T. F. Eck

45.5k total citations · 12 hit papers
183 papers, 30.2k citations indexed

About

T. F. Eck is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, T. F. Eck has authored 183 papers receiving a total of 30.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 169 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 141 papers in Atmospheric Science and 24 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in T. F. Eck's work include Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (145 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (122 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (102 papers). T. F. Eck is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (145 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (122 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (102 papers). T. F. Eck collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. T. F. Eck's co-authors include B. N. Holben, A. Smirnov, I. Slutsker, Оleg Dubovik, Yoram J. Kaufman, D. Tanré, Éric Vermote, Jeffrey S. Reid, Alberto Setzer and Michael D. King and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Remote Sensing of Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

T. F. Eck

175 papers receiving 29.0k citations

Hit Papers

AERONET—A Federated Instrument Network and Data Archive f... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2005 2002 1999 2000 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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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.

  1. AERONET—A Federated Instrument Network and Data Archive for Aerosol Characterization
    1998 5.8k citations B. N. Holben, T. F. Eck et al. profile →
  2. The MODIS Aerosol Algorithm, Products, and Validation
    2005 2.6k citations L. A. Remer, Yoram J. Kaufman et al. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences profile →
  3. Variability of Absorption and Optical Properties of Key Aerosol Types Observed in Worldwide Locations
    2002 2.4k citations Оleg Dubovik, B. N. Holben et al. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences profile →
  4. Wavelength dependence of the optical depth of biomass burning, urban, and desert dust aerosols
    1999 1.8k citations T. F. Eck, B. N. Holben et al. profile →
  5. Accuracy assessments of aerosol optical properties retrieved from Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) Sun and sky radiance measurements
    2000 1.5k citations Оleg Dubovik, A. Smirnov et al. profile →
  6. Cloud-Screening and Quality Control Algorithms for the AERONET Database
    2000 1.2k citations A. Smirnov, B. N. Holben et al. profile →
  7. Global evaluation of the Collection 5 MODIS dark-target aerosol products over land
    2010 1.0k citations R. C. Levy, L. A. Remer et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →
  8. A review of biomass burning emissions part III: intensive optical properties of biomass burning particles
    2005 998 citations Jeffrey S. Reid, T. F. Eck et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →
  9. Advancements in the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) Version 3 database – automated near-real-time quality control algorithm with improved cloud screening for Sun photometer aerosol optical depth (AOD) measurements
    2019 801 citations D. M. Giles, A. Sinyuk et al. Atmospheric measurement techniques profile →
  10. Spectral discrimination of coarse and fine mode optical depth
    2003 554 citations T. F. Eck, A. Smirnov et al. profile →
  11. Multiangle Imaging SpectroRadiometer global aerosol product assessment by comparison with the Aerosol Robotic Network
    2010 445 citations Ralph A. Kahn, B. J. Gaitley et al. profile →
  12. The AERONET Version 3 aerosol retrieval algorithm, associated uncertainties and comparisons to Version 2
    2020 244 citations A. Sinyuk, B. N. Holben et al. Atmospheric measurement techniques profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
T. F. Eck United States 74 27.9k 26.9k 2.9k 2.1k 1.8k 183 30.2k
L. A. Remer United States 80 27.0k 1.0× 25.8k 1.0× 3.2k 1.1× 2.8k 1.3× 2.1k 1.2× 246 30.0k
A. Smirnov United States 58 23.1k 0.8× 22.4k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 807 0.5× 160 24.5k
Оleg Dubovik France 79 28.0k 1.0× 27.6k 1.0× 3.0k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 801 0.5× 272 29.9k
Teruyuki Nakajima Japan 56 18.3k 0.7× 17.5k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 793 0.4× 271 20.1k
I. Slutsker United States 42 19.5k 0.7× 18.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 893 0.5× 76 20.7k
Michael D. King United States 48 17.6k 0.6× 16.7k 0.6× 951 0.3× 1.4k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 133 19.3k
D. Tanré France 74 31.4k 1.1× 28.9k 1.1× 2.4k 0.8× 4.3k 2.1× 5.6k 3.2× 193 36.6k
Patrick Minnis United States 71 16.5k 0.6× 15.7k 0.6× 627 0.2× 772 0.4× 476 0.3× 443 18.2k
Omar Torres United States 58 12.7k 0.5× 13.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.5× 919 0.4× 519 0.3× 171 15.2k
François‐Marie Bréon France 53 8.1k 0.3× 6.3k 0.2× 1.1k 0.4× 2.9k 1.4× 2.8k 1.6× 160 11.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Redemann, Jens, Pablo E. Saide, Lan Gao, et al.. (2025). Atmospheric processing and aerosol aging responsible for observed increase in absorptivity of long-range-transported smoke over the southeast Atlantic. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 25(14). 7879–7902.
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Li, Jing, Huizheng Che, Yueming Dong, et al.. (2025). Long-term trends in aerosol properties derived from AERONET measurements. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 25(8). 4617–4637. 5 indexed citations
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Choi, Myungje, Alexei Lyapustin, Gregory L. Schuster, et al.. (2024). Light-absorbing black carbon and brown carbon components of smoke aerosol from DSCOVR EPIC measurements over North America and central Africa. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 24(18). 10543–10565. 2 indexed citations
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Eck, T. F., B. N. Holben, Jeffrey S. Reid, et al.. (2023). The extreme forest fires in California/Oregon in 2020: Aerosol optical and physical properties and comparisons of aged versus fresh smoke. Atmospheric Environment. 305. 119798–119798. 16 indexed citations
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Shi, Yingxi, R. C. Levy, T. F. Eck, et al.. (2019). Characterizing the 2015 Indonesia fire event using modified MODIS aerosol retrievals. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 19(1). 259–274. 41 indexed citations
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Giles, D. M., I. Slutsker, M. G. Sorokin, et al.. (2019). Uncertainty and Bias in AERONET Nighttime AOD Measurements. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2019. 4 indexed citations
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Mok, Jungbin, N. A. Krotkov, Omar Torres, et al.. (2018). Comparisons of spectral aerosol single scattering albedo in Seoul, South Korea. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 11(4). 2295–2311. 32 indexed citations
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Mok, Jungbin, N. A. Krotkov, Omar Torres, et al.. (2017). Comparisons of spectral aerosol absorption in Seoul, South Korea. 6 indexed citations
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Giles, D. M., B. N. Holben, T. F. Eck, et al.. (2017). Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) Version 3 Aerosol Optical Depth and Inversion Products. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2017. 5 indexed citations
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Matsui, Toshi, Charles Ichoku, Cynthia A. Randles, et al.. (2014). Current and Future Perspectives of Aerosol Research at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 95(10). ES203–ES207. 1 indexed citations
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Eck, T. F., B. N. Holben, Joel S. Schafer, et al.. (2014). Observations of the Interaction and/or Transport of Aerosols with Cloud or Fog during DRAGON Campaigns from AERONET Ground-Based Remote Sensing. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 4276. 1 indexed citations
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Arola, Antti, T. F. Eck, J. Huttunen, et al.. (2013). Influence of observed diurnal cycles of aerosol optical depth on aerosol direct radiative effect. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 13(15). 7895–7901. 27 indexed citations
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Eck, T. F., B. N. Holben, Jörg Schäfer, et al.. (2013). Observations of the Interaction of Aerosols with Cloud or Fog during DRAGON Campaigns from AERONET Ground-Based Remote Sensing. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 1 indexed citations
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Giles, D. M., B. N. Holben, T. F. Eck, et al.. (2012). Using the Aerosol Single Scattering Albedo and Angstrom Exponent from AERONET to Determine Aerosol Origins and Mixing States over the Indo-Gangetic Plain. AGUFM. 2012. 1 indexed citations
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Kahn, Ralph A., B. J. Gaitley, M. J. Garay, et al.. (2010). MISR Global Aerosol Product Assessment by Comparison with AERONET. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 2010. 5 indexed citations
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Dubovik, Оleg, B. N. Holben, T. F. Eck, et al.. (2002). Variability of Absorption and Optical Properties of Key Aerosol Types Observed in Worldwide Locations. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 59(3). 590–608. 2366 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kaufman, Yoram J., D. Tanré, B. N. Holben, et al.. (2002). Aerosol Radiative Impact on Spectral Solar Flux at the Surface, Derived from Principal-Plane Sky Measurements. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 59(3). 635–646. 53 indexed citations
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Smirnov, A., B. N. Holben, Оleg Dubovik, et al.. (2002). Atmospheric Aerosol Optical Properties in the Persian Gulf. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 59(3). 620–634. 166 indexed citations
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Reid, Jeffrey S., Douglas L. Westphal, S. A. Christopher, et al.. (2002). South American smoke coverage and flux estimations from the Fire Locating and Modeling of Burning Emissions (FLAMBE') system.. AGUSM. 2002. 1 indexed citations
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Leshkevich, George, Donald W. Deering, T. F. Eck, & Suraiya P. Ahmad. (1990). Diurnal Patterns of the Bi-Directional Reflectance of Fresh-Water Ice. Annals of Glaciology. 14. 153–157. 3 indexed citations

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