GPM Refereed Publications

Kumar P., A. K. Varma, T. Kubota, M. Yamaji, T. Tashima, T. Mega, and T. Ushio, : Long-Term, High-Resolution Gauge Adjusted Satellite Rainfall Product over India. Earth and Space Sciencce, 9(12), e2022EA002595, doi:10.1029/2022EA002595.
Kumar S., and Y. Silva, : Vertical characteristics of radar reflectivity and DSD parameters in intense convective clouds over South East South Asia during the Indian Summer monsoon: GPM observations. Int'l J. Rem. Sens., 40(24), 9604-9628, doi:10.1080/01431161.2019.1633705.
Kumar, P., : Assimilation of the Rain Gauge Measurements Using Particle Filter. Earth and Space Science, 7(10), e2020EA001212, doi:10.1029/2020EA001212.
Kumar, P., and C. M. Kishtawal, : Importance of satellite-retrieved rain/no-rain information on short-range weather predictions. Int'l Journal of Remote Sensing, 38(13), 3851-3864, doi:10.1080/01431161.2017.1306140.
Kumar, P., C. M. Kishtawal, and P. K. Pal, : Impact of satellite rainfall assimilation on Weather Research and Forecasting model predictions over the Indian region. JGR Atmospheres, 119(5), 2017-2031, doi:10.1002/2013JD020005.
Kumar, P., R. Gairola, T. Kubota, and C. Kishtawal, : Hybrid Assimilation of Satellite Rainfall Product with High Density Gauge Network to Improve Daily Estimation: A Case of Karnataka, India. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II, 99(3), 741-763, doi:10.2151/jmsj.2021-037.
Kumar, R., A. K. Varma, A. Mishra, R. M. Gairola, I. Das, A. Sarkar, and V. K. Agarwal, : Comparison of TRMM TMI and PR Version 5 and 6 Precipitation Data Products Under Cyclonic Weather Conditions. IEEE-Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 6(3), 378-382, doi:10.1109/LGRS.2009.2014257.
Kumar, S., Y. Silva, A. S. Moya-Alvarez, and D. Martınez-Castro, : Seasonal and Regional Differences in Extreme Rainfall Events and Their Contribution to the World’s Precipitation: GPM Observations. Adv. Meteor., 2019, 4631609, doi:10.1155/2019/4631609.
Kumar, S., Y.-S. Vidal, A. S. Moya-Álvarez, and D. Martínez-Castro, : Effect of the surface wind flow and topography on precipitating cloud systems over the Andes and associated Amazon basin: GPM observations. Atmos. Res., 225, 193-208, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.03.027.
Kumjian, M. R. and O. P. Prat, : The Impact of Raindrop Collisional Processes on the Polarimetric Radar Variables. J. Atmos. Sci., 71, 3052-3067, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-13-0357.1.
Kumjian, M. R., S. Mishra, S. E. Giangrande, T. Toto, A. V. Ryzhkov, and A. Bansemer, : Polarimetric radar and aircraft observations of saggy bright bands during MC3E. J. Geophys. Res., 121, 3584-3607, doi:10.1002/2015JD024446.
Kummerow, C. D., D. L. Randel, M. Kulie, N.-Y. Wang, R. Ferraro, S. J. Munchak, and V. Petkovic, : The Evolution of the Goddard Profiling Algorithm to a Fully Parametric Scheme. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 32, 2265-2280, doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-15-0039.1.
Kuo, K.-S., E. Smith, Z. Haddad, E. Im, T. Iguchi, and A. Mugnai, : Mathematical-Physical Framework for Retrieval of Rain DSD Properties from Dual-Frequency Ku-Ka-Band Satellite Radar. J. Atmos. Sci., 61, 2349-2369, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(2004)0612.0.CO;2.
Lamer, K., B. P. Treserras, Z. Zhu, B. Isom, N. Bharadwaj, and P. Kollias, : Characterization of shallow oceanic precipitation using profiling and scanning radar observations at the Eastern North Atlantic ARM observatory. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 12, 4931–4947, doi:10.5194/amt-12-4931-2019.
Lang, S. E. and W.-K. Tao, : The Next-Generation Goddard Convective–Stratiform Heating Algorithm: New Tropical and Warm-Season Retrievals for GPM. J. Climate, 31(15), 5997–6026, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0224.1.
Lang, S. E., W.-K. Tao, J.-D. Chern, D. Wu, and X. Li, : Benefits of a Fourth Ice Class in the Simulated Radar Reflectivities of Convective Systems Using a Bulk Microphysics Scheme. J. Atmos. Sci., 71, 3583-3612, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-13-0330.1.
Lang, T. J., : Comparing Winds near Tropical Oceanic Precipitation Systems with and without Lightning. Remote Sensing, 12(23), 3968, doi:10.3390/rs12233968.
Lang, T. J., and S. D. Bang, : Exploring the Scientific Utility of Combined Spaceborne Lidar and Lightning Observations of Thunderstorms. Earth and Space Science, 9(8), e2022EA002400, doi:10.1029/2022EA002400.
Lasser, M. S. O, and U. Foelsche, : Evaluation of GPM-DPR precipitation estimates with WegenerNet gauge data. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 12, 5055-5070, doi:10.5194/amt-12-5055-2019.
Lau, A., and A. Behrangi, : Understanding Intensity–Duration–Frequency (IDF) Curves Using IMERG Sub-Hourly Precipitation against Dense Gauge Networks. Remote Sensing, 14(19), 5032, doi:10.3390/rs14195032.