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Daniel J. Cecil is affiliated with the Marshall Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Environmental Engineering, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics such as Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Precipitation Measurement and Analysis, Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, Climate Variability and Models, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, and Atmospheric Aerosols and Clouds.

Daniel J. Cecil has contributed to numerous publications over the years. Recent papers include:

  • Three Years of the Lightning Imaging Sensor Onboard the International Space Station: Expanded Global Coverage and Enhanced Applications, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Deepti: Deep-Learning-Based Tropical Cyclone Intensity Estimation System, 2020, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • Examining Conditions Supporting the Development of Anomalous Charge Structures in Supercell Thunderstorms in the Southeastern United States, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Testing Passive Microwave-Based Hail Retrievals Using GPM DPR Ku-Band Radar, 2020, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
  • Deriving Severe Hail Likelihood from Satellite Observations and Model Reanalysis Parameters Using a Deep Neural Network, 2023, Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems

Their frequent collaborators include Christopher J. Schultz, Sarah D. Bang, Kyle F. Itterly, Kristopher M. Bedka, and Dennis E. Buechler.

Daniel J. Cecil's publications have appeared repeatedly in several key venues, reflecting their research focus. These venues include:

  • Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
  • Monthly Weather Review
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Best Publications

  • WHERE ARE THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ON EARTH

    Edward J. Zipser;Daniel J. Cecil;Chuntao Liu;Stephen W. Nesbitt

  • Gridded lightning climatology from TRMM-LIS and OTD: Dataset description

    Daniel J. Cecil;Dennis E. Buechler;Richard J. Blakeslee

  • A Census of Precipitation Features in the Tropics Using TRMM: Radar, Ice Scattering, and Lightning Observations

    Stephen W. Nesbitt;Edward J. Zipser;Daniel J. Cecil

  • A Cloud and Precipitation Feature Database from Nine Years of TRMM Observations

    Chuntao Liu;Edward J. Zipser;Daniel J. Cecil;Stephen W. Nesbitt

  • Forecasting Lightning Threat Using Cloud-Resolving Model Simulations

    Eugene W. McCaul;Steven J. Goodman;Katherine M. LaCasse;Daniel J. Cecil

  • Three Years of TRMM Precipitation Features. Part I: Radar, Radiometric, and Lightning Characteristics

    Daniel J. Cecil;Steven J. Goodman;Dennis J. Boccippio;Edward J. Zipser

  • Reflectivity, Ice Scattering, and Lightning Characteristics of Hurricane Eyewalls and Rainbands. Part I: Quantitative Description

    Daniel J. Cecil;Edward J. Zipser;Stephen W. Nesbitt

  • Toward a Global Climatology of Severe Hailstorms as Estimated by Satellite Passive Microwave Imagers

    Daniel J. Cecil;Clay B. Blankenship

  • Tropical Cyclone Intensity Estimation Using a Deep Convolutional Neural Network

    Ritesh Pradhan;Ramazan S. Aygun;Manil Maskey;Rahul Ramachandran

  • Radar, Passive Microwave, and Lightning Characteristics of Precipitating Systems in the Tropics

    E. R. Toracinta;Daniel J. Cecil;Edward J. Zipser;Stephen W. Nesbitt

  • The Midlatitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment (MC3E)

    M. P. Jensen;W. A. Petersen;Aaron R. Bansemer;N. Bharadwaj

  • North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA): VHF Source Retrieval Algorithm and Error Analyses

    W. J. Koshak;R. J. Solakiewicz;R. J. Blakeslee;S. J. Goodman

  • Relationships between Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Satellite-Based Indicators of Inner Core Convection: 85-GHz Ice-Scattering Signature and Lightning

    Daniel J. Cecil;Edward J. Zipser

  • Relationships between lightning flash rates and radar reflectivity vertical structures in thunderstorms over the tropics and subtropics

    Chuntao Liu;Daniel J. Cecil;Edward J. Zipser;Kevin Kronfeld

  • Effects of Vertical Wind Shear on Tropical Cyclone Precipitation

    Matthew T. Wingo;Daniel J. Cecil

  • Three years of the Lightning Imaging Sensor onboard the International Space Station: Expanded Global Coverage and Enhanced Applications

    Richard J. Blakeslee;Timothy J. Lang;William J. Koshak;Dennis Buechler

  • Reflectivity, Ice Scattering, and Lightning Characteristics of Hurricane Eyewalls and Rainbands. Part II: Intercomparison of Observations

    Daniel J. Cecil;Edward J. Zipser

  • Tropical Cyclone Tornadoes, 1950-2007

    Lori A. Schultz;Daniel J. Cecil

  • Three Years of TRMM Precipitation Features

    Daniel J. Cecil;Steven J. Goodman;Dennis J. Boccippio;Edward J. Zipser

  • REWRITING THE TROPICAL RECORD BOOKS The Extraordinary Intensification of Hurricane Patricia (2015)

    Robert F. Rogers;Sim Aberson;Michael M. Bell;Daniel J. Cecil

  • Passive Microwave Brightness Temperatures as Proxies for Hailstorms

    Daniel J. Cecil

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward J. Zipser
Edward J. Zipser University of Utah
Steven J. Goodman
Steven J. Goodman National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Richard J. Blakeslee
Richard J. Blakeslee Marshall Space Flight Center
Chuntao Liu
Chuntao Liu Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Lawrence D. Carey
Lawrence D. Carey University of Alabama in Huntsville
Christopher S. Velden
Christopher S. Velden Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
Scott A. Braun
Scott A. Braun Goddard Space Flight Center
Gerald M. Heymsfield
Gerald M. Heymsfield Goddard Space Flight Center
Hugh J. Christian
Hugh J. Christian University of Alabama in Huntsville
Timothy J. Lang
Timothy J. Lang Marshall Space Flight Center

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