Author: Mike Foster
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The influence of cloud cover on the reliability of satellite-based solar resource data
Authors: Xie, Yu; Sengupta, Manajit; Yang, Jaemo; Habte, Aron; Buster, Grant; Benton, Brandon; Foster, Michael; Heidinger, Andrew; Liu, Yangang Journal Title: 2025 IEEE 53rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) Publication Date: 2025-06-08 Content Type: Proceedings-article DOI: 10.1109/PVSC59419.2025.11132844 -
Improving the National Solar Radiation Data Base using PSM V4
Authors: Sengupta, Manajit; Xie, Yu; Habte, Aron; Benton, Brandon; Edwards, Paul; Yang, Jaemo; Foster, Michael; Heidinger, Andrew Journal Title: 2025 IEEE 53rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) Publication Date: 2025-06-08 Content Type: Proceedings-article DOI: 10.1109/PVSC59419.2025.11133215 -
Assessing the benefits of improved spatiotemporal resolution of current geostationary imagers for surface solar irradiance retrievals based on the S2VSR campaign
Authors: Deneke, Hartwig; Flynn, Connor; Foster, Michael; Heidinger, Andrew; Kalesse-Los, Heike; Macke, Andreas; Meirink, Jan Fokke; Redemann, Jens; Sengupta, Manajit; Walther, Andi; Wiltink, Job; Witthuhn, Jonas Journal Title: Publication Date: 2025-01-20 Content Type: Posted-content DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-18834 -
Improving Subseasonal Soil Moisture and Evaporative Stress Index Forecasts through Machine Learning: The Role of Initial Land State versus Dynamical Model Output
Authors: Lorenz, David J.; Otkin, Jason A.; Zaitchik, Benjamin F.; Hain, Christopher; Holmes, Thomas R. H.; Anderson, Martha C. Journal Title: Journal of Hydrometeorology Publication Date: 2024-08-01 Content Type: Journal article DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-23-0074.1 -
Studying the Aerosol Effect on Deep Convective Clouds over the Global Oceans by Applying Machine Learning Techniques on Long-Term Satellite Observation
Authors: Zhao, Xuepeng; Frech, James; Foster, Michael; Heidinger, Andrew Journal Title: Remote Sensing Publication Date: 2024-07-07 Content Type: Journal article DOI: 10.3390/rs16132487 -
What's New in The NSRDB
Authors: Sengupta, Manajit; Habte, Aron; Buster, Grant; Xie, Yu; Benton, Brandon; Foster, Michael Journal Title: 2023 IEEE 50th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) Publication Date: 2023-06-11 Content Type: Proceedings-article DOI: 10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10359714 -
PATMOS-x version 6.0: 40 years of merged AVHRR and HIRS global cloud data
Authors: Foster, Michael J.; Phillips, Coda; Heidinger, Andrew K.; Borbas, Eva E.; Li, Yue; Menzel, W. Paul; Walther, Andi; Weisz, Elisabeth Journal Title: Journal of Climate Publication Date: 2023-00-00 Content Type: DOI: -
Analyzing sensitive aerosol regimes and active geolocations of aerosol effects on deep convective clouds over the global oceans by using long-term operational satellite observations
Authors: Zhao, Xuepeng; Foster, Michael J. Journal Title: Climate Publication Date: 2022-00-00 Content Type: DOI: -
Using sounder data to improve cirrus cloud height estimation from satellite imagers
Authors: Heidinger, Andrew K.; Bearson, Nicholas; Foster, Michael J.; Li, Yue; Wanzong, Steve; Ackerman, Steven; Holz, Robert E.; Platnick, Steven; Meyer, Kerry Journal Title: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology Publication Date: 2019-00-00 Content Type: DOI: -
Using research-to-operations evaluation results to create an innovative National Weather Service training experience
Authors: Gravelle, Chad M.; Foster, M.; Crandall, K. L.; Runk, K. J. Journal Title: Publication Date: 2018-00-00 Content Type: DOI: -
Evaluation of RGB composite imagery for the GOES-R era by National Weather Service forecasters with color vision deficiency
Authors: Vigil, Katie Crandall; Foster, M.; Gravelle, C. M.; Runk, K. J.; Snyder, D. W. Journal Title: Publication Date: 2018-00-00 Content Type: DOI: -
Evaluating the integration of high-resolution datasets for convective warning decision making at the National Weather Service operations proving ground
Authors: Gravelle, Chad M.; Foster, M.; Crandall, K. L.; Runk, K. J. Journal Title: Publication Date: 2018-00-00 Content Type: DOI: -
Assessing the accuracy of NREL's National Solar Radiation Data Base (NSRDB)
Authors: Sengupta, Manajit; Hobte, A.; Lopez, A.; Xie, Y.; Foster, M. J.; Heidinger, A. Journal Title: Publication Date: 2018-00-00 Content Type: DOI: -
State of the Climate in 2016: Cloudiness
Authors: Foster, M. J.; Ackerman, S. A.; Bedka, K.; Di Girolamo, L.; Frey, R. A.; Heidinger, A. K.; Sun-Mack, S.; Philips, C.; Menzel, W. P.; Minnis, P.; Zhao, G. Journal Title: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Publication Date: 2017-00-00 Content Type: DOI: -
Changes in boundary layer clouds and estimation of feedback sensitivity using the multi-decadal PATMOS-x AVHRR cloud satellite climatology
Authors: Foster, Michael; Heidinger, Andrew Journal Title: Publication Date: 2017-00-00 Content Type: DOI: -
Can we find robust definitions of weather states to detect climate trends in a long term cloud satellite climatology data set
Authors: Walther, Andi; Foster, Michael; Heidinger, Andrew Journal Title: Publication Date: 2017-00-00 Content Type: DOI: -
A study of diurnal variations of semi-transparent cirrus microphysical properties from satellites observations
Authors: Li, Yue; Heidinger, A.; Foster, M. J.; Nielsen, J.; Walther, A. Journal Title: Publication Date: 2017-00-00 Content Type: DOI: -
A MODIS-derived value-added climatology of maritime cloud liquid water path that conserves solar reflectance
Authors: Gumber, Amanda; Foster, Michael J. Journal Title: Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology Publication Date: 2017-00-00 Content Type: DOI: -
Using the NASA EOS A-train to probe the performance of the NOAA PATMOS-x cloud fraction CDR
Authors: Heidinger, Andrew; Foster, Michael; Botambekov, Denis; Hiley, Michael; Walther, Andi; Li, Yue Journal Title: Remote Sensing Publication Date: 2016-00-00 Content Type: DOI: -
Using PATMOS-x product for studying waves in the equatorial region
Authors: Li, Yue; Heidinger, A.; Foster, M. J.; Nielsen, J. Journal Title: Publication Date: 2016-00-00 Content Type: DOI: