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  • Haddad, Z.S., E.A. Smith, C.D. Kummerow, T. Iguchi, M.R. Farrar, S.L. Durden, M. Alves, and W.S. Olson. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan: Vol. 75, pp. 799-809.

  • Haddad, Ziad S., Eastwood Im, Stephen L. Durden, 1995: Intrinsic Ambiguities in the Retrieval of Rain Rates from Radar Returns at Attenuating Wavelengths. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 34, No. 12, pp. 2667–2679.

  • Haddad, Ziad S., Eastwood Im, Stephen L. Durden, 1996: Optimal Estimation of Rain-Rate Profiles from Single-Frequency Radar Echoes. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 214–228.

  • Haddad, Ziad S., Eastwood Im, Stephen L. Durden, Scott Hensley, 1996: Stochastic Filtering of Rain Profiles Using Radar, Surface-Referenced Radar, or Combined RadarñRadiometer Measurements. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 229–242.

  • Haddad, Ziad S., Stephen L. Durden, Eastwood Im, 1996: Parameterizing the Raindrop Size Distribution. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 3–13.

  • Haddad, Z.S., A.R. Jameson, E. Im, S.L. Durden, 1995: Improved Coupled ZñR and kñR Relations and the Resulting Ambiguities in the Determination of the Vertical Distribution of Rain from the Radar Backscatter and the Integrated Attenuation. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 34, No. 12, pp. 2680–2688.

  • Haddad Z. S. and D. Rosenfeld, 1997: Optimality of empirical Z-R relations. Quartely Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 123, 1283-1293.

  • Haeffelin, Martial, Robert Kandel, Claudia Stubenrauch, 1999: Improved Diurnal Interpolation of Reflected Broadband Shortwave ObservationsUsing ISCCP Data. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 38–54.

  • Ha, Eunho, Gerald R. North, 1994: Use of Multiple Gauges and Microwave Attenuation of Precipitation for Satellite Verification. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 629–636.

  • Ha, Eunho, Gerald R. North, 1995: Model Studies of the Beam-Filling Error for Rain-Rate Retrieval with Microwave Radiometers. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 268–281.

  • Ha, Eunho, Gerald R. North, 1999: Error Analysis for Some Ground Validation Designs for Satellite Observations of Precipitation. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Vol. 16, No. 12, pp. 1949–1957.

  • Haferman, J.L., E.N. Anagnostou, D. Tsintikidis, W.F. Krajewski, T.F. Smith, 1996: Physically Based Satellite Retrieval of Precipitation Using a 3D Passive Microwave Radiative Transfer Model. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 832–850.

  • Haferman, J.L., T.F. Smith, and W.F. Krajewski 1997, A Multi-Dimensional Discrete Ordinates Method for Polarized Radiative Transfer. Part I: Validation for Randomly Oriented Axisymmetric Particles, Journal of Quantum Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 58(3), 379-398, .

  • Halverson, Jeffrey B., Brad S. Ferrier, Thomas M. Rickenbach, Joanne Simpson, Wei-Kuo Tao, 1999: An Ensemble of Convective Systems on 11 February 1993 during TOGA COARE:Morphology, Rainfall Characteristics, and Anvil Cloud Interactions. Monthly Weather Review: Vol. 127, No. 6, pp. 1208–1228.

  • Halverson, J., M. Garstang, J. Scala, W.-K. Tao, 1996: Water and Energy Budgets of a Florida Mesoscale Convective System: A Combined Observational and Modeling Study. Monthly Weather Review: Vol. 124, No. 6, pp. 1161–1180.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Heta, Yurie, Yasushi Mitsuta, 1993: An Evaluation of Evaporation over the Tropical Pacific Ocean as Observed from Satellites. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 32, No. 7, pp. 1242–1247.

  • Heymsfield, Gerald M., Richard Fulton, 1988: Comparison of High-Altitude Remote Aircraft Measurements with the Radar Structure of an Oklahoma Thunderstorm: Implications for Precipitation Estimation from Space. Monthly Weather Review: Vol. 116, No. 5, pp. 1157–1174.

  • Heymsfield, Gerald M., Richard Fulton, 1994: Passive Microwave Structure of Severe Tornadic Storms on 16 November 1987. Monthly Weather Review: Vol. 122, No. 11, pp. 2587–2595.

  • Heymsfield, Gerald M., Steven W. Bidwell, I. Jeff Caylor, Syed Ameen, Shaun Nicholson, Wayne Boncyk, Lee Miller, Doug Vandemark, Paul E. Racette, Louis R. Dod, 1996: The EDOP Radar System on the High-Altitude NASA ER-2 Aircraft. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 795–809.

  • 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.

  • Heymsfield, G.M., J.M. Shepherd, S.W. Bidwell, W.C. Boncyk, I.J. Caylor, S. Ameen, W.S. Olson, 1996: Structure of Florida Thunderstorms Using High-Altitude Aircraft Radiometer and Radar Observations. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 35, No. 10, pp. 1736–1762.
  • Masafumi Hirose and Kenji Nakamura. 2004: Spatiotemporal Variation of the Vertical Gradient of Rainfall Rate Observed by the TRMM Precipitation Radar. Journal of Climate: Vol. 17, No. 17, pp. 3378–3397.

  • 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

  • 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

  • Hong, Yang, K.L. Hsu, S. Sorooshian, and X. Gao (2005): Improved representation of diurnal variability of rainfall retrieved from the Tropical RainfallMeasurement Mission Microwave Imager adjusted Precipitation Estimation From Remotely Sensed Information Using Artificial Neural Networks (PERSIANN) system, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospherics, 110, D06102, doi:10.1029/2004JD005301.

  • Hong, Yang, K.L. Hsu, X. Gao, and S. Sorooshian, 2004: Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Imagery Using Artificial Neural Network - Cloud Classification System, Journal of Applied Meteorology, Vol. 43, No. 12, pp. 1834–1853


  • Hong, Ye, Christian D. Kummerow, William S. Olson, 1999: Separation of Convective and Stratiform Precipitation Using Microwave Brightness Temperature. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 38, No. 8, pp. 1195–1213.

  • Hong, Ye, Hyo-Suk Lim, 1994: Evidence for Low-Frequency Waves of Tropical Rainfall Inferred from Microwave Brightness Temperature. Monthly Weather Review: Vol. 122, No. 6, pp. 1364–1370.

  • 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.

  • Hong, Ye, Thomas T. Wilheit, William R. Russell, 1997: Estimation of Monthly Rainfall over Oceans from Truncated Rain-Rate Samples: Application to SSM/I Data. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 1012–1022.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Huffman, George J., 1997: Estimates of Root-Mean-Square Random Error for Finite Samples of Estimated Precipitation. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 36, No. 9, pp. 1191–1201.

  • Huffman, George J., Robert F. Adler, Bruno Rudolf, Udo Schneider, Peter R. Keehn, 1995: Global Precipitation Estimates Based on a Technique for Combining Satellite-Based Estimates, Rain Gauge Analysis, and NWP Model Precipitation Information. Journal of Climate: Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 1284–1295.

  • Huggel, A., W. Schmid, A. Waldvogel, 1996: Raindrop Size Distributions and the Radar Bright Band. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 35, No. 10, pp. 1688–1702.
  • 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.


  • 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.

  • Jameson, A.R., 1993: Estimating the Path-Average Rainwater Content and Updraft Speed along a Microwave Link. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 478–485.

  • Jameson, A.R., 1993: The Meteorological Parameterization of Specific Attenuation and Polarization Differential Phase Shift in Rain. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 32, No. 11, pp. 1741–1750.

  • Jameson, A.R., 1994: The Estimation of Rainfall Parameters Using Spaceborne and Airborne Nadir-Pointing Radars. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 230–244.

  • Jameson, A.R., 1994: The Meteorological Parameterization of Specific Attenuation in Rain Viewed at Nadir. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 33, No. 8, pp. 1026–1036.

  • Jameson, A.R., 1995: Using Multiparameter Radar to Estimate the Attenuation and Water Content of Clouds. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 34, No. 9, pp. 2046–2059.

  • Jameson, A.R., A.B. Kostinski, 1996: Non-Rayleigh Signal Statistics Caused by Relative Motion during Measurements. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 35, No. 10, pp. 1846–1859.

  • Jameson, A.R., S.L. Durden, 1996: A Possible Origin of Linear Depolarization Observed at Vertical Incidence in Rain. Journal of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 271–280.

  • Janowiak, John E., 1992: Tropical Rainfall: A Comparison of Satellite-derived Rainfall Estimates with Model Precipitation Forecasts, Climatologies, and Observations. Monthly Weather Review: Vol. 120, No. 3, pp. 448–462.

  • Janowiak, John E., Philip A. Arkin, Pingping Xie, Mark L. Morrissey, David R. Legates, 1995: An Examination of the East Pacific ITCZ Rainfall Distribution. Journal of Climate: Vol. 8, No. 11, pp. 2810–2823.

  • Janowiak, John E., Pingping Xie, 1999: CAMS–OPI: A Global Satellite–Rain Gauge Merged Product for Real-Time Precipitation Monitoring Applications. Journal of Climate: Vol. 12, No. 11, pp. 3335–3342.

  • 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, Richard H., Thomas M. Rickenbach, Steven A. Rutledge, Paul E. Ciesielski, Wayne H. Schubert, 1999: Trimodal Characteristics of Tropical Convection. Journal of Climate: Vol. 12, No. 8, pp. 2397–2418.

  • 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.

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