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  • Hamid, E.Y., Z.I. Kawasaki, and R. Mardiana, 2001: Impact of the 1997-98 El Nino event on lightning activity over Indonesia. Geophysical Research Letters: Vol. 28, pp. 147-150.

  • Hou, A. Y., S. Zhang, A. da Silva, W. Olson, C. Kummerow, and J. Simpson, 2001: Improving global analysis and short-range forecats using rainfall and moisture observations derived from TRMM and SSM/I passive microwave sensors. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 82

  • Shepherd, J.M., B.S. Ferrier, and P.S. Ray, 2001: Rainfall Morphology in Florida Convergence Zones: A Numerical Study. Monthly Weather Review: Vol. 129, pp. 177-197

  • Shin, Dong-Bin ; Chiu, Long S. ; Kafatos, Menas,, 2001: Comparison of the Monthly Precipitation Derived from the TRMM Satellite,: Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 28 , No. 5 , p. 795

  • Adler, Robert F., George J. Huffman, David T. Bolvin, Scott Curtis, Eric J. Nelkin, 2000: Tropical Rainfall Distributions Determined Using TRMM Combined with Other Satellite and Rain Gauge Information. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2007–2023.

  • Aonashi, Kazumasa, Guosheng Liu, 2000: Passive Microwave Precipitation Retrievals Using TMI during the Baiu Period of 1998. Part I: Algorithm Description and Validation. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2024–2037.

  • Amitai, Eyal, 2000: Systematic Variation of Observed Radar Reflectivity–Rainfall Rate Relations in the Tropics. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2198–2208.

  • Anyamba, E., E. Williams, J. Susskind, A. Fraser-Smith, M. Fullekrug, 2000: The Manifestation of the Madden–Julian Oscillation in Global Deep Convection and in the Schumann Resonance Intensity. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences: Vol. 57, No. 8, pp. 1029–1044.

  • Atlas, David, Carlton W. Ulbrich, 2000: An Observationally Based Conceptual Model of Warm Oceanic Convective Rain in the Tropics. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2165–2181.

  • Barnes, Robert A., William L. Barnes, Cheng-Hsuan Lyu, Joel M. Gales, 2000: An Overview of the Visible and Infrared Scanner Radiometric Calibration Algorithm. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 395–405.

  • Bauer, Peter, A. Khain, A. Pokrovsky, R. Meneghini, C. Kummerow, F. Marzano, J. P. V. Poiares Baptista, 2000: Combined Cloud–Microwave Radiative Transfer Modeling of Stratiform Rainfall. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences: Vol. 57, No. 8, pp. 1082–1104.

  • Bell, Thomas L., Prasun K. Kundu, 2000: Dependence of Satellite Sampling Error on Monthly Averaged Rain Rates: Comparison of Simple Models and Recent Studies. Journal of Climate: Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 449–462.

  • Bellerby, Tim, Martin Todd, Dom Kniveton, Chris Kidd, 2000: Rainfall Estimation from a Combination of TRMM Precipitation Radar and GOES Multispectral Satellite Imagery through the Use of an Artificial Neural Network. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2115–2128.

  • Biggerstaff, Michael I., Steven A. Listemaa, 2000: An Improved Scheme for Convective/Stratiform Echo Classification Using Radar Reflectivity. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2129–2150.

  • Boccippio, Dennis J., Steven J. Goodman, Stan Heckman, 2000: Regional Differences in Tropical Lightning Distributions. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2231–2248.

  • Boccippio, D. J., W. Koshak, R. Blakeslee, K. Driscoll, D. Mach, D. Buechler, W. Boeck, H. J. Christian, S. J. Goodman, 2000: The Optical Transient Detector (OTD): Instrument Characteristics and Cross-Sensor Validation. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 441–458.

  • Bolen, Steven M., V. Chandrasekar, 2000: Quantitative Cross Validation of Space-Based and Ground-Based Radar Observations. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2071–2079.

  • Carey, Lawrence D., Steven A. Rutledge, David A. Ahijevych, Tom D. Keenan, 2000: Correcting Propagation Effects in C-Band Polarimetric Radar Observations of Tropical Convection Using Differential Propagation Phase. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 9, pp. 1405–1433.

  • Carey, Lawrence D., Steven A. Rutledge, 2000: The Relationship between Precipitation and Lightning in Tropical Island Convection: A C-Band Polarimetric Radar Study. Monthly Weather Review: Vol. 128, No. 8, pp. 2687–2710.

  • Chiu, Long S., Alfred T. C. Chang, 2000: Oceanic Rain Column Height Derived from SSM/I. Journal of Climate: Vol. 13, No. 23, pp. 4125–4136.

  • Chou, Shu-Hsien, Wenzhong Zhao, Ming-Dah Chou, 2000: Surface Heat Budgets and Sea Surface Temperature in the Pacific Warm Pool during TOGA COARE. Journal of Climate: Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 634–649.

  • Ciach, G.J., M.L. Morrissey, and W.F. Krajewski 2000: Conditional bias in radar rainfall estimation, Journal of Applied Meteorology, 39(11), pp. 1941-46

  • Barros, A.P., M. Joshi, J. Putkonen, D.W. Burbank, 2000: A study of the 1999 monsoon rainfall in a mountainous region of in central Nepal using TRMM products and rain gauge observations. Geophysical Research Letters: Vol 27, pp. 3683-3686.

  • Chelton, D.B., F.J. Wentz, C.L. Gentemann, de Szoeke, R.A., and M.G. Schlax, 2000: Satellite microwave SST observations of transequatorial tropical instability waves. Geophysical Research Letters: Vol. 27, pp. 1239-1242.

  • Chéruy, F., F. Chevallier, 2000: Regional and Seasonal Variations of the Clear Sky Atmospheric Longwave Cooling over Tropical Oceans. Journal of Climate: Vol. 13, No. 16, pp. 2863–2875.

  • Chevallier, F., J.-J. Morcrette, 2000: Comparison of Model Fluxes with Surface and Top-of-the-Atmosphere Observations. Monthly Weather Review: Vol. 128, No. 11, pp. 3839–3852.

  • Christopher, S.A., J. Chou, J.L. Zhang, X. Li, T.A. Berendes, and R. M. Welch, 2000: Shortwave direct radiative forcing of biomass burning aerosols estimated using VIRS and CERES data. Geophysical Research Letters: Vol. 27, pp. 2197-2200.

  • Cifelli, Robert, Christopher R. Williams, Deepak K. Rajopadhyaya, Susan K. Avery, Kenneth S. Gage, P. T. May, 2000: Drop-Size Distribution Characteristics in Tropical Mesoscale Convective Systems. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 6, pp. 760–777.

  • Connor L.N., and P.S. Chang, 2000: Ocean surface wind retrievals using the TRMM Microwave Imager. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing: Vol. 38, pp. 2009-2016.

  • Coppens, Dorothée, Ziad S. Haddad, Eastwood Im, 2000: Estimating the Uncertainty in Passive-Microwave Rain Retrievals. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Vol. 17, No. 12, pp. 1618–1629.

  • Curtis, Scott, Robert Adler, 2000: ENSO Indices Based on Patterns of Satellite-Derived Precipitation. Journal of Climate: Vol. 13, No. 15, pp. 2786–2793.

  • Dietrich S., R. Bechini, C. Adamo, A. Mugnai, and F. Prodi, 2000: Radar calibration of physical profile-based precipitaion retrieval from passive microwave sensors. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Part B-Hydrology Oceans and Atmosphere: Vol. 25, pp. 877-882

  • Gage, Kenneth S., Christopher R. Williams, Paul E. Johnston, Warner L. Ecklund, Robert Cifelli, Ali Tokay, David A. Carter, 2000: Doppler Radar Profilers as Calibration Tools for Scanning Radars. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2209–2222.

  • Giglio, L., J.D. Kendall, and C.J. Tucker, 2000: Remote sensing of fires with TRMM VIRS. International Journal of Remote Sensing: Vol. 21, pp. 203-207.

  • Goodman, S.J., D.E. Buechler, K. Knupp, K. Driscoll, and E.W. McCaul, 2000: The 1997-98 El Nino event and related wintertime lightning variations in the southeastern United States. Geophysical Research Letters: Vol. 27, pp. 541-544.

  • Gorgucci, Eugenio, Gianfranco Scarchilli, V. Chandrasekar, V. N. Bringi, 2000: Measurement of Mean Raindrop Shape from Polarimetric Radar Observations. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences: Vol. 57, No. 20, pp. 3406–3413.

  • Harris Jr., Gettys N., Kenneth P. Bowman, Dong-Bin Shin, 2000: Comparison of Freezing-Level Altitudes from the NCEP Reanalysis with TRMM Precipitation Radar Brightband Data. Journal of Climate: Vol. 13, No. 23, pp. 4137–4148.

  • Heymsfield, G. M., B. Geerts, L. Tian, 2000: TRMM Precipitation Radar Reflectivity Profiles as Compared with High-Resolution Airborne and Ground-Based Radar Measurements. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2080–2102.

  • Hong, Ye, Jeffrey L. Haferman, William S. Olson, Christian D. Kummerow, 2000: Microwave Brightness Temperatures from Tilted Convective Systems. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 7, pp. 983–998.

  • Hou, Arthur Y., David V. Ledvina, Arlindo M. da Silva, Sara Q. Zhang, Joanna Joiner, Robert M. Atlas, George J. Huffman, Christian D. Kummerow, 2000: Assimilation of SSM/I-Derived Surface Rainfall and Total Precipitable Water for Improving the GEOS Analysis for Climate Studies. Monthly Weather Review: Vol. 128, No. 3, pp. 509–537.

  • Hou, Arthur Y., Sara Q. Zhang, Arlindo M. da Silva, William S. Olson, 2000: Improving Assimilated Global Datasets Using TMI Rainfall and Columnar Moisture Observations. Journal of Climate: Vol. 13, No. 23, pp. 4180–4195.

  • Houze Jr., Robert A., Shuyi S. Chen, David E. Kingsmill, Yolande Serra, Sandra E. Yuter, 2000: Convection over the Pacific Warm Pool in relation to the Atmospheric Kelvin-Rossby Wave. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences: Vol. 57, No. 18, pp. 3058–3089.

  • Ignatov, Alexander, Larry Stowe, 2000: Physical Basis, Premises, and Self-Consistency Checks of Aerosol Retrievals from TRMM VIRS. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2259–2277.

  • Iguchi, T., R. Meneghini, J. Awaka, T. Kozu, and K. Okamoto, 2000: Rain profiling algorithm for TRMM precipitation radar data: Remote Sensing and Applications: Earth, Atmosphere and Oceans: Vol. 25, pp. 973-976.

  • Iguchi, Toshio, Toshiaki Kozu, Robert Meneghini, Jun Awaka, Ken’ichi Okamoto, 2000: Rain-Profiling Algorithm for the TRMM Precipitation Radar. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2038–2052.

  • Imaoka, Keiji, Roy W. Spencer, 2000: Diurnal Variation of Precipitation over the Tropical Oceans Observed by TRMM/TMI Combined with SSM/I. Journal of Climate: Vol. 13, No. 23, pp. 4149–4158.

  • Inoue, Toshiro, Kazumasa Aonashi, 2000: A Comparison of Cloud and Rainfall Information from Instantaneous Visible and Infrared Scanner and Precipitation Radar Observations over a Frontal Zone in East Asia during June 1998. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2292–2301.

  • Inoue, T., 2000: Early results on comparison between cloud information by VIRS and rain information by PR/TMI. Remote Sensing and Applications: Earth, Atmosphere and Oceans: Vol. 25, pp. 977-980.

  • Jenkins, G.S., 2000: TRMM satellite estimates of convective processes in Central Africa during September, October, November: Implications for elevated Atlantic tropospheric ozone. Geophysical Research Letters: Vol. 27, pp.1711-1714.

  • Johnson, R.H., and P.E. Ciesielski, 2000: Rainfall and radiative heating rates from TOGA COARE atmospheric budgets. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, Vol. 57, pp. 1497-1514.

  • Kawanishi, T., H. Kuroiwa, M. Kojima, K. Oikawa, T. Kozu, H. Kumagai, K. Okamoto, M. Okumura, H. Nakatsuka, and K. Nishikawa, 2000: TRMM precipitation radar. Remote Sensing and Applications: Earth, Atmosphere and Oceans: Vol. 25, pp. 969-972.

  • Kozu T., S. Satoh, H. Hanado, T. Manabe, M. Okumura, K. Okamoto, and T. Kawanishi, 2000: Onboard surface detection algorithm for TRMM precipitation radar. IEICE Transactions on Communications: Vol. E83B, pp. 2021-2031.

  • Krishnamurti, T. N., C. M. Kishtawal, D. W. Shin, C. Eric Williford, 2000: Improving Tropical Precipitation Forecasts from a Multianalysis Superensemble. Journal of Climate: Vol. 13, No. 23, pp. 4217–4227.

  • Krishnamurti, T. N., C. M. Kishtawal, 2000: A Pronounced Continental-Scale Diurnal Mode of the Asian Summer Monsoon. Monthly Weather Review: Vol. 128, No. 2, pp. 462–473.

  • Kummerow, C., J. Simpson, O. Thiele, W. Barnes, A. T. C. Chang, E. Stocker, R. F. Adler, A. Hou, R. Kakar, F. Wentz, P. Ashcroft, T. Kozu, Y. Hong, K. Okamoto, T. Iguchi, H. Kuroiwa, E. Im, Z. Haddad, G. Huffman, B. Ferrier, W. S. Olson, E. Zipser, E. A. Smith, T. T. Wilheit, G. North, T. Krishnamurti, K. Nakamura, 2000: The Status of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) after Two Years in Orbit. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 1965–1982.

  • Lau, K. M., Yihui Ding, Jough-Tai Wang, Richard Johnson, Tom Keenan, Robert Cifelli, John Gerlach, Otto Thiele, Tom Rickenbach, Si-Chee Tsay, Po-Hsiung Lin, 2000: A Report of the Field Operations and Early Results of the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment (SCSMEX). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society: Vol. 81, No. 6, pp. 1261–1270.

  • Lee, Thomas F., 2000: Nighttime Observation of Sheared Tropical Cyclones Using GOES 3.9-m Data. Weather and Forecasting: Vol. 15, No. 6, pp. 759–766.

  • Li, Xiang, Sundar A. Christopher, Joyce Chou, Ronald M. Welch, 2000: Estimation of Shortwave Direct Radiative Forcing of Biomass-Burning Aerosols Using New Angular Models. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2278–2291.

  • Lin, Xin, David A. Randall, Laura D. Fowler, 2000: Diurnal Variability of the Hydrologic Cycle and Radiative Fluxes: Comparisons between Observations and a GCM. Journal of Climate: Vol. 13, No. 23, pp. 4159–4179.

  • Liu, Hongping, V. Chandrasekar, 2000: Classification of Hydrometeors Based on Polarimetric Radar Measurements: Development of Fuzzy Logic and Neuro-Fuzzy Systems, and In Situ Verification. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 140–164.

  • Lopez, Joseph W., Lakshmi H. Kantha, 2000: A Data-Assimilative Numerical Model of the Northern Indian Ocean. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Vol. 17, No. 11, pp. 1525–1540.

  • Lucas, Christopher, Edward J. Zipser, Brad S. Ferrier, 2000: Sensitivity of Tropical West Pacific Oceanic Squall Lines to Tropospheric Wind and Moisture Profiles. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences: Vol. 57, No. 15, pp. 2351–2373.

  • Lucas, Christopher, Edward J. Zipser, 2000: Environmental Variability during TOGA COARE. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences: Vol. 57, No. 15, pp. 2333–2350.

  • Lyu, Cheng-Hsuan, William L. Barnes, Robert A. Barnes, 2000: First Results from the On-Orbit Calibrations of the Visible and Infrared Scanner for the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 385–394.

  • Marécal, Virginie, Jean-François Mahfouf, 2000: Variational Retrieval of Temperature and Humidity Profiles from TRMM Precipitation Data. Monthly Weather Review: Vol. 128, No. 11, pp. 3853–3866.

  • Marks, D.A., M.S. Kulie, M. Robinson, D.S. Silberstein, D.B. Wolff, B.S. Ferrier, E. Amitai, B. Fisher, J. Wang, D. Augustine, and O.Thiele, 2000: Climatological processing and product development for the TRMM Ground Validation Program. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Part B-Hydrology Oceans and Atmosphere: Vol. 25, pp. 871-875.

  • Meneghini, Robert , Toshio Iguchi, Toshiaki Kozu, Liang Liao, Ken’Ichi Okamoto, Jeffrey A. Jones, John Kwiatkowski, 2000: Use of the Surface Reference Technique for Path Attenuation Estimates from the TRMM Precipitation Radar. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2053–2070.

  • Minnis, Patrick, Mandana M. Khaiyer, 2000: Anisotropy of Land Surface Skin Temperature Derived from Satellite Data. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 7, pp. 1117–1129.

  • Nešpor, V., W.F. Krajewski, and A. Kruger 2000, Wind-induced error of raindrop size distribution measurement using a two-dimensional videodisdrometer, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 17(11), 1483-1492

  • Nesbitt, Stephen W., Edward J. Zipser, Daniel J. Cecil, 2000: A Census of Precipitation Features in the Tropics Using TRMM: Radar, Ice Scattering, and Lightning Observations. Journal of Climate: Vol. 13, No. 23, pp. 4087–4106.

  • Nystuen, Jeffrey A., Michael J. McPhaden, H. Paul Freitag, 2000: Surface Measurements of Precipitation from an Ocean Mooring: The Underwater Acoustic Log from the South China Sea. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2182–2197.

  • Prabhakara C., R. Iacovazzi, J.A. Weinman, and G. Dalu, 2000: A TRMM microwave radiometer rain rates estimation method with convective and stratiform discrimination. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan: Vol. 78, pp. 241-258.

  • Priestley, Kory J., Bruce R. Barkstrom, Robert B. Lee III, Richard N. Green, Susan Thomas, Robert S. Wilson, Peter L. Spence, Jack Paden, D. K. Pandey, Aiman Al-Hajjah, 2000: Postlaunch Radiometric Validation of the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) Proto-Flight Model on the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Spacecraft through 1999. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2249–2258.

  • Robinson M., M.S. Kulie, D.S. Silberstein, D.A. Marks, D.B. Wolff, E. Amatai, B.S. Ferrier, B.L. Fisher, and J. Wang, 2000: Evolving improvements to TRMM ground validation of rainfall estimates. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Part B-Hydrology Oceans and Atmosphere: Vol. 25, pp. 971-976.

  • Rodgers, Edward, William Olson, Jeff Halverson, Joanne Simpson, Harold Pierce, 2000: Environmental Forcing of Supertyphoon Paka’s (1997) Latent Heat Structure. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 1983–2006.

  • Rosenfeld D., 2000: Suppression of Rain and Snow by Urban and Industrial Air Pollution. Science, 287 (5459), 1793-1796.

  • Saxen, Thomas R., Steven A. Rutledge, 2000: Surface Rainfall–Cold Cloud Fractional Coverage Relationship in TOGA COARE: A Function of Vertical Wind Shear. Monthly Weather Review: Vol. 128, No. 2, pp. 407–415.

  • Schumacher, Courtney, Robert A. Houze Jr., 2000: Comparison of Radar Data from the TRMM Satellite and Kwajalein Oceanic Validation Site. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2151–2164.

  • Shin, Dong-Bin, Gerald R. North, Kenneth P. Bowman, 2000: A Summary of Reflectivity Profiles from the First Year of TRMM Radar Data. Journal of Climate: Vol. 13, No. 23, pp. 4072–4086.

  • Shin, Dong-Bin, Gerald R. North, 2000: Errors Incurred in Sampling a Cyclostationary Field. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 656–664.

  • Short, David A., Kenji Nakamura, 2000: TRMM Radar Observations of Shallow Precipitation over the Tropical Oceans. Journal of Climate: Vol. 13, No. 23, pp. 4107–4124.

  • Skofronick-Jackson, Gail M., James R. Wang, 2000: The Estimation of Hydrometeor Profiles from Wideband Microwave Observations. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 10, pp. 1645–1657.

  • Sorooshian, Soroosh, Kuo-Lin Hsu, Xiaogang Gao, Hoshin V. Gupta, Bisher Imam, Dan Braithwaite, 2000: Evaluation of PERSIANN System Satellite–Based Estimates of Tropical Rainfall. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society: Vol. 81, No. 9, pp. 2035–2046.

  • Steiner, M., and J. A. Smith, 2000: Reflectivity, rain rate, and kinetic energy flux relationships based on raindrop spectra. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 39, 1923-1940.

  • Tao, W.-K., R. Adler, S. Braun, F. Einaudi, B. Ferrier, J. Halverson, G. Heymsfield, C. Kummerow, A. Negri, R. Kakar, 2000: meeting summary : Summary of a Symposium on Cloud Systems, Hurricanes, and TRMM: Celebration of Dr. Joanne Simpson's Career—The First Fifty Years. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society: Vol. 81, No. 10, pp. 2463–2474.

  • Tao, W.K., S. Lang, J. Simpson, W.S. Olson, D. Johnson, B. Ferrier, C. Kummerow, and R. Adler, 2000: Vertical profiles of latent heat release and their retrieval for TOGA COARE convective systems using a cloud resolving model, SSM/I, and ship-borne radar data. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan: Vol. 78, pp. 333-355.

  • Thurai, M., and T. Iguchi, 2000: Rain height information from TRMM precipitation radar. Electronic Letters: Vol. 36, pp. 1059-1061.

  • Tibbets R.T., and. T.N. Krishnamurti, 2000: An intercomparison of hurricane forecasts using SSM/I and TRMM rain rate algorithms. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics: Vol. 74, pp. 37-49.
  • Viltard, Nicolas, Christian Kummerow, William S. Olson, Ye Hong, 2000: Combined Use of the Radar and Radiometer of TRMM to Estimate the Influence of Drop Size Distribution on Rain Retrievals. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2103–2114.

  • Wang, Jingfeng, Rafael L. Bras, Elfatih A. B. Eltahir, 2000: The Impact of Observed Deforestation on the Mesoscale Distribution of Rainfall and Clouds in Amazonia. Journal of Hydrometeorology: Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 267–287.

  • Williams, C.R., A. Kruger, K.S. Gage, A. Tokay, R. Cifelli, W.F. Krajewski, and C. Kummerow, 2000: Comparison of simultaneous rain drop size distributions estimated from two surface disdromters and a UHF profiler. Geophysical Research Letters: Vol. 27, pp. 1763-1766.

  • Wong, Takmeng, David F. Young, Martial Haeffelin, Stephanie Weckmann, 2000: Validation of the CERES/TRMM ERBE-Like Monthly Mean Clear-Sky Longwave Dataset and the Effects of the 1998 ENSO Event. Journal of Climate: Vol. 13, No. 24, pp. 4256–4267.

  • Yang, Song, Eric A. Smith, 2000: Vertical Structure and Transient Behavior of Convective–Stratiform Heating in TOGA COARE from Combined Satellite–Sounding Analysis. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 39, No. 9, pp. 1491–1513.
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