Search Results - "Mugnai, Alberto"

Use of the GPM Constellation for Monitoring Heavy Precipitation Events Over the Mediterranean Region by Panegrossi, Giulia, Casella, Daniele, Dietrich, Stefano, Marra, Anna Cinzia, Sano, Paolo, Mugnai, Alberto, Baldini, Luca, Roberto, Nicoletta, Adirosi, Elisa, Cremonini, Roberto, Bechini, Renzo, Vulpiani, Gianfranco, Petracca, Marco, Porcu, Federico

“…Precipitation retrievals exploiting the available passive microwave (PMW) observations by cross-track and conically scanning satellite-borne radiometers in the…”
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Precipitation profile retrievals using temperature-sounding microwave observations by Bauer, Peter, Mugnai, Alberto

“…A Bayesian retrieval algorithm was developed to demonstrate the potential of microwave temperature‐sounding channels for precipitation profile retrieval from…”
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Error analysis of TMI rainfall estimates over ocean for variational data assimilation by Bauer, Peter, Mahfouf, Jean‐FrançOis, Olson, William S., Marzano, Frank S., Michele, Sabatino Di, Tassa, Alessandra, Mugnai, Alberto

“…An intercomparison of retrieval errors from different Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) passive microwave rainfall products was carried out to assess…”
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Cloud model–based Bayesian technique for precipitation profile retrieval from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Microwave Imager by Tassa, Alessandra, Di Michele, Sabatino, Mugnai, Alberto, Marzano, Frank S., Poiares Baptista, José Pedro V.

“…A cloud model–based statistical retrieval technique for estimating surface precipitation and cloud profiles over ocean, called Bayesian Algorithm for Microwave…”
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Modeling of apparent radar reflectivity due to convective clouds at attenuating wavelengths by Marzano, Frank S., Roberti, Laura, Di Michele, Sabatino, Mugnai, Alberto, Tassa, Alessandra

“…Spaceborne precipitation radars are usually designed to operate at attenuating wavelengths, mostly at X, Ku and Ka band. At these frequencies and above,…”
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Predicting the potential for lightning activity in Mediterranean storms based on the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model dynamic and microphysical fields by Yair, Yoav, Lynn, Barry, Price, Colin, Kotroni, Vassiliki, Lagouvardos, Konstantinos, Morin, Efrat, Mugnai, Alberto, Llasat, Maria del Carmen

“…A new parameter is introduced: the lightning potential index (LPI), which is a measure of the potential for charge generation and separation that leads to…”
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Physically based statistical integration of TRMM microwave measurements for precipitation profiling by Di Michele, Sabatino, Marzano, Frank S., Mugnai, Alberto, Tassa, Alessandra, Poiares Baptista, José Pedro V.

“…A statistical methodology to combine measurements from space‐borne microwave radar and radiometers is proposed. The approach is fairly general, even though the…”
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Transitioning From CRD to CDRD in Bayesian Retrieval of Rainfall From Satellite Passive Microwave Measurements: Part 1. Algorithm Description and Testing by Sano, Paolo, Casella, D., Mugnai, A., Schiavon, G., Smith, E. A., Tripoli, G. J.

“…In this Part 1 paper concerning a new Cloud Dynamics and Radiation Database (CDRD) algorithm, improvements in obtaining satellite retrievals of rainfall from…”
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Transitioning From CRD to CDRD in Bayesian Retrieval of Rainfall From Satellite Passive Microwave Measurements: Part 2. Overcoming Database Profile Selection Ambiguity by Consideration of Meteorological Control on Microphysics by Casella, Daniele, Panegrossi, Giulia, Sano, Paolo, Dietrich, Stefano, Mugnai, Alberto, Smith, Eric A., Tripoli, Gregory J., Formenton, Marco, Di Paola, Francesco, Leung, Wing-Yee Hester, Mehta, Amita V.

“…A new cloud dynamics and radiation database (CDRD) precipitation retrieval algorithm for satellite passive microwave (PMW) radiometer measurements has been…”
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Precipitation profile retrievals using temperature-sounding microwave observations by BAUER, Peter, MUGNAI, Alberto

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Predicting the potential for lightning activity in mediterranean storms based on the WRF model dynamic and microphysical fields by Yair, Yoav, Lynn, Barry, Price, Colin, Kotroni, Vassiliki, Lagouvardos, Konstantinos, Morin, Efrat, Mugnai, Alberto, Llasat Botija, María del Carmen

“…A new parameter is introduced: the lightning potential index (LPI), which is a measure of the potential for charge generation and separation that leads to…”
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Bayesian algorithm for microwave-based precipitation retrieval: description and application to TMI measurements over ocean by Di Michele, S., Tassa, A., Mugnai, A., Marzano, F.S., Bauer, P., Baptista, J.P.V.P.

“…A physically oriented inversion algorithm to retrieve precipitation from satellite-based passive microwave measurements named the Bayesian algorithm for…”
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Foundations for Statistical–Physical Precipitation Retrieval from Passive Microwave Satellite Measurements. Part II: Emission-Source and Generalized Weighting-Function Properties of a Time-dependent Cloud-Radiation Model by Mugnai, Alberto, Smith, Eric A., Tripoli, Gregory J.

“…We present the second part of a study on the development of a framework for precipitation retrieval from space-based passive microwave measurements using a…”
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Foundations for Statistical–Physical Precipitation Retrieval from Passive Microwave Satellite Measurements. Part I: Brightness-Temperature Properties of a Time-dependent Cloud-Radiation Model by Smith, Eric A., Mugnai, Alberto, Cooper, Harry J., Tripoli, Gregory J., Xiang, Xuwu

“…A cloud-radiation model is used to investigate the relationship between emerging microwave brightness temperatures (TB's) and vertically distributed mixtures…”
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Intercomparison of microwave radiative transfer models for precipitating clouds by Smith, E.A., Bauer, P., Marzano, F.S., Kummerow, C.D., McKague, D., Mugnai, A., Panegrossi, G.

“…An intercomparison of microwave multiple scattering radiative transfer codes used in generating databases for satellite rainfall retrieval algorithms has been…”
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Bayesian estimation of precipitating cloud parameters from combined measurements of spaceborne microwave radiometer and radar by Marzano, F.S., Mugnai, A., Panegrossi, G., Pierdicca, N., Smith, E.A., Turk, J.

“…The objective of this paper is to evaluate the potential of a Bayesian inversion algorithm using microwave multisensor data for the retrieval of surface…”
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Explaining discrepancies in passive microwave cloud-radiation databases in microphysical context from two different cloud-resolving models by Mugnai, A., Smith, E. A., Tripoli, G. J., Dietrich, S., Kotroni, V., Lagouvardos, K., Medaglia, C. M.

“…Summary Mesoscale Cloud Resolving Models (CRMs) are often used to generate descriptions of the microphysical properties of precipitating clouds for the purpose…”
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Radiative Transfer to Space through a Precipitating Cloud at Multiple Microwave Frequencies. Part I: Model Description by Mugnai, Alberto, Smith, Eric A.

“…In a two-part study we investigate the impact of time-dependent cloud microphysical structure on the transfer to space of passive microwave radiation at…”
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Radiative Transfer to Space through a Precipitating Cloud at Multiple Microwave Frequencies. Part II: Results and Analysis by Smith, Eric A., Mugnai, Alberto

“…The time-dependent role of cloud liquid water in conjunction with its vertical heterogeneities on top-of-atmosphere (TOA) passive microwave brightness…”
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Modeling uncertainties for passive microwave precipitation retrieval: evaluation of a case study by Tassa, A., Di Michele, S., Mugnai, A., Marzano, F.S., Bauer, P., Baptista, J.P.V.P.

“…Physically based microwave spaceborne techniques for rainfall retrieval are usually trained by simulated cloud-radiation databases (CRDs) composed of cloud…”
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