W.-K. Tao

TL;DR: The 3D Goddard Cumulus Ensemble model was used to simulate two convective events observed during the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere (TRMM LBA) experiment in Brazil as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, the first attempt to use Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) information to estimate the four-dimensional latent heating structure over the global Tropics for one month (February 1998) was made.

TL;DR: In this article, six different convective-stratiform separation techniques, including a new technique that utilizes the ratio of vertical and terminal velocities, are compared and evaluated using two-dimensional numerical simulations of a tropical [Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (TOGA COARE)] and midlatitude continental [Preliminary Regional Experiment for STORM-Central (PRESTORM)] squall line.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide guidance on the use of precipitation data sets for climate research, including model validation and verification for improving physical parameterizations, and a protocol for quality assurance of both observational databases and models is discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model with the Goddard microphysics scheme coupled with a satellite data simulation unit to facilitate over-land snowfall retrieval algorithms by providing a virtual cloud library and microwave brightness temperature (Tb) measurements consistent with the GPM Microwave Imager (GMI).