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Dunion, J. P., Hildebrand, E. P., S. J. Majumdar and C. Zhang, 2012: An examination of Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) data in the tropical cyclone environment. Mon. Wea. Rev., Under Review.
DeVries, L., S. J. Majumdar and D. A. Paley, 2012: Observability-based Optimization of Coordinated Sampling Trajectories for Recursive Estimation of a Strong, Spatially Varying Flow field. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, In Press.
Montgomery, M. T., C. A. Davis, T. Dunkerton, Z. Wang, C. S. Velden, R. D. Torn, S. J. Majumdar, F. Zhang, R. Smith, L. Bosart, M. Bell, J. Haase and M. Boothe, 2012: The Pre-Depression Investigation of Cloud Systems in the Tropics (PREDICT) Experiment: Scientific Basis, New Analysis Tools and Some First Results. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 93, 152-172.
Majumdar, S. J., S. D. Aberson, C. H. Bishop, C. Cardinali, J. Caughey, A. Doerenbecher, P. Gauthier, R. Gelaro, T. M. Hamill, R. H. Langland, A. C. Lorenc, T. Nakazawa, F. Rabier, C. A. Reynolds, R. Saunders, Y. Song, Z. Toth, C. Velden, M. Weissmann and C.-C. Wu, 2011: Targeted Observations for Improving Numerical Weather Prediction: An Overview World Weather Research Programme / THORPEX Publication No. 15, 37 pp. (NOT FORMALLY PEER REVIEWED)
Yamaguchi, M., D. S. Nolan, M. Iskandarani, S. J. Majumdar, M. S. Peng and C. A. Reynolds, 2011: Singular vectors for tropical cyclone-like vortices in a nondivergent barotropic framework. J. Atmos Sci., 68, 2273-2291.
Komaromi, W. A., S. J. Majumdar and E. D. Rappin, 2011: Diagnosing initial condition sensitivity of Typhoon Sinlaku (2008) and Hurricane Ike (2008). Mon. Wea. Rev., 139, 3224-3242.
Brennan, M. J. and S. J. Majumdar, 2011: An examination of model track forecast errors for Hurricane Ike (2008) in the Gulf of Mexico. Wea. Forecasting, 26, 848-867.
Majumdar, S. J., S.-G. Chen, and C.-C. Wu, 2011: Characteristics of Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter adaptive sampling guidance for tropical cyclones Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 137 503-520.
Aberson, S. D., S. J. Majumdar, C. A. Reynolds and B. J. Etherton, 2011: An observing system experiment for tropical cyclone targeting techniques using the Global Forecast System Mon. Wea. Rev., In Press.
Yamaguchi, M. and S. J. Majumdar, 2010: Using TIGGE data to diagnose initial perturbations and their growth for tropical cyclone ensemble forecasts. Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 3634-3655.
Majumdar, S. J. and P. M. Finocchio, 2010: On the ability of global Ensemble Prediction Systems to predict tropical cyclone track probabilities. Wea. Forecasting, 25, 659-680.
Majumdar, S. J., K. J. Sellwood, D. Hodyss, Z. Toth and Y. Song, 2010: Characteristics of target areas selected by the Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter for medium-range forecasts of high-impact winter weather. Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 2803-2824.
Chou, K.-H., C.-C. Wu, P.-H. Lin and S. J. Majumdar, 2010: Validation of QuikSCAT wind vectors by dropwindsonde data from DOTSTAR. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmospheres), 115 D02109, doi:10.1029/2009JD012131.
Wu, C.-C., J.-H. Chen, S. J. Majumdar, M. S. Peng, C. A. Reynolds, S. D. Aberson, R. Buizza, M. Yamaguchi, S.-G. Chen, T. Nakazawa and K.-H. Chou, 2009: Inter-comparison of targeted observation guidance for tropical cyclones in the Northwestern Pacific. Mon. Wea. Rev., 137 2471-2492.
Sellwood, K. J., S. J. Majumdar, B. E. Mapes and I. Szunyogh, 2008: Predicting the influence of observations on medium-range winter weather forecasts. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 134, 2011-2027.
Chao, Y., J. D. Farrara, Z. Li, M. A. Moline, O. M. E. Schofield and S. J. Majumdar, 2008: Synergistic applications of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and the Regional Ocean Modeling System in coastal ocean forecasting. Limnology and Oceanography, 53, 2251-2263.
Hodyss, D. and S. J. Majumdar, 2007: The contamination of `Data Impact' in global models by rapidly growing mesoscale instabilities. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 133, 1865-1875.
Reynolds, C. A., M. S. Peng, S. J. Majumdar, S. D. Aberson, C. H. Bishop and R. Buizza, 2007: Interpretation of adaptive observing guidance for Atlantic tropical cyclones. Mon. Wea. Rev., 135, 4006-4029.
Petersen, G. N., S. J. Majumdar and A. J. Thorpe, 2007: The properties of sensitive area predictions based on the ensemble transform Kalman filter (ETKF). Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc. 133, 697-710.
Toth, Z. and S. J. Majumdar, 2007: Meeting Summary: NOAA THORPEX Science Workshop Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. 88, 717-719.
Majumdar, S.J., S. D. Aberson, C. H. Bishop, R. Buizza, M. S. Peng and C. A. Reynolds, 2006: A comparison of Adaptive Observing Guidance for Atlantic Tropical Cyclones Mon. Wea. Rev.,134, 2354-2372.
Lermusiaux, P. F. J., C.-S. Chiu, G. G. Gawarkiewicz, P. Abbot, A. R. Robinson, R. N. Miller, P. J. Haley, W. G. Leslie, S. J. Majumdar, A. Pang and F. Lekien, 2006: Quantifying uncertainties in ocean predictions Oceanography. 19, 172-183.
Bishop, C.H., B.J.Etherton and S.J.Majumdar, 2006: Verification region selection and data assimilation for adaptive sampling Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc. 132, 915-933.
Hacker, J. J. Hansen, J. Berner, Y. Chen, G. Eshel, G. Hakim, T. Hamill, S. Lazarus, S. Majumdar, R. Morss, A. Poje, V. Sheremet, Y. Tang, C. Webb, 2005: UCAR/NCAR Junior Faculty Forum on Future Scientific Directions Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. 86, 1733-1737.
Majumdar, S.J., C.H.Bishop, R.Buizza and R.Gelaro, 2002: A comparison of Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter Targeting Guidance with ECMWF and NRL Total-Energy Singular Vector Guidance. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 128, 2527-2549.

Majumdar, S.J., C.H.Bishop, B.J.Etherton, and Z.Toth, 2002: Adaptive Sampling with the Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter. Part II: Field Program Implementation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 1356-1369.

Szunyogh, I., Z.Toth, A.V.Zimin, S.J.Majumdar and A.Persson, 2002: On the propagation of the effect of targeted observations: The 2000 Winter Storm Reconnaissance Program. Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 2803-2820.

Majumdar, S.J., C.H.Bishop, B.J.Etherton, I.Szunyogh, and Z.Toth, 2001: Can an Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter predict the reduction in forecast error variance produced by targeted observations? Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc. 127, 2803-2820.

Bishop, C.H., B.J.Etherton and S.J.Majumdar, 2001: Adaptive Sampling with the Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter. Part I: Theoretical Aspects. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 420-436.

Szunyogh, I., Z.Toth, S.J.Majumdar, R.E.Morss, B.J.Etherton, and  C.H.Bishop, 2000: The effect of targeted dropsonde observations during the 1999 Winter Storm Reconnaissance program. Mon. Wea. Rev., 128, 3520-3537.

Langland, R.H., Z.Toth, R.Gelaro, I.Szunyogh, M.A.Shapiro, S.J.Majumdar, R.E.Morss, G.D.Rohaly, C.Velden, N.Bond and C.H.Bishop, 1999: The North Pacific Experiment (NORPEX-98). Targeted observations for improved North American weather forecasts. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 80, 1363-1384.

Majumdar, S.J. and N.Peake, 1998: Noise generation by the interaction between ingested turbulence and a rotating fan.  J. Fluid Mech., 359, 181-216.

Majumdar, S.J. and N.Peake, 1996: Three-dimensional effects in cascade-gust interaction. Wave Motion, 23, 321-337

Baines, P.G., S.J.Majumdar and H.Mitsudera, 1996: The mechanics of the Tollmien-Schlichting wave. J. Fluid Mech., 312, 107-124.