Mei Han
(SCIENTIST)
| Email: | mei.han-1@nasa.gov |
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NASA/GSFC Mail Code 610.1 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC |
Brief Bio
Dr. Mei Han has over 20 years of experience in atmospheric dynamics, physics, and data assimilation. Her research utilizes numerical weather prediction models and a diverse array of observational data, including satellite, airborne, ground-based remote sensing (such as radar and radiometers) and in-situ measurements. Her work focuses on microphysics in cloud-resolving and global scales, mesoscale dynamics, as well as gravity waves and turbulence. Currently, she applies her expertise in satellite remote sensing and the modeling of clouds and precipitation to global data assimilation systems.
Education
Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
M.S. in Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Publications
Refereed
2026. "NASA Multifrequency Radar for Hydrometeor Phase Identification.", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 64 1-10 [10.1109/tgrs.2026.3685132] [Journal Article/Letter]
2025. "Supercooled Liquid Water at the Top of a Snow‐Producing Nimbostratus Cloud and Its Association With Gravity Wave Breaking and Turbulence: An IMPACTS Case Study.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 130 (6): [10.1029/2024jd041795] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Understanding the Global Three-dimensional Distribution of Precipitation Mean Particle Size with the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission.", Journal of Climate, 34 9775-9796 [10.1175/jcli-d-21-0134.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "Comparisons of bin and bulk microphysics schemes in simulations of topographic winter precipitation with radar and radiometer measurements.", Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, [10.1002/qj.3393] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Snow grain size retrieval over the polar ice sheets with the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) observations.", Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, [10.1016/j.jqsrt.2016.03.033] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Evaluation of cloud microphysics schemes in simulations of a winter storm using radar and radiometer measurements.", J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118 (3): 1401-1419 [10.1002/jgrd.50115] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "GPM Satellite Simulator over Ground Validation Sites.", Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 94 (11): 1653-1660 [10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00160.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "Application of TRMM PR and TMI Measurements to Assess Cloud Microphysical Schemes in the MM5 for a Winter Storm.", J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 49 (6): 1129-1148 [10.1175/2010JAMC2327.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2009. "Alongfront Variability of Precipitation Associated with a Midlatitude Frontal Zone: TRMM Observations and MM5 Simulation.", Mon. Wea. Rev., 137 (3): 1008-1028 [10.1175/2008MWR2465.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2007. "High-resolution observations of the trowal/warm-frontal regions of two continental winter cyclones.", Mon Wea Rev, 135 1621-1646 [Journal Article/Letter]
2007. "Mesoscale Dynamics of the Trowal and Warm-frontal Regions of two Continental Winter Cyclones.", Mon Wea Rev, 135 1647-1670 [Journal Article/Letter]
1999. "The influence of moisture advection calculation on heavy rain simulation and a case analysis.", Plateau Meteorology, 18 219-229 [Journal Article/Letter]