Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Xiaowen Li

(METEOROLOGIST)

 xiaowen.li-1@nasa.gov

 301.614.6319

Org Code: 612

NASA/GSFC
 Mail Code: 612
 Greenbelt, MD 20771

Employer: MORGAN STATE UNIV.

Brief Bio

Dr. Xiaowen Li is a senior research scientist affiliated with Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research II (GESTARII) program at Morgan State University, Baltimore. She is currently serving as the Chief Scientist for GESTAR II Cooperative Agreement. Dr. Xiaowen Li received her B.S in Atmospheric Physics from Peking University, China, M.S. in Meteorology from Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, and Ph.D. in Geophysical Sciences from the University of Chicago. She joined Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Lab at NASA GSFC as a postdoc in 2002 and has been affiliated with the Lab since. Dr. Xiaowen Li’s research focuses on cloud microphysics and dynamics and their representations in numerical models, mesoscale and synoptic scale weather systems, aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions and their climate impacts, air-sea interactions, and data mining with machine learning.

Dr. Xiaowen Li has served AMS Atmospheric Chemistry Committee for six years and organized the Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions. She has served as session chairs and conveners for both national and international professional meetings. Dr. Li is an associate editor for AGU’s Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. She has also served as the President of the Chinese American Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.

Positions/Employment

Senior Research Scientist

Morgan State University - Baltimore

2015 - Present

Associate Research Scientist

University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Baltimore

2010 - 2015

Assistant Research Scientist

University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Baltimore

2004 - 2010

Research Associate

University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Baltimore

2002 - 2004

Education

Ph.D., Geophysical Sciences, the University of Chicago, 2002

M.S., Meteorology, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, 1994

B.S., Atmospheric Physics, Peking University, China, 1991

Professional Service

  • Associate editor, American Geophysical Union, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (JAMES), present.
  • American Meteorological Society, Atmospheric Chemistry Committee, leading activities in aerosol-cloud interactions, 2016-present.
  • Organizer and Program Chair of the AMS Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions, 2021, 2022.
  • Session chairs and conveners for AMS and AGU Annual Meetings.
  • Reviewer for proposals submitted to NASA, NSF, and DOE.
  • Panel member for NASA, NSF, and DOE proposal review panels.
  • President of the Chinese American Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, 2021.
  • President-elect of the Chinese American Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, 2020.


Publications

Refereed

Zeng, X., A. J. Heymsfield, Z. Ulanowski, et al. R. R. Neely, X. Li, J. Gong, and D. L. Wu. 2022. The Radiative Effect on Cloud Microphysics from the Arctic to the Tropics Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society [10.1175/bams-d-21-0039.1]

Zeng, X., J. Gong, X. Li, and D. L. Wu. 2021. Modeling the Radiative Effect on Microphysics in Cirrus Clouds against Satellite Observations Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres [10.1029/2020jd033923]

Gong, J., X. Zeng, D. L. Wu, et al. S. J. Munchak, X. Li, S. Kneifel, D. Ori, L. Liao, and D. Barahona. 2020. Linkage among Ice Crystal Microphysics, Mesoscale Dynamics and Cloud and Precipitation Structures Revealed by Collocated Microwave Radiometer and Multi-frequency Radar Observations Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics [10.5194/acp-20-12633-2020]

Chern, J., W. Tao, S. E. Lang, X. Li, and T. Matsui. 2020. Evaluating Precipitation Features and Rainfall Characteristics in a Multi‐Scale Modeling Framework Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 12 (8): [10.1029/2019ms002007]

Fridlind, A. M., M. van Lier-Walqui, S. Collis, et al. S. E. Giangrande, R. C. Jackson, X. Li, T. Matsui, R. Orville, M. H. Picel, D. Rosenfeld, A. Ryzhkov, R. Weitz, and P. Zhang. 2019. Use of polarimetric radar measurements to constrain simulated convective cell evolution: a pilot study with Lagrangian tracking Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 12 (6): 2979-3000 [10.5194/amt-12-2979-2019]

Tao, W.-K., J.-D. Chern, T. Iguchi, et al. S. E. Lang, M.-I. Lee, X. Li, A. M. Loftus, T. Matsui, K. I. Mohr, S. Nicholls, C. D. Peters-Lidard, D. Posselt, and G. Skofronick-Jackson. 2019. Microphysics in Goddard multi-scale modeling systems: A Review Current Trends in the Representation of Physical Processes in Weather and Climate Models 253-316 [10.1007/978-981-13-3396-5_14]

Li, X., M. A. Janiga, S. Wang, et al. W. Tao, A. Rowe, W. Xu, C. Liu, T. Matsui, and C. Zhang. 2018. Evolution of Precipitation Structure During the November DYNAMO MJO Event: Cloud‐Resolving Model Intercomparison and Cross Validation Using Radar Observations Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 123 (7): 3530-3555 [10.1002/2017jd027775]

Gong, J., X. Zeng, D. L. Wu, and X. Li. 2017. Diurnal Variation of Tropical Ice Cloud Microphysics: Evidence from Global Precipitation Measurement Microwave Imager (GPM-GMI) Polarimetric Measurements Geophysical Research Letters [10.1002/2017gl075519]

Fridlind, A. M., X. Li, D. Wu, et al. M. van Lier-Walqui, A. S. Ackerman, W.-K. Tao, G. M. McFarquhar, W. Wu, X. Dong, J. Wang, A. Ryzhkov, P. Zhang, M. R. Poellot, A. Neumann, and J. M. Tomlinson. 2017. Derivation of aerosol profiles for MC3E convection studies and use in simulations of the 20 May squall line case Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 17 (9): 5947-5972 [10.5194/acp-17-5947-2017]

Lolli, S., P. Di Girolamo, B. Demoz, X. Li, and E. J. Welton. 2017. Rain evaporation rate estimates from multi-wavelength lidar measurements and intercomparison against a model analytical solution Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 34 (4): [10.1175/JTECH-D-16-0146.1]

Tao, W.-K., and X. Li. 2016. The relationship between latent heating, vertical velocity, and precipitation processes: The impact of aerosols on precipitation in organized deep convective systems Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 121 (11): 6299-6320 [10.1002/2015jd024267]

O’Halloran, T. L., J. D. Fuentes, W. K. Tao, and X. Li. 2015. Sensitivity of convection to observed variation in aerosol size distributions and composition at a rural site in the southeastern United States J Atmos Chem 72 (3-4): 441-454 [10.1007/s10874-015-9300-x]

Lang, S. E., W.-K. Tao, J.-D. Chern, D. Wu, and X. Li. 2014. Benefits of a Fourth Ice Class in the Simulated Radar Reflectivities of Convective Systems Using a Bulk Microphysics Scheme J. Atmos. Sci. 71 (10): 3583-3612 [10.1175/JAS-D-13-0330.1]

Tao, W.-K., S. E. Lang, X. Zeng, et al. X. Li, T. Matsui, K. I. Mohr, D. Posselt, J.-D. Chern, C. D. Peters-Lidard, P. M. Norris, I.-S. Kang, I. Choi, A. Hou, W. K. Lau, and Y.-M. Yang. 2014. The Goddard Cumulus Ensemble model (GCE): Improvements and applications for studying precipitation processes Atmospheric Research 143 392-424 [10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.03.005]

Li, X., W.-K. Tao, H. Masunaga, G. Gu, and X. Zeng. 2013. Aerosol Effects on Cumulus Congestus Population over the Tropical Pacific: A Cloud-Resolving Modeling Study Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. 91 (6): 817-833 [10.2151/jmsj.2013-607]

Matsui, T., T. Iguchi, X. Li, et al. M. Han, W.-K. Tao, W. A. Petersen, T. L'Ecuyer, R. Meneghini, W. S. Olson, C. D. Kummerow, A. Y. Hou, M. R. Schwaller, E. F. Stocker, and J. M. Kwiatkowski. 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]

Zeng, X., W. Tao, T. Matsui, et al. S. Xie, S. E. Lang, M. Zhang, D. Starr, and X. Li. 2011. Estimating the Ice Crystal Enhancement Factor in the Tropics Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 68 (7): 1424-1434 [10.1175/2011JAS3550.1]

Li, X., W. Tao, T. Matsui, C. Li, and H. Masunaga. 2010. Improving a spectral bin microphysical scheme using TRMM satellite observations Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc. 136 (647): 382-399 [10.1002/qj.569]

Li, X., D. Johnson, J. Simpson, A. Khain, and W. Tao. 2009. Sensitivity of a Cloud-Resolving Model to Bulk and Explicit Bin Microphysical Schemes. Part II: Cloud Microphysics and Storm Dynamics Interactions Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 66 (1): 22-40 [10.1175/2008JAS2647.1]

Zeng, X., W.-K. Tao, X. Li, et al. M. Zhang, A. Y. Hou, S. Xie, S. E. Lang, D. O. Starr, X. Li, and J. Simpson. 2009. An Indirect Effect of Ice Nuclei on Atmospheric Radiation J. Atmos. Sci. 66 (1): 41-61 [10.1175/2008JAS2778.1]

Zeng, X., W. Tao, M. Zhang, et al. Y. Hou, S. Xie, S. Lang, X. Li, O. David, and X. Li. 2009. A contribution by ice nuclei to global warming Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc. 135 (643): 1614-1629 [10.1002/qj.449]

Tao, W.-K., D. Anderson, J.-D. Chern, et al. J. Estin, A. Hou, P. Houser, R. Kakar, S. E. Lang, W. K. Lau, C. D. Peters-Lidard, X. Li, T. Matsui, M. Rienecker, M. R. Schoeberl, B. W. Shen, J. J. Shi, and X. Zeng. 2009. Goddard Multi-Scale Modeling Systems with Unified Physics Annales Geophysics 27 3055-3064 [10.5194/angeo-27-3055-2009]

Zeng, X., W.-K. Tao, T. Matsui, et al. S. Xie, E. A. Lee, M. Zhang, D. O. Starr, X. Li, and J. Simpson. 2009. Diagnosing the Ice Crystal Enhancement Facort in the Tropics J Atmos Sci

Li, X., W.-K. Tao, A. Khain, J. Simpson, and D. Johnson. 2009. Sensitivity of a Cloud-Resolving Model to Bulk and Explicit Bin Microphysical Schemes. Part I: Comparisons Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 66 (1): 3-21 [10.1175/2008JAS2646.1]

Tao, W.-K., X. Li, A. Khain, T. Matsui, and J. Simpson. 2007. Role of atmospheric aerosol concentration on deep convective precipitation: Cloud-resolving model simulations J. Geophys. Res. 112 (D24): D24S18 [10.1029/2007JD008728]

Fan, J., R. Zhang, G. Li, W.-K. Tao, and X. Li. 2007. Simulations of cumulus clouds using a spectral microphysics cloud-resolving model J. Geophys. Res. 112 (D4): D04201 [10.1029/2006JD007688]

Non-Refereed

Tao, W.-K., D. Anderson, R. Atlas, et al. J.-D. Chern, P. Houser, A. Y. Hou, S. E. Lang, W. K. Lau, C. D. Peters-Lidard, R. Kakar, S. V. Kumar, W. Lapenta, X. Li, T. Matsui, M. M. Rienecker, B.-W. Shen, J. J. Shi, J. Simpson, and X. Zeng. 2008. A Goddard multi-scale modeling system with unified physics GEWEX News 18 (1): 6-8

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