K. N. Liou

12.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
135 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

K. N. Liou is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, K. N. Liou has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 110 papers in Atmospheric Science and 16 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in K. N. Liou's work include Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (106 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (73 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (55 papers). K. N. Liou is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (106 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (73 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (55 papers). K. N. Liou collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and China. K. N. Liou's co-authors include Qiang Fu, Ping Yang, Craig F. Bohren, Alex Pothen, Horst D. Simon, Y. Takano, Yu Gu, S. C. Ou, Steven K. Krueger and Alex Hall and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Physics Today and Journal of Climate.

In The Last Decade

K. N. Liou

132 papers receiving 8.7k citations

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Partitioning Sparse Matrices with Eigenvectors of Graphs

1990 1.0k citations K. N. Liou et al. profile →
An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation

1981 1.0k citations K. N. Liou et al. profile →
Parameterization of the Radiative Properties of Cirrus Clouds

1993 774 citations K. N. Liou et al. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences profile →
On the Correlatedk-Distribution Method for Radiative Transfer in Nonhomogeneous Atmospheres

1992 715 citations K. N. Liou et al. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. N. Liou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K. N. Liou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K. N. Liou based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with K. N. Liou. K. N. Liou is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Variation of the radiative properties during black carbon aging: theoretical and experimental intercomparison 2015 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Cenlin He, K. N. Liou, Y. Takano, Renyi Zhang, Misti Levy Zamora, Ping Yang, (unknown), L. Ruby Leung	130
2	A global model simulation for 3-D radiative transfer impact on surface hydrology over the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains 2015 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·(unknown), Yu Gu, K. N. Liou, L. Ruby Leung, Huang‐Hsiung Hsu	17
3	Estimates of black carbon emissions in the western United States using the GEOS-Chem adjoint model 2015 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Yuhao Mao, (unknown), Daven K. Henze, Zhe Jiang, Dylan B. A. Jones, M. Kopacz, Cenlin He, Ling Qi, Meng Gao, Wei Min Hao, K. N. Liou	10
4	A global 3-D CTM evaluation of black carbon in the Tibetan Plateau 2014 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Cenlin He, (unknown), K. N. Liou, (unknown), Ling Qi, Yanli Mao, Meng Gao, Zifeng Lü, David G. Streets, (unknown), M.M. Sarin, Kirpa Ram	43
5	Variational estimates of black carbon emissions in the western United States 2014 ·Yuhao Mao, (unknown), Daven K. Henze, Zhe Jiang, Dylan B. A. Jones, M. Kopacz, Cenlin He, Ling Qi, Meng Gao, Wei Min Hao, K. N. Liou	2
6	A WRF simulation of the impact of 3-D radiative transfer on surface hydrology over the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada 2013 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·K. N. Liou, Yu Gu, L. Ruby Leung, (unknown), Robert G. Fovell	29
7	A WRF simulation of the impact of 3-D radiative transfer on surface hydrology over the Rocky–Sierra Mountains 2013 ·K. N. Liou, Yu Gu, L. Ruby Leung, (unknown), Robert G. Fovell	1
8	Improved estimate of global dust radiative forcing using a coupled chemical transport-radiative transfer model 2013 ·(unknown), (unknown), Yu Gu, K. N. Liou, B. S. Meland	1
9	A three-dimensional variational data assimilation system for multiple aerosol species with WRF/Chem and an application to PM _2.5 prediction 2013 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·(unknown), Zengliang Zang, Q. B. Li, Yi Chao, (unknown), (unknown), Yangang Liu, K. N. Liou	64
10	Top-down estimates of biomass burning emissions of black carbon in the Western United States 2013 ·Yuhao Mao, (unknown), J. T. Randerson, Dan Chen, Li Zhang, (unknown), K. N. Liou	1
11	Simulating 3-D radiative transfer effects over the Sierra Nevada Mountains using WRF 2012 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Yu Gu, K. N. Liou, (unknown), L. Ruby Leung	31
12	Dust aerosol impact on North Africa climate: a GCM investigation of aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions using A-Train satellite data 2012 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Yu Gu, K. N. Liou, Jonathan H. Jiang, Hang Su, Xiaohong Liu	43
13	Biomass Burning Impact on Surface Ozone in the Western United States 2011 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Mengxiang Gao, (unknown), Yanli Mao, Lin Zhang, J. T. Randerson, K. N. Liou	1
14	Influence of convection and aerosol pollution on ice cloud particle effective radius 2011 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Jonathan H. Jiang, Hui Su, Chengxing Zhai, Steven T. Massie, M. R. Schoeberl, Peter R. Colarco, Steven Platnick, Yu Gu, K. N. Liou	57
15	Biomass burning contribution to black carbon in the Western United States Mountain Ranges 2011 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Yuhao Mao, (unknown), Li Zhang, (unknown), J. T. Randerson, (unknown), K. N. Liou	27
16	Cirrus cloud top temperatures retrieved from radiances in the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System--Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite 855 and 120 μm bandpasses 2007 ·Applied Optics ·Eric T. Wong, Keith D. Hutchison, S. C. Ou, K. N. Liou	12
17	Remote sensing of three-dimensional cirrus clouds from satellites: application to continuous-wave laser atmospheric transmission and backscattering 2006 ·Applied Optics ·K. N. Liou, Szu‐Cheng S. Ou, Y. Takano, Jeffrey D. Cetola	9
18	Surface aerosol radiative forcing derived from collocated ground-based radiometric observations during PRIDE, SAFARI, and ACE-Asia 2003 ·Applied Optics ·Richard A. Hansell, Si‐Chee Tsay, Qiang Ji, K. N. Liou, Szu‐Cheng S. Ou	12
19	Remote sensing of cirrus cloud optical thickness and effective particle size for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Visible/infrared imager Radiometer Suite: sensitivity to instrument noise and uncertainties in environmental parameters 2003 ·Applied Optics ·Szu‐Cheng S. Ou, Y. Takano, K. N. Liou, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	19
20	Multiple backscattering from water clouds for a pulsed LIDAR system 1971 ·Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·K. N. Liou, R. M. Schotland	2

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