Profile for Tamas Varnai
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Publications
Varnai, T., A. Marshak, and W. Yang (2013). Multi-satellite aerosol observations in the vicinity of clouds. Atmos. Chem. Phys, 13, 3899-3908.
doi:10.5194/acp-13-3899-2013
Yang, W., A. Marshak, A.B. Kostinski, and T. Varnai (2013). Shape-induced gravitational sorting of Saharan dust during transatlantic voyage: evidence from CALIOP lidar depolarization measurements. Geophys. Res. Lett, (Submitted).
Chiu, J., A. Marshak, C.H. Huang, T. Varnai, R. Hogan, D.M. Giles, B.N. Holben, E. OConnor, Y. Knyazikhin, and W.J. Wiscombe (2012). Cloud droplet size retrievals from zenith radiance measurements: examples from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program and the Aerosol Robotic Network.. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 10313-10329..
doi:10.5194/acp-12-10313-2012
Gatebe, C.K., T. Varnai, R. Poudyal, C. Ichoku, and M.D. King (2012). Taking the Pulse of PyroCumulus Clouds.. Atmos. Environ., 52, 121-130.
doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.01.045
Pounder, N.L., R.J. Hogan, T. Varnai, A. Battaglia, and R.F. Cahalan (2012). A variational method to retrieve the extinction profile in liquid clouds using multiple field-of-view lidar.. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol, 51, 350-365.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-10-05007.1
Varnai, T., and A. Marshak (2012). Analysis of co-located MODIS and CALIPSO observations near clouds. Atmos. Meas. Tech, 5, 389-396.
doi:10.5194/amt-5-389-2012
Yang, W., A. Marshak, T. Varnai, and Z. Liu (2012). Effect of CALIPSO cloud aerosol discrimination (CAD) confidence levels on observations of aerosol properties near clouds. Atmospheric Research, 116, 131-141.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.03.0
Yang, Weidong, A. Marshak, T. Varnai, O.V. Kalashnikova, and A.B. Kostinski (2012). CALIPSO observations of transatlantic dust: vertical stratification and effect of clouds. Atmos. Chem. Phys, 12, 11339-11354.
doi:10.5194/acp-12-11339-2012
Varnai T., and A. Marshak (2011). Global CALIPSO observations of aerosol changes near clouds. Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett. 19-23, 8, Issue 1, 19-23.
doi:10.1109/LGRS.2010.2049982
Yang Y., A. Marshak, S. Palm, T. Varnai, and W. Wiscombe (2011). Cloud Impact on Surface Altimetry from a Spaceborne 532nm Micro-Pulse Photon Counting Lidar: System Modeling for Cloudy and Clear Atmospheres. IEEE Trans. Geos. Rem. Sens., 49(12), 4910-4919.
doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2011.2153860
Yang, Y., A. Marshak, S. P. Palm, T. Varnai, and W. J. Wiscombe (2011). Cloud Impact on Surface Altimetry from a Spaceborne 532-nm Micropluse Photon-Counting Lidar: System Modeling for Cloudy and Clear Atmospheres. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions, 49(12), 4910-4919.
10.1109/TGRS.2011.2153860
Oreopoulos L., M.J. Wilson, and T. Varnai (2010). Implementation on Landsat Data of a Simple Cloud Mask Algorithm Developed for MODIS Land Bands. IEEE Geosc. & Rem. Sens. Lett., 99, 597-601.
doi:10.1109/LGRS.2010.2095409
Varnai, T., and A. Marshak (2010). Multiyear statistics of 2-D shortwave radiative effects at three ARM sites. J. Atmos. Sci., 67, 3757-3762.
doi: 10.1175/2010 JAS3506.1
Yang Y., A. Marshak, T. Varnai, W.J. Wiscombe, and P. Yang (2010). Uncertainties in ice sheet altimetry from a space-borne 1064 nm single channel lidar due to undetected thin clouds. IEEE Trans. Geos. Rem.Sens., 48(1), 250-259.
doi:10.1109/TGRS.2009.2028335
Varnai T., and A. Marshak (2009). MODIS observations of enhanced clear sky reflectance near clouds. Geophys. Res. Lett., 36(L06807).
doi:10.1029/2008GL037089
Evans K. F., A. Marshak, and T. Varnai (2008). The Potential for Improved Boundary Layer Cloud Optical Depth Retrievals from the Multiple Directions of MISR. J. Atmos. Sci., 65(10), 3179-3196.
doi:10.1175/2008JAS2627.1
Varnai T., and A. Marshak (2007). View angle dependence of cloud optical thickness retrieved by MODIS. J. Geophys. Res., 112, D06203.
10.1029/2005JD006912
Varnai T., and R.F. Cahalan (2007). Potential for airborne offbeam lidar measurements of snow and sea ice thickness. J. Geophys. Res., 112, C12S90.
10.1029/2007JC004091
Marshak A., S. Platnick, T. Varnai, G. Wen, and R.F. Cahalan (2006). Impact of 3D radiative effects on satellite retrievals of cloud droplet sizes. J. Geophys. Res., DO9207, 111.
10.1029/2005JD006686
Oreopoulos L., A. Marshak, R.F. Cahalan, T. Varnai, A. B. Davis, and A. Macke (2006). New Directions in the Radiative Transfer of Cloudy Atmospheres EOS, No. 5, 31 January 2006
Cahalan R.F., M. McGill, J. Kolasinski, T. Varnai, and K. Yetzer (2005). THOR — Cloud Thickness from Offbeam Lidar Returns. J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 22(6), 605-627.
Cahalan R.F., L. Oreopoulos, A. Marshak, K. F. Evans, A. Davis, R. Pincus, K. Yetzer, B. Mayer, R. Davies, T. Ackerman, H. Barker, E. Clothiaux, R. Ellingson, M. Garay, E. Kassianov, S. Kinne, A. Macke, OHirok W., P. Partain, S. Prigarin, A. Rublev, G. Stephens, F. Szczap, E. Takara, T. Varnai, G. Wen, and T. Zhuravleva (2005). The International Intercomparison of 3D Radiation Codes (I3RC): Bringing together the most advanced radiative transfer tools for cloudy atmospheres. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. (9), 86, 1275-1293.
Varnai T., and A. Marshak (2003). A method for analyzing how various parts of clouds influence each other's brightness. J. Geophys. Res. (D22), 4706, 108.
10.1029/2003JD003561
Varnai T., and A. Marshak (2002). Observations of three-dimensional radiative effects that influence MODIS cloud optical thickness retrievals. J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 1607-1618.
Varnai T., and A. Marshak (2002). Observations of three-dimensional radiative effects that influence satellite retrievals of cloud properties. Quart. Jour. of Hungarian Meteor. Service (Idojaras), 106, 265-278.
Varnai T., and A. Marshak (2001). Statistical analysis of the uncertainties in cloud optical depth retrievals caused by three-dimensional radiative effects. J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 1540-1548.