Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Min-Jeong Kim

(RSCH AST, EARTH SCIENCES REMOTE SENS)

Min-Jeong Kim's Contact Card & Information.
Email: min-jeong.kim@nasa.gov
Org Code: 610.1
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 610.1
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer:
NASA

Research Interests


Utilization of new observations from existing and future NASA missions in the GEOS systems to improve NWP skills.

Earth Science: Technology & Missions


Developments of advanced data assimilation techniques

Earth Science: Remote Sensing


Satellite data quality and NWP impact assessments using Observation System Simulation Experiment (OSSE) and Observing System Experiment (OSE)

Earth Science: Analysis



Atmosphere, ocean, sea-ice coupled data assimilation system developments

Earth Science: Sea Ice


Radiative transfer modeling for cloudy and precipitating atmosphere

Earth Science: Precipitation


Current Projects


Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS)

Remote Sensing


Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO)

Atmospheric Measurement


Advanced Information Systems Technology (AIST) - Development of next generation NASA Observing Simulation System Experiment (OSSE) framework

Earth's Atmosphere

Education


Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington, Seattle

Dissertation Title: A physical model to estimate snowfall over land using microwave measurements.

Advisors: James Weinman and Robert Houze, JR.


M.Sc. in Atmospheric Sciences from Seoul National University, Korea


B.Sc. in Atmospheric Sciences and Physics, Pusan National University, Korea

Publications


Refereed

2020. "The Framework for Assimilating All-Sky GPM Microwave Imager Brightness Temperature Data in the NASA GEOS Data Assimilation System." Monthly Weather Review 148 2433-2455 [10.1175/MWR-D-19-0100.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "All-sky satellite data assimilation at operational weather forecasting centres." Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 144 (713): 1191-1217 [10.1002/qj.3202] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Assimilating AMSU-A Radiances in the TC Core Area with NOAA Operational HWRF (2011) and a Hybrid Data Assimilation System: Danielle (2010) ." Monthly Weather Review 141 3889-3907 [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Status of satellite cloud and precipitation assimilation at operational NWP centres. ." Quart. Joural. Royal Meteor. Soc. 137 1934-1951 [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Comparison of cloud products within IASI footprints for the assimilation of cloudy radiance. ." Quart. Journal Royal Meteor. 137 (1988-2003): [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Comparison of progress in assimilating cloud affected microwave radiances at NCEP, ECMWF, JMA, and the Met Office." Visiting Scientist Mission Report, Document NWPSAF-MO-VS-037 [Report]

2008. "A physical model to estimate snowfall over land using AMSU-B observations." J. Geophys. Res. 113 (D9): D09201 [10.1029/2007JD008589] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Nonspherical and spherical characterization of ice in Hurricane Erin for wideband passive microwave comparisons." J Geophys Res 113 (D06201): [Journal Article/Letter]

2006. "Scattering of ice particles at microwave frequencies: A physically based paraterization, ." J. Applied Meteor. 46 615-633 [Journal Article/Letter]

2006. "A simplified representation of the millimeter-wave scattering parameters of randomly oriented cylindrical aggregates of frozen hydrometeors, ." J. Atmos. Sci. 64 634-644 [Journal Article/Letter]

2006. "Comparisons of single scattering approximations of randomly oriented ice crystals at microwave frequencies, ." J Geophys Research 111 (D14201): [doi:10.1029/2005JD006892] [Journal Article/Letter]

2004. "A physical model to estimate snowfall over land using microwave measurements." PhD dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle 152 [Other]

2004. "Intercomparison of millimeter wave radiation transfer models. ." IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 42 (9): 1882-1890 [Journal Article/Letter]

2004. "Validation of maritime rainfall retrievals from the TRMM-microwave radiometer. ." J Appl Meteor 43 (6): 847-8859 [Journal Article/Letter]

2004. "A Physical Model to Determine Snowfall Over Land by Microwave Radiometery." IEEE Trans Geosci Remote Sens 42 (5): 1047-1058 [10.1109/TGRS.2004.825585] [Journal Article/Letter]

2003. "Spaceborne Passive Microwave Measurement of Snowfall over Land." Proc IGARSS 2003 5 3163-3165 [Journal Article/Letter]

2002. "Comparison of surface rainfall retrievals from the TRMM microwave radiometer and the Kwajalein radar." M.S. Thesis , University of Washington, Seattle 145 [Other]

1998. "The study on local circulation and orographic precipitation over the South-Western Korean Peninsula." Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences 23 128-146 [Journal Article/Letter]

Non-Refereed

2015. "Evaluation of the 7-km GEOS-5 Nature Run." NASA Technical Report Series on Global Modeling and Data Assimilation 36 (NASA/TM-2014-104606): [Report]