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Steve Nesbitt has authored 108+ peer-reviewed journal articles, 150+ conference presentations, and 80+ invited lectures spanning precipitation radar, tropical meteorology, cloud microphysics, and severe weather.

He currently serves as Chief Editor, Atmosphere section, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology and serves on the AMS Publications Commission.

Full record: Google Scholar | ORCID: 0000-0003-0348-0452

2025

  • Ladino Rincon, A. and Nesbitt, S. W., 2025: Radar DataTree: A FAIR and Cloud-Native Framework for Scalable Weather Radar Archives. arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.24943
  • Berman, M. T., Trapp, R. J., Nesbitt, S. W., and Di Girolamo, L., 2025: Improved understanding of how kinematic and thermodynamic environmental changes impact modeled overshooting top characteristics. Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2025GL117993. [doi]
  • Ladino-Rincon, A., Nesbitt, S. W., Di Girolamo, L., Rauber, R. M., McFarquhar, G. M., and Lawson, R. P., 2025: Droplet size distribution retrieval from dual-frequency precipitation radar measurements. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. [doi]
  • Kotamarthi, R., Wang, J., and co-authors, 2025: Artificial intelligence-enabled digital twin for U.S. cities. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. [doi]
  • Lee, J., Park, S. Y., Wadhwa, A., and co-authors, 2025: Comparing multi-source urban flood indicators: satellite, simulation, and citizen-reported data. Environmental Research: Water. [doi]
  • Christo, G., Trapp, R. J., Nesbitt, S. W., Di Girolamo, L., Wolff, E. C., Homeyer, C. R., and Hong, Y., 2025: The spatial area and other attributes of GOES-16 overshooting tops as indicators of potential hail. Monthly Weather Review. [doi]
  • Hutson, A., Pettersen, C., Fujisaki-Manome, A., Mann, G. E., Nesbitt, S. W., and Kulie, M. S., 2025: Evaluating the performance of microphysics schemes during high-impact lake-effect snow events. Weather and Forecasting. [doi]
  • Silcott, M. K., Parker, M. D., Kosiba, K. A., Nesbitt, S. W., Trapp, R. J., Wurman, J., and Weiss, C. C., 2025: Properties of cold pools from PERiLS 2022--2023. Monthly Weather Review. [doi]
  • Blind-Doskocil, L., Trapp, R. J., Nesbitt, S. W., Parker, M. D., Kosiba, K. A., Wurman, J., Aikins, J., and Robinson, P., 2025: Characteristics of tornadic and nontornadic QLCS mesovortices observed using radar and pod data from PERiLS. Weather and Forecasting. [doi]
  • Wolff, E. C., Trapp, R. J., Nesbitt, S. W., Parker, M. D., Kosiba, K. A., and Wurman, J., 2025: On discrete convective updrafts and tornadoes in quasi-linear convective systems. Weather and Forecasting, 40, 1065–1083. [doi]

2024

  • Kosiba, K. A., Lyza, A. W., Trapp, R. J., and co-authors, 2024: The PERiLS Project. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 105, E1768–E1799. [doi]
  • Berman, M. T., Trapp, R. J., Nesbitt, S. W., and Di Girolamo, L., 2024: The observed impact of the lower stratospheric thermodynamic environment on overshooting top characteristics during RELAMPAGO-CACTI. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 129, e2023JD040348. [doi]
  • King, F., Pettersen, C., and co-authors, 2024: A comprehensive Northern Hemisphere particle microphysics dataset from the Precipitation Imaging Package. Earth and Space Science, 11, e2024EA003538. [doi]
  • De Vera, M. V., Di Girolamo, L., Zhao, G., Rauber, R. M., Nesbitt, S. W., and McFarquhar, G. M., 2024: Observations of the macrophysical properties of cumulus cloud fields over the tropical western Pacific. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 24, 5603–5623. [doi]

2023

  • Miller, R. M., Rauber, R. M., Di Girolamo, L., and co-authors, 2023: Influence of natural and anthropogenic aerosol on cloud base droplet size distributions over the South China Sea. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 23, 8959–8977. [doi]
  • Chug, D., Dominguez, F., Taylor, C. M., Klein, C., and Nesbitt, S. W., 2023: Dry-to-wet soil gradients enhance convection and rainfall over subtropical South America. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 24, 1563–1581. [doi]
  • Hong, Y., Trapp, R. J., Nesbitt, S. W., and Di Girolamo, L., 2023: Near-global distributions of overshooting tops derived from Terra and Aqua MODIS observations. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 16, 1391–1406. [doi]
  • Rea, D., Rauber, R. M., Hu, H., Tessendorf, S. A., Nesbitt, S. W., Jewett, B. F., and Zaremba, T. J., 2023: The contribution of subtropical moisture within an atmospheric river over the Salmon River Mountains of Idaho. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128, e2022JD037727. [doi]
  • Reid, J. S., Maring, H. B., and co-authors, 2023: The coupling between tropical meteorology, aerosol lifecycle, convection, and radiation during CAMP2Ex. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. [doi]
  • Corrales, P., Galligani, V., Ruiz, J., and co-authors, 2023: Hourly assimilation of satellite radiances during RELAMPAGO. Atmospheric Research, 281. [doi]

2022

  • Fu, D., Di Girolamo, L., Rauber, R. M., McFarquhar, G. M., Nesbitt, S. W., and co-authors, 2022: Evaluation of liquid cloud droplet effective radius derived from MODIS, airborne remote sensing, and in situ measurements from CAMP2Ex. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 22, 8259–8285. [doi]
  • Kollias, P., Palmer, R., and co-authors, 2022: Science applications of phased array radars. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 103, E2370–E2390. [doi]
  • Chase, R. J., Nesbitt, S. W., McFarquhar, G. M., Wood, N., and Heymsfield, G., 2022: Direct comparisons between GPM-DPR and CloudSat snowfall retrievals. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 61, 1257–1271. [doi]
  • Bechis, H., Galligani, V., Imaz, M. A., and co-authors, 2022: A case study of a severe hailstorm in Mendoza, Argentina, during RELAMPAGO-CACTI. Atmospheric Research. [doi]

2021

  • Casseretto, G., Dillon, M. E., Salio, P., and co-authors, 2021: High-resolution NWP forecast precipitation comparison over complex terrain during RELAMPAGO-CACTI. Weather and Forecasting. [doi]
  • Singh, I., Nesbitt, S. W., and Davis, C., 2021: Processes controlling the location of convection initiation over complex terrain in a sheared, conditionally unstable environment. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 79, 1127–1149. [doi]
  • Dillon, M. E., Maldonado, P., Corrales, P., and co-authors, 2021: A rapid refresh ensemble-based data assimilation and forecast system for the RELAMPAGO field campaign. Atmospheric Research, 261. [doi]
  • Garg, P., Nesbitt, S. W., Lang, T. J., and Priftus, G., 2021: Diurnal cycle of tropical oceanic mesoscale cold pools. Journal of Climate, 34. [doi]
  • Rivelli-Zea, L., Nesbitt, S. W., Rincon, A. L., Varble, A., and Hardin, J. A., 2021: An investigation of the raindrop size distribution across the Americas. Atmosphere, 12, 979. [doi]
  • Duffy, G., McFarquhar, G. M., Nesbitt, S. W., and Bennartz, R., 2021: Consistent relationship between dual-frequency reflectivity and mass-weighted mean diameter in frozen precipitation. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 78, 2533–2547. [doi]
  • Casanovas, C., Salio, P., Galligani, V., Dolan, B., and Nesbitt, S. W., 2021: Drop size distribution variability in central Argentina during RELAMPAGO-CACTI. Remote Sensing, 13, 2026. [doi]
  • Rasmussen, K. R., Burt, M. A., Rowe, A., and co-authors, 2021: Enlightenment strikes! Broadening graduate school training through field campaign participation. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. [doi]
  • Fisher, E. V., Bloodhart, B., Rasmussen, K., and co-authors, 2021: Leveraging field-campaign networks to identify sexual harassment in atmospheric science. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. [doi]
  • Nesbitt, S. W., Salio, P. V., and co-authors, 2021: A storm safari in Argentina, Proyecto RELAMPAGO. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. [doi]
  • Wurman, J., Kosiba, K., and co-authors, 2021: The FARM (Flexible Array of Radars and Mesonets). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. [doi]
  • Varble, A. C., Nesbitt, S. W., Salio, P., and co-authors, 2021: Utilising a storm-generating hotspot to study controls on convective cloud transitions: The CACTI Experiment. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. [doi]
  • Priftis, G., Lang, T. J., Garg, P., Nesbitt, S. W., Lindsley, R. D., and Chronis, T., 2021: Evaluating the detection of mesoscale outflow boundaries using scatterometer winds. Remote Sensing, 13, 1334. [doi]
  • Schumacher, R. S., Hence, D. A., Nesbitt, S. W., and co-authors, 2021: Convective-storm environments in subtropical South America from high-frequency soundings during RELAMPAGO-CACTI. Monthly Weather Review. [doi]
  • Chase, R. C., Nesbitt, S. W., and McFarquhar, G. M., 2021: A dual-frequency radar retrieval of two parameters of the snowfall particle size distribution using a neural network. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. [doi]

2020

  • Pal, S., Dominguez, F., Dillon, M. E., and co-authors, 2020: Hydrometeorological observations and modelling of an extreme rainfall event during the RELAMPAGO Field Campaign. Journal of Hydrometeorology. [doi]
  • Borque, P. C., Vidal, L., Rugna, M., Lang, T. J., Nicora, M. G., and Nesbitt, S. W., 2020: Relationships between 1-minute satellite overshooting tops, lightning, and radar signatures in a severe supercell thunderstorm. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. [doi]
  • Fransen, T., Nesbitt, S. W., and co-authors, 2020: Annual Meeting Preview. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 101, 926.
  • Finlon, J. A., Rauber, R. M., Wu, W., and co-authors, 2020: Structure of an atmospheric river over Australia and the Southern Ocean. Part II: Microphysical evolution. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. [doi]
  • Rauber, R. M., Hu, H., Dominguez, F., Nesbitt, S. W., McFarquhar, G. M., Zaremba, T., and Finlon, J., 2020: Structure of an atmospheric river over Australia and the Southern Ocean. Part I. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. [doi]
  • Ding, S., McFarquhar, G. M., Nesbitt, S. W., Chase, R. C., and Poellot, M., 2020: Dependence of mass--dimensional relationships on median mass diameter. Atmosphere, 11, 756. [doi]
  • Chase, R. C., Nesbitt, S. W., and McFarquhar, G. M., 2020: Evaluation of the microphysical assumptions within GPM-DPR using ground-based observations of rain and snow. Atmosphere, 11, 619. [doi]
  • Trapp, R. J., Kosiba, K. A., Marquis, J. N., Kumjian, M. R., Nesbitt, S. W., Wurman, J., and co-authors, 2020: Multiple-platform and multiple-Doppler radar observations of a supercell in South America during RELAMPAGO. Monthly Weather Review, 148, 3225–3241. [doi]
  • Mulholland, J. P., Nesbitt, S. W., Trapp, R. J., and Peters, J. M., 2020: The influence of terrain on convective environment and associated convective morphology. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 77, 3929–3949. [doi]
  • Kumjian, M. R., Gutierrez, R., Solderholm, J. S., Nesbitt, S. W., Maldonado, P., and co-authors, 2020: Gargantuan hail in Argentina. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 101, E1241–E1258. [doi]
  • Garg, P., Nesbitt, S. W., Lang, T. J., Chronis, T., Thayer, J. D., and Hence, D. A., 2020: Identifying tropical oceanic mesoscale cold pools using spaceborne scatterometer winds. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125, e2019JD031812. [doi]
  • Cancelada, M., Salio, P., Vila, D., Nesbitt, S. W., and Vidal, L., 2020: Backward Adaptive Brightness Temperature Threshold Technique (BAB3T): A methodology to determine extreme convective initiation regions. Remote Sensing, 12, 337. [doi]
  • Borque, P. C., Nesbitt, S. W., Trapp, R. J., Lasher-Trapp, S., and Oue, M., 2020: Observational study of the thermodynamics and morphological characteristics of a midlatitude continental cold pool event. Monthly Weather Review, 148, 719–737. [doi]

2019

  • Marion, G., Trapp, R. J., and Nesbitt, S. W., 2019: Using overshooting top area to discriminate potential for large, intense tornadoes. Geophysical Research Letters, 46. [doi]
  • Mulholland, J. P., Nesbitt, S. W., and Trapp, R. J., 2019: A case study of terrain influences on upscale convective growth of a supercell. Monthly Weather Review, 147. [doi]
  • Tridon, F., Battaglia, A., Chase, R. J., Turk, F. J., Leinonen, J., Kneifel, S., Mroz, K., Finlon, J., Bansemer, A., Tanelli, S., Heymsfield, A. J., and Nesbitt, S. W., 2019: The microphysics of stratiform precipitation during OLYMPEX. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124. [doi]
  • Borque, P., Harnos, K. J., Nesbitt, S. W., and McFarquhar, G. M., 2019: Improved parameterisation of ice particle size distributions using uncorrelated mass spectrum parameters from GCPEx. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 58, 1657–1676. [doi]
  • Finlon, J. A., McFarquhar, G. M., Nesbitt, S. W., Rauber, R. M., Morrison, H., Wu, W., and Zhang, P., 2019: A novel approach for characterising the variability in mass-dimension relationships: Results from MC3E. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 19, 3621–3643. [doi]

2018

  • Rauber, R. M. and Nesbitt, S. W., 2018: Radar Meteorology: A First Course. Wiley-Blackwell, 488 pp.
  • Chase, R. C., Finlon, J. A., Borque, P. C., McFarquhar, G. A., Nesbitt, S. W., Poellot, M., and Tanelli, S., 2018: Evaluation of triple-frequency radar retrieval of snowfall properties using coincident airborne in situ observations during OLYMPEX. Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 5752–5760. [doi]
  • Trapp, R. J., Marion, G. R., and Nesbitt, S. W., 2018: Reply to `Comments onThe regulation of tornado intensity by updraft width.''''. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 75, 4057–4061. [doi]
  • Mulholland, J. P., Nesbitt, S. W., Trapp, R. J., Rasmussen, K. L., and Salio, P. V., 2018: Convective storm life cycle and environments near the Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina. Monthly Weather Review, 146, 2541–2557. [doi]
  • Suarez, S. R., Sued, M., Vidal, L., Salio, P., Rodriguez, D., Nesbitt, S. W., and Skabar, Y. G., 2018: Techniques for supervised classification of meteorological and non-meteorological echoes using C-band radar. Meteorologica, 44, 45–65.

2017

  • Vidal, L., Nesbitt, S. W., Salio, P., Farias, C., Nicora, M. G., Osores, M. S., Mereu, L., and Marzano, F. S., 2017: C-band dual-polarisation radar observations of a massive volcanic eruption in South America. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 10, 960–974. [doi]
  • Flynn, W. J., Nesbitt, S. W., Anders, A. M., and Garg, P., 2017: Mesoscale precipitation characteristics near the Western Ghats during the Indian Summer Monsoon as simulated by a high-resolution regional model. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 143, 3070–3084. [doi]
  • Trapp, R. J., Marion, G. R., and Nesbitt, S. W., 2017: The regulation of tornado intensity by updraft width. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 74, 4199–4211. [doi]
  • Mulholland, J. P., Frame, J., Nesbitt, S. W., Steiger, S. M., Kosiba, K. A., and Wurman, J., 2017: Observations of misovortices within a long-lake-axis-parallel lake-effect snowband during the OWLeS project. Monthly Weather Review, 145, 3265–3291. [doi]

2016

  • Fritz, C., Wang, Z., Nesbitt, S. W., and Dunkerton, T. J., 2016: Vertical structure and contribution of different types of precipitation during Atlantic tropical cyclone formation as revealed by TRMM PR. Geophysical Research Letters, 43, 894–901. [doi]
  • Jensen, M. P., Petersen, W. A., Bansemer, A., and co-authors, 2016: The Midlatitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment (MC3E). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 97, 1667–1686. [doi]
  • Harnos, D. S. and Nesbitt, S. W., 2016: Passive microwave quantification of tropical cyclone inner-core cloud populations relative to subsequent intensity change. Monthly Weather Review, 144, 4461–4482. [doi]
  • Harnos, D. S. and Nesbitt, S. W., 2016: Varied pathways for simulated tropical cyclone rapid intensification. Part II: Vertical motion and cloud populations. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 142, 1832–1846. [doi]
  • Harnos, D. S. and Nesbitt, S. W., 2016: Varied pathways for simulated tropical cyclone rapid intensification. Part I: Precipitation and environment. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 142, 1816–1831. [doi]

2015

  • Anders, A. M. and Nesbitt, S. W., 2015: Altitudinal precipitation gradients in the tropics from TRMM precipitation radar. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 16, 441–448. [doi]
  • Williams, C. R., Bringi, V. N., and co-authors, 2015: Reply to comments on raindrop mass spectrum parameters. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 54, 1977–1982. [doi]
  • Williams, C. R., Bringi, V. N., and co-authors, 2015: Corrigendum to describing the shape of raindrop size distributions. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. [doi]
  • Skofronick-Jackson, G., Hudak, D., Petersen, W., Nesbitt, S. W., Chandrasekar, V., and co-authors, 2015: Global Precipitation Measurement Cold Season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEX). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 96, 1719–1741. [doi]

2014

  • Williams, C. R., Bringi, V. N., Carey, L. D., Chandrasekar, V., Gatlin, P. N., Haddad, Z. S., Meneghini, R., Munchak, S. J., Nesbitt, S. W., Petersen, W. A., Tanelli, S., Tokay, A., Wilson, A., and Wolff, D. B., 2014: Describing the shape of raindrop size distributions using uncorrelated raindrop mass spectrum parameters. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 53, 1282–1296. [doi]
  • Yang, S. and Nesbitt, S. W., 2014: Statistical properties of precipitation as observed by the TRMM precipitation radar. Geophysical Research Letters, 41, 5636–5643. [doi]
  • Bagley, J. E., Davis, S. C., Georgescu, M., Hussain, M. Z., Miller, J., Nesbitt, S. W., VanLoocke, A., and Bernacchi, C., 2014: The biophysical link between climate, water, and vegetation in bioenergy agro-ecosystems. Biomass and Bioenergy, 71, 187–201. [doi]

2013

  • Rickenbach, T. M., Nieto-Ferreira, R., Barnhill, R. P., and Nesbitt, S. W., 2013: Seasonal and regional differences in the rainfall and intensity of isolated convection over South America. International Journal of Climatology, 33, 2002–2007. [doi]

2012

  • McFarquhar, G. M., Jewett, B. F., Gilmore, M. S., Nesbitt, S. W., and Hsieh, T., 2012: Vertical velocity and microphysical distributions related to rapid intensification in a simulation of Hurricane Dennis (2005). Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 69, 3515–3534. [doi]
  • Schiffer, N. J. and Nesbitt, S. W., 2012: Flow, moisture, and thermodynamic variability associated with Gulf of California surges within the North American monsoon. Journal of Climate, 25, 4220–4241. [doi]

2011

  • Rickenbach, T. M., Nieto-Ferreira, R., Barnhill, R. P., and Nesbitt, S. W., 2011: Regional contrast of mesoscale convective system structure prior to and during monsoon onset across South America. Journal of Climate, 24, 3753–3763. [doi]
  • Harnos, D. S. and Nesbitt, S. W., 2011: Convective structure in rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones as depicted by passive microwave measurements. Geophysical Research Letters, 38. [doi]

2010

  • Molthan, A. L., Petersen, W. A., Nesbitt, S. W., and Hudak, D., 2010: Evaluating the snow crystal size distribution and density assumptions within a single-moment microphysics scheme. Monthly Weather Review, 138, 4254–4267. [doi]

2009

  • Gochis, D. J., Nesbitt, S. W., Yu, W., and Williams, S. F., 2009: Comparison of gauge-corrected versus non-gauge-corrected satellite-based QPE during the 2004 NAME enhanced observing period. Atmosfera, 22, 69–98.
  • Lang, T. J., Nesbitt, S. W., and Carey, L. D., 2009: On the correction of partial beam blockage in polarimetric radar data. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 26, 943–957. [doi]
  • Peters, O., Neelin, J. D., and Nesbitt, S. W., 2009: Mesoscale convective systems and critical clusters. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 66, 2913–2924. [doi]
  • Nesbitt, S. W. and Anders, A. M., 2009: Very high resolution precipitation climatologies from the TRMM precipitation radar. Geophysical Research Letters, 36. [doi]

2008

  • Cifelli, R., Nesbitt, S. W., Rutledge, S. A., Petersen, W. A., and Yuter, S., 2008: Diurnal characteristics of precipitation features over the tropical East Pacific. Journal of Climate, 21, 4068–4086. [doi]
  • Nesbitt, S. W., Gochis, D. J., and Lang, T. J., 2008: The diurnal cycle of clouds and precipitation along the Sierra Madre Occidental observed during NAME-2004. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 9, 728–743. [doi]
  • Liu, C., Zipser, E. J., Cecil, D. J., Nesbitt, S. W., and Sherwood, S., 2008: A cloud and precipitation feature database from nine years of TRMM observations. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 47, 2712–2728. [doi]
  • Lyon, S. W., Dominguez, F., Gochis, D. J., and co-authors, 2008: Coupling terrestrial and atmospheric water dynamics to improve prediction in a changing environment. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 89, 1275–1279. [doi]

2007

  • Lang, T. J., Ahijevych, D. A., Nesbitt, S. W., Carbone, R. E., Rutledge, S. A., and Cifelli, R., 2007: Radar-observed characteristics of precipitating systems during NAME 2004. Journal of Climate, 20, 1713–1733. [doi]
  • Cifelli, R., Nesbitt, S. W., Rutledge, S. A., Petersen, W. A., and Yuter, S., 2007: Radar characteristics of precipitation features in the EPIC and TEPPS regions of the East Pacific. Monthly Weather Review, 135, 1576–1595. [doi]
  • Lieberman, R. S., Riggin, D. M., Ortland, D. A., Nesbitt, S. W., and Vincent, R. A., 2007: Variability of mesospheric diurnal tides and tropospheric diurnal heating during 1997--1998. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 112. [doi]
  • Liu, C., Zipser, E. J., and Nesbitt, S. W., 2007: Global distribution of tropical deep convection: Different perspectives from TRMM infrared and radar data. Journal of Climate, 20, 489–503. [doi]

2006

  • Matrosov, S. Y., Cifelli, R., Kennedy, P. C., Nesbitt, S. W., Rutledge, S. A., Bringi, V. N., and Martner, B. E., 2006: A comparative study of rainfall retrievals based on specific differential phase shifts at X- and S-band radar frequencies. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 23, 952–963. [doi]
  • Higgins, W., Ahijevych, D., Amador, J., and co-authors, 2006: The NAME 2004 field campaign and modeling strategy. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 87, 79–94. [doi]
  • Zipser, E. J., Cecil, D. J., Liu, C., Nesbitt, S. W., and Yorty, D. P., 2006: Where are the most intense thunderstorms on Earth?. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 87, 1057–1071. [doi]
  • Nesbitt, S. W., Cifelli, R., and Rutledge, S. A., 2006: Storm morphology and rainfall characteristics of TRMM precipitation features. Monthly Weather Review, 134, 2702–2721. [doi]

2005

  • Cecil, D. J., Goodman, S. J., Boccippio, D. J., Zipser, E. J., and Nesbitt, S. W., 2005: Three years of TRMM precipitation features. Part I: Radar, radiometric, and lightning characteristics. Monthly Weather Review, 133, 543–566. [doi]
  • Cecil, D. J., Goodman, S. J., Boccippio, D. J., Zipser, E. J., and Nesbitt, S. W., 2005: Lightning observations from TRMM. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 86, 322–323.

2004

  • Barros, A. P., Kim, G., Williams, E., and Nesbitt, S. W., 2004: Probing orographic controls in the Himalayas during the monsoon using satellite imagery. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 4, 29–51. [doi]
  • Nesbitt, S. W., Zipser, E. J., and Kummerow, C. D., 2004: An examination of version-5 rainfall estimates from the TRMM Microwave Imager, precipitation radar, and rain gauges on global, regional, and storm scales. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 43, 1016–1036. [doi]

2003

  • Nesbitt, S. W., 2003: Precipitation features according to the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Meteorology, University of Utah.
  • Nesbitt, S. W. and Zipser, E. J., 2003: The diurnal cycle of rainfall and convective intensity according to three years of TRMM measurements. Journal of Climate, 16, 1456–1475. [doi]

2002

  • Cecil, D. J., Zipser, E. J., and Nesbitt, S. W., 2002: Reflectivity, ice scattering and lightning characteristics of hurricane eyewalls and rainbands. Part I. Monthly Weather Review, 130, 769–784. [doi]
  • Toracinta, E. R., Cecil, D. J., Zipser, E. J., and Nesbitt, S. W., 2002: Radar, passive microwave, and lightning characteristics of precipitating systems in the tropics. Monthly Weather Review, 130, 802–824. [doi]
  • Petersen, W. A., Nesbitt, S. W., Blakeslee, R. J., Cifelli, R., Hein, P., and Rutledge, S. A., 2002: TRMM observations of intraseasonal variability in convective regimes over the Amazon. Journal of Climate, 15, 1278–1294. [doi]

2000

  • Nesbitt, S. W. and Zipser, E. J., 2000: A census of precipitation features in the tropics using TRMM: Radar, ice scattering, and lightning observations. Journal of Climate, 13, 4087–4106. [doi]
  • Nesbitt, S. W., Zhang, R., and Orville, R. E., 2000: Seasonal and global NO$_x$ production by lightning estimated from the optical transient detector (OTD). Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 52, 1206–1215. [doi]