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Cloud Systems, Hurricanes, and the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)

A Tribute to Joanne Simpson

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  • © 2003

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Editors:
  1. Wei-Kuo Tao

    1. Laboratory for Atmospheres, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA

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  2. Robert Adler

    1. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA

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  • Dedicated to Dr. Joanne Simpson, pioneer in tropical meteorology

  • Important documentation of the professional career of a renowned meteorologist

  • Peer reviewed by experts

Part of the book series: Meteorological Monographs (METEOR)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N1-vii
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  2. Joanne Simpson’s Career

    1. The Research of Dr. Joanne Simpson: Fifty Years Investigating Hurricanes, Tropical Clouds, and Cloud Systems

      • W.-K. Tao, J. Halverson, M. LeMons, R. Adler, M. Garstang, R. Houze Jr. et al.
      Pages 1-16

    2. Joanne Simpson: An Ideal Model of Mentorship

      • Roger A. Pielke Jr.
      Pages 17-24

  3. Cloud Systems—Observations

    1. What We Have Learned about Field Programs

      • Margaret A. Lemone
      Pages 25-35

    2. From Hot Towers to TRMM: Joanne Simpson and Advances in Tropical Convection Research

      • Robert A. Houze Jr.
      Pages 37-47

    3. Some Views On “Hot Towers” after 50 Years of Tropical Field Programs and Two Years of TRMM Data

      • Edward J. Zipser
      Pages 49-58

    4. Spaceborne Inferences of Cloud Microstructure and Precipitation Processes: Synthesis, Insights, and Implications

      • Daniel Rosenfeld, William L. Woodley
      Pages 59-80

    5. Isotopic Variations and Internal Storm Dynamics in the Amazon Basin

      • Isabella Angelini, Michael Garstang, Stephen Macko, Robert Swap, Derek Stewart, Hillândia B. Cunha
      Pages 81-93

  7. TRMM—Science Aspects

    1. A Short History of the TRMM Precipitation Radar

      • Ken’ichi Okamoto
      Pages 187-195

    2. The TRMM Measurement Concept

      • Thomas Wilheit
      Pages 197-200

    3. GATE and TRMM

      • Gerald R. North
      Pages 201-206

    4. Performance Evaluation of Level-2 TRMM Rain Profile Algorithms by Intercomparison and Hypothesis Testing

      • Eric A. Smith, Throy D. Hollis
      Pages 207-222
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About this book

This book is a tribute to a pioneer in tropical meteorology research, Dr. Joanne Simpson. It is a recollection of some of the high points of her career, from her fifty years of investigating hurricanes and clouds to her management of the crutial and highly successful TRMM project (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission), a joint mission between the NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratory for Atmospheres, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA

    Wei-Kuo Tao

  • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA

    Robert Adler

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cloud Systems, Hurricanes, and the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)

  • Book Subtitle: A Tribute to Joanne Simpson

  • Editors: Wei-Kuo Tao, Robert Adler

  • Series Title: Meteorological Monographs

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-878220-63-9

  • Publisher: American Meteorological Society Boston, MA

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: American Meteorological Society 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-878220-63-9Published: 30 March 2015

  • Series ISSN: 0065-9401

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 234

  • Number of Illustrations: 121 b/w illustrations, 31 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology, History of Science

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