TRMM Refereed Publications

Tibbets R. T., and. T. N. Krishnamurti, : An intercomparison of hurricane forecasts using SSM/I and TRMM rain rate algorithms. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 74(1-4), 37–49, doi:10.1007/s007030050004.
Timothy, K. I., T. Iguchi, Y. Ohsaki, H. Horie, H. Hanado, and H. Kumagai, : Test of the Specific Differential Propagation Phase Shift (KDP) Technique for Rain-Rate Estimation with a Ku-Band Rain Radar. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 16(8), 1077–1091, doi:10.1175/1520-0426(1999)0162.0.CO;2.
Tokay, A., and D. A. Short, : Evidence from Tropical Raindrop Spectra of the Origin of Rain from Stratiform versus Convective Clouds. J. Appl. Meteor., 35(3), 355–371, doi:10.1175/1520-0450(1996)0352.0.CO;2.
Tokay, A., D. A. Short, C. R. Williams, W. L. Ecklund, K. S. Gage, : Tropical Rainfall Associated with Convective and Stratiform Clouds: Intercomparison of Disdrometer and Profiler Measurements. J. Appl. Meteor., 38(3), 302–320, doi:10.1175/1520-0450(1999)0382.0.CO;2.
Tran, N., E. Obligis, and F. Ferreira, : Comparison of Two Jason-1 Altimeter Precipitation Detection Algorithms with Rain Estimates from the TRMM Microwave Imager. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 22(6), 782–794, doi:10.1175/JTECH1742.1.
Tran, N., O.-Z. Zanife, B. Chapron, D. Vandemark, and P. Vincent, : Absolute Calibration of Jason-1 and Envisat Altimeter Ku-Band Radar Cross Sections from Cross Comparison with TRMM Precipitation Radar Measurements. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 22(9), 1389–1402, doi:10.1175/JTECH1791.1.
Tsuyuki, T., : Variational Data Assimilation in the Tropics Using Precipitation Data. Part III: Assimilation of SSM/I Precipitation Rates. Mon. Wea. Rev., 125(7), 1447–1464, doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1997)1252.0.CO;2.
Turk, J., F. S. Marzano, and A. Mugnai, : Effects of Degraded Sensor Resolution upon Passive Microwave Precipitation Retrievals of Tropical Rainfall. J. Atmos. Sci., 55(9), 1689–1706, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1998)0552.0.CO;2.
Turner, B. J., and G. L. Austin, : Spatial Variability of Summer Florida Precipitation and Its Impact on Microwave Radiometer Rainfall-Measurement Systems. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 32, 172-181, doi:10.1175/1520-0450(1993)0322.0.CO;2.
Tustison, B., D. Harris, and E. Foufoula-Georgiou, : Scale‐recursive estimation for multisensor Quantitative Precipitation Forecast verification: A preliminary assessment. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 107(D8), CIP 2-1-CIP 2-14, doi:10.1029/2001JD001073.
Ulbrich, C. W., and Atlas, D., : Rainfall Microphysics and Radar Properties: Analysis Methods for Drop Size Spectra. J. Appl. Meteor., 37(9), 912–923, doi:10.1175/1520-0450(1998)0372.0.CO;2.
Ulbrich, C. W., and L. G. Lee, : Rainfall Measurement Error by WSR-88D Radars due to Variations in Z-R Law Parameters and the Radar Constant. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 16(8), 1017–1024, doi:10.1175/1520-0426(1999)0162.0.CO;2.
Varma, A. K., and G. Liu, : On classifying rain types using satellite microwave observations. J. Geophys. Res./Atmospheres, 115(D7), D07204, doi:10.1029/2009JD012058.
Varma, A. K., and P. K. Pal, : Use of TRMM Precipitation Radar to address the problem of rain detection over the oceans in passive microwave measurements. Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics, 41, 411-420, doi:.
Varma, A. K., N. Rajput and D. N. Piyush, : Precipitation measurement from SARAL AltiKa and passive microwave radiometer observations. Int'l Journal of Rem. Sens., 41(23), 8948-8964, doi:10.1080/01431161.2020.1797214.
Viltard, N., C. Burlaud, and C. D. Kummerow, : Rain Retrieval from TMI Brightness Temperature Measurements Using a TRMM PR–Based Database. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 45(3), 455–466, doi:10.1175/JAM2346.1.
Viltard, N., C. Kummerow, W. S. Olson, and Y. Hong, : Combined Use of the Radar and Radiometer of TRMM to Estimate the Influence of Drop Size Distribution on Rain Retrievals. J. Appl. Meteor., 39(12), 2103–2114, doi:10.1175/1520-0450(2001)0402.0.CO;2.
Viltard, N., E. Obligis, V. Marecal, and C. Klapisz, : Retrieval of Precipitation from Microwave Airborne Sensors during TOGA COARE. J. Appl. Meteor., 37(7), 701–717, doi:10.1175/1520-0450(1998)0372.0.CO;2.
Vincent, D. G., K. H. North, R. A. Velasco, and P. G. Ramsey, : Precipitation Rates in the Tropics Based on the Q1-Budget Method: 1 June 1984–31 May 1987. J. Climate, 4, 1070-1086, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(1991)0042.0.CO;2.
Vincent, D. G., K. H. North, R. A. Velasco, and P. G. Ramsey, : Precipitation Rates in the Tropics Based on the Q1-Budget Method: 1 June 1984–31 May 1987. J. Climate, 4, 1070-1086, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(1991)0042.0.CO;2.