| 26. White, Charles H.; Heidinger, A.; Ackerman, S. and McIntyre, P. B. A survey of AVHRR PATMOS-x lake-surface temperature trends and cloud optical properties of the North American Great Lakes region. Conference on Climate Variability and Change, 29th, Seattle, WA, 21-26 January 2017. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2017, Abstract 69. |
| 27. Gartzke, Jessica; Knuteson, R.; Bloch, C.; Przybyl, G. and Ackerman, S. Near-real time CAPE east of the Rockies combining hyperspectral IR satellite sounding and ASOS surface stations: Part I validation at the ARM SGP site. Conference on Transition of Research to Operations, 7th, Seattle, WA, 21-26 January 2017. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2017, Abstract 871. |
| 28. Bloch, Callyn; Knuteson, R. O.; Gartzke, J.; Przybyl, G. and Ackerman, S. Near-real time CAPE east of the Rockies combining hyperspectral IR satellite sounding and ASOS surface stations: Part II methodology and preliminary results. Conference on Transition of Research to Operations, 7th, Seattle, WA, 21-26 January 2017. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2017, Abstract 874. |
| 29. Loveless, David M.; Wagner, T. J.; Rozoff, C. M.; Turner, D. D.; Ackerman, S. A. and Feltz, W. F. Composite analysis of bores observed by ground-based profilers during PECAN. Special Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instruments, Seattle, WA, 21-26 January 2017. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2017, Abstract 2B.2. |
30. 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. and Zhao, G. State of the Climate in 2016: Cloudiness. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Volume 98, Issue 8, 2017, S27-S28. Reprint # 8106.
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| 31. Kohrs, Richard A.; Mooney, M.; Suplinski, C. and Ackerman, S. A. The Quarterly Climate Digest and other key products from the EarthNow SOS project. Symposium on Education, 26th, Seattle, WA, 21-26 January 2017. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2017, Abstract 3.6. |
| 32. Williams, Skylar S.; Wagner, T. J.; Petersen, R. A.; Ackerman, S. A. and Feltz, W. F. Geographic and seasonal variability of accuracy in water vapor measurements from WVSS-II. Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 18th, Seattle, WA, 21-26 January 2017. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2017, Abstract 13.2. |
33. Gartzke, Jessica; Knuteson, Robert; Przybyl, Grace; Ackerman, Steven and Revercomb, Henry. Comparison of satellite-, model-, and radiosonde-derived convective available potential energy in the Southern Great Plains region. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Volume 56, Issue 5, 2017, pp.1499-1513. Reprint # 7993.
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| 34. Holz, Robert; Platnick, Steven; Meyer, Kerry; Frey, Richard; Wind, Gala; Ackerman, Steve; Heidinger, Andrew; Botambekov, Denis; Yorks, John and McGill, Mathew. Evaluating NASA S-NPP continuity cloud products for climate research using CALIPSO, CATS and Level-3 analysis. 2017 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, Rome, Italy, 2-6 October 2017. European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany, 2017, Abstract 553. |
| 35. Ackerman, Steve; Frey, Richard and Holz, Robert. Coupling of surface and cloud properties. 2017 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, Rome, Italy, 2-6 October 2017. European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany, 2017, Abstract 554. |
36. Ackerman, Steven A.; Hoffman, Jay; Key, Jeffrey and Liu, Yinghui. An algorithm to determine the spatial and temporal distributions of sea ice leads in the Arctic. Year 2 report on NNX14AJ42G for the period 28 May 2016-27 May 2017. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, Madison, WI, 2017. Call Number: UW SSEC Publication No.17.05.A1.
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37. Ackerman, S. A.; Menzel, W. P.; Borbas, E.; Frey, R.; Baum, B. and Moeller, C. Algorithm maintenance and validation of MODIS cloud mask, cloud top-pressure, cloud phase and atmospheric sounding algorithms. Report on contract no.NNX14AN48G for the period June 2016-May 2017. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, Madison, WI, 2017. Call Number: UW SSEC Publication No.17.05.A2.
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| 38. Ackerman, Steven A.; Frey, Richard; Holz, Robert and Phillips, Coda. The Q Continuum: Encounter with the cloud mask. AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 11-15 December 2017. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2017, Abstract A11N-07. |
39. Ackerman, Steven A.; Frey, R.; Heidinger, A.; Holz, R. and Walther, A. Retrieval studies in support of cloud property products from the PACE ocean color imager. Report on NNX15AD79G for the period 9 January 2016-8 February 2017. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, Madison, WI, 2017. Call Number: UW SSEC Publication No.17.02.A1.
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| 40. Platnick, Steven; Meyer, Kerry; Holz, Robert; Ackerman, Steven A.; Heidinger, Andrew; Wind, Galina; Wang, Chenzi; Marchant, Benjamin and Frey, Richard. Progress towards NASA MODIS and Suomi NPP cloud property data record continuity. AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 11-15 December 2017. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2017, Abstract A11N-08. |
| 41. Wang, Chenxi; Platnick, Steven E.; Meyer, Kerry; Ackerman, Steven A.; Holz, Robert and Heidinger, Andrew. Sensitivity study of IROE cloud retrievals using VIIRS M-bands and combined VIIRS/CrIS IR observations. AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 11-15 December 2017. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2017, Abstract A13D-2093. |
| 42. White, Charles; Heidinger, Andrew K.; Ackerman, Steven A. and McIntyre, Peter B. Spatial and temporal variation of PATMOS-x AVHRR lake surface temperatures in the Laurentian Great Lakes. AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 11-15 December 2017. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2017, Abstract GC54C-07. |
43. Taghavi, F.; Owlad, E. and Ackerman, S. A. Enhancement and identification of dust events in the south-west region of Iran using satellite observations. Journal of Earth System Science, Volume 126, Issue 2, 2017. Reprint # 7917.
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44. Bloch, Callyn; Knuteson, Robert; Gartzke, Jessica; Pryzbyl, Grace and Ackerman, Steve. Near-real time CAPE east of the Rockies combin hyperspectral IR satellite sounding and ASOS surface stations: Methodology and preliminary results. CSPP/IMAPP Users' Group Meeting, Madison, WI, 27-29 June 2017. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center, Cooperative Institute of Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), Madison, WI, 2017, Poster abstract.
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| 45. Roman, Jacola A.; Knuteson, R.; Hubbard, S.; Ackerman, S. and Revercomb, H. A probabilistic statistical climatological relationship between precipitable water vapor and precipitation for near-real time forecasting applications. Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences, 23rd, New Orleans, LA, 10-14 January 2016. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2016, Abstract 223. |
| 46. Handlos, Zachary; Mooney, M.; Ackerman, S. and Brossard, D. Assessment of climate literacy within a Massive Open Online Course based on information disseminated by mass media. Symposium on Societal Applications, 11th, Policy, Research and Practice, New Orleans, LA, 10-14 January 2016. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2016, Abstract 8.3. |
47. Roman, Jacola; Knuteson, Robert; Ackerman, Steve and Revercomb, Hank. Estimating minimum detection times for satellite remote sensing of trends in mean and extreme precipitable water vapor. Journal of Climate, Volume 29, Issue 22, 2016, pp.8211-8230. Reprint # 7755.
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| 48. Ackerman, Steve; Berbery, E. H.; Brown, O.; Kummerow, C. and Miralles-Wilhelm, F. The role of NOAA Cooperative Institutes in the transition from research to operations. Conference on Transition of Research to Operations, 6th, New Orleans, LA, 10-14 January 2016. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2016, Abstract 3.1. |
| 49. Loveless, David M.; Smith, N.; Rozoff, C. M.; Wagner, T. J.; Turner, D. D.; Feltz, W. F. and Ackerman, S. High-temporal resolution ground-based observations of an eastern Kansas bore during the PECAN Field Campaign. Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation,18th, New Orleans, LA, 10-14 January 2016. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2016, Abstract 13.2. Reprint # 7826. |
| 50. Ackerman, Steve; Mooney, M.; Morrill, J.; Handlos, Z. and Morrill, S. Climate literacy through a partnership with public libraries. Symposium on Education, 25th, New Orleans, LA, 10-14 January 2016. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2016, Abstract 7.2. |