Georgiev, G.T., Gatebe, C.K., Butler, J.J, & King, M.D. (2009). BRDF Analysis of Savanna Vegetation and Sal-Pan Samples. IEEE Transacations on Geoscience and Remote Sensing(47), 2546-2556.[Full Text Available]

King, M.D. (2008). The Earth's changing environment as seen from the vantage point of space. The Planetary Report, 28, 6-11.[Full Text Available]

Moody, E. G., King, M.D, Schaaf, C.B., & Platnick, S. (2008). MODIS-derived spatially complete surface albedo products: Spatial and temporal pixel distribution and zonal averages. Journal of Applied Meterology and Climatology, 47, 2879-2894.[Full Text Available]

Hong, G., P. Yang, B. C. Gao, B. A. Baum, Y. X. Hu, M. D. King, and S. Platnick (2007, in press). High cloud properties from three years of MODIS Terra and Aqua collection 4 data over the tropics. Journal of Applied Meteorology.[Full Text Available]

Hong, G., Yang, P., Gao, B.C., Baum, B.A., Hu, Y.X., King, M.D., Platnick, S. (2007). High cloud properties from three years of MODIS Terra and Aqua collection-4 data over the Tropics. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 46(11), 1840-1856.

Jin, M. and M. D. King (2007, submitted). Observed Land-Sea Contrasts on Clouds, Water Vapor, and Rainfall at Continental Scales. J. Climate.[Full Text Available]

Moody, E.G., King, M.D., Schaaf, C.B., Hall, D.K., & Platnick, S. (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 Sensing of the Environment, 11(2-3), 337-345.[Full Text Available]

Yang, P., Zhang, L., Hong, G., Nasiri, S.L., Baum, B.A., Huang, H.L., King, M.D., & Platnick, S. (2007). Differences between collection 4 and 5 MODIS ice cloud optical/microphysical products and their impact on radiative forcing simulations. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 45(9), 2886-2899.[Full Text Available]

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 P. V. Hobbs (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 Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 44, 1699-1706.[Full Text Available]

Chylek, P., S. Robinson, M. Dubey, M. D. King, Q. Fu, and W. B. Clodius (2006). Comparison of near infrared and thermal infrared cloud phase detections. Journal of Geophysical Research, 111(D20203), doi:10.1029/.[Full Text Available]

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 Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 44, 3180-3195.[Full Text Available]

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 Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 44, 3180-3195.[Full Text Available]

Jin, M. and M. D. King (2006, submitted). Observed Land Impacts on Clouds, Water Vapor, and Rainfall at Continental Scales. J. Climate.

Moody, E., M. D. King, S. Platnick, C. Schaaf (2006, submitted). Comparisons of Temporal and Spatial Trends in the Spatially Complete Global Spectral Surface Albedos Products. IEEE Transactions on Geosciences and Remote Sensing.

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.[Full Text Available]

Gatebe, C. K., M. D. King, A. I. Lyapustin, G. T. Arnold, and J. Redemann (2005). Airborne Spectral Measurements of Ocean Directional Reflectance. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, Special Section, 62, 1072-1092.[Full Text Available]

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. Journal of Geophysical Research, 110(D10S20), doi:10.1029/.[Full Text Available]

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.[Full Text Available]

Moody, E., M. King, S. Platnik, C. Schaaf, and F. Gao (2005). Spatially Complete Global pectral Surface Albedos: Value-Added Datasets Derived From Terra MODIS Land Products. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens, 43, 144-158.[Full Text Available]

Hsu, N. C., S. C. Tsay, M. D. King, and J. R. Herman (2004). Aerosol Properties Over Bright-Reflecting Source Regions. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 42, 557-569.[Full Text Available]

King, M. D., S. Platnick, P. Yang, G. T. Arnold, M. A. Gray, J. C. Riédi, 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. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 21, 857-875.[Full Text Available]

Gatebe, C.K., King, M.D., Platnick, S., Arnold, G.T., Vermote, E.F., & Schmid, B. (2003). Airborne spectral measurements of surface–atmosphere anisotropy for several surfaces and ecosystems over southern Africa. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(8489), doi:10.1029/.[Full Text Available]

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. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(8502), doi:10.1029/.[Full Text Available]

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 and water vapor properties, precipitable water, and profiles of temperature and humidity from MODIS. IEEE Transactions Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 41, 442-458.[Full Text Available]

Platnick, S., M. D. King, S. A. Ackerman, W. P. Menzel, B. A. Baum, C. Riedl, and R. A. Frey (2003). The MODIS cloud products: Algorithms and examples from Terra. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Aqua Special Issue(41), 459-473.[Full Text Available]

Swap, R.J., Annegarn, H.J., Suttles, T., King, M.D., Platnick, S., Privette, J.L., & Scholes, R.J. (2003). Africa burning: A thematic analysis of the Southern African Regional Science Initiative (SAFARI 2000). J. Geophysical Research, 108(8465), doi:10.1029/.[Full Text Available]

Dubovik, O., B.N. Holben, T. F. Eck, A. Smirnov, Y. J. Kaufman, M. D. King, D. Tanré and I. Slutsker (2002). Variability of absorption and optical properties of key aerosol types observed in worldwide locations. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 59, 590-608.[Full Text Available]

King, M.D. & Herring, D.D. (2002). Research satellites for atmospheric sciences. Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences, 2038-2046.[Full Text Available]

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. Yo (2002). The southern African regional science initiative (SAFARI 2000): Dry-season field campaign: An overview. South Africa Journal of Science, 98, 125-130.[Full Text Available]

Gatebe, C.K., King, M.D., Tsay, S.C., Ji, Q., Arnold, G.T., and Li, J.Y. (2001). Sensitivity of off-nadir zenith angles to correlation between visible and infra-red reflectance for use in remote sensing of aerosol over land.. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 39, 805-819.[Full Text Available]

Marchand, R. T., Ackerman, T. P., King, M. D., Moroney, C., & Muller, P. (2001). Multi-angle observations of arctic clouds from FIRE ACE: June 3, 1998 case study. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 106(D14), 15201-15214.[Full Text Available]

Platnick,S., Li, J.Y., King, M.D., Gerber, H., & Hobbs, P.V. (2001). A Solar Reflectance Method for Retrieving Cloud Optical Thickness and Droplet Size over Snow and Ice Surfaces. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 106(D14), 15185 - 1519.[Full Text Available]

Baum, B. A., Soulen, P. F., Strabala, K. I., King, M. D., Ackerman, S. A., Menzel, W. P., & Yang, P. (2000). Remote sensing of cloud properties using MODIS Airborne Simulator imagery during SUCCESS. II. Cloud thermodynamic phase. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 105, 11781-11792.[Full Text Available]

Curry, J. A., Hobbs, P. V., King, M. D., Randall, D. A., Minnis, P., Isaac, G. A., Pinto, J. O., Uttal, T., Bucholtz, A., Cripe, D. G., Gerber, H., Fairall, C. W., Garrett, T. J., Hudson, J., Intrieri, J. M., Jakob, C., Jensen, T., Lawson, P., Marcotte, D (2000). FIRE Arctic clouds experiment. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 81(1), 5-29.[Full Text Available]

Dubovik, O. & King, M. D. (2000). A flexible inversion algorithm for retrieval of aerosol properties from sun and sky radiance measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 105, 20673-20696.[Full Text Available]

Dubovik, O., Smirnov, A., Holben, B. N., King, M. D., Kaufman, Y. J., Eck, T. F., & Slutsker, I. (2000). Accuracy assessments of aerosol optical properties retrieved from AERONET sun and sky-radiance measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 105, 9791-9806.[Full Text Available]

Durkee, P. A., Chartier, R. E., Brown, A., Trehubenko, E. J., Rogerson, S. D., Skupniewicz, C., Nielson, K. E., Platnick, S., & King, M. D. (2000). Composite ship track characteristics. Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 57, 2542-2553.[Full Text Available]

Herring, D.D., & King, M.D. (2000). Space-based Obsevartions of the Earth. Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics.

King, M. D., & Herring, D. D. (2000). Monitoring Earth's vital signs. Scientific American, 282, 72-77.[Full Text Available]

Platnick, S., Durkee, P. A., Nielson, K., Taylor, J. P., Tsay, S.-C., King, M. D., Ferek, R. J., Hobbs, P. V., & Rottman, J. W. (2000). The role of background cloud microphysics in the radiative formation of ship tracks. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 57, 2607-2624.[Full Text Available]

Rolland, P., Liou, K. N., King, M. D., Tsay, S. C., & McFarquhar, G. M. (2000). Remote sensing of optical and microphysical properties of cirrus clouds using MODIS channels: Methodology and sensitivity to physical assumptions. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 105, 11721-11738.[Full Text Available]

Soulen, P. F., King, M. D., Tsay, S. C., Arnold, G. T., & Li, J. Y. (2000). Airborne spectral measurements of surface anisotropy during the SCAR-A, Kuwait oil fire, and TARFOX experiments. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 105, 10203-10218.[Full Text Available]

King, M. D., Kaufman, Y. J., Tanré, D., & Nakajima, T. (1999). Remote sensing of tropospheric aerosols from space: Past, present and future. Bulletin of the American Meterological Society, 80(11), 2229-2259.[Full Text Available]

Ou, S. C., Liou, K. N., King, M. D. & Tsay, S. C. (1999). Remote sensing of cirrus cloud parameters based on a 0.63-3.7 µm radiance correlation technique applied to AVHRR data. Geophysical Research Letters, 26(16), 2437-2440.[Full Text Available]

Wan, Z., Zhang, Y., Ma, X., King, M. D., Myers, J. S. & Li, X. (1999). Vicarious calibration of the Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Airborne Simulator thermal-infrared channels. Applied Optics, 38(30), 6294-6306.[Full Text Available]

Kaufman, Y. J., Hobbs, P. V., Kirchhoff, V. W. J. H., Artaxo, P., Remer, L. A., Holben, B. N., King, M. D., Ward, D. E., Prins, E. M., Longo, K. M., Mattos, L. F., Nobre, C. A., Spinhirne, J. D., Ji, Q., Thompson, A. M., Gleason, J. F., Christopher, S. A. (1998). Smoke, Clouds and Radiation-Brazil (SCAR-B) experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 103(D24), 31783-31808.[Full Text Available]

Kaufman, Y. J., Kleidman, R. G., & King, M. D. (1998). SCAR-B fires in the tropics: Properties and their remote sensing from EOS-MODIS. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 103(D24), 31955-31968.[Full Text Available]

King, M. D., Tsay, S.-C., Ackerman, S. A., & Larsen, N. F. (1998). Discriminating heavy aerosol, clouds, and fires during SCAR-B: Application of airborne multispectral MAS data. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 103(D24), 31989-31999.[Full Text Available]

Tsay, S.-C., King, M. D., Arnold, G. T., & Li, J. Y. (1998). Airborne spectral measurements of surface anisotropy during SCAR-B. Journal of Geophysical Research, 103(D24), 31943-31953.[Full Text Available]

Wielicki, B.A., Barkstrom, B.R., Baum, B.A., Charlock, T.P., Green, R.N., Kratz, D.P., Lee, R.B., Minnis, P., Smith, L.G., Wong, T., Young, D.F., Cess, R.D., Coakley, J.A., Crommelynck, D.A.H., Donner, L., Kandel, R., King, M.D., Miller, A.J., Ramanathan, (1998). Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES): Algorithm Overview. IEEE Transactions on Geosciences and Remote Sensing, 36, 1127-1141.[Full Text Available]

Kaufman, Y. J., Tanré, D., Gordon, H. R., Nakajima, T., Lenoble, J., Frouin, R., Grassl, H., Herman, B. M., King, M. D., & Teillet, P. M. (1997). Passive remote sensing of tropospheric aerosol and atmospheric correction for the aerosol effect. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 102(D14), 16815-16830.[Full Text Available]

Wang, M., & King, M. D. (1997). Correction of Rayleigh scattering effects in cloud optical thickness retrievals. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 102(D22), 25915-25926.[Full Text Available]

King, M. D., & Hobish, M. K. (1996). Satellite instrumentation and imagery. Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather, 652-655.

King, M. D., Menzel, W. P., Grant, P. S., Myers, J. S., Arnold, G. T., Platnick, S. E., Gumley, L. E., Tsay, S.-C., Moeller, C. C., Fitzgerald, M., Brown, K. S., & Osterwisch, F. G. (1996). Airborne scanning spectrometer for remote sensing of cloud, aerosol, water vapor and surface properties. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 13, 777-794.[Full Text Available]

Tsay, S. C., Gabriel, P. M., King, M. D., & Stephens, G. L. (1996). Spectral reflectance and atmospheric energetics in cirrus-like clouds. Part II: Applications of a Fourier-Riccati approach to radiative transfer. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 53, 3450-3467.[Full Text Available]

Gumley, L. E., & King, M. D. (1995). Remote sensing of flooding in the US upper midwest during the summer of 1993. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 76, 933-943.[Full Text Available]

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

King, M. D., Tsay, S.-C., & Platnick, S. (1995). In situ observations of the indirect effects of aerosol on clouds. Aerosol Forcing of Climate, 227-248.[Full Text Available]

Schwartz, S. E., Arnold, F., Blanchet, J. P., Durkee, P. A., Hofmann, D. J., Hoppel, W. A., King, M. D., Lacis, A. A., Nakajima, T., Ogren, J. A., & Toon, O. B. (1995). Group report: Connections between aerosol properties and forcing of climate. Aerosol Forcing of Climate, 251-280.[Full Text Available]

Wielicki, B. A., Cess, R. D., King, M. D., Randall, D. A., & Harrison, E. F. (1995). Mission to Planet Earth: Role of clouds and radiation in climate. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 76, 2125-2153.[Full Text Available]

Price, R. D., King, M. D., Dalton, J. T., Pedelty, K. S., Ardanuy, P. E., & Hobish, M. K. (1994). Earth science data for all: EOS and the EOS Data and Information System. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 60(3), 277-285.[Full Text Available]

Harshvardhan, & King, M. D. (1993). Comparative accuracy of diffuse radiative properties computed using selected multiple scattering approximations. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 50(2), 247-259.[Full Text Available]

King, M. D. (1993). Radiative properties of clouds. Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions, 123-149.[Full Text Available]

King, M. D., Radke, L. F., & Hobbs, P. V. (1993). Optical properties of marine stratocumulus clouds modified by ships. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 98, 2729-2739.[Full Text Available]

King, M. D. (1992). Directional and spectral reflectance of the Kuwait oil-fire smoke. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 97(D13), 14545-14549.[Full Text Available]

King, M. D., Kaufman, Y. J., Menzel, W. P., & Tanré, D. (1992). Remote sensing of cloud, aerosol, and water vapor properties from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS). IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 30, 2-27.[Full Text Available]

Nakajima, T., & King, M. D. (1992). Asymptotic theory for optically thick layers: Application to the discrete ordinates method. Applied Optics, 31(36), 7669-7683.[Full Text Available]

Nakajima, T., King, M. D., Spinhirne, J. D., & Radke, L. F. (1991). Determination of the optical thickness and effective particle radius of clouds from reflected solar radiation measurements. Part II: Marine Stratocumulus Observations. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 48(5), 728-750.[Full Text Available]

King, M. D., Radke, L. F., & Hobbs, P. V. (1990). Determination of the spectral absorption of solar radiation by marine stratocumulus clouds from airborne measurements within clouds. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 47(7), 894-907.[Full Text Available]

Nakajima, T., & King, M. D. (1990). Determination of the optical thickness and effective particle radius of clouds from reflected solar radiation measurements. Part I: Theory. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 47(15), 1878-1893.[Full Text Available]

Radke, L. F., Coakley, Jr., J. A., & King, M. D. (1989). Direct and remote sensing observations of the effects of ships on clouds. Science, 246, 1146-1149.[Full Text Available]

King, M. D. (1987). Determination of the scaled optical thickness of clouds from reflected solar radiation measurements. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 44, 1734-1751.[Full Text Available]

Barkstrom, B., Berroir, A., Cess, R., Gruber, A., Hartmann, D., House, F., Harrison, E., Huck, F., Hunt, G., Kandel, R., King, M., Mecherikunnel, A., Miller, A., Ramanathan, V., Coakley, J., Jr. Raschke, E., Smith, G., Smith, W., & Vonder Haar, T. (1986). First Data from the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 67(7), 818-824.[Full Text Available]

King, M. D., & Harshvardhan. (1986). Comparative accuracy of selected multiple scattering approximations. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 43(8), 784-801.[Full Text Available]

King, M. D., Strange, M. G., Leone, P., & Blaine, L. R. (1986). Multiwavelength scanning radiometer for airborne measurements of scattered radiation within clouds. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 3(3), 513-522.[Full Text Available]

Spinhirne, J. D., & King, M. D. (1985). Latitudinal variation of spectral optical thickness and columnar size distribution of the El Chichon stratospheric aerosol layer. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmosphere, 90(C10), 10607-10619.[Full Text Available]

King, M. D., Harshvardhan, & Arking, A. (1984). A model of the radiative properties of the El Chichon stratospheric aerosol layer. Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology, 23(7), 1121-1137.[Full Text Available]

King, M. D. (1983). Number of terms required in the Fourier expansion of the reflection function for optically thick atmospheres. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopic and Radiative Transfer, 30(2), 143-161.[Full Text Available]

King, M. D. (1982). Sensitivity of constrained linear inversions to the selection of the Lagrange multiplier. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 39(6), 1356-1369.[Full Text Available]

King, M. D. (1981). A method for determining the single scattering albedo of clouds through observation of the internal scattered radiation field. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 38(9), 2031-2044.[Full Text Available]

King, M. D., Byrne, D. M., Reagan, J. A., & Herman, B. M. (1980). Spectral variation of optical depth at Tucson, Arizona between August 1975 and December 1977. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 19(6), 723-732.[Full Text Available]

King, M.D., & Herman, B.M (1979). Determination of the Ground Albedo and the Index of Absorption of Atmospheric Particulates by Remote Sensing. Part I : Theory. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 36(1), 163-173.[Full Text Available]

King, M.D., Byrne, D.M., Herman, B.M., & Reagan, J.A. (1978). Aerosol Size Distributions Obtained by Inversion of Spectral Optical Depth Measurements. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 35(11), 2153 - 2167.[Full Text Available]

King, M.D., and Byrne, D.M. (1976). A Method for Inferring Total Ozone Content from the Spectral Variation of Total Optical Depth Obtained with a Solar Radiometer. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 33, 2242-2251.[Full Text Available]

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