Emmanouil Proestakis
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Total Citations
412
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About
Emmanouil Proestakis is an atmospheric scientist specializing in satellite remote sensing of aerosols, with a particular focus on mineral dust characterization, aerosol optical properties, and their broader impacts on the Earth system. His research has made significant contributions to understanding aerosol spatial and temporal variability, leveraging long-term multi-satellite datasets to track large-scale patterns across regions including mainland China, North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Among his most influential contributions is the development of MIDAS (ModIs Dust AeroSol), a global fine-resolution dust optical depth dataset that has become a key resource for dust monitoring research, accumulating 145 citations since its 2021 publication. His collaborative work evaluating two decades of satellite AOD observations over China, using ATSR-2, AATSR, and MODIS/Terra instruments, has similarly garnered over 146 citations, underscoring its value to the air quality and climate communities. More recently, Proestakis has advanced dust forecasting through spaceborne lidar data assimilation and produced near-global multiyear climate data records separating fine- and coarse-mode dust components. His work on CALIPSO lidar ratio impacts further demonstrates his expertise in aerosol radiative effects. With a growing citation record exceeding 400, his research provides essential tools for understanding how aerosols shape Earth's climate system.
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- 2ModIs Dust AeroSol (MIDAS): a global fine-resolution dust optical depth data set145 citations · 2021
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- 4Assimilating spaceborne lidar dust extinction can improve dust forecasts16 citations · 2022
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