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Yamaguchi, M. and S. J. Majumdar, 2009: Using TIGGE data to diagnose initial perturbations and their growth for tropical cyclone ensemble forecasts. Mon. Wea. Rev., Accepted with Major Revisions.
Majumdar, S. J. and P. M. Finocchio, 2009: On the ability of global Ensemble Prediction Systems to predict tropical cyclone track probabilities. Wea. Forecasting, In Press.
Majumdar, S. J., K. J. Sellwood, D. Hodyss, Z. Toth and Y. Song, 2009: Characteristics of target areas selected by the Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter for medium-range forecasts of high-impact winter weather. Mon. Wea. Rev., Accepted with Major Revisions.
Chou, K.-H., C.-C. Wu, P.-H. Lin and S. J. Majumdar, 2009: Validation of QuikSCAT wind vectors by dropwindsonde data from DOTSTAR. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmospheres), In Press.
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.
Szunyogh, I., H. Wernli, J. Barkmeijer, C. H. Bishop, E. K. M. Chang, P. A. Harr, S. C. Jones, T. Jung, N. Kitabatake, P. Knippertz, S. Maeda, S. J. Majumdar, C. Schwierz, O. Talagrand, and F. Vitart, 2009: Recent developments in Predictability and Dynamical Processes (PDP) Research: A report by the THORPEX PDP Working Group. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., Under Review.
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.