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The overarching theme of my research is developing new measurement capabilities for aerosol, cloud, precipitation, water vapor, and temperature to understand interactions of aerosol, cloud, and precipitation as well as land-atmosphere and ocean-atmosphere interactions, leading to the improvement of the parameterizations of cloud-related physical processes and the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) in weather and climate models. The four themes of my research are: Research Theme 1: Instrumentation and Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing Algorithm Development. Research Theme 2: Cloud Properties, Processes, and Parameterizations. Research Theme 3: Atmosphere-Land-Ocean-Ice Interactions. Research Theme 4: ABL Structure, Process, and Parameterization.
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PhD, University of Utah
2000
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Airborne and Ground-based Compact Raman Lidar and Doppler Lidar Measurements and Analysis Supporting MAGPIE
Wang, Z. (PI)
US Navy Office of Naval Research
12/1/24 → 11/30/27
Project: Research
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Observing Lower PBL Water Vapor and Temperature Structures with Airborne Lidars Supporting REDSAW
Wang, Z. (PI)
US Navy Office of Naval Research
02/1/24 → 01/31/27
Project: Research
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CloudSat Mission - Product Support
Wang, Z. (PI)
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
10/5/23 → 06/30/26
Project: Research
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Mid-Scale R1-1 (M1:1P): The Next Generation Wyoming King Air Atmospheric Research Aircraft
Wang, Z. (PI)
08/15/23 → 09/30/26
Project: Research
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Airborne Observations of the Vertical Structure of a Polar Low in the Norwegian Sea
Newman, E. P., Geerts, B., Doyle, J. D., Grasmick, C., Zuidema, P., Ephraim, S. & Wang, Z., Jan 2026, In: Monthly Weather Review. 154, 1, p. 59-77 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thermodynamics-guided machine learning model for predicting convective boundary layer height and its multi-site applicability
Chu, Y., Lin, G., Deng, M., Xue, L., Li, W., Shin, H. H., Zhang, J. A., Guo, H. & Wang, Z., Jan 28 2026, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 26, 2, p. 1415-1434 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Annual Cycle of Tropical Convective Clouds from 20-Year MODIS Observations with an Improved Convective Cloud Detection
YANG, K., WANG, Z. & DENG, M., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Climate. 38, 21, p. 6351-6381 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characteristics of Eddy Dissipation Rates in Atmosphere Boundary Layer Using Doppler Lidar
Chu, Y., Lin, G., Deng, M. & Wang, Z., May 2025, In: Remote Sensing. 17, 9, 1652.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Parameterizing the Heterogeneous Liquid-Ice Mixing in Modeling Ice Growth Through the Wegener-Bergeron-Findeisen Process in CAM6
Yang, J., Lu, J., Deng, Y., Wang, Y., Lu, C., Yin, Y., Wang, Z., Jing, X. & Yang, K., Apr 16 2025, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 52, 7, e2024GL114036.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Scopus citations