Profile for Robert Adler

Affiliation: ESSIC
Contact: E-mail
Fax: 301-614-6296

Overview

Education
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1974 - Atmospheric Sciences

Research Interests
Satellite Rain Estimation
Atmospheric Convective Systems
Climate Studies
Severe Thunderstorms

Publications

Adler, R.F., G. Gu, and G.J. Huffman (2012). Estimating Climatological Bias Errors for the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP).. J.Appl.Meteor., 51(1), 84-99.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-11-052.1

Gu, G., and R. F. Adler (2012). Interdecadal Variability/Long-Term Changes in Global Precipitation Patterns during the Past Three Decades: Global Warming and/or Pacific Decadal Variability?. Climate Dynamics.
doi:10.1007/s00382-012-1443-8

Gu, G., and R. F. Adler (2012). Large-scale, inter-annual relations among surface temperature, water vapour and precipitation with and without ENSO and volcano forcings.. Int'l J. of Climatol., 32(12), 1782-1791.
doi:10.1002/joc.2393

Gu, G., and R.F. Adler (2011). Precipitation and Temperature Variations on the Interannual Time Scale: Assessing the Impact of ENSO and Volcanic Eruptions. J. Climate, 24(9), 2258–2270.
10.1175/2010JCLI3727.1

Hong Yang, R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, and H. Pierce (2010). Applications of TRMM-Based Multi-Satellite Precipitation Estimation for Global Runoff Prediction: Prototyping a Global Flood Modeling System In F. Hossain and M. Gebremichael (Ed.), Satellite Applications for Surface Hydrology (245-265). Springer
doi:10.1007/978-90-481-2915-7_15

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, D.T. Bolvin, and E. Nelkin (2010). The TRMM Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) In F. Hossain and M. Gebremichael (Ed.), Satellite Rainfall Applications for Surface Hydrology (3-22). Springer Verlag
ISBN: 978-90-481-2914-0

Adler, R.F., J.J. Wang, G. Gu, and G.J. Huffman (2009). A ten-year rainfall climatology based on a composite of TRMM products. J. Meteorol. Soc. Japan, 87A, 281-293.
doi:10.2151/jmsj.87A.281

Bolvin, D.T., R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, E. Nelkin, and J.P. Poutiainen (2009). Comparison of GPCP monthly and daily precipitation estimates with high-latitude gauge observations. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 48(9), 1843–1857.
doi:10.1175/2009JAMC2147.1

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, D.T. Bolvin, and G. Gu (2009). Improving the Global Precipitation Record: GPCP Version 2.1. J. Geophys. Res. Lett., 36(L17808), 5 Pages.
doi:10.1029/2009GL040000

Kirschbaum D.B., R.F. Adler, Y. Hong, and A. Lerner-Lam (2009). Evaluation of a preliminary satellite-based landslide hazard algorithm using global landslide inventories. Nat. Haz. Earth Sys.Sci., 9(3), 673-686.
doi:10.5194/nhess-9-673-2009

Shie C.-L., L.S. Chiu, R.F. Adler, P. Xie, I.-I. Lin, F.-C. Wang, E. Nelkin, R. Chokngamwong, and W.S. Olson (2009). Reviving the production of Goddard Satellite-based Surface Turbulent Fluxes (GSSTF) dataset. J. of Ocea. Univ. China, 26(6), 1071-1080.
doi:10.1007/s00376-009-8138-z

Tian, Y., C. Peters-Lidard, J. Eylander, R. Joyce, G.J. Huffman, R.F. Adler, K.-L. Hsu, F.J. Turk, M. Garcia, and J. Zeng (2009). Component Analysis of Errors in Satellite-Based Precipitation Estimates. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 113(D24101).
doi:10.1029/2009JD011949

Adler, R.F., G. Gu, G.J. Huffman, J.J. Wang, S. Curtis, and D.T. Bolvin (2008). Relationships between global precipitation and surface temperature on interannual and longer timescales (1979-2006). J. Geophys. Res., 113(D22104).
doi:10.1029/2008JD010536

Gu, G., and R.F. Adler (2008). Interannual Variability of Boreal Summer Rainfall in the Equartorial Atlantic. Intl. J. Clim., 29(2), 175-184.
doi:10.1002/joc.1724

Hong Y., and R.F. Adler (2008). Estimation of global SCS curve numbers using satellite remote sensing and geospatial data. Intl. J. Rem. Sens., 29(2), 471-477.
doi:10.1080/01431160701264292

Wang, J.J., R.F. Adler, and G. Gu (2008). Tropical Rainfall-Surface Temperature Relations Using TRMM Precipitation Data. J. Geophys. Res., 113(D18115).
doi:10.1029/2007JD009540

Adler, R.F., S. Curtis, and G.J. Huffman (2007). World of Rain In M.D. King, C.L. Parkinson, K.C. Partington, R.G. Williams (Ed.), Our Changing Planet Cambridge Univ. Press

Bach D., Y. Hong, and R.F. Adler (2007). Potential of rainfall products for use in landslide hazard assessment in Caribbean Region. GEWEX NEWS Letter, 7(3), 5-7.

Curtis S., A. Salahuddin, R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, G. Gu, and Y. Hong (2007). Precipitation Extremes Estimated by GPCP and TRMM: ENSO Relationships.. J. Hydrometeor., 8, 678-689.

Gu, G., R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, and S. Curtis (2007). Tropical Rainfall Variability on Interannual-to-Interdecadal/Longer-Time Scales Derived from the GPCP Monthly Product. J. Clim., 20, 4033-4046.

Hong Y., R.F. Adler, F. Hossain, S. Curtis, and G.J. Huffman (2007). A First Approach to Global Runoff Simulation using Satellite Rainfall Estimation. Water Resources Research, 43(8), W080502.
10.1029/2006GL028010

Hong Y., R.F. Adler, and G.J. Huffman (2007). An Experimental Global Monitoring System for Rainfall-triggered Landslides using Satellite Remote Sensing Information. IEEE Trans. Geo. Rem. Sens., 45(6).
10.1109/TGRS.2006.888436

Hong Y., R.F. Adler, A. Negri, and G.J. Huffman (2007). Flood and Landslide Applications of Near Real-time High-Resolution Satellite Rainfall. J. Nat. Haz., 43(2).
10.1007/s11069-006-9106-x

Hong Y., R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, and A. Negri (2007). Flood and Landslide Applications of Near Real-time Satellite Rainfall Products. J. Natural Hazards, 43(2).
10.1007/s11069-006-9104-z

Hong Y., R.F. Adler, and G.J. Huffman (2007). Satellite Remote Sensing for Landslide Monitoring on a Global Basis. EOS, 88(37), 357-358.

Hong Y., and R.F. Adler (2007). Towards an Early Warning System for Global Landslides Triggered by Rainfall and Earthquakes. Intl. J. Rem. Sens., 28(16), 3713-3719.

Hong Y., J. Verdin, and R.F. Adler (2007). Using 21st Century Remote Sensing Technology for Natural Disaster Prediction and Mitigation: Emerging Frontier and Challenges. J. Nat. Haz., 43(2).
10.1007/s11069-007-9133-2

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, D.T. Bolvin, G. Gu, E. Nelkin, K.P. Bowman, Y. Hong, E.F. Stocker, and D.B. Wolff (2007). The TRMM Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis: Quasi-Global, Multi-Year, Combined-Sensor Precipitation Estimates at Fine Scale. J. Hydrometeor., 8(1), 38-55.

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, S. Curtis, D.T. Bolvin, and E. Nelkin (2007). Global rainfall analyses at monthly and 3-hr time scales. Chapter 23 of Measuring Precipitation from Space: EURAINSAT and the future, 291-306.

Smith, E., G. Asrar, Y. Furuhama, A. Ginati, R.F. Adler, V. Casse, J. Durning, J. Entin, P. Houser, T. Iguchi, R. Kakar, J. Kaye, M. Kojima, C. Kummerow, V. Levizzani, M. Luther, A. Mehta, P. Morel, A. Mugnai, K. Nakamura, T. Nakazawa, S. Neeck, R. Oki, G. Raju, M. Shepherd, J. Simpson, E. Stocker, and J. Testud (2007). International Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Program and Mission: An overview. Measuring Precipitation from Space: EURAINSAT and the Future, 611-653.

Curtis S., R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, G. Gu, D.T. Bolvin, and E. Nelkin (2006). Comments on "El Nino: Catastrophe or Opportunity". J. Clim., 19(24), 6439-6442.

Gu, G., and R.F. Adler (2006). Interannual rainfall variability in the tropical Atlantic region. J. Geophys. Res., 111, D02106.
10.1029/2005JD005944

Hong Y., R.F. Adler, and G.J. Huffman (2006). Evaluation of the Potential of NASA Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis in Global Landslide Hazard Assessment. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33(L22402).
10.1029/2006GL028010

Hong Y., R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, and A. Negri (2006). Use of Satellite Remote Sensing Data in mapping of global shallow landslides Susceptibility. J. Hazard.
10.1007/s11069-006-9104-z

Tao W.-K., E. Smith, R.F. Adler, Z. Haddad, A. Hou, T. Iguchi, R. Kakar, T. Krishnamurti, C. Kummerow, S. Lang, R. Meneghini, K. Nakamura, T. Nakazawa, K. Okamoto, W.S. Olson, S. Satoh, S. Shige, J. Simpson, Y. Takayabu, G. Tripoli, and S. Yang (2006). Retrieval of latent heating from TRMM measurements. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 1555-1572.

Tao W.-K., R. Kakar, T. Iguchi, A. Hou, Z.S. Haddad, R.F. Adler, E. Smith, T.N. Krishnamurti, C.D. Kummerow, S. Lang, R. Meneghini, K. Nakamura, T. Nakazawa, K. Okamoto, W.S. Olson, S. Satoh, S. Shige, J. Simpson, Y. Takayabu, G.J. Tripoli, and S. Yang (2006). Retrieval of Latent Heating from TRMM Measurements. BAMS, 87(11), 1555-1572.

Gebremichael M., W.F. Krajewski, M.L. Morrissey, G.J. Huffman, and R.F. Adler (2005). Detailed evaluation of GPCP one-degree daily rainfall estimates over the Mississippi River Basin. J. Appl. Meteor., 44, 665-681.

Gu, G., and R.F. Adler (2005). Interannual Rainfall Variability in the Tropical Atlantic Region. Journal of Geophysical Research, 111(D02106).
10.1029/2005JD005944

Gu, G., A. Sobel, and R.F. Adler (2005). The Eastern Pacific ITCZ during the Boreal Spring. J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 1157-1174.

Curtis S., R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, and G. Gu (2004). Westerly wind events in the eastern Indian Ocean as a precursor to el nino: A case study for the 2002-03 el nino. J. Geophys. Res. -Atmos., 109(D20104).
10.1029/2004JD004663, 11 pp

Gu, G., R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, and S. Curtis (2004). African easterly waves and their association with precipitation. J. Geophys. Res. -Atmos., 109, D0410.
10.1029/2003JD003967

Gu, G., and R.F. Adler (2004). Seasonal evolution and variability associated with the West African Monsoon System. J. Clim., 17, 3364-3377.

Haddad Z.S., J.P. Meagher, R.F. Adler, E. Smith, E. Im, and S.L. Durden (2004). El Nino and the variability of global precipitation. J. Geophys. Res., 109, D17103, 7 pp.

Krishnamurti T., T. Kumar, B. Mackey, N. Cubucku, R. Ross, and R.F. Adler (2004). Current thrusts on TRMM and SSM/I based modeling studies on heavy rains and flooding episodes. Mausam. Quar. J. Meteor. Hydro. and Geophys., 54, 121-140.

Negri A., J. Surratt, L. Xu, and R.F. Adler (2004). The impact of amazon deforestation on dry-season rainfall. J. Clim., 17, p. 1306-1319.

Adler, R.F., C. Kummerow, D.T. Bolvin, S. Curtis, and C. Kidd (2003). Status of TRMM monthly estimates of tropical precipitation in symposium on cloud systems, hurricanes and TRMM. Meteorolgical Monographs, 29(51), 223-234.

Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, A. Chang, R. Ferraro, P. Xie, J. Janowiak, B. Rudolf, U. Schneider, S. Curtis, D.T. Bolvin, A. Gruber, J. Susskind, P. Arkin, and E. Nelkin (2003). The version 2 Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) monthly precipitation analysis (1979-present). J. Hydrometeor., 4, 1147-1167.

Curtis S., and R.F. Adler (2003). The evolution of El Niño-precipitation relationships from satellites and gauges. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 108(NO. D4), 4153.
10.1029/2002JD002690

Gu, G., R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, and S. Curtis (2003). Summer synoptic-scale waves over tropical West Africa observed by TRMM. Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(14), 1729.
10. 1029/2003GL017402

Tao W. -K., R.F. Adler, D. Baker, S.A. Braun, M.-D. Chou, M. Jasinski, Y. Jia, R. Kakar, M. Karyampudi, S. Lang, W. K.-M. Lau, B. Lynn, Z.-X. Pu, M. Shepherd, J. Simpson, D. Starr, Y. Wang, W. Weinman, and P. Wetzel (2003). Regional Scale Modeling at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Recent Research Developments in Atmospheric Science. Research Signpost, 2, 1-52.

Tao W. -K., J. Halverson, R.F. Adler, M. Garstang, R. Houze Jr., M. LeMone, R. Pielke, and W. Woodley (2003). The Research of Dr. Joanne Simpson: Fifty Years Investigating Hurricanes, Tropical Clouds and Cloud Systems. AMS Monographs - Cloud Systems, Hurricanes and TRMM, 1-16.

Xie P., J.E. Janowiak, P.A. Arkin, R.F. Adler, A. Gruber, R. Ferraro, G.J. Huffman, and S. Curtis (2003). GPCP Pentad precipitation Analyses: An Experimental Data Set Based On Gauge Observations And Satellite Estimates. J. Clim., 16, 2197-2214.

Curtis S., R.F. Adler, and G.J. Huffman (2002). Precipitation anomalies in the tropical Indian Ocean and possible links to the initiation of El Niño. Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(10), 1441.
10.1029/2001GL013399

Negri A.J., L. Xu, and R.F. Adler (2002). A TRMM-calibrated infrared rainfall algorithm applied over Brazil. J. Geophys. Res., 107(D20), 8048-8062.

Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, S. Curtis, D.T. Bolvin, and E. Nelkin (2001). Global Monthly and Daily Precipitation Analysis for the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP): Global and Regional Variations and Trends Fourth Internat. Conf. On the Global Energy and Water Cycle, 163

Adler, R.F., C. Kidd, G. Petty, M. Morrissey, and H.M. Goodman (2001). Intercomparison of global precipitation products: The third precipitation intercomparison Project (PIP-3). Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 82(7), 1377-1396.

Adler, R.F., S. Curtis, G.J. Huffman, D.T. Bolvin, and E. Nelkin (2001). The Magnitude and Variability of Global and Regional Precipitation Based on the 22-year GPCP (Global Precipitation Climatology Project) and Three-year TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) Data Sets Symposium on Climate Variability, the Oceans, and Societal Impacts, 2001 AMS Annual Meeting

Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, D.T. Bolvin, S. Curtis, and E. Nelkin (2001). The Magnitude and Variability of Global and Regional Precipitation Based on the 22-Year GPCP (Global Precipitation Climatology Project) and Three-Year TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) Data Sets Eighth Scientific Assembly of the Internat. Assoc. of Meteor. And Atmos. Sci., 18

Adler, R.F. (2001). TRMM Science Highlights and Status of Precipitation Estimates on Monthly and Finer Time Scales EGS Meeting

Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, D.T. Bolvin, S. Curtis, and E. Nelkin (2001). TRMM Science Highlights and Status of Precipitation Estimates on Monthly and Finer Time Scales Eighth Scientific Assembly of the Internat. Assoc. of Meteor. and Atmos. Sci., 5

Bolvin, D.T., R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, E. Nelkin, and S. Curtis (2001). Advances in Quasi-Global Precipitation Estimates on Monthly, Daily, and Shorter Time Scales Seventh Internat. Precip. Conf.

Curtis S., R.F. Adler, and G.J. Huffman (2001). Climate Variations in Global Monsoonal Precipitation From 22 Years of Satellite Data Eighth Scientific Assembly of the Internat. Assoc. of Meteor. and Atmos. Sci., 86

Curtis S., R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, E. Nelkin, and D.T. Bolvin (2001). Evolution of tropical and extratropical precipitation anomalies during the 1997-1999 ENSO cycle. Int. J. Clim., 21, 961-971.

Curtis S., and R.F. Adler (2001). The Evolution of Tropical and Extratropical Precipitation During ENSO Events 2001 AMS Annual Meeting

Curtis S., R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, D.T. Bolvin, and E. Nelkin (2001). The precipitation component of ENSO Fourth Internat. Conf. On the Global Energy and Water Cycle, 180

Curtis S., R.F. Adler, and G.J. Huffman (2001). Using Global Precipitation Observations to Monitor ENSO Eighth Scientific Assembly of the Internat. Assoc. of Meteor. and Atmos. Sci., 21

Curtis. S., R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, E. Nelkin, and D.T. Bolvin (2001). Global Trends (1979-2001) in Mean and Extreme Rainfall fron New Satellite-Gauge Merged Data Set 11th Conference on Meteorology & Ocean

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, D.T. Bolvin, and E. Nelkin (2001). A New Fine-Scale, Quasi-Global Combined Precipitation Estimate based on TRMM 11th Conf. on Satellite Meteor. & Oceanog.

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, D.T. Bolvin, and E. Nelkin (2001). An Introduction to New Daily and Sub-Daily Quasi-Global Combined Precipitation Estimates in TRMM and GPCP Eighth Scientific Assembly of the Internat. Assoc. of Meteor. and Atmos. Sci., 18

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, D.T. Bolvin, and S. Curtis (2001). Daily and Three-Hourly Multi-Sensor Precipitation Estimates and the Assessment of the ENSO Events of 1997-2000 25th Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop, 71-73

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, D.T. Bolvin, and S. Curtis (2001). Extending the Precipitation Map Offshore Using Daily and 3-Hourly Combined Precipitation Estimates 2001 AMS Annual Meeting

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, D.T. Bolvin, and E. Nelkin (2001). Fine-Scale Multi-Satellite Precipitation Estimates Calibrated to TRMM Fourth Internat. Conf. On the Global Energy and Water Cycle, 202

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, M. Morrissey, D.T. Bolvin, S. Curtis, R. Joyce, B. McGavock, and J. Susskind (2001). Global Precipitation at One-Degree Daily Resolution from Multi-Satellite Observations. J. Hydrometeor, 2(1), 36-50.

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, D.T. Bolvin, and S. Curtis (2001). The Role of Combination Techniques in Maximizing the Utility of Precipitation Estimates from Several Multi-Purpose Remote-Sensing Systems 2001 AMS Annual Meeting

Janowiak J.E., A. Gruber, S. Curtis, G.J. Huffman, R.F. Adler, and P. Xie (2001). Evaluation and Comparison of the CMAP and GPCP Oceanic Precipitation Analyses WCRP/SCOR Workshop on Intercomparison and Validation of Ocean-Atmosphere Flux Fields, WCRP-115(WMO/TD-No. 1083), 215-218

Krishnamurti T.N., S. Surendran, D.W. Shin, R.J. Correa-Torres, T.S.V. Kumar, E. Williford, C. Kummerow, R.F. Adler, J. Simpson, R. Kakar, W.S. Olson, and F.J. Turk (2001). Real-time multianalysis-multimodel superensemble forecasts of precipitation using TRMM and SSM/I products. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 2861-2883.

Kummerow C., Y. Hong, W.S. Olson, S. Yang, R.F. Adler, J. McCollum, R. Ferraro, G. Petty, D.-B. Shin, and T.T. Wilheit (2001). The evolution of the Goddard Profiling Algorithm (GPROF) for rainfall estimation from passive microwave sensors. J. Appl. Meteor., 40, 1801-1820.

Negri A.J., L. Xu, and R.F. Adler (2001). A TRMM-Calibrated Infrared Rainfall Algorithm Applied Over Brazil Invited talk at the University of Arizona

Negri A.J., L. Xu, and R.F. Adler (2001). A TRMM-calibrated infrared rainfall algorithm applied over Brazil Poster, Global Precipitation Mission Planning Workshop

Negri A.J., R.F. Adler, and L. Xu (2001). A TRMM-Calibrated Infrared Rainfall Algorithm Over Brazil 2001 AMS Annual Meeting

Tao W. -K., S. Lang, J. Simpson, R. Meneghini, J. Halverson, R. Johnson, and R.F. Adler (2001). Precipitation Processes Derived from TRMM Satellite Data, Cloud Resolving Model and Field Campaigns 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Adler, R.F. (2000). A10 Convective Systems Observed During TRMM Field Campaigns AGU Fall Meeting

Adler, R.F., S. Curtis, G.J. Huffman, and D.T. Bolvin (2000). Global Patterns of Precipitation Anomalies Related to ENSO as Determined by the 20-year GPCP Analysis AGU Spring Meeting

Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, P.P. Xie, B. Rudolf, A. Gruber, and J. Janowiak (2000). The New 20-year Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Merged Satellite and Raingauge Monthly Analysis AMS Annual Meeting, 11th Symposium on Global Change Studies

Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, D.T. Bolvin, E. Nelkin, and S. Curtis (2000). TRMM-based Merged Precipitation Analyses AMS Annual Meeting, 10th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, D.T. Bolvin, S. Curtis, and E. Nelkin (2000). Tropical Rainfall Distributions Determined Using TRMM Combined with other Satellite and Raingauge Information. J. Appl. Meteor., 39(12), 2007-2023.

Curtis S., and R.F. Adler (2000). ENSO Indices Based on Patterns of Satellite Derived Precipitation. J. Clim., 13(15), 2786-2793.

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, and D.T. Bolvin (2000). A Global Precipitation Perspective on Persistent Extratropical Flow Anomalies AMS Annual Meeting, 10th Conference on Satellites

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, and D.T. Bolvin (2000). Incorporating TRMM and Other High-Quality Estimates into the One-Degree Daily (1DD) Global Precipitation Product AMS Annual Meeting, 15th Conference on Hydrology

Kummerow C., J. Simpson, O. Thiele, W. Barnes, A.T. C. Chang, E. Stocker, R.F. Adler, A. Hou, R. Kakar, F. Wentz, P. Ashcroft, T. Kozu, Y. Hong, K. Okamoto, T. Iguchi, H. Kuroiwa, E. Im, Z. Hadda, G.J. Huffman, T. Krishnamurti, B. Ferrier, W.S. Olson, E. Zipser, E. Smith, T.T. Wilheit, G. North, and K. Nakamura (2000). The Status of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) after 2 Years in Orbit. J. Appl. Meteor., 39(12), 1965-1982.

Negri A.J., E.N. Anagnostou, and R.F. Adler (2000). A 10-Year Climatology of Amazonian Rainfall Derived from Passive Microwave Satellite Observations. J. Appl. Meteor., 39(1), 42-56.

Rodgers E.B., R.F. Adler, and H. Pierce (2000). Contribution of Tropical Cyclones to the North Pacific Climatological Rainfall as Observed from Satellites. J. Appl. Meteor., 39(10), 1658-1678.

Simpson, J., C.D. Kummerow, R. Meneghini, A. Hou, R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, B. Barkstrom, B. Wielicki, S.J. Goodman, H. Christian, T. Kozu, T.N. Krishnamurti, S. Yang, and B. Ferrier (2000). The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). Earth Obs. and Remote Sensing, 4, 71-90.

Tao W.-K., R.F. Adler, S.A. Braun, F. Einaudi, B. Ferrier, J. Halverson, G.M. Heymsfield, C. Kummerow, A. Negri, and R. Kakar (2000). Summary of a Symposium on Cloud Systems, Hurricanes and TRMM: Celebration of Dr. Joanne Simpson's Career - The First Fifty Years. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 81, 2463-2474.

Xie P., R. Ferraro, J.E. Janowiak, P.A. Arkin, G.J. Huffman, R.F. Adler, and A. Gruber (2000). GPCP Global Pentad Precipitation Analysis: A 20-Year Data Set Based on Gauge Observations and Satellite Estimates 10th Conference on Satellites

Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, D.T. Bolvin, E. Nelkin, and S. Curtis (1999). Comparison of TRMM and Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Precipitation Analyses Third International Conference on the Global Energy and Water Cycle, World Climate Research Program, 487-488

Adler, R.F. (1999). Satellite-based Global Precipitation Data Sets of Monthly and Finer Time Scales U.S.-Japan Workshop on Global Climate Change

Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, D.T. Bolvin, and S. Curtis (1999). TRMM-based Merged Data Products Compared to Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Analyses AGU Meeting

Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, D.T. Bolvin, E. Nelkin, and S. Curtis (1999). Tropical Rainfall Analysis Using TRMM in Combination with Other Satellite Gauge Data: Comparison with Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Results 79th AMS Meeting

Anagnostou E.N., A.J. Negri, and R.F. Adler (1999). A Satellite Infrared Technique for Diurnal Rainfall Variability Studies. J. Geophys. Res., 104(D24), 31477-31488.

Anagnostou E.N., A.J. Negri, and R.F. Adler (1999). Statistical Adjustment of Satellite Microwave Monthly Rainfall Estimates Over Amazonia. J. Appl. Meteor., 38, 1590-1598.

Curtis S., R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, and E. Nelkin (1999). Climatic Variability of Precipitation from the Seasonal Cycle to ENSO using GPCP's Merged Data Product and SSM/I-based microwave estimates. Third International Conf. on the Global Energy and Water Cycle, 535-536.

Curtis S., R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, E. Nelkin, D.T. Bolvin, and K. Fischer (1999). Using Satellite Estimates of Precipitation to Identify and Monitor Climate Variability AMS, Eighth Conference on Climate Variations

Curtis W.S., R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, and D.T. Bolvin (1999). Global Precipitation Patters Associated with ENSO and Tropical Circulations 24th Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, and D.T. Bolvin (1999). Description and Examples of Daily 1x1-Degree Precipitation Estimates Third International Conf. on the Global Energy and Water Cycle, 524-525

Huffman, G.J., and R.F. Adler (1999). Smaller Scales, More data: Global Daily 1x1-Degree Combined Precipitation Estimates 14th Conference on Hydrology

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, and D.T. Bolvin (1999). The Global Precipitation Patterns Associated with Short-Term Extratropical Climate Fluctuations 24th Climate Diagnostic and Prediction Workshop

Rodgers E.B., H. Pierce, and R.F. Adler (1999). The Variation of Tropical Cyclone Rainfall within the North Atlantic and Pacific as Observed by Satellites AMS, Eighth Conference on Climate Variations

Rudolf B., A. Gruber, R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, J.J. Janowiak, and P. Xie (1999). GPCP Precipitation Analyses Based on Observations as a Basis of NWP and Climate Model Verification 2nd International Conference on Reanalyses, Wokefield Park

Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, D.T. Bolvin, and E. Nelkin (1998). Early Results from TRMM Combined with Information from other Satellites COSPAR-32nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly

Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, D.T. Bolvin, and E. Nelkin (1998). Evaluation of Merged Precipitation Analyses Through Comparison with TRMM Data Sixth Internat. Conf. on Precip.

Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, and D.T. Bolvin (1998). Recent Improvements in Global Merged Precipitation Analyses Related to the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) and to the Use of TRMM Data Ninth Conf. on Sat. Meteor. and Oceanog.

Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, D.T. Bolvin, E. Nelkin, and S. Curtis (1998). TRMM-Based Precipitation Analyses Compared to Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Results 23rd Annual Climate Diagnostic and Prediction Workshop

Adler, R.F., and G.J. Huffman (1998). Variability Among Satellite-based Precipitation Estimates as a Measure of Uncertainty AMS 78th Annual Meeting

Anagnostou E.N., A.J. Negri, and R.F. Adler (1998). Adjustment of monthly microwave rainfall estimates over Amazonian Ninth Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Anagnostou E.N., A.J. Negri, and R.F. Adler (1998). Observations of the diurnal cycle of rainfall in Amazonia from satellite infrared and microwave data 6th Internat. Conf. on Precipitation

Bolvin, D.T., R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, and E. Nelkin (1998). A First Comparison of Global Merged Precipitation Analyses with Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Data IGARSS '98

Curtis S., P. Xie, R.F. Adler, and P.A. Arkin (1998). Comparison of GPCP and CMAP Global Monthly Precipitation Analyses 23rd Annual Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, and E. Nelkin (1998). Climatological Seasonal Cycles as Depicted in Global Precipitation Data Sets 9th Symposium on Global Change Studies, 78-79

Huffman, G.J., and R.F. Adler (1998). Estimating RMS Random Error in Monthly Global Precipitation Data Sets Sixth Conf. on Precip.

Huffman, G.J., and R.F. Adler (1998). Global Combined Precipitation Estimates at Finer Scale: Daily 1x1-Degree 23rd Annual Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop

Negri A.J., and R.F. Adler (1998). A 10-year Climatology of Amazonian Rainfall Derived from Passive Microwave Satellite Observations 6th Internat. Conf. on Precipitation

Negri A.J., E.N. Anagnostou, and R.F. Adler (1998). A 10-year Climatology of Amazonian Rainfall Derived from Passive Microwave Satellite Observations 9th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, AMS

Nelkin, E., G.J. Huffman, R.F. Adler, and Y. Hong (1998). Near Real-Time Monitoring of Global Precipitation during the 1997-98 ENSO Event Using GPCP Merged Analyses and SSM/I-Based Estimates 23rd Annual Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop

Smith, E., J.E. Lamm, R.F. Adler, J. Alishouse, K. Aonashi, E. Barrett, P. Bauer, W. Berg, A. Chang, R. Ferraro, J. Ferriday, S. Goodman, N. Grody, C. Kidd, D. Kniveton, C. Kummerow, G. Liu, F. Marzano, A. Mugnai, W.S. Olson, G. Petty, A. Shibata, R. Specer, F. Wentz, T. Wilheit, and E. Zipser (1998). Results of the WetNet PIP-2 Project. J. Atmos. Sci., 55, 1483-1536.

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, P. Arkin, A. Chang, R. Ferraro, A. Gruber, J. Janowiak, A. McNab, B. Rudolf, and U. Schneider (1997). The Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Combined Precipitation Data Set. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 78(1), 5-20 (incl. cover).

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, B. Rudolf, U. Schneider, and P.R. Keehn (1995). Global Precipitation Estimates Based on a Technique for Combining Satellite Data, Raingauge Analysis and Model Precipitation Information. J. Climate, 8(5), part 2, 1284-1295.

Negri, A.J., E. Nelkin, R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, and C. Kummerow (1995). Evaluation of Passive Microwave Precipitation Algorithms in Wintertime Midlatitude Situations. J. Atmos. Ocean Tech., 12(1), 20-32.

Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, and P.R. Keehn (1994). Global Tropical Rain Estimates from Microwave-Adjusted Geosynchronous IR Data. Remote Sensing Rev., 11, 125-152.

Negri, A.J., R.F. Adler, E. Nelkin, and G.J. Huffman (1994). Regional Rainfall Climatologies Derived From Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) Data. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 75(7), 1165-1182.