Brief Bio

Meloë Kacenelenbogen is a research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center (ARC). She has spent most of her career working on the optical remote sensing observation of fine suspended particles (aerosols) in the atmosphere from ground-based, airborne and space-borne passive and active instruments. Her expertise is mostly in the characterization of aerosol type, amount, vertical distribution, and direct radiative effects.

Research Interests

Current Projects

Positions/Employment

Education

2004-2008

Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences (“Satellite remote sensing application to aerosol air quality monitoring”) at the Laboratoire d’Optique Atmosphérique (LOA, University of Lille, France). Advisors: D. Tanré, J-F Léon and I. Chiapello, Defended on April 4th 2008

My PhD dissertation: http://ori.univ-lille1.fr/notice/view/univ-lille1-ori-7250

2002-2004

Master’s degree in Physical Methods in remote sensing at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris (Paris VI)

1999-2002

Bachelor’s degree in Fluid mechanics at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris (Paris VI)

Awards

• NASA Ames Research Center Safety Awards for outstanding actions and accomplishments in improved health and safety conditions in 2021
• NASA’s 2020 Early Career Achievement Medal for exceptional leadership of the Sunphotometer Satellite group at NASA Ames during an extended lapse in senior scientific leadership
• NASA group achievement award to ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above Clouds and their intEractionS) in 2017 and 2019,
• NASA group achievement award to ARISE (Arctic Radiation - IceBridge Sea&Ice Experiment) in 2014,
• NASA group achievement award to SEAC4RS (Studies of Emissions and Atmospheric Composition, Clouds and Climate Coupling by Regional Surveys) in 2013,
• NASA group achievement award to ARC Family in 2013,
• NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2009,
• CNES (French Government Space Agency) Graduate Student Fellowship in 2003

Grants

Publications

Refereed

LeBlanc, S. E., M. Segal-Rozenhaimer, J. Redemann, et al. C. Flynn, R. R. Johnson, S. E. Dunagan, R. Dahlgren, J. Kim, M. Choi, A. da Silva, P. Castellanos, Q. Tan, L. Ziemba, K. Lee Thornhill, and M. Kacenelenbogen. 2022. "Airborne observations during KORUS-AQ show that aerosol optical depths are more spatially self-consistent than aerosol intensive properties." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 22 (17): 11275-11304 [10.5194/acp-22-11275-2022]

Kacenelenbogen, M. S., Q. Tan, S. P. Burton, et al. O. P. Hasekamp, K. D. Froyd, Y. Shinozuka, A. J. Beyersdorf, L. Ziemba, K. L. Thornhill, J. E. Dibb, T. Shingler, A. Sorooshian, R. W. Espinosa, V. Martins, J. L. Jimenez, P. Campuzano-Jost, J. P. Schwarz, M. S. Johnson, J. Redemann, and G. L. Schuster. 2022. "Identifying chemical aerosol signatures using optical suborbital observations: how much can optical properties tell us about aerosol composition?" Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 22 (6): 3713-3742 [10.5194/acp-22-3713-2022]

Cochrane, S. P., K. S. Schmidt, H. Chen, et al. P. Pilewskie, S. Kittelman, J. Redemann, S. LeBlanc, K. Pistone, M. Segal Rozenhaimer, M. Kacenelenbogen, Y. Shinozuka, C. Flynn, R. Ferrare, S. Burton, C. Hostetler, M. Mallet, and P. Zuidema. 2022. "Biomass burning aerosol heating rates from the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) 2016 and 2017 experiments." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 15 (1): 61-77 [10.5194/amt-15-61-2022]

Chang, I., L. Gao, S. P. Burton, et al. H. Chen, M. S. Diamond, R. A. Ferrare, C. J. Flynn, M. Kacenelenbogen, S. E. LeBlanc, K. G. Meyer, K. Pistone, S. Schmidt, M. Segal‐Rozenhaimer, Y. Shinozuka, R. Wood, P. Zuidema, J. Redemann, and S. A. Christopher. 2021. "Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity of Aerosol and Cloud Properties Over the Southeast Atlantic: An Observational Analysis." Geophysical Research Letters, 48 (7): [10.1029/2020gl091469]

Redemann, J., R. Wood, P. Zuidema, et al. S. J. Doherty, B. Luna, S. E. LeBlanc, M. S. Diamond, Y. Shinozuka, I. Y. Chang, R. Ueyama, L. Pfister, J.-M. Ryoo, A. N. Dobracki, A. M. da Silva, K. M. Longo, M. S. Kacenelenbogen, C. J. Flynn, K. Pistone, N. M. Knox, S. J. Piketh, J. M. Haywood, P. Formenti, M. Mallet, P. Stier, A. S. Ackerman, S. E. Bauer, A. M. Fridlind, G. R. Carmichael, P. E. Saide, G. A. Ferrada, S. G. Howell, S. Freitag, B. Cairns, B. N. Holben, K. D. Knobelspiesse, S. Tanelli, T. S. L'Ecuyer, A. M. Dzambo, O. O. Sy, G. M. McFarquhar, M. R. Poellot, S. Gupta, J. R. O'Brien, A. Nenes, M. E. Kacarab, J. P. Wong, J. D. Small-Griswold, K. L. Thornhill, D. Noone, J. R. Podolske, K. S. Schmidt, P. Pilewskie, H. Chen, S. P. Cochrane, A. J. Sedlacek, T. J. Lang, E. Stith, M. Segal-Rozenhaimer, R. A. Ferrare, S. P. Burton, C. A. Hostetler, D. J. Diner, S. E. Platnick, J. S. Myers, K. G. Meyer, D. A. Spangenberg, H. Maring, and L. Gao. 2021. "An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions in the Southeast Atlantic basin." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, [10.5194/acp-21-1507-2021]

Cochrane, S. P., K. S. Schmidt, H. Chen, et al. P. Pilewskie, S. Kittelman, J. Redemann, S. LeBlanc, K. Pistone, M. Kacenelenbogen, M. Segal Rozenhaimer, Y. Shinozuka, C. Flynn, A. Dobracki, P. Zuidema, S. Howell, S. Freitag, and S. Doherty. 2021. "Empirically derived parameterizations of the direct aerosol radiative effect based on ORACLES aircraft observations." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 14 (1): 567-593 [10.5194/amt-14-567-2021]

Cochrane, S. P., K. S. Schmidt, H. Chen, et al. P. Pilewskie, S. Kittelman, J. Redemann, S. LeBlanc, K. Pistone, M. Kacenelenbogen, M. Segal Rozenhaimer, Y. Shinozuka, C. Flynn, S. Platnick, K. Meyer, R. Ferrare, S. Burton, C. Hostetler, S. Howell, S. Freitag, A. Dobracki, and S. Doherty. 2019. "Above-cloud aerosol radiative effects based on ORACLES 2016 and ORACLES 2017 aircraft experiments." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 12 (12): 6505-6528 [10.5194/amt-12-6505-2019]

Sayer, A. M., N. C. Hsu, J. Lee, et al. W. V. Kim, S. Burton, M. A. Fenn, R. A. Ferrare, M. Kacenelenbogen, S. LeBlanc, K. Pistone, J. Redemann, M. Segal-Rozenhaimer, Y. Shinozuka, and S.-C. Tsay. 2019. "Two decades observing smoke above clouds in the south-eastern Atlantic Ocean: Deep Blue algorithm updates and validation with ORACLES field campaign data." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 12 (7): 3595-3627 [10.5194/amt-12-3595-2019]

Jethva, H., O. Torres, L. Remer, et al. J. Redemann, J. Livingston, S. Dunagan, Y. Shinozuka, M. Kacenelenbogen, M. S. Rosenheimer, and R. Spurr. 2016. "Validating MODIS above-cloud aerosol optical depth retrieved from “color ratio” algorithm using direct measurements made by NASA's airborne AATS and 4STAR sensors." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 9 (10): 5053-5062 [10.5194/amt-9-5053-2016]

Saide, P. E., S. N. Spak, R. B. Pierce, et al. J. A. Otkin, T. K. Schaack, A. K. Heidinger, A. M. da Silva, M. Kacenelenbogen, J. Redemann, and G. R. Carmichael. 2015. "Central American biomass burning smoke can increase tornado severity in the U.S." Geophys. Res. Lett, 42: 956-965 [10.1002/2014GL062826]

Knobelspiesse, K., B. Cairns, H. T. Jethva, et al. M. Kacenelenbogen, M. Segal-Rosenheimer, and O. Torres. 2014. "Remote sensing of above cloud aerosols." Light Scattering Reviews, 9: 167-210, ISBN: 978-3-642-37984-0 (Print) 978-3-642-37985-7 (Online).

Russell, P. B., M. Kacenelenbogen, J. M. Livingston, et al. O. P. Hasekamp, S. P. Burton, G. L. Schuster, M. S. Johnson, K. D. Knobelspiesse, J. Redemann, S. Ramachandran, and B. N. Holben. 2014. "A multiparameter aerosol classification method and its application to retrievals from spaceborne polarimetry." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119 (16): 9838–9863 [10.1002/2013JD021411]