Abstract. The tropical tropopause layer (TTL) is the transition between troposphere and stratosphere. Tropical cyclones may impact TTL by perturbing vertical distributions of cloud, temperature, water vapor. This study combines several A-Train instruments, including radar from CloudSat, lidar Cloud-Aerosol Lidar Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) satellite, Atmospheric Sounder ...

Purpose We investigate the function of the V83I polymorphism (m.6150G>A, rs879053914) in the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (MT-CO1) gene and its role in African American (AA) primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Methods This study used Sanger sequencing (1339 cases, 850 controls), phenotypic characterization of Primary Open-Angle African American Glaucoma Genetics study (POAAGG)...

The utilization of Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) Level 2 (L2) retrieval products for the purpose of assessing long term changes in atmospheric trace gas composition requires knowledge of the overall radiometric stability of the Level 1B (L1B) radiances. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the stability of the radiometric calibration of the TES instrument by analyzing the differe...

A new and versatile cloud screening algorithm (CLoud and Aerosol Unbiased Decision Intellectual Algorithm, CLAUIDA) bas been developed for multi-channel imagers on board satellites, and is applied to the operational procedure for GOSAT/CAI (a 4-channel imager) cloud screening. CLAUDIA consists of many threshold tests to deal with various cloud types on various surfaces, and is designed to aim a...

This paper focuses on constraining the erosion rate in the area of the Allchar Sb-As-Tl-Au deposit (Macedonia). It contains the largest known reserves of lorandite (TlAsS2), which is essential for the LORanditeEXperiment (LOREX), aimed at determining the long-term solar neutrino flux. Because the erosion history of the Allchar area is crucial for the success of LOREX, we applied terrestrial in ...

The synthesis of ferroeene-ethynyl phosphine platinum dichloride complexes based on (FeC=C)"Ph3 _ nP (ta, 11 = 1; tb, 11 = 2; te, 11 = 3; Fe = ferroeenyl, (.,s-CsHs)(.,s-CsH4 )Fe) is deseribed. Air-oxidation of te afforded (FeC= ChP=O (6). Treatment of ta-tc with [(PhC= NJ,PtClz] (2) or [(tht)AuCI] (tht = tetrahydrothiophene) (7), respeetively, gave the heterometallie transition complexes cis-[...

Knowing the location and type of sea ice is essential for safe navigation route optimization in ice-covered areas. In this study, we developed a deep neural network (DNN) pixel-based Stage Development classification Baltic Sea using Landsat-8 optical satellite imagery to provide up-to-date information Near-Real-Time maritime applications. order train network, labeled regions shown with classes ...

MODIS (Terra) aerosol optical thickness product distributed by NSMC were validated over seas around China and its adjacent area using AERONET data from Jan. 2005 to May 2007. Two spatio-temporal matching up schemes were adopted and the results were not quite the same. Using 25km radius and ±0.5h as the sampling window, there were 32 match-ups. The linear fitting results between MODIS and AERONE...

Based on an optimal estimation method, an algorithm was developed to retrieve the column-averaged dry-air mole fraction of carbon dioxide (XCO2) using Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) channels, referred to as the Yonsei CArbon Retrieval (YCAR) algorithm. The performance of the YCAR algorithm is here examined using simulated radiance spectra, with simulations conducted using different Aerosol Optical D...

The NASA Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) project provides observed flux cloud products for climate science community. Geostationary satellite (GEO) imager measured clouds broadband derived fluxes are incorporated in CERES SYN1deg product to provide regional diurnal information between Sun-synchronous Terra Aqua measurements. recently launched GEO imagers with onboard calibr...