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Biographical Information
Lorraine A. Remer received the B.S. degree in atmospheric
science from the University of California,
Davis, in 1980, the M.S. degree in oceanography
from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
University of California, San Diego, in 1983, and
the Ph.D. degree, also in atmospheric science from
the University of California, Davis, in 1991.
She became involved with the MODIS retrievals of
atmospheric aerosols in 1991, first as a Research Scientist
with Science Systems and Applications, Inc.,
and subsequently with the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, which she joined in 1998. She is an Associate Member
of the MODIS Science Team and a Member of the Global Aerosol Climatology
Project Science Team. Her current research interests are the climatic effects and
remote sensing of atmospheric aerosol. She has been involved in several field
campaigns including the Smoke/Sulfate, Clouds, and Radiation (SCAR) experiments,
the Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational Experiment
(TARFOX), the Israeli Desert Transition Zone Experiment, and the Puerto Rico
Dust Experiment (PRiDE).
MODIS Research Area
"Global Monitoring of Aerosol Properties, Water Vapor, Fires, and Aerosol-cloud Interaction"
Remote sensing on a global scale from MODIS, of aerosol particles, water vapor and their interaction with clouds,
as well as the study of emissions from fires will play a major role in the understanding of the earth environment and the human impact on it.
Aerosol, water vapor and clouds are major components of the hydrological cycle, the energy budget and the impact of pollution on the environment.
Atmospheric aerosol, water vapor and subpixel clouds also affect remote sensing of surface vegetation, soil and oceanic properties.
Detailed understanding of their properties and measurement of their abundance is critical to improved remote sensing of surface properties,
in order to utilize the advances in MODIS remote sensing technology. Remote sensing of aerosol can be used as a tracer of human impact on the environment,
such as biomass burning in the tropics, and anthropogenic pollution.
Field Work
Participated in the Smoke/Sulfates, Clouds And Radiation (SCAR) field experiments to measure the radiative impact of aerosol and polluted clouds,
conducted in collaboration with the Univ. of Washington; Univ. of Sao Paulo; Univ. of Tel-Aviv; USDA- Forest Service; NASA Ames; JPL; and INPE (Brazilian Space Agency):
- SCAR-A, 1993, Atlantic region - Scientist.
- SCAR-C, 1994, California - Scientist.
- SCAR-B, 1995, Brazil - Scientist.
Publications
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Contact Infomation
Dr. Lorraine A. Remer
T: 301-614-6194
F: 301-614-6307
E: lorraine.a.remer@nasa.gov
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