Yang, Ping
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Utilizing geostationary satellite observations to develop a next generation ice cloud optical property model in support of JCSDA Community Radiative Transfer Model (CRTM) and JPSS CAL/VAL
awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2020 - 2023
Optical property calculations and radiation parameterizations in support of CERES Science Team
awarded by Langley Research Center - (Hampton, Virginia, United States)
2019 - 2022
Remote Sensing of Ice Cloud Properties Using CLARREO-like Spectrally Resolved Reflected Solar and Infrared Radiances
awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2019 - 2022
Quantification of the Consistency of the Choice of Ice Cloud Models in Forward Retrieval and Radiative Forcing Assessment
awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2018 - 2022
Development of Community Light Scattering Computational Capabilities
awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)
2018 - 2021
Refinement of the MODIS Cloud Optical Product in Synergy with Continued Development of a Full Suite of EOS-SNPP Cloud Continuity Algorithm + Atmosphere Discipline Team Leads
awarded by Goddard Space Flight Center - (Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
2018 - 2020
Study of Dust Aerosol Optical and Microphysical Properties Based on Combined Spaceborne Lidar and Polarimetry Observations
awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2018 - 2020
Remote Sensing Of Ice Cloud Properties Using High Frequency Sub-Millimeter Wave Radiometry - Student: Adam Bell
awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2017 - 2020
SWIRP: Compact Wave and LWIR Polarimeters for Cirrus Ice Properties
awarded by Goddard Space Flight Center - (Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
2017 - 2020
Collaborative Research: Systematic Evaluation and Further Improvement of Present Broadband Radiative Transfer Modeling Capabilities
awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)
2016 - 2020
Research in Support of JPSS CAL/VAL
awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2018 - 2019
Study of Dust Aerosol Optical and Microphysical Properties Based on Combined Spaceborne Lidar and Polarimetry Observations
awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2018 - 2019
Support for Students and Early-Career Researchers to Attend Parallel Conferences on Electromagnetic and Light Scattering (ELS-XVII) and Laser-Light and Interactions with Particles (LIP2018)
awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2018 - 2019
Development of Ice Cloud and Snow Optical Property Models in Support of CERES Science Team
awarded by Langley Research Center - (Hampton, Virginia, United States)
2016 - 2019
SYNOPSIS SURFACE SNOW AND ICE CLOUDS HAVE IMPORTANT IMPACTS ON THE EARTH S RADIATION BUDGET. THE SINGLE-SCATTERING PROPERTIES, NAMELY, THE PHASE FUNCTION, SINGLE-SCATTERING ALBEDO, AND EXTINCTION EFFICIENCY, OF ICE CRYSTALS ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO THE RADIATIV
awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2016 - 2019
Development and Improvement of Single-Scattering and Radiative Transfer Modeling Capabilities in Support of PACE, MODIS, and VIIRS Missions
awarded by Goddard Space Flight Center - (Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
2015 - 2019
Development of New Theoretical Framework for Inferring Ice Crystal Surface Roughness from Multi-Angular Sensor Measurements
awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2015 - 2019
Variability of ice cloud particle roughness determined from polarimetric satellite observations
awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2015 - 2019
Travel Support For Early-Career Researchers To Attend The 1st International Workshop on "Advancement of Polarimetric Observations: Calibration And Improved Aerosol Retrievals (APOLO2017)
awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2017 - 2018
Collaborative Research: Inferring Marine Particle Properties from Polarized Volume Scattering Functions (IMPROVE)
awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)
2015 - 2018
Major improvements on the longwave radiative interactions between surface and clouds in the Polar Regions in atmospheric global circulation model (GCM)
awarded by United States Department of Energy - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2015 - 2018
Develop An Optimal Ice Cloud Model in Support of JPSS
awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2016 - 2017
Improving scattering/absorption/polarization properties of snow, graupel, and ice aggregate particles from solar- to microwave-region wavelengths in support of CRTM
awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2015 - 2017
Research in Support of NASA’s IceCube Project
awarded by Goddard Space Flight Center - (Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
2015 - 2017
WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP NEW LIGHT-SCATTERING AND RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELING CAPABILITIES AND ALSO IMPROVE EXISTING CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT NASA MODIS (MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER), VIIRS (VISIBLE INFRARED IMAGING RADIOMETER SUITE), AND PA
awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2015 - 2017
Development of Rigorous Computational Capabilities Based on the Invariant Imbedding Principle for the Simulation of the Optical Properties of Dust and Ice Crystals
awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)
2013 - 2017
Development of Fast Multiple-Scattering Computational Capabilities In Support of Nasa Clarreo Mission
awarded by Langley Research Center - (Hampton, Virginia, United States)
2012 - 2017
ONE OF THE LARGEST UNCERTAINTY SOURCES IN UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF CLOUDS ON CLIMATE IS THE CLOUD RADIATIVE EFFECT. THE NET EFFECT IS A FUNCTION OF CLOUD MICROPHYSICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES, SUCH AS CLOUD PHASE, OPTICAL THICKNESS, AND PARTICLE SIZE. T
awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2015 - 2016
RESEARCH EFFORT IS PROPOSED TO SUPPORT THE NASA ICECUBE MISSION, A MISSION THAT WILL DEMONSTRATE AND VALIDATE A NEW 874-GIGAHERTZ SUBMILLIMETER-WAVE RECEIVER THAT COULD HELP ADVANCE SCIENTISTS UNDERSTANDING OF ICE CLOUDS AND THEIR ROLE IN CLIMATE CHANGE.
awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2015 - 2016
NASA: Development of a novel ice cloud optical model for remote sensing applications and radiative property parameterization
awarded by Langley Research Center - (Hampton, Virginia, United States)
2013 - 2016
Improvement and validation of JCSDA’s Community Radiative Transfer-Model (CRTM)
awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2013 - 2015
Determination of the Aspect Ratios of Airborne Dust Particles From the Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor (aps) Measurements
awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2011 - 2015
Development of New Modeling Capabilities and Improvement of Existing Computational Software Resources for Simulating the
awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2011 - 2015
Evaluation of the Cloud and Aerosol Look-UP Tables and Relevant Parameterizations Utilized In Viirs Cloud Property Retrievals and
awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
2011 - 2015
Teaching
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
Baugher, Elizabeth (2012-02). Comparison between Model Simulations and Measurements of Hyperspectral Far- infrared Radiation from FIRST during the RHUBC-II Campaign.
Bi, Lei (2012-07). Light Scattering by Ice Crystals and Mineral Dust Aerosols in the Atmosphere.
Chen, Guang (2007-08). Modeling of the optical properties of nonspherical particles in the atmosphere.
Cho, Hyoun-Myoung (2012-02). Studying Clouds and Aerosols with Lidar Depolarization Ratio and Backscatter Relationships.
Cole, Benjamin (2012-10). On the Microphysical Properties of Ice Clouds as Inferred from the Polarization of Electromagnetic Waves.
Cole, Benjamin (2013-07). Global Distribution of Ice Cloud Particle Shape and Roughness from PARASOL Satellite Measurements.
Evrard, Rebecca Lynn (2016-08). A Validation of the VIIRS Fast Radiative Transfer Model via Brightness Temperature Analysis in Longwave Infrared Channels.
Fang, Guangyang (2012-07). Optical Properties of Saharan Dust and Asian Dust: Application to Radiative Transfer Simulations.
Feng, Qian (2011-10). Sensitivity Study of the Effects of Mineral Dust Particle Nonsphericity and Thin Cirrus Clouds on MODIS Dust Optical Depth Retrievals and Direct Radiative Forcing Calculations.
Huang, Xin (2013-08). Retrieval of Non-Spherical Dust Aerosol Properties from Satellite Observations.
Lee, Joonsuk (2007-08). Mixed-phase clouds, thin cirrus clouds, and OLR over the tropics: observations, retrievals, and radiative impacts.
Lee, Yong-Keun (2006-08). Study of cloud properties from single-scattering, radiative forcing, and retrieval perspectives.
Li, Yue (2012-02). Investigation of the Dynamical, Macrophysical and Radiative Properties of High Clouds Combining Satellite Observations and Climate Model Simulations.
Liu, Chao (2013-07). Numerical Investigation of Light Scattering by Atmospheric Particles.
Lu, Jianxu (2009-08). Simulation of Lidar Return Signals Associated with Water Clouds.
Lu, Kai (2010-08). Simulation of the Extinction Efficiency, the Absorption Efficiency and the Asymmetry Factor of Ice Crystals and Relevant Applications to the Study of Cirrus Cloud Radiative Properties.
Meng, Zhaokai (2011-02). Light Scattering Problem and its Application in Atmospheric Science.
Podowitz, Derek Ian (2013-08). Comparison between Pseudo-Spectral Time Domain and Discrete Dipole Approximation Simulations for Single-scattering Properties of Particles.
Sun, Bingqiang (2014-12). Simulation and Application of Light Scattering Properties for Scatterers with Large Aspect Ratios.
Wang, Chenxi (2013-07). Investigation of Thin Cirrus Cloud Optical and Microphysical Properties on the Basis of Satellite Observations and Fast Radiative Transfer Models.
Xie, Yu (2011-02). Study of Ice Cloud Properties from Synergetic Use of Satellite Observations and Modeling Capabilities.
Yi, Bingqi (2013-07). Radiative Effects of Dust Aerosols, Natural Cirrus Clouds and Contrails: Broadband Optical Properties and Sensitivity Studies.
You, Yu (2008-08). Applications of the Generalized DDA Formalism and the Nature of Polarized Light in Deep Oceans.
Zhai, Pengwang (2006-08). A fourth-order symplectic finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method for light scattering and a 3D Monte Carlo code for radiative transfer in scattering systems.
Zhang, Feng (2009-08). Scattering Properties of Oriented Hexagonal Ice Crystals.
Zhang, Jianing (2014-07). An Investigation of Light Scattering by Irregular Ice Crystals via PSTD.
Zhang, Jianing (2016-08). Scattering and Radiation Computation with Spectral Methods.
Zhang, Zhibo (2008-08). Satellite-based remote sensing of cirrus clouds: hyperspectral radiative transfer modeling, analysis of uncertainties in in-situ cloud extinction measurements and intercomparison of cirrus retrievals from a-train instruments.
Zhou, Chen (2014-07). Attribution Analysis of Cloud Feedback.
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