ABOUT ME
I'm enthusiastic about numerical weather predictions and atmospheric science. I received my Ph.D. degree in atmospheric science at Stony Brook University in 2016. After that, I worked as a postdoctoral scholar at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), UC San Diego. During my postdoc, I developed a data assimilation system for the regional WRF model named West-WRF operated at SIO. This system has been used for research on studying observational impact and predictability of high-impact weather and water events at the US West Coast. Since June 2019, I've been taking a new position as a staff researcher at SIO. I work on predictability and dynamics of high-impact atmospheric river events. Specifically, I used data assimilation tools to disentangle observation impacts from both traditional and new observation types and investigate the limiting factors of improved forecast skill for NWPs.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Atmospheric Data Assimilation
- Hybrid 4DEnVar and EnKF
Ensemble Forecasting
- Global ensemble forced ensemble
- EnKF cycled ensemble
Initial Condition Sensitivity Analysis
- Ensemble Sensitivity Analysis
- to provide guidance for atmospheric reconnaissance
WORK EXPERIENCE
University of California, San Diego
Meteorological Research Analyst (June 2019 - Present)
- Perform atmospheric data assimilation research to support NOAA atmospheric reconnaissance program
- Improve numerical weather predictions for atmospheric rivers with CW3E West-WRF
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Postdoctoral Scholar (January 2017 - May 2019)
- Developed a hybrid 4DEnVar-based data assimilation system for CW3E West-WRF
- Identify error and uncertainty source of atmospheric rivers in regional and global models
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EDUCATION
Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, United States
M.S., Atmospheric Science, Peking University, Beijing, China
TECHNICAL SKILL
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Programming Languages: Fortran (Advanced), Matlab (Advanced), Python (Fluent), C (Beginner)
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Data Assimilation System: GSI (Advanced), WRFDA (Fluent), DART (Beginner)
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Working Platform: Linux, MacOS
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Other skills: Scientific Writing (Advanced), Weather Map Interpretation (Fluent), Statistical Data Analysis
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