J. Kirk Ayers

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

J. Kirk Ayers is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Kirk Ayers has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 42 papers in Atmospheric Science and 9 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in J. Kirk Ayers's work include Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (37 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (27 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (15 papers). J. Kirk Ayers is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (37 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (27 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (15 papers). J. Kirk Ayers collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. J. Kirk Ayers's co-authors include Patrick Minnis, Jianping Huang, Yuhong Yi, Rabindra Palikonda, Zhongwei Huang, Bing Lin, Zhaoyan Liu, Qingyun Zhao, Bin Chen and Donald P. Garber and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Climate.

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J. Kirk Ayers

44 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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CERES Edition-2 Cloud Property Retrievals Using TRMM VIRS and Terra and Aqua MODIS Data—Part I: Algorithms

2011 412 citations Patrick Minnis, Donald P. Garber et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	TCCON data from Park Falls (US), Release GGG2014.R0 2017 ·Caltech Library ·P. O. Wennberg, Coleen M. Roehl, Debra Wunch, Geoffrey C. Toon, Jean-François Blavier, R. A. Washenfelder, G. Keppel‐Aleks, Norton Allen, J. Kirk Ayers	33
2	Aerosol impacts on California winter clouds and precipitation during CalWater 2011: local pollution versus long-range transported dust 2014 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Jiwen Fan, L. Ruby Leung, Paul J. DeMott, J. M. Comstock, Balwinder Singh, Daniel Rosenfeld, Jason Tomlinson, Allen B. White, Kimberly A. Prather, Patrick Minnis, J. Kirk Ayers, Qilong Min	95
3	Linear contrail and contrail cirrus properties determined from satellite data 2013 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Patrick Minnis, Sarah T. Bedka, David P. Duda, Kristopher M. Bedka, Thad Chee, J. Kirk Ayers, Rabindra Palikonda, Douglas A. Spangenberg, Konstantin Khlopenkov, Robyn C. Boeke	27
4	Gravity‐wave‐induced perturbations in marine stratocumulus 2012 ·Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society ·Grant Allen, G. Vaughan, Thomas Toniazzo, Hugh Coe, Paul Connolly, Sandra E. Yuter, Casey Burleyson, Patrick Minnis, J. Kirk Ayers	20
5	Improving aerosol distributions below clouds by assimilating satellite-retrieved cloud droplet number 2012 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Pablo E. Saide, Gregory R. Carmichael, Scott N. Spak, Patrick Minnis, J. Kirk Ayers	23
6	Dust aerosol effect on semi-arid climate over Northwest China detected from A-Train satellite measurements 2010 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Jianping Huang, Patrick Minnis, Hongru Yan, Y. Yi, B. Chen, Lanhui Zhang, J. Kirk Ayers	145
7	Comparison of GOES‐retrieved and in situ measurements of deep convective anvil cloud microphysical properties during the Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling Experiment (TC⁴) 2010 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Christopher R. Yost, Patrick Minnis, J. Kirk Ayers, Douglas A. Spangenberg, Andrew J. Heymsfield, Aaron Bansemer, Matthew J. McGill, Dennis L. Hlavka	4
8	Effect of biomass burning on marine stratocumulus clouds off the California coast 2009 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·J. Brioude, Owen R. Cooper, Graham Feingold, M. Trainer, Saulo R. Freitas, (unknown), J. Kirk Ayers, E. M. Prins, Patrick Minnis, S. A. McKeen, G. J. Frost, E.‐Y. Hsie	76
9	Effect of biomass burning on marine stratocumulus clouds off the California coast 2009 ·J. Brioude, Owen R. Cooper, Graham Feingold, M. Trainer, Saulo R. Freitas, (unknown), J. Kirk Ayers, E. M. Prins, Patrick Minnis, S. A. McKeen, G. J. Frost, E.‐Y. Hsie	2
10	NASA-Langley web-based operational real-time cloud retrieval products from geostationary satellites 2006 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Rabindra Palikonda, Patrick Minnis, D. A. Spangenberg, M. M. Khaiyer, Michele L. Nordeen, J. Kirk Ayers, (unknown), Y. Yi, (unknown), Qing Z. Trepte, (unknown), W. L. Smith	5
11	Evaluation of Cloud Properties Derived from Dual-View Satellite Data over the Continental United States 2005 ·J. Kirk Ayers, Rabindra Palikonda, Patrick Minnis, Robert F. Arduini	0
12	Contrail properties over the eastern North Pacific from AVHRR data 2005 ·Meteorologische Zeitschrift ·Patrick Minnis, Rabindra Palikonda, (unknown), J. Kirk Ayers, H. Mannstein	37
13	Towards a Three-Dimensional Near-Real Time Cloud Product for Aviation Safety and Weather Diagnoses 2004 ·Patrick Minnis, Louis Nguyen, Rabindra Palikonda, Douglas A. Spangenberg, Michele L. Nordeen, Yuhong Yi, J. Kirk Ayers	0
14	Cloud Detection Using Measured and Modeled State Parameters 2004 ·NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·Y. Yi, Patrick Minnis, Jianping Huang, J. Kirk Ayers, (unknown), M. M. Khaiyer, Michele L. Nordeen	1
15	Contrail Frequency over the United States from Surface Observations 2003 ·Journal of Climate ·Patrick Minnis, J. Kirk Ayers, Michele L. Nordeen, (unknown)	32
16	Intercalibration of Meteorological Satellite Imagers Using VIRS, ATSR-2 and MODIS 2001 ·AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts ·Louis Nguyen, Patrick Minnis, J. Kirk Ayers, David R. Doelling	2
17	Cloud Properties Derived From GOES-7 for Spring 1994 ARM Intensive Observing Period Using Version 1.0.0 of ARM Satellite Data Analysis Program 1995 ·Journal of Dental Sciences ·Patrick Minnis, (unknown), Donald P. Garber, J. Kirk Ayers, David R. Doelling	107
18	Structural dynamic interaction with solar tracking control for evolutionary Space Station concepts 1992 ·33rd Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference ·(unknown), Paul Cooper, J. Kirk Ayers	5
19	Low earth orbit infrastructure to accommodate manned lunar missions 1990 ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), J. Kirk Ayers, (unknown)	0
20	Manned Mars mission accommodation: Sprint mission 1988 ·NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N ·(unknown), (unknown), J. Kirk Ayers, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	6

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