Ackerman, S.A., Holz, R.E., Frey, R., Eloranta, E.W., Maddux, B.C., & McGill, M. (2008). Cloud detection with MODIS. Part II: Validation. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 25(7), 1073-1086.

Boschetti, L ., Roy, D. Barbosa, P., Boca, R. and Justice, C.O. (2008). A MODIS assessment of the summer 2007 extent burned in Greece. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29(8), 2433-2436.[Full Text Available]

Boschetti, L., Roy, D. & Justice, C.O. (2008). Using NASA’s World Wind Virtual Globe for Interactive Visualization of the Global MODIS Burned Area Product. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29(11), 3067-3072.

Csiszar, I.A., & Schroeder, W. (2008). Short-Term Observations of the Temporal Development of Active Fires From Consecutive Same-Day ETM plus and ASTER Imagery in the Amazon: Implications for Active Fire Product Validation. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 1(4), 248-253.[Full Text Available]

Davies, A.G., Calkins, J., Scharenbroich, L., Vaughan, G., Wright, R., Kyle, P., Castano, R., Chien, S., & Tran, D (2008). Multi-instrument remote and in situ observations of the Mount Erebus, Antarctica, lava lake in 2005: a comparison with the Pele lava lake on the Jovian moon, Io. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 177(3), 705-724.[Full Text Available]

Dubovik, O., Lapyonok, T., Kaufman, Y.J., Chin, M., Ginoux, P., Kahn, R.A., & Sinyuk, A. (2008). Retrieving global aerosol sources from satellites using inverse modeling. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 8(2), 209-250.

Feng, H, Vandemark, D, Campbell, JW, & Holben, BN (2008). Evaluation of MODIS ocean colour products at a northeast United States coast site near the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29(15), 4479-4497.

Frey, R.A., Ackerman, S.A., Liu, Y.H., Strabala, K.I., Zhang, H., Key, J.R., & Wang, X.G. (2008). Cloud detection with MODIS. Part I: Improvements in the MODIS cloud mask for collection 5. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 25(7), 1057-1072.

Gitelson, A.A, Dall'Olmo, G., Moses, W., Rundquist, D.C., Barrow, T., Fisher, T.R., Gurlin, D., Holz, J (2008). A simple semi-analytical model for remote estimation of chlorophyll-a in turbid waters: Validation. Remote Sensing of Environment, 112(9), 3582-3593.

Hall, D.K., Box, J.E., Casey, K.A., Hook, S.J., Shuman, C.A., & Steffen, K. (2008). Comparison of satellite-derived and in-situ observations of ice and snow surface temperatures over Greenland. Remote Sensing of Environment, 112(10), 3739-3749.[Full Text Available]

Hall, D.K., Williams, R.S., Luthcke, S.B., & Digirolamo, N.E. (2008). Greenland ice sheet surface temperature, melt and mass loss: 2000-06. Journal of Glaciology, 54(184), 81-93.[Full Text Available]

Holz, R.E., Ackerman, S.A., Nagle, F.W., Frey, R., Dutcher, S., Kuehn, R.E., Vaughan, M.A., & Baum, B. (2008). Global Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) cloud detection and height evaluation using CALIOP. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 113, D00A19.

Hong, G., Yang, P., Baum, B.A., & Heymsfield, A.J. (2008). Relationship between ice water content and equivalent radar reflectivity for clouds consisting of nonspherical ice particles. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 113(D20), D20205.

Jeong MJ & Hsu NC (2008). Retrievals of aerosol single-scattering albedo and effective aerosol layer height for biomass-burning smoke: Synergy derived from. Geophysical Research Letters, 35(24), L24801.

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]

Kwiatkowska, E.J., Franz, B.A., Meister, G., McClain, C.R., Xiong, X.X. (2008). Cross calibration of ocean-color bands from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on Terra platform. Applied Optics, 47(36), 6796-6810.

Liu, C.Y., Li, J., Weisz, E., Schmit, T.J., Ackerman, S.A., & Huang, H.L. (2008). Synergistic use of AIRS and MODIS radiance measurements for atmospheric profiling. Geophysical Research Letters, 35(21), L21802.

Liu, H.Q., Pinker, R.T., Chin, M., Holben, B., & Remer, L. (2008). Synthesis of information on aerosol optical properties. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 113(D7), D07206.

Magi, B., Fu, Q., Redemann, J., & Schmid, B. (2008). Using aircraft measurements to estimate the magnitude and uncertainty of the shortwave direct radiative forcing of southern African biomass burning aerosol. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmosphere, 113(D5), D05213.

Masek, J.G., Huang, C.Q., Wolfe, R., Cohen, W., Hall, F., Kutler, J., & Nelson, P. (2008). North American forest disturbance mapped from a decadal Landsat record. Remote Sensing of Environment, 112(6), 2914-2926.[Full Text Available]

Meister, G., Zong, Y.Q., & McClain, C.R. (2008). Derivation of the MODIS Aqua Point-Spread Function for Ocean Color Bands - art. no. 70811F. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS (SPIE), 7081, F811-F811.

Menon, S., Del Genio, A.D., Kaufman, Y., Bennartz, R., Koch, D., Loeb, N., & Orlikowski, D. (2008). Analyzing signatures of aerosol-cloud interactions from satellite retrievals and the GISS GCM to constrain the aerosol indirect effect. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 113(D14), D14S22.

Menzel, W.P., Frey, R.A., Zhang, H., Wylie, D.P., Moeller, C.C., Holz, R.E., Maddux, B., Baum, B.A., Strabala, K.I., Gumley, L.E. (2008). MODIS global cloud-top pressure and amount estimation: Algorithm description and results. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 47(4), 1175-1198.

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]

Oreopoulos, L., & Platnick, S. (2008). Radiative susceptibility of cloudy atmospheres to droplet number perturbations: 2. Global analysis from MODIS. Journal of Geophysical Research, 113(D14S21), doi: 10.1029.[Full Text Available]

Platnick, S., & Fontenla, J.M. (2008). Model calculations of solar spectral irradiance in the 3.7-µm band for Earth remote sensing applications. Journal of Applied Meterology and Climatology, 47, 124-134.[Full Text Available]

Platnick, S., and Oreopoulos, L. (2008). Radiative susceptibility of cloudy atmospheres to droplet number perturbations: 1. Theoretical analysis and examples from MODIS. Journal of Geophysical Research, 113(D14S20), doi: 10.1029.[Full Text Available]

Roy, D.P., Boschetti, L., Justice, C.O. & Ju, J. (2008). The Collection 5 MODIS Burned Area Product - Global Evaluation by Comparison with the MODIS Active Fire Product. Remote Sensing of Enviroment, 112, 3690-3707.[Full Text Available]

Schroeder, W., Prins, E., Giglio, L., Csiszar, I., Schimdt, C., Morisette, J., & Morton, D (2008). Validation of GOES and MODIS active fire detection products using ASTER and ETM+ data. Remote Sensing of Enviroment, 112, 2711–2726.

Schroeder, W., Ruminski, M., Csiszar, I., Giglio, L., Prins, E., Schmidt, C., & Morisette, J. (2008). Validation analyses of an operational fire monitoring product: The Hazard Mapping System. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29(20), 6059-6066.

Sohn, B.J., & Bennartz, R (2008). Contribution of water vapor to observational estimates of longwave cloud radiative forcing. Journal of Geo Research - Atmospheres, 113(D20), D20107.

Stone, R.S., Anderson, G.P., Shettle, E.P., Andrews, E., Loukachine, K., Dutton, E.G., Schaaf, C., & Roman, M.O. (2008). Radiative impact of boreal smoke in the Arctic: Observed and modeled. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 113(D14), D14S16.

Sun, J., Eplee, R.E., Xiong, X., Stone, T., Meister, G., & McClain, C.R. (2008). MODIS and SeaWIFS On-Orbit Lunar Calibration - art. no. 70810Y. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS (SPIE), 7081, Y810-Y810.

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Vermote, E.F., Kotchenova, S. (2008). Atmospheric correction for the monitoring of land surfaces. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 113(D23), D23S90.

Vermote,E.F. & Kotchenova, S. (2008). Atmospheric correction for the monitoring of land surfaces. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 113(D23), D23S90.

Wen, G.Y., Marshak, A., Cahalan, R.F. (2008). Importance of molecular Rayleigh scattering in the enhancement of clear sky reflectance in the vicinity of boundary layer cumulus clouds. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 113, D24207.

Wright, R., & Pilger, E (2008). Satellite observations reveal little inter-annual variability in the radiant flux from the Mount Erebus lava lake. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 177, 687-694.[Full Text Available]

Wright, R., and Pilger, E. (2008). Radiant emission from Earth's sub-aerially erupting volcanoes. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29, 6443-6466.

Xiong, X.X., Sun, J.Q., & Barnes, W. (2008). Intercomparison of On-Orbit Calibration Consistency Between Terra and Aqua MODIS Reflective Solar Bands Using the Moon. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 5(4), 778-782.

Yu, H.B., Remer, L.A., Chin, M., Bian, H.S., Kleidman, R.G., & Diehl, T. (2008). A satellite-based assessment of transpacific transport of pollution aerosol. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 113(D14), D14S12.

Zhang, Y., Fu, R., Yu, H.B., Dickinson, R.E., Juarez, R.N., Chin, M.A., Wang, H. (2008). A regional climate model study of how biomass burning aerosol impacts land-atmosphere interactions over the Amazon. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 113(D14), D14S15.

Zhao, T.X., Laszlo, I., Guo, W., Heidinger, A., Cao, C., Jelenak, A., Tarpley, D., & Sullivan, J. (2008). Study of long-term trend in aerosol optical thickness observed from operational AVHRR satellite instrument. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 113(D7), D07201.

Zhao, T.X., Yu, H.B., Laszlo, I., Chin, M., & Conant, W.C. (2008). Derivation of component aerosol direct radiative forcing at the top of atmosphere for clear-sky oceans. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, 109(7).

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