James A. Limbacher
Goddard Space Flight Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Papers
5
Total Citations
114
H-Index
3
About
James A. Limbacher is a leading figure in satellite-based aerosol remote sensing, with a career dedicated to extracting precise information about atmospheric particles from multi-angle imagery. His primary research focuses on developing advanced retrieval algorithms for NASA’s Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR), a mission that has provided nine simultaneous views of Earth for over two decades. Limbacher’s major contributions include the creation of a new, unified MISR algorithm that uses a bounded-variable least squares approach to retrieve aerosol properties over both land and water—a significant step forward from earlier, surface-specific methods. He also pioneered an updated algorithm specifically for complex coastal waters, addressing the challenge of retrieving aerosols over shallow, turbid, and biologically productive zones. His work on diagnosing and correcting stray light artifacts in MISR data has been crucial for improving accuracy in low-aerosol conditions. With his most cited paper accumulating 55 citations, Limbacher’s impact is clear. Most recently, he has extended his expertise to geostationary satellites, developing the Multi-Angle Geostationary Aerosol Retrieval Algorithm (MAGARA) for the GOES-R series, promising near-continuous, high-frequency aerosol monitoring over the Western Hemisphere.
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Top Papers
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- 3MISR empirical stray light corrections in high-contrast scenes19 citations · 2015
- 4MAGARA: a Multi-Angle Geostationary Aerosol Retrieval Algorithm2 citations · 2024
- 5MAGARA: A Multi-Angle Geostationary Aerosol Retrieval Algorithm2 citations · 2023