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Hilburn KA, Wentz FJ (2008) Intercalibrated passive microwave rain products from the unified
microwave ocean retrieval algorithm (UMORA). J Appl Meteorol Climatol 47:778–794
Hollinger J, Peirce JL, Poe G (1990) SSM/I instrument evaluation. IEEE Trans Geosci Rem Sens
28(5):781–790
Kummerow CD, Barnes W, Kozu T, Shieu J, Simpson JJ (1998) The tropical rainfall measuring
mission (TRMM) sensor package. J Atmos Ocean Technol 15(3):809–817
Lagerloef GSE, Colomb FR, Le Vine D, Wentz FJ, Yueh SH, Ruf CS, Lilly J, Gunn Y, Chao A,
deCharon A, Feldman G, Swift C (2008) The aquarius/SAC-D mission: designed to meet the
salinity remote-sensing challenge. Oceanography 21:68–81
Markus T, Cavalieri DJ (2000) An enhancement of the NASA team sea ice algorithm. IEEE Trans
Geosci Rem Sens 38:1387–1398
Mears CA, Smith DK, Wentz FJ (2001) Comparison of special sensor microwave imager and
buoy-measured wind speeds from 1987–1997. J Geophys Res 106(C6):11719–11729
Meissner T, Smith DK, Wentz FJ (2001) A 10-year intercomparison between collocated special
sensor microwave imager oceanic surface wind speed retrievals and global analyses. J Geophys
Res 106(C6):11731–11742
Meissner T, Wentz FJ (2009) Wind vector retrievals under rain with passive satellite microwave
radiometers. IEEE Trans Geosci Rem Sens 47(9):3065–3083
O’Conner T, Kiker GA (2004) Collapse of the mapungubwe society: vulnerability of pastoralism
to increasing aridity. Clim Change 66:49–66
Parkinson CL (2003) Aqua: an earth-observing satellite mission to examine water and other climate
variables. IEEE Trans Geosci Rem Sens 41(2):173–183
Petty GW (1994) Physical retrievals of over-ocean rain rate from multichannel microwave imagery.
Part I: Theoretical characteristics of normalized polarization and scattering indices. Meteorol
Atmos Phys 54:79–99
Ricciardulli L, Wentz FJ (2004) Uncertainties in sea surface retrievals from space: comparison of microwave and infrared observations from TRMM. J Geophys Res 109:C12013,
doi:10.1029/2003JC002247
Spencer RW (1989) Precipitation retrieval over land and ocean with the SSM/I: Identification and
characteristics of the scattering signal. J Atmos Ocean Technol 6:254–273
Szczodrak M, Minnett PJ, Gentemann CL (2006) Comprison of AMSR-E retrievals of total water
vapor over ocean. Paper presented at 2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, USA
Trenberth KE, Fasullo J, Smith L (2005) Trends and variability in column-integrated atmospheric
water vapor. Clim Dyn 24:741–758
Wentz FJ (1997) A well calibrated ocean algorithm for special sensor microwave/imager. J
Geophys Res 102(C4):8703–8718
Wentz FJ, Meissner T (2000) AMSR Ocean Algorithm, Version-2, Tech report 121599A-1, Remote
Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA, USA, 66pp. Available online
Wentz FJ, Meissner T (2007) AMSR_E ocean algorithms. 051707, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa
Rosa, CA, USA, 6pp
Wentz FJ, Ricciardulli L, Hilburn KA, Mears CA (2007) How much more rain will global warming
bring? Science 317:233–235
Wentz FJ, Schabel MC (2000) Precise climate monitoring using complementary satellite data sets.
Nature 403(6768):414–416
Wentz FJ, Spencer RW (1998) SSM/I rain retrievals within a unified all-weather ocean algorithm.
J Atmos Sci 55(9):1613–1627
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Hilburn KA, Wentz FJ (2008) Intercalibrated passive microwave rain products from the unified
microwave ocean retrieval algorithm (UMORA). J Appl Meteorol Climatol 47:778–794
Hollinger J, Peirce JL, Poe G (1990) SSM/I instrument evaluation. IEEE Trans Geosci Rem Sens
28(5):781–790
Kummerow CD, Barnes W, Kozu T, Shieu J, Simpson JJ (1998) The tropical rainfall measuring
mission (TRMM) sensor package. J Atmos Ocean Technol 15(3):809–817
Lagerloef GSE, Colomb FR, Le Vine D, Wentz FJ, Yueh SH, Ruf CS, Lilly J, Gunn Y, Chao A,
deCharon A, Feldman G, Swift C (2008) The aquarius/SAC-D mission: designed to meet the
salinity remote-sensing challenge. Oceanography 21:68–81
Markus T, Cavalieri DJ (2000) An enhancement of the NASA team sea ice algorithm. IEEE Trans
Geosci Rem Sens 38:1387–1398
Mears CA, Smith DK, Wentz FJ (2001) Comparison of special sensor microwave imager and
buoy-measured wind speeds from 1987–1997. J Geophys Res 106(C6):11719–11729
Meissner T, Smith DK, Wentz FJ (2001) A 10-year intercomparison between collocated special
sensor microwave imager oceanic surface wind speed retrievals and global analyses. J Geophys
Res 106(C6):11731–11742
Meissner T, Wentz FJ (2009) Wind vector retrievals under rain with passive satellite microwave
radiometers. IEEE Trans Geosci Rem Sens 47(9):3065–3083
O’Conner T, Kiker GA (2004) Collapse of the mapungubwe society: vulnerability of pastoralism
to increasing aridity. Clim Change 66:49–66
Parkinson CL (2003) Aqua: an earth-observing satellite mission to examine water and other climate
variables. IEEE Trans Geosci Rem Sens 41(2):173–183
Petty GW (1994) Physical retrievals of over-ocean rain rate from multichannel microwave imagery.
Part I: Theoretical characteristics of normalized polarization and scattering indices. Meteorol
Atmos Phys 54:79–99
Ricciardulli L, Wentz FJ (2004) Uncertainties in sea surface retrievals from space: comparison of microwave and infrared observations from TRMM. J Geophys Res 109:C12013,
doi:10.1029/2003JC002247
Spencer RW (1989) Precipitation retrieval over land and ocean with the SSM/I: Identification and
characteristics of the scattering signal. J Atmos Ocean Technol 6:254–273
Szczodrak M, Minnett PJ, Gentemann CL (2006) Comprison of AMSR-E retrievals of total water
vapor over ocean. Paper presented at 2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, USA
Trenberth KE, Fasullo J, Smith L (2005) Trends and variability in column-integrated atmospheric
water vapor. Clim Dyn 24:741–758
Wentz FJ (1997) A well calibrated ocean algorithm for special sensor microwave/imager. J
Geophys Res 102(C4):8703–8718
Wentz FJ, Meissner T (2000) AMSR Ocean Algorithm, Version-2, Tech report 121599A-1, Remote
Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA, USA, 66pp. Available online
Wentz FJ, Meissner T (2007) AMSR_E ocean algorithms. 051707, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa
Rosa, CA, USA, 6pp
Wentz FJ, Ricciardulli L, Hilburn KA, Mears CA (2007) How much more rain will global warming
bring? Science 317:233–235
Wentz FJ, Schabel MC (2000) Precise climate monitoring using complementary satellite data sets.
Nature 403(6768):414–416
Wentz FJ, Spencer RW (1998) SSM/I rain retrievals within a unified all-weather ocean algorithm.
J Atmos Sci 55(9):1613–1627