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Member Since 1999
Hongbin Yu
Research Physical Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Member, Atmospheric Sciences Yoram J. Kaufman Award Committee
Professional Experience
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Research Physical Scientist
2004 - Present
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
Doctorate
Publications

Where Dust Comes From: Global Assessment of Dust Source Attributions With AeroCom Models
The source of dust in the global atmosphere is an important factor to better understand the role of dust aerosols in the climate system. However, i...
August 17, 2024

Assessment of Dust Size Retrievals Based on AERONET: A Case ...
February 16, 2024

Spring Dust in Western North America and Its Interannual Var...
November 22, 2021

Anthropogenic Decline of African Dust: Insights From the Hol...
November 13, 2020
AGU Abstracts
Analysis of the Composition and Mixing State of Polluted Dust Using Satellite Observations and Reanalysis Data.
RECENT ADVANCES IN AEROSOL REPRESENTATION AND ITS IMPACTS ON CLIMATE, AIR QUALITY, AND HEALTH I POSTER
atmospheric sciences | 13 december 2024
Ronghao Wang, Zhibo Zhang, Jianyu Zheng, Qianqian ...
Polluted dust aerosols, consisting of dust particles mixed with one or more types of pollutants, have significant impacts on the climate and pose thre...
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Aerosol Above Water Clouds: Where, How Much, Their Radiative Effects and How It Fits in the All-Sky Picture
LIGHT-ABSORBING CARBON AEROSOLS: OBSERVATIONS, MODELS, PROCESSES, AND IMPACTS III ORAL
atmospheric sciences | 13 december 2024
Meloe S. Kacenelenbogen, Ralph Kuehn, Nandana Amar...
The Top-of-Atmosphere (TOA) Shortwave (SW) Direct Aerosol Radiative Effect (DARE) in all-sky conditions (i.e., aerosols in clear skies and aerosols ab...
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Global modeling of dust life cycle and optical properties remains highly uncertain: a perspective from an assessment of 16 global aerosol transport models
CONTRIBUTION OF NATURAL AEROSOLS TO UNCERTAINTY IN AEROSOL CLIMATE FORCING POSTER
atmospheric sciences | 11 december 2024
Hongbin Yu, Jianyu Zheng, Dongchul Kim, Chamara Ra...
Wind-blowing dust, one of the most abundant aerosols in the atmosphere and an integral component of the Earth system, influences climate by interactin...
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Volunteer Experience
2025 - Present
Member
Atmospheric Sciences Yoram J. Kaufman Award Committee
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