26. Baum, Bryan A.; Menzel, W. Paul and Gladkova, Irina. Continuity of cloud top pressure and cloud infrared thermodynamic phase by combining CrIS and VIIRS measurements. Second year report on contract no.NNX14AP65A for the period June 2015-April 2016. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center, Madison, WI, 2016. Call Number: UW SSEC Publication No.16.04.B1.
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27. Ackerman, S. A.; Menzel, W. P.; Borbas, E.; Frey, R.; Baum, B. and Moeller, C. Algorithm maintenance and validation of MODIS cloud mask, cloud top-pressure, cloud phase and atmospheric sounding algorithms. Report on contract no.NNX14AN48G for the period June 2015-May 2016. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center, Madison, WI, 2016. Call Number: UW SSEC Publication No.16.05.A2.
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28. Moeller, Chris; Frey, Richard; Borbas, Eva; Baum, Bryan; Menzel, Paul; Ackerman, Steve; Platnick, Steve; Xiong, Jack and Wilson, Truman. Impact of Terra MODIS PVLWIR crosstalk on L1 and L2 products. MODIS Science Team Meeting, Silver Spring, MD, 6-10 June 2016. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Space Flight Center, Silver Spring, MD, 2016, PowerPoint presentation.
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29. Baum, Bryan A.; Menzel, W. Paul; Garcia, Ray; Schiffer, Eva; Gladkova, Irina; Shahriar, Fazlul and Heidinger, Andrew. Cloud top properties: Challenges in extending MODIS to VIIRS. MODIS Science Team Meeting, Silver Spring, MD, 6-10 June 2016. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Space Flight Center, Silver Spring, MD, 2016, PowerPoint presentation.
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| 30. Baum, Bryan A.; Menzel, P.; Heidinger, A. and Gladkova, I. Towards continuity in cloud top height from MODIS to the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) polar-orbiting sensors. Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology, 21st, Madison, WI, 15-19 August 2016. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2016, Abstract 40. |
| 31. Borbas, Eva; Menzel, W. P.; Frey, R. A.; Baum, B. A.; Cureton, G. and Bearson, N. Using the HIRS data to record more than three decades of global cloud and moisture properties. Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology, 21st, Madison, WI, 15-19 August 2016. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2016, Abstract 95. |
32. Wu, Doug; Roebeling, Rob; Baum, Bryan and Heidinger, Andrew. Report from the International Clouds Working Group (ICWG). International Winds Workshop, 13th, Monterey, CA, 27 June-1 July 2016. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), Madison, WI, 2016, PowerPoint presentation. 18 slides,
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| 33. Heidinger, Andrew; Baum, Brian and Roebeling, Rob. The Cloud Retrieval Evaluation Workshop (CREW). Meeting on the Intercomparison of Satellite-based Volcanic Ash Retrieval Algorithms within WMO SCOPE-Nowcasting, Madison, WI, 28 June-2 July 2015. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center, Madison, WI, 2015, PowerPoint presentation. |
| 34. Heidinger, Andrew; Baum, Bryan; Holz, Bob; Menzel, Paul; Foster, Mike; Hiley, Mike; Li, Yue and Walther, Andi. Using CrIS to improve VIIRS cloud heights (applicable to HIRS and AVHRR too). 2015 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, Toulouse, France, 21-25 September 2015. European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany, 2015, PowerPoint presentation. |
| 35. Lang, Timothy J.; LaRoche, K.; Baum, B.; Bateman, M. and Mach, D. Further research on the electrification of pyrocumulus clouds. Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, 7th, Phoenix, AZ, 4-8 January 2015. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2015, Abstract 6.5. |
| 36. Baum, Bryan; Menzel, Paul; Gladkova, Irina and Heidinger, Andrew. Towards continuity in cloud properties from MODIS and Suomi-NPP polar-orbiting sensors. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 December 2015. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2015, Abstract A21C-0135. |
| 37. Yang, Ping; Liou, Kuo-Nan; Baum, Bryan; Platnick, Steven; Meyer, Kerry and King, Michael. A brief history of ice cloud optical property models of applications to remote sensing. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 December 2015. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2015, Abstract A41N-02. |
| 38. Hioki, Souichiro; Yang, Ping; Baum, Bryan; Platnick, Steven; Meyer, Kerry; King, Michale and Riedi, Jerome. Inference of ice cloud particle roughness in optically thin clouds using satellite polarimetric observations. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 December 2015. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2015, Abstract A41N-02. |
39. Baum, Bryan A.; Yang, Ping; Platnick, Steve; Riedi, Jerome and Zhang, Zhibo. Investigation of ice particle characteristics through comparison of APS and MODIS measurements. Final report on contract number NNX11AR06G for the period June 2011-August 2015. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center, Madison, WI, 2015. Call Number: UW SSEC Publication No.15.08.B1.
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| 40. Gjermo, Britta F.; Bachmeier, S. and Baum, B. Investigation of a multi-day pyrocumulonimbus outbreak on the California-Oregon border in 2014. Annual Student Conference,14th, Phoenix, AZ, 4-8 January 2015. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2015, Abstract S185. |
| 41. Menzel, W. Paul; Cao, C.; Frey, R.; Borbas, E.; Baum, B. and Bearson, N. A. Recalibrating HIRS sensors to produce a 30 year record of radiance measurements useful for cloud and moisture trend. Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, 20th, Phoenix, AZ, 4-8 January 2015. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2015, Abstract 1B.2. |
| 42. Hioki, Souichiro; Yang, P. and Baum, B. Ice cloud particle roughness inferred from satellite polarimetric observations. Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, 20th, Phoenix, AZ, 4-8 January 2015. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2015, Paper 209. Reprint # 7827. |
| 43. Heidinger, Andrew; Baum, Brian and Roebeling, Rob. The Cloud Retrieval Evaluation Workshop (CREW). Meeting on the Intercomparison of Satellite-based Volcanic Ash Retrieval Algorithms within WMO SCOPE-Nowcasting, Madison, WI, 28 June-2 July 2015. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center, Madison, WI, 2015, PowerPoint presentation. |
44. Platnick, S.; Wind, G.; Amarasinghe, N.; Marchant, B.; Piedi, J.; Arnold, G. T.; Meyer, K.; King, M. D.; Zhang, Z.; Wang, C.; Holz, R.; Ackerman, S. A.; Yang, P.; Baum, B.; Ridgway, B.; Hubanks, P.; Wolfe, R.; Bennartz, R. and Monoharan, S. MODIS Atmospheric Discipline Team: C6 status. MODAWG: MODIS-VIIRS product continuity for cloud maks, cloud-top and optical properties. MODIS Science Team Meeting, Silver Spring, MD, 18-22 May 2015. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Space Flight Center, Silver Spring, MD, 2015, PowerPoint presentation.
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45. Baum, Bryan A.; Menzel, W. Paul; Gladkova, Irina; Frey, Rich; Bearson, Nick and Bonev, George. Global cloud property continuity from MODIS to Suomi-NPP sensors. MODIS Science Team Meeting, Silver Spring, MD, 18-22 May 2015. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Space Flight Center, Silver Spring, MD, 2015, PowerPoint presentation.
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| 46. Heidinger, Andrew; Baum, Bryan; Holz, Bob; Menzel, Paul; Foster, Mike; Hiley, Mike; Li, Yue and Walther, Andi. Using CrIS to improve VIIRS cloud heights (applicable to HIRS and AVHRR too). 2015 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, Toulouse, France, 21-25 September 2015. European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany, 2015, PowerPoint presentation. |
47. Lang, Timothy J.; LaRoche, K.; Baum, B.; Bateman, M. and Mach, D. Investigation of the electrification of pyrocumulus clouds. Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, 7th, Phoenix, AZ, 4-8 January 2015. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2015, PowerPoint presentation.
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| 48. Lang, Timothy J.; LaRoche, K.; Baum, B.; Bateman, M. and Mach, D. Further research on the electrification of pyrocumulus clouds. Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, 7th, Phoenix, AZ, 4-8 January 2015. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2015, Abstract 6.5. |
| 49. Baum, Bryan; Menzel, Paul; Gladkova, Irina and Heidinger, Andrew. Towards continuity in cloud properties from MODIS and Suomi-NPP polar-orbiting sensors. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 December 2015. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2015, Abstract A21C-0135. |
| 50. Yang, Ping; Liou, Kuo-Nan; Baum, Bryan; Platnick, Steven; Meyer, Kerry and King, Michael. A brief history of ice cloud optical property models of applications to remote sensing. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 December 2015. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2015, Abstract A41N-02. |