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Total Citations
128
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About
Xuehua Fan is a leading atmospheric scientist whose research centers on satellite-based aerosol remote sensing, aerosol optical properties, and their climatic impacts, with a particular focus on the heavily polluted North China Plain (NCP). Her major contributions include pioneering the evaluation and retrieval of aerosol optical depth (AOD) using polarization measurements from the PARASOL satellite, notably in her highly cited 2007 study (58 citations) and subsequent work over Beijing. Fan has been instrumental in advancing the detection of long-term AOD trends from MODIS data and in rigorously intercomparing multiple satellite aerosol products—including MODIS, MISR, and POLDER—against ground-based AERONET observations. Her 2019 intercomparison study (8 citations) provided critical validation of satellite retrievals in the NCP, a region notorious for complex aerosol mixtures. Additionally, her work on dust properties and their radiative impacts (6 citations) has elucidated the role of transported dust in regional climate forcing. With a body of work that has garnered over 120 citations, Fan’s research is essential for improving aerosol monitoring, understanding pollution dynamics, and refining climate models in one of the world’s most aerosol-laden environments.
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Top Papers
- 1Evaluation of PARASOL aerosol retrieval over North East Asia58 citations · 2007
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- 3Can MODIS detect trends in aerosol optical depth over land?17 citations · 2018
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