Levy, R. C., and R. T. Pinker, 2007: Remote sensing of spectral aerosol properties: A classroom experience. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc Vol. (88)1, 25-30. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)][Aerosols, Analysis, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation]
Levy, R. C., L. Remer, S. Mattoo, E. Vermote, and Y. J. Kaufman, 2007: Second-generation algorithm for retrieving aerosol properties over land from MODIS spectral reflectance. J. Geophys. Res. (In press) [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)][Aerosols, Analysis, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation, Surface Properties]
Levy, R. C., L. A. Remer, and O. Dubovik, 2006: Global aerosol optical models and lookup tables for the new MODIS aerosol retrieval over land. J. Geophys. Res. (Submitted) [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)][Aerosols, Analysis, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation]
Kaufman, Y. J., L. A. Remer, D. Tanre, R. R. Li, R. Kleidman, S. Mattoo, R. Levy, T. Eck, B. N. Holben, C. Ichoku, J. Martins, and I. Koren, 2005: A critical examination of the residual cloud contamination and diurnal sampling effects on MODIS estimates of aerosol over ocean. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 43 (12), 2886-2897. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)]
Levy, R. C., L. A. Remer, J. V. Martins, Y. J. Kaufman, A. Plana-Fattori, J. Redemann, P. B. Russell, and B. Wenny, 2005: Evaluation of the MODIS aerosol retrievals over ocean and land during CLAMS. J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 974-992. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)][Aerosols, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation, Surface Properties]
Redemann, J., B. Schmid, J. A. Eilers, R. Kahn, R. C. Levy, P. B. Russell, J. M. Livingston, P. V. Hobbs, W. L. Smith, and B. N. Holben, 2005: Suborbital measurements of spectral aerosol optical depth and its variability at subsatellite grid scales in support of CLAMS 2001. J. Atmos. Sci., 62, No. 4, 993-1007. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)][Aerosols, Analysis, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation]
Remer, L. A., Y. J. Kaufman, D. Tanre, S. Mattoo, D. A. Chu, J. V. Martins, R. R. Li, C. Ichoku, R. C. Levy, R. G. Kleidman, T. F. Eck, E. Vermote, and B. N. Holben, 2005: The MODIS aerosol algorithm, products and validation. J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 947-973. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)][Aerosols, Remote Sensing]
Vant-Hull, B., Z. Li, B. F. Taubman, R. Levy, L. Marufu, F.-L. Chang, B. G. Doddridge, and R. R. Dickerson, 2005: Smoke over haze: Comparative analysis of satellite, surface radiometer, and airborne in situ measurements of aerosol optical properties and radiative forcing over the eastern United States. J. Geophys. Res., 110, D10S21, doi:10.1029/2004JD004518. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)]
Chin, M., D. A. Chu, R. Levy, L. Remer, Y. Kaufman, B. Holben, T. Eck, P. Ginoux, and Q. Gao, 2004: Aerosol distribution in the Northern Hemisphere during ACE-Asia: Results from global model, satellite observations, and Sun photometer measurements. J. Geophys. Res., 109 (D23), doi: 10.1029/2004GL02014. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)][Aerosols, Analysis, Modeling, Remote Sensing]
Ichoku, C., Y. J. Kaufman, L. A. Remer, and R. Levy, 2004: Global aerosol remote sensing from MODIS. Advances in Space Research, 34 (2004), 820-827. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)][Aerosols, Analysis, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation]
Levy, R. C., L. A. Remer, and Y. J. Kaufman, 2004: Effects of neglecting polarization on the MODIS aerosol retrieval over land. IEEE Trans. on Geoscience & Rem. Sens., 42 (11), 2576-2583. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)][Aerosols, Analysis, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation, Surface Properties]
Ichoku, C., L. A. Remer, Y. J. Kaufman, R. Levy, D. A. Chu, D. Tanre, and B. N. Holben, 2003: MODIS observation of aerosols and estimation of aerosol radiative forcing over southern Africa during SAFARI 2000. J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D13), 8499, doi: 10.1029/2002JD002366. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)][Aerosols, Analysis, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation]
Levy, R. C., L. A. Remer, D. Tanre, Y. J. Kaufman, C. Ichoku, B. N. Holben, J. M. Livingston, P. B. Russell, and H. Maring, 2003: Evaluation of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) retrievals of dust aerosol over the ocean during PRIDE. J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D19), 8594, doi: 10.1029/2002JD002460. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)][Aerosols, Analysis, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation]
Livingston, J. M., P. B. Russell, J. S. Reid, J. Redemann, B. Schmid, D. A. Allen, O. Torres, R. C. Levy, L. A. Remer, B. N. Holben, A. Smirnov, O. Dubovik, E. J. Welton, J. R. Campbell, J. Wang, and S. A. Christopher, 2003: Airborne Sun photometer measurements of aerosol optical depth and columnar water vapor during the Puerto Rico Dust Experiment and comparison with land, aircraft, and satellite measurements. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos. 108 (D19). [Full Text (PDF)][Aerosols, Analysis, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation]
Ichoku, C., R. Levy, Y. J. Kaufman, L. A. Remer, R.-R. Li, V. J. Martins, B. N. Holben, N. Abuhassan, I. Slutsker, T. F. Eck, and C. Pietras, 2002: Analysis of the performance characteristics of the five-channel Microtops II sun photometer for measuring aerosol optical thickness and precipitable water vapor. J. Geophys. Res., 107, NO. D13, doi: 10.1029/2001JD001302. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)][Aerosols, Analysis, Remote Sensing, Solar Radiation]
Martins, J. V., D. Tanre, L. A. Remer, Y. J. Kaufman, S. Mattoo, and R. Levy, 2002: MODIS cloud screening for remote sensing of aerosol over oceans using spatial variability. Geophys. Res. Lett., 29, doi: 10.1029/2001GL01352. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)][Aerosols, Clouds, Remote Sensing]
Remer, L. A., D. Tanre, Y. J. Kaufman, C. Ichoku, S. Mattoo, R. Levy, D. A. Chu, B. N. Holben, O. Dubovik, A. Smirnov, J. V. Martins, R.-R. Li, and Z. Ahmad, 2002: Validation of MODIS aerosol retrieval over ocean. Geophys Res. Lett., 29, doi: 10.1029/2001GL013204. [Abstract] [Full Text (PDF)][Aerosols, Remote Sensing]
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Osbourne, Will and Mary Pope Osbourne, Twisters and other Terrible Storms: A Magic Tree House Research Guide . Random House, New York, 120 pp, 2003. (Robert C. Levy - Scientific Consultant)
Levy, R.C., "An Analysis of Southern Great Plains ARM Cloudiness and Surface Radiation data: M.S. Thesis, " Colorado State Department of Atmospheric Science Paper No. 627, 145 pp, 1996.
Levy, R.C., D. Randall and W. Schubert, " An Overview of the ASTEX Data Collected at Porto Santo, " Colorado State Department of Atmospheric Science Paper No. 539, 58 pp, 1993.
Chesapeake Lighthouse and Aircraft Measurements for Satellites (CLAMS), Wallops Island, Virginia; 10 July - 3 August, 2001.
Puerto RIco Dust Experiment (PRIDE), Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico; 25 June - 27 July, 2000
Electro-Optical Propagation Assessment in Coastal Environments (EOPACE) , Duck, NC; Feb, 1999.
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program , Fall Single Column Model IOP, Southern Great Plains (SGP) site, Lamont OK, Fall 1994.
Summer Student Mentor
GSFC Laboratory for Atmospheres, 2003 and 2005.
Teaching Assistant
Dept. of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State U., Fall 1996.
Grader/Reader/Tutor
Dept. of Mathematics, Oberlin College, 1993 - 1994
Volunteer: Weather Club Leader
Piney Branch Elementary School, Takoma Park, MD 20912
Fall 2003.
Volunteer: Science Fair Judge
Piney Branch Elementary School, Takoma Park, MD 20912
Spring 2003.