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  • 2014 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to spaceborne meteorological instruments and radar

Overview

Toshio Iguchi is affiliated with the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with particular emphasis on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering, and Oceanography.

Their work encompasses several main topics, including precipitation measurement and analysis, meteorological phenomena and simulations, soil moisture and remote sensing, cryospheric studies and observations, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, icing and de-icing technologies, and tropical and extratropical cyclones research.

Iguchi's notable publications include:

  • "The Precipitation Rate Retrieval Algorithms for the GPM Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar," 2020, Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II
  • "Calibration of the Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar Onboard the Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • "Development of Precipitation Type Classification Algorithms for a Full Scan Mode of GPM Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar," 2021, Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II
  • "Path Attenuation Estimates for the GPM Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR)," 2020, Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II
  • "Cloud Assumption of Precipitation Retrieval Algorithms for the Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar," 2020, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Iguchi frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
  • Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • Atmosphere
  • Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Takuji Kubota
  • Takeshi Masaki
  • R. Meneghini
  • Riko Oki
  • Shinta Seto

Iguchi received the IEEE Fellow award in 2014 for contributions to spaceborne meteorological instruments and radar.

Best Publications

  • The Global Precipitation Measurement Mission

    Arthur Y. Hou;Ramesh K. Kakar;Steven Neeck;Ardeshir A. Azarbarzin

  • The status of the tropical rainfall measuring mission (TRMM) after two years in orbit

    C. Kummerow;J. Simpson;O. Thiele;W. Barnes

  • Rain profiling algorithm for the TRMM precipitation radar

    T. Iguchi;T. Kozu;R. Meneghini;K. Okamoto

  • The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission for Science and Society

    Gail Skofronick-Jackson;Walter A Petersen;Wesley Berg;Chris Kidd

  • 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

  • Uncertainties in the Rain Profiling Algorithm for the TRMM Precipitation Radar

    Toshio Iguchi;Toshiaki Kozu;John Kwiatkowski;Robert Meneghini

  • Intercomparison of Single-Frequency Methods for Retrieving a Vertical Rain Profile from Airborne or Spaceborne Radar Data

    Toshio Iguchi;Robert Meneghini

  • Use of the Surface Reference Technique for Path Attenuation Estimates from the TRMM Precipitation Radar

    Robert Meneghini;Toshio Iguchi;Toshiaki Kozu;Liang Liao

  • Abrupt termination of the 1997–98 El Niño in response to a Madden–Julian oscillation

    Yukari N. Takayabu;Toshio Iguchi;Misako Kachi;Akira Shibata

  • The TRMM 'Day-1' Radar/Radiometer Combined Rain-Profiling Algorithm

    Ziad S. Haddad;Eric A. Smith;Christian D. Kummerow;Toshio Iguchi

  • The global satellite mapping of precipitation (GSMaP) project

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

  • International Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Program and Mission: An Overview

    Eric A. Smith;Ghassem Asrar;Yoji Furuhama;Amnon Ginati

  • GPM/DPR Level-2 Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document

    Toshio Iguchi;Shinta Seto;Robert Meneghini;Naofumi Yoshida

  • TRMM PR Standard Algorithm 2A23 and its Performance on Bright Band Detection

    Jun Awaka;Toshio Iguchi;Ken'ichi Okamoto

  • Retrieval of Latent Heating from TRMM Measurements

    W. K. Tao;E. A. Smith;R. F. Adler;Z. S. Haddad

  • Rain profiling algorithm for TRMM precipitation radar data

    T. Iguchi;R. Meneghini;J. Awaka;T. Kozu

  • The Basic Performance of a Precipitation Retrieval Algorithm for the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission's Single/Dual-Frequency Radar Measurements

    Shinta Seto;Toshio Iguchi;Taikan Oki

  • Tunable diode laser systems for measuring trace gases intropospheric air.

    H. I. Schiff;D. R. Hastie;G. I. Mackay;T. Iguchi

  • Comparisons of Rain Rate and Reflectivity Factor Derived from the TRMM Precipitation Radar and the WSR-88D over the Melbourne, Florida, Site

    Liang Liao;Robert Meneghini;Toshio Iguchi

  • Microphysical retrievals over stratiform rain using measurements from an airborne dual-wavelength radar-radiometer

    R. Meneghini;H. Kumagai;J.R. Wang;T. Iguchi

  • Uncertainties in the Rain Profiling Algorithm for the TRMM Precipitation Radar(1. Precipitation Radar (PR), Precipitation Measurements from Space)

    Toshio Iguchi;Toshiaki Kozu;John Kwiatkowski;Robert Meneghini

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Meneghini
Robert Meneghini Goddard Space Flight Center
Ken-ichi Okamoto
Ken-ichi Okamoto Yamaguchi University
Yukari N. Takayabu
Yukari N. Takayabu University of Tokyo
Tomoo Ushio
Tomoo Ushio Osaka University
Christian D. Kummerow
Christian D. Kummerow Colorado State University
Taikan Oki
Taikan Oki University of Tokyo
Nobuhiro Takahashi
Nobuhiro Takahashi Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Eric A. Smith
Eric A. Smith Florida State University
Masaki Satoh
Masaki Satoh University of Tokyo
Joanne Simpson
Joanne Simpson Goddard Space Flight Center

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