Prof. Chris Kummerow
Prof. Chris Kummerow
Director, Professor of Atmospheric Science
Office: CIRA Room 119, Fort Collins
Phone: 970-491-8233
Fax: (970) 491-8449
Email:
Mailing Address:
1371 Campus Delivery
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1371
Professional Website: http://rain.atmos.colostate.edu
Selected Publications
  • Bauer, P., G. Ohring, C. Kummerow, and T. Auligne, 2011. Assimilating Satellite Observations of Clouds and Precipitation into NWP Models, Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 92, 1625-1632, doi: 10.1175/2011BAMS2809.1.
  • Munchak, S. J. and C. Kummerow, 2010. A Modular Optimal Estimation Method for Combined Radar- Radiometer Precipitation Profling, J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 49, 424-436, doi: 10.1175/2010JAMC2535.1.
  • Kummerow, C. D., S. Ringerud, J. Crook, D. Randel and W. Berg, 2010. An observationally generated A-Priori database for microwave rainfall retrievals, J. Atmos. and Oceanic Tech., 28(2), 113-130, doi: 10.1175/2010JTECHA1468.1.
  • Masunaga, H., T. Matsui, W.-K. Tao, A. Hou, C. Kummerow, T. Nakajima, P. Bauer, W. Olson, M. Sekiguchi and T. Y. Naka, 2010. Satellite Data Simulator Unit (SDSU): A multi-sensor, multi-spectral satellite simulator package. Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc. 1625-1632, doi: 10.1175/2010BAMS2809.1.
  • Lebsock, M.D., C. Kummerow, G.L. Stephens, 2010. An Observed Tropical Oceanic Radiative-Convective Cloud Feedback, J. of Climate, 23, 2065-2078, doi:10.1175/2009JCLI3091.1.
  • Elsaesser G.S., C.D. Kummerow, T.S. L'Ecuyer, Y.N. Takayabu, S. Shige, 2010. Observed self-similarity of precipitation regimes over the tropical oceans, J. of Climate, 23, 2686-2698, doi: 10.1175/2010JCLI3330.1.
  • Semunegus H., W. Berg, J.J. Bates, K.R. Knapp, C. Kummerow, 2010. An extended and improved Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) period of record, J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 49, 424-436, doi: 10.1175/2009JAMC2314.1.
  • Bytheway, J.L., C.D. Kummerow, 2010. A physically based screen for precipitation over complex surfaces using passive microwave observations, IEEE: Trans on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 48(1), 299-313, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2009.2027434
  • Rapp, A.D., M.D. Lebsock, C. Kummerow, 2009. On the consequences of resampling microwave radiometer observations for use in retrieval algorithms, J. Appl. Meteorol. Climatol., 48(9), 1981-1993, issn: 1558-8424, ids: 496WA, doi: 10.1175/2009JAMC2155.1.
  • Wang, Nai-Yu, C. Liu, R. Ferraro, D. Wolff, E. Zipser, and C. Kummerow, 2009. The TRMM 2A12 land precipitation product--status and future plans, J. Met. Soc. of Japan, 87A, 237-253.
  • Wilheit, T. T., and C. D. Kummerow, 2009. Use of the TRMM-PR for estimating the TMI beam filling correction, J. Met. Soc. of Japan, 87A, 255-263.
  • Rapp, A.D., G. Elsaesser, C. Kummerow, 2009. A combined multisensor optimal estimation retrieval algorithm for oceanic warm rain clouds. J. Appl. Meteorol. Climatol., 48(11), 2242-2256, issn: 1558-8424, ids: 523LX, doi: 10.1175/2009JAMC2156.1
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