Alain Protat
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First Author Publications:
- Protat, A., et al. (2014), Reconciling Ground-Based and Space-Based Estimates of the Frequency of Occurrence and Radiative Effect of Clouds around Darwin, Australia, J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 53, 456-478, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-13-072.1.
- Protat, A., et al. (2014), Evaluation of hydrometeor frequency of occurrence in a limited-area numerical weather prediction system using near real-time CloudSat–CALIPSO observations, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 140, 2430-2443, doi:10.1002/qj.2308.
- Protat, A., et al. (2011), NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE CloudSat as a Global Radar Calibrator, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 28, 445-452, doi:10.1175/2010JTECHA1443.1.
- Protat, A., et al. (2010), The Evaluation of CloudSat and CALIPSO Ice Microphysical Products Using Ground-Based Cloud Radar and Lidar Observations, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 27, 793, doi:10.1175/2009JTECHA1397.1.
- Protat, A., et al. (2009), Assessment of Cloudsat Reflectivity Measurements and Ice Cloud Properties Using Ground-Based and Airborne Cloud Radar Observations, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 26, 1717-1741, doi:10.1175/2009JTECHA1246.1.
- Protat, A., et al. (2007), Evaluation of Ice Water Content Retrievals from Cloud Radar Reflectivity and Temperature Using a Large Airborne In Situ Microphysical Database, J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 46, 557-572, doi:10.1175/JAM2488.1.
Co-Authored Publications:
- Tansey, E., et al. (2023), Southern Ocean low cloud and precipitation phase observed during the Macquarie Island Cloud and Radiation Experiment (MICRE), J. Geophys. Res., 128, e2023JD039205, doi:10.1029/2023JD039205.
- Tansey, E., et al. (2022), Southern Ocean Precipitation Characteristics Observed From CloudSat and Ground Instrumentation During the Macquarie Island Cloud & Radiation Experiment (MICRE): April 2016 to March 2017, J. Geophys. Res..
- Yost, C., et al. (2018), A prototype method for diagnosing high ice water content probability using satellite imager data, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 1615-1637, doi:10.5194/amt-11-1615-2018.
- Huang, Y., et al. (2015), A-Train Observations of Maritime Midlatitude Storm-Track Cloud Systems: Comparing the Southern Ocean against the North Atlantic, J. Climate, 28, 1920-1939, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00169.1.
- Gayet, J., et al. (2014), Microphysical properties and high ice water content in continental and oceanic mesoscale convective systems and potential implications for commercial aircraft at flight altitude, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 899-912, doi:10.5194/acp-14-899-2014.
- Mason, S., et al. (2014), Characterizing Observed Midtopped Cloud Regimes Associated with Southern Ocean Shortwave Radiation Biases, J. Climate, 27, 6189, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00139.1.
- Ceccaldi, M., et al. (2013), From CloudSat-CALIPSO to EarthCare: Evolution of the DARDAR cloud classification and its comparison to airborne radar-lidar observations, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 7962-7981, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50579.
- Delano, J., et al. (2013), Comparison of Airborne In Situ, Airborne Radar–Lidar, and Spaceborne Radar–Lidar Retrievals of Polar Ice Cloud Properties Sampled during the POLARCAT Campaign, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 30, 57-73, doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00200.1.
- Gayet, J., et al. (2012), On the observation of unusual high concentration of small chain-like aggregate ice crystals and large ice water contents near the top of a deep convective cloud during the CIRCLE-2 experiment, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 727-744, doi:10.5194/acp-12-727-2012.
- Huang, Y., et al. (2012), A study on the low-altitude clouds over the Southern Ocean using the DARDAR-MASK, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D18204, doi:10.1029/2012JD017800.
- Bouniol, D., et al. (2008), Comparison of Airborne and Spaceborne 95-GHz Radar Reflectivities and Evaluation of Multiple Scattering Effects in Spaceborne Measurements, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 25, 1983-1995, doi:10.1175/2008JTECHA1011.1.
- Heymsfield, A., et al. (2008), Testing IWC Retrieval Methods Using Radar and Ancillary Measurements with In Situ Data, J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 47, 135-163, doi:10.1175/2007JAMC1606.1.
- Josset, D. B., et al. (2008), New approach to determine aerosol optical depth from combined CALIPSO and CloudSat ocean surface echoes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L10805, doi:10.1029/2008GL033442.