Publications

  1. Shaw, J.K., J.E. Kay, S. DeSouza-Machado, D.D. Turner, L.L. Strow, Current and Future Changes in Earth’s Outgoing Infrared Spectrum, Geophys. Res. Lett., 2026. https://doi.org/10.1029/2026GL121893
  2. Chen, X., X. Huang, Q. Yue, B.H. Kahn, T. Michaels, K. Mattingly, N.B. Miller, A. Merrelli, B.J. Drouin, T.L. L’Ecuyer, Spectral outgoing longwave radiation derived from the Polar Radiant Energy in the Far Infrared Experiment (PREFIRE) Measurements: Algorithms and Validations, J. Geophys. Res. Atmospheres, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JD045879
  3. Ren, T., P. Yang, X. Huang, Spaceborne far-infrared signal simulations over the Antarctic Plateau with temperature-dependent ice cloud optical properties. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 131, e2025JD045957, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JD045957
  4. Drouin, B.J., M. Foote, C.A. Greene, B.H. Kahn, S. Padmanabhan, M. White, X. Huang, X. Chen, A. Merrelli, H. Mahmoud, K. Mattingly, T. Michaels, N.B. Miller, H. Prince, E. Wagner, N. Vos, T. L’Ecuyer, The Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-Infrared Experiment (PREFIRE), Broadband Thermal Spectrometry for Small Satellite Platforms, IEEE Proceedings, p. 1-17, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPROC.2026.3667066
  5. Vos, N., T. L’Ecuyer, and T. Michaels, Sub-daily PREFIRE orbit resampling for polar process science, J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-25-0061.1
  6. Bertrand, L., J.E. Kay, and G. de Boer, Increasing wintertime cloud opacity increases surface longwave radiation at a long-term Arctic observatory, Nat. Commun., 16, 9135, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64441-8
  7. Du, Y., T. Wang, D. Li, Y. Zheng, Y. Xian, S.A. Buehler, The Use and Potential of Far-Infrared Remote Sensing in Deriving Surface Longwave Downward Radiation under Clear-Sky Conditions. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 106, 1670–1686, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-24-0259.1
  8. Drouin, B.J., B. Tian, A. Merrelli, T. Michaels, N. Miller, and T. L’Ecuyer, Broadband thermal infrared spectrometry for the polar radiant energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE), Proc. SPIE 13614, CubeSats, SmallSats, and Hosted Payloads for Remote Sensing IX, 1361404 (17 September), 2025, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3065668
  9. Shaw, J.K., D.J. Swales, S. DeSouza-Machado, D.D. Turner, J.E. Kay, and D.P. Schneider, COSP-RTTOV-1.0: flexible radiation diagnostics to enable new science applications in model evaluation, climate change detection, and satellite mission design, Geosci. Model Dev., 18, 4935–4950, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-4935-2025
  10. Drouin, B.J., T. L’Ecuyer, S. Padmanabhan, M. Foote, R. Bendig, S. Calcutt, G. Hawkins, H. Herzog, E. Hochberg, M. Kenyon, G. Mariani, D.A. Martinez, J. McGuire, I. Mckinley, A. Merrelli, D. Nemchick, N. Raouf, G. Spiers, and D. Wilson, Thermal Infrared Spectrometers for the Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-Infrared Experiment (PREFIRE), Earth and Space Sciences, 12(10), e2024EA003711, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EA003711
  11. Ren, T., P. Yang, H.E. Brindley, T. L’Ecuyer, and T. Maestri, Temperature‐dependent optical properties of ice crystals in the far‐Infrared regime, Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2025GL116735, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL116735
  12. McIlhattan, E. and T. L’Ecuyer, Improved Arctic near surface air temperatures in CESM2 relative to surface station and buoy measurements, J. Climate, 38, 4589 – 4610, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-24-0046.1
  13. Bertossa, C., T. L’Ecuyer, D. Henderson, and E. McIlhattan, Underrepresentation of ubiquitous opaque and transmissive Arctic atmospheric states in modern reanalyses, J. Climate, 38, 4369 – 4392, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-24-0490.1
  14. Bertossa, C., and T. L’Ecuyer, A rapid deterioration of the transmissive atmospheric radiative regime in the western Arctic, Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2025GL115362, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL115362
  15. Loveless, M., D. Adler, F. Best, E.E. Borbas, X. Huang, R. Knutson, T. L’Ecuyer, N. Nalli, E. Olsen, H. Revercomb, and J. Taylor, Ground-based far infrared emissivity measurements using the Absolute Radiance Interferometer, Earth and Space Science, 11, e2024EA003574, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EA003574
  16. Bertossa, C. and T. L’Ecuyer, Two Ubiquitous Radiative States Observed Across the High Latitudes, J. Climate, 37, 2585 – 2610, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0553.1
  17. Prince, H.D., and T. L’Ecuyer, Observed Energetic Adjustment of the Arctic and Antarctic in a Warming World, Journal of Climate, 37, 2611–2627, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0294.1
  18. Shaw, J.K., and J.E. Kay, Processes controlling the seasonally varying emergence of forced Arctic longwave radiation changes, Journal of Climate, 36, 7337–7354, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0020.1
  19. Miller, N.B., A. Merrelli, T. L’Ecuyer, and B.J. Drouin, Simulated clear-sky water vapor and temperature retrievals from PREFIRE measurements. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 40, 645–659, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-22-0128.1
  20. Mattingly, K.S., J.V. Turton, J.D. Wille, B. Noel, X. Fettweis, A.K. Rennermalm, and T.L. Mote, Increasing extreme melt in northeast Greenland linked to foehn winds and atmospheric rivers. Nature Communications, 14, 1743, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37434-8
  21. Yang, Z.N., X. Chen, X. Huang, T. L’Ecuyer, and B.J. Drouin, A Fast Neural Network-Based Approach For Joint Mid-Ir And Far-Ir Surface Spectral Emissivity Retrieval, IGARSS 2023 (IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium), Pasadena, USA, pp. 5324-5327, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS52108.2023.10281903
  22. Xie, Y., X. Huang, X. Chen, T. L’Ecuyer, and B.J. Drouin, Joint Use of Far-Infrared and Mid-Infrared Observation for Sounding Retrievals: Learning From the Past for Upcoming Far-Infrared Missions, Earth and Space Science, 10(3), 2023, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EA002684
  23. Bertossa, C., T. L’Ecuyer, A. Merrelli, X. Huang, and X. Chen, A neural network-based cloud mask for PREFIRE and evaluation with simulated observations. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 40, 377–396, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-22-0023.1
  24. Peterson, C.A., X. Huang, X. Chen, and P. Yang, Synergistic use of far- and mid-infrared spectral radiances for satellite-based detection of polar ice clouds over ocean, J. Geophys. Res.: Atmospheres, 127, e2021JD035733, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD035733
  25. Xie, Y., X. Huang, X. Chen, T. L’Ecuyer, B.J. Drouin, and J. Wang, Retrieval of surface spectral emissivity in polar regions based on the optimal estimation method. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127, e2021JD035677, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD035677
  26. Drouin, B.J., B. Kahn, B. Lim, A. Merrelli, E. Nelson, G. Quinn, F. Nagle, T. L’Ecuyer, Orbital Trade Study for the PREFIRE Mission, 2022 IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO), Big Sky, MT, USA, 2022, pp. 1-7, “https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO53065.2022.9843312
  27. McKinley, I.M., G.D. Allen, R. Rosas, and A. Andrade, Thermal Design of the Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (TIRS) Instrument on PREFIRE, 2022 IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO), Big Sky, MT, USA, 2022, pp. 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO53065.2022.9843559
  28. Borbas, E.E., D.P. Adler, F.A. Best, R.O. Knuteson, T. L’Ecuyer, M. Loveless, E.R. Olson, H.E. Revercomb, and J.K. Taylor, Ground-based far-infrared emissivity measurements with the University of Wisconsin absolute radiance interferometer (ARI), Proc. SPIE 11830, Infrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XXIX, 1183004 (1 August), 2021, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594834
  29. L’Ecuyer, T., B.J. Drouin, J. Anheuser, M. Grames, D. Henderson, X. Huang, B.H. Kahn, J.E. Kay, B.H. Lim, M. Mateling, A. Merelli, N.B. Miller, S. Padmanabhan, C. Peterson, N. Schlegel, M.L. White, and Y. Xie, The Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment: A new perspective on polar longwave energy exchanges, Bulletin of the American Meterorological Society, 102, E1431–E1449, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0155.1
  30. Saito, M., P. Yang, X. Huang, H.E. Brindley, M.G. Mlynczak, B.H. Kahn, Spaceborne middle‐ and far‐infrared observations improving nighttime ice cloud property retrievals, Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL087491, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL087491
  31. Kahn, B.H., B.J. Drouin, and T. L’Ecuyer, Assessment of sampling sufficiency for low-cost satellite missions: Application to PREFIRE, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 37, 2283–2298, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0023.1
  32. Peterson, C., X. Chen, Q. Yue, and X. Huang, The spectral dimension of Arctic outgoing longwave radiation and greenhouse efficiency trends from 2003 to 2016, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124, 8467–8480, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD030428
  33. Stephens, G.L., B.H. Kahn, M. Richardson, The super greenhouse effect in a changing climate, J. Climate, 29, 5469–5482, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0234.1
  34. Kahn, B.H., X. Huang, G.L. Stephens, W.D. Collins, D.R. Feldman, H. Su, S. Wong, Q. Yue, ENSO regulation of far- and mid-infrared contributions to clear-sky OLR, Geophysical Research Letters, 43, 8751–8759, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL070263