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Tomoo Ushio

Tomoo Ushio

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
42
Citations
6962
World Ranking
7398
National Ranking
144

Overview

Tomoo Ushio is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan. Their research spans multiple disciplines within Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Engineering, with significant focus on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Global and Planetary Change, and Aerospace Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work include Precipitation Measurement and Analysis, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing, Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena, Radio Wave Propagation Studies, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, and Fire Effects on Ecosystems.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Hiroshi Kikuchi, Eiichi Yoshikawa, Yuuki Wada, Y. Hobara, and Tomoaki Mega.

Ushio has published in a variety of scientific venues, with notable frequent contributions to the following journals:

  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials
  • Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
  • Atmospheric Research

Selected recent papers include:

  • A Primer on Phased Array Radar Technology for the Atmospheric Sciences, 2022, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Improving precipitation nowcasting using a three-dimensional convolutional neural network model from Multi Parameter Phased Array Weather Radar observations, 2021, Atmospheric Research
  • Precipitation Extremes Monitoring Using the Near-Real-Time GSMaP Product, 2020, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • Initial Observations for Precipitation Cores With X-Band Dual Polarized Phased Array Weather Radar, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • Meteorological Aspects of Gamma-Ray Glows in Winter Thunderstorms, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters

Best Publications

  • Global Precipitation Map using Satelliteborne Microwave Radiometers by the GSMaP Project : Production and Validation

    T. Kubota;S. Shige;H. Hashizume;K. Aonashi

  • A Kalman Filter Approach to the Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) from Combined Passive Microwave and Infrared Radiometric Data

    Tomoo Ushio;Kazushi Sasashige;Takuji Kubota;Shoichi Shige

  • Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) Products in the GPM Era

    Takuji Kubota;Kazumasa Aonashi;Tomoo Ushio;Shoichi Shige

  • The global satellite mapping of precipitation (GSMaP) project

    K.i. Okamoto;T. Ushio;T. Iguchi;N. Takahashi

  • Verification of High-Resolution Satellite-Based Rainfall Estimates around Japan Using a Gauge-Calibrated Ground-Radar Dataset

    Takuji Kubota;Tomoo Ushio;Shoichi Shige;Satoshi Kida

  • MMSE Beam Forming on Fast-Scanning Phased Array Weather Radar

    Eiichi Yoshikawa;Tomoo Ushio;Zen Kawasaki;Satoru Yoshida

  • Evaluation of GSMaP Precipitation Estimates over the Contiguous United States

    Yudong Tian;Christa D. Peters-Lidard;Robert F. Adler;Takuji Kubota

  • A survey of thunderstorm flash rates compared to cloud top height using TRMM satellite data

    Tomoo Ushio;Stan J. Heckman;Dennis J. Boccippio;Hugh J. Christian

  • “Big Data Assimilation” Revolutionizing Severe Weather Prediction

    Takemasa Miyoshi;Masaru Kunii;Juan Ruiz;Guo-Yuan Lien

  • Gauge-Adjusted Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation

    Tomoaki Mega;Tomoo Ushio;Matsuda Takahiro;Takuji Kubota

  • Global Precipitation Map using Satelliteborne Microwave Radiometers by the GSMaP Project : Production and Validation

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  • Broad band interferometric measurement of rocket triggered lightning in Japan

    Tomo-o Ushio;Zen-Ichiro Kawasaki;Yasuhisa Ohta;Kenji Matsuura

  • A fifth-power relationship for lightning activity from Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite observations

    Satoru Yoshida;Satoru Yoshida;Takeshi Morimoto;Tomoo Ushio;ZenIchiro Kawasaki

  • Broadband radio interferometer utilizing a sequential triggering technique for locating fast-moving electromagnetic sources emitted from lightning

    R. Mardiana;T. Ushio;Y. Ota;M. Murakami

  • A Primer on Phased Array Radar Technology for the Atmospheric Sciences

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  • Discharge height of lightning narrow bipolar events

    Ting Wu;Wansheng Dong;Yijun Zhang;Tsuyoshi Funaki

  • Gamma-ray glow preceding downward terrestrial gamma-ray flash

    Yuuki Wada;Yuuki Wada;Teruaki Enoto;Yoshitaka Nakamura;Yoshihiro Furuta

  • Three-dimensional imaging of upward positive leaders in triggered lightning using VHF broadband digital interferometers

    S. Yoshida;C. J. Biagi;V. A. Rakov;J. D. Hill

  • Initial results of LF sensor network for lightning observation and characteristics of lightning emission in LF band

    Satoru Yoshida;Ting Wu;Tomoo Ushio;Kenichi Kusunoki

  • “Big Data Assimilation” Toward Post-Petascale Severe Weather Prediction: An Overview and Progress

    Takemasa Miyoshi;Guo-Yuan Lien;Shinsuke Satoh;Tomoo Ushio

  • A Low-Power High-Resolution Broad-Band Radar Using a Pulse Compression Technique for Meteorological Application

    T. Mega;K. Monden;T. Ushio;K. Okamoto

  • What occurs in K process of cloud flashes

    Manabu Akita;Yoshitaka Nakamura;Satoru Yoshida;Takeshi Morimoto

  • Development and Initial Observation of High-Resolution Volume-Scanning Radar for Meteorological Application

    Eiichi Yoshikawa;Tomoo Ushio;Zen Kawasaki;Tomoaki Mega

  • Gauge adjusted global satellite mapping of precipitation (GSMaP_Gauge)

    Tomoaki Mega;Tomoo Ushio;Takuji Kubota;Misako Kachi

Frequent Co-Authors

Yukihiro Takahashi
Yukihiro Takahashi Hokkaido University
Umran S. Inan
Umran S. Inan Stanford University
Ken-ichi Okamoto
Ken-ichi Okamoto Yamaguchi University
Toshio Iguchi
Toshio Iguchi National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
V. Chandrasekar
V. Chandrasekar Colorado State University
Yukari N. Takayabu
Yukari N. Takayabu University of Tokyo
Yutaka Ishikawa
Yutaka Ishikawa University of Tokyo
Kazuo Makishima
Kazuo Makishima University of Tokyo
Kazuya Yoshida
Kazuya Yoshida Tohoku University

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