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Intercalibrated Passive Microwave Rain Products from the Unified Microwave Ocean Retrieval Algorithm (UMORA) by Hilburn, K. A., Wentz, F. J.

“…The Unified Microwave Ocean Retrieval Algorithm (UMORA) simultaneously retrieves sea surface temperature, surface wind speed, columnar water vapor, columnar…”
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Separating signal and noise in atmospheric temperature changes: The importance of timescale by Santer, B. D., Mears, C., Doutriaux, C., Caldwell, P., Gleckler, P. J., Wigley, T. M. L., Solomon, S., Gillett, N. P., Ivanova, D., Karl, T. R., Lanzante, J. R., Meehl, G. A., Stott, P. A., Taylor, K. E., Thorne, P. W., Wehner, M. F., Wentz, F. J.

“…We compare global‐scale changes in satellite estimates of the temperature of the lower troposphere (TLT) with model simulations of forced and unforced TLT…”
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Identification of human-induced changes in atmospheric moisture content by Santer, B.D, Mears, C, Wentz, F.J, Taylor, K.E, Gleckler, P.J, Wigley, T.M.L, Barnett, T.P, Boyle, J.S, Brüggemann, W, Gillett, N.P, Klein, S.A, Meehl, G.A, Nozawa, T, Pierce, D.W, Stott, P.A, Washington, W.M, Wehner, M.F

“…Data from the satellite-based Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) show that the total atmospheric moisture content over oceans has increased by 0.41 kg/m²…”
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Amplification of Surface Temperature Trends and Variability in the Tropical Atmosphere by Santer, B. D, Wigley, T. M. L, Mears, C, Wentz, F. J, Klein, S. A, Seidel, D. J, Taylor, K. E, Thorne, P. W, Wehner, M. F, Gleckler, P. J, Boyle, J. S, Collins, W. D, Dixon, K. W, Doutriaux, C, Free, M, Fu, Q, Hansen, J. E, Jones, G. S, Ruedy, R, Karl, T. R, Lanzante, J. R, Meehl, G. A, Ramaswamy, V, Russell, G, Schmidt, G. A

“…The month-to-month variability of tropical temperatures is larger in the troposphere than at Earth's surface. This amplification behavior is similar in a range…”
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Incorporating model quality information in climate change detection and attribution studies by Santer, B.D, Taylor, K.E, Gleckler, P.J, Bonfils, C, Barnett, T.P, Pierce, D.W, Wigley, T.M.L, Mears, C, Wentz, F.J, Brüggemann, W, Gillett, N.P, Klein, S.A, Solomon, S, Stott, P.A, Wehner, M.F

“…In a recent multimodel detection and attribution (D''A) study using the pooled results from 22 different climate models, the simulated "fingerprint" pattern of…”
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A well-calibrated ocean algorithm for special sensor microwave / imager by Wentz, Frank J.

“…I describe an algorithm for retrieving geophysical parameters over the ocean from special sensor microwave/imager (SSM/I) observations. This algorithm is based…”
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Mitigating the impact of RADCAL beacon contamination on F15 SSM/I ocean retrievals by Hilburn, K. A., Wentz, F. J.

“…Data from six Special Sensor Microwave/Imagers (SSM/I) have been used to provide a 22‐year climate data record of surface wind speed, columnar water vapor,…”
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Precise climate monitoring using complementary satellite data sets by Wentz, Frank J, Schabel, Matthias

“…Observations from Earth-orbiting satellites have been a key component in monitoring climate change for the past two decades. This has become possible with the…”
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Satellite microwave SST observations of transequatorial tropical instability waves by Chelton, Dudley B., Wentz, Frank J., Gentemann, Chelle L., de Szoeke, Roland A., Schlax, Michael G.

“…Satellite measurements of sea‐surface temperature (SST) by the TRMM Microwave Imager reveal previously unreported features of tropical instability waves…”
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Correcting Active Scatterometer Data for the Effects of Rain Using Passive Radiometer Data by Hilburn, K. A., Wentz, F. J., Smith, D. K., Ashcroft, P. D.

“…A model for the effects of rain on scatterometer data is proposed. Data from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR) and the SeaWinds scatterometer,…”
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Influence of Satellite Data Uncertainties on the Detection of Externally Forced Climate Change by Santer, B. D., Wigley, T. M. L., Meehl, G. A., Wehner, M. F., Mears, C., Schabel, M., Wentz, F. J., Ammann, C., Arblaster, J., Bettge, T., Washington, W. M., Taylor, K. E., Boyle, J. S., Brüggemann, W., Doutriaux, C.

“…Two independent analyses of the same satellite-based radiative emissions data yield tropospheric temperature trends that differ by 0.1°C per decade over 1979…”
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Post-launch calibration of the TRMM microwave imager by Wentz, F.J., Ashcroft, P., Gentemann, C.

“…Three post-launch calibration methods are used to examine the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Microwave Imager (TMI) on-orbit performance. The first…”
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Effects of orbital decay on satellite-derived lower-tropospheric temperature trends by Wentz, Frank J, Schabel, Matthias

“…The 17-year lower-tropospheric temperature record derived from the satellite Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU) shows a global cooling trend, from 1979 to 1995, of…”
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Consistency of modelled and observed temperature trends in the tropical troposphere by Santer, B. D., Thorne, P. W., Haimberger, L., Taylor, K. E., Wigley, T. M. L., Lanzante, J. R., Solomon, S., Free, M., Gleckler, P. J., Jones, P. D., Karl, T. R., Klein, S. A., Mears, C., Nychka, D., Schmidt, G. A., Sherwood, S. C., Wentz, F. J.

“…A recent report of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) identified a ‘potentially serious inconsistency’ between modelled and observed trends in…”
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The complex dielectric constant of pure and sea water from microwave satellite observations by Meissner, T., Wentz, F.J.

“…We provide a new fit for the microwave complex dielectric constant of water in the salinity range between 0-40 ppt using two Debye relaxation wavelengths. For…”
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Measurement of oceanic wind vector using satellite microwave radiometers by Wentz, F.J.

“…The possibility of retrieving both wind speed and direction from microwave radiometer measurements of the ocean is studied using Special Sensor…”
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Satellite Measurements of Sea Surface Temperature through Clouds by Wentz, Frank J., Gentemann, Chelle, Smith, Deborah, Chelton, Dudley

“…Measurements of sea surface temperature (SST) can be made by satellite microwave radiometry in all weather conditions except rain. Microwaves penetrate clouds…”
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Polarization rotation and the third Stokes parameter: the effects of spacecraft attitude and Faraday rotation by Meissner, T., Wentz, F.J.

“…The third Stokes parameter of ocean surface brightness temperatures measured by the WindSat instrument is sensitive to the rotation angle between the…”
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Diurnal signals in satellite sea surface temperature measurements by Gentemann, Chelle L., Donlon, Craig J., Stuart-Menteth, Alice, Wentz, Frank J.

“…During the daytime, solar heating may lead to the formation of a near‐surface diurnal warm layer, particularly in regions with low wind speeds. This effect can…”
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In situ validation of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission microwave sea surface temperatures by Gentemann, Chelle L., Wentz, Frank J., Mears, Carl A., Smith, Deborah K.

“…We present a validation study of sea surface temperature (SST) retrievals from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Microwave Imager (TMI). TMI SSTs…”
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