GPM Refereed Publications
Lang, T. J.,
: Comparing Winds near Tropical Oceanic Precipitation Systems with and without Lightning. Remote Sensing, 12(23), 3968, doi:10.3390/rs12233968.
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, 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.
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.
Kurek, M. R., R. Muniz, J. M. S. Moura, B. Peucker-Ehrenbrink, R. M. Holmes, A. M. McKenna, and R. G. M. Spencer,
: Long-Term and Seasonal Drivers of Organic Matter in the Clearwater Tapajós River and Implications for the Amazon River Basin. Global Biochemical Cycles, 39(6), e2025GB008545, doi:10.1029/2025GB008545.
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.
Kuntla, S. K., M. Saharia, P.E. Kirstetter,
: Global-scale characterization of streamflow extremes. J. Hydrology, 615(Part A), , doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128668.
Kummerow, C., and P. Brown,
: The Annual Cycle of the Tropical Ocean Water Balance as Seen by the GEWEX Integrated Product. J. Climate, 38(18), 4807–4824, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-24-0638.1.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, 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, P., U. K. Gupta, M. K. Yamamoto, and T. Kubota,
: Long-term evaluation of CHIRPS and GSMaP_ISRO rainfall estimates for Indian summer monsoon (2000–2022). Rem. Sens. Appl.: Society and Environ., 39, 101627, doi:10.1016/j.rsase.2025.101627.
Kumar, P., S. S. Srivastava, N. Jivani, A. K. Varma, C. Yokoyama, and T. Kubota,
: Long-term assessment of ERA5 reanalysis rainfall for lightning events over India observed by Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission Lightning Imaging Sensor. Q. J. Royal Meteor. Soc., 150(761), 2472-2488, doi:10.1002/qj.4719.
Kumar, P., S. S. Srivastava, N. Jivani, A. K. Varma, C. Yokoyama, and T. Kubota,
: Long-term assessment of ERA5 reanalysis rainfall for lightning events over India observed by Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission Lightning Imaging Sensor. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 150(761), 2472-2488, doi:10.1002/qj.4719.
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, 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., 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.