KING, MICHAEL

Michael King

Senior Scientist Emeritus, Code 610
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
http://climate.gsfc.nasa.gov/~king/

Refereed Publications

King, M. D., and D. M. Byrne, 1976: A method for inferring total ozone content from the spectral variation of total optical depth obtained with a solar radiometer. J. Atmos. Sci., 33, 2242-2251.

King, M. D., D. M. Byrne, B. M. Herman, and J. A. Reagan, 1978: Aerosol size distributions obtained by inversion of spectral optical depth measurements. J. Atmos. Sci., 35, 2153-2167.

King, M. D., 1979: Determination of the ground albedo and the index of absorption of atmospheric particulates by remote sensing. Part II: Application. J. Atmos. Sci., 36, 1072-1083.

King, M. D., and B. M. Herman, 1979: Determination of the ground albedo and the index of absorption of atmospheric particulates by remote sensing. Part I: Theory. J. Atmos. Sci., 36, 163-173.

King, M. D., and R. J. Curran, 1980: The effect of a nonuniform planetary albedo on the interpretation of Earth radiation budget observations. J. Atmos. Sci., 37, 1262-1278.

King, M. D., D. M. Byrne, J. A. Reagan, and B. M. Herman, 1980: Spectral variation of optical depth at tucson, arizona between august 1975 and december 1977. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 19, 723-732.

Reagan, J. A., D. M. Byrne, M. D. King, J. D. Spinhirne, and B. M. Herman, 1980: Determination of the complex refractive index and size distribution of atmospheric particulates from bistatic-monostatic Lidar and solar radiometer measurements. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 85, 1591-1599.

King, M. D., 1981: A method for determining the single scattering albedo of clouds through observation of the internal scattered radiation field. J. Atmos. Sci., 38, 2031-2044.

King, M. D., 1982: Sensitivity of constrained linear inversions to the selection of the Lagrange multiplier. J. Atmos. Sci., 39, 1356-1369.

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King, M. D., 1983: Number of terms required in the Fourier expansion of the reflection function for optically thick atmospheres. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 30, 143-161.

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Harshvardhan, A. Arking, M. D. King, and M. D. Chou, 1984: Impact of the El Chichon stratospheric aerosol layer on northern hemisphere temperatures. Aerosols and Their Climatic Effects, H. E. Gerber and A. Deepak, Eds., A. Deepak Publishing, 261-273.

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King, M. D., Harshvardhan, and A. Arking, 1984: A model of the radiative properties of the El Chichon stratospheric aerosol layer. J. Climate Appl. Meteor., 23, 1121-1137.

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Spinhirne, J. D., and M. D. King, 1985: Latitudinal variation of spectral optical thickness and columnar size distribution of the El Chichon stratospheric aerosol layer. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 90, 10607-10619.

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King, M. D., and Harshvardhan, 1986: Comparative accuracy of selected multiple scattering approximations. J. Atmos. Sci., 43, 784-801.

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King, M. D., M. G. Strange, P. Leone, and L. R. Blaine, 1986: Multiwavelength scanning radiometer for airborne measurements of scattered radiation within clouds. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 3, 513-522.

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King, M. D., 1987: Determination of the scaled optical thickness of clouds from reflected solar radiation measurements. J. Atmos. Sci., 44, 1734-1751.

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Radke, L. F., J. A. Coakley, and M. D. King, 1989: Direct and remote sensing observations of the effects of ships on clouds. Science, 246, 1146-1149.

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King, M. D., L. F. Radke, and P. V. Hobbs, 1990: Determination of the spectral absorption of solar radiation by marine stratocumulus clouds from airborne measurements within clouds. J. Atmos. Sci., 47, 894-907.

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Nakajima, T., and M. D. King, 1990: Determination of the optical thickness and effective particle radius of clouds from reflected solar radiation measurements. Part I: Theory. J. Atmos. Sci., 47, 1878-1893.

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Nakajima, T., M. D. King, J. D. Spinhirne, and L. F. Radke, 1991: Determination of the optical thickness and effective particle radius of clouds from reflected solar radiation measurements. Part II: Marine stratocumulus observations. J. Atmos. Sci., 48, 728-750.

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King, M. D., 1992: Directional and spectral reflectance of the Kuwait oil-fire smoke. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 97, 14545-14549.

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King, M. D., Y. J. Kaufman, W. P. Menzel, and D. Tanre, 1992: Remote sensing of cloud, aerosol, and water vapor properties from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS). IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 30, 2-27.

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Nakajima, T., and M. D. King, 1992: Asymptotic theory for optically thick layers: Application to the Discrete Ordinates Method. Applied Optics, 31, 7669-7683.

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Harshvardhan, and M. D. King, 1993: Comparative accuracy of diffuse radiative properties computed using selected multiple scattering approximations. J. Atmos. Sci., 50, 247-259.

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King, M. D., 1993: Radiative properties of clouds. Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions, V. Hobbs, Ed., Academic Press, 123-149.

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King, M. D., L. F. Radke, and P. V. Hobbs, 1993: Optical properties of marine stratocumulus clouds modified by ships. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 98, 2729-2739.

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Price, R. D., M. D. King, J. T. Dalton, K. S. Pedelty, P. E. Ardanuy, and M. K. Hobish, 1994: Earth science data for all: EOS and the EOS Data and Information System. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 60, 277-285.

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Gumley, L. E., and M. D. King, 1995: Remote sensing of flooding in the U.S. Upper Midwest during the summer of 1993. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 76, 933-943.

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King, M. D., D. D. Herring, and D. J. Diner, 1995: The Earth Observing System (EOS): A space-based program for assessing mankind's impact on the global environment. Optics and Photonic News, 6, 34-39.

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King, M. D., S. C. Tsay, and S. Platnick, 1995: In situ observations of the indirect effects of aerosol on clouds. Aerosol Forcing of Climate, R. J. Charlson and J. E. Heintzenberg, Eds., John Wiley and Sons, 227-248.

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Schwartz, S. E., F. Arnold, J. P. Blanchet, P. A. Durkee, D. J. Hofmann, W. A. Hoppel, M. D. King, A. A. Lacis, T. Nakajima, J. A. Ogren, and O. B. Toon, 1995: Group report: Connections between aerosol properties and forcing of climate. Aerosol Forcing of Climate, R. J. Charlson and J. Heintzenberg, Eds., John Wiley and Sons, 251-280.

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Wielicki, B. A., R. D. Cess, M. D. King, D. A. Randall, and E. F. Harrison, 1995: Mission to Planet Earth: Role of clouds and radiation in climate. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 76, 2125-2153.

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King, M. D., W. P. Menzel, P. S. Grant, J. S. Myers, G. T. Arnold, S. Platnick, L. E. Gumley, S. C. Tsay, C. C. Moeller, M. Fitzgerald, K. S. Brown, and F. G. Osterwisch, 1996: Airborne scanning spectrometer for remote sensing of cloud, aerosol, water vapor and surface properties. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 13, 777-794.

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Tsay, S. C., P. M. Gabriel, M. D. King, and G. L. Stephens, 1996: Spectral reflectance and atmospheric energetics in cirrus-like clouds. Part II: Applications of a Fourier-riccati approach to radiative transfer. J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 3450-3467.

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Kaufman, Y. J., D. Tanre, H. R. Gordon, T. Nakajima, J. Lenoble, R. Frouin, H. Grassl, B. M. Herman, M. D. King, and P. M. Teillet, 1997: Passive remote sensing of tropospheric aerosol and atmospheric correction for the aerosol effect. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 102, 16815-16830.

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Wang, M., and M. D. King, 1997: Correction of Rayleigh scattering effects in cloud optical thickness retrievals. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 102, 25915-25926.

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Kaufman, Y. J., P. V. Hobbs, V. W. J. H. Kirchhoff, P. Artaxo, L. A. Remer, B. N. Holben, M. D. King, D. E. Ward, E. M. Prins, K. M. Longo, L. F. Mattos, C. A. Nobre, J. D. Spinhirne, Q. Ji, A. M. Thompson, J. F. Gleason, and S. A. Christopher, 1998: Smoke, clouds, and radiation—Brazil (SCAR-B) experiment. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 103, 31783-31808.

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Kaufman, Y. J., R. Kleidman, and M. D. King, 1998: SCAR-B fires in the Tropics: Properties and their remote sensing from EOS-MODIS. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 103, 31955-31968.

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King, M. D., S. C. Tsay, S. A. Ackerman, and N. F. Larsen, 1998: Discriminating heavy aerosol, clouds, and fires during SCAR-B: Application of airborne multispectral MAS data. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 103, 31989-31999.

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Tsay, S. C., M. D. King, G. T. Arnold, and J. Y. Li, 1998: Airborne spectral measurements of surface anisotropy during SCAR-B. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 103, 31943-31953.

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Wielicki, B. A., B. R. Barkstrom, B. A. Baum, T. P. Charlock, R. N. Green, D. P. Kratz, R. B. Lee, P. Minnis, G. L. Smith, T. Wong, D. P. Young, R. D. Cess, J. A. Coakley, D. A. H. Crommelynck, L. Donner, R. Kandel, and M. D. King, 1998: Clouds and the Earth's radiant energy system (CERES): Algorithm overview. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 36, 1127-1141.

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King, M. D., Y. J. Kaufman, D. Tanre, and T. Nakajima, 1999: Remote sensing of tropospheric aerosols from space: Past, present and future. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 80, 2229-2259.

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Ou, S. C., K. N. Liou, M. D. King, and S. C. Tsay, 1999: Remote sensing of cirrus cloud parameters based on a 0.63-3.7 µm radiance correlation technique applied to AVHRR data. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 26, 2437-2440.

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Wan, Z., Y. Zhang, X. Ma, M. D. King, J. S. Myers, and X. Li, 1999: Vicarious calibration of Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Airborne Simulator thermal-infrared channels. Appl. Opt., 38, 6294-6306.

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Baum, B. A., P. F. Soulen, K. I. Strabala, M. D. King, S. A. Ackerman, W. P. Menzel, and P. Yang, 2000: Remote sensing of cloud properties using MODIS Airborne Simulator imagery during SUCCESS. II: Cloud thermodynamic phase. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 105, 11781-11792.

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Curry, J. A., P. V. Hobbs, M. D. King, D. A. Randall, P. Minnis, et al., 2000: FIRE Arctic Clouds Experiment. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 81, 5-30.

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Dubovik, O., and M. D. King, 2000: A flexible inversion algorithm for retrieval of aerosol optical properties from sun and sky radiance measurements. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 105, 20673-20696.

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Dubovik, O., A. Smirnov, B. N. Holben, M. D. King, Y. J. Kaufman, T. F. Eck, and I. Slutsker, 2000: Accuracy assessment of aerosol optical properties retrieval from AERONET sun and sky radiance measurements. J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9791-9806.

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Durkee, P. A., R. E. Chartier, A. Brown, E. J. Trehubenko, S. D. Rogerson, C. Skipniewicz, K. E. Nielsen, S. Platnick, and M. D. King, 2000: Composite ship track characteristics. J. Atmos. Sci., 57, 2542-2553.

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Herring, D. D., and M. D. King, 2000: Space-based observations of the Earth. Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Murdin, Ed., Institute of Physics Publishing, 2959-2962.

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King, M. D., and D. D. Herring, 2000: Monitoring Earth's vital signs. Scientific American, 282, 72-77.

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Platnick, S., P. A. Durkee, K. Nielson, J. P. Taylor, S. C. Tsay, M. D. King, R. J. Ferek, P. V. Hobbs, and J. W. Rottman, 2000: The role of background cloud microphysics in the radiative formation of ship tracks. J. Atmos. Sci., 57, 2607-2624.

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Rolland, P., K. N. Liou, M. D. King, S. C. Tsay, and G. M. McFarquhar, 2000: Remote sensing of optical and microphysical properties of cirrus clouds using MODIS channels: Methodology and sensitivity to assumptions. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 105, 11721-11738.

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Soulen, P. F., M. D. King, S. C. Tsay, G. T. Arnold, and J. Y. Li, 2000: Airborne spectral measurements of surface-atmosphere anisotropy during the SCAR-A, Kuwait oil fire, and TARFOX experiments. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 105, 10203-10218.

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Gatebe, C. K., M. D. King, S. C. Tsay, Q. Ji, G. T. Arnold, and J. Y. Li, 2001: Sensitivity of off-nadir zenith angles to correlation between visible and near-infrared reflectance for use in remote sensing of aerosol over land. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 39, 805-819.

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Marchand, R. T., T. P. Ackerman, M. D. King, C. Moroney, R. Davies, J. P. Muller, and H. Gerber, 2001: Multiangle observations of Arctic stratus clouds from FIRE ACE: June 3, 1998 case study. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), July 27, 106, 15201-15214.

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Platnick, S., J. Y. Li, M. D. King, H. Gerber, and P. V. Hobbs, 2001: A solar reflectance method for retrieving the optical thickness and droplet size of liquid water clouds over snow and ice surfaces. J. Geophys. Res., 106, 15185-15199.

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Arnold, G. T., S. C. Tsay, M. D. King, J. Y. Li, and P. F. Soulen, 2002: Airborne spectral measurements of surface-atmosphere anisotropy for Arctic sea ice and tundra. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23, 3763-3781.

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Dubovik, O., B. N. Holben, T. F. Eck, A. Smirnov, Y. J. Kaufman, M. D. King, D. Tanre, and I. Slutsker, 2002: Variability of absorption and optical properties of key aerosol types observed in worldwide locations. J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 590-608.

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King, M. D., and D. D. Herring, 2002: Research satellites (atmospheric sciences). Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences, J. R. Holton, J. A. Pyle, and J. A. Curry, Eds., Academic Press, 2038-2047.

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Swap, R. J., H. J. Annegarn, J. T. Suttles, J. Haywood, M. C. Helmlinger, C. Hely, P. V. Hobbs, B. N. Holben, J. Ji, M. D. King, T. Landmann, W. Maenhaut, L. Otter, B. Pak, S. J. Piketh, S. Platnick, J. Privette, D. Roy, A. M. Thompson, D. Ward, and R. Yokelson, 2002: The Southern African Regional Science Initiative (SAFARI 2000): Overview of the dry season field campaign. South African Journal of Science, 98, 125-130.

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Gatebe, C. K., M. D. King, S. Platnick, G. T. Arnold, E. F. Vermote, and B. Schmid, 2003: Airborne spectral measurements of surface-atmosphere anisotropy for several surfaces and ecosystems over southern Africa. J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8489, doi: 10.1029/2002JD002397.

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King, M. D., W. P. Menzel, Y. J. Kaufman, D. Tanre, B.-C. Gao, S. Platnick, S. A. Ackerman, L. A. Remer, R. Pincus, and P. A. Hubanks, 2003: Cloud and aerosol properties, precipitable water, and profiles of temperature and humidity from MODIS. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 41, 442-458.

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King, M. D., S. Platnick, C. C. Moeller, H. E. Revercomb, and D. A. Chu, 2003: Remote sensing of smoke, land and clouds from the NASA ER-2 during SAFARI 2000. J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D13), 8502, doi: 10.1029/2002JD003207.

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Platnick, S., M. D. King, S. A. Ackerman, W. P. Menzel, B. A. Baum, J. C. Riedi, and R. A. Frey, 2003: The MODIS cloud products: Algorithms and examples from Terra. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 41 (2), 459-473.

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Swap, R. J., H. J. Annegarn, J. T. Suttles, M. D. King, S. Platnick, J. L. Privette, and R. J. Scholes, 2003: Africa burning: A thematic analysis of the Southern African Regional Science Initiative (SAFARI 2000). J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D13), 8465, doi: 10.1029/2003JD003747.

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Pinker, R. T., H. Wang, M. D. King, and S. Platnick, 2003: First use of MODIS data to cross-calibrate with GEWEX/SRB data sets. GEWEX News, 13, No.4, November 2003.

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King, M. D., S. Platnick, P. Yang, G. T. Arnold, M. A. Gray, J. Riedi, S. A. Ackerman, and K. N. Liou, 2004: Remote sensing of liquid water and ice cloud optical thickness and effective radius in the Arctic: Application of airborne multispectral MAS data. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 21, 857-875.

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Hsu, N. C., S. C. Tsay, M. D. King, and J. R. Herman, 2004: Aerosol properties over bright-reflecting source regions. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 42, 557-569.

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Mace, G. G., Y. Zhang, S. Platnick, M. D. King, P. Minnis, and P. Yang, 2005: Evaluation of cirrus cloud properties derived from MODIS data using cloud properties derived from ground-based observations collected at the ARM SGP site. J. Appl. Meteor., 44, 221-240.

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Moody, E. G., M. D. King, S. Platnick, C. B. Schaaf, and F. Gao, 2005: Spatially complete global spectral surface albedos: Value-Added datasets derived from Terra MODIS land products. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 43, 144-158.

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Gatebe, C. K., M. D. King, A. I. Lyapustin, G. T. Arnold, and J. Redemann, 2005: Airborne spectral measurements of ocean directional reflectance. J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 1072-1092.

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Jin, M., J. M. Shepherd, and M. D. King, 2005: Urban aerosols and their interaction with clouds and rainfall: A case study for New York and Houston. J. Geophys. Res., 110, D10S20, doi:10.1029/2004JD005081.

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Baum, B. A., P. Yang, A. J. Heymsfield, S. Platnick, M. D. King, Y. X. Hu, and S. T. Bedka, 2005: Bulk scattering properties for the remote sensing of ice clouds. 2: Narrowband models. J. Appl. Meteor., 44, 1896-1911.

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Abdou, W. A., S. H. Pilorz, M. C. Helmlinger, J. E. Conel, D. J. Diner, C. J. Bruegge, J. V. Martonchik, C. K. Gatebe, M. D. King, and , 2006: Sua pan surface bidirectional reflectance: A case study to evaluate the effect of atmospheric correction on the surface products of the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) during SAFARI 2000. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 44, 1699-1706.

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Hsu, N. C., S. C. Tsay, M. D. King, and J. R. Herman, 2006: Deep blue retrievals of Asian aerosol properties during ACE-Asia. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 44, 3180-3195.

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Chylek, P., S. Robinson, M. K. Dubey, M. D. King, Q. Fu, and W. B. Clodius, 2006: Comparison of near-infrared and thermal infrared cloud phase detections. J. Geophys. Res., 111, D20203, doi:10.1029/2006JD007140.

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Moody, E. G., M. D. King, C. B. Schaaf, D. K. Hall, and S. Platnick, 2007: Northern Hemisphere five-year average (2000-2004) spectral albedos of surfaces in the presence of snow: Statistics computed from Terra MODIS land products. Remote Sens. Environ., 111, 337-345.

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Hong, G., P. Yang, B. C. Gao, B. A. Baum, Y. X. Hu, M. D. King, and S. Platnick, 2007: High cloud properties from three years of MODIS Terra and Aqua collection-4 data over the tropics. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 46, 1840-1856.

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Yang, P., L. Zhang, G. Hong, S. L. Nasiri, B. A. Baum, H. L. Huang, M. D. King, and S. Platnick, 2007: Differences between collection 4 and 5 MODIS ice cloud optical/microphysical products and their impact on radiative forcing simulations. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens, 45, 2886-2899.

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King, M. D., C. L. Parkinson, K. C. Partington, and R. G. Williams, 2007: Our Changing Planet: The View from Space. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, ISBN 978-0-521-82870-3, 390 pp.

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Gatebe, C. K., J. J. Butler, J. W. Cooper, M. Kowalewski, and M. D. King, 2007: Characterization of errors in the use of integrating-sphere systems in the calibration of scanning radiometers. Appl. Opt., 46, 7640-7651.

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King, M. D., 2007: Cloud optical and microphysical properties. In Our Changing Planet: The View from Space, M. D. King, C. L. Parkinson, K. C. Partington, and R. G. Williams, Eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 15-20.

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Hsu, N. C., S. C. Tsay, M. D. King, and D. J. Diner, 2007: Dust in the Wind. Our Changing Planet: The View from Space; M. D. King, C. L. Parkinson, K. C. Partington, and R. G. Williams, Eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 56-60.

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Moody, E. G., M. D. King, C. B. Schaaf, and S. Platnick, 2008: MODIS-derived spatially complete surface albedo products: Spatial and temporal pixel distribution and zonal averages. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 47, 2879-2894, doi: 10.1175/2008JAMC1795.1.

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King, M. D., 2008: The Earth’s changing environment as seen from the vantage point of space. The Planetary Report, 28, 6-11.

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Georgiev, G. T., C. K. Gatebe, J. J. Butler, and M. D. King, 2009: BRDF analysis of savanna vegetation and salt-pan samples. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 47, 2546-2556.

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Wind, G., S. Platnick, M. D. King, P. A. Hubanks, M. J. Pavolonis, A. K. Heidinger, P. Yang, and B. A. Baum, 2009: Multilayer cloud detection with the MODIS near-infrared water vapor absorption band. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol. (Submitted)

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Eichler, H., K. S. Schmidt, R. Buras, M. Wendisch, B. Mayer, P. Pilewskie, M. D. King, L. Tian, G. Heymsfield, and S. Platnick, 2009: Cirrus spatial heterogeneity versus ice crystal shape: Effects on remote sensing of cirrus optical thickness and effective crystal radius. J. Geophys. Res. (Submitted)

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Schmidt, K. S., P. Pilewskie, B. Mayer, M. Wendisch, B. Kindel, S. Platnick, M. D. King, G. Wind, G. T. Arnold, L. Tian, G. Heymsfield, and H. Eichler, 2009: Apparent and real absorption of solar spectral irradiance in heterogeneous ice clouds. J. Geophys. Res. (Submitted)

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Lyapustin, A., C. K. Gatebe, R. Kahn, R. Brandt, J. Redemann, P. Russell, M. D. King, C. A. Pedersen, S. Gerland, R. Poudyal, A. Marshak, Y. Wang, C. Schaaf, D. Hall, and A. Kokhanovsky, 2009: Analysis of snow BRF from ARCTAS Spring-2008 campaign. Atmos. Chem. Phys. (Submitted)

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King, M. D., S. Platnick, G. Wind, G. T. Arnold, and R. T. Dominguez, 2009: Remote sensing of the radiative and microphysical properties of clouds during TC4: Results from MAS, MASTER, MODIS, and MISR. J. Geophys. Res. (Submitted)

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Gatebe, C. K., O. Dubovik, M. D. King, and A. Sinyuk, 2009: Simultaneous retrieval of aerosol and surface optical properties from combined airborne- and ground-based direct and diffuse radiometric measurements. Atmos. Chem. Phys. (Submitted)

RESEARCH AREA EXPERIENCE

Remote sensing of cloud optical properties, Spectral surface bidirectional reflectance, Aerosol optical properties, Characterization of global land surface reflectance

EDUCATION

1977		Ph.D., Atmos. Sciences, Univ. of Arizona

1973		M.S., Atmos. Sciences, Univ. of Arizona

1971		B.A., Physics, Colorado College

OTHER CURRENT POSITIONS

2008-		Senior Scientist Emeritus, Goddard Space Flight Center

2008-		Senior Research Associate, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado-Boulder

2000-		Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland-College Park

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

1992-2008		EOS Senior Project Scientist

1983-1992		ERBE Project Scientist

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

National Academy of Engineering (Member), American Meteorological Society (Fellow), American Geophysical Union (Fellow), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Senior Member)

HONORS AND AWARDS

2006		Space Systems Award, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

2006		Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Senior Professional

2006		Elected Fellow, American Geophysical Union

2003		Elected Member, National Academy of Engineering

2001		William Nordberg Memorial Award for Earth Sciences, Goddard Space Flight Center

2001		NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal

2000		Verner E. Suomi Award, American Meteorological Soc.

1997		Elected Goddard Senior Fellow

1995		Doctor of Science Honoris Causa, Colorado College

1993		Transactions Prize Paper Award, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society

1992		NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal

1990		Elected Fellow, American Meteorological Society

1985		NASA Exceptional Service Medal

SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

2000-, Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland
1989-, Member, MODIS Science Team
1992-2008, EOS Senior Project Scientist
1997-2008, Goddard Senior Fellow
1989-2003, Co-Investigator, CERES Science Team
1986-1987, Visiting Professor, Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
1983-1992, ERBE Project Scientist
1980-1992, Principal Investigator, ERBE Science Team

FUNDED PROPOSALS

2009-2014		MODIS Science Team Leader

2007-2010		MODIS Cloud Algorithm - Algorithm Maintenance

2007-2010		ARCTAS Science Team

2006-2009		TC4 Science Team

2004-2007		MODIS Research Level-3 (co-I with S. Platnick)

2004-2007		MODIS Cloud Algorithm - Algorithm Maintenance

2001-2004		Spectral, Angular, and Vertical Characterization of Aerosols (CAR)

2001-2003		CRYSTAL-FACE Science Team

1995-1999		FIRE III Science Team (FIRE ACE)

1991-2000		CERES Science Team

1990-2003		MODIS Science Team

1990-1994		FIRE II Science Team (ASTEX)

Show Refereed Publications

1.		King, M. D., and D. M. Byrne, 1976: A method for inferring total ozone content from the spectral variation of total optical depth obtained with a solar radiometer. J. Atmos. Sci., 33, 2242-2251.
2.		King, M. D., D. M. Byrne, B. M. Herman, and J. A. Reagan, 1978: Aerosol size distributions obtained by inversion of spectral optical depth measurements. J. Atmos. Sci., 35, 2153-2167.
3.		King, M. D., 1979: Determination of the ground albedo and the index of absorption of atmospheric particulates by remote sensing. Part II: Application. J. Atmos. Sci., 36, 1072-1083.
4.		King, M. D., and B. M. Herman, 1979: Determination of the ground albedo and the index of absorption of atmospheric particulates by remote sensing. Part I: Theory. J. Atmos. Sci., 36, 163-173.
5.		King, M. D., and R. J. Curran, 1980: The effect of a nonuniform planetary albedo on the interpretation of Earth radiation budget observations. J. Atmos. Sci., 37, 1262-1278.
6.		King, M. D., D. M. Byrne, J. A. Reagan, and B. M. Herman, 1980: Spectral variation of optical depth at tucson, arizona between august 1975 and december 1977. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 19, 723-732.
7.		Reagan, J. A., D. M. Byrne, M. D. King, J. D. Spinhirne, and B. M. Herman, 1980: Determination of the complex refractive index and size distribution of atmospheric particulates from bistatic-monostatic Lidar and solar radiometer measurements. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 85, 1591-1599.
8.		King, M. D., 1981: A method for determining the single scattering albedo of clouds through observation of the internal scattered radiation field. J. Atmos. Sci., 38, 2031-2044.
9.		King, M. D., 1982: Sensitivity of constrained linear inversions to the selection of the Lagrange multiplier. J. Atmos. Sci., 39, 1356-1369.
10.		King, M. D., 1983: Number of terms required in the Fourier expansion of the reflection function for optically thick atmospheres. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 30, 143-161.
11.		Harshvardhan, A. Arking, M. D. King, and M. D. Chou, 1984: Impact of the El Chichon stratospheric aerosol layer on northern hemisphere temperatures. Aerosols and Their Climatic Effects, H. E. Gerber and A. Deepak, Eds., A. Deepak Publishing, 261-273.
12.		King, M. D., Harshvardhan, and A. Arking, 1984: A model of the radiative properties of the El Chichon stratospheric aerosol layer. J. Climate Appl. Meteor., 23, 1121-1137.
13.		Spinhirne, J. D., and M. D. King, 1985: Latitudinal variation of spectral optical thickness and columnar size distribution of the El Chichon stratospheric aerosol layer. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 90, 10607-10619.
14.		King, M. D., and Harshvardhan, 1986: Comparative accuracy of selected multiple scattering approximations. J. Atmos. Sci., 43, 784-801.
15.		King, M. D., M. G. Strange, P. Leone, and L. R. Blaine, 1986: Multiwavelength scanning radiometer for airborne measurements of scattered radiation within clouds. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 3, 513-522.
16.		King, M. D., 1987: Determination of the scaled optical thickness of clouds from reflected solar radiation measurements. J. Atmos. Sci., 44, 1734-1751.
17.		Radke, L. F., J. A. Coakley, and M. D. King, 1989: Direct and remote sensing observations of the effects of ships on clouds. Science, 246, 1146-1149.
18.		King, M. D., L. F. Radke, and P. V. Hobbs, 1990: Determination of the spectral absorption of solar radiation by marine stratocumulus clouds from airborne measurements within clouds. J. Atmos. Sci., 47, 894-907.
19.		Nakajima, T., and M. D. King, 1990: Determination of the optical thickness and effective particle radius of clouds from reflected solar radiation measurements. Part I: Theory. J. Atmos. Sci., 47, 1878-1893.
20.		Nakajima, T., M. D. King, J. D. Spinhirne, and L. F. Radke, 1991: Determination of the optical thickness and effective particle radius of clouds from reflected solar radiation measurements. Part II: Marine stratocumulus observations. J. Atmos. Sci., 48, 728-750.
21.		King, M. D., 1992: Directional and spectral reflectance of the Kuwait oil-fire smoke. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 97, 14545-14549.
22.		King, M. D., Y. J. Kaufman, W. P. Menzel, and D. Tanre, 1992: Remote sensing of cloud, aerosol, and water vapor properties from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS). IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 30, 2-27.
23.		Nakajima, T., and M. D. King, 1992: Asymptotic theory for optically thick layers: Application to the Discrete Ordinates Method. Applied Optics, 31, 7669-7683.
24.		Harshvardhan, and M. D. King, 1993: Comparative accuracy of diffuse radiative properties computed using selected multiple scattering approximations. J. Atmos. Sci., 50, 247-259.
25.		King, M. D., 1993: Radiative properties of clouds. Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions, V. Hobbs, Ed., Academic Press, 123-149.
26.		King, M. D., L. F. Radke, and P. V. Hobbs, 1993: Optical properties of marine stratocumulus clouds modified by ships. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 98, 2729-2739.
27.		Price, R. D., M. D. King, J. T. Dalton, K. S. Pedelty, P. E. Ardanuy, and M. K. Hobish, 1994: Earth science data for all: EOS and the EOS Data and Information System. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 60, 277-285.
28.		Gumley, L. E., and M. D. King, 1995: Remote sensing of flooding in the U.S. Upper Midwest during the summer of 1993. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 76, 933-943.
29.		King, M. D., D. D. Herring, and D. J. Diner, 1995: The Earth Observing System (EOS): A space-based program for assessing mankind's impact on the global environment. Optics and Photonic News, 6, 34-39.
30.		King, M. D., S. C. Tsay, and S. Platnick, 1995: In situ observations of the indirect effects of aerosol on clouds. Aerosol Forcing of Climate, R. J. Charlson and J. E. Heintzenberg, Eds., John Wiley and Sons, 227-248.
31.		Schwartz, S. E., F. Arnold, J. P. Blanchet, P. A. Durkee, D. J. Hofmann, W. A. Hoppel, M. D. King, A. A. Lacis, T. Nakajima, J. A. Ogren, and O. B. Toon, 1995: Group report: Connections between aerosol properties and forcing of climate. Aerosol Forcing of Climate, R. J. Charlson and J. Heintzenberg, Eds., John Wiley and Sons, 251-280.
32.		Wielicki, B. A., R. D. Cess, M. D. King, D. A. Randall, and E. F. Harrison, 1995: Mission to Planet Earth: Role of clouds and radiation in climate. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 76, 2125-2153.
33.		King, M. D., W. P. Menzel, P. S. Grant, J. S. Myers, G. T. Arnold, S. Platnick, L. E. Gumley, S. C. Tsay, C. C. Moeller, M. Fitzgerald, K. S. Brown, and F. G. Osterwisch, 1996: Airborne scanning spectrometer for remote sensing of cloud, aerosol, water vapor and surface properties. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 13, 777-794.
34.		Tsay, S. C., P. M. Gabriel, M. D. King, and G. L. Stephens, 1996: Spectral reflectance and atmospheric energetics in cirrus-like clouds. Part II: Applications of a Fourier-riccati approach to radiative transfer. J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 3450-3467.
35.		Kaufman, Y. J., D. Tanre, H. R. Gordon, T. Nakajima, J. Lenoble, R. Frouin, H. Grassl, B. M. Herman, M. D. King, and P. M. Teillet, 1997: Passive remote sensing of tropospheric aerosol and atmospheric correction for the aerosol effect. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 102, 16815-16830.
36.		Wang, M., and M. D. King, 1997: Correction of Rayleigh scattering effects in cloud optical thickness retrievals. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 102, 25915-25926.
37.		Kaufman, Y. J., P. V. Hobbs, V. W. J. H. Kirchhoff, P. Artaxo, L. A. Remer, B. N. Holben, M. D. King, D. E. Ward, E. M. Prins, K. M. Longo, L. F. Mattos, C. A. Nobre, J. D. Spinhirne, Q. Ji, A. M. Thompson, J. F. Gleason, and S. A. Christopher, 1998: Smoke, clouds, and radiation—Brazil (SCAR-B) experiment. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 103, 31783-31808.
38.		Kaufman, Y. J., R. Kleidman, and M. D. King, 1998: SCAR-B fires in the Tropics: Properties and their remote sensing from EOS-MODIS. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 103, 31955-31968.
39.		King, M. D., S. C. Tsay, S. A. Ackerman, and N. F. Larsen, 1998: Discriminating heavy aerosol, clouds, and fires during SCAR-B: Application of airborne multispectral MAS data. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 103, 31989-31999.
40.		Tsay, S. C., M. D. King, G. T. Arnold, and J. Y. Li, 1998: Airborne spectral measurements of surface anisotropy during SCAR-B. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 103, 31943-31953.
41.		Wielicki, B. A., B. R. Barkstrom, B. A. Baum, T. P. Charlock, R. N. Green, D. P. Kratz, R. B. Lee, P. Minnis, G. L. Smith, T. Wong, D. P. Young, R. D. Cess, J. A. Coakley, D. A. H. Crommelynck, L. Donner, R. Kandel, and M. D. King, 1998: Clouds and the Earth's radiant energy system (CERES): Algorithm overview. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 36, 1127-1141.
42.		King, M. D., Y. J. Kaufman, D. Tanre, and T. Nakajima, 1999: Remote sensing of tropospheric aerosols from space: Past, present and future. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 80, 2229-2259.
43.		Ou, S. C., K. N. Liou, M. D. King, and S. C. Tsay, 1999: Remote sensing of cirrus cloud parameters based on a 0.63-3.7 µm radiance correlation technique applied to AVHRR data. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 26, 2437-2440.
44.		Wan, Z., Y. Zhang, X. Ma, M. D. King, J. S. Myers, and X. Li, 1999: Vicarious calibration of Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Airborne Simulator thermal-infrared channels. Appl. Opt., 38, 6294-6306.
45.		Baum, B. A., P. F. Soulen, K. I. Strabala, M. D. King, S. A. Ackerman, W. P. Menzel, and P. Yang, 2000: Remote sensing of cloud properties using MODIS Airborne Simulator imagery during SUCCESS. II: Cloud thermodynamic phase. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 105, 11781-11792.
46.		Curry, J. A., P. V. Hobbs, M. D. King, D. A. Randall, P. Minnis, et al., 2000: FIRE Arctic Clouds Experiment. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 81, 5-30.
47.		Dubovik, O., and M. D. King, 2000: A flexible inversion algorithm for retrieval of aerosol optical properties from sun and sky radiance measurements. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 105, 20673-20696.
48.		Dubovik, O., A. Smirnov, B. N. Holben, M. D. King, Y. J. Kaufman, T. F. Eck, and I. Slutsker, 2000: Accuracy assessment of aerosol optical properties retrieval from AERONET sun and sky radiance measurements. J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9791-9806.
49.		Durkee, P. A., R. E. Chartier, A. Brown, E. J. Trehubenko, S. D. Rogerson, C. Skipniewicz, K. E. Nielsen, S. Platnick, and M. D. King, 2000: Composite ship track characteristics. J. Atmos. Sci., 57, 2542-2553.
50.		Herring, D. D., and M. D. King, 2000: Space-based observations of the Earth. Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Murdin, Ed., Institute of Physics Publishing, 2959-2962.
51.		King, M. D., and D. D. Herring, 2000: Monitoring Earth's vital signs. Scientific American, 282, 72-77.
52.		Platnick, S., P. A. Durkee, K. Nielson, J. P. Taylor, S. C. Tsay, M. D. King, R. J. Ferek, P. V. Hobbs, and J. W. Rottman, 2000: The role of background cloud microphysics in the radiative formation of ship tracks. J. Atmos. Sci., 57, 2607-2624.
53.		Rolland, P., K. N. Liou, M. D. King, S. C. Tsay, and G. M. McFarquhar, 2000: Remote sensing of optical and microphysical properties of cirrus clouds using MODIS channels: Methodology and sensitivity to assumptions. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 105, 11721-11738.
54.		Soulen, P. F., M. D. King, S. C. Tsay, G. T. Arnold, and J. Y. Li, 2000: Airborne spectral measurements of surface-atmosphere anisotropy during the SCAR-A, Kuwait oil fire, and TARFOX experiments. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 105, 10203-10218.
55.		Gatebe, C. K., M. D. King, S. C. Tsay, Q. Ji, G. T. Arnold, and J. Y. Li, 2001: Sensitivity of off-nadir zenith angles to correlation between visible and near-infrared reflectance for use in remote sensing of aerosol over land. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 39, 805-819.
56.		Marchand, R. T., T. P. Ackerman, M. D. King, C. Moroney, R. Davies, J. P. Muller, and H. Gerber, 2001: Multiangle observations of Arctic stratus clouds from FIRE ACE: June 3, 1998 case study. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), July 27, 106, 15201-15214.
57.		Platnick, S., J. Y. Li, M. D. King, H. Gerber, and P. V. Hobbs, 2001: A solar reflectance method for retrieving the optical thickness and droplet size of liquid water clouds over snow and ice surfaces. J. Geophys. Res., 106, 15185-15199.
58.		Arnold, G. T., S. C. Tsay, M. D. King, J. Y. Li, and P. F. Soulen, 2002: Airborne spectral measurements of surface-atmosphere anisotropy for Arctic sea ice and tundra. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23, 3763-3781.
59.		Dubovik, O., B. N. Holben, T. F. Eck, A. Smirnov, Y. J. Kaufman, M. D. King, D. Tanre, and I. Slutsker, 2002: Variability of absorption and optical properties of key aerosol types observed in worldwide locations. J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 590-608.
60.		King, M. D., and D. D. Herring, 2002: Research satellites (atmospheric sciences). Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences, J. R. Holton, J. A. Pyle, and J. A. Curry, Eds., Academic Press, 2038-2047.
61.		Swap, R. J., H. J. Annegarn, J. T. Suttles, J. Haywood, M. C. Helmlinger, C. Hely, P. V. Hobbs, B. N. Holben, J. Ji, M. D. King, T. Landmann, W. Maenhaut, L. Otter, B. Pak, S. J. Piketh, S. Platnick, J. Privette, D. Roy, A. M. Thompson, D. Ward, and R. Yokelson, 2002: The Southern African Regional Science Initiative (SAFARI 2000): Overview of the dry season field campaign. South African Journal of Science, 98, 125-130.
62.		Gatebe, C. K., M. D. King, S. Platnick, G. T. Arnold, E. F. Vermote, and B. Schmid, 2003: Airborne spectral measurements of surface-atmosphere anisotropy for several surfaces and ecosystems over southern Africa. J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8489, doi: 10.1029/2002JD002397.
63.		King, M. D., W. P. Menzel, Y. J. Kaufman, D. Tanre, B.-C. Gao, S. Platnick, S. A. Ackerman, L. A. Remer, R. Pincus, and P. A. Hubanks, 2003: Cloud and aerosol properties, precipitable water, and profiles of temperature and humidity from MODIS. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 41, 442-458.
64.		King, M. D., S. Platnick, C. C. Moeller, H. E. Revercomb, and D. A. Chu, 2003: Remote sensing of smoke, land and clouds from the NASA ER-2 during SAFARI 2000. J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D13), 8502, doi: 10.1029/2002JD003207.
65.		Platnick, S., M. D. King, S. A. Ackerman, W. P. Menzel, B. A. Baum, J. C. Riedi, and R. A. Frey, 2003: The MODIS cloud products: Algorithms and examples from Terra. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 41 (2), 459-473.
66.		Swap, R. J., H. J. Annegarn, J. T. Suttles, M. D. King, S. Platnick, J. L. Privette, and R. J. Scholes, 2003: Africa burning: A thematic analysis of the Southern African Regional Science Initiative (SAFARI 2000). J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D13), 8465, doi: 10.1029/2003JD003747.
67.		Pinker, R. T., H. Wang, M. D. King, and S. Platnick, 2003: First use of MODIS data to cross-calibrate with GEWEX/SRB data sets. GEWEX News, 13, No.4, November 2003.
68.		King, M. D., S. Platnick, P. Yang, G. T. Arnold, M. A. Gray, J. Riedi, S. A. Ackerman, and K. N. Liou, 2004: Remote sensing of liquid water and ice cloud optical thickness and effective radius in the Arctic: Application of airborne multispectral MAS data. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 21, 857-875.
69.		Hsu, N. C., S. C. Tsay, M. D. King, and J. R. Herman, 2004: Aerosol properties over bright-reflecting source regions. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 42, 557-569.
70.		Mace, G. G., Y. Zhang, S. Platnick, M. D. King, P. Minnis, and P. Yang, 2005: Evaluation of cirrus cloud properties derived from MODIS data using cloud properties derived from ground-based observations collected at the ARM SGP site. J. Appl. Meteor., 44, 221-240.
71.		Moody, E. G., M. D. King, S. Platnick, C. B. Schaaf, and F. Gao, 2005: Spatially complete global spectral surface albedos: Value-Added datasets derived from Terra MODIS land products. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 43, 144-158.
72.		Gatebe, C. K., M. D. King, A. I. Lyapustin, G. T. Arnold, and J. Redemann, 2005: Airborne spectral measurements of ocean directional reflectance. J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 1072-1092.
73.		Jin, M., J. M. Shepherd, and M. D. King, 2005: Urban aerosols and their interaction with clouds and rainfall: A case study for New York and Houston. J. Geophys. Res., 110, D10S20, doi:10.1029/2004JD005081.
74.		Baum, B. A., P. Yang, A. J. Heymsfield, S. Platnick, M. D. King, Y. X. Hu, and S. T. Bedka, 2005: Bulk scattering properties for the remote sensing of ice clouds. 2: Narrowband models. J. Appl. Meteor., 44, 1896-1911.
75.		Abdou, W. A., S. H. Pilorz, M. C. Helmlinger, J. E. Conel, D. J. Diner, C. J. Bruegge, J. V. Martonchik, C. K. Gatebe, M. D. King, and , 2006: Sua pan surface bidirectional reflectance: A case study to evaluate the effect of atmospheric correction on the surface products of the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) during SAFARI 2000. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 44, 1699-1706.
76.		Hsu, N. C., S. C. Tsay, M. D. King, and J. R. Herman, 2006: Deep blue retrievals of Asian aerosol properties during ACE-Asia. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 44, 3180-3195.
77.		Chylek, P., S. Robinson, M. K. Dubey, M. D. King, Q. Fu, and W. B. Clodius, 2006: Comparison of near-infrared and thermal infrared cloud phase detections. J. Geophys. Res., 111, D20203, doi:10.1029/2006JD007140.
78.		Moody, E. G., M. D. King, C. B. Schaaf, D. K. Hall, and S. Platnick, 2007: Northern Hemisphere five-year average (2000-2004) spectral albedos of surfaces in the presence of snow: Statistics computed from Terra MODIS land products. Remote Sens. Environ., 111, 337-345.
79.		Hong, G., P. Yang, B. C. Gao, B. A. Baum, Y. X. Hu, M. D. King, and S. Platnick, 2007: High cloud properties from three years of MODIS Terra and Aqua collection-4 data over the tropics. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 46, 1840-1856.
80.		Yang, P., L. Zhang, G. Hong, S. L. Nasiri, B. A. Baum, H. L. Huang, M. D. King, and S. Platnick, 2007: Differences between collection 4 and 5 MODIS ice cloud optical/microphysical products and their impact on radiative forcing simulations. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens, 45, 2886-2899.
81.		King, M. D., C. L. Parkinson, K. C. Partington, and R. G. Williams, 2007: Our Changing Planet: The View from Space. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, ISBN 978-0-521-82870-3, 390 pp.
82.		Gatebe, C. K., J. J. Butler, J. W. Cooper, M. Kowalewski, and M. D. King, 2007: Characterization of errors in the use of integrating-sphere systems in the calibration of scanning radiometers. Appl. Opt., 46, 7640-7651.
83.		King, M. D., 2007: Cloud optical and microphysical properties. In Our Changing Planet: The View from Space, M. D. King, C. L. Parkinson, K. C. Partington, and R. G. Williams, Eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 15-20.
84.		Hsu, N. C., S. C. Tsay, M. D. King, and D. J. Diner, 2007: Dust in the Wind. Our Changing Planet: The View from Space; M. D. King, C. L. Parkinson, K. C. Partington, and R. G. Williams, Eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 56-60.
85.		Moody, E. G., M. D. King, C. B. Schaaf, and S. Platnick, 2008: MODIS-derived spatially complete surface albedo products: Spatial and temporal pixel distribution and zonal averages. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 47, 2879-2894, doi: 10.1175/2008JAMC1795.1.
86.		King, M. D., 2008: The Earth’s changing environment as seen from the vantage point of space. The Planetary Report, 28, 6-11.
87.		Georgiev, G. T., C. K. Gatebe, J. J. Butler, and M. D. King, 2009: BRDF analysis of savanna vegetation and salt-pan samples. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 47, 2546-2556.
88.		Wind, G., S. Platnick, M. D. King, P. A. Hubanks, M. J. Pavolonis, A. K. Heidinger, P. Yang, and B. A. Baum, 2009: Multilayer cloud detection with the MODIS near-infrared water vapor absorption band. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol. (Submitted)
89.		Eichler, H., K. S. Schmidt, R. Buras, M. Wendisch, B. Mayer, P. Pilewskie, M. D. King, L. Tian, G. Heymsfield, and S. Platnick, 2009: Cirrus spatial heterogeneity versus ice crystal shape: Effects on remote sensing of cirrus optical thickness and effective crystal radius. J. Geophys. Res. (Submitted)
90.		Schmidt, K. S., P. Pilewskie, B. Mayer, M. Wendisch, B. Kindel, S. Platnick, M. D. King, G. Wind, G. T. Arnold, L. Tian, G. Heymsfield, and H. Eichler, 2009: Apparent and real absorption of solar spectral irradiance in heterogeneous ice clouds. J. Geophys. Res. (Submitted)
91.		Lyapustin, A., C. K. Gatebe, R. Kahn, R. Brandt, J. Redemann, P. Russell, M. D. King, C. A. Pedersen, S. Gerland, R. Poudyal, A. Marshak, Y. Wang, C. Schaaf, D. Hall, and A. Kokhanovsky, 2009: Analysis of snow BRF from ARCTAS Spring-2008 campaign. Atmos. Chem. Phys. (Submitted)
92.		King, M. D., S. Platnick, G. Wind, G. T. Arnold, and R. T. Dominguez, 2009: Remote sensing of the radiative and microphysical properties of clouds during TC4: Results from MAS, MASTER, MODIS, and MISR. J. Geophys. Res. (Submitted)
93.		Gatebe, C. K., O. Dubovik, M. D. King, and A. Sinyuk, 2009: Simultaneous retrieval of aerosol and surface optical properties from combined airborne- and ground-based direct and diffuse radiometric measurements. Atmos. Chem. Phys. (Submitted)

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