department/me/faculty/mackows/profile.htm
1st Year Progress Report PDF
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Ghan, Steven Project: Aerosols, clouds, chemistry, and radiative forcing
Organization: Climate Dynamics Group
Battelle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
URL: http://www.pnl.gov/atmos_sciences/as_bio3.html#Ghan
Han, Qingyuan, PI Project: Estimate the Indirect Aerosol Effect and Retrieval of Related Parameters from Satellite Measurement (see Abstract)
Organization: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Rossow, William B., Co-I Organization: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
1st Year Progress Report PDF
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Hansen, James E. Project: Participation in GACP activities
Organization: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Harshvardhan, Co-PI Project: Quantifying the Indirect Radiative Forcing of Sulfate Aerosols by a Hybrid Technique (see Abstract)
Organization: Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University
Schwartz, Stephen E. , Co-PI Organization: Environmental Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory
1st Year Progress Report: (Text PDF; Figure PDF)
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Hegg, Dean Project: Investigation of the Relationships Between Aerosol Physical and Chemical Properties Derived From In-Site Measurements and Their Impact on Aerosol Research Retrieval (see Abstract)
1st Year Progress Report PDF
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Herber, Andreas B. Project: Participation in GACP activities
Organization: Alfred Wegener Institute of Polar and Marine, Research Bremerhaven, Research Unit Potsdam
Hobbs, Peter V. Project: Utilization of the University of Washington's Airborne Measurements for Studies of the Radiative Effects of Aerosols on the Earth's Climate (see Abstract)
Organization: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
URL: http://cargsun2.atmos.washington.edu/
1st Year Progress Report
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Holben, Brent N. Project: Participation in GACP activities
Organization: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Smirnov, Alexander Organization: SSAI, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
URL: http://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Kahn, Ralph Project: Contributing MISR Global Multiangle Aerosol Results to the Aerosol Radiative Forcing Initiative (see Abstract)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
1st Year Progress Report
Kaufman, Yoram J. Project: Participation in GACP activities
Organization: Laboratory for Atmospheres, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
URL: http://climate.gsfc.nasa.gov/~kaufman/
Kukla, George, PI
Project: Surface Solar Radiation Data Base (see Abstract)
Organization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory/Columbia University
Liepert, Beate G. , Co-I Organization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory/Columbia University
1st Year Progress Report PDF
2nd Year Progress Report
Final Report PDF
Li, Zhanqing, PI Project: Determination of the Direct Radiative Forcing by Smoke Aerosols over Boreal Forests and by All Aerosols over Global Oceans (see Abstract)
Organization: Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Natural Resources Canada
URL: http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/
Wong, Jeff, Co-I Organization: Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Natural Resources Canada
URL: http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/
Liou, Kuo-Nan Project: Radiative Transfer and Remote Sensing in Aerosol Atmosphere (see Abstract)
Organization: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of California / Los Angeles
1st Year Progress Report
2nd Year Progress Report
Loeb, Norman G., PI Project: Top-of-Atmosphere Clear-Sky Broadband Radiative Flux and Direct Aerosol Radiative Forcing from Satellite Measurements (see Abstract)
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center
Hu, Yongxiang, Co-I Organization: Center for Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Physics, Hampton University
Lin, Bing, Co-I Organization: Center for Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Physics, Hampton University
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Lohmann, Ulrike, PI
Project: Estimating the Indirect Aerosol Effect Considering Different Aerosol Species (see Abstract)
Organization: Atmospheric Science Program, Department of Physics, Dalhousie University
URL: http://www.atm.dal.ca/~lohmann
Feichter, Johann, Co-I
Organization: Max-Planck-Institut fuer Meteorologie
Wilson, Julian, Co-I
Organization: European Commission, Environment Institute
McCormick, M. Patrick Project: Participation in GACP activities
Mishchenko, Michael, Co-PI Project: GACP Processing Center (see Abstract)
Organization: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
URL: https://www.giss.nasa.gov/staff/mmishchenko.html
Tegen, Ina, Co-PI Organization: Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Geogdzhayev, Igor, Co-I Organization: Columbia University / NASA GISS
Cakmur, Reha
Organization:Columbia University and Institute for Space Studies
1st Year Progress Report: (a) Modeling Component and (b) Remote Sensing Component dataset and publications
Final Report PDF
Nakajima, Teruyuki Project: Participation in GACP activities
Organization: Center for Climate System Research, University of Tokyo
URL: http://www.ccsr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
Novakov, Tihomir
Project: Distribution and Properties of Carbonaceous Aerosols: An Analysis of Existing Data (see Abstract)
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Environmental Energy Technologies Division, University of California
1st Year Progress Report
2nd Year Progress Report
Final Report PDF
Ogren, John A., PI
Project: Evaluation of Uncertainties in Satellite Retrievals of Aerosol Forcing Using IN-SITU Measurements at the Surface (see Abstract)
Organization: Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
URL: http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/aero>
Bergin, Michael H., Co-I
Organization: Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
URL: http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/aerosol/
Covert, David S., Co-I Organization: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
Rood, Mark J., Co-I Organization: Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng., University of Illinois
URL: http://www.uiuc.edu/unit/EnvEng/
Sheridan, Patrick J., Co-I Organization: NOAA Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory
1st Year Progress Report PDF
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Penner, Joyce E., PI Project: Defining a Climatology and the Effects of Absorbing Aerosols: Models and Measurements (see Abstract)
Organization: Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan
Herman, Jay, Co-PI Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
1st Year Progress Report PDF
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Pilewskie, Peter Project: Investigation of the Uncertainty and Variability of the Direct Spectral Radiative Forcing by Atmospheric Aerosols.
1st Year Progress Report PDF
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Pitari, Giovanni, PI Project: A Time-Dependent Study of Aerosol-Ozone Interactions with a Low-Resolution Climate-Chemistry Coupled Model (see Abstract)
Organization: Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita' degli Studi L'Aquila, via Vetoio, Italy
Rizi, Vincenzo, Co-I
Organization: Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita' degli Studi L'Aquila, via Vetoio, Italy
Mancini, Eva, Co-I Organization: Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita' degli Studi L'Aquila, via Vetoio, Italy
1st Year Progress Report
2nd Year Progress Report
Final Report
Poole, Lamont R. Project: SAM II, SAGE I, SAGE II, and Ground-Based Lidar Aerosol Data (see Abstract)
Organization: Atmospheric Sciences Division, NASA/Langley Research Center
URL: http://www-rab.larc.nasa.gov/
* http://www-rab.larc.nasa.gov/sage1/
* http://www-rab.larc.nasa.gov/sage2/
* http://www-rab.larc.nasa.gov/sage3/
1st Year Progress Report PDF
Prather, Michael J. Project: Participation in GACP activities
Prospero, Joseph M., PI Project: Integration of Long-Term Oceanic Aerosol Records from University of Miami Network Stations with NASA Satellite Products (see Abstract)
Organization: Division of Marine and Atmospheric Chemitry, University of Miami
Savoie, D. L., Co-PI Organization:
Maring, H., Co-PI Organization:
1st Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Randall, Cora E., PI Project: Solar Mesosphere Explorer Measurements of El Chichón Aerosols (see Abstract)
Organization: Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder
Eparvier, Frank, Co-I Organization: University of Colorado
Rusch, David, Co-I Organization: University of Colorado
1st Year Progress Report: Text PDF; Figure
2nd Year Progress Report
Final Report PDF
Rasch, Philip Project: Participation in GACP activities
Organization: Climate Modeling Section, National Center for Atmospheric Research
URL: http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cms/pjr/
1st Year Progress Report
Reagan, John A., PI Project: Combined Lidar and Passive Sensing Techniques for Characterization of Aerosol Radiative Effects (see Abstract)
Organization: University of Arizona
Thome, Kurtis J., Co-I Organization: Remote Sensing Group, Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona
1st Year Progress Report PDF
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Remer, Lorraine A., Co-PI Project: Satellite Study of the Smoke Indirect Radiative Forcing (see Abstract)
Organization: Laboratory for Atmospheres, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
URL:http://climate.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Kaufman, Yoram J., Co-PI Organization: Laboratory for Atmospheres, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
URL:http://climate.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Feingold, Graham, Co-I Organization: NOAA Environmental Technology Laboratory
URL: http://www2.etl.noaa.gov/
Vermote, Eric, Co-I Organization: University of Maryland, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Saleous, Nazmi El, Co-I Organization: University of Maryland, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
1st Year Progress Report PDF; Figure 1 ; Figure 2
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Russell, Philip B., PI Project: Improved Exploitation of Field Data Sets to Address Aerosol Radiative-Climatic Effects and Development of a Global Aerosol Climatology (see Abstract)
Organization: Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Branch, NASA Ames Research Center
URL: http://geo.arc.nasa.gov/sgg/tarfox/index.html
http://geo.arc.nasa.gov/sgg/ACE-2/
Livingston, John M., Co-I Organization: SRI International
Schmid, Beat, Co-I
Organization: Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, NASA Ames Research Center
URL: http://geo.arc.nasa.gov/sgg/ACE-2
1st Year Progress Report: Forms: A, C, D PDF; Form B (text PDF, Figure PDF)
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Stackhouse, Paul W., PI Project: Characterizing Clear-Sky Direct Radiative Forcing of Aerosols from Surface Broadband Solar Observations: a Long-Term Globally Distributed Validation Data Set (see Abstract)
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center
Baum, Bryan A., Co-I Organization: NASA Langley Research Center
Cahoon, Donald R., Co-I Organization: NASA Langley Research Center
Olson, Jennifer R., Co-I Organization: NASA Langley Research Center
Pierce, R. Bradley, Co-I Organization: NASA Langley Research Center
Dipasquale, Roberta, Co-I Organization: Analytical Services & Materials
Whitlock, Charles H., Co-I Organization: Analytical Services & Materials
Haeffelin, Martial P. A., Co-I Organization: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, NASA Langley Research Center
1st Year Progress Report: (Text PDF; Figure 1 PDF; Figure 2 PDF; Figure 3 PDF; Figure 4 PDF)
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Stowe, Larry L., PI Project: Remote Sensing of Aerosol over Land with AVHRR (see Abstract)
Organization: NOAA/NESDIS
1st Year Progress Report
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
3rd Year Progress Report PDF
Stuhlmann, Rolf, PI Project: Arctic Haze Measurements and Exploitation of Geostationary Satellite Data (see Abstract)
Organization: Institute of Atmospheric Physics, GKSS Research Center, Federal Republic of Germany
Macke, Andreas, Co-I Organization: Institute for Oceanography, at the University of Kiel , Federal Republic of Germany
Mueller, Johannes, Co-I Organization: Institute of Atmospheric Physics, GKSS Research Center, Federal Republic of Germany
Albers, Frank, Co-I Organization: Institute of Atmospheric Physics, GKSS Research Center, Federal Republic of Germany
Tegen, Ina Project: Participation in GACP activities (see Abstract)
Organization: Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Germany
Thome, Kurtis J. Project: Participation in GACP activities (see Abstract)
Organization: Remote Sensing Group, Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona
Final Report PDF
Toon, Owen Brian, PI Project: Theoretical Studies of Microphysical Processes in Marine Boundary-Layer Clouds
Organization: Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Colorado
Ackerman, Andy, Co-PI Organization: NASA Ames Research Center
1st Year Progress Report
2nd Year Progress Report
Torres, Omar, PI Project: Cloudless Scene Identification for Aerosol Retrieval from TOMS Measurements (see Abstract)
Organization: Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET), University of Maryland Baltimore County, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Wellemeyer, Charlie, Co-I Organization: Raytheon STX Corporation
Herman, Jay, Co-I Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
1st Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Tsay, Si-Chee, PI Project: Determination of Regional Aerosol Radiative Forcing from Remote Sensing Data and Model Simulations (see Abstract)
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,Laboratory for Atmospheres
URL: http://climate.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Ji, Qiang, Co-I Organization: Science Systems and Applications Inc., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
1st Year Progress Report PDF
2nd Year Progress Report PDF
Final Report PDF
Uthe, Edward E. Project: Airborne Sensors Data Fusion--Aerosol/Cloud Properties (see Abstract)
Organization: SRI International
1st Year Progress Report
Westphal, Douglas Project: Participation in GACP activities (see Abstract)
Organization: Naval Research Laboratory
URL: http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/aerosol/
Winker, David M., PI Project: Characterization of Aerosol Radiative Impacts Using Data from LITE (see Abstract)
Organization: Atmospheric Sciences Division, NASA/Langley Research Center
Menzies, Robert T., Co-PI Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
1st Year Progress Report PDF

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