Dear Colleagues,

Clouds are the primary modifier of the Earth’s surface temperature. Aerosols, especially dense aerosol emissions from fires, volcanic eruptions, and dust storms, also provide a modulating effect on the Earth’s temperature. Acting as cloud condensation nuclei, aerosols provide sources for cloud formation, leading to complex interactions between clouds and aerosols that are still poorly understood. In addition to radiative impacts, aerosols impact air quality, especially in the planetary boundary layer (PBL). Remote sensing of clouds and aerosols, both active and passive, provide a means to study clouds, aerosols, and their interactions on both local and global scales. This Special Issue will publish papers highlighting emerging concepts, new instruments and technologies, and scientific results related to remotely sensed measurement of clouds and aerosols in the Earth’s atmosphere.

The objective of this Special Issue is to highlight emerging concepts, new instruments and technologies, and scientific results related to remotely sensed measurement of clouds and aerosols in the Earth’s atmosphere. The Special Issue will highlight the following topics:

• Emerging concepts that can provide improved measurements and understanding of cloud and aerosol processes in the Earth’s atmosphere;
• Recent sensor and technology developments that enable new or enhanced measurements and understanding of cloud and aerosol properties including distributions, radiative properties, and interactions;
• Original scientific results from analysis of data, with emphasis on (1) diurnal variability of clouds and aerosols, (2) application of advanced machine learning techniques, and (3) synergy of active and passive remote sensing techniques.

Prof. Dr. Matthew McGill
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Remote Sensing is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• clouds
• cloud radiative effects
• aerosols
• aerosol radiative effects
• cloud–aerosol interactions
• aerosol transport
• diurnal variability
• remote sensing