Profile for Robert Meneghini

Title: Physical Scientist
Affiliation: NASA
Contact: E-mail
Office Phone: 301-614-5652
Fax: 301-614-5492

Publications

Liao, L., and R. Meneghini (2013). Examination of Effective Dielectric Constants of Nonspherical Mixed-Phase Hydrometeors. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 52(1), 197-212.
10.1175/JAMC-D-11-0244.1

Meneghini, R., L. Liao, S. Tanelli, and S. L. Durden (2012). Assessment of the Performance of a Dual-Frequency Surface Reference Technique Over Ocean. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 50(8), 2968-2977.
doi:10.1109/TGRS.2011.2180727

Liao, L., and R. Meneghini (2011). A Study on the Feasibility of Dual-Wavelength Radar for Identification of Hydrometeor Phases. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 50(2), 449-456.
10.1175/2010JAMC2499.1

Meneghini, R., and J. Jones (2011). Standard Deviation of Spatially-averaged Surface Cross Section Data from the TRMM Precipitation Radar. IEEE, 8(2), 293-297.
10.1109/LGRS.2010.2064755

Liao, L., and R. Meneghini (2009). Validation of TRMM Precipitation Radar through Comparison of Its Multiyear Measurements with Ground-Based Radar. J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 48(4), 804-817.
doi:10.1175/2008JAMC1974.1

Liao, L., and R. Meneghini (2009). Changes in the TRMM Version-5 and Version-6 Precipitation Radar Products Due to Orbit Boost. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 87A, 93-107.
doi:10.2151/jmsj.87A.93

Liao, L., G.M. Heymsfield, L. Tian, and R. Meneghini (2008). Retrieval of snow and rain from combined X- and W-band airborne radar measurements. IEEE Trans. Geo. Rem. Sens., 46(5), 1514-1524.
doi:10.1109/TGRS.2008.916079

Meneghini, R., and L. Liao (2007). On the Equivalence of Dual-Wavelength and Dual-Polarization Equations for Estimation of the Raindrop Size Distribution. J. Atmos. Oce. Technol, 24, 806-820.

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.

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

Liao, L., and R. Meneghini (2005). A Study of Air/Space-borne Dual-Wavelength Radar for Estimation of Rain Profiles. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 22(6), 841-851.

Liao, L., and R. Meneghini (2005). On Modeling Air/Spaceborne Radar Returns in the Melting Layer. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 43(12), 2799-2809.

Liao, L., and R. Meneghini (2005). Use of Dual-Wavelength Radar for Snow Parameter Estimates. J. Atmos. Oce. Technol., 22, 1494-1506.

Meneghini, R. (2005). A Broadband Microwave Radiometer Technique at X-band for Rain and Drop Size Distribution Estimation. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 43(5), 990-999.

Meneghini, R., T. Tian, and L. Liao (2005). A Feasibility Study for Simultaneous Estimates of Water Vapor and Precipitation Parameters Using a Three-Frequency Radar. J. Appl. Meteorol., 44, 1511-1525.

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

Chandrasekar V., R. Meneghini, and I. Zawadzki (2003). Global and Local Precipitation Measurements by Radar. Meteorological Monographs, EO-1 Special Issue, 30(52), 215-236.

Meneghini, R., S. Bidwell, R. Rincon, G.M. Heymsfield, and L. Liao (2003). Differential-frequency Doppler weather radar: Theory and experiment. Radio Science, 38(3), Art. No. 8040.

Skofronick-Jackson G., J. Wang, G.M. Heymsfield, R. Hood, W. Manning, R. Meneghini, and J. Weinman (2003). Combined radiometer-radar microphysical profile estimations with emphasis on high-frequency brightness temperature observations. J. Appl. Meteor., 42(4), 476-487.

Zhang G.F., J. Vivekanandan, E.A. Brandes, R. Meneghini, and T. Kozu (2003). The shape-slope relation in observed gamma raindrop size distributions: Statistical error or useful information?. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 20(8), 1106-1119.

Liao, L., R. Meneghini, and T. Iguchi (2002). Bright-Band Modeling of Air/Space-Borne Microwave Radars. Proc. IGARSS 2002, 1, 278-280.

Rincon R.F., R. Lang, R. Meneghini, S. Bidwell, and A. Tokay (2002). Study of the Variability in the Rain Drop Size Distribution over a 2.3 Km Path. Proc. IGARSS 2002, 3, 1857-1859.

Liao, L., R. Meneghini, and T. Iguchi (2001). Comparisons of rain rate and reflectivity factor derived from the TRMM precipitation radar and the WSR-88D over the Melbourne, Florida, site.. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 18, 1959-1974.

Meneghini, R., L. Liao, S.W. Bidwell, and G.M. Heymsfield (2001). On the feasibility of a differential-frequency Doppler weather radar. IEEE Trans. Geo. Rem. Sens., 39, 2203-2316.

Meneghini, R., J. Jones, T. Iguchi, K. Okamoto, and J. Kwiatkowski (2001). Statistical methods of estimating average rainfall over large space-timescales using data from the TRMM precipitation radar.. J. Appl. Meteorol., 40(3), 568-585.

Olson, W.S., P. Bauer, N.F. Viltard, D.E. Johnson, W.-K. Tao, R. Meneghini, and L. Liao (2001). A melting-layer model for passive/active microwave remote sensing applications. Part I: model formulation and comparison with observations.. J. Appl. Meteorol., 40(7), 1145-1163.

Rincon R.F., R. Lang, R. Meneghini, S. Bidwell, and A. Tokay (2001). Estimation of path-average rain drop size distribution using the NASA/TRMM microwave link.. Proc. IGARSS 2001, 3, 1038-1040.

Tao W. -K., S. Lang, R. Meneghini, J. Halverson, R. Johnson, and J. Simpson (2001). Latent Heating Retrievals using the TRMM Precipitation Radar: A Multi-seasonal Study EGS 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

Tao W.-K., S. Lang, W.S. Olson, S. Yang, R. Meneghini, J. Simpson, E. Smith, C. Kummerow, and J. Halverson (2001). Retrieved vertical profiles of latent heat release using TRMM products. J. Appl. Meteor., 40, 957-982.

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

Bauer P., A. Khain, I. Sednev, R. Meneghini, C. Kummerow, F. Marzano, and J.P. V. Poiares Baptista (2000). Combined Cloud-Microwave Radiative Transfer Modeling of Stratiform Rainfall. J. Atmos. Sci., 57, 1082-1104.

Bidwell S.W., R. Meneghini, L. Liao, R.F. Rincon, and G.M. Heymsfield (2000). Application of a differential reflectivity techniques to the EDOP radar in ground-based operation.. Proc. IGARSS 2000, 5, 1789-1791.

Iguchi, T., T. Kozu, R. Meneghini, and K. Okamoto (2000). A new hybrid surface reference method for the TRMM precipitation radar.. Proc. IGARSS 2000, 3, 1346-1348.

Iguchi, T., R. Meneghini, J. Awaka, T. Kozu, and K. Okamoto (2000). Rain profiling algorithm for the TRMM Precipitation Radar data.. Adv. Space Res., 25(5), 973-976.

Iguchi, T., T. Kozu, R. Meneghini, J. Awaka, and KI Okamoto (2000). Rain-profiling algorithm for the TRMM Precipitation Radar: Part 1. J. Appl. Meteorol., 39(12), 2038-2052.

Liao, L., and R. Meneghini (2000). Investigation of the dielectric constants of inhomogeneous air-ice and snow-water spheres.. Proc. IGARSS 2000, 5, 1804-1806.

Meneghini, R., and L. Liao (2000). Effective dielectric constants of mixed-phase hydrometeors.. J. Atmos. Ocean Tech., 17(5), 628-640.

Meneghini, R., T. Iguchi, T. Kozu, L. Liao, I. K Okamoto, J. Jones, and J. Kwiatkowski (2000). Use of the surface reference technique for path attenuation estimates from the TRMM Precipitation Radar. J. Appl. Meteorol., 39, 2053-2070.

Rincon R.F., R. Lang, R. Meneghini, and S. Bidwell (2000). Path-average drop size distribution estimation from dual-wavelength measurements of attenuation.. Proc. IGARSS 2000, 1, 184-186.

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.

Barrett E.C., G.J. Huffman, J. Janowiak, T. Kurino, R. Meneghini, W.S. Olson, R.A. Scofield, and J. Turk (1999). Chapter 3: Satellite Rainfall Estimation: Principles and Benchmark Techniques, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Technical Document (WMO/TD No. 975) Tropical Cyclone Programme, Report No. TCP-42

Takahashi N., and R. Meneghini (1999). Comparison of calculation methods for drop size distribution with a ground based dual-wavelength dual-polarization radar.. Proc. IGARSS '99, 1, 708-710.

Iguchi, T., R. Meneghini, J. Awaka, T. Kozu, and K. Okamoto (1998). Preliminary analysis of the rain profiling algorithm for TRMM precipitation radar data.. Proc. IGARSS '98, IV, 1889-1891.

Meneghini, R., L. Liao, and T. Iguchi (1998). Effective dielectric constants of melting hydrometeors and their use in radar bright-band models.. Proc. IGARSS '98, IV, 147-149.

Meneghini, R., T. Kozu, J. Jones, T. Iguchi, and K. Okamoto (1998). Estimates of path attenuation for the TRMM radar.. Proc. IGARSS '98, IV, 1882-1884.

Prabhakara C., R. Iacovazzi, R. Meneghini, R. Oki, D. A. Short, and J. A. Weinman (1998). A TRMM microwave radiometer rain retrieval method based on fractional rain area. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 76, 765-781.

Prabhakara P., R. Meneghini, D.S. Short, J.A. Weinman, R. Iacovazzi, Jr., R. Oki, and M. Cadeddu (1998). A TRMM microwave radiometer rain retrieval method based on fractional rain area.. J. Meterol. Soc. Japan, 76(5), 765-781.