Investigation of atmospheric aerosols through multi-angle, multi-spectral and polarimetric observations

This NASA Postdoctoral Program opportunity focuses on developing new methods of constraining aerosol properties through the inversion of multi-angle, multi-spectral and polarimetric observations. The research utilizes a wide range of radiative measurements across the shortwave solar spectrum to derive properties of atmospheric particulate, including aerosol optical depth, single scattering albedo, size distribution, particle morphology, refractive index and chemical composition. The position emphasizes datasets with high information content, especially those stemming from next generation polarimeters possessing wide angular and spectral coverage as well as high polarimetric accuracy. Of particular interest are inversion techniques that fuse polarimetric observations with other measurements obtained through geostationary imagers and/or lidar. The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers unique research opportunities to highly-talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institute. These one- to three-year fellowships are competitive and are designed to advance NASA's missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology. This opportunity is located at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.