Ralph R. FerraroCooperative Research ProgramBranch Chief, Satellite Climate Studies Branch, in College Park, Maryland Recent PublicationsTo see Mr. Ferraro's complete list of publications, abstracts, and citation metrics, visit his ResearcherID page. 
Ralph has specialized in the development of algorithms for the retrieval of hydrological cycle products (such as rain rate and total precipitable water) from passive microwave satellite measurements. He has been instrumental in transitioning such products from research to operations, as well as working with operational meteorological centers on developing applications for these products. This has included sensors such as the DMSP Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I), the NOAA Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) and TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI). Ralph has authored numerous papers on the subject in a variety of scientific journals, as well as given a number of presentations at scientific forums such as the NWA and AMS annual meetings. Ralph received the Dept. of Commerce Bronze Medal in 1995, 2004 and 2008 and a Dept. of Commerce Silver Medal in 1999. Ralph is a member of the NASA Precipitation Measurements Mission and AMSR-E Science Teams, and the WMO International Precipitation Working Group, which he co- chaired from 2006-08. He has also served on the AMS committee on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography for over eight years, which included serving as committee chair, organizing conferences and short courses. Ralph chairs the NWA's committee on Remote Sensing and served on the NWA council from 2006-08. He is a strong advocate in promoting meteorology to young students, and as such, is active in working with middle and high school students on various weather-related projects. Additionally, he has worked closely with numerous sports organizations in his community on developing and implementing lightning safety policies. Most Recent PublicationsTo review Mr. Ferraro's publications, go to ResearcherID. E-mail to: Ralph.R.Ferraro@noaa.gov |
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Ralph R. Ferraro is
Branch Chief for the Satellite Climate Studies Branch, co-located with the
Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites (CICS) in College Park, Maryland.
He began his career at NOAA in 1991 and prior to that, worked as a support
contractor to NOAA and NASA. Ralph received the B.S. in meteorology from
Rutgers University in 1980 and the M.S. in meteorology from University of
Maryland in 1982.