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Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory (614)

Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory (614)

Profile for Alexander (Sasha) Smirnov

Affiliation: Sigma Space
Contact: E-mail
Office Phone: 301-614-6626
Fax: 301-614-6695

Selected Publications

Alexandrov, M.A., B. Schmid, D.D. Turner, B. Cairns, V. Oinas, A.A. Lacis, S.I. Gutman, E.R. Westwater, A. Smirnov, and J. Eilers (2009). Columnar water vapor retrievals from MFRSR data. J. Geophys. Res., 114(D02306)
10.1029/2008JD010543

Cong, Z., S. Kang, A. Smirnov, and B.N. Holben (2009). Aerosol optical properties at Nam Co, a remote site in central Tibetan Plateau. Atm. Res., 92(42-48)

Eck, T.F., B.N. Holben, J.S. Reid, A. Siniuk, E.J. Hyer, N.T. O'Neil, G.E. Shaw, J.R. Vande Castle, F.S. Chapin, O. Dubovik, A. Smirnov, E. Vermote, J.S. Schafer, D.M. Giles, I. Slutsker, M. Sorokin, and W.W. Newcomb (2009). Optical properties of boreal region biomass burning aerosols in central Alaska and seasonal variation of aerosol optical depth at an Arctic coastal site. J. Geophys. Res., 114(D11201)
10.1029/2008JD010870

Livingston, J.M., J. Redermann, P.B. Russell, O. Torres, B. Veihelmann, P. Veefkind, R. Braak, A. Smirnov, L. Remer, R.W. Bergstrom, O. Coddington, K.S. Schmidt, P. Pilewskie, R. Johnson, and Q. Zhang (2009). Comparison of aerosol optical depths from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on Aura with results from airborne sunphotometry, other space and ground measurements during MILAGRO/INTEX-B. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 6743-6165

Sakerin, S.M., S.A. Beresnev, S.Yu. Gorda, D.M. Kabanov, G.I. Kornienko, Yu.I. Markelov, A.V. Mikhalev, S.V. Nikolashkin, M.V. Panchenko, V.V. Pol'kin, A. Smirnov, M.A. Tashchilin, S.A. Turchinovich, Yu.S. Turchinovich, B.N. Holben, and T.A. Eremina (2009). Annual aerosol spectral optical depth characterization in Siberia. Atm. Ocean Optics, 22(6), 566-574

Smirnov, A., B.N. Holben, I. Slutsker, D.M. Giles, C.R. McClain, T.F. Eck, S.M. Sakerin, A. Macke, P. Croot, G. Zibordi, P.K. Quinn, J. Sciare, S. Kinne, M. Harvey, T.J. Smyth, S. Piketh, T. Zielinski, A. Proshutinsky, J.I. Goes, N.B. Nelson, P. Larouche, V.F. Radionov, P. Goloub, K. Krishna Moorthy, R. Matarrese, E.J. Robertson, and F. Jourdin (2009). Maritime Aerosol Network as a component of Aerosol Robotic Network. J. Geophys. Res., 114(D06204)
10.1029/2008JD011257

Eck, T.F., N.T. O'Neill, B.N. Holben, J.S. Reid, A. Sinyuk, O. Dubovik, A. Smirnov, D.M. Giles, S.C. Tsay, Q. Ji, A. Al Mandoos, M.R. Khan, E.A. Reid, J.S. Schafer, M. Sorokin, W. Newcomb, and I. Slutsker (2008). Spatial and temporal variability of column-integrated aerosol optical properties in the southern Arabian Gulf and United Arab Emirates in summer. J. Geophys. Res. Atmosp., 113(D01204), 19 pp
10.1029/2007JD008944

O'Neill, N.T., T.F. Eck, J.S. Ried, A. Smirnov, and O. Pancrati (2008). Coarse mode optical information retrievalbe using ultraviolet to short-wave infrared Sun photometry: Application to United Arab Emirates Unified Aerosol Experimental data. J. Geophys. Res., 113(D05212), 11 pp
10.1029/2007JD009052

Sakerin, S.M., D.M. Kabanov, V.F. Radionov, I. Slutsker, A. Smirnov, S.A. Terpugova, and B.N. Holben (2008). About the results on the atmosphere aerosol optical depth in circumnavigation around Antarctica (the 53d RAE). Atm. Ocean Optics, 21(12), 900-904

Sakerin, S.M., D.M. Kabanov, A. Smirnov, and B.N. Holben (2008). Aerosol optical depth of atmosphere over the oceans in the wavelength range 0.37–4 mm. Int. J. Rem. Sens., 29, 2519-2547

Tian, B., M.I. Mishchenko, I.V. Geogdzhayev, T. Tyranowski, Y.L. Yung, Q. Li, R.A. Kahn, D.E. Waliser, O. Torres, and A. Smirnov (2008). Does the Madden-Julian Oscillation influence aerosol variability?. J. Geophys. Res., 113(D12215), 11 pp
10.1029/2007JD009372

Eck, T.F., B.N. Holben, J.S. Reid, A. Siniuk, O. Dubovik, A. Smirnov, D.M. Giles, N.T. O'Neill, S.-C. Tsay, Q. Ji, A.L. Mandoos, M.R. Kahn, E.A. Reid, J.S. Schafer, M. Sorokin, W. Newcomb, and I. Slutsker (2007). Spatial and Temporal Variability of Column Integrated Aerosol Optical Properties in the Southern Arabian Gulf and United Arab Emirates in Summer. J. Geophys. Res.
10.1029/2007JD008944

Malyshkin, A.V., V.A. Poddubny, Yu.I. Markelo, S.A. Beresnev, C.Yu. Gorda, S.M. Sakerin, and A. Smirnov (2007). Middle Ural in the AEROSIBNET system: preliminary analysis of regional sources of the atmospheric aerosol contamination. Atm. Ocean Optics, 20, 457-460

Sakerin, S.M., A. Smirnov, V.V. Pol'kin, D.M. Kabanov, M.V. Panchenko, B.N. Holben, and O.V. Kopelevich (2007). Aerosol optical and microphysical properties over the Atlantiv Ocean during the 19th cruise of the Research Vessel Akademik Sergey Vavilov. J. Geophys. Res., 112(D10220), 9 pp

Sakerin, S.M., D.M. Kabanov, V.S. Kozlov, M.V. Panchenko, V.V. Pol'kin, A.B. Tikhomirov, N.I. Vlasov, V.F. Radionov, A. Smirnov, B.N. Holben, I. Slutsker, and L.P. Golobokova (2007). Results of the studies of aerosol characteristics in the 52 RAE. Problems of Arctic and Antarctica, 77, 67-75

Holben, B.N., T.F. Eck, I. Slutsker, A. Smirnov, A. Sinyuk, J.S. Schafer, D.M. Giles, and O. Dubovik (2006). Aeronet's Version 2.0 quality assurance criteria. Proc. SPIE, 6408(64080Q), DOI:10.1117/12.70652

Lyapustin, A., Y. Wang, J. Martonchik, J.L. Privette, B.N. Holben, I. Slutsker, A. Sinyuk, and A. Smirnov (2006). Local Analysis of MISR Surface BRF and Albedo Over GSFC and Mongu AERONET Sites. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 44(7), 1707-1718

Sakerin, S.M., D.M. Kabanov, A. Smirnov, B.N. Holben, I. Slutsker, D.M. Giles, and O.V. Kopelevich (2006). Variability of aerosol optical layer of the atmosphere in South Atlantic, Basic Researches of Oceans and Seas. N.P. Laverov (Ed.) Nauka, Moscow, Russia:

Schmid, B., R. Ferrare, C. Flynn, R. Elleman, D. Covert, A. Strawa, E. Welton, D. Turner, H. Jonsson, J. Redemann, J. Eilers, K. Ricci, A.G. Hallar, M. Clayton, J. Michalsky, A. Smirnov, B.N. Holben, and J. Barnard (2006). How well do state-of-the-art techniques measuring the vertical profile of tropospheric aerosol extinction compare?. J. Geophys. Res., 111(D05S07), 25 pp

Smirnov, A., B.N. Holben, S.M. Sakerin, D.M. Kabanov, I. Slutsker, M. Chin, T.L. Diehl, L.A. Remer, R. Kahn, A. Ignatov, L. Liu, M. Mishchenko, T.F. Eck, T.L. Kucsera, D.M. Giles, and O.V. Kopelevich (2006). Ship-based aerosol optical depth measurements in the Atlantic Ocean: Comparison with satellite retrievals and GOCART model. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33(L14817), 4 pp

Aculinin, A., A. Smirnov, V. Smicov, T.F. Eck, and B.N. Holben (2005). Solar radiation, total column ozone content and aerosol optical properties monitoring at the ground-based station in Kishinev, Moldova. Geophys. Res. Abstracts, 7, 2 pp

Eck, T.F., B.N. Holben, O. Dubovik, A. Smirnov, P. Goloub, H.B. Chen, B. Chatenet, L. Gomes, X.-Y. Zhang, S.-C. Tsay, Q. Ji, D.M. Giles, and I. Slutsker (2005). Columnar aerosol optical properties at AERONET sites in central eastern Asia and aerosol transport to the tropical mid-Pacific. J. Geophys. Res., 110(D06202), 1-18

Kahn, R., W.-H. Li, J.V. Martonchik, C.J. Bruegge, D.J. Diner, B.J. Gaitley, W. Abdou, O. Dubovik, B.N. Holben, A. Smirnov, Z. Jin, and D. Clark (2005). MISR Calibration and Implications for Low-Light-Level Aerosol Retrieval over Dark Water. J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 1032-1052

Perrone, M.R., M. Santese, A.M. Tafuro, B.N. Holben, and A. Smirnov (2005). Aerosol load characterization over South—East Italy for one year of AERONET sun-photometer measurements. Atmos. Res., 75, 111-133

Sakerin, S.M., D.M. Kabanov, M.V. Panchenko, V.V. Polkin, B.N. Holben, A. Smirnov, S.A. Beresnev, S.Yu. Gorda, G.I. Kornienko, S.V. Nikolashkin, V.A. Poddubnyi, and M.A. Tashchilin (2005). Monitoring of atmospheric aerosol in the Asian part of Russia in 2004 within the framework of AEROSIBNET program. Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics, English Translation, 18, 871-875

Semenov, V.K., A. Smirnov, V.N. Aref'ev, V.P. Sinyakov, and L.I. Sorokina (2005). Aerosol optical depth over the mountainous region in central Asia (Issyk-Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan). Geophsy. Res. Lett., 32(L05807), 1-5

Smirnov, A., S. Sakerin, B.N. Holben, D. Kabanov, I. Slutsker, D.M. Giles, and O. Kopelevich (2005). Ship-based aerosol optical depth measurements in the Atlantic Ocean. Geophys. Res. Abstracts, 7, 2 pp

Eck, T.F., B.N. Holben, J.S. Reid, N.T. O'Neill, J.S. Schafer, O. Dubovik, A. Smirnov, M.A. Yamasoe, and P. Artaxo (2003). High aerosol optical depth biomass burning events: A comparison of optical properties for different source regions. Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(20), 2035
10.1029/2003GL017861

Eck, T.F., B.N. Holben, D.E. Ward, M.M. Mukelabai, O. Dubovik, A. Smirnov, J.S. Schafer, N.C. Hsu, S.J. Piketh, A. Queface, J. Le Roux, R.J. Swap, and I. Slutsker (2003). Variability of biomass burning aerosol optical characteristics in southern Africa during the SAFARI 2000 dry season campaign and a comparison of single scattering albedo estimates from radiometric measurements. J. Geophys. Res., 108(D13), 8447
10.1029/2002JD002321

Holben, B.N., D. Tanre, A. Smirnov, T.F. Eck, I. Slutsker, N. Abuhassan, W. Newcomb, and J.S. Schafer (2001). An emerging ground-based aerosol climatology: Aerosol optical depth from AERONET. J. Geophys. Res., 106(D11), 12067-12097

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