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Publications Citing GPM Data

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Title	Year Sort ascending	Author	Topic	Dataset
Documentation of multifactorial relationships between precipitation and topography of the Tibetan Plateau using spaceborne precipitation radars	2018	Tang, Guoqiang, Long, Di, Hong, Yang, Gao, Jinyu, Wan, Wei	Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation, RADAR, Droplet Size, Precipitation Rate, Radar Reflectivity	GPM DPR Precipitation Profile L2A 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_2ADPR) GPM DPR Precipitation Profile L2A 1.5 hours 5 km V08 (GPM_2ADPR) TRMM Precipitation Radar Rainfall Rate and Profile L2 1.5 hours V7 (TRMM_2A25)
Consistency between convection allowing model output and passive microwave satellite observations	2018	Bytheway, J. L., Kummerow, C. D.	Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation, RADAR	GPM DPR Ku Precipitation Profile 2A 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_2AKu) GPM DPR Ku Precipitation Profile 2A 1.5 hours 5 km V08 (GPM_2AKu)
Improving the quality of heavy precipitation estimates from satellite passive microwave rainfall retrievals	2018	Petkovic, Veljko, Kummerow, Christian D., Randel, David L., Pierce, Jeffrey R., Kodros, John K.	Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation, Brightness Temperature	GPM GMI_R Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures Collocated L1C 1.5 hours 13 km V07 (GPM_1CGPMGMI_R) GPM GMI_R Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures Collocated L1C 1.5 hours 13 km V08 (GPM_1CGPMGMI_R)
Polarization-corrected temperatures for 10-, 19-, 37-, and 89-GHz passive microwave frequencies	2018	Cecil, Daniel J., Chronis, Themis	Brightness Temperature, Microwave Imagery, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation, Sensor Counts, THERMAL INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, Attitude Characteristics, VIEWING GEOMETRY, SENSOR COUNTS, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Visible Radiance	AMSR-E/Aqua L2A Global Swath Spatially-Resampled Brightness Temperatures V003 GPM SSMI on F14 Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures L1C 1.5 hours 13 km V07 (GPM_1CF14SSMI) GPM GMI Brightness Temperatures L1B 1.5 hours 13 km V07 (GPM_1BGMI) GPM TMI on TRMM Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures L1C 1.5 hours 13 km V07 (GPM_1CTRMMTMI) GPM GMI (GPROF) Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L2A 1.5 hours 13 km V07 (GPM_2AGPROFGPMGMI) GPM GMI Brightness Temperatures L1B 1.5 hours 13 km V08 (GPM_1BGMI) GPM GMI (GPROF) Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L2A 1.5 hours 13 km V08 (GPM_2AGPROFGPMGMI) GPM TMI on TRMM Brightness Temperatures L1B 1.5 hours 13 km V07 (GPM_1BTMI)
Similarities and differences between three coexisting spaceborne radars in global rainfall and snowfall estimation	2017	Tang, Guoqiang, Wen, Yixin, Gao, Jinyu, Long, Di, Ma, Yingzhao, Wan, Wei, Hong, Yang	Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation, RADAR, Droplet Size, Precipitation Rate, Radar Reflectivity	GPM DPR Precipitation Profile L2A 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_2ADPR) GPM DPR Precipitation Profile L2A 1.5 hours 5 km V08 (GPM_2ADPR) TRMM Precipitation Radar Rainfall Rate and Profile L2 1.5 hours V7 (TRMM_2A25)
Similarities and improvements of GPM dual-frequency precipitation radar (DPR) upon TRMM precipitation radar (PR) in global precipitation rate estimation, type ...	2017	Gao, Jinyu, Tang, Guoqiang, Hong, Yang	Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation, RADAR, Rain, Droplet Size, Precipitation Rate, Radar Reflectivity	GPM DPR Precipitation Profile L2A 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_2ADPR) GPM DPR Precipitation Profile L2A 1.5 hours 5 km V08 (GPM_2ADPR) TRMM Precipitation Radar Rain Characteristics L2 1.5 hours V7 (TRMM_2A23) TRMM Precipitation Radar Rainfall Rate and Profile L2 1.5 hours V7 (TRMM_2A25)
GPM satellite radar measurements of precipitation and freezing level in atmospheric rivers: Comparison with groundbased radars and reanalyses	2017	Cannon, Forest, Ralph, F. Martin, Wilson, Anna M., Lettenmaier, Dennis P.	Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation, RADAR	GPM DPR Precipitation Profile L2A 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_2ADPR) GPM DPR Precipitation Profile L2A 1.5 hours 5 km V08 (GPM_2ADPR)
Evaluation of cloud liquid water path trends using a multidecadal record of passive microwave observations	2017	Manaster, Andrew, ODell, Christopher W., Elsaesser, Gregory	Cloud Liquid Water/Ice	Multisensor Advanced Climatology Mean Liquid Water Path L3 Monthly 1 degree X 1 degree V1 (MACLWP_mean)
... (PNPR) algorithm for the cross-track scanning ATMS radiometer: Description and verification study over Europe and Africa using GPM and TRMM spaceborne radars	2016	Sano, Paolo, Panegrossi, Giulia, Casella, Daniele, Marra, Anna C., Di Paola, Francesco, Dietrich, Stefano	Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation, RADAR	GPM DPR Precipitation Profile L2A 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_2ADPR) GPM DPR Precipitation Profile L2A 1.5 hours 5 km V08 (GPM_2ADPR)
Global precipitation estimates from cross-track passive microwave observations using a physically based retrieval scheme	2016	Kidd, Chris, Matsui, Toshihisa, Chern, Jiundar, Mohr, Karen, Kummerow, Chris, Randel, Dave	Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation	GPM DPR and GMI Combined Precipitation L2B 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_2BCMB)

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