Profile for N. Christina Hsu

Title: Research Physical Scientist
Affiliation: NASA Civil Service
Contact: E-mail
Code 613
Greenbelt, MD 20771

Office Phone: 301-614-5554
Fax: 301-614-6307

Publications

Banks, J., H.E. Brindley, C. Flamant, M.J. Garay, N.C. Hsu, O.V. Kalashnikova, L. Kluser, and A. Sayer (2013). Intercomparison of satellite dust retrieval products over the west African Sahara during the Fennec campaign in June 2011. Rem. Sens. Environ, (Submitted).

Bell, S., R. Hansell, J.C. Chow, S. Tsay, Hsu, N., Lin, N., C. Wang, Q. Ji, C. Li, J.G. Watson, and A. Khlystov (2013). Constraining aerosol optical models using ground-based, collocated particle size and mass measurements in variable air mass regimes during the 7-SEAS/Dongsha Experiment. Atmos. Environ. (Special Issue), (In Press).
doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.06.057

Gautam, R., N. Hsu, T.F. Eck, B.N. Holben, S. Janjai, T. Jantarach, S. Tsay, and W. Lau (2013). Characterization of aerosols over the Indochina peninsula from satellite-surface observations during biomass burning pre-monsoon season.. Atmos. Environ., (In Press).
doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.05.038

Gautam, R., N.C. Hsu, W.K.Lau, and Yasunari, T.J. (2013). Satellite observations of dust-induced Himalayan snow darkening. J. Geophy., Res, 40, 1-6.
doi:10.1002/GRL.50226

Huang, J., N. Hsu, S. Tsay, C. Zhang, M.J. Jeong, R. Gautam, C. Bettenhausen, A. Sayer, R. Hansell, X. Liu, and J.H. Jiang (2013). Large-Scale Covariability between Aerosol and Precipitation Over the 7-SEAS Region: Observations and Simulations.. Atmos. Environ., (Submitted).

Levy, R., S. Mattoo, L.A. Munchak, L.A. Remer, A.M. Sayer, and N. Hsu (2013). The Collection 6 MODIS Aerosol Products over Land and Ocean. Atmos. Meas. Tech. Disc., (Submitted)(6), 159-259.

Tsay, S., N.C. Hsu, W.K.-M. Lau, C. Li, P.M. Gabriel, Q. Ji, B.N. Holben, E.J. Welton, A.X Nguyen, S. Janjai, N-H. Lin, J.S. Reid, J. Boonjawat, S.G. Howell, B.J. Huebert, J.S. Fu, R.A. Hansell, A.M. Sayer, R. Gautam, S-H. Wang, C.S. Goodloe, L.R. Miko, P.K. Shu, A.M. Loftus, J. Huang, J.Y. Kim, M.-J. Jeong, and P. Pantina (2013). From BASE-ASIA toward 7-SEAS: A satellite-surface perspective of boreal spring biomass-burning aerosols and clouds in Southeast Asia. Atmospheric Environment, Online.
doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.12.013

Carboni, E., G.E. Thomas, A. Sayer, R. Siddans, C.A. Pooulsen, R.G. Grainger, C. Ahn, D. Antoine, S. Bevan, R. Braak, H. Brindley, S. DeSouza-Machado, J.L. Deuze, D. Diner, F. Ducos, W. Grey, N. Hsu, O.V. Kalashnikova, R.A. Kahn, P.R.J. North, C. Salustro, A. Smith, D. Tanre, O. Torres, and B. Veihelmann (2012). Intercomparison of desert dust optical depth from satellite measurements.. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 5, 1973-2002..
doi:10.5194/amt-5-1973-2012

Hansell, R., S. Tsay, N. Hsu, Q. Ji, S. Bell, B.N. Holben, E.J. Welton, T.L. Roush, W. Zhang, Z. Li, and H. Chen (2012). An Assessment of the Surface Longwave Direct Radiative Effect of Airborne Dust in Zhangye China during the Asian Monsoon Year Field Experiment (2008).. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 117.
doi:10.1029/2011JD017370

Hsu, N., R. Gautam, A. M. Sayer, C. Bettenhausen, C. Li, M. J. Jeong, S.-C. Tsay, and B. N. Holben (2012). Global and Regional Trends of Aerosol Optical Depth over Land and Ocean Using SeaWiFS Measurements from 1997 to 2010.. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 8037-8053.
doi:10.5194/acp-12-8037-2012

Hsu, N.C., C. Li, N.A. Krotkov, Q. Liang, K. Yang, and S. Tsay (2012). Rapid Transpacific Transport in Autumn Observed by the A-Train Satellites.. J. Geophy. Res., 117, D06312.
doi:10.1029/2011JD016626

Huang, J., N.C. Hsu, S-C Tsay, B. N. Holben, E.J. Welton, A. Smirnov, M.J. Jeong, R. Hansell, T. Berkoff, Z. Liu, G.R. Liu, J.R. Campbell, S.C. Liew, and J.E. Barnes (2012). Evaluations of cirrus contamination and screening in ground aerosol observations using collocated lidar systems.. J. Geophy. Res., 117.
doi:10.1029/2012JD017757

Kaskaoutis, D.G., R. Gautam, P. Singh, E. Houssos, D. Goto, S. Singh, A. Bartzokas, P.G. Kosmopoulos, M. Sharma, N. Hsu, B.N. Holben, and T. Takemura (2012). Influence of anomalous dry conditions on aerosols over India: transport, distribution and properties.. J. Geophys. Res., 117(D09106), 17.
doi:10.1029/2011JD017314

Lee, J., J. Kim, P. Yang, and N. Hsu (2012). Improvement of aerosol optical depth retrieval from MODIS spectral reflectance over the global ocean using new aerosol models archived from AERONET inversion data and tri-axial ellipsoidal dust database.. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 7087-7102.
doi:10.5194/acp-12-7087-2012

Li, C., S. Tsay, N. Hsu, J.Y. Kim, S.G. Howell, B.J. Huebert, Q. Ji, M.J. Jeong, C. Wang, R. Hansell, and S. Bell (2012). Characteristics and Composition of Atmospheric Aerosols in Phimai, Central Thailand during BASE-ASIA. Atmospheric Environment.
doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.04.003

Li, C., N. Hsu, N.A. Krotkov, Q. Liang, K. Yang, and S. Tsay (2012). Rapid Transpacific Transport in Autumn Observed by the A-train Satellites. J. Geophys. Res., 117(D6).
doi:10.1029/2011JD016626

Sayer, A., N. Hsu, C. Bettenhausen, Z. Ahmad, B. Holben, A. Smirnov, G.E. Thomas, and J. Zhang (2012). SeaWiFS Ocean Aerosol Retrieval (SOAR): algorithm, validation, and comparison with other datasets. J. Geophys. Res, 117, D03206.
doi:10.1029/2011JD016599

Sayer, A., A. Smirnov, N. Hsu, and B.N. Holben (2012). A pure marine aerosol model, for use in remote sensing applications. J. Geophys. Res, 117, D05213.
doi:10.1029/2011JD016689

Sayer, A., N. Hsu, C. Bettenhausen, M.J. Jeong, B.N. Holben, and J. Zhang (2012). Global and Regional Evaluation of over-land spectral aerosol optical depth retrievals from SeaWiFS. Atmos. Meas. Tech, 5, 1761-1778.
doi:10.5194/amt-5-1761-2012

Sayer, A., A. Smirnov, N.C. Hsu, L.A. Munchak, and B.N. Holben (2012). Estimating marine aerosol particle volume and number from Maritime Aerosol Network data. Atmos. Chem. Phys, 12, 8889-8909.
doi:10.5194/acp-12-8889-2012

Smirnov, A., A. Sayer, B.N. Holben, N. Hsu, S.M. Sakerin, A. Macke, N.B. Nelson, Y. Courcoux, T.J. Smyth, P. Croot, P.K. Quinn, J. Sciare, S.K. Gulev, S. Piketh, R. Losno, S. Kinne, and V.F. Radionov (2012). Effect of wind speed on aerosol optical depth over remote oceans, based on data from the Maritime Aerosol Network. Atmos. Meas. Tech, 5, 377-388.
doi:10.5194/amt-5-377-2012

Wang, Sheng-Hsiang, N. Hsu, S. Tsay, N.H. Lin, A. Sayer, S.-J. Huang, and W. Lau (2012). Can Asian dust trigger phytoplankton blooms in the oligotrophic northern South China Sea?. Geophys. Res. Lett, 39, L05811.
doi:10.1029/2011GL050415

Feng, Q., N. Hsu, P. Yang, and S. Tsay (2011). Effect of Thin Cirrus Clouds on Dust Optical Depth Retrievals from MODIS Observations. IEEE TGRS, 49, 2819-2827.

Fu, J., N. Hsu, Y. Gao, K. Huang, C. Li, N.-H. Lin, and S. Tsay (2011). Evaluating the Influences of Biomass Burning during 2006 BASE-ASIA: A Regional Chemical Transport Modeling. Atmos. Chem. Phys., Disc, 11, 32205-32243.
doi:10.5194/acpd-11-32205-2011

Gautam, R., N. Hsu, S. Tsay, W. Lau, B. Holben, S. Bell, A. Smirnov, C. Li, R. Hansell, Q. Ji, S. Payra, D. Aryal, R. Kayastha, and K. Kim (2011). Accumulation of Aerosols over the Indo-Gangetic Plains and Southern Slopes of the Himalayas: Distribution, Properties and Radiative Effects during the 2009 Pre-monsoon Season. Atmos. Chem. Phys, 11, 12841-12863.
10.5194/acp-11-12841-2011

Huang, J., N. Hsu, S. Tsay, M.J. Jeong, B.N. Holben, T.A. Berkoff, and E.J. Welton (2011). Susceptibility Of Aerosol Optical Thickness Retrievals To Thin Cirrus Contamination During The Base-Asia Campaign. J. Geophys. Res, 116, D08214.
doi:10.1029/2010JD014910

Li, C., N. Hsu, and S. Tsay (2011). A study on the potential applications of satellite data in air quality monitoring and forecasting. Atmospheric Environment, 45, 3663-3675.
doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.04.032

Lin T. -H., N.C. Hsu, S.-C. Tsay, and S. -J. Huang (2011). Weather Categorization of Asian Dust Storms from Surface and Satellite Observations. I. J. Rem. Sens, 32, 153-170.
doi: 10.1080/01431160903439932

Wang, Sheng-Hsiang, S. Tsay, N.-H. Lin, N. Hsu, S. Bell, C. Li, Q. Ji, M. Jeong, R. Hansell, E.J. Welton, B.N. Holben, G.-R. Sheyu, Y.-C. Chu, S.-C. Chang, J.-J. Lou, and W.-L. Chiang (2011). First detailed observations of long-range transported dust over the northern South China Sea. Atmospheric Environment, 45, Issue 27, 4804-4808.
doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.04.077

Yi, B., N. Hsu, P. Yang, and S. Tsay (2011). Radiative Transfer Simulation of Dust-like Aerosols: Uncertainties from Particle Shape and Refractive Index. J. Aerosol Sci, 42, 631-644.

Feng Q., P. Yang, G. W. Kattawar, N.C. Hsu, S.C. Tsay, and I. Laszlo (2010). Effects of Particle Nonsphericity and Radiation Polarization on Retrieving Dust properties from Satellite Observations. J. Aerosol Sci., 40(9), 776-789.
doi:10.1016.j.jaerosci.2009.05.001

Hansell R.A., S.C. Tsay, Q. Ji, N.C. Hsu, M.J. Jeong, S. H. Wang, J. S. Reid, K. N. Liou, and S. C. Ou (2010). An Assessment of Surface Longwave Direct Radiative Effect of Airborne Saharan Dust during the NAMMA field campaign. J. Atmos. Sci., 67(4 ), 1048-1065.
doi:10.1175/2009JAS3257.1

Fischer E. V., N.C. Hsu, D. A. Jaffe, M.-J. Jeong, and S. L. Gong (2009). A decade of dust: Asian dust and springtime aerosol load in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Geophys. Res. Lett., 36(L03821).
doi:10.1029/2008GL036467

Gautam R., Z. Liu, R. P. Singh, and N.C. Hsu (2009). Two Contrasting Dust-dominant periods over India observed from MODIS and CALIPSO data. Geophys. Res. Lett., 36(L06813).
doi:10.1029/2008GL036967

Gautam R., N.C. Hsu, K. M. Lau, S.C. Tsay, and M. Kafatos (2009). Enhanced Pre-Monsoon Warming over the Himalayan-Gangetic Region from 1979 to 2007. Geophys. Res. Lett., 36(L07704).
doi:10.1029/2009GL037641

Gautam R., N.C. Hsu, K. -M. Lau, and M. Kafatos (2009). Aerosol and Rainfall Variability over the Indian Monsoon Region: Distributions, Trends and Coupling. Annales Geophysicae Special Issue: From Deserts to Monsoons, 27(9), 3691-3703.
10.5194/angeo-27-3691-2009

Ginoux P., D. Garbuzov, and N.C. Hsu (2009). Anthropogenic and natural attribution of dust sources using MODIS Deep Blue Level 2 data. J. Geophys. Res., 115(D05204).
doi:10.1029/2009JD0123989

Herman J.R., G. Labow, N.C. Hsu, and D. Larko (2009). Changes in Cloud Cover (1998-2006) Derived From Reflectivity Time Series using SeaWiFS, EP-TOMS, SBUV-2, and OMI Radiance Data. J. Geophys. Res., 114(D01201).
doi:10.1029/2007JD009508

Johnson B.T., S. Christopher, J.M. Haywood, S. R. Osborne, S. McFarlane, N.C. Hsu, C. Salustro, and R. Kahn (2009). Measurements of aerosol properties from aircraft, satellite and ground-based remote sensing: A case study from the Dust and Biomass burning Experiment (DABEX). Q.J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 135(641), 922-934.
doi:10.1002/qj.420

Lau, W., K.M. Kim, C. Hsu, and B. Holben (2009). Possible influences of air pollution, dust and sandstorms on the Indian monsoon. WMO Bulletin, 58(1), 22-30.

Tsay S.-C., G. -R. Liu, N.C. Hsu, W. -Y. Sun, and et. al. (2009). Outbreaks of Asian dust storms: An overview from satellite and surface perspectives. Recent Progress in Atmospheric Sciences: Applications to the Asia Pacific Region, World Scientific, 373-401.

Zipser E. J., C. H. Twohy, S.C. Tsay, K. L. Thornhill, S. Tanelli, R. Ross, T. N. Krishnamurti, Q. Ji, G. Jenkins, S. Ismail, N.C. Hsu, R. Hood, G.M. Heymsfield, A. Heymsfield, J. Halverson, M. W. Goodman, R. Ferrare, J. P. Dunion, M. Douglas, and et al. (2009). The Saharan Air Layer and the Fate of African Easterly Waves: NASA’s AMMA 2006 Field Program to Study Tropical Cyclogenesis: NAMMA. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 90, 1137-1156.
10.1175/2009BAMS2728.1

Zipser E.J., C.H. Twohy, S-C. Tsay, K.L. Thornhill, S. Tanelli, R. Ross, T.N. Krishnamurti, Q. Ji, G. Jenkins, S. Ismail, N. Hsu, R. Hood, G.M. Heymsfield, A. Heymsfield, J. Halverson, M.W. Goodman, R. Ferrare, J.P. Dunion, M. Douglas, R. Cifelli, G. Chen, E.V. Browell, and B. Anderson (2009). The Saharan air layer and the fate of the African easterly waves – NASA's AMMA 2006 field program to study tropical cyclologenesis: NAMMA. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 90(8), 1137–1156.
doi:10.1175/2009BAMS2728.1

Jeong M.-J., S.-C. Tsay, Q. Ji, N.C. Hsu, R.A. Hansell, and J. Lee (2008). Ground-based measurements of airborne Saharan dust in marine environment during the NAMMA field experiment. Geophys. Res. Lett., L20805, 35.
doi:10.1029/2008GL035587

Jeong M.-J., and N.C. Hsu (2008). Retrievals of aerosol single-scattering albedo and effective aerosol layer height for biomass-burning smoke: Synergy derived from. Geophys. Res. Lett., L24801, 35.
doi:10.1029/2008GL036279

Lau K. -M. W., V. Ramanathan, G. -X. Wu, Z. Li, S.C. Tsay, N.C. Hsu, R. Sikka, B. Holben, D. Lu, G. Tartari, M. Chin, P. Koudelova, H. Chen, Y. Ma, J. Huang, K. Taniguchi, and R. Zhang (2008). The Joint Aerosol-Monsoon Experiment: A New Challenge for Monsoon Climate Research. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 89(3).
doi:10.1175/BAMS-89-3-369

Gautam R., N.C. Hsu, M. Kafatos, and S.C. Tsay (2007). Influences of Winter Haze on Fog/Low Clouds over the Indo-Gangetic Plains. J. Geophys. Res., D05207, 112.
10.1029/2005JD007036

Hansell R.A., S. C. Ou, K. N. Liou, J. K. Roskovensky, S.C. Tsay, N.C. Hsu, and Q. Ji (2007). Simultaneous Detection/Separation of Mineral Dust and Cirrus Clouds Using MODIS Thermal Infrared Window Data. Geophys. Res. Lett. , L11808, 34.
10.1029/2007GL029388

Hsu N.C., S.C. Tsay, M.D. King, and D. J. Diner (2007). Dust in the Wind (56-60). Our Changing Planet: The View from Space; M. D. King, C. L. Parkinson, K. C. Partington, and R. G. Williams, Eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

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 Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 44, 3180-3195.
10.1029/2005JD006549.

Lau K. -M., K.-M. Kim, and N.C. Hsu (2005). Observational evidence of effects of absorbing aerosols on seasonal-to-interannual anomalies of the Asian monsoon. CLIVAR Exchanges(3),., 10, 7-9.

Hsu N.C., S.C. Tsay, M.D. King, and J.R. Herman (2004). Aerosol properties over bright-reflecting source regions. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 42, 557-569.

Eck T. F., B. N. Holben, D. E. Ward, M. M. Mukelabai, O. Dubovik, A. Smirnov, J. S. Schafer, N.C. Hsu, S. J. Piketh, A. Queface, J. LeRoux, R. J. Swap, and I. Slutsker (2003). Variability of biomass burning aerosol optical characteristics in southern Africa during the SAFARI 2000 dry season campaign and a comparison of single scattering albedo estimates from radiometric measurements. J. Geophys. Res., 8477, 108.
10.1029/2002JD002321

Hsu N.C., J.R. Herman, and S.C. Tsay (2003). Radiative impacts from biomass burning in the presence of clouds during boreal spring in Southeast Asia. Geophys. Res. Lett., 1224, 30.
10.1029/2002GL016485.

Vasilkov A. P., J.R. Herman, N.A. Krotkov, M. Kahru, B. G. Mitchell, and N.C. Hsu (2002). Problems in assessment of the UV penetration into natural waters from space-based measurements. Optical Engineering, 41, 3019-3027.

Weaver C., P. Ginoux, N.C. Hsu, M. D. Chou, and J. Joiner (2002). Radiative forcing of Saharan dust: GOCART model simulations compared with ERBE data. J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 736-747.

Weaver C.J., P. Ginoux, N.C. Hsu, M. -D. Chou, and J. Joiner (2002). Radiative forcing of Saharan dust, GOCART model simulations compared with ERBE data. J. Atmos. Sci. (Global Aerosol Climatology special issue), 59, 736-747.

Eck T. F., B. N. Holben, D. E. Ward, O. Dubovik, J. S. Reid, A. Smirnov, M. M. Mukelabai, N.C. Hsu, and O (2001). Characterization of the optical properties of biomass burning aerosols in Zambia during the 1997 ZIBBEE field campaign. J. Geophys. Res., 106, -23.

Hsu N.C., J.R. Herman, and C. Weaver (2000). Determination of radiative forcing of Saharan dust using combined TOMS and ERBE data. J. Geophys. Res., 20, 661., 105, 629.

Hsu N.C., W. D. Robinson, S. W. Bailey, and P. J. Werdell (2000). The description of the SeaWiFS absorbing aerosol index. SeaWiFS NASA Technical Memorandum 2000-206892,., 10, 3-5.

Chiapello I., J.R. Herman, N.C. Hsu, and Prospero (1999). 7/TOMS detection of mineral dust over the north Africa and the eastern north Atlantic Ocean. J. Geophys. Res.,, ,., 104, 9277-9291.

Chiapello I., J.R. Herman, N.C. Hsu, and J. Prospero (1999). Nimbus-7/TOMS detection of mineral dust over the north Africa and the eastern north Atlantic Ocean. J. Geophys. Res., 104, 9277-9291.

Hsu N.C., J.R. Herman, O. Torres, B. N. Holben, Tanre, and T. F. Eck (1999). Comparisons of the TOMS aerosol index and the sun photometer aerosol optical thickness: Results and applications. J. Geophys. Res.,, 6269-6279, 104.

Hsu N.C., J.R. Herman, J.F. Gleason, O. Torres, and C.J. Seftor (1999). Satellite detection of smoke aerosols over a snow/ice surface by TOMS. Geophy. Res. Lett.,, ., 26, 1165-1168.

Currie L. A., J. E. Dibb, G. A. Klouda, B. A. Benner, J. M. Conny, S. R. Biegalski, D. B. Klinedinst, D. R. Cahoon, and N.C. Hsu (1998). The pursuit of isotopic and molecular fire tracers in the polar atmosphere and cryosphere. Radiocarbon, Part 1, Sp. Iss. SI, 381-390.

Gleason J.F., N.C. Hsu, and O. Torres (1998). Biomass burning smoke using backscattered ultraviolet radiation: SCAR-B and Brazilian smoke interannual variability. J. Geophys. Res.,,,., 103, -9.

Herman J.R., P.K. Bhartia, O. Torres, N.C. Hsu, C.J. Seftor, and E. Celarier (1997). Global distribution of UV-absorbing aerosols from Nimbus-7/TOMS data. J. Geophys. Res.,,,., 102, -10.

Hsu N.C., R.D. McPeters, C.J. Seftor, and A. M. Thompson (1997). The effect of an improved cloud climatology on the TOMS total ozone retrieval. J. Geophys. Res.,,, 102, 4247-4255.

Kasprzak W. T., G. M. Keating, N.C. Hsu, A. Stewart, W. Colwell, and S. W. Bougher (1997). Solar activity behavior of the thermosphere, in Venus II. Univ. of Arizona Press.

Seftor C.J., N.C. Hsu, J.R. Herman, P.K. Bhartia, O. Torres, W. Rose, D. Schneider, and N. Krotkov (1997). Detection of volcanic ash clouds from Nimbus-7/TOMS. J. Geophys. Res.,,., 102, -11.

Hsu N.C., J.R. Herman, P.K. Bhartia, C.J. Seftor, O. Torres, A. M. Thompson, J.F. Gleason, T. F. Eck, and B. N. Holben (1996). Detection of biomass burning smoke from TOMS measurements. Geophy. Res. Lett., 23, 745-748.

Keating G. M., L. S. Chiou, and N.C. Hsu (1996). Improved ozone reference models for the COSPAR international reference atmosphere. Adv. Space Res., 18, -47.

Keating G. M., L. S. Chiou, and N.C. Hsu (1994). Coupling between middle atmosphere trend estimates and solar effects in ozone vertical structure. Adv. Space Res.,, 14, -8.

Keating G. M., G. P. Brasseur, L. S. Chiou, and N.C. Hsu (1994). Estimating 11-year solar UV variations using 27-day response as a guide to isolate trends in total column ozone. Earth's Middle Atmosphere Adv. in Space Res. (9), 14, 199-209.

Keating G. M., L. S. Chiou, and N.C. Hsu (1994). Coupling between middle atmosphere trend estimates and solar effects in ozone vertical structure. Adv. Space Res., 14, 201-209.

Keating G. M., and N.C. Hsu (1993). The Venus atmospheric response to solar cycle variations. Geophy. Res. Lett., 20, 2751-2754.