CV: (please email me for a copy)
Biographical Sketch:
Prof. Pu received her D.Sc. in Meteorology from Lanzhou University in China in 1997, soon after her dissertation research at National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)'s Environmental Modeling Center,USA during 1994-1996. She then continued her research at NCEP as a UCAR/NCEP postdoctoral fellow in 1997 and 1998. In November 1998, Dr. Pu joined the Universities Space Research Association as a research scientist, and worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA/GSFC). From October of 2000 to June of 2004, Dr. Pu was an associate research scientist of Goddard Earth Sciences & Technology Center at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and continued to work at NASA/GSFC as a researcher. She joined the Department of Meteorology, University of Utah as an Assistant Professor in 2004.
Research Interests:
Data assimilation, numerical modeling, predictability, forecast error sensitivity, targteing weather observations, hurricanes and precipitation.
Professional services:
Graduate Program Coordinator Deparment of Meteorology, University of Utah (2005-present)
Member of American Meteorological Society Weather Analysis and Forecasting Committee (2006-2009)
Conference Co-Chair, AMS 22nd WAF/18th NWP Conference, 25-29 June 2007, Park City, UT
Associate Editor, Monthly Weather Review (01/2006-12/2007)
Associate Editor, Arid Meteorology (2007 --date)
Professional Activities:
Teaching:
Selected Journal Publications:
- Pu, Z. 2008: Assimilation of satellite data in improving numerical simulations of tropical cyclones: progress, challenge and development. Book chapter for "Data Assimilation for Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Hydrologic Applications", The Springer-Verlag, 2008, Ed. by S. K. Park. (in press)
- Li, X. and Z. Pu, 2008: Sensitivity of numerical simulation of early rapid intensification of Hurricane Emily (2005) to cloud microphysical
and planetary boundary layer parameterizations . Mon. Wea. Rev. (in press)[PDF]
- Pu, Z., X. Li, C. Velden,S. Aberson, W. T. Liu, 2008: Impact of aircraft
dropsonde and satellite wind data on the numerical simulation of two landfalling
tropical storms during TCSP . Wea. Forecasting 23, 62-79 [PDF]
- Pu, Z., 2007: Applications of data assimilation in climate modeling: a perspective from regional climate studies over western China . Advances in Earth Science, 22, 1177-1184.
- Pu, Z., L. Xu, V. Salomonson, 2007: MODIS/Terra observed seasonal variations of snow cover over the Tibet Plateau . Geophys. Res. Lett. 34, L06706, doi:10.1029/2007GL029262. [PDF]
- Pu, Z., 2006: Book review: "Atmospheric modeling, data assimilation and
predictability", Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 87, 98-100 [PDF]
- Braun, S., M. Montgomery, Z. Pu, 2006: The organization of vertical motion in
asymmetric hurricane ---- Bonnie (1998). J. Atmos. Sci., 63, 19-42. [PDF]
- Pu, Z., and W.-K. Tao, 2004: Mesoscale assimilation of TMI data with 4DVAR:
Sensitivity study. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 82, 1389-1397. [PDF]
- Tao, W.-K., R. Adler, D. Baker, S. Braun, M.-D. Chou, M.F. Jasinski, Y. Jia, R. Kakar,
M. Karyampudi, S. Lang, W. Lau, B. Lynn, Z. Pu, M. Shepherd, J. Simpson, D. Starr,
Y. Wang, P. Wetzel, and J. Weinman, 2003: Regional-Scale Modeling in NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center. Research Signpost, 37/661(2).
- Jorgensen, D. P., Z. Pu, O. Persson and W.-K. Tao, 2003: Variations associated with
cores and gaps of a pacific narrow cold frontal rainband. Mon. Wea. Rev.,131,2705-2729. [PDF]
- Pu, Z., W.-K. Tao, S. Braun, J. Simpson, Y. Jia, J. Halverson, A. Hou, and W. Olson,
2002: The impact of TRMM data on mesoscale numerical simulation of Supertyphoon
Paka. Mon. Wea. Rev. 130, 2248-2258 [PDF]
- Pu, Z.-X., and S. Braun, 2001: Evaluation of bogus vortex techniques with four
-dimensional variational data assimilation. Mon. Wea. Rev. , 129, 2023-2039. [PDF]
- Kalnay, E., S. K. Park, Z.-X. Pu, and J. Gao, 2000: Application of quasi inverse method
to data assimilation. Mon. Wea. Rev. , 128, 864-875. [PDF]
- Pu, Z.-X., and E. Kalnay, 1999: Targeting observation with the quasi-inverse linear and
adjoint NCEP global models: performance during FASTEX. Q. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 125, 3329-3338. [PDF]
- Pu, Z.-X., S. J. Lord, and E. Kalnay, 1998: Forecast sensitivity with dropwindsonde data and targeted observations. Tellus, 50A, 391-410.
[PDF]
- Pu, Z.-X., E. Kalnay, J. Sela, and I. Szunyogh, 1997: Sensitivity of forecast error to initial conditions with a quasi inverse linear method. Mon. Wea. Rev., 125, 2479-2503 [PDF]
- Pu, Z.-X., E. Kalnay, J. C. Derber, and J. Sela, 1997: Using forecast sensitivity patterns to improve future forecast skill. Q. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 123, 1035-1053 [PDF]
- . Pu, Z.-X., E. Kalnay, D. Parrish, W. Wu, and Z. Toth, 1997: The use of bred vectors in the NCEP global 3 dimensional variational analysis system. Wea. Forecasting, 12, 689-695. [PDF]
- Parrish, D., J. Derber, J. Purser, W. S. Wu, and Z.-X. Pu, 1997: The NCEP global analysis system: recent improvements and future plans. J. Meteorol. Soc. Japan, 75, 359-365.
- Pu, Z.-X. and J. Chou, 1994: The adjoint method and its numerical applications to four dimensional assimilation of mesoscale remote sensing data. Plateau Meteorology, 13,419-429.
- Pu, Z.-X., 1992: The nonlinearity of atmospheric dynamics and long-range weather forecast (translation from Russian). Meteorological Science and Technology , No.1, 23-29.
- Chen, Q., and Z.-X. Pu, 1992: Evolutions of the mesoscale rainstorm system in Beijing Tianjin Hebei areas. The 1st Annual Summary of Severe Storm Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, 38-52
- Pu, Z.-X., and C. Qiu, 1991: Two dimensional numerical simulation of the mountain
Valley circulation over the Lanzhou area. Journal of Lanzhou University (Natural Version) , 27. 169-175.
- Qiu, C, and Z.-X. Pu, 1991: The transportation and dispersion of air pollutants
controlledby mountain valley circulation: two dimensional numerical simulation. Plateau Meteorology, 10, 362-370
Links:
|
