Ho‐Chun Huang

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Total Citations

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About

Dr. Ho-Chun Huang is a leading figure in satellite remote sensing of aerosols, with his work forming the backbone of operational environmental monitoring from space. His primary research focuses on the development, validation, and refinement of aerosol retrieval algorithms for the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) aboard the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) satellite. Dr. Huang’s seminal 2013 paper, "Suomi-NPP VIIRS aerosol algorithms and data products," has garnered over 300 citations, establishing the foundational framework for deriving global aerosol optical properties from this next-generation sensor. He further demonstrated the operational viability of these data in his highly cited 2014 evaluation of VIIRS aerosol optical thickness, a critical step in ensuring the continuity of the long-term climate data record from NASA’s MODIS instruments. By pioneering the algorithms that transform raw satellite radiances into actionable Environmental Data Records (EDRs), Dr. Huang has directly enabled improved air quality monitoring, climate modeling, and public health assessments on a global scale. His work remains essential for scientists and students studying atmospheric composition and the impacts of aerosols on Earth’s climate system.