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Dr. Z. JOHNNY LUO
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Office: Marshak J927 Phone: 212-650-8936 Email: luo@sci.ccny.cuny.edu |
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RESEARCH:
CV Publications
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My research interest is satellite remote sensing and cloud studies in the context of global climate and climate change. In particular, I study tropical convective clouds and upper-tropospheric humidity (UTH) through analyzing satellite data, aircraft measurements and model simulations. Recently, I also become interested in hurricane studies and have been actively seeking satellite application of Emanuel's hurricane intensity theory. My interest in clouds (and water vapor) started when I conducted my graduate research at Columbia University and NASA/GISS in connection with the ISCCP . This interest only grew stronger with my recent participation in NASA's CloudSat mission and European Union's MOZAIC project. Questions I strive to understand are: 1) How will NASA A-Train type synergy help add new insights into convective processes (e.g., buoyancy, entrainment, etc.) and help define future sensors (e.g., ACE)? 2) How will new space-borne technologies help hurricane intensity estimation? 3) How can we better understand UTH variations by bringing together aircraft and satellite measurements? |
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TEACHING:
EAS 308: ESS: Modeling and Database
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My teaching interest is Atmospheric Science with emphasis on satellite remote
sensing and cloud-climate topics. Throughout my class, I will involve
students with my own research, especially those related to satellite and
hurricanes. Atmospheric Science is an evolving field. A common misunderstanding among students is that it's a descriptive discipline. This might have been the case 50 years ago, but not any more. Our primary tool now is math/statistics and physics plus computer programming, so quantitative skills are needed. |
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GROUP MEMBERS:
(Leader) Prof. Johnny Luo (Postdoc) Dr. Gary Liu (Ph.D.) Hanii Takahashi (Masters) Cheila Benavides, Mya Teiktin, Jim Rios, Danijela Vesovic (Undergrad) Nipun Aggarwal, Jeyavinoth Jeyaratnam (JJ), Ricardo Anderson |
We welcome self-motivated students to join us. Current research topics include hurricane, tropical deep convection, and upper-tropospheric humidity. Atmospheric Science or similar background and programming skills (e.g., Fortran, Matlab) are needed. Various financial support packages are available from time to time.
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Last modified: Oct 2009 |