Stuart A. Young

7.1k citations

48 papers · 4.5k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 24

Impact in

Atmospheric Science top 0.5%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Global and Planetary Change top 0.2%
- Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Climate variability and models

Papers in ⓘ

Global and Planetary Change 42
- Atmospheric aerosols and clouds 40
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics 19
Atmospheric Science 39
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols 31
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate 14
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations 8

Co-authors: Mark Vaughan (22 shared papers)David M. Winker (16 shared papers)Kathleen A. Powell (7 shared papers)Zhaoyan Liu (10 shared papers)William H. Hunt (6 shared papers)Yongxiang Hu (8 shared papers)Ali Omar (8 shared papers)Ralph E. Kuehn (8 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (6 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (4 papers)Atmospheric measurement techniques (4 papers)Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences (3 papers)Atmospheric chemistry and physics (2 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States France

In The Last Decade

Stuart A. Young

48 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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Overview of the CALIPSO Mission and CALIOP Data Processing Algorithms 2009 · 1.8k citations

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it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2009 Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
2009 Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

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1	Overview of the CALIPSO Mission and CALIOP Data Processing Algorithms Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology ·David M. Winker, Mark Vaughan, Ali Omar, Yongxiang Hu, Kathleen A. Powell, Zhaoyan Liu, William H. Hunt, Stuart A. Young Hit paper breakdown →	2009	1795
2	Fully Automated Detection of Cloud and Aerosol Layers in the CALIPSO Lidar Measurements Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology ·Mark Vaughan, Kathleen A. Powell, David M. Winker, C. A. Hostetler, Ralph E. Kuehn, William H. Hunt, Brian Getzewich, Stuart A. Young, Zhaoyan Liu, Matthew J. McGill Hit paper breakdown →	2009	478
3	The Retrieval of Profiles of Particulate Extinction from Cloud-Aerosol Lidar Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Data: Algorithm Description Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology ·Stuart A. Young, Mark Vaughan	2009	341
4	Fully automated analysis of space-based lidar data: an overview of the CALIPSO retrieval algorithms and data products Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Mark Vaughan, Stuart A. Young, David M. Winker, Kathleen A. Powell, Ali Omar, Zhaoyan Liu, Yongxiang Hu, C. A. Hostetler	2004	293
5	CALIPSO/CALIOP Cloud Phase Discrimination Algorithm Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology ·Yongxiang Hu, David M. Winker, Mark Vaughan, Bing Lin, Ali Omar, Charles R. Trepte, D. E. Flittner, Ping Yang, Shaima L. Nasiri, Bryan A. Baum, Robert E. Holz, Wenbo Sun, Zhaoyan Liu, Zhien Wang, Stuart A. Young, Knut Stamnes, Jianping Huang, Ralph E. Kuehn	2009	266
6	Analysis of lidar backscatter profiles in optically thin clouds Applied Optics ·Stuart A. Young	1995	151
7	CALIPSO lidar level 3 aerosol profile product: version 3 algorithm design Atmospheric measurement techniques ·Jason L. Tackett, David M. Winker, Brian Getzewich, Mark Vaughan, Stuart A. Young, Jayanta Kar	2018	133
8	Extinction and optical depth retrievals for CALIPSO's Version 4 data release Atmospheric measurement techniques ·Stuart A. Young, Mark Vaughan, Anne Garnier, Jason L. Tackett, J. David Lambeth, Kathleen A. Powell	2018	128
9	CALIPSO Lidar Calibration Algorithms. Part I: Nighttime 532-nm Parallel Channel and 532-nm Perpendicular Channel Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology ·Kathleen A. Powell, C. A. Hostetler, Mark Vaughan, Kam-Pui Lee, Charles R. Trepte, Raymond R. Rogers, David M. Winker, Zhaoyan Liu, Ralph E. Kuehn, William H. Hunt, Stuart A. Young	2009	116
10	The Retrieval of Profiles of Particulate Extinction from Cloud–Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Data: Uncertainty and Error Sensitivity Analyses Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology ·Stuart A. Young, Mark Vaughan, Ralph E. Kuehn, David M. Winker	2012	111
11	CALIPSO lidar calibration at 532 nm: version 4 nighttime algorithm Atmospheric measurement techniques ·Jayanta Kar, Mark Vaughan, Kam-Pui Lee, Jason L. Tackett, M. A. Avery, Anne Garnier, Brian Getzewich, William H. Hunt, Damien Josset, Zhaoyan Liu, Patricia L. Lucker, Brian Magill, Ali Omar, Jacques Pelon, Raymond R. Rogers, Travis D. Toth, Charles R. Trepte, Jean‐Paul Vernier, David M. Winker, Stuart A. Young	2018	87
12	The Optical Properties of Equatorial Cirrus from Observations in the ARM Pilot Radiation Observation Experiment Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·C. M. R. Platt, Stuart A. Young, P. J. Manson, G. R. Patterson, S. C. Marsden, R. T. Austin, James H. Churnside	1998	73
13	Looking through the haze: evaluating the CALIPSO level 2 aerosol optical depth using airborne high spectral resolution lidar data Atmospheric measurement techniques ·Raymond R. Rogers, Mark Vaughan, C. A. Hostetler, S. P. Burton, R. A. Ferrare, Stuart A. Young, Johnathan W. Hair, M. D. Obland, David B. Harper, Anthony L. Cook, D. M. Winker	2014	66
14	Lidar ratios of stratospheric volcanic ash and sulfate aerosols retrieved from CALIOP measurements Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Andrew T. Prata, Stuart A. Young, Steven T. Siems, M. J. Manton	2017	45
15	Reconciling Ground-Based and Space-Based Estimates of the Frequency of Occurrence and Radiative Effect of Clouds around Darwin, Australia Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology ·Alain Protat, Stuart A. Young, Sally A. McFarlane, Tristan L’Ecuyer, Gerald G. Mace, J. M. Comstock, Charles Long, Elizabeth Berry, J. Delanoë	2013	45
16	Cloud ice water content retrieved from the CALIOP space‐based lidar Geophysical Research Letters ·M. A. Avery, David M. Winker, Andrew J. Heymsfield, Mark Vaughan, Stuart A. Young, Yongxiang Hu, Charles R. Trepte	2012	43
17	LIRAD Observations of Tropical Cirrus Clouds in MCTEX. Part I: Optical Properties and Detection of Small Particles in Cold Cirrus* Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·C. M. R. Platt, Stuart A. Young, R. T. Austin, G. R. Patterson, David L. Mitchell, Steven D. Miller	2002	39
18	Identification of the Mount Hudson volcanic cloud over SE Australia Geophysical Research Letters ·I. J. Barton, Fred Prata, I. G. Watterson, Stuart A. Young	1992	34
19	Estimations of global shortwave direct aerosol radiative effects above opaque water clouds using a combination of A-Train satellite sensors Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Meloë Kacenelenbogen, Mark Vaughan, Jens Redemann, Stuart A. Young, Zhaoyan Liu, Yongxiang Hu, Ali Omar, Samuel LeBlanc, Y. Shinozuka, John M. Livingston, Qin Zhang, Kathleen A. Powell	2019	33
20	Possible impacts of anthropogenic and natural aerosols on Australian climate: a review International Journal of Climatology ·Leon Rotstayn, Melita Keywood, Bruce Forgan, Albert J. Gabric, I. E. Galbally, J. L. Gras, Ashok K. Luhar, Grant H. McTainsh, R. M. Mitchell, Stuart A. Young	2008	30

About Stuart A. Young

Stuart A. Young is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Ecology and Artificial Intelligence, having authored 48 papers that have together received 4.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (40 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (31 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (19 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (14 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (8 papers), Remote Sensing in Agriculture (3 papers), Calibration and Measurement Techniques (3 papers) and Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (4.1k citations), Global and Planetary Change (4.4k citations), Earth-Surface Processes (273 citations), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (168 citations) and Environmental Engineering (141 citations). Stuart A. Young has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Mark Vaughan, David M. Winker, Kathleen A. Powell, Zhaoyan Liu, William H. Hunt, Yongxiang Hu, Ali Omar, Ralph E. Kuehn, C. A. Hostetler and Brian Getzewich. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Atmospheric measurement techniques, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences and Atmospheric chemistry and physics.

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