Search Results - "Braun, Scott A"

THE GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT (GPM) MISSION FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY by Skofronick-Jackson, Gail, Petersen, Walter A., Berg, Wesley, Kidd, Chris, Stocker, Erich F., Kirschbaum, Dalia B., Kakar, Ramesh, Braun, Scott A., Huffman, George J., Iguchi, Toshio, Kirstetter, Pierre E., Kummerow, Christian, Meneghini, Robert, Oki, Riko, Olson, William S., Takayabu, Yukari N., Furukawa, Kinji, Wilheit, Thomas

“…Precipitation is a key source of freshwater; therefore, observing global patterns of precipitation and its intensity is important for science, society, and…”
Get full text

NASA’S HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) INVESTIGATION by Braun, Scott A., Newman, Paul A., Heymsfield, Gerald M.

“…The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) investigation was a multiyear field campaign designed to…”
Get full text

Implications of tropical cyclone power dissipation index by Wu, Liguang, Wang, Bin, Braun, Scott A.

“…Upward trends in the power dissipation index (PDI) in the North Atlantic (NA) and western North Pacific (WNP) basins and increases in the number and proportion…”
Get full text

WRF–SBM Simulations of Melting-Layer Structure in Mixed-Phase Precipitation Events Observed during LPVEx by Iguchi, Takamichi, Matsui, Toshihisa, Tao, Wei-Kuo, Khain, Alexander P., Phillips, Vaughan T. J., Kidd, Chris, L’Ecuyer, Tristan, Braun, Scott A., Hou, Arthur

“…Two mixed-phase precipitation events were observed on 21 September and 20 October 2010 over the southern part of Finland during the Light Precipitation…”
Get full text

Evaluation of cloud microphysics schemes in simulations of a winter storm using radar and radiometer measurements by Han, Mei, Braun, Scott A., Matsui, Toshihisa, Williams, Christopher R.

“…Using observations from a space‐borne radiometer and a ground‐based precipitation profiling radar, the impact of cloud microphysics schemes in the WRF model on…”
Get full text

Simulating the formation of Hurricane Isabel (2003) with AIRS data by Wu, Liguang, Braun, Scott A., Qu, John J., Hao, Xianjun

“…Using the AIRS retrieved temperature and humidity profiles, the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) influence on the formation of Hurricane Isabel (2003) is simulated…”
Get full text

Precipitation and Latent Heating Distributions from Satellite Passive Microwave Radiometry. Part I: Improved Method and Uncertainties by Olson, William S., Kummerow, Christian D., Yang, Song, Petty, Grant W., Tao, Wei-Kuo, Bell, Thomas L., Braun, Scott A., Wang, Yansen, Lang, Stephen E., Johnson, Daniel E., Chiu, Christine

“…A revised Bayesian algorithm for estimating surface rain rate, convective rain proportion, and latent heating profiles from satellite-borne passive microwave…”
Get full text

Application of TRMM PR and TMI Measurements to Assess Cloud Microphysical Schemes in the MM5 for a Winter Storm by Han, Mei, Braun, Scott A., Olson, William S., Persson, P. Ola G., Bao, Jian-Wen

“…This paper uses observations from Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) precipitation radar (PR) and microwave imager (TMI) to evaluate the cloud…”
Get full text

Comparisons of bin and bulk microphysics schemes in simulations of topographic winter precipitation with radar and radiometer measurements by Han, Mei, Braun, Scott A., Matsui, Toshihisa, Iguchi, Takamichi

“…The Hebrew University Cloud Model (HUCM) bin scheme and the Thompson bulk scheme in the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model are compared to assess…”
Get full text

Azimuthally averaged structure of Hurricane Edouard (2014) just after peak intensity by Smith, Roger K., Montgomery, Michael T., Braun, Scott A.

“…Analyses of dropsonde data collected in Hurricane Edouard (2014) just after its mature stage are presented. These data have unprecedentedly high spatial…”
Get full text

Mind-the-Gap - Part 3: Doppler Velocity Measurements From Space by Kollias, Pavlos, Battaglia, Alessandro, Lamer, Katia, Braun, Scott A.

“…Convective motions and hydrometeors microphysical properties are highly sought-after parameters for evaluating atmospheric numerical models. With most of the…”
Get full text

NASA’S GENESIS AND RAPID INTENSIFICATION PROCESSES (GRIP) FIELD EXPERIMENT by Braun, Scott A., Kakar, Ramesh, Zipser, Edward, Heymsfield, Gerald, Albers, Cerese, Brown, Shannon, Durden, Stephen L., Guimond, Stephen, Halverson, Jeffery, Heymsfield, Andrew, Ismail, Syed, Lambrigtsen, Bjorn, Miller, Timothy, Tanelli, Simone, Thomas, Janel, Zawislak, Jon

“…In August–September 2010, NASA, NOAA, and the National Science Foundation (NSF) conducted separate but closely coordinated hurricane field campaigns, bringing…”
Get full text

A summary of research advances on tropical cyclone intensity change from 2014-2018 by Eric A. Hendricks, Scott A. Braun, Jonathan L. Vigh, Joseph B. Courtney

“…This contribution summarizes key research advances on tropical cyclone (TC) intensity change from 2014-2018 from the Ninth International Workshop on Tropical…”
Get full text

NASA'S Earth System Observatory-Atmosphere Observing System by Braun, Scott A., Yorks, John, Thorsen, Tyler, Cecil, Dan, Kirschbaum, Dalia

“…NASA has begun pre-formulation studies for the Earth System Observatory, a constellation of observatories designed to implement the recommendations of the 2017…”
Get full text

Further Exploring the Potential for Assimilation of Unmanned Aircraft Observations to Benefit Hurricane Analyses and Forecasts by Jason A. Sippel, Fuqing Zhang, Yonghui Weng, Scott A. Braun, Daniel J. Cecil

“…This study explores the potential of assimilating data from multiple instruments onboard high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft to improve hurricane…”
Get full text

Application of uncertainty visualization methods to meteorological trajectories by Boller, Ryan A., Braun, Scott A., Miles, Jadrian, Laidlaw, David H.

“…We present an application of uncertainty visualization to air parcel trajectories generated from a global meteorological model. We derive an approximation of…”
Get full text

Systematic Validation of Ensemble Cloud‐Process Simulations Using Polarimetric Radar Observations and Simulator Over the NASA Wallops Flight Facility by Matsui, Toshi, Wolff, David B., Lang, Stephen, Mohr, Karen, Zhang, Minghua, Xie, Shaocheng, Tang, Shuaiqi, Saleeby, Stephen M., Posselt, Derek J., Braun, Scott A., Chern, Jiun‐Dar, Dolan, Brenda, Pippitt, Jason L., Loftus, Adrian M.

“…The BiLateral Operational Storm‐Scale Observation and Modeling (BLOSSOM) project was initiated to establish a long‐term supersite to improve understanding of…”
Get full text

REEVALUATING THE SAHARAN AIR LAYER IN ATLANTIC TROPICAL CYCLOGENESIS AND EVOLUTION by Braun, Scott A

“…Most recent studies have focused on the potential negative impacts of the SAL, which include: 1 vertical wind shear associated with the African easterly jet; 2…”
Get full text

The Coastal Observation and Simulation with Topography (COAST) Experiment by Bond, Nicholas A., Mass, Clifford F., Smull, Bradley F., Houze, Robert A., Yang, Ming-Jen, Colle, Brian A., Braun, Scott A., Shapiro, M. A., Colman, Bradley R., Neiman, Paul J., Overland, James E., Neff, William D., Doyle, James D.

“…The Coastal Observation and Simulation with Topography (COAST) program has examined the interaction of both steady-state and transient cool-season synoptic…”
Get full text

Implications of Tropical Cyclone Power Dissipation Index Liguang Wu by Wu, Liguang, Wang, Bin, Braun, Scott A

“…Upward trends in the power dissipation index (PDI) in the North Atlantic (NA) and western North Pacific (WNP) basins and increases in the number and proportion…”
Get full text