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Ali Omar (NASA)

Title: Deputy Director of the Science Directorate (Acting)
Technical Focus Areas: Lidar Science, Atmospheric Composition, Applied Science, Air Quality & Weather, Airborne Science
Mission/Project: CALIPSO, ACCP
Study Topics: Aerosols, Lidar Algorithms, Aerosol Typing

About:

Dr. Ali Omar is Acting Deputy Director for Science at NASA Langley Research Center.
He is interested in aerosol science and the use of lidar for cloud and aerosol measurements. Dr. Omar is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society.

Publication Bibliography:

Select Publications:

  • The CALIPSO automated aerosol classification and lidar ratio selection algorithm AH Omar, DM Winker, MA Vaughan, Y Hu, CR Trepte… – Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 2009

  • Overview of the CALIPSO mission and CALIOP data processing algorithms DM Winker, MA Vaughan, A Omar, Y Hu, KA Powell… – Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 2009

  • The CALIPSO lidar cloud and aerosol discrimination: Version 2 algorithm and initial assessment of performance Z Liu, M Vaughan, D Winker, C Kittaka, B Getzewich, R Kuehn, A Omar, … – Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 2009

  • Fully automated analysis of space-based lidar data: An overview of the CALIPSO retrieval algorithms and data products MA Vaughan, SA Young, DM Winker, KA Powell, AH Omar, Z Liu, YX Hu, CA Hostetler… – Laser radar techniques for atmospheric sensing, 2004

  • Development of global aerosol models using cluster analysis of Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) measurements AH Omar, JG Won, DM Winker, SC Yoon, O Dubovik… – Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2005

  • CALIPSO lidar observations of the optical properties of Saharan dust: A case study of long‐range transport Z Liu, A Omar, M Vaughan, J Hair, C Kittaka, Y Hu… – Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2008

  • CALIPSO lidar observations of the optical properties of Saharan dust: A case study of long‐range transport Z Liu, A Omar, M Vaughan, J Hair, C Kittaka, Y Hu… – Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2008

  • Dust Lidar Ratios Retrieved from the CALIOP Measurements Using the MODIS AOD as a Constraint MH Kim, SW Kim, AH Omar – Remote Sensing, 2020

  • Plankton Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission: atmosphere measurements for air quality applications AH Omar, M Tzortziou, O Coddington, LA Remer – Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 2018

  • The CALIPSO version 4 automated aerosol classification and lidar ratio selection algorithm K Man-Hae, AH Omar, JL Tackett, MA Vaughan… – Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2018

Professional Memberships:

  • AGU
  • AMS

Education:

  • PhD – Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
  • MS – Aeronautical Engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
  • BS – Aerospace Engineering, Saint Louis University

National/International Leadership:

  • NOAA Science Advisory Board Climate Working Group Member (2020- )
  • Secretary, AGU Global Environmental Change Section (2015-19)
  • AGU Macelwane Medal Committee for the 2020-2021 term

Hobbies/Interests:

Volleyball