Isaac Moradi
(RESEARCH SCIENTIST)
| Email: | isaac.moradi@nasa.gov |
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NASA/GSFC Mail Code 610.1 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | UNIV OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK |
Brief Bio
Dr. Isaac Moradi is a remote sensing scientist with almost twenty years of experience specializing in radiative transfer modeling; Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSE); data assimilation; satellite data analysis and bias correction; inverse methods and retrieving geophysical variables from satellite observations; and developing new instrument concepts especially for measuring tropospheric humidity.
Prior to joining University of Maryland, Dr. Moradi worked at Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Luleå University of Technology (LTU, Sweden). While at LTU, in addition to giving lectures on Atmospheric Physics, hr conducted research on microwave remote sensing, radiative transfer modeling, and validation of in-situ radiosonde measurements.
Dr. Moradi joined UMD/ESSIC in 2010 where he led the calibration and validation of microwave humidity sounders in collaboration with the NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR). In addition, Dr. Moradi served as the Principal Investigator of several projects on calibration and validation of microwave satellite measurements. Meanwhile, Isaac worked at the NOAA Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation where he led the development of the Community Global Observing System Simulation Experiment Package (CGOP). CGOP is currently used by several NOAA divisions for generating satellite radiances, GPS-RO, and in-situ measurements for conducting OSSE experiments. Dr. Moradi joined the NASA GMAO in 2016 where his research is focused on radiative transfer modeling, OSSE, all-sky radiance data assimilation, and severe weather prediction.
Research Interests
Radiative Transfer Modelling
Satellite Data Calibration and Intercalibration
Earth Science: Remote SensingPositions/Employment
Research Scientist at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), and the NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO)
University of Maryland - College Park, MD
July 2021 - Present
Associate Research Scientist at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), and the NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO)
University of Maryland (UMD) - Greenbelt, MD, U.S.
June 2016 - Present
Assistant Research Scientist at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) and the NOAA Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA)
University of Maryland (UMD) - College Park, MD, U.S.
April 2012 - May 2016
Postdoc Research Associate at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) and the NOAA Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites (CICS-MD)
University of Maryland (UMD) - College Park, MD, U.S.
January 2011 - April 2012
Research Fellow at the Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering
Lulea University of Technology - Kiruna, Sweden
September 2008 - January 2010
Professional Service
Associate Editor of Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (European Geosciences Union), 2015 - Present
Associate Editor of Geoscience Data Journal (Royal Meteorological Society), 2014 - Present
Session Convener & Chair, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 2014, 2015, 2016
Session Convener, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, 2014, 2015
Grants
Assimilation of all-weather GMI and ATMS observations into HWRF
NASA Data for Operation and Assessment - NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center - Awarded: 2017-01-27
Dates: 2017-01-27 - 2019-01-27
Other Professional Information
ResearcherID www.researcherid.com/rid/A-7539-2008
OrcID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2194-1427
Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lpi5S5EAAAAJ
Selected Publications
Refereed
2023. "Advancing Atmospheric Thermodynamic Sounding from Space using Hyperspectral Microwave Measurements.", IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 16 1-16 [10.1109/jstars.2023.3269697] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "A deep learning approach to fast radiative transfer.", Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 280 108088 [10.1016/j.jqsrt.2022.108088] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Observing System Simulation Experiments Investigating Atmospheric Motion Vectors and Radiances from a Constellation of 4-5 μm Infrared Sounders.", Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, [10.1175/jtech-d-20-0109.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Assimilation of Satellite Microwave Observations over the Rainbands of Tropical Cyclones.", Monthly Weather Review, 148 (12): 4729-4745 [10.1175/mwr-d-19-0341.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Diurnal variation of tropospheric relative humidity in tropical regions.", Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16 (11): 6913-6929 [10.5194/acp-16-6913-2016] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Stratospheric temperature changes during the satellite era.", J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 121 (2): 664-681 [10.1002/2015jd024039] [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. "Retrieving Layer-Averaged Tropospheric Humidity From Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder Water Vapor Channels.", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 53 (12): 6675-6688 [10.1109/tgrs.2015.2445832] [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. "Intercalibration and Validation of Observations From ATMS and SAPHIR Microwave Sounders.", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 53 (11): 5915-5925 [10.1109/tgrs.2015.2427165] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Retrieving daily global solar radiation from routine climate variables.", Theor Appl Climatol, 116 (3-4): 661-669 [10.1007/s00704-013-0979-9] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Assessing the quality of humidity measurements from global operational radiosonde sensors.", J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118 (14): 8040-8053 [10.1002/jgrd.50589] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Evaluating Instrumental Inhomogeneities in Global Radiosonde Upper Tropospheric Humidity Data Using Microwave Satellite Data.", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 51 (6): 3615-3624 [10.1109/tgrs.2012.2220551] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Correcting Geolocation Errors for Microwave Instruments Aboard NOAA Satellites.", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 51 (6): 3625-3637 [10.1109/tgrs.2012.2225840] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Cross-Scan Asymmetry of AMSU-A Window Channels: Characterization, Correction, and Verification.", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 51 (3): 1514-1530 [10.1109/tgrs.2012.2211884] [Journal Article/Letter]
2011. "Correction to “Comparing upper tropospheric humidity data from microwave satellite instruments and tropical radiosondes”.", Journal of Geophysical Research, 116 (D10): D10305 [10.1029/2011jd015962] [Journal Article/Letter]
Non-Refereed
2017. "Description of the GMAO OSSE for Weather Analysis Software Package: Version 3.", NASA Technical Report Series on Global Modeling and Data Assimilation, NASA/TM-2017-104606, 48 156 pp. [Full Text] [Report]