Profile for Eyal Amitai

Affiliation: Chapman University
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Office Phone: 301-614-6341
Fax: 301-614-5492

Publications

Amitai, E., C. L. Unkrich, D. C. Goodrich, E. Habib, and B. Thill (2012). Assessing satellite-based rainfall estimates in semi-arid watersheds using the Walnut Gulch gauge network and TRMM-PR.. J. of Hydrometeoro, 13(5), 1579-1588.
doi:10.1175/JHM-D-12-016.1

Amitai, E., W. A. Petersen, X. Llort, and S. Vasiloff (2012). Multiplatform Comparisons of Rain Intensity for Extreme Precipitation Events.. IEEE Trans Geosci Remote Sens, 50(3), 675-686.
doi:10.1109/TGRS.2011.2162737

Kirstetter, P., Y. Hong, J. J. Gourley, S. Chen, Z. L. Flamig, J. Zhang, M. R. Schwaller, W. A. Petersen, and E. E. Amitai (2012). Toward a Framework for Systematic Error Modeling of Spaceborne Precipitation Radar with NOAA/NSSL Ground Radar-based National Mosaic QPE.. J. Hydrometeorol., 13(4), 1285-1300.
doi:10.1175/JHM-D-11-0139.1

Amitai, E., X. Llort, and D. Sempere-Torres (2009). Comparison of TRMM radar rainfall estimates with NOAA Next Generation QPE. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 87A, 109-118.
doi:10.2151/jmsj.87A.109.

Anagnostou M.N., E. Amitai, E.I. Nikolopoulos, E.N. Anagnostou, and J. A Nystuen (2008). Evaluation of underwater rainfall measurements during the Ionian Sea Rainfall Experiment.. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 46(10), 2936-2946.
doi:10.1109/TGRS.2008.2000756

Nystuen J., E. Amitai, E. Anagnostou, and M. Anagnostou (2008). Spatial averaging of oceanic rainfall variability using underwater sound: Ionian Sea Rainfall Experiment. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer., 123(4), 1952-1962.
doi:10.1121/1.2871485

Amitai, E., J. Nystuen, E. Anagnostou, and M. Anagnostou (2007). Comparison of deep underwater measurements and radar observations of rainfall. IEE Geo. Rem. Sen. Lett, 4(3), 406-410.
10.1109/LGRS.2007.895681

Michaelides S., and E. Amitai (2007). Preface: Observation, Prediction and Verification of Precipitation. Advances in Geosciences, 10(1).

Amitai, E., D. Marks, D.B. Wolff, D. Silberstein, B.L. Fisher, and J.L. Pippitt (2006). Evaluation of radar rainfall products: Lessons learned from NASA TRMM validation program in Florida. J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 23(11), 1492-1505.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JTECH1968.1

Amitai, E., X. Lort, and D. Sempere-Torres (2006). Opportunities and challenges for evluating precipitation estimates during GPM mission. Meteor.Zeitschrift, 15(5), 551-557.
10.1127/0941-2

Amitai, E., R. Meneghini, X. Llort, and L. Liao (2005). Accuracy verification of spaceborne radar estimates of rain rate.. Royal Meteor. Soc. Atmos. Sci. Lett., 6, 2-6.
10.1002/asl.82

Wolff, D.B., D. Marks, E. Amitai, D.S. Silberman, A. Tokay, J.L. Pippitt, and J. Wang (2005). Ground validation for the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 22(4), 365-380.

Wolff, D.B., E. Amitai, D. Marks, D. Silberstein, and R.A. Lawrence (2005). Validation for the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: Lessons learned and future plans

Amitai, E., A. Nystuen, and L. Liao (2004). Listening to the rain Summary of paper at the AMS 31st Radar Meteorology Conf, appearing in the "Nowcast" section of the Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 85, 15

Amitai, E., E. Morin, R. Meneghini, L. Liao, and J.A. Nystuen (2004). Uniting space, ground and underwater measurements for improved estimates of ran rate. IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett., 1(2), 35-38.
10.1109/LGRS.2004.824767

Nystuen A.J., and E. Amitai (2003). High temporal resolution of extreme rainfall rate variability and the acoustic classification of rainfall. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 108(D8), 8378-8388.

Amitai, E., and E. Morin (2001). In search of the true rain rate distribution 7th Int. Conf. on Precipitation

Amitai, E., D.B. Wolff, M. Robinson, D. Silberstein, D. Marks, M.S. Kulie, and B.L. Fisher (2001). Methodologies for evaluating the accuracy of TRMM ground validation rainfall products 30th Int. Conf. on Radar Meteorology

Amitai, E. (2001). New Goddard Algorithms for Validation Data Sets TRMM Science Team Meeting

Amitai, E., E. Morin, and M. Marcovina (2001). Scale dependence of rain rate distributions: Implications to TRMM Algorithms TRMM Science Team Meeting

Amitai, E., E. Morin, and M. Marcovina (2001). Sensitivity of the distribution of radar derived rain rates to different gauge adjustment techniques Fifth International Symposium on Hydrological Applications of Weather Radar

Amitai, E. (2001). Spain/Catalunya provisional interest/role in GPM Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPM) Planning Workshop

Nystuen A.J., and E. Amitai (2001). High temporal resolution of extreme rainfall rate variability using underwater sound 7th Int. Conf. on Precipitation

Tokay, A., R. Meneghini, J. Kwiatkowski, E. Amitai, T. Kozu, T. Iguchi, C. Williams, M. Kulie, and C. Wilson (2001). On the role of drop size distribution in TRMM rain profiling algorithm 30th Int. Conf. on Radar Meteorology

Amitai, E., D.B. Wolff, M. Robinson, D. Silberstein, D. Marks, M.S. Kulie, and B.L. Fisher (2000). Rainfall Product Evaluation for the TRMM Ground Validation Program AGU 2000 Fall Meeting

Amitai, E. (2000). Systematic Variation of Observed Radar Reflectivity-Rainfall Rate Relations in the Tropics. J. App. Meteor., Vol. 39(No. 12), pp. 2198-2208.

Amitai, E., D.B. Wolff, M. Robinson, D. Marks, M.S. Kulie, and B.S. Ferrier (2000). Systematic variations of Ze-R relations: Implications to hydrology. Rem. Sens. Hydro., IAHS Press.

Amitai, E., D.B. Wolff, M. Robinson, D. Marks, M.S. Kulie, and B.S. Ferrier (2000). Systematic Variations of Ze-R Relations: Implications to Hydrology Remote Sensing and Hydrology 2000, IAHS Press

Atlas D., C.W. Ulbrich, F.D. Marks Jr., R.A. Black, E. Amitai, P.T. Willis, and C.E. Samsury (2000). Partitioning tropical oceanic convective and stratiform rains by draft strength. J. Geophys. Res., 105, 2259-2267.

Fisher, B.L., D.B. Wolff, and E. Amitai (2000). Analytical Software for Validating Time Synchronous Radar and Rain Gauge Data Conf. On Remote Sensing and Hydrology 2000

Kulie M., D. Marks, M. Robinson, D. Silberstein, D.B. Wolff, B. Ferrier, E. Amitai, B.L. Fisher, J. Wang, D. Augustine, and O. Thiele (2000). Climatological Processing of Radar Data for the TRMM Ground Validation Program AGU Conference

Marks, D., M.S. Kulie, M. Robinson, D. Silberstein, D.B. Wolff, B.S. Ferrier, E. Amitai, B.L. Fisher, J. Wang, and O.W. Thiele (2000). Climatological Processing and Product Development for the TRMM Ground Validation Program. Part B: Hydrology, Oceans and Atmosphere. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, (PCE), 25, 871-876.

Robinson M., M.S. Kulie, D. Marks, D.B. Wolff, B.S. Ferrier, E. Amitai, D. Silberstein, B.L. Fisher, and J. Wang (2000). Evolving Improvements to TRMM Ground Validation Rainfall Estimates European Conference on Radar Meteorology (ERAD)

Robinson M., M. S . Kulie, D. Silberstein, D. Marks, D.B. Wolff, E. Amitai, B.S. Ferrier, B.L. Fisher, and J. Wang (2000). Evolving Improvements to TRMM Ground Validation Rainfall Estimates. Part B: Hydrology, Oceans and Atmosphere. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (PCE), 25, 971-976.

Wolff, D.B., R. Cifelli, E. Anagnostou, and E. Amitai (2000). A Statistical Comparison of R/V Ronald H. Brown and Kwajalein Radar Reflectivities During Kwajex AGU Fall Meeting

Amitai, E. (1999). Relationships between radar properties at high elevations and surface rain rate: potential use for spaceborne rainfall measurements. J. Appl. Meteor., 38, 321-333.

Atlas D., C.W. Ulbrich, F.D. Marks Jr., E. Amitai, and C. Williams (1999). Systematic variation of drop size and radar-rainfall relations. J. Geophys. Res., 104, 6155-6169.

Marks, D., M.S. Kulie, M. Robinson, B.S. Ferrier, and E. Amitai (1999). Obtaining Standardized Reference Rainfall Products for TRMM Ground Validation Ñ An Operational Technique 29th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Rickenbach T.M., E. Amitai, L. Atkinson, D. Boccipio, R. Bowie, R. Cifelli, N. Dunnemann, G. Frostram, N. Gears, J. Gerlach, Z. Haddad, P. Kucera, N. Madden, S. Rutledge, O. Thiele, and E. Williams (1999). Doppler Radar Observations of Convection from the NASA TOGA C-band Radar During TRMM-LBA in Rondonia, Brazil Spring Meeting, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Rosenfeld D., and E. Amitai (1998). Comparison of WPMM versus Regression for Evaluating Z-R Relationships. J. Appl. Meteor., 37(No. 10), pp. 1241-1249.