AS WRITTEN IN THE PROPOSAL AND BUDGET JUSTIFICATION DR. JUN WANG AND GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT WILL WORK WITH PI (DR. OMAR TORRES) TO CONDUCT THE FOLLOWING TASKS 1) CONDUCT SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF AEROSOL LAYER HEIGHT RETRIEVAL FROM O2 A BAND TO AEROSOL SINGLE SCATTERING PROPERTIES OVER THE OCEAN 2) ASSIST PI ON O2 A AEROSOL LAYER HEIGHT RETRIEVAL OVER THE OCEAN SURFACE BY PROVIDING AEROSOL PROPERTIES AND WANG S TEAM EXPERIENCE EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH TOOLS (E.G. UNL-VRTM) IN THIS AREA.