MERRA PUBLICATIONS
MERRA SPECIAL COLLECTION IN THE JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
» See AMS MERRA Special Collection Page.
Bosilovich, M. G., F. Robertson and J. Chen, 2011. Global Energy and Water Budgets in MERRA. J. Climate, 24, 5721-5739. Link
Brunke, M.A., Z. Wang, X. Zeng, M. Bosilovich, C.-L. Shie, 2011: An assessment of the uncertainties in ocean surface turbulent fluxes in 11 reanalysis, satellite-derived, and combined global data sets. J. Climate, 24. 5469-5493. Link
Cullather, R. I., M. Bosilovich, 2011. The Energy Budget of the Polar Atmosphere in MERRA. J. Climate. Link
Cullather, R. I., M. Bosilovich, 2011. The Moisture Budget of the Polar Atmosphere in MERRA. J. Climate, 24, 2861-2879. Link
Decker, M., M. Brunke, Z. Wang, K. Sakaguchi, X. Zeng, and M.G. Bosilovich, 2011: Evaluation of the reanalysis products from NCEP, ECMWF, and NASA using flux tower observations. J. Climate(submitted). Link
Fall, S., D. Niyogi, C. Kishtawal, V. MishEvaluation of the reanalysis products from NCEP, ECMWF, and NASA using flux tower observationsra, M. Bosilivich, and J. Entin, 2010: A MERRA-based analysis of the climate variability and summer temperature-rainfall relationships over India. J. Climate(submitted).
Gregg, W.W. and Casey, N. 2011. Global Ocean Carbon Estimates in a Model Forced by MERRA. Submitted to J. Climate (submitted). Document
Harnik, N., J. Perlwitz, and T. Shaw, 2011: Observed decadal changes in downward wave coupling between the stratosphere and troposphere in the Southern Hemisphere. J. Climate, 24, 2558-4569. Link
Kennedy, A.D., X. Dong, B. Xi, S. Xie, Y. Zhang, and J. Chen, 2011: A Comparison of MERRA and NARR Reanalysis Datasets with the DOE ARM SGP Continuous Forcing data. J. Climate, 24, 4541-4557. Link
Reichle, R.H., R.D. Koster, G.J.M. De Lannoy, B.A. Forman, Q. Liu, S. Mahanama, and A. Toure. 2011. Assessment and Enhancement of MERRA Land Surface Hydrology Estimates. J. Climate, 24, 6322-6338, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-10-05033.1. Link
Rienecker, M.M., M.J. Suarez, R. Gelaro, R. Todling, J. Bacmeister, E. Liu, M.G. Bosilovich, S.D. Schubert, L. Takacs, G.-K. Kim, S. Bloom, J. Chen, D. Collins, A. Conaty, A. da Silva, et al., 2011. MERRA - NASA's Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications. J. Climate, 24, 3624-3648, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00015.1. Link
Roberts, J.B., F. R. Robertson, C. A. Clayson, and M. G. Bosilovich, 2011: Characterization of turbulent latent and sensible heat flux exchange between the atmosphere and ocean in MERRA. J. Climate. Link
Robertson, F. R., M. Bosilovich, J. Chen, and T. Miller, 2011. The Effect of Satellite Observing System Changes on MERRA Water and Energy Fluxes. J. Climate, 24, 5197-5217. Link
Schenkel, B. and R. Hart, 2010: An Examination of Tropical Cyclone Position and Intensity Differences within Atmospheric Reanalysis Datasets. J. Climate. Link
Schubert, S., H. Wang and M. Suarez, 2011. Warm Season Subseasonal Variability and Climate Extremes in the Northern Hemisphere: The Role of Stationary Rossby Waves. J. Climate, 24, 4773-4792. Link
Shaw, T., J. Perlwitz, N. Harnik, P. Newman, and S. Pawson, 2011: The impact of stratospheric ozone changes on downward wave coupling in the Southern Hemisphere. J. Climate, 24, 4210-4229. Link
Wong, S., E.J. Fetzer, B.H. Kahn, B. Tian, B. H. Lambrigtsen, and H. Ye, 2011: Closing the Global Water Budget with AIRS Water Vapor, MERRA Winds and Evaporation, and TRMM Precipitation. J. Climate. Link
Wu, M.-L. C., O. Reale, S. Schubert, M. Suarez, and C. Thorncroft, 2011. African Easterly Jet: barotropic instability, waves and cyclogenesis. J. Climate . Link
Yi, Y., J. Kimball, L. Jones, R. Reichle, K. McDonald, 2011. Evaluation of MERRA land surface estimates in preparation for the Soil Moisture Active Passive mission. J. Climate, 24, 3797-3816. Link.
OTHER MERRA PUBLICATIONS
Lee, M.-I., S. D. Schubert, and D. Kim, 2011: Representation of tropical storms in the Northwestern Pacific by the Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications. Asia-Pacific J. Atmos. Sci. Abstract
Dessler, A.E., 2010: A determination of the cloud feedback from climate variations over the past decade. Science. Abstract
Bosilovich, M. 2008. NASA's Modern Era Retrospective-analysis for Research and Applications: Integrating Earth Observations. Earthzine. E-Zine Article
Bosilovich, M. , Chen, J., Robertson, F. R., and Adler, R. F., 2008. Evaluation of Global Precipitation in Reanalyses. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. Journal Article
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Legler, D., 2011. Identifying Challenges and Opportunities for Earth System Reanalyses, Eos, Journal Article
RELATED DOCUMENTS
» MERRA File Specification [2008 Sep.] (DRAFT).
» "The GEOS-5 Data Assimilation System - Documentation of Versions 5.0.1, 5.1.0, and 5.2.0 "
