| 1. Gravelle, Chad M.; Foster, M.; Crandall, K. L. and Runk, K. J. Using research-to-operations evaluation results to create an innovative National Weather Service training experience. Conference on Transition of Research to Operations, 8th, Houston, TX, 7-11 January 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 14A.6. |
| 2. Gravelle, Chad M.; Foster, M.; Crandall, K. L. and Runk, K. J. Evaluating the integration of high-resolution datasets for convective warning decision making at the National Weather Service operations proving ground. Conference on Transition of Research to Operations, 8th, Houston, TX, 7-11 January 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 14B.5. |
| 3. Vigil, Katie Crandall; Foster, M.; Gravelle, C. M.; Runk, K. J. and Snyder, D. W. Evaluation of RGB composite imagery for the GOES-R era by National Weather Service forecasters with color vision deficiency. Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems, 14th, Houston, TX, 7-11 January 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 9.3. |
| 4. Sengupta, Manajit; Hobte, A.; Lopez, A.; Xie, Y.; Foster, M. J. and Heidinger, A. Assessing the accuracy of NREL's National Solar Radiation Data Base (NSRDB). Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy, 9th, Houston, TX, 7-11 January 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 11.5. |
| 5. Li, Yue; Heidinger, A.; Foster, M. J.; Nielsen, J. and Walther, A. A study of diurnal variations of semi-transparent cirrus microphysical properties from satellites observations. Annual Symposium on New Generational Operational Environmental Satellite Systems, 13th, Seattle, WA, 21-26 January 2017. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2017, Abstract 1338. |
| 6. Walther, Andi; Foster, Michael and Heidinger, Andrew. Can we find robust definitions of weather states to detect climate trends in a long term cloud satellite climatology data set. 2017 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, Rome, Italy, 2-6 October 2017. European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany, 2017, Abstract 7.40. |
| 7. Foster, Michael and Heidinger, Andrew. Changes in boundary layer clouds and estimation of feedback sensitivity using the multi-decadal PATMOS-x AVHRR cloud satellite climatology. 2017 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, Rome, Italy, 2-6 October 2017. European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany, 2017, Abstract 51. |
| 8. Foster, Michael J. and Heidinger, A. K. Reprocessing the AVHRR and HIRS records to generate a new PATMOS-x cloud climatology. Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology, 21st, Madison, WI, 15-19 August 2016. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2016, Abstract 15.3. |
| 9. Gumber, Amanda R. and Foster, M. J. MODIS-derived value-added climatology of maritime cloud liquid water path conserving solar reflectance, Collection 5 and Collection 6. Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology, 21st, Madison, WI, 15-19 August 2016. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2016, Abstract 15.2. |
| 10. Li, Yue; Heidinger, A.; Foster, M. J. and Nielsen, J. Using PATMOS-x product for studying waves in the equatorial region. Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology, 21st, Madison, WI, 15-19 August 2016. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2016, Abstract 70. |
| 11. Heidinger, Andrew K.; Walther, Andi; Lindsey, Daniel T.; Li, Yue; Noh, Yoo-Jeong; Botambekov, Denis; Miller, Steven D. and Foster, Michael J. Improvements in cloud remote sensing from fusing VIIRS and CrIS data. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 12-16 December 2016. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2016, Abstract IN31A-1741. |
12. Heidinger, Andrew; Botambekov, Denis; Foster, Mike; Hiley, Mike; Li, Yue; Walther, Andi and Wanzong, Steve. Merger of imager and sounder data for improved cloud height estimation. International TOVS Study Conference, 20th, ITSC-20, Lake Geneva, WI, 28 October-3 November 2015. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center, Cooperative Institute of Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), Madison, WI, 2015, poster presentation. 1p,
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| 13. Heidinger, Andrew; Baum, Bryan; Holz, Bob; Menzel, Paul; Foster, Mike; Hiley, Mike; Li, Yue and Walther, Andi. Using CrIS to improve VIIRS cloud heights (applicable to HIRS and AVHRR too). 2015 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, Toulouse, France, 21-25 September 2015. European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany, 2015, PowerPoint presentation. |
| 14. Foster, Michael; Heidinger, Andrew; Botambekov, Denis; Hiley, Mike and Walther, Andi. Characterizing long-term stability in the PATMOS-x record. 2015 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, Toulouse, France, 21-25 September 2015. European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany, 2015, PowerPoint presentation. |
| 15. Jasmin, Tommy; Hiley, Mike; Foster, Mike and Heidinger, Andrew. CIMSS climate data portal. 2015 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, Toulouse, France, 21-25 September 2015. European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany, 2015, poster presentation. |
| 16. Foster, Michael; Heidinger, Andrew; Botambekov, Denis; Hiley, Michael and Walther, Andi. Assessment of long-term stability in the PATMOS-x cloud climate data record. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 December 2015. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2015, Abstract GC31D-1209. |
| 17. Heidinger, Andrew; Foster, Michael; Nielsen, Johannes; Walther, Andi; Gumber, Amanda and Li, Yue. Variation in tropical deep convection observed by PATMOS-x from 1979 to 2014. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 December 2015. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2015, Abstract GC34C-03. |
| 18. Foster, Michael J.; Heidinger, A.; Walther, A.; Botambekov, D. and Hiley, M. J. The PATMOS-x cloud CDR: Climate appliations and methods for usage. Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, 20th, Phoenix, AZ, 4-8 January 2015. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2015, Abstract 3.1. |
| 19. Gumber, Amanda R. and Foster, M. J. Identifying 3D radiative cloud effects via derived distributions of liquid water path that conserve MODIS visible reflectance measurements. Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, 20th, and Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems, 11th, and Sympsoium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, 3rd, Phoenix, AZ, 4-8 January 2015. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2015, Abstract J8.1. |
| 20. Foster, M.; Heidinger, A.; Botambekov, D.; Hiley, M. and Walther, A. Results from a merged AVHRR/HIRS cloud record. 2014 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 22-26 September 2014. Abstracts. European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany, 2014, abstract. |
| 21. Foster, M. J.; Heidinger, A. K.; Hiley, M. and Botambekov, D. Characterizing uncertainty in a new PATMOS-x merged AVHRR/HIRS cloud record. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 15-19 December 2014. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2014, Abstract A31I-3144. |
| 22. Gumber, A. and Foster, M. J. Identifying 3D radiative cloud effects via derived distributions of liquid water path that conserve MODIS visible reflectance measurements. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 15-19 December 2014. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2014, Abstract A23E-3288. |
| 23. Wu, W.; Liu, Y.; Jensen, M. P.; Toto, T.; Foster, M. J.; Long, C. N. and Betts, A. K. Impacts of clouds on surface radiation fluxes from decade-long observations over the Southern Great Plains in the United States. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 9-13 December 2013. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2013, Abstract A31A-0020. |
| 24. Foster, M. J.; Ackerman, S. A.; Heidinger, A. K.; Maddux, B. C.; Platnick, S. E. and Walther, A. Application of uncertainty in the MODIS cloud climatological record. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 9-13 December 2013. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2013, Abstract A41C-0052. |
| 25. Heidinger, Andrew; Molling, Christine; Straka, William III and Foster, Michael. Generatinv real-time and climate products in support of solar energy applications. NOAA 2013 Satellite Conference for Direct Readout, GOES/POES, and GOES-R/JPSS Users, College Park, MD, 8-12 April 2013. NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD, 2013, poster presentation. |