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Dr. Z. JOHNNY LUO
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Office: Marshak J927 Phone: 212-650-8936 Email: luo at sci.ccny.cuny.edu |
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RESEARCH:
CV Publications
 Also see
IEEE Cover Page for highlight
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Broadly speaking, my research interest is satellite remote sensing and process studies of clouds in the context of climate and climate change. I work on both remote sensing algorithm development and using satellite products to study atmospheric moist processes. I also use in situ measurements from aircraft and radiosondes and am always keen to bring in model simulation to help interpret observations. On satellite remote sensing, I am currently a member of NASA's CloudSat/CALIPSO Science Team (PI on "hot tower" research) and of NOAA's Climate Data Record (CDR) Team (PI on UTH CDR). On in situ measurements, I am a Science Leader for NASA's SEAC4RS field campaign. I am also a team member of European Union's MOZAIC project - an effort to use commercial aircraft to routinely measure humidity, ozone and other trace gases to help us understand climate change. |
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TEACHING:
EAS 488/B8800: Climate & Climate Change (syllabus)
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My teaching interest is Atmospheric Science in general with emphasis on
satellite remote
sensing and cloud-water vapor-climate topics. Throughout my class, I will
involve
students with my own research, especially those related to satellite remote
sensing and climate data
analysis. It's important to note that Atmospheric Science is a quantitative field. A common misunderstanding among many students is that it's mostly descriptive (like what we see on Weather Channel). But the truth is quite the opposite: our primary teaching/research tool is math, physics and computer programming (in fact, the weather forecastes seen on TV are largely based on the output of supercomputers sovling partial-differential equations of the atmosphere), so strong quantitative skills are important prerequisite for my classes. |
Introduction
to Remote Sensing/Image Analysis |
GROUP MEMBERS:
(Res. Assoc.) Jeyavinoth Jeyaratnam (JJ), Amelia Prasad (Grad Students) Hanii Takahashi, Ricardo Anderson, Zena Marchant
(Alumni) Dr. G. Y. Liu (postdoc, 2007-2010), Cheila Benavides (MS, 2010),
Mya M. Teiktin (MS, 2010) |
We welcome self-motivated students to join us. Current research topics include satellite and field studies of deep convection (including hurricane) and interaction with upper-tropospheric trace gases (e.g., H2O, O3, CO). Atmospheric Science (or similar background) and strong programming skills (e.g., Matlab) are needed. Various financial packages are available from time to time. Contact me if you are interested.
Can you recognize these photos? Knowing them is the "prerequisite" for joining our group. |
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Last modified: Jan 2013 |