GPM Refereed Publications

Leppert, K. D., and D. J. Cecil, : Variations in simulated GMI brightness temperatures due to varying particlVariations in Simulated GMI Brightness Temperatures due to Varying Particle Size Distribution Models and Hydrometeor Characteristics in a Severe Hailstorm. J. Appl. Meteor. and Climatol., 64(3), 237–266, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-24-0110.1.
Leppert, K. D., and D. J. Cecil, : Signatures of Hydrometeor Species from Airborne Passive Microwave Data for Frequencies 10–183 GHz. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 54, 1313-1334, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-14-0145.1.
Levizzani, V., and C. Kidd, : Chapter One - Quantitative precipitation estimation from satellite observations. Extreme Hydroclimatic Events and Multivariate Hazards in a Changing Environment, , 3-39, doi:0.1016/B978-0-12-814899-0.00001-8.
Levizzani, V., and E. Cattani, : Satellite Remote Sensing of Precipitation and the Terrestrial Water Cycle in a Changing Climate. Remote Sensing, 11(19), 2301, doi:10.3390/rs11192301.
Levizzani, V., C. Kidd, D. B. Kirschbaum, C. D. Kummerow, K. Nakamura, and F. J. Turk, : Satellite Precipitation Measurement: Volume 1. Advances in Global Change Research , 67, 450, doi:978-3-030-24568-9.
Levizzani, V., C. Kidd, D. B. Kirshbaum, C. D. Kummerow, K. Nakamura, and F. J. Turk, : Satellite Precipitation Measurement: Volume 2. Springer Academic Publishers, V. Levizzani (Ed). Advances in Global Change Research, 69, 725, doi:978-3-030-35798-6.
Levizzani, V., C. Kidd, K. Aonashi, R. Bennartz, R. Ferraro, G. J. Huffman, R. Roca, F. J. Turk, and N.-Y. Wang, : The activities of the international precipitation working group. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 144(S1), 3-15, doi:10.1002/qj.3214.
Li, H., Y. Hong, P. Xie, J. Gao, Z. Niu, P. E. Kirstetter, B. Yong, : Variational merged of hourly gauge-satellite precipitation in China: Preliminary results. J. Geophy. Res. Atmos., 120, 9897–9915, doi:10.1002/2015JD023710.
Li, L., G. Heymsfield, J. Carswell, D. H. Schaubert, M. L. McLinden, J. Creticos, M. Perrine, M. Coon, J. I. Cervantes, M. Vega, S. Guimond, L. Tian, and A. Emory, : The NASA High-Altitude Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 54, 298-310, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2015.2456501.
Li, R., C. Guilloteau, and E. Foufoula-Georgiou, : Added Value of Environmental Variables for Satellite Precipitation Retrieval: A Temporal Coevolution Perspective and a Machine Learning Integration Assessment. Geophys. Res. Letts., 52(11), e2025GL116048, doi:10.1029/2025GL116048.
Li, R., C. Guilloteau, P. E. Kirstetter, and E. Foufoula-Georgiou, : How well does the IMERG satellite precipitation product capture the timing of precipitation events?. J. Hydrology, 620 Part B, 129563, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129563.
Li, R., C. Guilloteau, P. E. Kirstetter, and E. Foufoula-Georgiou, : Understanding the error patterns of multi-satellite precipitation products during the lifecycle of precipitation events for diagnostics and algorithm improvement. J. Hydrology, 651, 132610, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.132610.
Li, R., C. Guilloteau, P. E. Kirstetter, and E. Foufoula‐Georgiou, : A New Event-Based Error Decomposition Scheme for Satellite Precipitation Products. Geophys. Res. Lett., 50(22), e2023GL105343, doi:10.1029/2023GL105343.
Li, R., C. Guilloteau, P. Kirstetter, and E. Foufoula-Georgiou, : Understanding the error patterns of multi-satellite precipitation products during the lifecycle of precipitation events for diagnostics and algorithm improvement. J. Hydrology, 651, 132610, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.132610.
Li, R., J. Shi, D. Ji , T. Zhao, V. Plermkamon, S. Moukomla, K. Kuntiyawichai, and J. Kruasilp, : Evaluation and Hydrological Application of TRMM and GPM Precipitation Products in a Tropical Monsoon Basin of Thailand. Water, 11(4), 818, doi:10.3390/w11040818.
Li, Z., B. Wen, L. Liao, D. B. Wolff, R. Meneghini, and T. Schuur, : Joint Collaboration on Comparing NOAA’s Ground-Based Weather Radar and NASA–JAXA’s Spaceborne Radar. Bull. Amer. Meteo. Soc., 127, E1435–E1451, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0127.1.
Li, Z., D. B. Wright, S. H. Hartke, D. B. Kirschbaum, S. Khan, V. Maggioni, and P. E. Kirstetter, : Toward a Globally-Applicable Uncertainty Quantification Framework for Satellite Multisensor Precipitation Products Based on GPM DPR. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 61, 1-15, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2023.3235270.
Li, Z., D. B. Wright, S.Q. Zhang, D. B. Kirschbaum, and S. H. Hartke, : Object-Based Comparison of Data-Driven and Physics-Driven Satellite Estimates of Extreme Rainfall. J. Hydrometeorology, 21(12), 2759–2776, doi:10.1175/JHM-D-20-0041.1.
Li, Z., G. Tang, P.E. Kirstetter, S. Gao, Y. Hong, J.F. Li, Y. Wen, : Evaluation of GPM IMERG and its constellations in extreme events over the conterminous united states. J. Hydrology, 606, , doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127357 Get rights and content.
Li, Z., G. Tang, Z. Hong, M. Chen, S. Gao, P. E. Kirstetter, J. Gourley, Y. Wen, T. Yami, S. Nabih, and Y. Hong, : Two-decades of GPM IMERG early and final run products intercomparison: Similarity and difference in climatology, rates, and extremes. J. of Hydrology, 594, 125975, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.125975.