TRMM Refereed Publications

Wodzicki, K. R., and A. D. Rapp, : Changes in precipitating convective feature populations with varying ITCZ width. J. Climate, , , doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0689.1.
Wodzicki, K., and A. D. Rapp, : Long-term characterization of the Pacific ITCZ using TRMM, GPCP, and ERA-Interim. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 121(7), 3153–3170, doi:10.1002/2015JD024458.
Wolff, D. B., D. A. Marks, E. Amitai, D. S. Silberstein, B. L. Fisher, A. Tokay, J. Wang, and J. L. Pippitt, : Ground Validation for the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 22(4), 365–380, doi:10.1175/JTECH1700.1.
Wong, T., D. F. Young, M. Haeffelin, and S. Weckmann, : Validation of the CERES/TRMM ERBE-Like Monthly Mean Clear-Sky Longwave Dataset and the Effects of the 1998 ENSO Event. J. Climate, 13(24), 4256–4267, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(2000)0132.0.CO;2.
Wong, T., E. F. Harrison, G. G. Gibson, and F. M. Denn, : On the Determination of the Optimal Scan Mode Sequence for the TRMM CERES Instrument. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 14(5), 1230–1236, doi:10.1175/1520-0426(1997)0142.0.CO;2.
Xianan, J., D. E. Waliser, W. S. Olson, W.-K. Tao, T. S. L’Ecuyer, K.-F. Li, Y. L. Yung, S. Shige, S. Lang, and Y. N. Takayabu, : Vertical diabatic heating structure of the MJO: Intercomparison between recent reanalyses and TRMM estimates. Mon. Wea. Rev., 139, 3208-3223, doi:10.1175/2011MWR3636.1.
Xie, P., and P. A. Arkin, : Global Monthly Precipitation Estimates from Satellite-Observed Outgoing Longwave Radiation. J. Climate, 11(2), 137–164, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(1998)0112.0.CO;2.
Xie, P., and P. A. Arkin, : Analyses of Global Monthly Precipitation Using Gauge Observations, Satellite Estimates, and Numerical Model Predictions. J. Climate, 9(4), 840–858, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(1996)0092.0.CO;2.
Xu, L., S. Sorooshian, X. Gao, and H. V. Gupta, : A Cloud-Patch Technique for Identification and Removal of No-Rain Clouds from Satellite Infrared Imagery. J. Appl. Meteor., 38(8), 1170–1181, doi:10.1175/1520-0450(1999)0382.0.CO;2.
Xu, L., X. Gao, S. Sorooshian, P. A. Arkin, and B. Imam, : A Microwave Infrared Threshold Technique to Improve the GOES Precipitation Index. J. Appl. Meteor., 38(5), 569–579, doi:10.1175/1520-0450(1999)0382.0.CO;2.
Xu, Z., W. Ge, R. Dang, T. Iguchi, and T. Takada, : Application of TRMM/PR data for numerical simulations with mesoscale model MM5. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 20(2), 185-193, doi:.
Yamamoto, M. K., and K. Nakamura, : Typical Patterns of Microwave Signatures and Vertical Profiles of Precipitation in the Midlatitudes from TRMM Data. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 50(6), 1236–1254, doi:10.1175/2010JAMC2539.1.
Yang, J., M. Jun, C. Schumacer, and R. Saravanan, : Predictive Statistical Representations of Observed and Simulated Rainfall Using Generalized Linear Models. J. Climate, 32(11), 3409-3427., doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0527.1.
Yang, S., and E. A. Smith, : Moisture Budget Analysis of TOGA COARE Area Using SSM/I-Retrieved Latent Heating and Large-Scale Q2 Estimates. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 16(6), 633–655, doi:10.1175/1520-0426(1999)0162.0.CO;2.
Yang, S., and E. A. Smith, : Mechanisms for Diurnal Variability of Global Tropical Rainfall Observed from TRMM. J. Climate, 19(20), 5190–5226, doi:10.1175/JCLI3883.1.
Yang, S., and E. A. Smith, : Four-Dimensional Structure of Monthly Latent Heating Derived from SSM/ISatellite Measurements. J. Climate, 12(4), 1016–1037, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(1999)0122.0.CO;2.
Yang, S., and E. A. Smith, : Vertical Structure and Transient Behavior of Convective–Stratiform Heating in TOGA COARE from Combined Satellite–Sounding Analysis. J. Appl. Meteor., 39(9), 1491–1513, doi:10.1175/1520-0450(2000)0392.0.CO;2.
Yasuhisa, I., T. Kubota, and T. Iguchi et al., : Evaluating sampling error in TRMM/PR rainfall products by the bootstrap method: Estimation of the sampling error and its application to a trend analysis. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 115, D22119, doi:10.1029/2010JD014257.
Yokoyama, C., and Y. N. Takayabu, : Relationships between rain characteristics and environment. Part II: Atmospheric disturbances associated with shallow convection over the eastern tropical Pacific. Mon. Wea. Rev., 140, 2841-2859, doi:10.1175/MWR-D-11-00251.1.
Yokoyama, C., and Y. N. Takayabu, : A statistical study on rain characteristics of tropical cyclones using TRMM satellite data. Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 3848-3862, doi:10.1175/2008MWR2408.1.