Research Projects
| Assessing Measurement Uncertainty |
Complete Uncertainty Characterization of the DISCOVER Earth System Data Records |
| Atmospheric River Watch |
Microwave ocean data is used to monitor the development of atmospheric rivers capable of bringing much-needed rain to the US West Coast |
| CDRs for NCDC |
Continue production of climate data records for the National Climate Data Center |
| Climate Analysis |
RSS data products can be used to study recent changes in the Earth's climate |
| Improved Upper Air Temperatures |
We are developing a completely new version of the upper air temperature data record using more advanced methods with improved traceablity and documentation. |
| Lower Tropospheric Temperature |
Creating a lower tropospheric climate data record using AMSU Channel 4 |
| MISST |
The Multi-Sensor Improved Sea Surface Temperature for GODAE project |
| Ocean Vector Winds |
Improved Vector Wind and Stress Retrievals for Climate Applications. Through this project, we participate in the NASA Ocean Vector Winds Science Team. |
| Radio Frequency Interference |
Our ongoing study of radio frequency interference (RFI) and its effect on microwave measurements |
| Storm Induced Wakes |
Research into the distribution, frequency and magnitude of tropical cyclone cold wakes |
Ongoing Research
| DISCOVER |
Distributed Information Services: Climate/Ocean Products and Visualizations for Earth Research, a NASA MEaSUREs funded project aimed at producing climate quality data for scientific research |
| Passive Microwave Water Cycle |
A Passive Microwave Water Cycle (PMWC) product created with funding from NASA NEWS program |
| Rain Effects on Salinity |
Using the CONAE SAC-D Microwave Radiometer to Improve Aquarius Salinity Retrievals |