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F. Martin Ralph
Researcher at University of California, San Diego
Publications - 184
Citations - 11888
F. Martin Ralph is an academic researcher from University of California, San Diego. The author has contributed to research in topics: Atmospheric river & Precipitation. The author has an hindex of 53, co-authored 163 publications receiving 9557 citations. Previous affiliations of F. Martin Ralph include Scripps Institution of Oceanography & Scripps Health.
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Satellite and CALJET Aircraft Observations of Atmospheric Rivers over the Eastern North Pacific Ocean during the Winter of 1997/98
TL;DR: The authors used a unique combination of airborne and satellite observations to characterize narrow regions of strong horizontal water vapor flux associated with polar cold fronts that occurred over the eastern North Pacific Ocean during the winter of 1997/98.
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Flooding on California's Russian River : Role of atmospheric rivers
F. Martin Ralph,Paul J. Neiman,Gary A. Wick,Seth I. Gutman,Michael D. Dettinger,Daniel R. Cayan,Allen B. White +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, experimental observations collected during meteorological field studies conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration near the Russian River of coastal northern California are combined with SSM/I satellite observations offshore to examine the role of landfalling atmospheric rivers in the creation of flooding.
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Meteorological Characteristics and Overland Precipitation Impacts of Atmospheric Rivers Affecting the West Coast of North America Based on Eight Years of SSM/I Satellite Observations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated landfalling atmospheric rivers (ARs) along adjacent north and south-coast regions of western North America from 1997 to 2005 using satellite observations of long, narrow plumes of enhanced integrated water vapor (IWV).
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Dust and Biological Aerosols from the Sahara and Asia Influence Precipitation in the Western U.S.
Jessie M. Creamean,Kaitlyn J. Suski,Daniel Rosenfeld,Alberto Cazorla,Paul J. DeMott,Ryan C. Sullivan,Allen B. White,F. Martin Ralph,F. Martin Ralph,Patrick Minnis,Jennifer M. Comstock,Jason Tomlinson,Kimberly A. Prather +12 more
TL;DR: This study presents the first direct cloud and precipitation measurements showing that Saharan and Asian dust and biological aerosols probably serve as IN and play an important role in orographic precipitation processes over the western United States.
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Climatological Characteristics of Atmospheric Rivers and Their Inland Penetration over the Western United States
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used Interim European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Re-Analysis (ERA-Interim) data, Climate Prediction Center (CPC) precipitation analyses, and Snowpack Telemetry (SNOTEL) observations to describe the characteristics of cool-season (November-April) ARs over the western United States.