Professor CHIU Long Sang Willie
Institute of Space and Earth Information Science
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong
Email: longchiu@cuhk.edu.hk

 

Education

1980

Doctor of Science in Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge Massachusetts

1974

Bachelor of Science in Physics (Summa Cum Laude), University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

 

Position held

2007 - present

Professor, Institute of Space and Earth Information Science and Department of Physics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong

2001 - present

Associate Professor of Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (tenure without term),  Department of Earth Systems and GeoInformation Science (ESGS), College of Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia

1998 - 2000

Research Professor of Computational Sciences and Remote Sensing, School of Computational Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia

1989 - 1998

Senior Scientist and Group Manager, SAIC/General Sciences Corporation, Beltsville, Maryland

1992

Visiting Scholar, Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research, National Central University (NCU), Chung Li, Republic of China

1982 - 1989

Scientist, Applied Research Corporation, Landover Maryland

1980 - 1982

Post-doctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Meteorology and Oceanography, Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

Research Interests

- Precipitation and sea ice remote sensing and analyses
- Space/time statistics modeling, analyses and estimation
- Global hydrologic cycle and climate diagnostic
- Earth observing and remote sensing applications
- Large scale Data and Information Systems
- Web-based scientific visualization and analysis

 

Professional Associations and Honorory Membership

- Electromagnetics Academy (Fellow)
- Sigma Xi
- American Meteorological Society (AMS)
- Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics Student Honor Society)
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Geosciences and Remote Sensing Society (IEEE GRSS, Senior Member)
- Chinese-American Ocean-Atmosphere Association (COAA, President, 2004-2006)
- Hong Kong Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (HKSPRS, President, 2007-2009)

 

Awards and Honors

- NASA GSFC Group Achievement Award: Customer Service Excellence Award- Best of the Best, 2001.
- NASA GSFC Group Achievement Award: Customer Service Excellence Award, GES DAAC customer support, 2000
- NASA Group Achievement Award, Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Team, 1998
- Scholastic Award, Physics department, University of Miami, 1974
- President’s Honor roll, University of Miami, 1971-72
- Dean’s List, University of Miami, 1973.

 

Selected Publication

I have published a total of 33 refereed articles, 21 book chapters, and over 50 conference publications. 
The number of citations for the refereed publications, as of August 2006 and listed in parentheses, is obtained from ISI Web of Science database (URL: http://www.webofscience.com/CIW.cgi).
Total citation is in excess of 550. Citations for articles with zero citation or not available through this site are not listed.

 

Paper in Preparation/Resubmission

·          Vongsaard, Janearani, Long S. Chiu, Tarek El-Ghazawi, Ruixin Yang, and James Weinman: Automatic Morphing using Image Registration: Application to continuous tracking of radar and rain fields, J. Geophys. Res. (to be re-submitted)

 

·          Foster, J. L., D. A. Robinson, D. K. Hall, T. W. Estilow, and L. S. Chiu, 2007: Spring snow melt timing and changes over Arctic lands, Polar Geography (submitted). 

 

·          Foster, James., Dorothy. Hall, J. Kelly, Long Chiu, 2008 : Seasonal Snow Extent and Snow Mass in South America Using SMMR and SSM/I Passive Microwave Data (1979-2003), Remote Sensing of Environment, (in revision)

 

·          Shie, C-L., L. Chiu, et al., 2008: The Goddard Satellite-based Sea Surface turbulent Fluxes (GSSTF) dataset: Review and Prospect, Acta Oceanologic Sinica, (submitted)

 

·          Chokngamwong, R., and Long Chiu, 2008: Development of the Microwave calibrated Infrared Split-window Technique (MIST) for rainfall estimation, International Journal of Remote Sensing (submitted)

 

·          Chiu, Long S., 2008: Aerosol-climate interactions: examples from the Pearl River Delta and South China, in New Developments in Environmental Pollution and Climate Change, Ahmed El Nemr, (Editor), Research Signpost/Transworld Research Network.

 

Paper in Refereed Journals

1)       Chiu, L., R. Chokngamwong, Y. Xing, C-L Shie, 2008 : Trends and Variations of Global Oceanic Evaporation Datasets from Remote Sensing, Acta Oceanologica Sinica, (Accepted)

 

2)       Shin, D-B, and Long Chiu, 2008: The effect of TRMM boost on oceanic rainfall estimates based on Microwave Emission Brightness Temperature Histogram (METH), J. Atmo. Ocean Tech., (accepted)

 

3)       Shin, D-B., L. Chiu and P. Clemente-Colon 2008: Atmospheric effects in microwave retrieval of sea ice, International Journal of Remote Sensing, (in press)

 

4)       Chokngamwong, R., and L. S. Chiu, 2008: Comparison of TRMM and Thailand daily gauge data, J. Hydrometeorology, (in press).

 

5)       Lu, George, Long S. Chiu, and David Wong, 2007: Vulnerability assessment of rainfall-induced debris flow, in Natural Hazards, 43: 223-244 (ISSN: 0921-030X (Print) 1573-0840 (Online); online: http://www.springerlink.com/content/uj26871v2831nx44/fulltext.html).

 

6)       Bian, Shuhua, Yuanzhi Zhang, Aiping Feng, Long Chiu, Sangyun Wu, Zijian Hu, 2007: Geo-morphological changes of Wangpingkou tidal system arising from the building of sailing boat system in Rizhou of China, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9797-9 (http://lib.bioinfo.pl/pmid:17562199).

 

7)       Li, Z., L. S. Chiu, S. Weng, et al., 2007: The rapid growth of publications by atmospheric and oceanic scientists of Chinese origin, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 88, 846-848.

 

8)       Chiu, L., Liu, J. Vongsaard, S. Moran, A. Budge, C. Bales, P. Nevilles, 2006: Comparison of surface rain rates from TRMM and water divisions in New Mexico, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 23 (1), 1-13.

 

9)       Chiu, L. S., and Y. Xing, 2004: Modes of interannual variability in oceanic evaporation from GSSTF2, Gayana (Int’l Journal of Biodiversity, Oceanology and Conservation, ISSN 0717-652X), 68 (2), 115-120. (http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?pid=S0717-65382004000200021&script=sci_arttext&tlng=en )

 

10)   Sarkar, S., L. Chiu, M. Kafatos, and R. Singh, 2006: Sensitivity of rainfall on land cover changes over South East Asia: Some observational results, Adv. Space Research, 39 (1), 73-78. (URL: doi:10.1016/j.asr.2006.02.035).

 

11)   Sun, D., Z. Liu, L. Chiu, R. Yang, R. Singh and M. Kafatos, 2004: Anomalous cold water detected along mid-Atlantic coast, EOS Trans., 85 (15), 13 April 2004.

 

12)   El Askary, S. Sarkar, L. Chiu, M. Kafatos, and T. El-Ghazawi, 2004: Rain Gauge Derived Precipitation Variability over Virginia and its Relation with the EL NINO Southern Oscillation. Adv. in Space Research, 33 (3), 338-342. (cited 1 time)

 

13)   Chang, Alfred T-C., and L. S. Chiu, 2001: Nonsystematic errors of oceanic monthly rainfall derived from microwave radiometry, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28: (7) 1223-1226. (cited 4 times)

 

14)   Shin, D-B., L. Chiu, and M. Kafatos, 2001: Comparison of the monthly precipitation derived from the TRMM satellite, Geophysical Research Letters, 28 (5), 795-798. (cited 4  times)

 

15)   Chiu, L., and A. T. C. Chang, 2000: Oceanic rain column height from SSM/I, J. Climate, 13 (23), 4125-4136. (cited 2 times)

 

16)   Chang, A. T. C., L. S. Chiu, C. Kummerow, J. Meng, T. Wilheit, 1999: “First results of TRMM Microwave Imager monthly oceanic rainfall: Comparison with SSM/I,” Geophysical Research Letters, 26 (15), 2379-2382.  (cited 9 times)

 

17)   Chang, A. T. C., and L. S. Chiu, 1999: “Non-systematic errors of monthly rainfall derived from SSM/I,” Monthly Weather Review, 127, 1630-1638. (cited 9 times)

 

18)   Chang, A. T. C., and L. S. Chiu, 1997: “Uncertainty in satellite rainfall estimates: time series comparison,” Adv. Space Res., 19 (3), 469-472, Pergamon Press.

 

19)   Chang, A.T. C., L. S. Chiu, and G. Yang, 1995: “Diurnal cycles of oceanic precipitation from SSM/I data,” Monthly Weath Rev., 3371-3380. (cited 33 times)

 

20)   Chang, A.T.C., L.S. Chiu, and T.T. Wilheit, 1993: “Global oceanic rainfall derived from SSM/I,” Amer. Geophys. Union EOS Transactions, 74, No 44, 505-513.

 

21)   Chiu, L.S., A. T. C. Chang, and J. Janowiak, 1993: “Comparison of monthly rain rates derived from GPI and SSM/I using probability distribution functions,” J. Appl. Meteor., 32, 323-334. (cited 29 times)

 

22)   Chang, A. T. C., L. S. Chiu, C.T.T. Wang, P-L Lim and G.R. Liu, 1993: “A preliminary analysis of the Taiwan Hualein radar data,” Terrestrial, Atmosphere & Ocean, 4, 17-34.

 

23)   Chang, A. T. C., L. S. Chiu, and T. T. Wilheit, 1993: “Errors of oceanic monthly rainfall derived from SSM/I using probability distribution functions,” Monthly Weather Rev., 121, 2351-2354. (cited 22 times)

 

24)   Wilheit, T. T., A. T. C. Chang, and L. S. Chiu, 1991: “Retrieval of monthly rainfall indices from microwave radiometric measurements using probability distribution functions,” J. Atmo. and Ocean Tech., 8, 118-136. (cited 146 times)

 

25)   Kedem, B. L. S. Chiu and G. North, 1990: “Estimation of mean rain rate: Application to satellite observation,” J. Geophys. Res., 95, D2, 1965-1972. (cited 80 times)

 

26)   Chiu, L. S., G. North, D. Short, and A. McConnell, 1990: “Rain estimation from space: Effect of finite field of view,” J. Geophys. Res., 95, D3, 2177-2185. (cited 53 times)

 

27)   Chiu, L.S., and B. Kedem: 1990: “Estimating the exceedance probability of rain rates by logistic regression,” J. Geophys. Res., 95, D3, 2117-2227. (cited 4 times)

 

28)   Kedem, B., L.S. Chiu, and Z. Karni, 1990: “an analysis of the threshold method for measuring area average rainfall,” J. Appl. Meteor., 29, 3-20. (cited 52 times)

 

29)   Kedem, B., and L. S. Chiu, 1987: “On the lognormality of rain rate,” Proc. Nat’l Acad., Sci., 84, 901-905. (cited 24 times)

 

30)   Kedem, B., and L. S. Chiu, 1987: “Are rain rate process self-similar?” Water Resources Research, 23, no 10, 1816-1818. (cited 17 times)

 

31)   Cahalan, R., and L.S. Chiu, 1986: “Large-scale short-period atmosphere-sea ice interaction,” J. Geophys. Res., 91, no C9, 10709-10717. (cited 3 times)

 

32)   Chiu, L.S., 1983: “Antarctic sea ice variations: an update,” Monthly Weath Rev., 111, 578-580. (cited 12 times)

 

33)   Chiu, L.S. and R. E. Newell, 1983: “Variation of zonal mean sea surface temperature and large-scale air-sea interaction,” Quart. J. Royal Meteor. Soc., 109, 154-166. (cited 16 times)

 

 Book Chapters

1.        Liu, Z., H. Rui,, W. Teng, L. S. Chiu, G. Leptoukh and G. Vicente, 2007: “Online visualization and analysis: A new avenue to use satellite data for weather, climate and interdisciplinary research and applications, “ in Measuring Precipitation from Space: EURAINSAT and the future, Levizzani, V., P. Bauer, J. Turk (Editors), Series in Advances in Global Change Research , Vol. 28, 549-558, Springer  (ISBN: 978-1-4020-5834-9)

 

2.       Gruber, A., et al., 2006: Assessment of global precipitation: a project of the Global Energy and Water Experiment (GEWEX) Radiation panel, WMO/WCRP/GEWEX report.

 

3.       Chiu, L., Z. Liu, H. Rui and W.L. Teng, 2006: TRMM Data and Access, in Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing, Vol II, Qu, J., et al., (Editors), Springer-Tsinghua University Press, 202-218.

 

4.       Chiu, L., D-B. Shin and J. Kwaitkowski, 2006: Surface Rainfall from Satellite Algorithms, in Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing, Vol I, Qu, J., et al. (Editors), Springer-Tsinghua University Press, 317-336.

 

5.       Qu, J., M. Kafatos, R. Yang, L. Chiu and A. R. Riebau, 2002, "Global Pollution Aerosol Monitoring (GPAM) in The Atmospheric Boundary Layer Using Earth Observing Satellite Remote Sensing," SPIE, RS 4882-16, Crete, Greece, September 23 - 27, 2002.

 

6.       Kafatos, M., H. El-Askary, L. Chiu, R. Gomez, M. Hegazy, J. Kinser, X. Liu, Y. Liu, Z. Liu, J. McManus, Y. Nie, J. Qu, F. Salem, S. Sarkar, S. Shen, G. Taylor, H. Wolf, D. Wong, C. Yang, K.-S. Yang and R. Yang, 2002, "Remote Sensing and GIS for Regional Environmental Applications," SPIE, RS 4886-01, Crete, Greece, September 23 - 27, 2002.

 

7.       McManus, J., M. Kafatos, G. Vicente, L. Chiu, J. Qu and R. Yang, 2003, "Analysis of bidirectional reflectance effects on 2—years of AVHRR data, for Agricultural Regions in Ukraine and Russia," Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology IV, M. Owe, G. D’Urso, L. Toulios, (Editors), Proc. SPIE volume 4879, 419-427.

 

8.       Acker, J., L. Chiu, et al., 2001: “Remote Sensing of Earth from Satellites,” in Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, Academic Press.

 

9.       Chiu, L. and A. Chang, 2001: “Precipitation from TMI and SSM/I: annual mean and sampling errors,” WCRP/SCOR workshop on Intercomparison and Validation of Ocean-Atmosphere Flux Fields, Washington D.C.

 

10.    Chang, A., and L. Chiu, 2001: "Monthly oceanic rainfall derived from space-borne microwave data," Remote Sensing and Hydrology 2000, [Proceedings of a symposium held at Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA April 2000]. IAHS publication no. 267, 22-26.

 

11.    Chiu, L., and A. T-C Chang, 2000: “Nonsystematic error of monthly oceanic rainfall derived from TMI,” Microwave Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Environment II, T. Wilheit, H. Masuko, H. Wakabayashi, Editors, Proc. SPIE, vol. 4152, 208-212.

 

12.    Chang, A. T-C., and L. Chiu, 2000: “Monthly oceanic rainfall from TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) data,” Microwave Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Environment II, T. Wilheit, H. Masuko, H. Wakabayashi, Editors, Proc. SPIE, vol. 4152, 198-207.

 

13.    Chang, A.T.C., L.S. Chiu, G.R. Liu and K.H. Wang, “Analysis of 1994 typhoons in the Taiwan region using satellite data,” COSPAR Colloquia Series Volume 8, Space Remote Sensing of Subtropical Oceans, 89-96, SRSSO, Taipei, Taiwan, Elsevier Science, 1995.

 

14.    Weinman, J. A., J. L. Schols, and L. S. Chiu, 1994; “Precipitation distribution from combined airborne microwave radiometric/radar measurements and ground based VLF sferics observations in support of NASA’s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission.” NATO ASI series, vol 126, Global Precipitation and Climate Change, M. Desbois and F. Desalmand, Editors, Springer-Verlag.

 

15.    Chiu, L. S., A. T. C. Chang, T.C.C. Wang, P.L. Lin, and G.R. Liu, 1993: “Areal rainfall estimates from the Taiwan Hualein radar data,” Proceedings of the Second International Conf. on East Asia and Western Pacific Meteorology and Climate, W. J. Kyle and C. P. Chang, (Editors), World Scientific Pub. Co., Singapore, 598-602.

 

16.    Chang, A.T.C., and L. S. Chiu, 1990: “Global snow variation derived from SMMR: preliminary results,” in Sea Ice Properties and Processes, S.F. Ackley and W. F. Weeks (Editors), US Army Corp.of  Engineers, Cold Region Research and engineering Laboratory, CCREL Monograph 90-1, 213-217.

 

17.    Chiu, L.S., G. North, and D. Short, 1989: “Errors in satellite rainfall estimation due to non-uniform field-of-view of microwave sensors,” Microwave Remote Sensing: Recent Applications, A. Chedin (Editor), Deepak Pub. Co., 95-109.

 

18.    Chiu. L.S., 1988: “Estimating areal rainfall from rain area,” Tropical Precipitation Measurements, J. Theon and N. Fugono (Editors), Deepak Co., 361-367. (cited 14 times from Google search, 4/12/2007)

 

19.    Chiu, L.S., 1983: “Antarctic sea ice variations, 1973-1980,” Variations in Global Water Budget, F.A. Street-Perrott, M. Beran, and R.A.S. Ratcliffe (Editors) D. Reidel Publishing Co., Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 301-311.

 

20.    Newell, R.E. and L. S. Chiu, 1981: “Climate changes and variations: A geophysical problem,” Climate Variations and Variability: Facts and Theories, A. Berger (Editor), D. Reidel Pub. Co., The Netherlands, 21-61.

 

21.    Newell, R.E., L.S. Chiu, E. Ebisuzaki, A.R. Navato, and H.B. Selkirk, 1981: “The oceans and ocean currents: Their influence on climate,” International Conf: on Climate and Offshore Energy Resources, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 59-112.

 

 Conference Publications

1.        Har, Edmund, and Long Chiu, 2008: Spatio-temporal variability of rainfall and its relationship with aerosol and cloud, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), December 2008.

 

2.       Chiu, Long S., and Edmund Tseon Hei Har, 2008: Remote sensing of aerosol-precipitation interactions in the Pearl River Delta region; First International conference on remote sensing for Pearl River Delta Region, Shatin, Hong Kong, 10-11 January, 2008.

 

3.       Cheng, C. M., W. Alpers, L. S. Chiu, 2007: Study of Trapped Atmospheric Gravity Waves over the South China Sea Observed on the Envisat Synthetic Aperture Radar Image and MTSAT-1R Visible Image, First Asian Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology, Wuhan, PRC, October 2007.

 

4.       Xie, P., J. E. Janowiak, M. Chen, C-L Shie, and L. S. Chiu, 2007: Seasonal and Interannual variations of fresh water flux over global oceans in the NCEP CDAS, CDAS2, GDAS, GFS and CFS, IUGG, Italy, 2007.

 

5.       Foster, J., D. Hall, J. Kelly, L. Chiu and H. Powell, “Seasonal Snow Extent and Snow Mass in South America from Microwave Remote Sensing Data (1998-2003),” Proc. Western Snow Conference,  Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, April 16-19, 2007.

 

6.       Shin, Dong-Bin and Long S. Chiu and Pablo Clemente-Colon, 2006: The effect of atmospheric water and surface wind on microwave sea ice retrieval: a simulation study, Proc. ISRS 2006 PORSEC, Vol II, pp 892-895, Pusan, South Korea, Nov 2-4, 2006.

 

7.       Chokngamwong, R., and L. Chiu, 2006: Variation of oceanic rain rate parameters from SSM/I: mode of brightness temperature histogram, 14th Conference in Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, AMS Annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, Jan 29- February 2, 2006.

 

8.       Chokngamwong, R., and L. Chiu, 2006: TRMM and Thailand Daily Gauge Rainfall Comparison, 20th Conference in Hydrology, AMS Annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, Jan 29- February 2, 2006.

 

9.       Teng, W., L. Chiu, P. Doraiswamy, S. Kempler, Z. Liu, L. Pham, H. Rui, 2005: An interoperable, agricultural information system based on satellite remote sensing data, ASPRS, 2005 Annual conference, Baltimore, MD March 7-11, 2005.

 

10.    Shin. D-B., and L. Chiu, 2005: The inherent error in passive microwave estimation of rain as inferred from TRMM, IGARSS, July 25-29, 2005, Seoul, Korea.

 

11.    Yu, Chunguang, and L. S. Chiu, 2005: Comparison of TRMM rain rates using nonparametric statistical methods, 19th conference on Hydrology, American Meteorological Soc., San Diego, CA, 3-7, January, 2005. 

 

12.    Chiu, L. S., Y. Xing and A. T-C. Chang, 2004: Modes of interannual variability in oceanic evaporation from GSSTF2, PORSEC 2004, Concepcion, Chile, November 29 – Dec 3, 2004.

 

13.    Chiu, L., C. Lim and W. Teng, 2004: Development of Agricultural Information System: Comparison of TRMM and climate division rain rates in Oklahoma, 2nd International TRMM Conference, September 6-10, 2004, Nara, Japan.

 

14.    Chokngamwong, R., and L. Chiu, 2004: Comparisons of Daily Thailand Rain Gauge with GPCC and TRMM Satellite Precipitation Measurements, 2nd International TRMM Conference, September 6-10, 2004, Nara, Japan.

 

15.    Shin, D-B., and L. Chiu, 2004: Effect of atmosphere on microwave retrieval of sea ice, COSPAR 2004, Paris, France, July 18-23, 2004.

 

16.    Chiu, L., and D-B. Shin, 2004: Comparison of surface rain rate in TRMM V5 algorithms: Annual mean comparison, COSPAR 2004, Paris, France, July 28-23, 2004.

 

17.    Xing, Y., and L. Chiu, 2004: Variations of oceanic evaporation from GSSTF2, COSPAR 2004, Paris, France, July 18-23, 2004.

 

18.    Sarkar, Sudipta, L. Chiu, M. Kafatos, and R. Singh, 2004: Effect of vegetation on precipitation in South East Asia, COSPAR 2004, Paris, France, July 18-23, 2004.

 

19.    Chiu, L., Z. Liu, J. Vongsaard, S. Moran, A. Budge, et al., 2004: Comparison of surface rain rates from TRMM and water divisions in New Mexico: Implications for satellite estimation in continental dry regions, 3rd international Oceanic and Atmospheric Conference, June 28-30, 2004, Beijing, PRC. (CD-ROM).

 

20.    Teng, William, Steven Kempler, Long Chiu, Paul Doraiswamy, Zhong Liu, Lenard Milich, Robert Tetrault: 2004: Integrating NASA Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) Data Into Global Agricultural Decision Support Systems, ASPRS, May, 2004, Boulder Colorado.

 

21.    Shin, Dong-Bin, and L. Chiu, “Radiometric signatures to rainfall structures from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite over the different climate regime,” Conf. Satellite Meteorology, AMS, Feb 9-13, 2003, Long Beach, CA.

 

22.    Liu, Z., L. Chiu, W. Teng, and H. Rui, “Online analysis and visualization of TRMM and QUIKSCAT products,” Conf. Satellite Meteorology, AMS, Feb 9-13, 2003, Long Beach, CA.

 

23.    Liu, Z., L. Chiu, H. Rui, W. Teng, G. Serafino, 2002: “On-line analysis and visualization of TRMM and other precipitation data sets,” AMS 18th International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Hydrology and Oceanography, 13-17 January, Orlando, Florida.

 

24.    Rui, H-L, B.. Teng, L. Chiu, G. Serafino, P. Hrubiak, and J. Bonk, 2002: “Statistics of TRMM Data Archive and Distribution at the Goddard DAAC,” AMS 18th International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Hydrology and Oceanography, 13-17 January, Orlando, Florida

 

25.    Teng, W., G. Serafino, L. Chiu, et al., 2002: “Anatomy of TRMM Science Data Support at the GES DAAC,” AMS 18th International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Hydrology and Oceanography, 13-17 January, Orlando, Florida.

 

26.    Pollack, N., B. Teng, L. Chiu, G. Serafino, 2002: “GIS for Expanding the Application Potential of TRMM Data,” AMS 3rd symposium on Environmental Applications: Facilitating the Use of Environmental Information, 13-17 January, Orlando, Florida.

 

27.    Chiu, L. S., and A. T-C Chang, “Diurnal cycle of oceanic precipitation from microwave radiometry,” IGARSS, Sydney, Australia, 9-13 July 2001.

 

28.    Chang, A. T-C. and L. S. Chiu, “Non-systematic Error of Monthly Oceanic Rain Rate from Microwave Radiometry,” IGARSS, Sydney, Australia, 9-13 July 2001.

 

29.    Chiu, L. S., G. Serafino, and W. L. Teng, “Applications of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Data,” IGARSS, Sydney, Australia, 9-13 July 2001. 

 

30.    Menas Kafatos, Long S. Chiu, Ruixin Yang, Kwang-Su Yang, Jearanai Vongssaard, Yukun Xing, “Interannual Variation of Oceanic Precipitation,” IGARSS, Sydney, Australia, 9-13 July 2001. 

 

31.    Vongsaard, J., L. S. Chiu, T. El-Ghazawi, M. Kafatos, and R.Yang, “The Continuous Tracking of Reflectivity Data from Multi-platforms Observations Using Genetic Algorithm,” IGARSS, Sydney, Australia, 9-13 July 2001. 

 

32.    Teng, William, Nathan Pollack, George Serafino, Long Chiu, Paul Sweatman, “GIS and Data Interoperability at the NASA Goddard DAAC,” IGARSS, Sydney, Australia, 9-13 July 2001. 

 

33.    Chiu, L., Z. Liu, B. Teng, G. Serafino, S. Morain, A. Budge, C. Bales, and T. Wulff, “Comparison of TRMM and rain gauge rain rates over New Mexico,” Preprint, AMS Symposium on precipitation extremes: prediction, impacts, and responses, 14-19, January, 2001, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

34.    Liu, Z., L. Chiu, W. Teng, G. Serafino, R. Yang, R. Rui, J. Bond, P. Hurbiak, N. Pollack, and G. Vicente, “An interactive hazard mapping system” AMS annual meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, January 2001.

 

35.    Vicente, G., G. Serafino, W. Teng, H. Rui, L.Chiu, J. Bonk, P. Hrubiak, N Pollack, R. Yang, and Z. Liu, “The NASA GSFC Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC): Serving user needs for free access to ESO data, products and information,” AMS annual meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, January 2001.

 

36.    Pollack, N., W. Teng, L. Chiu, G. Serafino, D. Wong, “Operational production and distribution of GIS-compatible remotely sensed data to facilitate their use,” ASPRS, May, 2000. 

 

37.    Dong-Bin Shin, Long S. Chiu and Menas Kafatos, “Comparison of Monthly Precipitation Derived from TRMM Instruments,” PORSEC 2000, December 4-8, 2000, Goa, India.

 

38.    Chiu, L., N. Pollack, G. Serafino, W. Teng, and D. Wong, “Disseminating National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) remotely sensed data to the agricultural and natural resource management communities,” World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernatics and Informatics and Information System Analysis and Synthesis, Vol. 2, 151-155, August 1999, Orlando, Florida.

 

39.    Kafatos, M, R. Yang, L. Chiu, T. El-Ghazawi, Z. Li, J. McManus, C. Wang, X. Wang, H. Weir, and K-S Yang, “Data access. Querying and analysis in a distributed data information framework supporting Earth system research,” World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics and Information System Analysis and Synthesis, Vol. 5, 187-194, August 1999, Orlando, Florida.

 

40.    Chiu, L.S., and W. L. Teng, “Availability of TRMM data at the Goddard Space Flight Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GDAAC),” AGU Fall meeting, December 16-20, 1996.

 

41.    Chang, A., L.S. Chiu, “Uncertainty in satellite rainfall estimates: time series comparison,” Conf. in Space Research, COSPAR96, Birmingham, UK, July 1996.

 

42.    Tseng, W. Y., and L.S. Chiu, “AVHRR observation of Persian Gulf oil spills,” IGARSS’94, Pasadena, California, August 8-12, 1994.

 

43.    Chang, A., and L. Chiu, “Uncertainty in satellite rainfall estimates: snap shot comparisons,” European conf. on the global Energy and Water Cycle, London, England, July 18-22, 1994.

 

44.    Chiu, L.S., and A. Chang, “Oceanic rain rate parameters derived from SSM/I,” U.R.S.I. commission F, Climate parameters in Radiowave Propagation Prediction, CLIMPARA’94, Moscow, Soviet Union, May 31- June 3, 1994.

 

45.    Chang, A. and L. Chiu, “Global oceanic rainfall indices from SSM/I,” IAHS/IAMAP, Yokohama, Japan, July 1993.

 

46.    Chang, A. and L. Chiu, “El-Nino signal in SSM/I derived monthly oceanic rainfall,” Fourth Symp. on Global Change Studies, Anaheim, CA, January 17-22, 1993.

 

47.    Chiu, L.S. and A. Chang, “Rain field statistics and beam-filling error in GPCP-AIP/1,” West Pacific Geophysics meeting, AGU, Hong Kong, August 17-21, 1992.

 

48.    Chang, A. and L. Chiu, “Satellite estimation of snow water equivalent: Classification of physiographic regimes,” Int’l Geosci. and Remote Sensing symp., IGARSS’91, Espoo, Finland, June 3-6, 1991.

 

49.    Chang, A.T.C., L. S. Chiu, and T. T. Wilheit, “Monthly oceanic rainfall index derived from SSM/I,” Conf. Operational Precipitation Estimation and Prediction, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Anaheim, CA, Feb. 4-9, 1990.

 

50.    Chang, A., L. Chiu, “Decorrelation distance of snow in the Colorado River Basin,” IUGG, Vancouver, Canada, August 1989.

 

51.    Chang, A., T. Wilheit, and L. Chiu, “A monthly tropical rainfall index derived from SSM/I,” IAMAP Associated Symposia: Global Energy and Energy Fluxes, Reading, United Kingdom, July 1989.

 

52.    Jameson, A. and L. Chiu, “The calibration of climatological satellite tropical rainfall measurements using a transportable ground-based polarization radar,” Fourth Conf. on Satellite Meteor. and Oceanography,  San Diego, California, May 1989.

 

53.    Chiu, L.S., “Rainfall estimation from space observations: Areal rainfall-rain area relation,” Third Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 1988.

 

54.    Chiu, L. S., and B. Kedem, “Estimation of the exceedance probability of rain rate by logistic regression,” Conf. on Meso-scale Precipitation, AGU, 1988.

 

55.    Chang, A., and L. Chiu, “Global snow variations derived from SMMR: Preliminary results,” AGU Fall meeting, Proc. of S.F. Weeks Sea Ice Symposium, San Francisco, CA, December 1988.

 

56.    Chiu, L., “Antarctic sea ice variations: associated Southern Hemisphere circulation changes,” Fourth Conf. Climate Variations, Amer. Meteor., Soc., 1987.

 

57.    Cahalan, R., and L. Chiu, “Large-scale short period atmosphere-sea ice interaction,” Second International Conf. on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 1986.

 

58.    Chiu, L., and B. Kedem: “Satellite rainfall retrieval by logistic regression,” Second Conf. Satellite Meteor., Amer. Meteor. Soc., 1986.

 

59.    Chiu, L., B. Kedem, G. North, and D. Short,” A mixed distribution approach to satellite rain rate estimation,” Chapman Conf. on Modeling of Rain Fields, AUG, 1986.

 

 Selected Conference Presentations

1.        Har, E. T-h and L. Chiu, Relationship between lightning and precipitation in HK, TRMM International Science meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 6-8 Feb., 2008.

2.       Liang, Y., T. Adams, X. Liang, W. Teng and L. Chiu: A novel hydro-information system for improving NOAA’s AWIPS DSS for disaster management, Fall AGU, December 3-7, 2007, San Francisco, CA.

3.       Chokngamwong, R., L. Chiu, 2008: Development of Microwave-calibrated Infrared Split-channel Technique for rainfall estimation, AMS annual conference, Las Vegas, January, 2008.

4.       Chiu, L., “Satellite observations of Aerosol-precipitation interactions in the Pearl River Delta” Fourth International Ocean-Atmosphere Conference, Qingdao, PRC, 4-6 July, 2007. 

5.       Shie, Chung-Lin, Long S. Chiu, Robert Adler, Pingping Xie, I-I Lin, Feng-Chin Wang, Eric Nelkin, R. Chokngamwong, and William Olson, “Reviving the Production of the Goddard Satellite-based Surface Turbulent Flux Data Set,” Fourth International Ocean-Atmosphere Conference, Qingdao, PRC, 4-6 July, 2007.

6.       Chiu, L., “Remote Sensing of Aerosol-cloud-precipitation Interactions,” Atmospheric Remote Sensing and Lidar Workshop, 17-19 April, 2007, Macau, PRC. 

7.       Chiu, L., R. Chokngamwong, C-L. Shie, Y.Xing, 2007: EOF analyses of oceanic evaporation from remote sensing, Eos Trans. AGU,88 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract A23E-06, AGU Spring meeting, Acapulco, Mexico, May 22-26, 2007.

8.       Teng, W., L. Chiu, S. Kempler, D. Nadeau, H. Rui, 2006: Integrated Web-Based Access to and use of Satellite Remote Sensing Data for Improved Decision Making in Hydrologic Applications, AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec 11-15, 2006.

9.      Chiu, Long, Suraiya Ahmad, Gregrory Leptoukh, Zhong Liu, Hualan Rui, William Teng, Pat Hrubiak, Steve Kempler, 2006: NASA remote sensing products and tools for aerosol-precipitation research and applications, AGU/West Pacific Geophysics Meeting, July 24-27, 2006, Beijing, PRC.

10.    Chiu, L., D. Shin, Y. Xing, and R. Chokngamwong, 2006: Trends in oceanic monthly rainfall derived from microwave brightness temperature histograms, COSPAR, July 17-24, 2006, Beijing, PRC.

11.    Chiu, L., D. Shin, and R. Chokngamwong, Effect of TRMM boost on oceanic rain rate estimates based on microwave brightness temperature histograms, AGU Joint Assembly, 23-27 May, 2006, Baltimore, MD.

12.    Shin, D-B, L. Chiu and P. Clemente-Colon, Effect of atmospheric water vapor and surface wind on the microwave retrieval of sea ice: a simulation study, AGU Joint Assembly, 23-27 May, 2006, Baltimore, MD.

13.    Rui, H., W. Teng, Z. Liu, L. Chiu, G. Leptoukh, S. Berrick, 2006: Eight years of TRMM precipitation data and TRMM on-line visualization and Analysis system, AGU Joint Assembly, 23-27 May, 2006, Baltimore, MD.

14.    Liu, Z., W. Teng L. Chiu, and H. Rui, Developing a Global Precipitation Data and Information Services Center, AGU Joint Assembly, 23-27 May, 2006, Baltimore, MD.

15.    Liu, Z., W. Teng, L. Chiu, H. Rui, Satellite Observations of Fires, Aerosols, and Precipitation and their Relationships in Monsoon Regions, AGU Joint Assembly, 23-27 May, 2006, Baltimore, MD.

16.    Lu, George, David Wong and Long Chiu, Vulnerability assessment of rainfall-induced debris flow, AGU Joint Assembly, 23-27 May, 2006, Baltimore, MD.

17.    Chiu, L., D. Shin, 2005: Oceanic rainfall derived from microwave brightness temperature histograms: TRMM boost and high resolution products, NASA Precipitation Measurement Mission Science Team meeting, Monterey, CA, December 12-14, 2005

18.    Lim, C, Chiu, L  and W. Teng , TRMM Precipitation Product Development and Validation for AIS Applications, Fall AGU, San Francisco, Dec 5-9, 2005

19.    Chokngamwong, R and L. Chiu, Variations of Vegetation and Rainfall in Thailand, Fall AGU, San Francisco, Dec 5-9, 2005

20.    Shin, D-B and L.. Chiu, High Resolution Monthly Oceanic Rainfall Based on Microwave Brightness Temperature Histograms,  Fall AGU, San Francisco, Dec 5-9, 2005

21.    Xing, Y and L. Chiu, Oceanic evaporation and precipitation from remote sensing,  Fall AGU, San Francisco, Dec 5-9, 2005

22.    Chiu, L., Z. Liu, J. Vongssard, S. Moran, A. Budge, P. Neville, and C. Bales,
Comparison of TRMM and Water District Rain Rates over New Mexico, Fall AGU, San Francisco, Dec 5-9, 2005

23.    Sarkar, S, C. Peters-Lidard, L. Chiu, and M. Kafatos Vegetation Variability And Its Effect On Monsoon Rainfall Over South East Asia: Observational and Modeling Results, Fall AGU, San Francisco, Dec 5-9, 2005

24.    Chiu, L., Chai Lim, William Teng, and Paul Doraiswamy and Bakhyt Akhmedov, 2005: Comparison of daily rainfall from Multi-Satellite Precipitation and Air Force Weather Agency Analyses over parts of Oklahoma and Argentina region for crop yield monitoring, IAMAS, July 2005.

25.    Lu, G., D. Wong and L. Chiu, 2005: Spatial Disaggregration of satellite rainfall data using adaptive inverse distance weight interpolation technique and high resolution topographic data, IAMAS, Beijing, PRC, July 2005.

26.    Shin, D-B, and L. Chiu, 2005: Satellite Rainfall Retrieval from Microwave Radiometry: Effect of Spatial Inhomogeneity in Bias Reduction. AGU joint assembly, New Orleans, LA, May 2005.

27.    Chokngamwong, R. and L. Chiu, Comparison of gauge and TRMM rainfall over Thailand, Spring AGU, New Orleans, LA, May 2005.

28.    Xing, Y. and L. Chiu, 2005: Variations of Oceanic Surface Latent Heat Flux from Remote Sensing Data Sets, Spring AGU, New Orleans, LA, May 2005.

 

29.    Shin, D-B, L. Chiu, 2005: Retrieval uncertainty in passive microwave rainfall estimation as inferred from TRMM observation and simulation data, IGARSS, July 2005, Seoul, Korea.

 

30.    Chiu, L., 2004: Status of the GPCP-Polar Satellite Precipitation Data Center, Report to GEWEX Radiation Panel Working Group on Data Management and Analysis, Belogna, Italy.  

 

31.    Chiu, L., J. Vongssard, and A. Chang, 2002: Diurnal cycle of precipitation from TRMM, TRMM International Science conference, Honolulu, Hi, 22-26 July 2002.

 

32.    Chiu, L., Z. Liu, J. Vongsaard, S. Morain, A. Budge, P. Neville and C. Bales, 2002: comparison of TRMM and gauge rain rates over New Mexico, TRMM International Science Conference, 22-26, July 2002, Honolulu, Hawaii.

 

33.    Chang A. and L. Chiu, 2002: Shallow precipitation distribution from TRMM data, TRMM International Science Conference, 22-26, July 2002, Honolulu, Hawaii.

 

34.    Chiu, L., 2002: TRMM rain rate statistics, Interface 2002, April 15-17, 2002, Quebec Canada.

 

35.    Morain, S., A. Budge, C. Bales, T. Wulff and P. Neville, L. Chiu, Z. Liu, J. Vongssard, “Rainfall Estimates in the New Mexico Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Reserve,” American Water Resources Association Annual Conf., 12-15 November, 2001, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

36.    Chiu, L., and A. Chang, “Diurnal cycle of precipitation from TRMM and SSM/I,” International Conf. Precipitation, June 30 – July 3, 2001, Rockport, Maine.

 

37.    Chang, A., L. Chiu, J. Meng, and C. Kummerow, “Comparison of monthly rainfall derived from TMI and SSM/I,” Progress in Electromagnetics Symposium, March 1999, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.

 

38.    Chiu, L.S., A. Chang, and R. Meneghini, “Comparison of melting layer height derived from TRMM TMI, PR, SSM/I and NCEP analysis,” Progress in Electromagnetics Symposium, March 1999, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.

 

39.    Chiu, L.S., and A. Chang, “Variations of rain rate parameters derived from SSM/I,” Progress in Electromagnetics Symposium, July 17-19, 1998, Nantes, France.

 

40.    Chiu, L.S., W.L. Teng, A.K. Sharma, and P. Chan, “TRMM Data products and services at the GDAAC,” AGU Fall meeting, December 1997.

 

41.    Chiu, L.S., and A. T. C. Chang, “Oceanic rain column heights derived from SSM/I,” Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, PIERS96, Innsbruk, Austria, July 8-12, 1996.

 

42.    Chang, A.T.C., L.S. Chiu, G.R. Liu, and K.H.Wang, “Analyses of the 1994 typhoon in the Taiwan region using satellite data,” Conf. Space and Remote Sensing of Subtropical oceans, COSPAR, Taiwan, Sept. 12-16,1995.

 

43.    Meng, J., L.S. Chiu and A.T.C. Chang, “Comparison of instantaneous areal rainfall estimated from shipborne radar and a microwave satellite technique during TOGA-COARE,” AGU spring meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 30 - June 2, 1995.

 

44.    Chang, A., L. Chiu, ”Comparison of global rainfall data sets derived from satellite data,” spring meeting, Baltimore MD May 30- June 2, 1995.

 

45.    Chiu, L., and D. Han,” coregistering TRMM sensor measurements,” AGU, Baltimore, Maryland, May 1991.

 

46.    Chiu, L. “Sampling errors of the HART method,” Symp. on Retrieval of Precipitation Rates from Satellites, College Station, Texas, Feb. 25-26, 1991.

 

47.    Chang, A.T., L.S. Chiu, and J. Janowiak, “Comparison of monthly rainfall rates derived from GPI and SSM/I using probability distribution functions,” Third conf. Modeling of Rain Fields: Metoerological and hydrological aspects, College Station, Feb. 20-22, 1991.

 

48.    Chiu, L., A. Mezaache and D. Hsu, “A Unix-based software package for analyzing rainfall,” Third International Conf. on Modeling of Rain Fields, Meteorological and Hydrological Aspects, College Station, Texas, February 20-22, 1991.

 

49.    Chang, A., T. Wilheit, and L. Chiu, “Application of the mixed distribution model to estimation of monthly rainfall,” AGU spring meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, May 1989.

 

50.    Chiu, L.S., “On intermittency and lognormality of rain rates,” AGU Fall Meeting, 1986.

 

51.    Chiu, L.S., “Southern Hemisphere sea ice and sea level pressure changes,” Trans. Amer. Geophpys. Union, 66, No 19, 1985, p.281.

 

Technical Reports

1.       Teng, W., and L. Chiu, 2001: “Report on the Global Precipitation Mission Planning Workshop,” ASPRS Highlights. 

 

2.       Kyle, L., W. Teng, G. Serafino, N. Pollack, J. Qu, L. Chiu, 2001: Opening GES DISC data to GIS users, The Global Scanner.

 

3.       Rui, H., W. Teng, A. K. Sharma, and L. Chiu, 2000: NASA Goddard DAAC Hierarchical Search and Order System for TRMM Data: a Web Based approach, Center for Global Change Newsletter, 6(3), 12-16. Available from DAAC code 902, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt MD 20771.

 

4.       Kyle, H. L, with W. Teng, L. Chiu, E. Stocker, M. McCumber, and C. Kummerow, 1999: The TRMM precipitation data set, The Global Scanner, 1(2), 1-4. Available from DAAC, code 902, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt MD 20771.

 

5.       Chiu, L. S., W. L. Teng, A. K. Sharma, 1998: “Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: First Images,” Raytheon STX Technical Bulletin.

 

6.       Chang, A. T. C., and L. S Chiu, 1997: “Comparison of satellite global rainfall algorithms,” NASA-TM 104606 vol. 12, Tech. Report on global modeling and data assimilation, M.J. Suarez (Editor), NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt Maryland, 96pp.

 

7.       Chiu, L.S., et al., “OMIS/VIRSR and MIMR assessment for NPOESS EDR specifications,” presentation to TRW, January 26, 1996.

 

8.       Chiu, L.S., et al., “Science themes for the International Arctic Research Center,” report to NASDA/Mitsubishi Corporation under contract to Mitsubishi Corporation, July 1996.

 

9.       General Sciences Corporation, “Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Science Data and Information System (TSDIS) Operations Concept,” 1995.

 

10.    Chiu, L.S., and G. R. Liu, “Satellite rainfall estimation in the Taiwan area: I. Data and preliminary convective-stratiform technique results,” report to National Sciences council ROC under contract NSC82-0202-M-008-099, 1992.

 

11.    General Sciences Corporation, “TRMM Science Operations Concepts Document, Revision 1,” August 1991.

 

12.    General Sciences Corporation, “TRMM Science Data Processing System, Architecture Study Report,” August 1990.

 

13.    Chiu, L.S., “Satellite rainfall retrieval by logistic regression,” report to NASA-SBIR under contract No. NAS5-33083, 1986.

 

14.    Endal, A.S., R. B. Isaacman, W. J. Spiesman, P. Chan, L. S. Chiu, “EOS Science scenarios for information processing system specification,” report to NASA/GSFC under contract No. NAS5-28076, 1985.

 

Invited presentations

1)        “Beamfilling error in microwave remote sensing,” Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan, ROC, Sept. 1992;

2)       “Global oceanic rainfall estimate from SSM/I,” Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, National Central University, Chung-Li, October 1992;

3)       “Satellite rainfall estimation,” Central Weather Bureau, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, October 1992;

4)       “Estimating rainfall from space,” China Air Force, ROC, November 1992;

5)       “Global oceanic rainfall estimate from SSM/I,” Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, Jan 1993;

6)       “Rain estimation from space,” GSFC DAAC, Greenbelt, Maryland, April 1996;

7)       “Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission,” George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, April 1997; “Monthly Rainfall derived from SSM/I,” George Mason University, April, 1998;

8)       “Data and Services at the Goddard Distributed Active Archive Center,” Florida Water Resource Manager Meetings, Gainesville Florida, October 1998;

9)       “TRMM and other Data at the GDAAC,” Center for Environmental Assessment, EPA, Washington D.C., February 1999;

10)   “First Results of the TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI): Comparison with SSM/I,” Raytheon IITS, Lanham, Maryland, May 1999.

11)   “Satellite-based Prototype Image Products for Water Resource Managers in the Middle Rio Grande Basin,” Fourth Annual U.S. Geological Survey, Middle Rio Grande Basin Workshop Albuquerque, NM, February 15-16, 2000 (with Stan Morain and Chandra Bales).

12)   “Remote sensing products for grassland fire ecology,” workshop in Grassland Fire ecology, May 17, 2001, (with T. Wulff, C. Bales, P. Neville, and Z. Liu).

13)   “Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Overview,” Hong Kong Observatory, Kowloon, Hong Kong, August 9, 2001.

14)   ”Some statistical issues of satellite microwave estimation of monthly oceanic rainfall,” Computational Statistics Colloquium, School of Computational Sciences, GMU, November 2001.

15)   “TRMM Rain Rate Statistics,” Interface 2002, 17-20 April 2002, Montreal, Canada.

16)   “Diurnal Cycle of precipitation from TRMM,” National Satellite Meteorological Center, Beijing PRC, August 8, 2002

 

17)   “From TRMM to GPM: Lessons from TRMM,” SCS Colloquium, George Mason University, September 2002.

18)   “Diagnostic Studies of Global Oceanic Hydrological Cycle using Remote Sensing,” Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA, 14 February, 2003.

19)   “Remote Sensing for Hydrologic Research and Applications,” Thailand Earth Observing and Remote Sensing Research, 26 November 2003. Bangkok, Thailand.

20)   “Federated Distributed Data in Support of Earth Sciences and Regional Applications,” with M. Kafatos and VAccess/MAGIC team, Thailand Earth Observing and Remote Sensing Research, 26 November 2003. Bangkok, Thailand. 

21)   “TRMM Data and data access,” Guangdong Meteorological Bureau. Guangdong, PRC, June 23, 2004.

22)   “Comparison of TRMM rainfall products,” Yellow River Conservancy Commission, Chengzhou, Henan, PRC, June 24, 2004.

23)   “Diurnal cycle of precipitation from TRMM,” Department of Atmospheric Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, July 5, 2004.

24)   “Hydrological research and applications at GMU/ESGS,” National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan. (Hosted by Institute of Hydrological Research, NTU). July 6, 2004.

25)    “Remote Sensing in hydrologic research and applications,” GMU/SCS/ESGS and Space Science seminar, February 3, 2005.

26)    “Rainfall estimation from satellites: Impact of TRMM,” NASA/GSFC/GDISC, March 23, 2005.

27)   “Oceanic evaporation from remote sensing data sets,” IGES/Center for Oceans, Land and Atmosphere, Calverton, Maryland, March 31, 2005.

28)   “Precipitation measurements from satellites,” Bureau of hydrology, Ministry of Water Resources, Beijing, PRC, August 4, 2005.

29)   “Variations of oceanic precipitation and evaporation from remote sensing,” Institute of Oceanography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, PRC, August 10, 2005.

30)   “Trends in oceanic precipitation and evaporation,” Center for meteorological forecasting, Chinese Meteorological Administration, Beijing, PRC, August 12, 2005.

31)   “Effect of TRMM boost on TRMM rainfall algorithms,” National Meteorological Satellite Center, Chinese Meteorological Administration, Beijing, PRC, August 3, 2006.

32)   “Trends in oceanic precipitation estimated from microwave emission brightness temperature histograms (METH),” First Institute of oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao, PRC, October 28, 2006.

33)   “Remote sensing of aerosol and precipitation interactions,” Department of Geography and Resource Management, Chinese University of HK, 22 March, 2007.

34)   “Remote Sensing Data for Aerosol Monitoring,” University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, Clearwater bay, HK, 27 April, 2007.

35)   “Remote sensing for Earth System Science,” Annual General Meeting (AGM), Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, HK, 12 April, 2007.

36)    “Rainfall Estimation from Satellites,” 22 April, 2007, Dept. of Statistics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong.

37)   “Remote Sensing of Earth System,” Plenary Session, Summer Institute on “Science and Nature” for high school students, Hong Kong University, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, July 24, 2007.

 

 

Invited participant:  “First TRMM science team meeting,” College Park, Maryland 1991; “Atmospheric Forcing of Ocean Circulation,” New Orleans, 1986; “International workshops in modeling and analysis of meso-scale precipitation,” held respectively in Caracas, Venezuela, 1986; Boston Massachusetts, 1989; and College Station, Texas, 1991.

 

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