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Schumacher, Courtney Professor
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- Professor, Atmospheric Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
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Publications
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academic article
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Schumacher, C., & Funk, A.
(2023).
Assessing Convective-Stratiform Precipitation Regimes in the Tropics and Extratropics With the GPM Satellite Radar. Geophysical Research Letters.
50(14),
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Huaman, L., Schumacher, C., Fink, A. H., & Buttitta, E.
(2023).
Diurnal variations of the meridional overturning circulations over West Africa during the premonsoon and monsoon seasons. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
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Bai, H., & Schumacher, C.
(2022).
Topographic Influences on Diurnally Driven MJO Rainfall Over the Maritime Continent. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
127(6),
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Huaman, L., Schumacher, C., & Sobel, A. H.
(2022).
Assessing the Vertical Velocity of the East Pacific ITCZ. Geophysical Research Letters.
49(1),
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Sullivan, R. M., van Hengstum, P. J., Donnelly, J. P., Tamalavage, A. E., Winkler, T. S., Little, S. N., ... Korty, R.
(2022).
Northeast Yucatan hurricane activity during the Maya Classic and Postclassic periods. Scientific Reports.
12(1), 20107.
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Tang, S., Xie, S., Guo, Z., Hong, S., Khouider, B., Klocke, D., ... Zeng, X.
(2022).
Long-term single-column model intercomparison of diurnal cycle of precipitation over midlatitude and tropical land. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
148(743), 641-669.
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Huaman, L., Maloney, E. D., Schumacher, C., & Kiladis, G. N.
(2021).
Easterly Waves in the East Pacific during the OTREC 2019 Field Campaign. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
78(12), 4071-4088.
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Tai, S., Feng, Z., Ma, P., Schumacher, C., & Fast, J. D.
(2021).
Representations of Precipitation Diurnal Cycle in the Amazon as Simulated by Observationally Constrained Cloud-System Resolving and Global Climate Models. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems.
13(11),
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Wang, J., Wong, R., Jun, M., Schumacher, C., Saravanan, R., & Sun, C.
(2021).
Statistical and Machine Learning Methods Applied to the Prediction of Different Tropical Rainfall Types. Environmental Research Communications.
3(11), 111001-111001.
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Bai, H., & Schumacher, C.
(2021).
The Interaction between the Nocturnal Amazonian Low-Level Jet and Convection in CESM. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
34(21), 8519-8532.
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Dellaripa, E., Funk, A., Schumacher, C., Bai, H., & Spangehl, T.
(2021).
Adapting the COSP Radar Simulator to Compare GCM Output and GPM Precipitation Radar Observations. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology.
38(9), 1457-1475.
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Anselmo, E. M., Machado, L., Schumacher, C., & Kiladis, G. N.
(2021).
Amazonian mesoscale convective systems: Life cycle and propagation characteristics. International Journal of Climatology.
41(7), 3968-3981.
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Maupin, C. R., Roark, E. B., Thirumalai, K., Shen, C., Schumacher, C., Van Kampen-Lewis, S., ... Partin, J. W.
(2021).
Abrupt Southern Great Plains thunderstorm shifts linked to glacial climate variability. Nature Geoscience.
14(6), 396-+.
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Etten-Bohm, M., Yang, J., Schumacher, C., & Jun, M.
(2021).
Evaluating the Relationship Between Lightning and the Large-Scale Environment and its Use for Lightning Prediction in Global Climate Models. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
126(5),
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Tian, Y., Zhang, Y., Klein, S. A., & Schumacher, C.
(2021).
Interpreting the Diurnal Cycle of Clouds and Precipitation in the ARM GoAmazon Observations: Shallow to Deep Convection Transition. 126(5),
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Bai, H., Deranadyan, G., Schumacher, C., Funk, A., Epifanio, C., Ali, A., ... Fauziah, A.
(2021).
Formation of Nocturnal Offshore Rainfall near the West Coast of Sumatra: Land Breeze or Gravity Wave?. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
149(3), 715-731.
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Hopper, L., Schumacher, C., Humes, K., & Funk, A.
(2020).
Drop-Size Distribution Variations Associated with Different Storm Types in Southeast Texas. Atmosphere.
11(1), 8-8.
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Anselmo, E. M., Schumacher, C., & Machado, L.
(2020).
The Amazonian Low-Level Jet and Its Connection to Convective Cloud Propagation and Evolution. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
148(10), 4083-4099.
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Huaman, L., Schumacher, C., & Kiladis, G. N.
(2020).
Eastward-Propagating Disturbances in the Tropical Pacific. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
148(9), 3713-3728.
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Ren, T., Yang, P., Schumacher, C., Huang, X., & Lin, W.
(2020).
Impact of Cloud Longwave Scattering on Radiative Fluxes Associated With the Madden-Julian Oscillation in the Indian Ocean and Maritime Continent. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
125(13),
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Yang, J., Jun, M., Schumacher, C., & Saravanan, R
(2019).
Predictive Statistical Representations of Observed and Simulated Rainfall Using Generalized Linear Models. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
32(11), 3409-3427.
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Cardoso-Bihlo, E., Khouider, B., Schumacher, C., & De La Chevrotiere, M.
(2019).
Using Radar Data to Calibrate a Stochastic Parametrization of Organized Convection. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems.
11(6), 1655-1684.
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Jun, M., Schumacher, C., & Saravanan, R.
(2019).
Global multivariate point pattern models for rain type occurrence. Spatial Statistics.
31, 100355-100355.
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Dupuis, C., & Schumacher, C.
(2018).
Using Lomb-Scargle Analysis to Derive Empirical Orthogonal Functions from Gappy Meteorological Data. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
57(10), 2217-2229.
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de Sa, S. S., Palm, B. B., Campuzano-Jost, P., Day, D. A., Hu, W., Isaacman-VanWertz, G., ... Martin, S. T.
(2018).
Urban influence on the concentration and composition of submicron particulate matter in central Amazonia. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP).
18(16), 12185-12206.
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Biasutti, M., Voigt, A., Boos, W. R., Braconnot, P., Hargreaves, J. C., Harrison, S. P., ... Xie, S.
(2018).
Global energetics and local physics as drivers of past, present and future monsoons. Nature Geoscience.
11(6), 392-+.
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Ahmed, F., & Schumacher, C.
(2018).
Spectral Signatures of Moisture-Convection Feedbacks over the Indian Ocean. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
75(6), 1995-2015.
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Huaman, L., & Schumacher, C.
(2018).
Assessing the Vertical Latent Heating Structure of the East Pacific ITCZ Using the CloudSat CPR and TRMM PR. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
31(7), 2563-2577.
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Machado, L., Calheiros, A., Biscaro, T., Giangrande, S., Silva Dias, M., Cecchini, M. A., ... Wendisch, M.
(2018).
Overview: Precipitation characteristics and sensitivities to environmental conditions during GoAmazon2014/5 and ACRIDICON-CHUVA. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP).
18(9), 6461-6482.
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Stan, C., Straus, D. M., Frederiksen, J. S., Lin, H., Maloney, E. D., & Schumacher, C.
(2017).
Review of Tropical-Extratropical Teleconnections on Intraseasonal Time Scales. Reviews of Geophysics.
55(4), 902-937.
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Martin, S. T., Artaxo, P., Machado, L., Manzi, A. O., Souza, R., Schumacher, C., ... Wendisch, M.
(2017).
THE GREEN OCEAN AMAZON EXPERIMENT (GOAMAZON2014/5) OBSERVES POLLUTION AFFECTING GASES, AEROSOLS, CLOUDS, AND RAINFALL OVER THE RAIN FOREST. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
98(5), 981-997.
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Ahmed, F., & Schumacher, C.
(2017).
Geographical differences in the tropical precipitation-moisture relationship and rain intensity onset. Geophysical Research Letters.
44(2), 1114-1122.
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Giangrande, S. E., Feng, Z., Jensen, M. P., Comstock, J. M., Johnson, K. L., Toto, T., ... Martin, S. T.
(2017).
Cloud characteristics, thermodynamic controls and radiative impacts during the Observations and Modeling of the Green Ocean Amazon (GoAmazon2014/5) experiment. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP).
17(23), 14519-14541.
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Fuentes, J. D., Chamecki, M., Nascimento dos Santos, R. M., Von Randow, C., Stoy, P. C., Katul, G., ... Yanez-Serrano, A. M.
(2016).
LINKING METEOROLOGY, TURBULENCE, AND AIR CHEMISTRY IN THE AMAZON RAIN FOREST. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
97(12), 2329-+.
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Giangrande, S. E., Toto, T., Jensen, M. P., Bartholomew, M. J., Feng, Z., Protat, A., ... Machado, L.
(2016).
Convective cloud vertical velocity and mass-flux characteristics from radar wind profiler observations during GoAmazon2014/5. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
121(21), 12891-12913.
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Ahmed, F., Schumacher, C., Feng, Z., & Hagos, S.
(2016).
A Retrieval of Tropical Latent Heating Using the 3D Structure of Precipitation Features. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
55(9), 1965-1982.
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Aggarwal, P. K., Romatschke, U., Araguas-Araguas, L., Belachew, D., Longstaffe, F. J., Berg, P., Schumacher, C., & Funk, A.
(2016).
Proportions of convective and stratiform precipitation revealed in water isotope ratios. Nature Geoscience.
9(8), 624-+.
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Martin, S. T., Artaxo, P., Machado, L., Manzi, A. O., Souza, R., Schumacher, C., ... Wendisch, M.
(2016).
Introduction: Observations and Modeling of the Green Ocean Amazon (GoAmazon2014/5). Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP).
16(8), 4785-4797.
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Liu, P., Zhang, Q., Zhang, C., Zhu, Y., Khairoutdinov, M., Kim, H., Schumacher, C., & Zhang, M.
(2016).
A Revised Real-Time Multivariate MJO Index. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
144(2), 627-642.
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Gerken, T., Wei, D., Chase, R. J., Fuentes, J. D., Schumacher, C., Machado, L., ... Trowbridge, A. M.
(2016).
Downward transport of ozone rich air and implications for atmospheric chemistry in the Amazon rainforest. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT.
124, 64-76.
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Tang, S., Xie, S., Zhang, Y., Zhang, M., Schumacher, C., Upton, H., ... Thieman, M.
(2016).
Large-scale vertical velocity, diabatic heating and drying profiles associated with seasonal and diurnal variations of convective systems observed in the GoAmazon2014/5 experiment. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP).
16(22), 14249-14264.
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Ahmed, F., & Schumacher, C.
(2015).
Convective and stratiform components of the precipitation-moisture relationship. Geophysical Research Letters.
42(23), 10453-10462.
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Xu, W., Rutledge, S. A., Schumacher, C., & Katsumata, M.
(2015).
Evolution, Properties, and Spatial Variability of MJO Convection near and off the Equator during DYNAMO. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
72(11), 4126-4147.
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Schumacher, C., Stevenson, S. N., & Williams, C. R.
(2015).
Vertical motions of the tropical convective cloud spectrum over Darwin, Australia. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
141(691), 2277-2288.
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Xu, W., Rutledge, S. A., Schumacher, C., & Katsumata, M.
(2015).
Evolution, properties, and spatial variability of MJO convection near and offthe equator during DYNAMO. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
72(11), 4126-4147.
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Martin, S. T., Artaxo, P., Machado, L., Manzi, A. O., Souza, R., Schumacher, C., ... Wendisch, M.
(2015).
Introduction: Observations and Modeling of the Green Ocean Amazon (GoAmazon2014/5). Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.
15(21), 30175-30210.
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Homeyer, C. R., Schumacher, C., & Hopper, L.
(2014).
Assessing the Applicability of the Tropical Convective-Stratiform Paradigm in the Extratropics Using Radar Divergence Profiles. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
27(17), 6673-6686.
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DePasquale, A., Schumacher, C., & Rapp, A.
(2014).
Radar observations of MJO and Kelvin wave interactions during DYNAMO/CINDY2011/AMIE. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
119(11), 6347-6367.
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Feng, Z., McFarlane, S. A., Schumacher, C., Ellis, S., Comstock, J., & Bharadwaj, N.
(2014).
Constructing a Merged Cloud-Precipitation Radar Dataset for Tropical Convective Clouds during the DYNAMO/AMIE Experiment at Addu Atoll. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology.
31(5), 1021-1042.
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Lappen, C., & Schumacher, C.
(2014).
The role of tilted heating in the evolution of the MJO. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
119(6), 2966-2989.
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Stachnik, J. P., Schumacher, C., & Ciesielski, P. E.
(2013).
Total Heating Characteristics of the ISCCP Tropical and Subtropical Cloud Regimes. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
26(18), 7097-7116.
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Funk, A., Schumacher, C., & Awaka, J.
(2013).
Analysis of Rain Classifications over the Tropics by Version 7 of the TRMM PR 2A23 Algorithm. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan.
91(3), 257-272.
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Hopper, L. J., Schumacher, C., & Stachnik, J. P.
(2013).
Implementation and Assessment of Undergraduate Experiences in SOAP: An Atmospheric Science Research and Education Program. Journal of Geoscience Education.
61(4), 415-427.
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Li, W., Schumacher, C., & McFarlane, S. A.
(2013).
Radiative heating of the ISCCP upper level cloud regimes and its impact on the large-scale tropical circulation. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
118(2), 592-604.
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Lappen, C., & Schumacher, C.
(2012).
Heating in the tropical atmosphere: what level of detail is critical for accurate MJO simulations in GCMs?. Climate Dynamics.
39(9-10), 2547-2568.
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Lin, Y., Donner, L. J., Petch, J., Bechtold, P., Boyle, J., Klein, S. A., ... Schumacher, C.
(2012).
TWP-ICE global atmospheric model intercomparison: Convection responsiveness and resolution impact. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
117(D9), n/a-n/a.
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Hopper, L., & Schumacher, C.
(2012).
Modeled and Observed Variations in Storm Divergence and Stratiform Rain Production in Southeastern Texas. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
69(4), 1159-1181.
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Fridlind, A. M., Ackerman, A. S., Chaboureau, J., Fan, J., Grabowski, W. W., Hill, A. A., ... Zhang, M.
(2012).
A comparison of TWP-ICE observational data with cloud-resolving model results. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
117(D5), n/a-n/a.
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Seroka, G. N., Orville, R. E., & Schumacher, C.
(2012).
Radar Nowcasting of Total Lightning over the Kennedy Space Center. Weather and Forecasting.
27(1), 189-204.
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Martin, E. R., & Schumacher, C.
(2012).
The Relationship between Tropical Warm Pool Precipitation, Sea Surface Temperature, and Large-Scale Vertical Motion in IPCC AR4 Models. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
69(1), 185-194.
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Feng, Z., Dong, X., Xi, B., Schumacher, C., Minnis, P., & Khaiyer, M.
(2011).
Top-of-atmosphere radiation budget of convective core/stratiform rain and anvil clouds from deep convective systems. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
116(D23), n/a-n/a.
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Stachnik, J. P., & Schumacher, C.
(2011).
A comparison of the Hadley circulation in modern reanalyses. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
116(D22), n/a-n/a.
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Martin, E. R., & Schumacher, C.
(2011).
The Caribbean Low-Level Jet and Its Relationship with Precipitation in IPCC AR4 Models. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
24(22), 5935-5950.
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Mosier, R. M., Schumacher, C., Orville, R. D., & Carey, L. D.
(2011).
Radar nowcasting of cloud-to-ground lightning over Houston, Texas (vol 26, pg 199, 2011). Weather and Forecasting.
26(4), 586-590.
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Mosier, R. M., Schumacher, C., Orville, R. E., & Carey, L. D.
(2011).
Radar Nowcasting of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning over Houston, Texas. Weather and Forecasting.
26(2), 199-212.
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Li, W., & Schumacher, C.
(2011).
Thick Anvils as Viewed by the TRMM Precipitation Radar. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
24(6), 1718-1735.
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Martin, E. R., & Schumacher, C.
(2011).
Modulation of Caribbean Precipitation by the Madden-Julian Oscillation. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
24(3), 813-824.
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Casey, S., Dessler, A. E., & Schumacher, C.
(2009).
Five-Year Climatology of Midtroposphere Dry Air Layers in Warm Tropical Ocean Regions as Viewed by AIRS/Aqua. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
48(9), 1831-1842.
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Hopper, L., & Schumacher, C.
(2009).
Baroclinicity Influences on Storm Divergence and Stratiform Rain: Subtropical Upper-Level Disturbances. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
137(4), 1338-1357.
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Mullendore, G. L., Homann, A. J., Bevers, K., & Schumacher, C.
(2009).
Radar reflectivity as a proxy for convective mass transport. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
114(D16),
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Schumacher, C., Ciesielski, P. E., & Zhang, M. H.
(2008).
Tropical Cloud Heating Profiles: Analysis from KWAJEX. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
136(11), 4289-4300.
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Jakob, C., & Schumacher, C.
(2008).
Precipitation and latent heating characteristics of the major tropical western Pacific cloud regimes. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
21(17), 4348-4364.
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Frederick, K., & Schumacher, C.
(2008).
Anvil characteristics as seen by C-POL during the Tropical Warm Pool International Cloud Experiment (TWP-ICE). MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
136(1), 206-222.
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Casey, S., Dessler, A. E., & Schumacher, C.
(2007).
Frequency of tropical precipitating clouds as observed by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Precipitation Radar and ICESat/Geoscience Laser Altimeter System. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
112(D14),
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Schumacher, C., Zhang, M. H., & Ciesielski, P. E.
(2007).
Heating structures of the TRMM field campaigns. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
64(7), 2593-2610.
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Schumacher, C., & Houze, R.
(2006).
Stratiform precipitation production over sub-Saharan Africa and the tropical East Atlantic as observed by TRMM. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
132(620), 2235-2255.
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Schumacher, C
(2006).
Shallow tropical convection: How often does it rain. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
87(1), 23-25.
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Houze, R. A., Brodzik, S., Schumacher, C., Yuter, S. E., & Williams, C. R.
(2004).
Uncertainties in oceanic radar rain maps at Kwajalein and implications for satellite validation. JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY.
43(8), 1114-1132.
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Schumacher, C., Houze, R. A., & Kraucunas, I.
(2004).
The tropical dynamical response to latent heating estimates derived from the TRMM precipitation radar. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
61(12), 1341-1358.
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Schumacher, C., & Houze, R. A.
(2003).
The TRMM precipitation radar's view of shallow, isolated rain. JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY.
42(10), 1519-1524.
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Schumacher, C., & Houze, R. A.
(2003).
Stratiform rain in the tropics as seen by the TRMM precipitation radar. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
16(11), 1739-1756.
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Schumacher, C., & Houze, R. A.
(2000).
Comparison of radar data from the TRMM satellite and Kwajalein oceanic validation site. JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY.
39(12), 2151-2164.
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Dah, A., Khouider, B., & Schumacher, C.
A Multicloud Model for Coastal Convection. Geosciences.
13(9), 264-264.
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Schumacher, C., & Funk, A.
(2023).
Assessing Convective-Stratiform Precipitation Regimes in the Tropics and Extratropics With the GPM Satellite Radar. Geophysical Research Letters.
50(14),
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institutional repository document
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de S, S. S., Palm, B. B., Campuzano-Jost, P., Day, D. A., Hu, W., Isaacman-VanWertz, G., ... Martin, S. T.
(2018).
Urban influence on the concentration and composition of submicron particulate matter in central Amazonia
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Machado, L., Calheiros, A., Biscaro, T., Giangrande, S., Dias, M., Cecchini, M. A., ... Wendisch, M.
(2017).
Overview: Precipitation Characteristics and Sensitivities to the Environmental Conditions during GoAmazon2014/5 and ACRIDICON-CHUVA
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Giangrande, S. E., Feng, Z., Jensen, M. P., Comstock, J., Johnson, K. L., Toto, T., ... Martin, S. T.
(2017).
Cloud Characteristics, Thermodynamic Controls and Radiative Impacts During the Observations and Modeling of the Green Ocean Amazon (GoAmazon2014/5) Experiment
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Tang, S., Xie, S., Zhang, Y., Zhang, M., Schumacher, C., Upton, H., ... Thieman, M.
(2016).
Large-Scale Vertical Velocity, Diabatic Heating and Drying Profiles Associated with Seasonal and Diurnal Variations of Convective Systems Observed in the GoAmazon2014/5 Experiment
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de S, S. S., Palm, B. B., Campuzano-Jost, P., Day, D. A., Hu, W., Isaacman-VanWertz, G., ... Martin, S. T.
(2018).
Urban influence on the concentration and composition of submicron particulate matter in central Amazonia
Research
principal investigator on
- Analysis of overturning meridional circulations across the tropics using TRMM PR and GPM DPR observations and a GCM precipitation radar simulator awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2022
- Organized convection and parameterized versus large-scale physics in-global earth system models awarded by United States Department of Energy - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2022
- Tropical Propagating Modes in the East Pacific ITCZ - Student: Lidia Huaman Chuquihauccha awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2018 - 2020
- Convective multi-scale interactions over the Maritime Continent during the propagation of the MJO awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2017 - 2020
- Evaluation of Climate Model Precipitation Processes using a TRMM/GPM Radar Simulator awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2017 - 2020
- Lightning-Environment Relationships awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2017 - 2020
- Convective-Environmental Interactions in the Tropics awarded by United States Department of Energy - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2016 - 2020
- From the Tropics to the Midlatitudes: A Seamless Analysis of Convective and Stratiform Rain and Latent Heating Using GPM awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2016 - 2019
- THE TRMM PRECIPITATION RADAR (PR) PROVIDED AN UNPRECEDENTED VIEW OF PRECIPITATION AND STORM STRUCTURE IN THE TROPICS ANDNSUBTROPICS FOR 17 YEARS. THE LAUNCH OF THE GPM DUAL FREQUENCY PRECIPITATION RADAR (DPR) HAS EXPANDED THIS VIEW INTO HIGHER LATITUDES awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2016 - 2019
- Multi-scale interactions in the tropics: TRMM PR observations + 8 reanalysis data sets awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2013 - 2017
- DOE - the 3-D Convective Cloud Spectrum In Amie Radar Observation and Global Climate Simulations awarded by United States Department of Energy - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2012 - 2015
- Convective Precipitation and Heating Structures Observed By the Smart-Radar During Dynamo awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2011 - 2015
Teaching
teaching activities
- ATMO201 Weather & Climate Instructor
- ATMO291 Research Instructor
- ATMO441 Satellite Met Rem Sens Instructor
- ATMO443 Radar Meteorology Instructor
- ATMO459 Tropical Meteorology Instructor
- ATMO459 Tropical Meteorology Instructor
- ATMO484 Internship Instructor
- ATMO491 Research Instructor
- ATMO656 Tropical Meteorology Instructor
- ATMO681 Seminar Instructor
- ATMO691 Research Instructor
- ATMO691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Brugman, Karen Elizabeth (2009-06). Variations in storm structure and precipitation characteristics associated with the degree of environmental baroclinicity in Southeast Texas.
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DePasquale, Amanda Michele (2013-07). Radar Observations of MJO and Kelvin Wave Interactions During DYNAMO/AMIE/CINDY2011.
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Dupuis, Christopher M (2016-04). A Theoretically Lossless Method for Deriving Empirical Orthogonal Functions from Unevenly Sampled Data.
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Fliegel, Jonathan 1988- (2012-09). Quality Control and Census of SMART-R Observations from the DYNAMO/CINDY2011 Field Campaign.
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Frederick, Kaycee Loretta (2007-04). Anvil characteristics as seen by C-POL during the Tropical Warm Pool International Cloud Experiment (TWP-ICE).
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Funk, Aaron (2013-12). Analysis of TRMM Precipitation Radar Algorithms and Rain over the Tropics and Southeast Texas.
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Hernandez, Celina Anne (2009-05). The QBO's influence on lightning production and deep convection in the tropics.
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Hopper, Jr., Larry John (2009-05). Effects of baroclinicity on storm divergence and stratiform rain in a precipitating subtropical region.
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Hopper, Larry (2012-02). Investigations in Southeast Texas Precipitating Storms: Modeled and Observed Characteristics, Model Sensitivities, and Educational Benefits.
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Li, Wei (2011-02). A Climatology of Tropical Anvil and Its Relationship to the Large-Scale Circulation.
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Martin, Elinor Ruth (2012-10). Caribbean Precipitation in Observations and IPCC AR4 Models.
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Mosier, Richard Matthew (2011-02). Radar-Derived Forecasts of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Over Houston, Texas.
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Stachnik, Justin Paul (2013-03). Observed Characteristics of Clouds and Precipitating Systems Associated with the Tropical Circulation in Global Models and Reanalyses.
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White, Keith (2015-08). Assessing the Accuracy of Vertical Profiles of Heating and Vertical Motion in the Tropical Eastern Pacific.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington - (Seattle, Washington, United States) 2003
- M.S. in Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington - (Seattle, Washington, United States) 2000
- B.A. in Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia - (Charlottesville, Virginia, United States) 1994
awards and honors
- Fellow, conferred by American Meteorological Society - (Boston, Massachusetts, United States), 2019
- The E.D. Brockett Professorship in Geosciences, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 2016
- The Editor's Award, conferred by American Meteorological Society - (Boston, Massachusetts, United States), 2015
- The Clarence Leroy Meisinger Award, conferred by American Meteorological Society - (Boston, Massachusetts, United States), 2014
- Association of Former Students University-Level Distinguished Achievement Award, The, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 2011
- Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, conferred by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States), 2005
- Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, conferred by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States), 2005
Contact
first name
- Courtney
has last name
- Schumacher
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Meteorology
3150 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3150
USA
Other
- cschu@tamu.edu