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GOES-R Series Scientific Publications - 2009

The following publications and articles are ordered chronologically.

PERSIANN-MSA: A Precipitation Estimation Method from Satellite-Based Multispectral Analysis Ali Behrangi, Kuo-lin Hsu, Bisher Imam, Soroosh Sorooshian, George J. Huffman, Robert J. Kuligowski Journal of Hydrometeorology Volume 10, Issue 6 (December 2009) pp. 1414-1429

Preliminary Development and Evaluation of Lightning Jump Algorithms for the Real-Time Detection of Severe Weather Christopher J. Schultz, Walter A. Petersen, Lawrence D. Carey Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology Volume 48, Issue 12 (December 2009) pp. 2543-2563

High-Spectral- and High-Temporal-Resolution Infrared Measurements from Geostationary Orbit Timothy J. Schmit, Jun Li, Steven A. Ackerman, James J. Gurka Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology Volume 26, Issue 11 (November 2009) pp. 2273-2292

Convectively Induced Transverse Band Signatures in Satellite Imagery A. Lenz, K. M. Bedka, W. F. Feltz, S. A. Ackerman Weather and Forecasting Volume 24, Issue 5 (October 2009) pp. 1362-1373

Validation of a Large-Scale Simulated Brightness Temperature Dataset Using SEVIRI Satellite Observations Jason A. Otkin, Thomas J. Greenwald, Justin Sieglaff, Hung-Lung Huang Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology Volume 48, Issue 8 (August 2009) pp. 1613-1626

A Preliminary Statistical Study of Correlations between Inflow Feeder Clouds, Supercell or Multicell Thunderstorms, and Severe Weather Rebecca J. Mazur, John F. Weaver, Thomas H. Vonder Haar Weather and Forecasting Volume 24, Issue 4 (August 2009) pp. 921-934

Inferring Convective Weather Characteristics with Geostationary High Spectral Resolution IR Window Measurements: A Look into the Future Justin M. Sieglaff, Timothy J. Schmit, W. Paul Menzel, Steven A. Ackerman Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology Volume 26, Issue 8 (August 2009) pp. 1527-1541

Forecasting Lightning Threat Using Cloud-Resolving Model Simulations Eugene W. McCaul Jr., Steven J. Goodman, Katherine M. LaCasse, Daniel J. Cecil Weather and Forecasting Volume 24, Issue 3 (June 2009) pp. 709-729

Evaluating the Utility of Multispectral Information in Delineating the Areal Extent of Precipitation Ali Behrangi, Kuo-lin Hsu, Bisher Imam, Soroosh Sorooshian, Robert J. Kuligowski Journal of Hydrometeorology Volume 10, Issue 3 (June 2009) pp. 684-700

Observing Systems: The GOES-13 Science Test: A Synopsis Donald W. Hillger, Timothy J. Schmit Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Volume 90, Issue 5 (May 2009) pp. 592-597

Advances and Challenges at the National Hurricane Center Edward N. Rappaport, James L. Franklin, Lixion A. Avila, Stephen R. Baig, John L. Beven II, Eric S. Blake, Christopher A. Burr, Jiann-Gwo Jiing, Christopher A. Juckins, Richard D. Knabb, Christopher W. Landsea, Michelle Mainelli, Max Mayfield, Colin J. McAdie, Richard J. Pasch, Christopher Sisko, Stacy R. Stewart, Ahsha N. Tribble Weather and Forecasting Volume 24, Issue 2 (April 2009) pp. 395-419

Relationships among Lightning, Precipitation, and Hydrometeor Characteristics over the North Pacific Ocean Antti T. Pessi, Steven Businger Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology Volume 48, Issue 4 (April 2009) pp. 833-848

Developing Algorithm for Operational GOES-R Land Surface Temperature Product Yunyue Yu, Dan Tarpley, Jeffrey L. Privette, Mitchell D. Goldberg, M. K. Rama Varma Raja, Konstantin Y. Vinnikov, and Hui Xu IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Volume 47, Issue 3 (March 2009), pp. 936-951

Development of a Long-Range Lightning Detection Network for the Pacific: Construction, Calibration, and Performance Antti T. Pessi, Steven Businger, K. L. Cummins, N. W. S. Demetriades, M. Murphy, B. Pifer Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology Volume 26, Issue 2 (February 2009) pp. 145-166

Many uses of the geostationary operational environmental satellite-10 sounder and imager during a high inclination state Timothy J. Schmit; Robert M. Rabin; A. Scott Bachmeier; Jun Li; Mathew M. Gunshor; Henry Steigerwaldt; Anthony J. Schreiner; Robert M. Aune; Gary S. Wade Journal of Applied Remote Sensing Volume 3, Issue 1 (February 25, 2009)