Investigation of atmospheric aerosols multi-angle, multi-spectral and polarimetric obse

Organization

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

0219-NPP-NOV
26-GSFC-Earth Sci

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The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly-talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institute. These one- to three-year fellowships are competitive and are designed to advance NASA’s missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology.

New methods of constraining aerosol properties through the inversion of multi-angle, multi-spectral, and polarimetric observations are developed. Specifically, this research utilizes a wide range of radiative measurements across the shortwave solar spectrum to derive properties of atmospheric particulate, including aerosol optical depth, single scattering albedo (i.e., absorption), size distribution, particle morphology, refractive index, and chemical composition. Emphasis is placed on datasets with high information content, especially those stemming from next-generation polarimeters possessing wide angular and spectral coverage as well as high polarimetric accuracy.

Of particular interest are inversion techniques that fuse polarimetric observations with other measurements obtained through geostationary imagers and/or lidar. A wide range of in situ and remote sensing observation strategies are relevant, including those made from both space-based and suborbital platforms. Inversions of complex optical datasets (e.g., polar nephelometer measurements) obtained in situ aboard aircraft or in the laboratory are particularly pertinent.

This opportunity is closed to applicants who are Senior Fellows (5-years or more past PhD).

Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Earth Science

Reed Espinosa – Reed.

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Robert Levy – Robert.

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• Degree:
  Doctoral Degree