Senior Research Scientist
Contact
- Phone: 303-492-8099
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- Office: SPSC-W136
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Summary
After receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona, Dr. King joined NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in January 1978 as a physical scientist, where he served as Project Scientist of the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment from 1983-1992 and Senior Project Scientist of NASA’s Earth Observing System from 1992 to 2008. After retiring, he joined LASP as a Senior Research Scientist.
King’s research experience includes conceiving, developing, and operating multispectral scanning radiometers from a number of aircraft platforms in field campaigns ranging from arctic stratus clouds to smoke from the Kuwait oil fires and biomass burning in Brazil and Africa. He has also developed inversion algorithms for deriving aerosol size distribution and refractive index from ground-based sun/sky radiometers.
Dr. King is Team Leader of the MODIS science team on the Terra and Aqua satellites. As a team member, he also led the development of 5 science algorithms run routinely to process MODIS data, including the algorithm for determining cloud optical thickness and effective particle radius of both liquid water and ice clouds.
He has authored over 87 papers published in refereed scientific journals, in addition to editing 1 Book (Our Changing Planet: The View from Space), 5 Scientific Documents, and 24 book chapters.
Education
University of Arizona — Tucson, AZ
Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences, 1977
University of Arizona — Tucson, AZ
M.S. Atmospheric Sciences, 1973
Colorado College — Colorado Springs, CO
B.A. Physics, 1971
Employment history
LASP, University of Colorado — Senior Research Scientist
2008-
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center — Earth Observing System (EOS) Senior Project Scientist
1992-2008
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center — Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) Project Scientist
1983-1992
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center — Research Scientist
1978-1983
Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington — Visiting Professor
1986-1987
Dept. of Physics, Colorado College — Visiting Professor
2000
Specialties
(1) Remote sensing of cloud optical and microphysical properties from reflected solar radiation measurements
(2) bidirectional reflectance of natural ecosystems
(3) inversion of aerosol optical and microphysical properties from ground-based sun/sky radiometers
(4) satellite remote sensing instrumentation and analysis
Projects/research
Algorithm development and climatology from the MODIS instrument on the Terra and Aqua spacecraft, especially cloud optical and microphysical properties.
Upcoming field work
(1) SEAC4RS field deployment, continental US (August-September, 2013)
Publications
“Our Changing Planet: The View from Space” (M. D. King, C. L. Parkinson, K. C. Partington, and R. G. Williams, Eds.) Cambridge University Press, 390 pp. (2007).
“Determination of aerosol optical properties from inverse methods” (M. D. King, and O. Dubovik), Aerosol Remote Sensing (J. Lenoble, L. Remer, and D. Tanré, Eds.) Springer-Verlag, 101–136 (2013).
“Simulations of infrared radiances over a deep convective cloud system observed during TC4: Potential for enhancing nocturnal ice cloud retrievals” (P. Minnis, G. Hong, J. K. Ayers, W. L. Smith, Jr., C. R. Yost, A J. Heymsfield, G. M. Heymsfield, D. L. Hlavka, M. D. King, E. Korn, M. J. McGill, H. B. Selkirk, A. M. Thompson, L. Tian, and P. Yang) Remote Sens., 4, 3022–3054 (2012).
“Taking the pulse of pyrocumulus clouds” (C. K. Gatebe, T. Varnai, R. Poudyal, C. Ichoku, and M. D. King) Atmos. Environ., 52, 121–130 (2012).
“Variability in surface BRDF at different spatial scales (30 m–500 m) over a [...] mixed agricultural landscape as retrieved from airborne and satellite spectral measurements” (M. O. Román, C. K. Gatebe, C. B. Schaaf, R. Poudyal, Z. Wang, and M. D. King) Remote Sens. Environ., 115, 2184–2203 (2011).
“Satellite instrumentation and imagery” (M. D. King, and M. K. Hobish), Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather, Second Edition. S. H. Schneider, T. L. Root, and M. D. Mastrandrea, Eds., Oxford University Press, Vol. 3, 25–28 (2011).
“Solar spectral absorption by marine stratus clouds: Measurements and modeling” (B. C. Kindel, P. Pilewskie, K. S. Schmidt, O. Coddington, and M. D. King) J. Geophys. Res., 116, D10203, doi:10.1029/2010JD015071 (2011).
“Multilayer cloud detection with the MODIS near-infrared water vapor absorption band” (G. Wind, S. Platnick, M. D. King, P. A. Hubanks, M. J. Pavolonis, A. K. Heidinger, P. Yang, and B. A. Baum) J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 49, 2315–2333 (2010).
“Earth science” (M. D. King, and S. B. Johnson), Space Exploration and Humanity: A Historical Encyclopedia, S. B. Johnson, Ed., ABC-CLIO, 132-143 (2010).
“Apparent absorption of solar spectral irradiance in heterogeneous ice clouds” (K. S. Schmidt, P. Pilewskie, B. Mayer, M. Wendisch, B. Kindel, S. Platnick, M. D. King, G. Wind, G. T. Arnold, L. Tian, G. Heymsfield, and H. Kalesse) J. Geophys. Res., 115, D00J22, doi:10.1029/2009JD013124 (2010).
“Remote sensing of the radiative and microphysical properties of clouds during TC4: Results from MAS, MASTER, MODIS, and MISR” (M. D. King, S. Platnick, G. Wind, G. T. Arnold, and R. T. Dominguez) J. Geophys. Res., 115, D00J07, doi:10.1029/2009JD013277 (2010).
“Analysis of snow bidirectional reflectance from ARCTAS Spring-2008 campaign” (A. Lyapustin, C. K. Gatebe, R. Kahn, R. Brandt, J. Redemann, P. Russell, M. D. King, C. A. Pedersen, S. Gerland, R. Poudyal, A. Marshak, Y. Wang, C. Schaaf, D. Hall, and A. Kokhanovsky) Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 4359–4375 (2010).
“Simultaneous retrieval of aerosol and surface optical properties from combined airborne- and ground-based direct and diffuse radiometric measurements” (C. K. Gatebe, O. Dubovik, M. D. King, and A. Sinyuk) Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 2777–2794 (2010).
“BRDF analysis of savanna vegetation and salt-pan samples” (G. T. Georgiev, C. K. Gatebe, J. J. Butler, and M. D. King) IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 47, 2546–2556 (2009).
“MODIS-derived spatially complete surface albedo products: Spatial and temporal pixel distribution and zonal averages” (E. G. Moody, M. D. King, C. B. Schaaf, and S. Platnick) J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 47, 2879–2894 (2008).
“The Earth’s changing environment as seen from the vantage point of space” (M. D. King) The Planetary Report, 28, 6–11 (2008).
“High cloud properties from three years of MODIS Terra and Aqua collection 4 data over the tropics” (G. Hong, G., P. Yang, B. C. Gao, B. A. Baum, Y. X. Hu, M. D. King, and S. Platnick) J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 46, 1840–1856 (2007).
“Northern Hemisphere five-year average (2000-2004) spectral albedos of surfaces in the presence of snow: Statistics computed from Terra MODIS land products” (E. G. Moody, M. D. King, C. B. Schaaf, D. K. Hall, and S. Platnick) Remote Sens. Environ., 111, 337–345 (2007).
“Characterization of errors in the use of integrating-sphere systems for calibration of scanning radiometers” (C. K. Gatebe, J. J. Butler, J. W. Cooper, M. Kowalewski, and M. D. King) Appl. Opt., 46, 7640–7651 (2007).
“Differences between collection 4 and 5 MODIS ice cloud optical/microphysical products and their impact on radiative forc-ing simulations” (P. Yang, L. Zhang, G. Hong, S. L. Nasiri, B. A. Baum, H. L. Huang, M. D. King, and S. Platnick) IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 45, 2886-2899 (2007).
“Comparison of near-infrared and thermal infrared cloud phase detections” (P. Chylek, S. Robinson, M. K. Dubey, M. D. King, Q. Fu, and W. B. Clodius) J. Geophys. Res., 111, D20203, doi:10.1029/2006JD007140 (2006).
“Deep blue retrievals of Asian aerosol properties during ACE-Asia” (N. C. Hsu, S. C. Tsay, M. D. King, and J. R. Herman) IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 44, 3180–3195 (2006).
“Sua pan surface bidirectional reflectance: A case study to evaluate the effect of atmospheric correction on the surface products of the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) during SAFARI 2000” (W. A. Abdou, S. H. Pilorz, M. C. Helmlinger, J. E. Conel, D. J. Diner, C. J. Bruegge, J. V. Martonchik, C. K. Gatebe, M. D. King, and P. V. Hobbs) IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 44, 1699–1706 (2006).
“Bulk scattering properties for the remote sensing of ice clouds. Part II: Narrowband models” (B. A. Baum, P. Yang, A. J. Heymsfield, S. Platnick, M. D. King, Y. X. Hu, and S. T. Bedka) J. Appl. Meteor., 44, 1896–1911 (2005).
“Urban aerosols and their inter-action with clouds and rainfall: A case study for New York and Houston” (M. Jin, J. M. Shepherd, and M. D. King) J. Geophys. Res., 110, D10S20, doi:10.1029/2004JD005081 (2005).
“Airborne spectral measurements of ocean directional reflectance” (C. K. Gatebe, M. D. King, A. I. Lyapustin, G. T. Arnold, and J. Redemann) J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 1072–1092 (2005).
“Evaluation of cirrus cloud properties derived from MODIS data using cloud properties derived from ground-based observations collected at the ARM SGP site” (G. G. Mace, Y. Zhang, S. Platnick, M. D. King, P. Minnis, and P. Yang) J. Appl. Meteor., 44, 221–240 (2005).
“Spatially complete global spectral surface albedos: Value-added datasets derived from Terra MODIS land products” (E. G. Moody, M. D. King, S. Platnick, C. B. Schaaf, and F. Gao) IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 43, 144–158 (2005).
“Remote sensing of liquid water and ice cloud optical thickness and effective radius in the arctic: Application of airborne multispectral MAS data” (M. D. King, M. D., S. Platnick, P. Yang, G. T. Arnold, M. A. Gray, J. C. Riedi, S. A. Ackerman, and K. N. Liou) J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 21, 857–875 (2004).
“Aerosol properties over bright-reflecting source regions” (N. C. Hsu, N. C., S. C. Tsay, M. D. King, and J. R. Herman) IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 42, 557–569 (2004).
“Africa burning: A thematic analysis of the Southern African Regional Science Initiative (SAFARI 2000)” (R. J. Swap, H. J. Annegarn, J. T. Suttles, M. D. King, S. Platnick, J. L. Privette, and R. J. Scholes) J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8465, doi:10.1029/2003JD003747 (2003).
“Remote sensing of smoke, land and clouds from the NASA ER-2 during SAFARI 2000” (M. D. King, S. Platnick, C. C. Moeller, H. E. Revercomb, and D. A. Chu) J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8502, doi:10.1029/2002JD003207 (2003).
“Airborne spectral measurements of surface-atmosphere anisotropy for several surfaces and ecosystems over southern Africa” (C. K. Gatebe, M. D. King, S. Platnick, G. T. Arnold, E. F. Vermote, and B. Schmid) J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8489, doi:10.1029/2002JD002397 (2003).
“The MODIS cloud products: Algorithms and examples from Terra” (S. Platnick, M. D. King, S. A. Ackerman, W. P. Menzel, B. A. Baum, J. C. Riedi, and R. A. Frey) IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 41, 459–473 (2003).
“Cloud and aerosol properties, precipitable water, and profiles of temperature and humidity from MODIS” (M. D. King, W. P. Menzel, Y. J. Kaufman, D. Tanré, B. C. Gao, S. Platnick, S. A. Ackerman, L. A. Remer, R. Pincus, and P. A. Hubanks) IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 41, 442–458 (2003).
“Research satellites (atmospheric sciences)” (M. D. King, and D. D. Herring), Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences, J. R. Holton, J. A. Pyle, and J. A. Curry, Eds., Academic Press, 2038–2047 (2002).
“Airborne spectral measurements of surface-atmosphere anisotropy for Arctic sea ice and tundra” (G. T. Arnold, S. C. Tsay, M. D. King, J. Y. Li, and P. F. Soulen) Int. J. Remote Sens., 23, 3763–3781 (2002).
“The southern African regional science initiative (SAFARI 2000): Overview of the dry season field campaign” (R. J. Swap, H. J. Annegarn, J. T. Suttles, J. Haywood, M. C. Helmlinger, C. Hely, P. V. Hobbs, B. N. Holben, J. Ji, M. D. King, T. Landmann, W. Maenhaut, L. Otter, B. Pak, S. J. Piketh, S. Platnick, J. Privette, D. Roy, A. M. Thompson, D. Ward, and R. Yokelson) S. African J. Sci., 98, 125–130 (2002).
“Variability of absorption and optical properties of key aerosol types observed in worldwide locations” (O. Dubovik, B. Holben, T. F. Eck, A. Smirnov, Y. J. Kaufman, M. D. King, D. Tanré, and I. Slutsker) J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 590–608 (2002).
“Multiangle observations of arctic stratus clouds from FIRE ACE: June 3, 1998, case study” (R. T. Marchand, T. P. Ackerman, M. D. King, C. Moroney, R., Davies, J. P. Muller, and H. Gerber) J. Geophys. Res., 106, 15201–15214 (2001).
“A solar reflectance method for retrieving the optical thickness and droplet size of liquid water clouds over snow and ice surfaces” (S. Platnick, J. Y. Li, M. D. King, H. Gerber, and P. V. Hobbs) J. Geophys. Res., 106, 15185–15199 (2001).
“Sensitivity of off-nadir zenith angles to correlation between visible and near-infrared reflectance for use in remote sensing of aerosol over land” (C. K. Gatebe, M. D. King, S. C. Tsay, Q. Ji, G. T. Arnold, and J. Y. Li) IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 39, 805–819 (2001).
“Space-based observations of the Earth” (D. D. Herring, and M. D. King), Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, P. Murdin, Ed., Institute of Physics Publishing, 2959–2962 (2000).
“A flexible inversion algorithm for retrieval of aerosol optical properties from sun and sky radiance measurements” (O. Dubovik, and M. D. King) J. Geophys. Res., 105, 20673–20696 (2000).
“The role of background cloud microphysics in the radiative formation of ship tracks” (S. Platnick, P. A. Durkee, K. Nielson, J. P. Taylor, S. C. Tsay, M. D. King, R. J. Ferek, P. V. Hobbs, and J. W. Rottman) J. Atmos. Sci., 57, 2607–2624 (2000).
“Composite ship track characteristics” (P. A. Durkee, R. E. Chartier, A. Brown, E. J. Trehubenko, S. D. Rogerson, C. Skupniewicz, K. E. Nielson, S. Platnick, and M. D. King) J. Atmos. Sci., 57, 2542–2553 (2000).
“Remote sensing of cloud properties using MODIS Airborne Simulator imagery during SUCCESS. 2: Cloud thermodynamic phase” (B. A. Baum, P. F. Soulen, K. I. Strabala, M. D. King, S. A. Ackerman, W. P. Menzel, and P. Yang) J. Geophys. Res., 105, 11781–11792 (2000).
“Remote sensing of optical and microphysical properties of cirrus clouds using MODIS channels: Methodology and sensitivity to assumptions” (P. Rolland, K. N. Liou, M. D. King, S. C. Tsay, and G. M. McFarquhar) J. Geophys. Res., 105, 11721–11738 (2000).
“Airborne spectral measurements of surface-atmosphere anisotropy during the SCAR-A, Kuwait oil fire, and TARFOX experiments” (P. F. Soulen, M. D. King, S. C. Tsay, G. T. Arnold, and J. Y. Li) J. Geophys. Res., 105, 10203–10218 (2000).
“Accuracy assessments of aerosol optical properties retrieved from AERONET sun and sky-radiance measurements” (O. Dubovik, A. Smirnov, B. N. Holben, M. D. King, Y. J. Kaufman, T. F. Eck, and I. Slutsker) J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9791–9806 (2000).
“Monitoring Earth’s vital signs” (M. D. King, and D. D. Herring) Sci. Amer., 282, 72–77 (2000).
“FIRE Arctic Clouds Experiment” (J. A. Curry, P. V. Hobbs, M. D. King, D. A. Randall, P. Minnis, G. A. Isaac, J. O. Pinto, T. Uttal, A. Bucholtz, D. G. Cripe, H. Gerber, C. W. Fairall, T. J. Garrett, J. Hudson, J. M. Intrieri, C. Jakob, T. Jensen, P. Lawson, D. Marcotte, L. Nguyen, P. Pilewskie, A. Rangno, D. C. Rodgers, K. B. Strawbridge, F. P. J. Valero, A. G. Williams, and D. Wylie) Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 81, 5–30 (2000).
“Remote sensing of tropospheric aerosols from space: Past, present, and future” (M. D. King, Y. J. Kaufman, D. Tanré, and T. Nakajima) Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 80, 2229–2259 (1999).
“Vicarious calibration of moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer airborne simulator thermal-infrared channels” (Z. Wan, Y. Zhang, X. Ma, M. D. King, J. S. Myers, and X. Li) Appl. Opt., 38, 6294–6306 (1999).
“Remote sensing of cirrus cloud parameters based on a 0.63-3.7 µm radiance correlation technique applied to AVHRR data” (S. C. Ou, K. N. Liou, M. D. King, and S. C. Tsay) Geophys. Res. Lett., 26, 2437–2440 (1999).
“SCAR-B fires in the tropics: Properties and their remote sensing from EOS-MODIS” (Y. J. Kaufman, R. G. Kleidman, and M. D. King) J. Geophys. Res., 103, 31955–31968 (1998).
“Airborne spectral measurements of surface anisotropy during SCAR-B” (S. C. Tsay, M. D. King, G. T. Arnold, and J. Y. Li) J. Geophys. Res., 103, 31943–31953 (1998).
“Discriminating heavy aerosol, clouds, and fires during SCAR-B: Application of airborne multispectral MAS data” (M. D. King, S. C. Tsay, S. A. Ackerman, and N. F. Larsen) J. Geophys. Res., 103, 31989–31999 (1998).
“Smoke, Clouds, and Radiation—Brazil (SCAR-B) experiment” (Y. J. Kaufman, P. V. Hobbs, V. W. J. H. Kirchhoff, P. Artaxo, L. A. Remer, B. N. Holben, M. D. King, D. E. Ward, E. M. Prins, K. M. Longo, L. F. Mattos, C. A. Nobre, J. D. Spinhirne, Q. Ji, A. M. Thompson, J. F. Gleason, S. A. Christopher, and S. C. Tsay) J. Geophys. Res., 103, 31783–31808 (1998).
“Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES): Algorithm overview” (B. A. Wielicki, B. R. Barkstrom, B. A. Baum, T. P. Charlock, R. N. Green, D. P. Kratz, R. B. Lee, III, P. Minnis, G. L. Smith, T. Wong, D. P. Young, R. D. Cess, J. A. Coakley, Jr., D. A. H. Crommelynck, L. Donner, R. Kandel, M. D. King, A. J. Miller, V. Ramanathan, D. A. Randall, L. L. Stowe, and R. M. Welch) IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 36, 1127–1141 (1998).
“Correction of Rayleigh scattering effects in cloud optical thickness retrievals” (M. Wang, and M. D. King) J. Geophys. Res., 102, 25915–25926 (1997).
“Passive remote sensing of tropospheric aerosol and atmospheric correction for the aerosol effect” (Y. J. Kaufman, D. Tanré, H. R. Gordon, T. Nakajima, J. Lenoble, R. Frouin, H. Grassl, B. M. Herman, M. D. King, and P. M. Teillet) J. Geophys. Res., 102, 16815–16830 (1997).
“Spectral reflectance and atmospheric energetics in cirrus-like clouds. Part II: Applications of a Fourier-Riccati approach to radiative transfer” (S. C. Tsay, P. M. Gabriel, M. D. King, and G. L. Stephens) J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 3450–3467 (1996).
“Airborne scanning spectrometer for remote sensing of cloud, aerosol, water vapor and surface properties” (M. D. King, W. P. Menzel, P. S. Grant, J. S. Myers, G. T. Arnold, S. E. Platnick, L. E. Gumley, S. C. Tsay, C. C. Moeller, M. Fitzgerald, K. S. Brown, and F. G. Osterwisch) J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 13, 777–794 (1996).
“Satellite instrumentation and imagery” (M. D. King, and M. K. Hobish), Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather, S. H. Schneider, Ed., Oxford University Press, 652–655 (1996).
“Mission to Planet Earth: Role of clouds and radiation in climate” (B. A. Wielicki, R. D. Cess, M. D. King, D. A. Randall, and E. F. Harrison) Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 76, 2125–2153 (1995).
“Group report: Connections between aerosol properties and forcing of climate” (S. E. Schwartz, F. Arnold, J. P. Blanchet, P. A. Durkee, D. J. Hofmann, W. A. Hoppel, M. D. King, A. A. Lacis, T. Nakajima, J. A. Ogren, and O. B. Toon), Aerosol Forcing of Climate, R. J. Charlson and J. Heintzenberg, Eds., John Wiley and Sons, 251–280 (1995).
“In situ observations of the indi-rect effects of aerosol on clouds” (M. D. King, S. C. Tsay, and S. Platnick), Aerosol Forcing of Climate, R. J. Charlson and J. Heintzenberg, Eds., John Wiley and Sons, 227–248 (1995).
“Remote sensing of flooding in the U.S. upper Midwest during the summer of 1993” (L. E. Gumley, and M. D. King) Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 76, 933–943 (1995).
“The Earth Observing System (EOS): A space-based program for assessing mankind’s impact on the global environment” (M. D. King, D. D. Herring, and D. J. Diner) Opt. Photon. News, 6, 34–39 (1995).
“Earth science data for all: EOS and the EOS Data and Information System” (R. D. Price, M. D. King, J. T. Dalton, K. S. Pedelty, P. E. Ardanuy, and M. K. Hobish) Photogramm. Eng. Remote Sens., 60, 277–285 (1994).
“Radiative properties of clouds” (M. D. King), Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions, P. V. Hobbs, Ed., Academic Press, 123–149 (1993).
“Optical properties of marine stratocumulus clouds modified by ships” (M. D. King, L. F. Radke, and P. V. Hobbs) J. Geophys. Res., 98, 2729–2739 (1993).
“Comparative accuracy of diffuse radiative properties computed using selected multiple scattering approximations” (Harshvardhan, and M. D. King) J. Atmos. Sci., 50, 247–259 (1993).
“Asymptotic theory for optically thick layers: Application to the discrete ordinates method” (T. Nakajima, and M. D. King) Appl. Opt., 31, 7669–7683 (1992).
“Directional and spectral reflectance of the Kuwait oil-fire smoke” (M. D. King) J. Geophys. Res., 97, 14545–14549 (1992).
“Remote sensing of cloud, aerosol, and water vapor properties from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS)” (M. D. King, Y. J. Kaufman, W. P. Menzel, and D. Tanré) IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 30, 2–27 (1992).
“Determination of the optical thickness and effective particle radius of clouds from reflected solar radiation measurements. Part II: Marine stratocumulus observations” (T. Nakajima, M. D. King, J. D. Spinhirne, and L. F. Radke) J. Atmos. Sci, 48, 728–750 (1991).
“Determination of the optical thickness and effective particle radius of clouds from reflected solar radiation measurements. Part I: Theory” (T. Nakajima, and M. D. King) J. Atmos. Sci., 47, 1878–1893 (1990).
“Determination of the spectral absorption of solar radiation by marine stratocumulus clouds from air-borne measurements within clouds” (M. D. King, L. F. Radke, and P. V. Hobbs) J. Atmos. Sci., 47, 894–907 (1990).
“Direct and remote sensing observations of the effects of ships on clouds” (L. F. Radke, J. A. Coakley, Jr., and M. D. King) Science, 246, 1146–1149 (1989).
“Determination of the scaled optical thickness of clouds from reflected solar radiation measurements” (M. D. King) J. Atmos. Sci., 44, 1734–1751 (1987).
“Multiwavelength scanning radiometer for airborne measurements of scattered radiation within clouds” (M. D. King, M. D., M. G. Strange, P. Leone, and L. R. Blaine) J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 3, 513–522 (1986).
“First data from the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE)” (ERBE Science Team) Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 67, 818–824 (1986).
“Comparative accuracy of selected multiple scattering approximations” (M. D. King, and Harshvardhan) J. Atmos. Sci., 43, 784–801 (1986).
“Latitudinal variation of spectral optical thickness and columnar size distribution of the El Chichón stratospheric aerosol layer” (J. D. Spinhirne, and M. D. King) J. Geophys. Res., 90, 10607–10619 (1985).
“A model of the radiative properties of the El Chichón stratospheric aerosol layer” (M. D. King, Harshvardhan, and A. Arking) J. Climate Appl. Meteor., 23, 1121–1137 (1984).
“Number of terms required in the Fourier expansion of the reflection function for optically thick atmospheres” (M. D. King) J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 30, 143–161 (1983).
“Sensitivity of constrained linear inversions to the selection of the Lagrange multiplier” (M. D. King) J. Atmos. Sci., 39, 1356–1369 (1982).
“A method for determining the single scattering albedo of clouds through observation of the internal scattered radiation field” (M. D. King) J. Atmos. Sci., 38, 2031–2044 (1981).
“Spectral variation of optical depth at Tucson, Arizona between August 1975 and De-cember 1977” (M. D. King, D. M. Byrne, J. A. Reagan, and B. M. Herman) J. Appl. Meteor., 19, 723–732 (1980).
“The effect of a nonuniform planetary al-bedo on the interpretation of Earth radiation budget observations” (M. D. King, and R. J. Curran) J. Atmos. Sci., 37, 1262–1278 (1980).
“Determination of the complex refractive index and size distribution of atmospheric particulates from bistatic-monostatic lidar and solar radiometer measurements” (J. A. Reagan, D. M. Byrne, M. D. King, J. D. Spinhirne, and B. M. Herman) J. Geophys. Res., 85, 1591–1599 (1980).
“Determination of the ground albedo and the index of ab-sorption of atmospheric particulates by remote sensing. Part II: Application” (M. D. King) J. Atmos. Sci., 36, 1072–1083 (1979).
“Determination of the ground albedo and the index of absorption of atmospheric particulates by remote sensing. Part I: Theory” (M. D. King, and B. M. Herman) J. Atmos. Sci., 36, 163–173 (1979).
“Aerosol size distributions obtained by inversion of spectral optical depth measurements” (M. D. King, D. M. Byrne, B. M. Herman, and J. A. Reagan) J. Atmos. Sci., 35, 2153–2167 (1978).
“A method for inferring total ozone con-tent from the spectral variation of total optical depth obtained with a solar radiometer” (M. D. King, and D. M. Byrne) J. Atmos. Sci., 33, 2242–2251 (1976).
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Organizations/associations
National Academy of Engineering (Member)
American Meteorological Society (Fellow)
American Geophysical Union (Fellow)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Senior Member)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (Member)
Honors and awards
2010 Award of Excellence, Society for Technical Communication, International Technical Publications Competition, for ‘Our Changing Planet: The View from Space’
2006 Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Senior Professional
2006 Space Systems Award, American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics
2006 Elected Fellow, American Geophysical Union
2003 Elected Member, National Academy of Engineering
2001 William Nordberg Memorial Award for Earth Science, Goddard Space Flight Center
2001 NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal
2000 Verner E. Suomi Award, American Meteorological Society
1995 Doctor of Science honoris causa, Colorado College
1993 Transaction Prize Paper Award, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
1992 NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal
1990 Elected Fellow, American Meteorological Society
1985 NASA Exceptional Service Medal
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