Merhala Thurai

3.6k total citations
119 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Merhala Thurai is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Merhala Thurai has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Atmospheric Science, 60 papers in Environmental Engineering and 29 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Merhala Thurai's work include Precipitation Measurement and Analysis (108 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (74 papers) and Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (59 papers). Merhala Thurai is often cited by papers focused on Precipitation Measurement and Analysis (108 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (74 papers) and Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (59 papers). Merhala Thurai collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Merhala Thurai's co-authors include V. N. Bringi, Peter T. May, Patrick Gatlin, Walter A. Petersen, Brenda Dolan, Steven A. Rutledge, Miguel A. Rico‐Ramirez, Christopher R. Williams, J.W.F. Goddard and V. N. Bringi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing and Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Merhala Thurai

108 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Merhala Thurai 2.5k 1.1k 1.0k 242 117 119 2.7k
Carlton W. Ulbrich 2.9k 1.1× 1.3k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 298 1.2× 75 0.6× 47 3.1k
T. A. Seliga 1.3k 0.5× 503 0.4× 732 0.7× 208 0.9× 93 0.8× 56 1.6k
Jun Awaka 2.4k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 822 0.8× 213 0.9× 164 1.4× 60 2.5k
Alan Shapiro 1.9k 0.7× 1.3k 1.2× 631 0.6× 102 0.4× 206 1.8× 88 2.2k
Alexander Ryzhkov 2.7k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 204 0.8× 101 0.9× 71 2.9k
A. R. Jameson 1.5k 0.6× 877 0.8× 558 0.5× 170 0.7× 92 0.8× 86 1.7k
Louis J. Battan 1.2k 0.5× 683 0.6× 412 0.4× 203 0.8× 94 0.8× 80 1.5k
J. Hubbert 1.5k 0.6× 660 0.6× 721 0.7× 185 0.8× 94 0.8× 53 1.7k
Luca Baldini 1.3k 0.5× 522 0.5× 545 0.5× 139 0.6× 69 0.6× 113 1.4k
Jean‐Pierre Pinty 2.0k 0.8× 2.0k 1.8× 334 0.3× 82 0.3× 123 1.1× 52 2.4k

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All Works

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Lee, GyuWon, Viswanathan Bringi, & Merhala Thurai. (2023). The Retrieval of Drop Size Distribution Parameters Using a Dual-Polarimetric Radar. Remote Sensing. 15(4). 1063–1063. 6 indexed citations
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Thurai, Merhala, et al.. (2023). Aspects of Rain Drop Size Distribution Characteristics from Measurements in Two Mid-Latitude Coastal Locations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14–14.
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Bringi, Viswanathan, Mircea Grecu, Alain Protat, Merhala Thurai, & Christian Klepp. (2021). Measurements of Rainfall Rate, Drop Size Distribution, and Variability at Middle and Higher Latitudes: Application to the Combined DPR-GMI Algorithm. Remote Sensing. 13(12). 2412–2412. 7 indexed citations
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Bringi, Viswanathan, Kumar Vijay Mishra, Merhala Thurai, Patrick C. Kennedy, & Tim Raupach. (2020). Retrieval of lower-order moments of the drop size distribution using CSU-CHILL X-band polarimetric radar: a case study. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 13(9). 4727–4750. 8 indexed citations
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Bringi, Viswanathan, Merhala Thurai, & Darrel Baumgardner. (2018). Raindrop fall velocities from an optical array probe and 2-D video disdrometer. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 11(3). 1377–1384. 40 indexed citations
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Thurai, Merhala & V. N. Bringi. (2017). Application of the Generalized Gamma Model to represent the full DSD spectra. 1 indexed citations
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Thurai, Merhala. (2017). Testing the DSD-Based Stratiform-Convective Rain Separation for Ten Events in Greeley, Colorado. 2 indexed citations
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Thurai, Merhala. (2015). Scattering calculations for rain drops undergoing asymmetric, mixed mode, oscillations and their impact on polarimetric radar variables. 1 indexed citations
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Newman, Andrew J., et al.. (2015). Accurate Characterization of Winter Precipitation Using In-Situ Instrumentation, CSU-CHILL Radar, and Advanced Scattering Methods. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2015. 1 indexed citations
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Schönhuber, Michael, et al.. (2015). Statistical significance of specific rain attenuation dependence on geographic and climatic conditions. European Conference on Antennas and Propagation. 1–5. 3 indexed citations
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Thurai, Merhala. (2015). Towards Completing the Rain Drop Size Distribution Spectrum: A Case Study Involving 2D Video Disdrometer, Droplet Spectrometer, and Polarimetric Radar Measurements in Greeley, Colorado. 4 indexed citations
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Mishra, Kumar Vijay, Witold F. Krajewski, Radosław Goska, et al.. (2014). Salient Observations and Performance Evaluation of Iowa XPOL Radars during the NASA GPM IFloodS Campaign. 2014 AGU Fall Meeting. 2014. 1 indexed citations
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Thurai, Merhala. (2013). Collision-induced drop oscillations from wind-tunnel experiments. 2 indexed citations
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Thurai, Merhala. (2011). Height-correlation analysis of data from an S-band zenith-pointing radar in Singapore. 1 indexed citations
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Thurai, Merhala, Walter A. Petersen, & Larry Carey. (2010). DSD Characteristics of a Mid-Winter Tornadic Storm Using C-Band Polarimetric Radar and Two 2D-Video Disdrometers. European Radar Conference. 2 indexed citations
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Thurai, Merhala. (2009). Drop shape studies in rain using 2-D video disdrometer and dual-wavelength, polarimetric CP-2 radar measurements in south-east Queensland, Australia. 3 indexed citations
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Bringi, V. N., Merhala Thurai, Katsuhiro Nakagawa, et al.. (2006). Rainfall Estimation from C-Band Polarimetric Radar in Okinawa, Japan: Comparisons with 2D-Video Disdrometer and 400 MHz Wind Profiler. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 84(4). 705–724. 67 indexed citations
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Kozu, Toshiaki, K. Krishna Reddy, Shuichi Mori, et al.. (2006). Seasonal and Diurnal Variations of Raindrop Size Distribution in Asian Monsoon Region. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 84A. 195–209. 119 indexed citations
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Goddard, J.W.F., et al.. (1991). Radar estimates of attenuation at 30 GHz: comparisons with Olympus beacon measurements. 464–467. 2 indexed citations
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Thurai, Merhala, J.D. Eastment, & J.W.F. Goddard. (1991). Precipitation scatter measurements at 17.8 GHz. 229–233. 1 indexed citations

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