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Mingzhao Luo

Mingzhao Luo's Picture
Address:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
M/S 183-601
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
Phone:
818.354.5932
Fax:
818.354.5148

Mingzhao Luo
Science Team
Level 3 Algorithm, Calibration

Education
  • Ph. D. in Atmospheric and Space Sciences, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan (1991)
Research Interests
  • Remote sensing of the atmosphere: optical instruments, instrument calibration and tests, mission operation planning, retrieval algorithms, and simulations of the observing system
  • Data processing and analysis: data visualization, data validation, and data application to atmospheric dynamical and chemical problems (troposphere and stratosphere)
  • Project related work: design and build public/internal websites to promote project goals, observation strategies, information sharing, and data usage
Professional Experience
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Senior Member of Technical Staff (1996-Present)
  • University of California, Irvine, Dept. of Earth System Science, Post Doctoral Researcher (1991-1996)
  • University of Michigan, Space Physics Research Laboratory, Research Assistant (1985-1991)
  • Chinese Academy of Science, The Institute of Space Physics, Research Assistant (1982-1985)
Selected Awards
  • NASA Group Achievement Award to UARS Team (2006)
  • NASA Space Act Award - TES Level 2 Subsystem Software (2006)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award to Aura TES project (2005)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award to UARS HALOE project (1996)
Selected Publications
  1. Lopez, J. P., M. Luo, L. E. Christensen, M. Loewenstein, H. Jost, C. R. Webster, and G. Osterman, TES carbon monoxide validation during two AVE campaigns using the Argus and ALIAS instruments on NASA's WB-57F, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, doi:10.1029/2007JD008811, D16S47, August 15, 2008.
  2. Kulawik, S. S., K. W. Bowman, M. Luo, C. D. Rodgers, and L. Jourdain, Impact of nonlinearity on changing the a priori of trace gas profile estimates from the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES), Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 8, 3081–3092, June 20, 2008.
  3. Rinsland, C. P., M. Luo, M. W. Shephard, C. Clerbaux, C. D. Boone, P. F. Bernath, L. Chiou, and P. F. Coheur, Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) and Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) measurements of tropospheric chemistry in tropical southeast Asia during a moderate El Niño in 2006, J Quant Spectrosc Radiat Transfer, 109/10, 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2007.12.020, May 16, 2008.
  4. Osterman, G., S.S. Kulawik, H.M. Worden, N.A.D. Richards, B.M. Fisher, A. Eldering, M.W. Shephard, L. Froidevaux, G. Labow, M. Luo, R.L. Herman, K.W. Bowman, and A. M. Thompson, Validation of Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) Measurements of the Total, Stratospheric and Tropospheric Column Abundance of Ozone, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D15S16, doi:10.1029/2007JD008801, May 7, 2008.
  5. Beer, R., M. W. Shephard, S. S. Kulawik, S. A. Clough, A. Eldering, K. W. Bowman, S. P. Sander, B. M. Fisher, V. H. Payne, M. Luo, G. B. Osterman and J. R. Worden, First satellite observations of lower tropospheric ammonia & methanol, Geophys. Res. Lett, 35, L09801, doi:10.1029/2008GL033642, May 1, 2008.
  6. Shephard, M. W., H. M. Worden, K. E. Cady-Pereira, M. Lampel, M. Luo, K. W. Bowman, E. Sarkissian, R. Beer, D. M. Rider, D. C.Tobin, H. E. Revercomb, B. M. Fisher, D. Tremblay, S. A. Clough, G. B. Osterman, M. Gunson, Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer Nadir Spectral Radiance Comparisons, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D15S05, doi:10.1029/2007JD008856, April 22, 2008.
  7. Choi, Y., Y. Wang, Q. Yang, D. Cunnold, T. Zeng, C. Shim, M. Luo, A. Eldering, E. Bucsela, and J. Gleason, Spring to summer northward migration of high O3 over the western North Atlantic, Geophys. Res. Lett, 35, L04818, doi:10.1029/2007GL032276, February 29, 2008.
  8. Logan, J. A, I. Megretskaia, R. Nassar, L. T. Murray, L. Zhang, K. W. Bowman, H. M. Worden and M. Luo, Effects of the 2006 El Niño on tropospheric composition as revealed by data from the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES), Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L03816, doi:10.1029/2007GL031698, February 15, 2008.
  9. Luo, M., C. Rinsland, B. Fisher, G. Sachse, G. Diskin, J. Logan, H. Worden, S. Kulawik, G. Osterman, A. Eldering, R. Herman and M. Shephard, TES carbon monoxide validation with DACOM aircraft measurements during INTEX-B 2006, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D24S48, doi:10.1029/2007JD008803, December 20, 2007.
  10. Luo, M., C. P. Rinsland, C. D. Rodgers, J. A. Logan, H. Worden, S. Kulawik, A. Eldering, A. Goldman, M. W. Shephard, M. Gunson, and M. Lampel, Comparison of carbon monoxide measurements by TES and MOPITT: the influence of a priori data and instrument characteristics on nadir atmospheric species retrievals, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D09303, doi:101029/2006JD007663, May 3, 2007.
  11. Jones, D. B. A., K. W. Bowman, J. A. Logan, C. L. Heald, J. Liu, M. Luo, J. Worden, and J. Drummond, Inversion analysis of carbon monoxide emissions using data from the TES and MOPITT satellite instruments, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 7, 17625-17662, 2007.
  12. Shim, C., Q. Li, M. Luo, S. Kulawik, H. Worden, J. Worden, A. Eldering, G. Diskin, G. Sachse, A. Weinheimer, D. Knapp, D. Montzca, and T. Campos, Characterizing mega-city pollution with TES O3 and CO measurements, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 7, 15189-15212, Discussion paper, 2007.
  13. Rinsland, C. P., M. Luo, J. A. Logan, R. Beer, H. M. Worden, J. R. Worden, K. Bowman, S. S. Kulawik, D. Rider, G. Osterman, M. Gunson, A. Goldman, M. Shephard, S. A. Clough, C. Rodgers, M. Lampel, and L. Chiou, Nadir Measurements of carbon monoxide distributions by the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer onboard the Aura Spacecraft: Overview of analysis approach and examples of initial results, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L2280610.1029/2006GL027000, November 22, 2006.
  14. Worden, H.; Beer, R.; Bowman, K.W.; Fisher, B.; Luo, M.; Rider, D.; Sarkissian, E.; Tremblay, D.; Zong, J., TES Level 1 Algorithms: Interferogram Processing, Geolocation, Radiometric, and Spectral Calibration, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 44, 1288- 1296, May 2006.
  15. Kulawik, S.S.; Worden, H.; Osterman, G.; Luo, M.; Beer, R.; Kinnison, D.E.; Bowman, K.W.; Worden, J.; Eldering, A.; Lampel, M.; Steck, T.; Rodgers, C.D., TES Atmospheric Profile Retrieval Characterization: An Orbit of Simulated Observations, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 44, 1324- 1333, May 2006.
  16. Clough, S.A.; Shephard, M.W.; Worden, J.; Brown, P.D.; Worden, H.M.; Luo, M.; Rodgers, C.D.; Rinsland, C.P.; Goldman, A.; Brown, L.; Kulawik, S.S.; Eldering, A.; Lampel, M.C.; Osterman, G.; Beer, R.; Bowman, K.; Cady-Pereira, K.E.; Mlawer, E.J., Forward Model and Jacobians for Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer Retrievals, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 44, 1308- 1323, May 2006.
  17. Clerbaux, C., J. Hadji-Lazaro, S. Payan, C. Camy-Peyret, J. Wang, J. Gille, and M. Luo, "Retrieval of CO from nadir remote-sensing measurements in the infrared using four different inversion algorithms," Applied Optics, 41, 7068-7078, 2002.
  18. Luo, M., R. Beer, D. J. Jacob, J. A. Logan, and C. D. Rodgers, "Simulated observation of tropospheric ozone and CO with the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) satellite instrument," J. Geophys. Res., 107, 10.1029/2001JD000804, 2002.
  19. Luo M., J. M. Russell III, and T. Y. W. Huang, "Halogen Occultation Experiment Observations of the Quasi-biennial Oscillation and the Effects of Pinatubo Aerosols in the Tropical Stratosphere," J. Geophys. Res., 102, 19,187, 1997.
  20. Luo M., J. H. Park, K. M. Lee, J. M. Russell III, and C. Bruehl, "An Analysis of HALOE Observations in Summer High Latitudes Using Airmass Trajectory and Photochemical Model Calculations," J. Geophys. Res., 102, 16,145, 1997.
  21. Russell J. M. III, M. Luo, R. J. Cicerone, and L. E. Deaver, "Satellite Confirmation of the Dominance of Chlorofluorocarbons in the Global Stratospheric Chlorine Budget," Nature, 379, 526-529, 1996.
  22. Russell J. M. III, L. E. Deaver, M. Luo, R. J. Cicerone, J. H. Park, L. L. Gordley, G. C. Toon, M. R. Gunson, W. A. Traub, D. G. Johnson, K. W. Jucks, R. Zander and I. G. Nolt, "Validation of Hydrogen Fluoride Measurements Made by the HALOE Experiment from the UARS Platform," J. Geophys. Res., 101, 10,163, 1996.
  23. Russell J. M. III, L. E. Deaver, M. Luo, J. H. Park, L. L. Gordley, A. F. Tuck, G. C. Toon, M. R. Gunson, W. A. Traub, D. G. Johnson, K. W. Jucks, D. G. Murcray, R. Zander, I. G. Nolt, C. R. Webster, "Validation of Hydrogen Chloride Measurements Made by HALOE from the UARS Platform," J. Geophys. Res., 101, 10,151, 1996.
  24. Luo M., R. J. Cicerone, and J. M. Russell III, "An Analysis of HALOE HF Versus CH4 Correlation Plots: Chemistry and Transport Implications," J. Geophys. Res., 100, 13,927, 1995.
  25. Schoeberl, M. R., M. Luo, and J. E. Rosenfield, "An Analysis of the Antarctic HALOE Trace Gas Observations," J. Geophys. Res., 100, 5159, 1995.
  26. Luo M., R. Cicerone, and J. M Russell III, "Observations of Stratospheric Hydrogen Fluoride by Halogan Occultation Experiment (HALOE)," J. Geophys. Res., 99, 16,691, 1994.
  27. Luo M., A. V. R. Schiano, J. M. Russell III, L. L. Gordley, K. A. Stone and R. J. Cicerone, "Using AVS to View HALOE 3-D Satellite Data," in Visualization Techniques in Space and Atmospheric Sciences, edited by E. P. Szuszczewicz and J. Bredekamp, NASA Printing Office, Wash D. C., 1994.
  28. Luo M., J. M. Russell III, R. J. Cicerone and L. L. Gordley, "Analysis of Selected Nitric Oxide Observations in the Lower Thermosphere by HALOE on UARS," Geophy. Research Letter, 20, 1307, 1993.
  29. Luo M., J. H. Yee and P. B. Hays, "Image Plane Detector Spectrophotometer: Construction and Nightglow Observations," Applied Optics, 32, 4238, 1993.
  30. Yee J. H., R. Niciejewski and M. Luo, "Observations of O2(1[Sigma]) and OH Nightglow During the ALOHA-90 Campaign," Geophy., Research Letter, July 1991.
  31. Luo M., J. H. Yee and P. B. Hays, "Image Plane Detector Spectrophotometer: Application to O2 Atmospheric Band Nightglow," Applied Optics, 27, 3255, 1988.
   
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