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  • Chen, Y., A.D. Del Genio and J. Chen, 2007: The tropical atmospheric El Niño signal in satellite precipitation data and a global climate model. J. Climate, 20, 3580-3601.

  • Del Genio, A.D., M.-S. Yao, and J. Jonas, 2007: Will moist convection be stronger in a warmer climate? Geophys. Res. Letters, 34, L16703, doi:10.1029/2007GL030525.

  • Futyan, J.M., and A.D. Del Genio, 2007: Relationships between lightning and properties of convective cloud clusters. Geophys. Res. Letters, 34, L15705, doi:10.1029/2007GL030227.

  • Futyan, J.M., and A.D. Del Genio, 2007: Deep convective system evolution over Africa and the tropical Atlantic. J. Climate, 20, 5041-5060.

  • George J. Huffman, Robert F. Adler, David T. Bolvin, Guojun Gu, Eric J. Nelkin, Kenneth P. Bowman, Yang Hong, Erich F. Stocker, and David B. Wolff, 2007: The TRMM Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA): Quasi-Global, Multiyear, Combined-Sensor Precipitation Estimates at Fine Scales Journal of Hydrometeorology Vol 8, Issue 1 (February 2007) pp. 38-55

  • Chuntao Liu, Edward J. Zipser, and Stephen W. Nesbitt, 2007: Global Distribution of Tropical Deep Convection: Different Perspectives from TRMM Infrared and Radar Data Journal of Climate Vol 20, Issue 3 (February 2007) pp. 489-503

  • Hong, Yang, R.F. Adler, A. Negri, and G.J. Huffman, 2007: Flood and Landslide Applications of Near Real-time Satellite Rainfall Estimation, Journal of Natural Hazards, DOI: 10.1007/s11069-006-9106-x

  • Hong, Yang, R. Adler, and J. Verdin, 2007: Using 21st Century Remote Sensing Technology for Natural Disaster Prediction and Mitigation: Emerging Frontier and Challenges, Journal of Natural Hazards, DOI: 10.1007/s11069-007-9133-2

  • Hong, Yang and R.F. Adler, 2007: Estimation of Global NRCS-CN (Natural Resource Conservation Service Curve Numbers) for Global Flood Nowcasting, International Journal of Remote Sensing, (in Press)

  • Hong, Yang, Robert Adler, George Huffman, and Andrew Negri, 2007: Use of Satellite Remote Sensing Data in mapping of global shallow landslides Susceptibility, Journal of Natural Hazards, DOI: 10.1007/s11069-006-9104-z

  • Hong, Yang, R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, 2007: An Experimental Global Monitoring System for Rainfall-triggered Landslides using Satellite Remote Sensing Information, IEEE Trans. on Geosciences and Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing and Disaster Special Issue invited paper, DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2006.888436

  • Kubota, T., S. Shige, H. Hashizume, K. Aonashi, N. Takahashi, S. Seto, M. Hirose, Y. N. Takayabu, K. Nakagawa, K. Iwanami, T. Ushio, M. Kachi, and K. Okamoto, 2007: Global Precipitation Map using Satelliteborne Microwave Radiometers by the GSMaP Project : Production and Validation, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. 45(7), 2259-2275.

  • Shige, S., Y. N. Takayabu, W.-K. Tao, and C.-L. Shie, 2007: Spectral Retrieval of Latent Heating Profiles from TRMM PR Data. Part II: Algorithm Improvement and Heating Estimates over Tropical Ocean Regions, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 46(7), 1098-1124





  • Eyal Amitai, David A. Marks, David B. Wolff, David S. Silberstein, Brad L. Fisher, and Jason L. Pippitt, 2006: Evaluation of Radar Rainfall Products: Lessons Learned from the NASA TRMM Validation Program in Florida Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology Volume 23, Issue 11 (November 2006) pp. 1492-1505

  • Bauer, M., and A.D. Del Genio, 2006: Composite analysis of winter cyclones in a GCM: Influence on climatological humidity. J. Clim., 19, 1652-1672.

  • Wesley Berg, Tristan L'Ecuyer and Christian Kummerow. 2006: Rainfall Climate Regimes: The Relationship of Regional TRMM Rainfall Biases to the Environment. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology: Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 434–454.

  • Tufa Dinku and Emmanouil N. Anagnostou, 2006: TRMM Calibration of SSM/I Algorithm for Overland Rainfall Estimation Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology Volume 45, Issue 6 (June 2006) pp. 875-886


  • Biggerstaff, M. I., E.-K. Seo, S. Hristova-Veleva, and K.Y. Kim, 2006: Impact of cloud model microphysics on passive microwave retrievals of cloud properties. Part I: Model comparison using EOF analyses. J. Appl. Meteor. and Climate, 45, 930-954.

  • Steven T. Fiorino and Eric A. Smith. 2006: Critical Assessment of Microphysical Assumptions within TRMM Radiometer Rain Profile Algorithm Using Satellite, Aircraft, and Surface Datasets from KWAJEX. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology: Vol. 45, No. 5, pp. 754–786.

  • H. Gao, E. F. Wood, T. J. Jackson, M. Drusch and R. Bindlish. 2006: Using TRMM/TMI to Retrieve Surface Soil Moisture over the Southern United States from 1998 to 2002. Journal of Hydrometeorology: Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 23–38.

  • Hong, Yang, Robert Adler, and George Huffman, 2006: Evaluation of the Potential of NASA Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis in Global Landslide Hazard Assessment, Geophysical Research Letter, 33, L22402, doi:10.1029/2006GL028010

  • Hong, Yang, Hsu, Kuo-lin; Moradkhani, Hamid; Sorooshian, Soroosh, 2006: Uncertainty quantification of satellite precipitation estimation and Monte Carlo assessment of the error propagation into hydrologic response, Water Resources Research., Vol. 42, No. 8, W08421, 10.1029/2005WR004398

  • Hiroki Ichikawa and Tetsuzo Yasunari. 2006: Time–Space Characteristics of Diurnal Rainfall over Borneo and Surrounding Oceans as Observed by TRMM-PR. Journal of Climate: Vol. 19, No. 7, pp. 1238–1260.

  • Bing Lin, Bruce A. Wielicki, Patrick Minnis, Lin Chambers, Kuan-Man Xu, Yongxiang Hu, and Alice Fan, 2006: The Effect of Environmental Conditions on Tropical Deep Convective Systems Observed from the TRMM Satellite Journal of Climate Volume 19, Issue 22 (November 2006) pp. 5745-5761


  • Liberti,G.L. and F.Cheruy: (2006) Tropospheric dryness and clouds over tropical Indian Ocean Atmos. Res.. 82, 276-293

  • Hirohiko Masunaga, Tristan S. L’Ecuyer, and Christian D. Kummerow, 2006: The Madden–Julian Oscillation Recorded in Early Observations from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Volume 63, Issue 11 (November 2006) pp. 2777-2794

  • Morita, J., Y. N. Takayabu, S. Shige, and Y. Kodama, 2006: Analysis of rainfall characteristics of the Madden-Julian oscillation using TRMM satellite data. Dyn. Atmos. Oceans, 42, 107-126.

  • Naud, C.M., A.D. Del Genio, and M. Bauer 2006: Observational constraints on cloud thermodynamic phase in midlatitude storms. J. Climate, 19, 5273-5288.

  • Nesbitt, S. W., R. Cifelli, and S. A. Rutledge, 2006: Storm morphology and rainfall characteristics of TRMM precipitation features. Mon. Wea. Rev., 134, 2702-2721.

  • Victoria L. Sanderson, Chris Kidd, and Glenn R. McGregor, 2006: A Comparison of TRMM Microwave Techniques for Detecting the Diurnal Rainfall Cycle Journal of Hydrometeorology Volume 7, Issue 4 (August 2006) pp. 687-704


  • Seo, E.-K. and M. I. Biggerstaff 2006: Impact of cloud model microphysics on passive microwave retrievals of cloud properties. Part II: Uncertainty in rain, hydrometeor structure and latent heating retrievals. J. Appl. Meteor. and Climate, 45, 955-972.

  • Shige, S., H. Sasaki, K. Okamoto, and T. Iguchi (2006), Validation of rainfall estimates from the TRMM precipitation radar and microwave imager using a radiative transfer model: 1. Comparison of the version-5 and -6 products, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L13803, doi:10.1029/2006GL026350.

  • Nicolas Viltard, Corinne Burlaud and Christian D. Kummerow. 2006: Rain Retrieval from TMI Brightness Temperature Measurements Using a TRMM PR–Based Database. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology: Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 455–466.

  • W.-K. Tao, E. A. Smith, R. F. Adler, Z. S. Haddad, A. Y. Hou, T. Iguchi, R. Kakar, 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 Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Volume 87, Issue 11 (November 2006) pp. 1555-1572

  • Song Yang and Eric A. Smith, 2006: Mechanisms for Diurnal Variability of Global Tropical Rainfall Observed from TRMM Journal of Climate Volume 19, Issue 20 (October 2006) pp. 5190-5226

  • Zipser, E. J., D. J. Cecil, C. Liu, S. W. Nesbitt, and D. P. Yorty, 2006, Where are the most intense thunderstorms on earth? Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 87, 1057-1071.

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