Min-Yang Chou is a Research Scientist at NASA GSFC, Community Coordinated Modeling Center. He received his Ph.D. degree from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan in 2018. Before joining CCMC, he was a postdoctoral fellow at University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, COSMIC Program Office from 2019 to 2021. He has been involved in the Taiwan-U.S. joint satellite missions, FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC and FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC2, developing the first Taiwan ionospheric RO Processing System (TROPS) with TACC and National Space Organization in Taiwan. His research interest is understanding how atmospheric waves affect the ionosphere by using various ground-based, spaceborne satellite observations and numerical models. Currently, he is interested in understanding the impacts of atmospheric gravity waves on the day-to-day variability of equatorial ionospheric plasma bubbles.
Min-Yang Chou
(Research Scientist)
| Email: | min-yang.chou@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.286.6390 |
| Org Code: | 674 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 999.9 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | CATHOLIC UNIV OF AMERICA |
Brief Bio
Positions/Employment
Research Scientist
The Catholic University of America - Washington D.C.
August 2021 - Present
Postdoctoral Fellow
University Corporation for Atmosphere Research, COSMIC Program Office - Boulder, CO, USA
February 2019 - July 2021
Postdoctoral Researcher
National Cheng Kung University - Tainan, Taiwan
July 2018 - January 2019
Publications
Refereed
2025. "Coincident/Simultaneous Observations of Stratospheric Concentric Gravity Waves and Concentric Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances Over the Continental U.S. in 2022." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 130 (3): [10.1029/2024ja033429] [Journal Article/Letter]
2024. "Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances Created by Primary Gravity Waves Generated by a Winter Storm." Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate [10.1051/swsc/2024036] [Journal Article/Letter]
2024. "Modeling the Post‐Midnight Equatorial Plasma Bubbles With SAMI3/SD‐WACCM‐X: Large‐Scale Wave Structure." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 129 (11): [10.1029/2024ja033023] [Journal Article/Letter]
2024. "A Community Ionosphere‐Thermosphere Observing System Simulation Experiment (OSSE) Tool: Geospace Dynamics Constellation Example." Earth and Space Science 11 (7): [10.1029/2024ea003684] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "The Ionospheric Three-Dimensional Electron Density Variations Induced by the 21 August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse by Using Global Ionospheric Specification." Remote Sensing 15 (15): 3887 [10.3390/rs15153887] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "Validation of Ionospheric Modeled TEC in the Equatorial Ionosphere During the 2013 March and 2021 November Geomagnetic Storms." Space Weather 21 (6): [10.1029/2023sw003480] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "Modeling the Day‐to‐Day Variability of Midnight Equatorial Plasma Bubbles with SAMI3/SD‐WACCM‐X." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics [10.1029/2023ja031585] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "Validation of Ionospheric Specifications During Geomagnetic Storms: TEC and foF2 During the 2013 March Storm Event‐II." Space Weather 21 (5): [10.1029/2022sw003388] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Impacts of acoustic and gravity waves on the ionosphere." Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences 9 [10.3389/fspas.2022.1064152] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Extreme poleward expanding super plasma bubbles over Asia‐Pacific region triggered by Tonga volcano eruption during the recovery‐phase of geomagnetic storm." Geophysical Research Letters [10.1029/2022gl099798] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Comparisons of Ion Density From IVM With the GNSS Differential TEC‐Derived Electron Density on the FORMOSAT‐7/COSMIC‐2 Mission." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 127 (8): [10.1029/2022ja030392] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Rapid Conjugate Appearance of the Giant Ionospheric Lamb Wave Signatures in the Northern Hemisphere After Hunga‐Tonga Volcano Eruptions." Geophysical Research Letters [10.1029/2022gl098222] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "La Soufriere volcanic eruptions launched gravity waves into Space." Geophysical Research Letters [10.1029/2022gl097952] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Conjugate effect of the 2011 Tohoku reflected tsunami‐driven gravity waves in the ionosphere." Geophysical Research Letters [10.1029/2021gl097170] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "COSMIC observation of stratospheric gravity wave and ionospheric scintillation correlation." Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 217 105598 [10.1016/j.jastp.2021.105598] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Wave Steepening in Ionospheric Total Electron Density due to the 21 August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 126 (3): [10.1029/2020ja028931] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Near Real‐Time Global Plasma Irregularity Monitoring by FORMOSAT‐7/COSMIC‐2." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 126 (1): [10.1029/2020ja028339] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Modeling the disappearance of equatorial plasma bubble by nighttime medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances." Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 32 (2): 217-228 [10.3319/tao.2021.03.30.01] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Validation of FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC2 IVM ion density and TGRS orbit electron density." Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 32 (6.1): [10.3319/tao.2021.06.22.01] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Observation and Simulation of the Development of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles: Post‐Sunset Rise or Upwelling Growth?." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 125 (12): [10.1029/2020ja028544] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "The Early Results and Validation of FORMOSAT‐7/COSMIC‐2 Space Weather Products: Global Ionospheric Specification and Ne‐Aided Abel Electron Density Profile." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 125 (10): [10.1029/2020ja028028] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Climatology of the Equatorial Plasma Bubbles Captured by FORMOSAT‐3/COSMIC." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 125 (5): [10.1029/2019ja027680] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "The Persistent Ionospheric Responses Over Japan After the Impact of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake." Space Weather 18 (4): [10.1029/2019sw002302] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "Numerical Modeling of the Concentric Gravity Wave Seeding of Low-Latitude Nighttime Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances." Geophysical Research Letters 45 (13): 6390-6399 [10.1029/2018gl077959] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "Ionospheric Disturbances Triggered by SpaceX Falcon Heavy." Geophysical Research Letters 45 (13): 6334-6342 [10.1029/2018gl078088] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "Gigantic Circular Shock Acoustic Waves in the Ionosphere Triggered by the Launch of FORMOSAT-5 Satellite." Space Weather 16 (2): 172-184 [10.1002/2017sw001738] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "Ionospheric Bow Wave Induced by the Moon Shadow Ship Over the Continent of United States on 21 August 2017." Geophysical Research Letters 45 (2): 538-544 [10.1002/2017gl075926] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Equatorial plasma bubble generation/inhibition during 2015 St. Patrick's Day storm." Space Weather 15 (9): 1141-1150 [10.1002/2017sw001641] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances triggered by Super Typhoon Nepartak (2016)." Geophysical Research Letters 44 (15): 7569-7577 [10.1002/2017gl073961] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Concentric traveling ionospheric disturbances triggered by the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket." Geophysical Research Letters 44 (15): 7578-7586 [10.1002/2017gl074192] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Global equatorial plasma bubble growth rates using ionosphere data assimilation." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 122 (3): 3777-3787 [10.1002/2017ja023968] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Concentric traveling ionosphere disturbances triggered by Super Typhoon Meranti (2016)." Geophysical Research Letters 44 (3): 1219-1226 [10.1002/2016gl072205] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Ionospheric electron density inversion for Global Navigation Satellite Systems radio occultation using aided Abel inversions." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 122 (1): 1386-1399 [10.1002/2016ja023027] [Journal Article/Letter]