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Measurements of Rainfall Rate, Drop Size Distribution, and Variability at Middle and Higher Latitudes: Application to the Combined DPR-GMI Algorithm by Bringi, Viswanathan, Grecu, Mircea, Thurai, Merhala, Klepp, Christian

“…The Global Precipitation Measurement mission is a major U.S.–Japan joint mission to understand the physics of the Earth’s global precipitation as a key…”
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The sensitivity of oceanic precipitation to sea surface temperature by Burdanowitz, Jörg, Buehler, Stefan A, Bakan, Stephan, Klepp, Christian

“…Our study forms the oceanic counterpart to numerous observational studies over land concerning the sensitivity of extreme precipitation to a change in air…”
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Evaluating Light Rain from Satellite- and Ground-Based Remote Sensing Data over the Subtropical North Atlantic by Burdanowitz, Jörg, Nuijens, Louise, Stevens, Bjorn, Klepp, Christian

“…Three state-of-the-art satellite climatologies are analyzed for their ability to observe light rain from predominantly shallow, warm clouds over the…”
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A HIGH-ALTITUDE LONG-RANGE AIRCRAFT CONFIGURED AS A CLOUD OBSERVATORY: The NARVAL Expeditions by Stevens, Bjorn, Ament, Felix, Bony, Sandrine, Crewell, Susanne, Ewald, Florian, Gross, Silke, Hansen, Akio, Hirsch, Lutz, Jacob, Marek, Kölling, Tobias, Konow, Heike, Mayer, Bernhard, Wendisch, Manfred, Wirth, Martin, Wolf, Kevin, Bakan, Stephan, Bauer-Pfundstein, Matthias, Brueck, Matthias, Delanoë, Julien, Ehrlich, André, Farrell, David, Forde, Marvin, Gödde, Felix, Grob, Hans, Hagen, Martin, Jäkel, Evelyn, Jansen, Friedhelm, Klepp, Christian, Klingebiel, Marcus, Mech, Mario, Peters, Gerhard, Rapp, Markus, Wing, Allison A., Zinner, Tobias

“…A configuration of the High-Altitude Long-Range Research Aircraft (HALO) as a remote sensing cloud observatory is described, and its use is illustrated with…”
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OceanRAIN, a new in-situ shipboard global ocean surface-reference dataset of all water cycle components by Klepp, Christian, Michel, Simon, Protat, Alain, Burdanowitz, Jörg, Albern, Nicole, Kähnert, Marvin, Dahl, Andrea, Louf, Valentin, Bakan, Stephan, Buehler, Stefan A.

“…OceanRAIN—the Ocean Rainfall And Ice-phase precipitation measurement Network—provides in-situ along-track shipboard data of precipitation, evaporation and the…”
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Evaluation of HOAPS-3 Ocean Surface Freshwater Flux Components by Andersson, Axel, Klepp, Christian, Fennig, Karsten, Bakan, Stephan, Grassl, Hartmut, Schulz, Jörg

“…Today, latent heat flux and precipitation over the global ocean surface can be determined from microwave satellite data as a basis for estimating the related…”
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Simulation of Ship-Track versus Satellite-Sensor Differences in Oceanic Precipitation Using an Island-Based Radar by Burdanowitz, Jörg, Klepp, Christian, Bakan, Stephan, Buehler, Stefan

“…The point-to-area problem strongly complicates the validation of satellite-based precipitation estimates, using surface-based point measurements. We simulate…”
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The Latitudinal Variability of Oceanic Rainfall Properties and Its Implication for Satellite Retrievals: 1. Drop Size Distribution Properties by Protat, Alain, Klepp, Christian, Louf, Valentin, Petersen, Walter A., Alexander, Simon P., Barros, Ana, Leinonen, Jussi, Mace, Gerald G.

“…In this study, we analyze an in situ shipboard global ocean drop size distribution (DSD) 8‐year database to understand the underpinning microphysical reasons…”
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Validation of HOAPS Rain Retrievals against OceanRAIN In-Situ Measurements over the Atlantic Ocean by Bumke, Karl, Pilch Kedzierski, Robin, Schröder, Marc, Klepp, Christian, Fennig, Karsten

“…The satellite-derived HOAPS (Hamburg Ocean Atmosphere Parameters and Fluxes from Satellite Data) precipitation estimates have been validated against in-situ…”
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The Latitudinal Variability of Oceanic Rainfall Properties and Its Implication for Satellite Retrievals: 2. The Relationships Between Radar Observables and Drop Size Distribution Parameters by Protat, Alain, Klepp, Christian, Louf, Valentin, Petersen, Walter A., Alexander, Simon P., Barros, Ana, Leinonen, Jussi, Mace, Gerald G.

“…In this study, we develop statistical relationships between radar observables and drop size distribution properties in different latitude bands to inform radar…”
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The oceanic shipboard precipitation measurement network for surface validation — OceanRAIN by Klepp, Christian

“…Systematic high quality oceanic in-situ precipitation measurements are requested on an international science level and are essential for improved understanding…”
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Improvements of Satellite-Derived Cyclonic Rainfall over the North Atlantic by Klepp, Christian-Philipp, Bakan, Stephan, Graßl, Hartmut

“…Case studies of rainfall, derived from Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) satellite data during the passage of individual cyclones over the North…”
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Missing North Atlantic cyclonic precipitation in ECMWF numerical weather prediction and ERA-40 data detected through the satellite climatology HOAPS II by Christian-Philipp Klepp, Stephan Bakan, Hartmut Grassl

“…Intense precipitation associated with wintertime North Atlantic cyclones occurs not only in connection with frontal zones but also, and often mainly, embedded…”
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Validation practices for satellite‐based Earth observation data across communities by Loew, Alexander, Bell, William, Brocca, Luca, Bulgin, Claire E., Burdanowitz, Jörg, Calbet, Xavier, Donner, Reik V., Ghent, Darren, Gruber, Alexander, Kaminski, Thomas, Kinzel, Julian, Klepp, Christian, Lambert, Jean‐Christopher, Schaepman‐Strub, Gabriela, Schröder, Marc, Verhoelst, Tijl

“…Assessing the inherent uncertainties in satellite data products is a challenging task. Different technical approaches have been developed in the Earth…”
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Towards an along‐track validation of HOAPS precipitation using OceanRAIN optical disdrometer data over the Atlantic Ocean by Burdanowitz, Jörg, Klepp, Christian, Bakan, Stephan, Buehler, Stefan A.

“…The Hamburg Ocean Atmosphere Parameters and fluxes from Satellite data (HOAPS) passive‐microwave precipitation scan product is compared with the Ocean Rainfall…”
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On the distinctiveness of observed oceanic raindrop distributions by Duncan, David Ian, Eriksson, Patrick, Pfreundschuh, Simon, Klepp, Christian, Jones, Daniel C

“…Representation of the drop size distribution (DSD) of rainfall is a key element of characterizing precipitation in models and observations, with a functional…”
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An automatic precipitation-phase distinction algorithm for optical disdrometer data over the global ocean by Burdanowitz, Jörg, Klepp, Christian, Bakan, Stephan

“…The lack of high-quality in situ surface precipitation data over the global ocean so far limits the capability to validate satellite precipitation retrievals…”
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FIFTH WORKSHOP OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRECIPITATION WORKING GROUP by Huffman, George J., Klepp, Christian

“…In 2001, the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) established the International Precipitation Working Group (IPWG) with cosponsorship of the…”
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Comparison of HOAPS, QuikSCAT, and Buoy Wind Speed in the Eastern North Atlantic and the North Sea by Winterfeldt, J., Andersson, A., Klepp, C., Bakan, S., Weisse, R.

“…A systematic investigation and comparison of near-surface marine wind speed obtained from in situ and satellite observations, a reanalysis, and a…”
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Satellite derived energy and water cycle components in north atlantic cyclones by Klepp, Christian, Bakan, Stephan

“…Data from passive microwave satellite instruments are now widely used to derive climatological values of various atmospheric water cycle components. But as the…”
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