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About
Thomas Popp is a leading atmospheric scientist whose research has profoundly shaped our understanding of aerosol properties and their role in Earth's climate system. Specializing in satellite aerosol remote sensing, he has made foundational contributions to the retrieval, validation, and harmonization of aerosol optical depth (AOD) datasets derived from multiple satellite platforms. His most influential work — "Merging regional and global aerosol optical depth records from major available satellite products" (2020, 213 citations) — tackled one of the field's central challenges: constructing consistent, long-term aerosol climate records by bridging data from different satellite sensors. Popp has also advanced methodological rigor in the discipline, developing frameworks for evaluating pixel-level uncertainty in satellite retrievals (126 citations), a contribution increasingly critical as researchers demand quantifiable data quality. His leadership in major international initiatives such as AeroCom and AeroSat — involving intercomparisons of up to 14 satellite products — has helped standardize how aerosol observations are used to constrain and evaluate climate models. Early work on MSG/SEVIRI time-series retrieval techniques and synergetic aerosol retrieval methods reflects a career-long commitment to innovation in observational methodology. With hundreds of cumulative citations, Popp's research is indispensable reading for anyone working at the intersection of remote sensing and climate science.
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- 7Merging regional and global AOD records from 15 available satellite products13 citations · 2019
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- 10High-Resolution Aerosol Maps Exploiting the Synergy of ATSR-2 and GOME5 citations · 2000