Global precipitation measurement

C Kidd, G Huffman - Meteorological Applications, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The quantification of precipitation on a global scale is critical for applications ranging from
climate monitoring to water resource management. Conventional observations through …

Status of satellite precipitation retrievals

C Kidd, V Levizzani - Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2011 - hess.copernicus.org
Satellites offer an unrivalled vantage point to observe and measure Earth system processes
and parameters. Precipitation (rain and snow) in particular, benefit from such observations …

Coarse and giant particles are ubiquitous in Saharan dust export regions and are radiatively significant over the Sahara

CL Ryder, EJ Highwood, A Walser… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Mineral dust is an important component of the climate system, interacting with radiation,
clouds, and biogeochemical systems and impacting atmospheric circulation, air quality …

Gridded satellite sounding retrievals in operational weather forecasting: Product description and emerging applications

E Berndt, N Smith, J Burks, K White, R Esmaili… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Short-term Prediction Research
and Transition Center (SPoRT) has been part of a collaborative effort within the National …

First-light imagery from Suomi NPP VIIRS

D Hillger, T Kopp, T Lee, D Lindsey… - Bulletin of the …, 2013 - journals.ametsoc.org
The Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite was launched on 28 October
2011, heralding the next generation of operational US polar-orbiting satellites. It carries the …

Advances in understanding mineral dust and boundary layer processes over the Sahara from Fennec aircraft observations

CL Ryder, JB McQuaid, C Flamant… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
The Fennec climate programme aims to improve understanding of the Saharan climate
system through a synergy of observations and modelling. We present a description of the …

[HTML][HTML] Intercomparison of high-resolution precipitation products over northwest Europe

C Kidd, P Bauer, J Turk, GJ Huffman… - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.ametsoc.org
Satellite-derived high-resolution precipitation products (HRPP) have been developed to
address the needs of the user community and are now available with 0.25× 0.25 (or less) …

Coarse-mode mineral dust size distributions, composition and optical properties from AER-D aircraft measurements over the tropical eastern Atlantic

CL Ryder, F Marenco, JK Brooke… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Mineral dust is an important component of the climate system, affecting the radiation
balance, cloud properties, biogeochemical cycles, regional circulation and precipitation, as …

Observation and modeling of the historic “Godzilla” African dust intrusion into the Caribbean Basin and the southern US in June 2020

H Yu, Q Tan, L Zhou, Y Zhou, H Bian… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
This study characterizes a massive African dust intrusion into the Caribbean Basin and
southern US in June 2020, which is nicknamed the “Godzilla” dust plume, using a …

RETRACTED: Seasonal correlation of aerosols with soil moisture, evapotranspiration, and vegetation over Pakistan using remote sensing

U Basharat, S Tariq, MN Chaudhry, M Khan… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Aerosols have a severe impact on the Earth's climate, human health, and ecosystem. To
understand the impacts of aerosols on climate, human health, and the ecosystem we must …