GPM Refereed Publications

Wei, W., J. Wang, L. Ma, X. Wang, B. Xie, J. Zhou, and H. Zhang, : Global Drought-Wetness Conditions Monitoring Based on Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data. Land, 13(1), 95, doi:10.3390/land13010095.
Wei, W., J. Wang, L. Ma, X. Wang, B. Xie, J. Zhou, and H. Zhang, : Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data for Global Drought and Wetness Monitoring Based on Spatial Distance Drought Index (Sddi): Overall Status, Abnormal Drought and Sensitive Regions. SSRN Electronic Journal, , , doi:10.2139/ssrn.4214270.
Wei, X., Y. Yu, B. Li, and Z. Liu, : Representativeness of Two Global Gridded Precipitation Data Sets in the Intensity of Surface Short-Term Precipitation over China. Rem. Sens., 15(7), 1856, doi:10.3390/rs15071856.
Wei, Y., Y. Chen, B. Zhao, Q. Liu, Y. Xin, L. Zhang, J. Luo, T. Liu, and Y. Zheng, : Assimilation of new rocket dropsonde data using WRFDA and its impact on numerical simulations of typhoon NORU. Ocean Modelling, 189, 102343, doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2024.102343.
Wei, Z., L. Miao, J. Peng, T. Zhao, L. Meng, H. Lu, Z. Peng, M. H. Cosh, B. Fang, V. Lakshmi, and J. Shi, : Bridging spatio-temporal discontinuities in global soil moisture mapping by coupling physics in deep learning. Remote Sensing of Environment, 313, 114371, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2024.114371.
Welp, L. R., E. J. Olson, A. L. Valdivia, J. R. Larico, E. P. Arhuire, L. M.s Paredes, J. T. DeGraw, and G. M. Michalski, : Reinterpreting Precipitation Stable Water Isotope Variability in the Andean Western Cordillera Due To Sub-Seasonal Moisture Source Changes and Sub-Cloud Evaporation. Geophys. Res. Letts., 49(18), e2022GL099876, doi:10.1029/2022GL099876.
Wen, L., W. Zhang, C. Yang, G. Chen, Y. Hu, and H. Zhang, : Near Homogeneous Microphysics of the Record-Breaking 2020 Summer Monsoon Rainfall during the Northward Migration over East China. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 40, 1783–1798, doi:10.1007/s00376-023-2242-3.
Wen, Y., A. Behrangi, B. Lambrigtsen, and P. E. Kirstetter, : Evaluation and Uncertainty Estimation of the Latest Radar and Satellite Snowfall Products Using SNOTEL Measurements over Mountainous Regions in Western United States. Rem. Sens., 8, 904, doi:10.3390/rs8110904.
Wen, Y., A. Behrangi, H. Chen, and B. Lambrigtsen, : How well were the early 2017 California Atmospheric River precipitation events captured by satellite products and ground-based radars?. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 144(S1), 344-359, doi:10.1002/qj.3253.
Wen, Y., P. Kirstetter, Y. Hong, J. J. Gourley, Q. Cao, J. Zhang, Z. Flamig, and X. Xue, : Evaluation of a Method to Enhance Real-Time, Ground Radar–Based Rainfall Estimates Using Climatological Profiles of Reflectivity from Space. J. Hydrometeor., 17, 761-775, doi:10.1175/JHM-D-15-0062.1.
Wen, Y., Q. Cao, P.E. Kirstetter, Y. Hong, J.J. Gourley, J. Zhang, G. Zhang and B. Yong, : Incorporating NASA space-borne radar data into NOAA National Mosaic QPE system for improved precipitation measurement: a physically based VPR identification and enhancement method. J. Hydrometeor., 14, 1293-1307, doi:10.1175/JHM-D-12-0106.1.
Weng, P., Y. Tian, Y. Jiang, D. Chen, and J. Kang, : Assessment of GPM IMERG and GSMaP daily precipitation products and their utility in droughts and floods monitoring across Xijiang River Basin. Atmos. Res., 286, 106673, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2023.106673.
Wentz, F. J., and D. Draper, : On-Orbit Absolute Calibration of the Global Precipitation Measurement Microwave Imager. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 33, 1393-1412, doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-15-0212.1.
Wentz, F. J., and T. Meissner, : Atmospheric absorption model for dry air and water vapor at microwave frequencies below 100 GHz derived from spaceborne radiometer observations. Radio Science, 51, 381-391, doi:10.1002/2015RS005858.
Wentz, K., T. Meissner, F. Wentz, and A. Manaster, : Absolute Intercalibration of Spaceborne Microwave Radiometers. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 41(12), 1121–1138, doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-24-0024.1.
Wessinger, S. E., A. D. Rapp, and G. S. Elsaesser, : An Unexpected Peak in Daytime Convection Initiation Weakens Diurnal Amplitude of Tropical Oceanic Precipitation and Cloud Cover. JGR Atmospheres, 130(21), e2025JD044399, doi:10.1029/2025JD044399.
Wilheit, T., W. Berg, H. Ebrahimi, R. Kroodsma, D. McKague, V. Payne, and J. Wang, : Intercalibrating the GPM constellation using the GPM Microwave Imager (GMI). IEEE International Symposium on Geoscience and Remote Sensing IGARSS, , 5162-5165, doi:http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7326996/?reload=true.
Williams, C. R., : Reflectivity and liquid water content vertical decomposition diagrams to diagnose vertical evolution of raindrop size distributions. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 33, 579-595, doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-15-0208.1.
Williams, C. R., J. Barrio, J. E. Johnston, P. Muradyan, and S. E. Giangrande, : Calibrating Radar Wind Profiler Reflectivity Factor using Surface Disdrometer Observations. J. Atmos. Meas. Techn., 16, 2381–2398, doi:10.5194/egusphere-2022-1405.
Williams, C. R., V. N. Bringi, L. Carey, V. Chandrasekar, P. Gatlin, Z. S. Haddad, R. Meneghini, S. J. Munchak, S. W. Nesbitt, W. A. Petersen, S. Tanelli, A. Tokay, A. Wilson and D. Wolff, : Reply to “Comments on ‘Describing the shape of raindrop size distributions using uncorrelated raindrop mass spectrum parameters'". J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 54, 1977-1982, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-15-0058.1.