PUBLICATIONS: 2009

There is a total of 79 publications in the database for 2009.

Refereed Publications

Adam.M, B.B. Demoz, D.N. Whiteman, D.D.Venable, E.Joseph, A.Gambacorta, J. Wei, M.W. Shephard, L.M. Miloshevich, C.D. Barnet, R.L. Herman, J. Fitzgibbon, and R. Connell, 2009: Water vapor measurements by Howard University Raman Lidar during the WAVES 2006 campaign, J. Atmos. Ocea. Tech., (accepted).

Behrangi, A., K. Hsu, B. Imam, S. Sorooshian, G.J. Huffman, and R.J. Kuligowski, 2009: PERSIAN-MSA: A precipitation estimation method from satellite-based multi-spectral analysis, J. Hydrometeor., (submitted).

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

Braun, S., 2009: A climatological perspective of the role of the Saharan Air Layer in Atlantic tropical cyclogenesis and evolution, Mon. Wea. Rev., (submitted).

Braun, S., and C.-L. Shie, 2009: Improving our understanding of Atlantic tropical cyclones through knowledge of the Saharan Air Layer: Hope or hype?, Bull. Amer. Meteoro. Soc., (submitted).

Braun, S., M.T. Montgomery, and K. Mallen, 2009: Simulation and interpretation of the genesis of tropical storm GERT (2005) as part of the NASA tropical cloud systems, J. Atmos. Sci., (accepted).

Campbell,J.R., E.J.Welton, and J.D.Spinhirne, 2009: Continous Lidar Monitoring of Polar Stratopheric Clouds at the South Pole, Bull.Amer.Meteor.Soc., doi:10.1175/2008BAMS754.1..

Chiu, L., C.-L. Shie, R. Chokngamwong, and Y. Xing, 2009: Variations in global oceanic evaporation datasets, Acta Ocea. Sinica, (submitted).

Crow, W.T., G.J. Huffman, R. Bindlish, and T.J. Jackson, 2009: Improving Satellite-Based Rainfall Accumulation Estimates Using Spaceborne Surface Soil Moisture Retrievals, J. Hydrometeor., 10(1), DOI: 10.1175/2008JHM986.1, 199-212.

Grecu, M., W.S. Olson, C.-L. Shie, T.S. L'Ecuyer, and W.K. Tao, 2009: Combining satellite microwave radiometer and radar observations to estimate atmospheric latent heating profiles, J. Clim., DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI3020.1.

Guimond, S.R., G.M. Heymsfield, and F.J. Turk, 2009: Multi-scale observations of Hurricane Dennis, J. Atmos. Sci., (submitted).

Han, M., S.A. Braun, P.O.G. Persson, and J.-W. Bao, 2009: Along-front variability of precipitation associated with a midlatitude frontal zone: TRMM observation and MM5 simulation, Mon. Wea. Rev., 137(3), DOI: 10.1175/2008MWR2465.1, 1008-1028.

Han, M., S. Braun, W. Olson, P.O.G. Persson, and J.-W. Bao, 2009: Application of TRMM PR and TMI measurements to assess cloud microphysical schemes in the MM5 model for a winter storm, J. Appl. Meteor. Clim., (submitted).

Herman, J., and D. Whiteman, 2009: TES temperature validation using sondes, J. Geophys. Res., (submitted).

Heymsfield, A.J., A. Bansemer, G.M. Heymsfield, and A.O. Fierro, 2009: Microphysics of maritime tropical convective updrafts at temperatures from -20 to -60C, J. Atmos. Sci., (submitted).

Heymsfield, G.M., L. Tian, A.J. Heymsfield, L. Li, and S. Guimond, 2009: Characteristics of deep convection from nadir viewing high-altitude airborne radar, J. Atmos. Sci., (submitted).

Hlavka, D., L. Tian, W.D. Hart, L. Li, M. McGill, and G.M. Heymsfield, 2009: Vertical cloud climatology during TC4 derived from high-altitude aircraft merged lidar and radar profiles, J. Geophys. Res., (submitted).

Hong, Y., R.F. Adler, and G.J. Huffman, 2009: Applications of TRMM-based multi-satellite precipitation estimation for global runoff simulation: Prototyping a global flood monitoring system., Chapter in: Satellite Applications for Surface Hydrology., F. Hossian and M. Gebremichael, Eds., (accepted).

Hooshialsadat, P., S. Burian, M. Shepherd, and and F. Edwards, 2009: Influence of urbanization on secular trends of annual and warm season rainfall amounts in Houston, Clim. Change, (in revision).

Huffman, G., R. Adler, D. Bolvin, and G. Gu, 2009: Improving the Global Precipitation Record: GPCP Version 2.1, J. Geophys. Res. Lett., (submitted).

Huffman, G., R. Adler, D. Bolvin, and E. Nelkin, 2009: The TRMM multi-satellite precipitation analysis (TMPA), Chapter in : Satellite Applicaions for Surface Hydrology, (accepted).

Ismail, S., R. A. Ferrare, E.V. Browell, S.A. Kooi, J.P. Dunion, G.M. Heymsfield, A. Notari, C.F. Butler, S. Burton, M. Fenn, T.N. Krishnamurti, M. Biswas, G. Chen, and B. Anderson, 2009: LASE measurements of water vapor, aerosol, and cloud distributions in Saharan air layers and tropical disturbances, J. Atmos. Sci., (submitted).

Jenkins G., P. Kucera, E. Joseph, J. Fuente, A. Gaye, J. Gerlac, F. Roux, N. Viltard, M. Papazzoni, A. Protat, D. Bouniol, A. Reynolds, J. Arnault, D. Badiane, C. M. F., Kebe, M. Camara, and S. Sall, 2009: Coastal Observations of Weather Features in Senegal during the AMMA SOP-3 Period, J. Atmos. Sci., (submitted).

Kirschbaum, D. B., R. 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), http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/9/673/2009/nhess-9-673-2009.html, 673-686.

Kuo, K.-S, Q. Han, and E.A. Smith, 2009: Characterizing scattering properties of concave ice crystals, J. Atmos. Sci, (submitted).

Kuo, K.-S., E.A. Smith, R. Meneghini, and A. Mugnai, 2009: Method for characterizing non-Poisson statistics of radar intensities produced by precipitation, J. Atmos. Sci., (in revision).

Kuo, K.S., E.A. Smith, R. Meneghini, and A. Mugnai, 2009: Fundamental error source in radar remote sensing of precipitation: Pulse averaging requirements assuming fractal distribution of rain drops, J. Atmos. Ocea. Tech., (submitted).

Lewis, W.E., G.J. Tripoli, E. Im, S. Tanelli, and E.A. Smith, 2009: The impact of spaceborne Doppler radar observations on the simulation of a tropical cyclone. Part I: Analysis phase, Mon. Wea. Rev., (in revision).

Li, X., W.-K. Tao, A. Khain, J. Simpson, and D. Johnson, 2009: Sensitivity of (bulk vs explicit-bin) microphysics in cloud-resolving model simulated mid-latitiude squall line: Part I: Model validation, J. Atmos. Sci., 66(1), DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2646.1, 3-21.

Li, X., W.-K. Tao, A. Khain, J. Simpson, and D. Johnson, 2009: Sensitivity of a cloud-resolving model to bulk and explicit-bin microphysics schemes:: Part II: Cloud microphysics and storm dynamics interactions, J. Atmos. Sci., 66(1), DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2647.1, 22-40.

Li, Y.-D., Y. Wang, S. Yang, L. Hu, S. Gao, and R. Fu, 2009: Characteristics of Summer Convective Systems Initiated from Tibet Plateau, Part I: Origin, Track, Development and Surface Precipitation, J. Appl. Meteor., (accepted).

Liao, L., R. Menenghini, L. Tian, and G.M. Heymsfield, 2009: Simulations of radar bright band for X and W-band radars, J. Appl. Meteor., DOI: 10.1175/2009JAMC2033.1.

Marks, D.A., D.B. Wolff, D.S. Silberstein, A. Tokay, J.L. Pippitt, and J. Wang, 2009: Availability for high quality TRMM ground validation data from Kwajalein, RMI: A practical application of the Relative Calibration Adjustment Technique, J. Atmos. Ocea. Tech., 26(3), DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHA1174.1, 413-429.

Matsui, T., X. Zeng, W.-K. Tao, H.Masunaga, W.Olson, and S.Lang, 2009: Evaluation of long-term cloud-resolving model simulations using satellite radiance observations and muti-frequency satellite simulators, J. Atmos. Ocea. Tech., DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHA1168.1.

Medaglia, C.M., S. Pinori, C. Adamo, S. Dietrich, F. Fierli, A. Mugnai, E.A. Smith, and G.J. Tripoli, 2009: Model and satellite analysis of the November 9-10, 2001 Algeria flood, Measuring Precipitation from Space: EURAINSAT and the Future, V. Levizzani, P. Bauer, and F.J. Turk, Eds., 28(7), DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5835-6, 521-534.

Miloshevich, L., H. Voemel, D. Whiteman, and T. Leblanc, 2009: Accuracy assessment and correction of Vaisala RS92 radiosonde water vapor measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 114(011305), DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011565.

Mohr K.I., J. Molinari, and C. Thorncroft, 2009: The interannual stability of cumulative frequency distributions for convective system size and intensity, J. Clim., DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI2940.1.

Mugnai, A, and E.A. Smith, 2009: The TRMM Satellite -- PR and TMI, AT2 Book (Klaus Künzi, ed.), 4.1, 6, (accepted).

Noel, V., M.Winker, M.Haeffelin, and M.McGill, 2009: Comparison of depolarization ratio observed in convective ice clouds during CRYSTAL-FACE with a midlatitude synoptic cirrus clouds climatology from the SIRTA observatory, J. Geophys. Res., (submitted).

Norris, P.M., L. Oreopooulos, A. Hou, W.-K. Tao, and X. Zeng, 2009: Clouds and copulas: Part I: Theory for water clouds, Q. J. Roy. Meteoro. Soc, 134(636), DOI: 10.1002/qj.321, 1843-1864.

Persson, P. O. G., J.-W. Bao, S.A. Braun, D. Jorgensen, E. Sukovich, and D. Kingsmill, 2009: Observed and simulated kinematic, thermodynamic, and microphysical structure of a wide cold-frontal rainband over the eastern north Pacific Ocean, Mon. Wea. Rev., (submitted).

Shen, B.-W., W.-K. Tao, R. Atlas, Y.-L. Lin, O. Reale, J.-D. Chern, C. Peters-Lidard, and K.-S. Kuo, 2009: Forecasts of Tropical Cyclogenesis with a Global Mesoscale Model: Preliiminary Results with Six Tropical Cyclones, Geophys. Res. Lett., (in revision).

Shen, B.-W., W.-K. Tao , J.-D. Chern, and R. Atlas, 2009: Improvements in the Scalability of the NASA Goddard Mutiscale Modeling Framework for Hurricane Climate Studies, Inter. J. High Perf. Comp. Appl., (in revision).

Shepherd, M., W.M. Carter, M. Manyin, D. Messen, and S. Burian, 2009: The impact of urbanization on current and future coastal convection: A case study for Houston, Environ. Plan. B, (in press).

Shi J., W.-K. Tao, T. Matsui, R. Cifelli, A. Hou, S. Lang, A. Tokay, C. Peters-Lidard, G. S. Jackson, S. Rutledge, and W. Petersen, 2009: WRF Simulations of the January 20-22 2007 Snow Events over Eastern Canada: Comparison with in-situ and Satellite Observations, J. Appl. Meteor. Clim., (submitted).

Shie, C.-L., L.S. Chiu, R. Adler, P. Xie, I.-I. Lin, F.-C. Wang, E. Nelkin, R. Chokngamwong, W. Olson, and A. Chu, 2009: The Goddard Satellite-based Surface Turbulent Fluxes (GSSTF) dataset review and prospects, Acta Ocea. Sinica, (submitted).

Shie, C.-L., L.S. Chiu, R. Adler, P. Xie, I.-I. Lin, F.-C. Wang, E. Nelkin, R. Chokngamwong, and W. Olson, 2009: Reviving the production of Goddard Satellite-based Surface Turbulent Fluxes (GSSTF) dataset, J.Ocea.Univ.China, (submitted).

Sippel J., and F. Zhang, 2009: Dynamics and Predictability of Hurricane Humberto (2007) Revealed from Ensemble Analysis and Forecasting, J. Atmos. Sci, (submitted).

Smith J., A. Reynolds, A. Pratt, T. Battle, S. Salack, T. Fall, A. Diop, A. Klotz, D. Grant, D. Robertson, M. Delonge, and S. Chan, 2009: Analysis of the 11 Septemer 2006 West African Squall Line During NAMMA-06, J. Atmos. Sci., (submitted).

Smith, E.A., A. Mehta, S. Yang, A. Mugnai, and G.J. Tripoli, 2009: Propagation of warm season rainfall due to combined effects of mountain slope flow circulations and quasigeostrophic advection of downstream MCSs, J. Clim, (in revision).

Smith, E.A., W.-K. Tao, Z.S. Haddad, A.Y. Hou, R.K. Kakar, M. Katsumata, T.N. Krishnamurti, S. Lang, W.S. Olson, S. Satoh, S. Shige, Y. Takayabu, G.J. Tripoli, and S. Yang, 2009: A review of TRMM satellite latent heating retrieval: Algorithm development, validation, and applications, J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, (submitted).

Tao, W.-K., S. Lang, X. Zeng, S. Shige, and Y. Takayabu, 2009: Convective and Stratiform Precipitation Processes and their Relationship to Latent heating, J. Clim., (submitted).

Tao, W.-K., J. Shi, S. Chen, S. Lang, S.-Y. Hong, C. Peters-Lidard, S. Braun, G. Thompson, and J. Simpson, 2009: New, improved bulk-microphysical schemes for studying precipitation processes in WRF: Part I: Comparison with different microphysical schemes, Mon. Wea. Rev., (accepted).

Tao, W.-K., and M. Moncrieff, 2009: Cloud-System Resolving Models: Status and Prospects, Reviews of Geophysics - An Invited Paper, (submitted).

Tao, W.-K., J. Shi, S.S. Chen, S. Lang, S.-Y. Hong, G. Thompson, C. Peters-Lidard, A.Y. Hou, S. Braun, and J. Simpson, 2009: Studying precipitation processes in WRF with Goddard bulk microphysics and its comparison with other microphysical schemes, Mon. Wea. Rev., (submitted).

Tao, W.-K., J. Chern, R. Atlas, D. Randall, X. Lin, M. Khairoutdinov, J. Li, D. Waliser, A. Hou, C. Peters-Lidard, W. Lau, and J. Simpson, 2009: A Multi-scale modeling system: Development, applications and critical issues, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 90(4), DOI: 10.1175/2008BAMS2542.1, 515-534.

Tian, L., G. M. Heymsfield, A. J. Heymsfield, L. Li, and R. C. Srivastava, 2009: A study of cirrus ice particle size distribution using TC4 observations, J. Atmos. Sci., (submitted).

Tokay, A., P. Hartman, A. Battaglia, K. Gage, W. Clark, and C. Williams, 2009: A Field Study of Reflectivity and Z-R Relations using Vertically Pointing Radars and Disdrometers, J. Atmos. Ocea. Tech., 26(6), DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHA1163.1, 1120-1134.

Tripoli, G.J, A. Mugnai, and E.A. Smith, 2009: A numerical investigation of the 26-28 June 1997 Lake Como heavy precipitation event, Nat. Haz. Earth Sys. Sci, (submitted).

Tripoli, G.J, and E.A. Smith, 2009: Scalable nonhydrostatic regional-mesoscale-cloud model featuring variable-stepped topography coordinates: Formulation and performance on classic obstacle flow problems, Mon. Wea. Rev., (in revision).

Van Zadelhoff, G., A. Heymsfield, D. Donovan, and M. McGill, 2009: Validating lidar-radar microphysics retrieval using in-situ measurements, J. Geophys. Res., (submitted).

Veselovskiy, I., and D. Whiteman, 2009: Hygroscopic Aerosol Growth Measurements using Raman Lidar, Appl. Opt., (submitted).

Veselovskiy, I., D.N. Whiteman, A. Kolgotin, E. Andrews, and M. Korenski, 2009: Demonstration of aerosol property profiling by multi-wavelength lidar under varying relative humidity conditions, J. Atmos. Ocea. Tech., 26(8), DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHA1254.1, 1543–1557.

Wang, J., and Wolff, D., 2009: Comparison of reflectivities from the TRMM Precipitation Radar and Ground-Based Radars, J. Atmos. Ocea. Tech., 26(5), DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHA1175.1, 857-875.

Wang, J., and D.Wolff, 2009: Evaluation of TRMM Ground-Validation Radar-Rain Errors Using Rain Guage Measurements, J.Appl.Meteor.Clim., (submitted).

Whiteman, D., J. Potter, R. Tola, I. Veselovskii, M. Cadirola, K. Rush, and J. Comer, 2009: Improvements in Raman Lidar Measurements Using New Interference Filter Technology, J. Atmos. Ocea. Tech., (submitted).

Whiteman, D., L. Miloshevich, H. Voemel, and T. Leblanc, 2009: Accuracy assessment and correction of Vaisala RS92 radiosonde water vapor measurements, J. Geophys. Res., (submitted).

Wolff, D., and Fisher B., 2009: Assessing the Relative Performance of Microwave-Based Satellite Rain Retrievals Using TRMM Ground Validation Data, J. Appl. Meteor. Clim., 48(6), DOI: 10.1175/2008JAMC2127.1, 1069–1099.

Yang, B., Wang, B., and L. Wu, 2009: A mechanism for tropical cyclone rapid intensification, J. Atmos. Sci., (submitted).

Yorks, J, M. McGill, S. Rodier, M. Vaughan, Y. Hu, and D. Hlavka, 2009: Radiative effects of African dust and smoke observed from CERES and CALIOP data, J. Geophys. Res. , (submitted).

Zeng, X., W.-K. Tao, and J. Simpson, 2009: Microphysical Timescales in Clouds and their Application in Cloud-Resolving Modeling, J. Meteor. Soc. of Japan, 86(0026-1165), DOI: 10.2151/JMSJ.86.839, 839-856.

Zeng, X., W.K. Tao, M. Zhang, A. Hou, S. Xie, S. Lang, Xiaowen Li, D.O. Starr, Xiaofan Li, and J. Simpson, 2009: The indirect effect of ice nuclei on atmospheric radiation, J. Atmos. Sci., 66, Doi: 10.1175/2008JAS2778.1, 41-61.

Zeng, X., 2009: The influence of radiation on ice crystal spectrum in the upper troposphere, Q. J. Roy. Meteoro. Soc, (submitted).

Zeng,X., W.-K. Tao, T. Matsui, S. Xie, S. Lang, M. Zhang, D. O'C Starr, X. Li, and J. Simpson, 2009: Diagnosing the Ice Crystal Enhancement Factor in the Tropics, J. Atmos. Sci, (submitted).

Zeng,X., W.-K. Tao, M. Zhang, A. Y. Hou, S. Xie, S. Lang, X. Li, D. O’C Starr, and X. Li, 2009: A Contribution by Ice Nuclei to Global Warming, Q. J. Roy. Meteoro. Soc, (submitted).

Zhang,F., and J. Sippel, 2009: Effects of Moist Convection on Hurricane Predictability, J.Atmos.Sci., 66(7), DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS2824.1, 1944–1961.

Zipser, E.J., C.H. Twohy, S-C. Tsay, K.L.Thornhill, S. Tanelli, R. Ross, T.N. Krishnamurti, Q. Ji, G. Jenkins, S. Ismail, N.C. Hsu, R. Hood, G.M. Heymsfield, A. Heymsfield, J. Halverson, M.W. Goodman, R. Ferrare, J.P. Dunion, M. Douglas, R. Cifelli, G. Chen, E.V. Browell, B. Anderson, and , 2009: The Saharan air layer and the fate of the African easterly waves – NASA’s AMMA 2006 field program to study tropical cyclologenesis: NAMMA, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 90(8), DOI: 10.1175/2009BAMS2728.1, 1137–1156.

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