Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

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Volume 38, Issue 1

 
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The Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (JTECH) publishes research describing instrumentation and methods used in atmospheric and oceanic research, including remote sensing instruments; measurements, validation, and data analysis techniques from satellites, aircraft, balloons, and surface-based platforms; in situ instruments, measurements, and methods for data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation and assimilation in numerical models; and information systems and algorithms.

ISSN: 0739-0572; eISSN: 1520-0426

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Luca Baldini, Italian National Research Council

William J. Emery, University of Colorado Boulder

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Improved SSM/I thin ice algorithm with ice type discrimination in coastal polynyas

Haruhiko Kashiwase, Kay I. Ohshima, Kazuki Nakata, and Takeshi Tamura
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0145.1
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21 Jan 2021
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Improved Precipitation Typing using POSS Spectral Modal Analysis

Brian E. Sheppard, Merhala Thurai, Peter Rodriguez, Patrick C. Kennedy, and David R. Hudak
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0075.1
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18 Jan 2021
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Assessing Sensitivity of MERRA-2 to AMSU-A in the Upper Stratosphere

Mohar Chattopadhyay, Will McCarty, and Isaac Moradi
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0187.1
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14 Jan 2021
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Changes in TOA SW Fluxes over Marine Clouds When Estimated via Semi-Physical Angular Distribution Models

F. Tornow, C. Domenech, J. N. S. Cole, N. Madenach, and J. Fischer
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0107.1
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14 Jan 2021
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Modular, flexible, low-cost microstructure measurements: the Epsilometer

Arnaud Le Boyer, Matthew H. Alford, Nicole Couto, Michael Goldin, Sean Lastuka, Sara Goheen, San Nguyen, Andrew J. Lucas, and Tyler D. Hennon
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0116.1
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14 Jan 2021
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Dual-Polarization Deconvolution and Geophysical Retrievals from the Advanced Microwave Precipitation Radiometer during OLYMPEX/RADEX

Corey G. Amiot, Sayak K. Biswas, Timothy J. Lang, and David I. Duncan
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0218.1
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11 Jan 2021
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Quantifying flow speeds by using microstructure shear and temperature spectral analysis

Shuang-Xi Guo, Xian-Rong Cen, Ling Qu, Yuan-Zheng Lu, Peng-Qi Huang, and Sheng-Qi Zhou
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0103.1
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11 Jan 2021
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Quest over the Sampling Error of COSMIC Radio Occultation Temperature Climatologies

Zhen Shen, Kefei Zhang, Qimin He, Moufeng Wan, Longjiang Li, and Suqin Wu
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0169.1
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29 Dec 2020
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Spatiotemporal lightning activity detected by WWLLN over Tibetan Plateau and its comparison with LIS lightning

Ruiyang Ma, Dong Zheng, Yijun Zhang, Wen Yao, Wenjuan Zhang, and Deqing Cuomu
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0080.1
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29 Dec 2020
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Detection of SST fronts from high-resolution model and its preliminary results in the South China Sea

Shihe Ren, Xueming Zhu, Marie Drevillon, Hui Wang, Yunfei Zhang, Ziqing Zu, and Ang Li
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0118.1
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28 Dec 2020
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How accurate are satellite-derived surface solar radiation products over tropical oceans?

Wenjun Tang, Kun Yang, Jun Qin, Jun Li, and Jiangang Ye
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0099.1
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28 Dec 2020
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Evaluation of K DP estimation algorithm performance in rain using a known-truth framework

Karly J. Reimel and Matthew Kumjian
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0060.1
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23 Dec 2020
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Observing System Simulation Experiments Investigating Atmospheric Motion Vectors and Radiances from a Constellation of 4-5 μm Infrared Sounders

Will McCarty, David Carvalho, Isaac Moradi, and Nikki C. Privé
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0109.1
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23 Dec 2020
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The Three-Cornered Hat Method for Estimating Error Variances of Three or More Atmospheric Data Sets – Part I: Overview and Evaluation

Jeremiah P. Sjoberg, Richard A. Anthes, and Therese Rieckh
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0217.1
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23 Dec 2020
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A new description of small-scale and large-scale roughness in the fast ocean surface emissivity model

Sang-Moo Lee and Byung-Ju Sohn
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0065.1
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22 Dec 2020
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Quantitative Evaluation of Polarimetric Estimates from Scanning Weather Radars using a Vertically Pointing Micro Rain Radar

Ricardo Reinoso-Rondinel and Marc Schleiss
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0062.1
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22 Dec 2020
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Advances in the Ocean Color component of the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET-OC)

Giuseppe Zibordi, Brent N. Holben, Marco Talone, Davide D’Alimonte, Ilya Slutsker, David M. Giles, and Mikhail G. Sorokin
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0085.1
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21 Dec 2020
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Assimilating in situ and remote sensing observations in a highly variable estuary-shelf model

Wenfeng Lai, Jianping Gan, Ye Liu, Zhiqiang Liu, Jiping Xie, and Jiang Zhu
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0084.1
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18 Dec 2020
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Objective analysis of SMOS and SMAP Sea Surface Salinity to reduce large scale and time dependent biases from low to high latitudes

Nicolas Kolodziejczyk, Mathieu Hamon, Jacqueline Boutin, Jean-Luc Vergely, Gilles Reverdin, Alexandre Supply, and Nicolas Reul
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0093.1
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18 Dec 2020
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An Automated Python Algorithm to Quantify Z DR Arc and K DP -Z DR Separation Signatures in Supercells

Matthew B. Wilson and Matthew S. Van Den Broeke
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0056.1
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17 Dec 2020
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Data validation and mesoscale assimilation of Himawari-8 optimal cloud analysis products

Michiko Otsuka, Hiromu Seko, Masahiro Hayashi, and Ko Koizumi
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0015.1
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17 Dec 2020
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Relationship between horizontal wind velocity and normalized surface cross section using data from the HIWRAP dual-frequency airborne radar

R. Meneghini, L. Liao, and G.M. Heymsfield
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0143.1
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17 Dec 2020
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CYGNSS Ocean Surface Wind Validation in the Tropics

Shakeel Asharaf, Duane E. Waliser, Derek J. Posselt, Christopher S. Ruf, Chidong Zhang, and Agie, W. Putra
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0079.1
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14 Dec 2020
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Accurate pH and O2 measurements from Spray underwater gliders

Yuichiro Takeshita, Brent D. Jones, Kenneth S. Johnson, Francisco P. Chavez, Daniel L. Rudnick, Marguerite Blum, Kyle Conner, Scott Jensen, Jacqueline S. Long, Thom Maughan, Keaton L. Mertz, Jeffrey T. Sherman, and Joseph K. Warren
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0095.1
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11 Dec 2020
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Estimating error variances of a microwave sensor and dropsondes aboard the Global Hawk in hurricanes using the three-cornered hat method

Andrew C. Kren and Richard A. Anthes
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0044.1
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10 Dec 2020
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Phase Codes for Mitigating Ambiguities in Range and Velocity

Dusan Zrnic and David Schvartzman
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0131.1
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10 Dec 2020
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Effect of acoustic Doppler velocimeter sampling volume size on measurements of turbulence

Mohammad Kazemi, Babak Khorsandi, and Laurent Mydlarski
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0174.1
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09 Dec 2020
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Extreme Lake-Effect Snow from a GPM Microwave Imager Perspective: Observational Analysis and Precipitation Retrieval Evaluation

Lisa Milani, Mark S. Kulie, Daniele Casella, Pierre E. Kirstetter, Giulia Panegrossi, Veljko Petkovic, Sarah E. Ringerud, Jean-François Rysman, Paolo Sanò, Nai-Yu Wang, Yalei You, and Gail Skofronick-Jackson
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0064.1
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09 Dec 2020
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Three mesoscale eddy detection and tracking methods: Assessment for the South China Sea

Tao Xing and Yikai Yang
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0020.1
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08 Dec 2020
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Applications of Dynamic Land Surface Information for Passive Microwave Precipitation Retrieval

Sarah Ringerud, Christa Peters-Lidard, Joe Munchak, and Yalei You
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0048.1
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07 Dec 2020
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Practical Considerations with Radar Data Height and Great Circle Distance Determination

Mark A. Askelson, Chris J. Theisen, and Randall S. Johnson
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0094.1
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01 Dec 2020
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Wave anomaly detection in wave measurements

Joey J. Voermans, Alexander V. Babanin, Cagil Kirezci, Jonas T. Carvalho, Marcelo F. Santini, Bruna F. Pavani, and Luciano P. Pezzi
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0090.1
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01 Dec 2020
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Adjusting ISCCP cloud detection to increase consistency of cloud amount and reduce artifacts

Kenneth R. Knapp, Alisa H. Young, Hilawe Semunegus, Anand K. Inamdar, and William Hankins
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0045.1
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25 Nov 2020
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The importance of including sea surface current when estimating air-sea turbulent heat fluxes and wind stress in the Gulf Stream region

Xiangzhou Song
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0094.1
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20 Nov 2020
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A methodology for estimating the response of the coastal ocean to meteorological forcing: A case study in Bohai Bay

Daosheng Wang, Haidong Pan, Lin Mu, Xianqing Lv, Bing Yan, and Hua Yang
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0022.1
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18 Nov 2020
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Conceptualizing the Impact of Dust Contaminated Infrared Radiances on Data Assimilation for Numerical Weather Prediction

Jared W. Marquis, Mayra I. Oyola, James R. Campbell, Benjamin C. Ruston, Carmen Córdoba-Jabonero, Emilio Cuevas, Jasper R. Lewis, Travis D. Toth, and Jianglong Zhang
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0125.1
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13 Nov 2020
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Mapping altimetry in the forthcoming SWOT era by back-and-forth nudging a one-layer quasi-geostrophic model

Florian Le Guillou, Sammy Metref, Emmanuel Cosme, Julien Le Sommer, Clément Ubelmann, Jacques Verron, and Maxime Ballarotta
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0104.1
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09 Nov 2020
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Measurement of small-scale surface velocity and turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rates using infrared imaging

Shelby Metoyer, Mohammad Barzegar, Darek Bogucki, Brian K. Haus, and Mingming Shao
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0183.1
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29 Oct 2020
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Recent History of Upgrades to the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network

Martin J. Murphy, John A. Cramer, and Ryan K. Said
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0215.1
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27 Oct 2020
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Automated Activity Estimation of the Cold-Water Coral Lophelia pertusa by Multispectral Imaging and Computational Pixel Classification

Hongbo Liu, Janina V. Büscher, Kevin Köser, Jens Greinert, Hong Song, Ying Chen, and Timm Schoening
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0139.1
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14 Sep 2020
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Efficient Inverse Modeling of Barotropic Ocean Tides

Gary D. Egbert and Svetlana Y. Erofeeva
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https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2002)019<0183:EIMOBO>2.0.CO;2
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Feb 2002
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Overview of the CALIPSO Mission and CALIOP Data Processing Algorithms

David M. Winker, Mark A. Vaughan, Ali Omar, Yongxiang Hu, Kathleen A. Powell, Zhaoyan Liu, William H. Hunt, and Stuart A. Young
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https://doi.org/10.1175/2009JTECHA1281.1
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Nov 2009
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An Unstructured Grid, Finite-Volume, Three-Dimensional, Primitive Equations Ocean Model: Application to Coastal Ocean and Estuaries

Changsheng Chen, Hedong Liu, and Robert C. Beardsley
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https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2003)020<0159:AUGFVT>2.0.CO;2
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Jan 2003
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The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Sensor Package

Christian Kummerow, William Barnes, Toshiaki Kozu, James Shiue, and Joanne Simpson
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https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<0809:TTRMMT>2.0.CO;2
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Jun 1998
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The CALIPSO Automated Aerosol Classification and Lidar Ratio Selection Algorithm

Ali H. Omar, David M. Winker, Mark A. Vaughan, Yongxiang Hu, Charles R. Trepte, Richard A. Ferrare, Kam-Pui Lee, Chris A. Hostetler, Chieko Kittaka, Raymond R. Rogers, Ralph E. Kuehn, and Zhaoyan Liu
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https://doi.org/10.1175/2009JTECHA1231.1
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Oct 2009

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