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Read NASA News Release on Prof. Luo's research: NASA Data May Help Improve Estimates of a Hurricane's Punch

My research interest is clouds and water vapor . In particular, I study tropical convection, high-level clouds and upper-tropospheric humidity through analyzing satellite data, aircraft measurements and model simulations. Recently, I started to develop a new interest in hurricane and made some contributions toward finding satellite application of Prof. Kerry Emanuel's hurricane intensity theory.

My interest in cloud and water vapor started when I conducted my graduate research at Columbia University and NASA/GISS in connection with the ISCCP . This interest grew stronger with my recent involvement in the NASA CloudSat mission and European Union's MOZAIC project. It becomes clear to me that a mixture of different observations (and modeling) can often bring unique insights into the topics we study. We only need to be a little creative to sort them out.

(Fall 2007, 2008) EAS 308: Intro to Atmospheric Science

(Spring 2008) EAS 317: Satellite Meteorology

Atmospheric Science is an evolving field. A common misunderstanding among students is that it's a descriptive discipline (like geology). This might have been the case 50 years ago, but not any more. Our primary tool now is math and physics plus computer programming.

Current Opening: We look for a Ph.D. candidate in the area of tropical convection and hurricane. Full finacial package will be available. Starting date will be Fall 2009. Contact me if you are interested.