Publications (2013-2015) Andric, J. , M. R. Kumjian, D. S. Zrnic, J. M. Straka, V. M. Melnikov, 2013: Polarimetric signatures above the melting layer in winter storms: an observational and modeling study. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 52, 682–700. Berkowitz, D. S., J. A. Schultz, S. Vasiloff, K. L. Elmore, D. D. Payne, J. B. Boettcher, 2013: Status of Dual Pol QPE in the WSR-88D Network. Extended Abstracts, 27th Conference on Hydrology, Austin, TX, USA, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, 2.2. Bluestein, H. B., R. M. Rauber, D. W. Burgess, B. Albrecht, S. M. Ellis, Y. P. Richardson, D. P. Jorgensen, S. J. Frasier, P. Chilson, R. D. Palmer, S. E. Yuter, W. C. Lee, D. C. Dowell, P. L. Smith, P. M. Markowski, K. Friedrich, T. M. Weckwerth, 2014: Radar in atmospheric sciences and related research: Current systems, emerging technology, and future needs. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 95, 1850–1861, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-13- 00079.1. Blumberg, W. G., D. D. Turner, U. Loehnert, S. Castleberry, 2015: Ground-Based Temperature and Humidity Profiling Using Spectral Infrared and Microwave Observations. Part II: Actual Retrieval Performance in Clear-Sky and Cloudy Conditions. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 54, 2305–2319, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-15-0005.1. Bodine, D. , M. Kumjian, R. Palmer, P. Heinselman, A. Ryzhkov, 2013: Tornado Damage Estimation Using Polarimetric Radar. Weather and Forecasting, 28, 139–158. Bowden, K. A., P. L. Heinselman, D. M. Kingfield, R. P. Thomas, 2015: Impacts of phased- array radar data on forecaster performance during severe hail and wind events. Weather and Forecasting, 30, 389–404, doi:10.1175/WAF-D-14-00101.1. Bruning, E. C., S. A. Weiss, K. M. Calhoun, 2014: Continuous variability in thunderstorm primary electrification and an evaluation of inverted-polarity terminology. Atmospheric Research, 135-136, 274–284, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.10.009. Bukovcic, P. , D. Zrnic, G. Zhang, 2015: Convective–stratiform separation using video disdrometer observations in central Oklahoma – the Bayesian approach. Atmospheric Research, 155, 176–191. Burgess, D. W., K. Ortega, G. Stumpf, G. Garfield, C. Karstens, T. Meyer, B. Smith, D. Speheger, J. LaDue, R. Smith, T. Marshall, 2014: 20 May 2013 Moore, Oklahoma, Tornado: Damage Survey and Analysis. Weather and Forecasting, 29, 1229–1237, doi:10.1175/WAF-D- 14-00039.1. Burgess, D. W., K. L. Ortega, V. T. Wood, V. M. Melnikov, 2014: Radar estimated winds for the 20 May 2013 Moore, Oklahoma tornado. Extended Abstracts, 27th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Madison, WI, USA, AMS, 11A.4. Calhoun, K. M., D. R. MacGorman, C. L. Ziegler, M. I. Biggerstaff, 2013: Evolution of Lightning Activity and Storm Charge Relative to Dual-Doppler Analysis of a High-Precipitation Supercell Storm. Monthly Weather Review, 141, 2199–2223, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-12-00258.1. Calhoun, K. M., E. R. Mansell, D. R. MacGorman, D. C. Dowell, 2014: Numerical Simulations of Lightning and Storm Charge of the 29-30 May 2004 Geary, Oklahoma, Supercell Thunderstorm Using EnKF Mobile Radar Data Assimilation. Monthly Weather Review, 142, 3977–3997, doi:10.1175/MWR-D-13-00403.1. Calhoun, K. M., T. M. Smith, D. M. Kingfield, J. Gao, D. J. Stensrud, 2014: Forecaster Use and Evaluation of real-time 3DVAR analyses during Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Warning Operations in the Hazardous Weather Testbed. Weather and Forecasting, 29, 601–613, doi:10.1175/WAF-D-13-00107.1. Cao, Q. , Y. Hong, J. J. Gourley, Y. Qi, J. Zhang, Y. Wen, P. E. Kirstetter, 2013: Statistical and physical analysis of the vertical structure of precipitation in mountainous west region of the United States using 11+ years of spaceborne observations from TRMM precipitation radar. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 52, 408–424, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-12-095.1. Cao, Q. , Y. Hong, Y. Qi, Y. Wen, J. Zhang, J. J. Gourley, L. Liao, 2013: Empirical conversion of the vertical profile of reflectivity from Ku-band to S-band frequency. Journal of Geophysical Research, 118, 1814–1825, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50138. Chen, S. , J. J. Gourley, Y. Hong, P. E. Kirstetter, J. Zhang, K. W. Howard, Z. L. Flamig, J. Hu, Y. Qi, 2013: Evaluation and uncertainty estimation of NOAA/NSSL next-generation National Mosaic Quantitative Precipitation Estimation product (Q2) over the Continental United States. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 14, 1308–1322, doi:10.1175/JHM-D-12-0150.1. Chen, S. , Y. Hong, Q. Cao, P. E. Kirstetter, J. J. Gourley, Y. Qi, J. Zhang, K. W. Howard, J. Hu, J. Wang, 2013: Performance evaluation of radar and satellite rainfalls for Typhoon Morakot over Taiwan: Are remote-sensing products ready for gauge denial scenario of extreme events?. Journal of Hydrology, 506, 4–13, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.12.026. Chen, S. , P. E. Kirstetter, Y. Hong, J. J. Gourley, Y. Tian, Y. Qi, Q. Cao, J. Zhang, K. W. Howard, J. Hu, X. Xue, 2013: Evaluation of spatial errors of precipitation rates and types from TRMM spaceborne radar over the southern CONUS. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 14, 1884– 1896, doi:10.1175/JHM-D-13-027.1. Cintineo, R. M., D. J. Stensrud, 2013: On the predictability of supercell thunderstorm evolution. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 70, 1993–2011, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-12-0166.1. Clark, A. J., J. Gao, P. T. Marsh, T. Smith, J. S. Kain, J. Correia, M. Xue, F. Kong, 2013: Tornado path length forecasts from 2010-2011 using ensmble updraft helicity. Weather and Forecasting, 28, 387–407. Clark, A. J., R. G. Bullock, T. L. Jensen, M. Xue, F. Kong, 2014: Application of Object-based Time-Domain Diagnostics for Tracking Precipitation Systems in Convection-allowing Models. Weather and Forecasting, 29, 517–542. Clark, R. A., J. J. Gourley, Z. L. Flamig, Y. Hong, E. Clark, 2014: CONUS-wide evaluation of National Weather Service flash flood guidance products. Weather and Forecasting, 29, 377–392, doi:10.1175/WAF-D-12-00124.1. Coffer, B. E., L. C. Maudlin, P. G. Veals, A. J. Clark, 2013: Dryline position errors in experimental convection-allowing NSSL-WRF Model forecasts and the operational NAM. Weather and Forecasting, 28, 746–761. Coniglio, M. C., J. Correia, P. T. Marsh, F. Kong, 2013: Verification of Convection-Allowing WRF Model Forecasts of the Planetary Boundary Layer using Sounding Observations. Weather and Forecasting, 28, 842–862, doi:dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-11-00026.1. Conrick, R. , H. D. Reeves, S. Zhong, 2015: The Dependence of QPF on the Choice of Boundary- and Surface-Layer Parameterization for a Lake-Effect Snowstorm. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 54, 1177–1190, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-14.0291.1. Curtis, C. D., S. M. Torres, 2013: Real-time measurement of the range correlation for range oversampling processing. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 30, 2885–2895, doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00090.1. Curtis, C. D., S. M. Torres, 2013: Improving the Quality of Dual Polarization Estimates Using Adaptive Pseudowhitening. Extended Abstracts, 36th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Breckenridge, CO, USA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 4B.6. Curtis, C. D., B. M. Isom, 2014: The Effects of Interference on NEXRAD: A Requirements- Based Approach. NSSL Report, 1, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK, USA, 78 pp. Curtis, C. D., S. M. Torres, 2014: Adaptive Range Oversampling to Improve Estimates of Polarimetric Variables on Weather Radars. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 31, 1853–1866, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00216.1. Curtis, C. D., 2014: Does ground clutter look different to a phased array?. Extended Abstracts, 30th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies, Atlanta, GA, USA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Paper 6.5. Dawson, D. T., L. J. Wicker, E. R. Mansell, Y. Jung, M. Xue, 2013: Low-Level Polarimetric Radar Signatures in EnKF Analyses and Forecasts of the May 8, 2003 Oklahoma City Tornadic Supercell: Impact of Multimoment Microphysics and Comparisons with Observation. Advances in Meteorology, 2013, 1–13, doi:10.1155/2013/818394. Dawson, D. T., E. R. Mansell, Y. Jung, L. J. Wicker, M. R. Kumjian, M. Xue, 2014: Low-Level ZDR Signatures in Supercell Forward Flanks: The Role of Size Sorting and Melting of Hail. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 71, 276–299, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-13-0118.1. Diederich, M. , A. Ryzhkov, C. Simmer, P. Zhang, S. Tromel, 2015: Use of specific attenuation for rainfall measurement at X-band radar wavelengths. Part I: Radar calibration and partial beam blockage estimation. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 16, 487–502. Diederich, M. , A. Ryzhkov, C. Simmer, P. Zhang, S. Tromel, 2015: Use of specific attenuation for rainfall measurement at X-band radar wavelengths. Part II: Rainfall estimates and comparison with rain gauges. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 16, 503–516. Dresback, K. M., J. G. Fleming, B. O. Blanton, C. Kaiser, J. J. Gourley, E. M. Tromble, R. A. Luettich, R. L. Kolar, Y. Hong, S. Van Cooten, H. J. Vergara, Z. L. Flamig, H. M. Lander, K. E. Kelleher, K. L. Neumunatis-Monroe, 2013: Skill assessment of a real-time forecast system utilizing a coupled hydrologic and coastal hydrodynamic model during Hurricane Irene (2011). Continental Shelf Research, 71, 78–94, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2013.10.007. Elmore, K. L., Z. L. Flamig, V. Lakshmanan, B. T. Kaney, V. Farmer, H. D. Reeves, L. P. Rothfusz, 2014: MPING Crowd-Sourcing Weather Reports for Research. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 95, 1335–1342. Elmore, K. L., H. M. Grams, D. Apps, H. D. Reeves, 2015: Verifying Forecast Precipitation Type with mPING.