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 2006 Mecikalski,
                  J. R., K. M. Bedka, and S. J. Paech, 2006: GOES-R
              preparatory activities: Short-term thunderstorm and lightning forecasting
              for aviation. 44th American Institute od Aeronautics and Atronautics
              (AIAA) Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibits. 8-11 January 2006,
              Reno, Nevada.
 Uhlenbrock, N, S. A. Ackerman, W. F. Feltz, R. D. Sharman, and J. R.
Mecikalski,
2006: The use of MODIS water vapor imagery, NWP model analysis, and pilot reports
to diagnose turbulent mountain waves. In 12th Conf. on Aviation, Range, and
Aerospace Meteorology (ARAM), 29 Jan–2 Feb 2006, Atlanta, GA.
 Mecikalski, 
              J. R., K. M. Bedka, and S. J. Paech, 2006: Recent developments
              in convective initiation forecasting using GOES. In 14th Conf.
              on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, 29 Jan–2 Feb 2006,
              Atlanta, GA.
 Mecikalski, J. R., S. J. Paech, and K. M. Bedka,
              2006: Developments in the nowcasting total lightning flash rates
              using GOES satellite infrared convective cloud information. Second
              Conf. on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, 29 Jan–2
              Feb 2006, Atlanta, GA.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., T. A. Berendes, W. F. Feltz, K. M.
                Bedka, and S. J. Paech, 2006: The Advanced Satellite Aviation
                Weather Products (ASAP) initiative: Research and transition activities
                at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. In 12th Conf. on
                Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology (ARAM), 29 Jan–2
                Feb 2006, Atlanta, GA.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., J. M. Jacobs, and D. M. Sumner,
              2006: Statewide estimation of potential and reference evapotranspiration.
              In 20th Conf. on Hydrology. 29 Jan–2 Feb 2006, Atlanta, GA.
 
 Allen, H. J. Mecikalski, K. Knupp, and J. Burks, 
              2006: Utilizing Mobile Integrated Profiling System Data for Operational 
              Forecasting. In 22nd Conf. on Interactive Information Processing 
              Systems (IIPS), 29 Jan-2 Feb 2006, Atlanta, GA.
 
 Barbre, R., Jr., J. R. Mecikalski, and K. Knupp, 
              2006: A case study of convective initiation along a retrograding 
              dryline. In Symposium on the Challenges of Severe Convective Storms. 
              29 Jan-2 Feb 2006, Atlanta, GA.
 
 Jewett, C. P., J. R. Mecikalski, and K. M. Bedka,
              2006: Retrieval of flux properties associated with mesoscale winds.
              In 14th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, 29 Jan–2
              Feb 2006, Atlanta, GA.
 
 Mackenzie, W. M., Jr., J. R. Mecikalski, and K.
              M. Bedka, 2006: Using multi-spectral satellite remote sensing techniques
              to nowcast nocturnal convective initiation. In 14th Conf. on Satellite
              Meteorology and Oceanography, 29 Jan–2 Feb 2006, Atlanta,
              GA.
 
 Hain, C. R., J. R. Mecikalski, M. C. Anderson,
              and W. Lapenta, 2006: Initialization of a numerical mesoscale model
              with ALEXI-derived volumetric soil moisture estimates. In Tenth
              Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for
              Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS). 29 Jan–2
              Feb 2006, Atlanta, GA.
 
 Hain, C. R., J. R. Mecikalski, and M. C. Anderson,
              2006: Validation of ALEXI-derived volumetric soil moisture over
              the continental United States. In 20th Conf. on Hydrology. 29 Jan–2
              Feb 2006, Atlanta, GA.
 
 Bedka, K., W. F. Feltz, J. R. Mecikalski, R. A.
              Petersen, and C. S. Velden, 2006: Statistical relationships between
              satellite-derived mesoscale atmospheric motion vectors and NOAA
              wind profiler network observations. In 14th Conf. on Satellite
              Meteorology and Oceanography and 2th Conf. on Aviation, Range,
              and Aerospace Meteorology (ARAM), 29 Jan–2 Feb 2006, Atlanta,
              GA.
 
 Feltz, W., K. Bedka, T. Wimmers, M. Pavolonis, S. Bedka, S. Ackerman, 
              J. Mecikalski, J. Murray, and D. Johnson, 2006:
              Satellite derived products to enhance aviation nowcasting of convection,
              turbulence, and volcanic ash. In 14th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology
              and Oceanography, 29 Jan–2 Feb 2006, Atlanta, GA.
 2005
 Mecikalski, 
              J. R., W. M. Lapenta, K. La Casse, and K. Doty, 2005:Developing the ADAS/ARPS as a satellite data assimilation testbed 
              at
 the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Ninth Symposium on Integrated
 Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and
 Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), San Diego, CA.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., S. M. Mackaro, M. C. Anderson, 
              J. M. Norman, and
 J. B. Basara, 2005: Evaluating the use of the Atmospheric and EXchange
 Inverse (ALEXI) model in short-term prediction and mesoscale diagnosis.
 19th Conf. on Hydrology, San Diego, CA.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R. S. J. Paech, and K. M. Bedka, 
              2005: Developing
 methods to nowcast total lightning flash rates and convective initiation 
              using
 satellite infrared convective cloud information. Conf. on Meteorological
 Applications of Lightning Data, San Diego, CA.
 
 Allen, H. M., J. R. Mecikalski, and C. B. Darden, 
              2005: The latency
 of model generated precipitation in winter time cyclones. 19th
 Conf. on Hydrology, San Diego, CA.
 
 Feltz, W. F., J. R. Mecikalski, J. J. Murray, D. 
              B. Johnson, K. M. Bedka,
 S. M. Thomas, A. J. Wimmers, S. A. Ackerman, and C. C. Schmidt, 
              2005:
 The Advanced Satellite Aviation-weather Products (ASAP) initiative 
              at the
 University of Wisconsin - CIMSS, 21st International Conf. on Interactive
 Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, 
              and
 Hydrology, San Diego, CA.
 
 Otkin, J. A., M. C. Anderson, and J. R. Mecikalski, 
              2005: Multi-seasonal
 validation of GOES-based insolation estimates. 19th Conf. on Hydrology,
 San Diego, CA.
 
 Otkin, J. A., M. C. Anderson, and J. R. Mecikalski, 
              2005: A 2-year
 climatology of land-surface energy fluxes using the ALEXI model. 
              19th
 Conf. on Hydrology, San Diego, CA.
 Mecikalski, 
              J. R., K. M. La Casse, W. L. Lapenta, and G. Jedlovec, 
              C. Hain, K. Doty, S. L. Haines, 2005: Satellite data assimilation
 research in support of regional, short-term weather prediction. 
              Fourth
 WMO International Symposium, Assimilation of Observations in
 Meteorology and OCeanography. WMO, 18-22 April 2005, Prague, Czech
 Republic.
 
 Mecikalski, J., S. Paech, K. Bedka, and W. Mackenzie, 
              2005:
 Geostationary satellite-based methods for nowcasting total lightning
 flash rates, convective initiation and convective cloud properties.
 International Symposium on Nowcasting and Very Short Range Forecasting
 (WSN05), Meteo-France, Toulouse, France, 5-9 September 2005.
 
 Mecikalski, J., T. Berendes, W. Feltz, K. Bedka, S. J. 
              Paech, J.
 Murray, and D. Johnson, 2005: The Advanced Satellite Aviation Weather
 Products (ASAP) initiative for infusing satellite information into
 aviation decision support systems: Phase I (2003-2005) efforts at 
              the
 University of Alabama in Huntsville. International Symposium on
 Nowcasting and Very Short Range Forecasting (WSN05), Meteo-France,
 Toulouse, France, 5-9 September 2005.
 
 Berendes, T., and J. Mecikalski, 2005: Detection 
              of convective
 clouds and volcanic ash in satellite imagery using an iterative
 statistical clustering method. International Symposium on Nowcasting
 and Very Short Range Forecasting (WSN05), Meteo-France, Toulouse,
 France, 5-9 September 2005.
   Mecikalski, 
              J. R., 2005: GOES infrared satellite signatures for monitoring 
              daytime cumulus in realtime. National Weather Service Training (oral 
              presentation), 28 March 2005, NWSFO Huntsville, Alabama
 Mecikalski, J. R., 2005: Satellite observation 
              data sets for monitoring convection, atmospheric winds, volcanic 
              ash, and energy budgets for short-term prediction of hazardous weather 
              over Mesoamerica. Oral presentation within The SIAM-SERVIR Climate 
              Change Workshop for Mesoamerica and CATHALAC. City of Knowledge, 
              Panama. 17-21 October 2005.
 
 Mecikalski, J., S. Paech, K. Bedka, and W. Mackenzie, 2005: 
              Geostationary satellite-based methods for nowcasting total lightning 
              flash rates, convective initiation and convective cloud properties 
              (Oral presentation 2.22). The World Weather Research Programme’s 
              symposium on nowcasting and very short range forecasting (WSN05), 
              WMO’s World Weather Research Programme (WWRP), EUMETSAT and 
              Météo-France. 5-9 September 2005, Toulouse, France.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., K. M. Bedka, S. J. Paech, T. 
              A. Berendes, and W. M. Mackenzie, 2005: Monitoring satellite data 
              for day- and night-time convective and lightning initiation (oral 
              presentation). 2005 ASAP Science Meeting. 13-14 April 2005, Boulder, 
              Colorado.
 
 Mecikalski, J., T. Berendes, W. Feltz, K. Bedka, S. Paech, 
              J. Murray, and D. Johnson, 2005: The Advanced Satellite Aviation 
              Weather Products (ASAP) initiative for infusing satellite information 
              into aviation decision support systems: Phase I (2003-2005) efforts 
              at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (presentation 5.17). 
              The World Weather Research Programme’s symposium on nowcasting 
              and very short range forecasting (WSN05), WMO’s World Weather 
              Research Programme (WWRP), EUMETSAT and Météo-France. 
              5-9 September 2005, Toulouse, France.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., and U. S. Nair, 2005: Tactical data 
              assimilation for ARMY applications. The Huntsville Simulation Conf. 
              2005, 25-27 October 2005, Huntsville, AL.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., K. M. Bedka, and S. J. Paech, 
              2005: GOES-R prepatory activities: Short-term thunderstorm and lightning 
              forecasting for aviation. 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and 
              Exhibit, 9 - 12 Jan 2006, Reno, Nevada.
 
 Bedka, K. M., J. R. Mecikalski, and W. F. Feltz, 
              2005: Analysis of cumulus cloud motion and growth toward nowcasting 
              convection and lightning initiation. CIMSS 25th Anniversary 25th 
              Anniversary Symposium on Satellite Meteorology: Past, Present and 
              Future. 11-13 July 2005, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
 
 Berendes, T., and J. Mecikalski, 2005: Detection 
              of convective cloud and volcanic ash in satellite imagery using 
              an iterative statistical clustering method (presentation 5.18). 
              The World Weather Research Programme’s symposium on nowcasting 
              and very short range forecasting (WSN05), WMO’s World Weather 
              Research Programme (WWRP), EUMETSAT and Météo-France. 
              5-9 September 2005, Toulouse, France.
 
 Feltz, W., and J. Mecikalski, 2005: UW-CIMSS/UAH 
              Advanced Satellite Aviation-weather Products overview (oral presentation). 
              2005 ASAP Science Meeting. 13-14 April 2005, Boulder, Colorado.
 
 Paech, S., and J. Mecikalski, 2005: Northern Alabama 
              satellite product validation tools. 2005 ASAP Science Meeting. 13-14 
              April 2005, Boulder, Colorado.
 
 Mackenzie, W., Jr., and J. R. Mecikalski, 2005: 
              Using Multi-Spectral Satellite Remote Sensing Techniques to Nowcast 
              Nocturnal Convection Initiation. In 21st Conf. on Weather Analysis 
              and Forecasting/17th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, 1-5 
              August 2005, Washington, D.C.
 
 Berendes, T., J. Mecikalski, and U. Nair, 2005: 
              Detection of volcanic ash using statistical clustering. 2005 ASAP 
              Science Meeting. 13-14 April 2005, Boulder, Colorado.
 
 Paech, S. J., J. R. Mecikalski, and K. M. Bedka, 
              2005: Developing methods to nowcast convective initiation and total 
              lightning using satellite infrared convective cloud information. 
              Southern Thunder Project ("Total Lightning Applications, Transition, 
              Evaluation, Science and Technology" - "LaTEST") Workshop, 
              Fort Worth, Texas, 25-27 July 2005.
 
 Mackenzie, W., Jr., J. R. Mecikalski, B. Huffines, 
              D. Brounoff, and K. Watts, 2005: University partnerships: The Huntsville, 
              Alabama experiment. In 21st Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/17th 
              Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, 1-5 August 2005, Washington, 
              D.C.
 
 Barbre, R. E., Jr., J. Mecikalski, K. Knupp, W. 
              Mackenzie, Jr., P. Gatlin, and D. Phillips, 2005: An observational 
              analysis of an Alabama dryline event on March 19-20, 2003. In 21st 
              Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/17th Conf. on Numerical 
              Weather Prediction, 1-5 August 2005, Washington, D.C.
 
 Wimmers, T., K. Bedka, W. Feltz, N. Uhlenbrock, J. Mecikalski, 
              T. Berendes, and U. Nair, 2005: ASAP satellite-based tropopause 
              fold and mountain wave detection and validation. 2005 ASAP Science 
              Meeting. 13-14 April 2005, Boulder, Colorado.
 
 
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 Mecikalski, 
              J. R., 2004: Inferring convective momentum fluxeswithin satellite data: An application to TRMM PR and TMI
 data. Preprints, 26th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical
 Meteorology, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, Miama, FL.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., 2004: Monitoring for day- and 
              nighttime
 convective initiation and first lightning using geostationary satellites.
 First Symposium for the Earth System Scholars Network, Univ.
 of Maryland Conference Center, Adelphi, MD, 27-29 September
 2004.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., and K. M. Bedka, 2004: Nowcasting 
              convective
 initiation and thunderstorm characteristics through the use of
 realtime geostationary satellite information. Preprints, The 2004
 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conf., Prague, Czech Republic, 
              31
 May - 4 June 2004.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., M. C. Anderson, J. A. Otkin, 
              and
 J. M. Norman, 2004: Regional scale energy and water flux climatoloies
 as derived from remote sensing inputs and a land exchange
 model. Preprints, 18th Conf. on Hydrology, Amer. Meteor. Soc.,
 Boston, MA, Seattle, WA.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., S. J. Paech, and K. M. Bedka, 
              2004: Correlating
 satellite infrared trends, total lightning flash rates, and rainfall
 to convective initiation, development and evolution. 13th Conf.
 on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Norfolk, VA.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., T. A. Berendes, U. S. Nair, 
              W. F. Feltz, K. M.
 Bedka, and S. J. Peach, 2004: The Advanced Satellite Aviation-Weather
 Products (ASAP) initiative: Phase I efforts at the University of
 Alabama in Huntsville. 13th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and
 Oceanography. Norfolk, VA.
 
 Knippertz, P., and J. R. Mecikalski, 2004: Re-examining 
              tropical
 plumes and subtropical jet streaks. Preprints, 26th Conf. on
 Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 
              MA,
 Miama, FL.
 
 Bedka, K. B., and J. R. Mecikalski, 2004: Identification 
              of
 pre-convective initiation signatures for moving cumulus in daytime
 GOES imagery. 13th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography.
 Norfolk, VA.
 
 Bedka, K. M., J. R. Mecikalski, and W. F. Feltz, 
              2004: Analysis
 of convective clouds and turbulent boundary layers using hyperspectral
 data. Preprints, Symposium on Observing and Understanding the
 Variability of Water in Weather and Climate, Amer. Meteor. Soc.,
 Boston, MA., Seattle, WA.
 Rabin, 
              R. M., Mecikalski, J. R., and K. M. Bedka, 2004:Nowcasting thunderstorm intensity from satellite: A review. Preprints,
 The 2004 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conf., Prague, Czech
 Republic, 31 May - 4 June 2004.
 
 Feltz, W. F., J. R. Mecikalski, J. J. Murray, D. 
              B. Johnson,
 K. M. Bedka, S. M. Thomas, A. J. Wimmers, and C. C. Schmidt, 2004:
 The Advanced Satellite Aviation-Weather Products initiative for
 diagnosing and nowcasting weather hazards for improved aviation
 safety. Preprints, GOES-R User's Conference, Denver, CO.
 
 Feltz, W. F., J. R. Mecikalski, J. J. Murray, D. 
              B. Johnson,
 K. M. Bedka, S. M. Thomas, A. J. Wimmers, and C. C. Schmidt, 2004: 
              The
 Advanced Satellite Aviation-Weather Products (ASAP) initiative at 
              the
 University of Wisconsin - CIMSS. Preprints, 13th Conf. on Satellite
 Meteorology and Oceanography, Norfolk, VA.
 
 Bedka, K. B., J. R. Mecikalski, S. J. Paech, T. 
              Berendes, and
 U. Nair, 2004: Forecasting convective initiation by monitoring the
 evolution of moving cumulus in daytime GOES imagery. 11th Conf. 
              on
 Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteor., and 22nd Conf. on Severe 
              Local
 Storms, Hyannis, MA.
 
 Feltz, W. F., J. R. Mecikalski, J. 
              J. Murray, D. B. Johnson,
 K. Bedka, S. Thomas, A. J. Wimmers, and C. C. Schmidt, 2004: The
 Advanced Satellite Aviation-Weather Products (ASAP) initiative at 
              the
 University of Wisconsin - CIMSS.11th Conf. on Aviation, Range,
 and Aerospace Meteor., Hyannis, MA.
 
 Otkin, J. A., M. C. Anderson, and J. R. Mecikalski, 
              2004: A
 2-year climatology of land-surface energy fluxes using the ALEXI
 model. Preprints, 26th Conf. on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology,
 Vancouver, BC, Canada.
 
 Norman, J. M., M. C. Anderson, J. R. Mecikalski, 
              G. R.
 Diak, R. Torn, W. P. Kustas, A. N. French, and R. J. Schmugge, 2004:
 Estimating land surface fluxes using a suite of satellites. Satellite 
              Application
 Facilities (SAFs) Training Workshop - Land Surface Analysis. EUMETSAT 
              (available at: http://www.eumetsat.de/en/area2/proceedings/eump38).
 
 Wimmers, A. J., C. C. Schmidt, W. Feltz, and J. R. Mecikalski, 
              2004:
 Satellite applications for detection of atmospheric turbulence related
 to tropopause folding. Preprints, 11th Conf. on Aviation, Range,
 and Aerospace Meteor., Hyannis, MA.
 
 Lapenta, W. M., S-.H. Chou, G. J. Jedlovec, W. McCarty, and
 J. R. Mecikalski, 2004: Regional assimilation of 
              NASA Atmospheric
 Infrared Sounder (AIRS) data. Preprints, 13th Conf. on Satellite
 Meteorology and Oceanography, Norfolk, VA.
 
 Otkin, J. A., D. J. Posselt, E. R. Olson, J. E. Davies, W. F. Feltz,
 R. O. Knuteson, and J. R. Mecikalski, 2004: Generation 
              of simulated top of
 atmosphere radiance datasets for GIFTS/HES algorithm development.
 Eighth Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems 
              for
 Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IAOS-AOLS), Amer. Meteor. 
              Soc.,
 Boston, MA, Seattle, WA.
 
 Huang, H.-L. C. Velden, J. Li, E. Weisz, K. Baggett,
 J. E. Davies, J. Mecikalski, B. Huang, R. Dengel, 
              S. A. Ackerman,
 E. R. Olson, R. O. Knuteson, D. Tobin, L. Moy, J. A. Otkin,
 D. J. Posselt, H. E. Revercomb, and W. L. Smith, 2004: Infrared
 hyperspectral sounding modeling and processing: An
 overview. Preprints, Eighth Symposium on Integrated Observing and
 Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface
 (IAOS-AOLS), Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, Seattle, WA.
 Norman, 
              J. M., W. Jarrell, C. Molling, C. Kucharik, G. Diak, C. Morgan, 
              C. Rodgers, J. Mecikalski, D. Rooney, K. Brye, 
              B. Lowery, R. Wayne, and M. Stelford, 2004: Applying site-specific 
              research in crop production and environmental protection to farm 
              management. Satellite Application Facilities (SAFs) Training Workshop 
              - Land Surface Analysis. EUMETSAT (available at: http://www.eumetsat.de/en/area2/proceedings/eump38). 2003 
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              J. R., 2003: Report on auto-caster research.Report of the Thirty-First Meeting of the Coordination Group for
 Meteorological Satellites (CGMS XXXI). Ascona, Switzerland 10-13
 November 2003. Available at: http://www.eumetsat.de/en/area2/cgms/cgms_xxxi). 
              .
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., D. B. Johnson, and J. J. Murray, 
              2003: The
 Advanced Satellite Aviation-Weather Products (ASAP) initiative for
 diagnosing and nowcasting weather hazards for improved aviation
 safety. Preprints, 12th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and
 Oceanography, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., K. M. Bedka, R. D. Torn, W. 
              F. Feltz, and
 T. M. Weckwerth, 2003: Inferring convectively-induced roll structures
 and convergence in the boundary layer using profiling instruments: 
              An
 application to convective initiation during IHOP_2002. Preprints,
 Symposium on Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water 
              in
 Weather and Climate, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., R. D. Roberts, C. J. Kessinger, 
              K. M. Bedka,
 R. L. DeWolf, and S. M. Thomas, 2003: Plans for processing realtime
 satellite information to nowcast convective initiation and its
 characteristics. Preprints, 12th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology 
              and
 Oceanography and the Third Conference on Artificial Intelligence
 Applications to Environmental Science, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., M. C. Anderson, R. D. Torn, 
              J. M. Norman,
 G. R. Diak, S. J. Richardson, and J. A. Brotzge, 2003: The Atmospheric
 Land EXchange (ALEXI): Regional scale flux validations, climatologies,
 and available soil water as derived from remote sensing inputs. 
              Preprints,
 12th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Amer. Meteor.
 Soc.
 
 Diak, G. R., J. R. Mecikalski, M. C. Anderson, 
              J. M. Norman,
 R. L. DeWolf, and W. P. Kustas, 2003: Estimating the land-surface
 radiant, turbulent and conductive energy budgets using satellite
 systems and complementary synoptic data. Preprints, 12th Conf. on
 Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
 
 Feltz, W. F., D. Posselt, J. Mecikalski, G. Wade, 
              and
 T. Schmit, 2003: 12 June 2002 rapid water vapor transitions during 
              the
 IHOP field program. Preprints, Symposium on Observing and
 Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate, Amer.
 Meteor. Soc.
 
 Posselt, D. J., E. Olson, B. Osborne, W. F. Feltz,
 J. R. Mecikalski , R. Aune, R. O. Knuteson, H. 
              E. Revercomb, and
 W. L. Smith, 2003: Simulation of an IHOP convective initiation case
 for GIFTS forward model and algorithm development. Preprints,
 12th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography,
 Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA
 
 Anderson, M. C., J. M. Norman, W. P. Kustas, J. H. Prueger,
 C. M. U. Neale, I. MacPherson, J. R. Mecikalski, 
              and G. R. Diak, 2003:
 Comparison of aircraft- and tower-measured fluxes acquired during
 SMACEX with predictions from a regional atmospheric-land exchange
 model. Preprints, 12th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and
 Oceanography, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
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 Posselt, 
              D. J., D. D. Turner, R. Tanamachi, W. F. Feltz, J. R.Mecikalski, D. C. Tobin, R. O. Knuteson, and H. E. Revercomb, 
              2002:
 Comparison of a cloud resolving model with ARM data. Presented at 
              the
 2002 ARM Science Team Meeting, St. Petersburg, FL, 8--12 April 2002.
 Mecikalski, 
              J. R., 2002: Using cloud-motion winds to understandkinematic processes of deep convection: Anvil-level outflow and
 momentum transport. Proceedings, Sixth International Winds
 Workshop, Madison, WI, 7-10 May 2002, pp. 97-104.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., and D. J. Posselt, 2002: The 
              developing
 infrastructure for hyperspectral data assimilation at the University
 of Wisconsin--Madison. Preprints, 82nd Annual Meeting, Symposium
 on Observations, Data Assimilation, and Probabilistic Prediction,
 Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 1--4.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., and C. S Velden, 2002: Diagnosing 
              tropical
 cyclones and deep convection using upper tropospheric inertial
 stability and cloud-motion wind vectors. Preprints, 25th Conf.
 on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 
              MA,
 pp. 65--66.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., R. D. Torn, J. M. Norman, M. 
              C. Anderson,
 S. J. Richardson, and J. A. Brotzge, 2002: Remote estimates of surface
 energy fluxes on the 30-meter spatial scale. First American
 Meteorological Society's Student Conf. Special Poster Session,
 Orlando, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA
 
 Norman, J., M. Anderson, J. Mecikalski, R. Torn, 
              and G. Diak, 2002:
 Evaluating water and energy budgets across the Mississippi River 
              basin
 through remote sensing. Presented at the Mississippi River Climate
 and Hydrology Conf., 13--17 May 2001, New Orleans, LA., p 31.
 
 Schmit, T. J., G. Wade, and J. Mecikalski, 2002:
 2001/2002 report on NOAA/NESDIS GOES nowcasting activities. Report 
              of
 the Thirtieth Meeting of the Coordination Group for Meteorological 
              Satellites
 (CGMS XXX). Bangalore, India, 11-14 November 2002. Available at:
 http://www.eumetsat.de/en/area2/cgms/cgms_xxx).
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 Mecikalski, 
              J. R., 2001: Evaluating convective momentum transportusing remotely sensed data. Preprints, Ninth Conf. on
 Mesoscale Processes, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 59--62.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., 2001: The value of realtime 
              upper
 tropospheric inertial stability on tropical convection forecasting.,
 Preprints, Ninth Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, Amer. Meteor. Soc.,
 Boston, MA, pp. 420--421.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., 2001: Motivating the use of 
              remotely-sensed
 data sources for estimating convective momentum transports. Preprints,
 11th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Amer. Meteor.
 Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 655--658.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., and C. S. Velden, 2001: The 
              realtime value
 of combined upper tropospheric inertial stability and satellite-derived
 winds on tropical cyclone and convection forecasting. Preprints,
 11th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Amer. Meteor.
 Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 312--313.
 
 Diak, G. R., J. R. Mecikalski, M. C. Anderson, 
              J. M. Norman,
 R. D. Torn, and J. Hoss, 2001: Realtime remote sensing-based modeling
 and in situ validation of land surface energy and water fluxes.
 11th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Amer. Meteor.
 Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 39--42.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., C. Velden, M. Morgan, D. Kleist,
 D. Stettner, K. Goodstein, H.-M. Kim, and B. Baum, 2001: Assimilating
 satellite wind, moisture, and temperature for numerical forecast
 improvements during the PACific landfalling JETs (PACJET) experiment.
 Preprints, 14 Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Amer.
 Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 253--256.
 
 Morgan, M. C., K. LaCasse, D. T. Kleist, H. M. Kim, J. M. McLay,
 D. J. Posselt, J. R. Mecikalski, C. S. Velden, 
              and D. Stettner, 2001:
 Evaluating the potential impact of the assimilation of satellite 
              derived
 products on mesoscale forecast of PACific landfalling JETs (PACJET)
 experiment IOP 10. Preprints, 11 Conf. on Satellite Meteorology 
              and
 Oceanography, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 256--259.
 
 Tobin, D., K. Baggett, R. Garcia, H. Woolf, A. Huang, B. Knuteson,
 J. Mecikalski, E. Olson, B. Osborne, D. Posselt, 
              and H. Revercomb,
 2001: Simulation of GIFTS data cubes. Preprints, 11 Conf. on
 Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston,
 MA, pp. 563--565.
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 Rodgers, 
              C., J. Mecikalski, C. Molling, J. Norman, C.Kucharik, and C. Morgan, 2000: Spatially distributed hydrologic-biophysical
 modeling: Applications in precision agriculture. Preprints, 24th 
              Conf.
 on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 
              MA,
 pp. 86--87.
 
 Burns, B. A., R. D. Dickey, G. R. Diak, and J. Mecikalski,
 2000: Temperature profile retrieval from AMSU-A with the aid of 
              a priori
 surface type information. Preprints, 10th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology
 and Oceanography, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 279--280.
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              - 1999 Mecikalski, 
              J. R., J. B. Elsner, and R. G. Bann, 1989:Some aspects of forecasting lake-effect snowfall in eastern Wisconsin.
 Preprints, 12th Conf. Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Amer. Meteor.
 Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 364--367.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., and E. C. Evenson, 1993: A comparison
 of composite hodographs of the Great Lakes regions and the western 
              Great
 Plains. Preprints, 17th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor.
 Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 65--69.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., D. A. Baumgardt, G. J. Tripoli, 
              and
 P. J. Pokrandt, 1993: A comprehensive analysis and numerical investigation
 of the 28 August 1990 Plainfield, Illinois tornado. Preprints, 17th 
              Conf.
 on Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 168--172.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., and G. J. Tripoli, 1994: Jet 
              streaks
 and "local" Hadley cells. Preprints, Sixth Conf. on Mesoscale
 Processes, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 95--98.
 
 Evenson, E. C., and J. R. Mecikalski, 1996: Preliminary
 evaluation of a PCGRIDDS macro in forecasting dry microbursts over 
              the
 western United States. Preprints, 18th Conf. on Severe Local
 Storms}, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, 659--662.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., and G. J. Tripoli, 1997: The 
              influence
 of inertial instability on convective momentum transport and alignment
 in numerically generated tropical plumes. Preprints, 22nd
 Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Amer. Meteor. Soc.,
 Boston, MA, pp. 427--428.
 
 Norman, J. M., M. C. Anderson, G. R. Diak, J. R. Mecikalski,
 and W. P. Kustas, 1997: Regional estimates of surface fluxes using
 temperature differences from GOES thermal images. Proceedings Seventh
 International Symposium on Physical Measurements and Signatures 
              in Remote Sensing}, Courchevel, France, 7-11 April 1997, pp. 401--411.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., and G. J. Tripoli, 1998: The 
              influence
 of inertial stability on the cumulus transport of momentum during 
              a tropical
 plume event. Preprints, 19th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Amer.
 Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 663--666.
 Mecikalski, 
              J. R., G. R. Diak, M. C. Anderson, and J. M.Norman, 1998: Estimating surface energy flux on continental scales
 using an atmospheric land-exchange model and remotely sensed
 data. Preprints, 23rd Conf. on Agricultural and Forest
 Meteorology}, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 382--383.
 
 Diak, G. R., J. R. Mecikalski, M. C. Anderson, 
              and W. L.
 Bland, 1998: Satellite estimates of terrestrial radiation for
 agricultural applications. Preprints, 23rd Conf. Agricultural and
 Forest Meteorology, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 1--2.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., and G. J. Tripoli, 1999: The influence
 of inertial stability on the cumulus transport of momentum in organized
 tropical convection. Preprints, Eighth Conf. on Mesoscale Processes,
 Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 67--72.
 Mecikalski, 
              J. R., G. R. Diak, M. C. Anderson, and J. M.Norman, 1999: Continental scale flux estimations using an atmospheric
 land-exchange model and remotely sensed data. Preprints, 14th
 Conf. on Hydrology, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 182--183.
 
 Mecikalski, J. R., and G. J. Tripoli, 1999: The 
              influence
 of inertial stability on the cumulus transport of momentum. Preprints,
 23rd Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology,
 Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 626--629.
 Mecikalski, 
              J. R., and W. F. Feltz, 2000: Nowcasting the3 May 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak using the AERI ground-based
 interferometer. Preprints, 20th Conf. Severe Local Storms, Amer.
 Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, pp. 25--28.
 
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