PUBLICATIONS: 2008

There is a total of 64 publications in the database for 2008.

Refereed Publications

Adler, R. F., G. Gu, J.-J. Wang, G. J. Huffman, S. Curtis, and D. 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.

Amitai E., and J. A. Nystuen, 2008: Underwater acoustic measurements of rainfall. , Precipitation: Advances in Measurement, Estimation and Prediction, S. Michaelides, Eds.(Ch.13), ISBN: 978-3-540-77654-3, 343-363.

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

Campbell, J. , K. Sassen, and E. Welton, 2008: Elevated cloud and aerosol layer retrievals from micropulse lidar signal profiles, J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 25(5), 685-700.

Chandrasekar, V., A.Y. Hou, E.A. Smith, V.N. Bringi, S.A. Rutledge, E. Gorgucci, W.A. Petersen, and G. Skofronick-Jackson, 2008: Potential role of dual polarization radar in the validation of satellite precipitation measurements: rationale and opportunities, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 89, DOI:10.1175/2008BAMS2177.1, 1127-1145.

Comstock, J. M., R. Lin , D. O'C. Starr , and P. Yang, 2008: Understanding ice supersaturation, particle growth, and number concentration in cirrus clouds, J. Geophy. Res., 113(23), doi:10.1029/2008JD010332, D23211.

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

Fan, J., R. Zhang, W.-K. Tao, and K. Mohr, 2008: Aerosol radiative effects on deep convective clouds and associated radiative forcing, J. Geophys. Res., 113, doi:10.1029/2007JD009257, D08209.

Feidas, H., G. Kokolatos , A. Negri , M. Manyin , N. Chrysoulakis , and Y. Kamarianakis, 2008: Validation of an infrared-based satellite algorithm to estimate accumulated rainfall over the Mediterranean basin, Theo. Appl. Clim., DOI 10.1007/s00704-007-0360.

Grecu, M., and W. Olson, 2008: Precipitating Snow Retrievals from Combined Airborne Cloud Radar and Millimeter-Wave Radiometer Observations, J. Appl. Meteor. Clim., 47(6), DOI: 10.1175/2007JAMC1728.1, 1634-1650.

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

Habib, E. , C. Malakpet, A. Tokay, and P. Kucera, 2008: Sensitivity of streamflow simulations to temporal variability and estimation of Z-R relationships, J. Hydrologic Eng., 13(12), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2008)13:12(1177), 1177-1186.

Han, M., S. A. Braun, P. O. G. Persson, and J.-W. Bao, 2008: 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.

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

Hong, Y., R. Adler, and G. Huffman, 2008: Satellite Remote Sensing for Landslide Monitoring on a Global Basis, EOS, 88(37), 357-358.

Hossain, F., and G. Huffman, 2008: Investigating error metrics for satellite rainfall data at hydrologically relevant scales, J. Hydrometeor., 9(3), DOI:10.1175/2007JHM925.1, 563-575.

Hou, A.Y., G. Skofronick-Jackson, C.Kummerow, and J.M.Shepherd, 2008: Global Precipitation Measurement, Chapter 6 in Precipitation: Advances in Measurement, Estimation and Prediction , Springer-Verlag, S. Michaelides, Eds., 540.

Jensen, E. J., P. Lawson, B. Baker, B. Pilson, Q. Mo, A. J. Heymsfield, A. Bansemer, T.P. Bui, M. McGill, D. Hlavka, G.M. Heymsfield, S. Platnick, G. T. Arnold, and S. Tanelli, 2008: On the importance of small ice crystals in tropical anvil cirrus, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 5321-5370.

Jiang, H., J. Halverson, J. Simpson, and E. Zipser, 2008: On the difference of storm rainfall of hurricanes Isidore and Lili. Part II: Water Budget, Wea. Forecast., 23(1), 44-61.

Jiang, H., J. B. Halverson, and J. Simpson, 2008: On the difference of storm rainfall of hurricanes Isidore and Lili. Part I: Satellite observations and rain potential, Wea. Forecast., 23(1), 29-43.

Jiang, Z., J. He, S. Yang, J. Li, and J. Liang, 2008: Interdecadal variations of East Asia summer monsoon northward propagation and influences on summer precipitation over East China, Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 100(1-4), DOI: 10.1007/s00703-008-0298-3, 101-119.

Kim, M.J., J. A. Weinman, W. S. Olson, D.-E. Chang, G. S. Jackson, and J. R. Wang, 2008: A physical model to estimate snowfall over land using AMSU-B observations, J. Geophys. Res. , 113, doi:10.1029/2007/JD008589, D09201.

Koch, S., C. Flamant, J. Wilson, B. Gentry, and B. Jamison, 2008: An Atmospheric Soliton Observed with Doppler Radar, Differential Absorption Lidar, and a Molecular Doppler Lidar, J. Atmos. Ocea. Tech., 25(8), DOI: 10.1175/2007JTECHA951.1, August, 1267-1287.

Kumar, S. V., C. D. Peters-Lidard, J. E. Eastman, and W.-K. Tao, 2008: An integrated high resolution hydrometeorological modeling system using LIS and WRF, Environ. Model. & Software, 23/2, 169-181.

Kwon, E.H., B.J. Sohn, D.E. Chang, M.H. Ahn, and S. Yang, 2008: Use of numerical forecasts for improving TMI rain retrievals over the mountainous area, J. Appl. Meteor. Clim., 47(7), 1995-2007.

Levin, Z., J. Brenguier, W. Cotton, G. Feingold, Y. Kaufman, and M. Shepherd, 2008: Chapter 5: Observational studies of the effects of aerosols on clouds and precipitation, Assessment of the effects of pollution on precipitation, World Meteoro. Org./IUGG, 386.

Li, J.-L. F., D. Waliser, C. Wood, J. Teixeira, J. Bacmeister, J. Chern, B.-W. Shen, A. Tompkins, W.-K. Tao, and M. Kohler, 2008: : Comparisons of satellite liquid water estimates to ECMWF and GMAO analyses, 20th century IPCC AR4 climate simulations, and GCM simulations, Geophy. Res. Lett., 35(L19710), doi:10.1029/2088GL035427.

Liao, L., R. Meneghini, L.Tian, and G. Heymsfield, 2008: Retrieval of snow and rain from combined X- and W-band airborne radar measurements, IEEE Trans. Geo. Rem. Sens., 6(5), 1514-1524.

Matsui, T., A. Beltrán-Przekurat, D. Niyogi, R. A. Pielke Sr., and M. Coughenour, 2008: Aerosol light scattering effect on terrestrial plant productivity and energy fluxes over the eastern United States, J. Geophys. Res., 113(D14S14), DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009658. .

Mehta V. Amita, and S. Yang, 2008: Precipitation Climatology over Mediterranean Basin from Ten Years of TRMM Measurements, Adv. Geosci., 17, www.adv-geosci.net/17/87/2008, December, 87-91.

Mueller K.J., L. Di Girolamo, M. Fromm, and S.P. Palm, 2008: Stereo observations of polar stratospheric clouds, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35(L17813), doi:10.1029/2008GL033792.

Mugnai, A., E.A. Smith, G.J. Tripoli, S. Dietrich, V. Kotroni, K. Lagouvardos, and C.M. Medaglia, 2008: Explaining discrepancies in passive microwave cloud-radiation databases in microphysical context from two different cloud-resolving models, Meteor. Atmos. Phys., DOI 10.1007/s00703-007-0281-4, 19.

Munchak, S., and A. Tokay, 2008: Retrieval of raindrop size distribution from simulated dual frequency radar measurements, J. Appl. Meteor. Clim., 47(1), 223-239.

Nardi, B., J.C. Gille, J.J. Barnett, C.E. Randall, V.L. Harvey, A. Waterfall, W.J. Reburn, T. Leblanc, T.J. McGee, L.W. Twigg, A.M. Thompson, S. Godin-Beekmann, P.F. Bernath, B.R. Bojkov, C.D. Boone, C. Cavanaugh, M.T. Coffey, J. Craft, C. Craig, V. Dean, T.D. Eden, G. Francis, L. Froidevaux, C. Halvorson, J.W. Hannigan, C.L. Hepplewhite, D.E. Kinnison, R. Khosravi, C. Krinsky, A. Lambert, H. Lee, J. Loh, S.T. Massie, I.S. McDermid, D. Packman, B. Torpy, J. Valverde-Canossa, K.A. Walker, D.N. Whiteman, J.C. Witte, and G. Young, 2008: Initial Validation of Ozone Measurements Dynamics Limb Sounder (HIRDLS), J. Geophys. Res., 113(D16), DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008814, D16S36.

Nassar, R., J.A. Logan, H.M. Worden, I.A. Megretskaia, K.W. Bowman, G.B. Osterman, A.M. Thompson, D.W. Tarasick, S. Austin, H. Claude, M.K. Dubey, W. K. Hocking, B.J. Johnson, E. Joseph, J. Merrill, G.A. Morris, M. Newchurch, S.J. Oltmans, F. Posny, F.J. Schmidlin, H. Vömel, D.N. Whiteman, and J.C. Witte, 2008: Validation of Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) Nadir Ozone Profiles Using Ozonesonde Measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 113(D15S17), doi:10.1029/2007JD008819..

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), doi: 10.1121/1.2871485, 1952-1962.

Reichardt J., J. S. Reichardt, R.-F. Lin, M.Hess, T.J. McGee, and D.O'C. Starr, 2008: Optical-microphysical cirrus model, J. Geophys. Res., 113, doi:10.1029/2008/2008JD010071.

Rickenbach, T., P. Kucera, M. Gentry, L. Carey, A Lare, R.-F. Lin, B. Demoz, and D. Starr, 2008: The relationship between anvil clouds and convective cells: A case study in South Florida during CRYSTAL-FACE , Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 3917-3932.

Sayres, D. S., J. B. Smith, J. V. Pittman, E. M. Weinstock, J. G. Anderson, G. M. Heymsfield, L. Li, A. M. Fridlind, and A. S. Ackerman, 2008: Validation and determination of ice water content - radar reflectivity relationships during CRYSTAL-FACE: Flight requirements for future comparisons, J. Geophys. Res., 113(D05208), doi:10.1029/2007JD008847.

Shephard M.W., R.L. Herman, B.M. Fisher, K.E. Cady-Pereira, S.A. Clough, V.H. Payne, D.N. Whiteman, J.P. Comer, H. Vömel, L.M. Miloshevich, R.O. Forno, M. Adam, G.B. Osterman, A. Eldering, J.R. Worden, L.R. Brown, H.M. Worden, S.S. Kulawik, D.M. Rider, A. Goldman, R. Beer, K.W. Bowman, C.D. Rodgers, M. Luo, C.P. Rinsland, M. Lampel, and M.R. Gunson, 2008: Comparison of Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) Nadir Water Vapor Retrievals with In Situ Measurements , J. Geophys. Res., 113(D15), DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008822, D15S24.

Shige, S., Y. N. Takayabu, and W.-K. Tao, 2008: Spectral retrieved of latent heating profiles from TRMM PR data. Part III: Moistening estimates over the tropical ocean regions, Appl. Meteor. Clim., 47, DOI: 10.1175/2007JAMC1738.1, 620-640.

Silberstein, D., D. Wolff, D. Marks, D. Atlas, and J. Pippitt, 2008: Ground Clutter as a Monitor of Radar Stability at Kwajalein, RMI, J.Atmos.Ocean.Tech, 25(11), DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHA1063.1, 2037-2045.

Skofronick-Jackson, G., A. Heymsfield, E. Holthaus, C. Albers, and M.-J. Kim, 2008: Nonspherical and spherical characterization of ice in Hurricane Erin for wideband passive microwave comparisons, J. Geophys. Res., 113(D06201), doi:10.1029/2007JD008866.

Sui, C.-H., X. Li, K.-M. Lau, W.-K. Tao, M.-D. Chou, and M.-J. Yang, 2008: Convective-radiative-mixing processes in the Tropical Ocean-Atmosphere., Recent Progress in Atmospheric Sciences with Applications to the Asia-Pacific Region, World Scientific Publication, ISBN 978-981-281-890-4, 496.

Tao, W.-K., R. Houze, and E. Smith, 2008: Retrieved latent heating from TRMM, GEWEX News , 18(2), 8-9.

Tao, W.-K., D. Anderson, R. Atlas, J. Chern, P. Houser, A. Hou, S. Lang, W. Lau, C. Peters-Lidard, R. Kakar, S. Kumar, W. Lapenta, X. Li, T. Matsui, M. Rienecker, B.-W. Shen, J. J. Shi, J. Simpson, and X. Zeng, 2008: A Goddard multi-scale modeling system with unified physics, GEWEX News , 18(1), 6-8.

Tian, L., G. M. Heymsfield, L. Li, and R. C. Srivastava , 2008: Properties of Light Stratiform Rain Derived from 10 and 94 GHz Airborne Doppler Radars Measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 112(D11), D11211.

Tokay, A., P. Bashor, E. Habib, and T. Kasparis, 2008: Raindrop size distribution measurements in tropical cyclones, Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 1669-1685.

Veselovskiy, I., M. Korenskii, V. Griaznov, D. Whiteman, M. McGill, G. Roy, and L. Bissonette, 2008: Information content of data measured with multiple field of view lidar, Appl. Opt., 45(26), DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.006839, 6839-6848.

Wang, D., X. Li, W.-K. Tao, Y. Liu, and H. Zhou, 2008: On the sensitivity of Atmospheric ensemble to cloud microphysics in long-term cloud-resolving model simulations, J. Atmos. Res., 86A, DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.86A.45, 45-65.

Wang, D., X. Li, W.-K. Tao, Y. Liu, and H. Zhou, 2008: Torrential rainfall processes associated with a landfall of severe tropical storm Bills (2006): A cloud-resolving modeling study, J. Atmos. Res., 91(1), 94-104.

Wang, J., B. Fisher, and D. Wolff, 2008: Estimating rain rates from tipping-bucket rain gauge measurements, J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 25(1), DOI: 10.1175/2007JTECHA895.1, 43-56.

Wang, J.-W., K. Wang, R. A. Pielke Sr., J. C. Lin, and T. Matsui, 2008: Towards a robust test on North America warming trend and precipitable water content increase, J. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35(L18804), DOI: 10.1029/2008GL034564.

Wang. J.-J., R. Adler, and G. Gu, 2008: Tropical Rainfall-Surface Temperature Relations Using TRMM Precipitation Data, J. Geophys. Res., D18115(113), DOI: 10.1029/2007JD006540.

Winker, D., B. Hunt, and M. McGill, 2008: Initial Performance Assessment of CALIOP, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34(L19808), doi:10.1029/2007GL030135.

Wolff, D., and B. Fisher, 2008: Comparisons of Instantaneous TRMM Ground Validation and Satellite Rain Rate Estimates at Different Spatial Scales, J. Appl. Meteor. Clim., 47(8), 2215-2237.

Wu, L., B. Wang, and S. A. Braun, 2008: Implications of tropical cyclone power dissipation index, Intl J. Clim., 28, 727-731.

Yang, S, and E.A. Smith, 2008: Preface: Special Issue on Understanding Diurnal Variability of Precipitation Through Observations and Modes (UDVPOM) , J. Clim, 21, 3949-3950.

Yang, S., and E.A. Smith, 2008: Convective–Stratiform Precipitation Variability at Seasonal Scale from 8 Yr of TRMM Observations: Implications for Multiple Modes of Diurnal Variability, J. Clim., 21(16), DOI: 10.1175/2008JCLI2096.1, 4087-4114.

Yang, S., K.-S. Kuo, and E.A. Smith, 2008: : Persistent nature of secondary diurnal modes of precipitation over oceanic and continental regimes., J. Clim, 21, 4115-4131.

Yang, Y., A. Marshak, J. C. Chiu, W. J. Wiscombe, S. P. Palm, A. B. Davis, A.A. Spangenberg, L. Nguyen, J. D. Spinhirne, and P. Minnis, 2008: Retrievals of thick cloud optical depth from the geoscience laser altimeter system (GLAS) by calibration of solar background signal, J. Atmos. Sci, 65, 3513-3527.

Zeng, X, W.-K. Tao, and J. Simpson, 2008: A Set of Prognostic Variables for Long-Term Cloud-Resolving Model Simulations, J. Meteor. Soc. of Japan, 86(0026-1165), DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.86.839, 839-856.

Zeng, X., W.-K. Tao, S. Lang, A. Hou, M. Zhang, and J. Simpson, 2008: On the sensitivity of atmospheric ensemble to cloud microphysics in long-term cloud-resolving model simulations, J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, Special Issue on high-resolution cloud models, 86A(0026-1165), DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.86A.45, 45-65.

Zeng, X., W.-K. Tao, M. Zhang, A.Y. Hou, S. Xie, S. Lang, X. Li, D.O. Starr, and J. Simpson, 2008: The indirect effect of ice nuclei on atmospheric radiation, J. Atmos. Ocea. Tech., 66(1), DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2778.1, 41-61.

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