Satellite Meteorology and Climatology Division
Most Recent Publications
2006
Sensor Physics Branch
Larry M. McMillin, Xiaozhen Xiong, Yong Han, Thomas J. Kleespies and Paul
Van Delst, 2006, Atmospheric transmittance of an absorbing gas 7. Further
improvements to the OPTRAN 6 approach. Applied Optics, Accepted.
Wu, X. and C. Cao, 2006, Sensor calibration in support for NOAA's
satellite mission, Adv. Atm. Sci., 23, 80-90.
Zhang, X. and S. Kondragunta, Estimating Forest Biomass using
Generalized Allometric Models and MODIS data in the USA, Geophysical
Research Letters, in review.
Kondragunta, S. et al., Air Quality Forecast Verification using
Satellite Data, J. of Applied Meteorology, in review.
Pu, R., Z. Li, P. Gong, I. Csizar, R. Fraser, W. Hao, S. Kondragunta,
and F. Weng, Development and Analysis of a 12-year Daily 1-km Forest Fire
Dataset, Remote Sensing and Environment, in press, 2005.
Weng, F., 2006: Conically-scan Microwave Imager and Sounder (CMIS), Springer. (In Press)
Weng, F., T. Zhu, B. Yang, 2006: Satellite data assimilation in
numerical weather prediction models, 2. Uses of rain affected microwave
radiances for hurricane vortex analysis, J. Atmos. Sci.,
(Submitted).
Environmental Monitoring Branch
Zheng, W., and C.-Z. Zou, 2006: An improved algorithm for atmospheric
wind retrievals from satellite soundings over the polar regions,
Geophysical Research Letters, Accepted.
Li, X., 2006: Cloud microphysical and precipitation responses to a
large-scale forcing in the tropical deep convective regime, Meteor.
Atmos. Phys., doi:10.1007/s00703-005-0172-5.
Gao, S., F. Ping, X. Cui, and X. Li, 2006: Short timescale air-sea
interaction in the tropical deep convective regime. Meteor. Atmos.
Phys., doi:10.1007/s007034-005-0161-8.
Gao, S., F. Ping, and X. Li, 2006: Cloud microphysical processes
associated with the diurnal variations of tropical convection: A 2D cloud
resolving modeling study. Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 91, 9-16.
Gao, S., F. Ping, and X. Li, 2006, Tropical heat/water vapor quasi-
equilibrium and cycle as simulated in a 2D cloud-resolving model.
Atmos. Res., 79, 15-29.
Operational Products Development Branch
Pryor, K. L., 2006, The
Role of Downward Momentum Transport in the Generation of Convective
Downbursts. ArXiv, physics/0602074.
Pryor, K. L., 2006: A
Study of a Dryline Convective Downburst. ArXiv,
physics/0601094.
2005
Sensor Physics Branch
Cao, C., P. Ciren, M. Goldberg, F. Weng, and C. Zou, 2005, Simultaneous
Nadir Overpasses for NOAA-6 to NOAA-17 satellites from 1980 to 2003 for
the intersatellite calibration of radiometers, NOAA Technical Report
NESDIS 118.
Cao, C., H. Xu, J. Sullivan, L. McMillin, P. Ciren, and Y. Hou, 2005,
Intersatellite radiance biases for the High Resolution Infrared Radiation
Sounders (HIRS) onboard NOAA-15, -16, and -17 from simultaneous nadir
observations. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology,
Vol.22, No. 4, pp. 381-395.
Ignatov, A, C. Cao, J. Sullivan, X. Wu, R. Levin, R. Galvin, 2005, Use
of inflight space count measurements to constrain the calibration offset
in the AVHRR solar reflectance bands, Journal of Atmospheric and
Oceanic Technology, Vol. 22, pp.180-200.
Knapp, K., R. Fourin, S. Kondragunta, A. Prados, 2005, Toward aerosol
optical depth retrievals over land from GOES visible radiances:
Determining surface reflectance, Int. J. of Remote Sensing,.
Liu, Q and F. Weng, 2005, Vicarious Calibration of the 3rd and 4th
Stokes Parameters of Windsat Measurements, Appl. Opt., 118, 89-94.
Liu, Q. and F. Weng, 2005: One-dimensional variation retrieval
algorithm for temperature, water vapor and cloud profiles from Advanced
Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU). IEEE Trans. Geosci. & Remote
Sensing. 43,1078-1095.
Ferraro, R. R., F. Weng et al. 2005: NOAA operational hydrological
products from AMSU IEEE Trans. Geosci. & Remote Sensing., 43,
1036-1049.
EMB Environmental Monitoring Branch
Gallo, K.P, 2005, Evaluation of Temperature Differences for Paired
Stations of the U.S. Climate Reference Network. Journal of Climate,
Vol. 18 (10) 1629-1636.
Gallo, K., B. Reed, T. Owen, and J. Adegoke, 2005, Characteristics of
seasonal vegetation cover in the conterminous USA. Photogrammetric
Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol 71, (8) 959-966.
Ward, M.P., B.H. Ramsay, and K. Gallo, 2005, Rural cases of Equine West
Nile Virus Encephalomyelitis and the Normalized Difference Vegetation
Index. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, Vol. 5 (2) 181-188.
Gallo, K., 2005, Remote sensing in meteorology, oceanography, and
climatology, in Remote Sensing for GIS Managers, S. Aronoff (ed).
ESRI Press, Redlands, CA
Gallo, K., L. Ji, B. Reed, J. Dwyer, and J. Eidenshink. 2005, Multi-
platform comparisons of MODIS and AVHRR normalized difference vegetation
index data. Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 99:221-231.
Ji, L. and K. Gallo, 2005, A New Agreement Coefficient for Comparing
Remotely Sensed Data Acquired from Different Sensors. Photogram. Engr.
and Remote Sensing (accepted).
Ignatov, A., P. Minnis, N. Loeb, B. Wielicki, W. Miller, S. Sun-Mack,
D. Tanre, L. Remer, I. Laszlo, E. Geier, 2005, Two MODIS aerosol products
over ocean on the Terra and Aqua CERES SSF datasets, J. Atmos. Sci., 62
(4), 1008-1031.
Zhao, X.-P., I. Laszlo, P. Minnis, L. Remer, 2005, Comparison and
analysis of two aerosol retrievals over the ocean in the Terra/Clouds and
the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer single scanner footprint data: 1. Global evaluation, J.
Geophys. Res., 110 (D21), D21208, doi: 10.1029/2005JD005851.
Zhao, X.-P., I. Laszlo, P. Minnis, L. Remer, 2005, Comparison and
analysis of two aerosol retrievals over the ocean in the Terra/Clouds and
the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer single scanner footprint data: 2. Reg ional evaluation,
J. Geophys. Res., 110 (D21), D21209, doi: 10.1029/2005JD005852
Kidder, S. Q., S. J. Kusselson, J. A. Knaff, R. R. Ferraro, R. J.
Kuligowski, and M. Turk, 2005, The Tropical Rainfall Potential (TRaP)
Technique. Part 1: Description and examples. Wea. Forecasting, 20, 456-
464.
Ferraro, R., P. Pellegrino, M. Turk, W. Chen, S. Qiu, R. Kuligowski, S.
Kusselson, A. Irving, S. Kidder, and J. Knaff, 2005,: The Tropical
Rainfall Potential (TRaP) Technique. Part 2: Validation. Wea. Forecasting,
20, 465-475.
Tuleya, R. E., M. DeMaria, and R. J. Kuligowski, 2005,: Evaluation of
GFDL model rainfall forecasts for U.S. landfalling tropical storms.
Submitted to Wea. Forecasting.
Francis, J. A., E. Hunter, and C.-Z. Zou, 2005, Arctic tropospheric
winds derived from TOVS satellite retrievals, J. Climate, Vol 18, 2270-
2285.
Cao, C., M. Goldberg, F. Weng, and C.-Z. Zou, 2005: Simultaneous nadir
overpasses for NOAA-6 to NOAA-17 satellites from 1980-2003 for the
intersatellite calibration of radiometers, NOAA Technical Report NESDIS
118.
Cui, X., S. Gao, Zong, Liu, and X. Li, 2005, The physical mechanism of
the formation of the bimodal structure of the Meiyu front system. Chin.
Phys. Lett., 22, 3218-3220.
Gao, S., X. Cui, Y. Zhou, X. Li, and W.-K. Tao, 2005,: A modeling study
of moist and dynamic vorticity vectors associated with 2D tropical
convection. J. Geophys. Res., 110, D17104,
doi:10.1029/2004JD005675.
Sui, C.-H., X. Li, M.-J. Yang, and H.-L. Huang, 2005, Estimation of
oceanic precipitation e fficiency in cloud models. J. Atmos. Sci.,
62, 4358-4370.
Sui, C.-H., and X. Li, 2005, A tendency of cloud ratio associated with
the development of tropical water and ice clouds. Terr. Atmos. Oceanic
Sci., 16, 419-434.
Gao, S., X. Cui, Y. Zhou, and X. Li, 2005, Surface rainfall processes
as simulated in a cloud-resolving model. J. Geophys. Res., 110,
D10202, doi:10.1029/2004JD005467.
Operational Products Development Branch
Velden., C., J. Daniels, D. Stettner, D. Santek, J. Key, J. Dunion, K.
Holmlund, G. Dengel, W. Bresky, and W.P. Menzel, 2005, Recent Innovations
in Deriving Tropospheric Winds from Meteorological Satellites. Bulletin of
the American Meteorological Society, 86, 205-223.
Pryor, K. L. and G. P. Ellrod, 2005, GO
ES WMSI-Progress and Developments. Preprints, 21st Conf. on
Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Washington, DC, Amer. Meteor.
Soc.
Pryor, K. L., 2005, A
Study of a Cold-Season Downburst Event over the Oklahoma Panhandle.
ArXiv, physics/0512080.
Pryor, K. L., 2005, Forecasting Convective
Downburst Potential Over The United States Great Plains. ArXiv,
physics/0511245.