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3088

Overview

Timothy J. Schmit is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Environmental Science.

Their work encompasses several subfields, notably Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering, Oceanography, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Climate variability and models
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Calibration and Measurement Techniques
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Timothy J. Schmit has published in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Journal of Operational Meteorology
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Remote Sensing

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Schmit are:

  • "Four-Dimensional Wind Fields From Geostationary Hyperspectral Infrared Sounder Radiance Measurements With High Temporal Resolution," published in 2021 in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Impact of Rapid-Scan-Based Dynamical Information From GOES-16 on HWRF Hurricane Forecasts," published in 2020 in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Applications of Geostationary Hyperspectral Infrared Sounder Observations: Progress, Challenges, and Future Perspectives," published in 2022 in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "GeoXO: NOAA's Future Geostationary Satellite System," published in 2024 in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "On-orbit calibration and characterization of GOES-17 ABI IR bands under dynamic thermal condition," published in 2020 in Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

Frequent collaborators of Timothy J. Schmit include:

  • Jun Li
  • Zhenglong Li
  • W. Paul Menzel
  • Mathew M. Gunshor
  • Zheng Ma

Best Publications

  • A Closer Look at the ABI on the GOES-R Series

    Timothy J. Schmit;Paul Griffith;Mathew M. Gunshor;Jaime M. Daniels

  • INTRODUCING THE NEXT-GENERATION ADVANCED BASELINE IMAGER ON GOES-R

    Timothy J. Schmit;Mathew M. Gunshor;W. Paul Menzel;James J. Gurka

  • Satellite-Based Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Development and Applications

    W. Paul Menzel;Timothy J. Schmit;Peng Zhang;Jun Li

  • Application of GOES-8/9 Soundings to Weather Forecasting and Nowcasting.

    W. Paul Menzel;Frances C. Holt;Timothy J. Schmit;Robert M. Aune

  • A Nonlinear Physical Retrieval Algorithm—Its Application to the GOES-8/9 Sounder

    Xia L. Ma;Timothy J. Schmit;William L. Smith

  • Applications of the 16 Spectral Bands on the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)

    Timothy J. Schmit

  • Optimal cloud-clearing for AIRS radiances using MODIS

    Jun Li;Chian-Yi Liu;Hung-Lung Huang;T.J. Schmit

  • The GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager and the Continuation of Current Sounder Products

    Timothy J. Schmit;Jun Li;James J. Gurka;Mitchell D. Goldberg

  • High-Spectral- and High-Temporal-Resolution Infrared Measurements from Geostationary Orbit

    Timothy J. Schmit;Jun Li;Steven A. Ackerman;James J. Gurka

  • AIRS Subpixel Cloud Characterization Using MODIS Cloud Products

    Jun Li;W. Paul Menzel;Fengying Sun;Timothy J. Schmit

  • Retrieval of Cloud Microphysical Properties from MODIS and AIRS

    Jun Li;Hung-Lung Huang;Chian-Yi Liu;Ping Yang

  • The GOES-R Proving Ground: Accelerating User Readiness for the Next-Generation Geostationary Environmental Satellite System

    Steven J. Goodman;James Gurka;Mark DeMaria;Timothy J. Schmit

  • Validation and Use of GOES Sounder Moisture Information

    Timothy J. Schmit;Wayne F. Feltz;W. Paul Menzel;James Jung

  • Technical note: Quantitative monitoring of a Saharan dust event with SEVIRI on Meteosat-8

    J. Li;P. Zhang;T. J. Schmit;J. Schmetz

  • Four-Dimensional Wind Fields From Geostationary Hyperspectral Infrared Sounder Radiance Measurements With High Temporal Resolution

    Zheng Ma;Zheng Ma;Jun Li;Wei Han;Zhenglong Li

  • Derived Product Imagery from GOES-8

    Christopher M. Hayden;Gary S. Wade;Timothy J. Schmit

  • Intercalibration of Broadband Geostationary Imagers Using AIRS

    Mathew M. Gunshor;Timothy J. Schmit;W. Paul Menzel;David C. Tobin

  • Intercalibration of the Infrared Window and Water Vapor Channels on Operational Geostationary Environmental Satellites Using a Single Polar-Orbiting Satellite

    Mathew M. Gunshor;Timothy J. Schmit;W. Paul Menzel

  • Observations and trends of clouds based on GOES sounder data

    Anthony J. Schreiner;Timothy J. Schmit;W. Paul Menzel

  • Synergistic Use of MODIS and AIRS in a Variational Retrieval of Cloud Parameters

    Jun Li;W. Paul Menzel;Wenjian Zhang;Fengying Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

W. Paul Menzel
W. Paul Menzel University of Wisconsin–Madison
Steven A. Ackerman
Steven A. Ackerman University of Wisconsin–Madison
Steven J. Goodman
Steven J. Goodman National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jason A. Otkin
Jason A. Otkin University of Wisconsin–Madison
Steven D. Miller
Steven D. Miller Colorado State University
Christopher S. Velden
Christopher S. Velden Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
Ross N. Hoffman
Ross N. Hoffman University of Maryland, College Park
Robert Atlas
Robert Atlas Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Tristan L'Ecuyer
Tristan L'Ecuyer University of Wisconsin–Madison
Andrew K. Heidinger
Andrew K. Heidinger National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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