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D-Index
40
Citations
5900
World Ranking
8097
National Ranking
2900

Overview

Robert Cifelli is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions to environmental science. Within these broad fields, their work spans multiple subfields, including atmospheric science, global and planetary change, water science and technology, environmental engineering, and earth-surface processes.

Their scientific investigations cover a range of topics relevant to meteorological and hydrological phenomena. The main topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Meteorological phenomena and simulations
  • Precipitation measurement and analysis
  • Hydrology and watershed management studies
  • Flood risk assessment and management
  • Climate variability and models
  • Tropical and extratropical cyclones research
  • Soil moisture and remote sensing

Their work has been published extensively in several notable journals and publication venues, including:

  • Water
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • Journal of Hydrometeorology
  • Climate Dynamics
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Frequent collaborators with Robert Cifelli include Haonan Chen, Kelly Mahoney, Mimi Hughes, Francesca Viterbo, and David Gochis. These partnerships have contributed to a multidisciplinary approach toward understanding atmospheric and hydrological processes.

Among their recent papers, several stand out for their focus on operational forecasting, model evaluation, and machine learning applications in meteorology:

  • "A Multiscale, Hydrometeorological Forecast Evaluation of National Water Model Forecasts of the May 2018 Ellicott City, Maryland, Flood" (2020), published in the Journal of Hydrometeorology
  • "Deep Learning for Bias Correction of Satellite Retrievals of Orographic Precipitation" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • "An Improved Deep Learning Model for High-Impact Weather Nowcasting" (2022), published in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • "Evaluating Operational and Experimental HRRR Model Forecasts of Atmospheric River Events in California" (2021), published in Weather and Forecasting
  • "General Assessment of the Operational Utility of National Water Model Reservoir Inflows for the Bureau of Reclamation Facilities" (2020), published in Water

These publications reflect an engagement with both theoretical and applied dimensions of meteorological science, including the use of advanced computational methods such as deep learning for improving weather prediction and satellite data interpretation.

Best Publications

  • Storm Morphology and Rainfall Characteristics of TRMM Precipitation Features

    Stephen W. Nesbitt;Robert Cifelli;Steven A. Rutledge

  • A New Dual-Polarization Radar Rainfall Algorithm: Application in Colorado Precipitation Events

    R. Cifelli;V. Chandrasekar;S. Lim;P. C. Kennedy

  • Radar observations of the kinematic, microphysical, and precipitation characteristics of two MCSs in TRMM LBA

    Robert Cifelli;Walter A. Petersen;Lawrence D. Carey;Steven A. Rutledge

  • A Report of the Field Operations and Early Results of the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment (SCSMEX)

    K. M. Lau;Yihui Ding;Jough-Tai Wang;Richard Johnson

  • Improving Simulations of Convective Systems from TRMM LBA: Easterly and Westerly Regimes

    S. Lang;W-K. Tao;J. Simpson;R. Cifelli

  • TRMM Observations of Intraseasonal Variability in Convective Regimes over the Amazon

    Walter A. Petersen;Stephen W. Nesbitt;Richard J. Blakeslee;Robert Cifelli

  • The Saharan Air Layer and the Fate of African Easterly Waves—NASA's AMMA Field Study of Tropical Cyclogenesis

    Edward J. Zipser;Cynthia H. Twohy;Si Chee Tsay;K. Lee Thornhill

  • The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network Informal Education for Scientists and Citizens

    Robert Cifelli;Nolan Doesken;Patrick Kennedy;Lawrence D. Carey

  • Microphysical Observations of Tropical Clouds

    Jeffrey L. Stith;James E. Dye;Aaron Bansemer;Andrew J. Heymsfield

  • Understanding the Role of Atmospheric Rivers in Heavy Precipitation in the Southeast United States

    Kelly Mahoney;Darren L. Jackson;Paul Neiman;Mimi Hughes

  • THE NAME 2004 FIELD CAMPAIGN AND MODELING STRATEGY

    Wayne Higgins;Dave Ahijevych;Jorge Amador;Ana Barros

  • EPIC2001 and the Coupled Ocean Atmosphere System of the Tropical East Pacific.

    David J. Raymond;Steven K. Esbensen;Clayton Paulson;Michael Gregg

  • A Machine Learning System for Precipitation Estimation Using Satellite and Ground Radar Network Observations

    Haonan Chen;V. Chandrasekar;Robert Cifelli;Pingping Xie

  • Radar-Observed Characteristics of Precipitating Systems during NAME 2004

    Timothy J. Lang;David A. Ahijevych;Stephen W. Nesbitt;Richard E. Carbone

  • A Methodology to Derive Radar Reflectivity–Liquid Equivalent Snow Rate Relations Using C-Band Radar and a 2D Video Disdrometer

    Gwo-Jong Huang;V. N. Bringi;Robert Cifelli;David Hudak

  • WRF Simulations of the 20-22 January 2007 Snow Events over Eastern Canada: Comparison with In-Situ and Satellite Observations

    J. J. Shi;J. J. Shi;W.-K. Tao;T. Matsui;T. Matsui;R. Cifelli

  • High Resolution Radar Quantitative Precipitation Estimation in the San Francisco Bay Area: Rainfall Monitoring for the Urban Environment

    Robert Cifelli;V. Chandrasekar;Haonan Chen;Haonan Chen;Lynn E. Johnson;Lynn E. Johnson

  • Drop-Size Distribution Characteristics in Tropical Mesoscale Convective Systems

    Robert Cifelli;Christopher R. Williams;Deepak K. Rajopadhyaya;Susan K. Avery

  • Climatology and Environmental Characteristics of Extreme Precipitation Events in the Southeastern United States

    Benjamin J. Moore;Kelly M. Mahoney;Ellen M. Sukovich;Robert Cifelli

  • Vertical Motion Structure in Maritime continent mesoscale Convective Systems: Results from a 50-MHz Profiler

    Robert Cifelli;Steven A. Rutledge

  • Rainfall Estimation From Ground Radar and TRMM Precipitation Radar Using Hybrid Deep Neural Networks

    Haonan Chen;Haonan Chen;V. Chandrasekar;Haiming Tan;Robert Cifelli

  • The Field Operations and Early Results of the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment (SCSMEX)

    K. M. Lau;Yihui Ding;Jough-Tai Wang;Richard Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven A. Rutledge
Steven A. Rutledge Colorado State University
V. Chandrasekar
V. Chandrasekar Colorado State University
Allen B. White
Allen B. White National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Timothy J. Lang
Timothy J. Lang Marshall Space Flight Center
David Gochis
David Gochis National Center for Atmospheric Research
Christopher R. Williams
Christopher R. Williams University of Colorado Boulder
Sergey Y. Matrosov
Sergey Y. Matrosov University of Colorado Boulder
Toshihisa Matsui
Toshihisa Matsui Goddard Space Flight Center
Ali Tokay
Ali Tokay University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Lawrence D. Carey
Lawrence D. Carey University of Alabama in Huntsville

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