Research Interests
Physics of water cycle processes in mountainous regions with a focus on cloud formation and precipitation; remote sensing of the environment using microwave and infrared sensors; long– range predictability and risk analysis of natural hazards; computational environmental fluid mechanics and nonlinear dynamics; and the development and application of information technology as a research tool and in the operation of complex engineering systems.
Selected Grants
Ecosystem monitoring data; providing perspective to existing long-term air water-quality, soil moisture to develop climate change, response strategies
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Park Service · 2019 - 2023Mapping and Elucidating the Microwave Signatures of Transient and Heterogeneous Snowpack Structure and Their Space-Time Scaling Behavior
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2017 - 2023Physically-Based Correction of Orographic Precipitation Estimates Using Inverse Modeling and Big Data Analytics
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2018 - 2022Evaluation and Elucidation of SCaMPR Performance in Complex Terrain Leveraging GOES-R observations and Ground-based Precipitation Measurements
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites - North Carolina · 2019 - 2022Microphysics, Vertical Structure, and Scaling of Orographic Precipitation Across the Global Tropics - PMM Category 1
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2019 - 2022Quantifying and Elucidating the Physical Basis of Uncertainty in GPM Precipitation in Mountain Regions Using Multifrequency Radar Observations and Models
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2016 - 20194D Integration of Satellite and IPHEx GV Observations with Physical Models to Improve the Representation of Orographic Precipitation Processes and Enhance Precipitation Measurement and Simulation
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2016 - 2018CNH-Ex: Balancing Water Needs and Water Uses for Humans and Nature
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2013 - 20174D Integrated IPHEx2014 Observations in the inner Mountain Region Data Analysis and Consolidation of IPHEx Observations
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2016 - 2017Characterizing the Spatial and Temporal Structure of Orographic Precipitation and its Relationship to Hydrologic Extremes in Mountain Landscapes - Process studies integrating ground validation observations
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2013 - 2016GPM-GV Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment 2014: IPHEX2014 Phase 1
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2013 - 2015Collaborative Research: RAPID - Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology 2014 (IPHEx) - Enhancing Coupled Observations of the Land-Atmosphere System and Educational Opportunities
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2014 - 2014Vulnerability of Water Resources in Southern Africa: Elucidating the Role of the Angola High Plateau in the Water Cycle of Upper Zambezi River Basin Using Models and Remote Sensing Observations
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2010 - 2014Characterizing and Understanding the Space-time Gradients and Vertical Structure of Orographic Precipitation and Hydrologic Response in Mid-latitude Mountainous Regions - Observations and process studies in the Great Smoky Mountains
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2010 - 2013Understanding the role of landcover and landform in the spatial organization of orographic clouds and rainfall
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2007 - 2013GPM- Ground Validation - Large-Scale Field Experiment Activities
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2011 - 2013Using Satellite Data to Characterize the Role of Tropical Cyclones in the Ecohydrology of the Southeast US
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2009 - 2013Mapping the terrestrial tracks of hurricanes and tropical cyclones toward water resource and ecosystem impacts and recovery
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 2008 - 20122009 JAMEX-RAJO-MEGHA Field Campaign in the Himalayas -Central Nepal Transects-
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2009 - 2010Characterization of Aerosol-Cloud Rainfall Interactions and Water Cycle Impacts in the Himalayas
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2007 - 2010Measuring, Modeling and Understanding Precipitation Regimes and Hydrology in Mid-Latitude Mountain Ranges
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2007 - 2010Predictability and Attribution: Metrics to Characterize Land Control in the Dynamical Evolution of Cloud and Precipitation Patterns in Models and Observation
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2005 - 2009Characterization of the Physical Properties of the Snowpack at Very High-Resolution Using RF Wireless Networks and Downscaling of Satellite-based Estimates of Snow Water Equivalent
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2006 - 2009Linking Cumulus Formation to the Diurnal Cycle of Surface Fluxes Across Surface Wetness Contrasts
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2007 - 2008Understanding and Quantifying the Spatial and Temporal Variability of Precipitation in Tropical Mountainous Regions
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2004 - 2007Collaborative Research: ITR Framework for Optimal Merging of Multi-Sensor Spatial Data and Multi-Analysis of Assembly Forecasts of High Precipitation
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2004 - 2007External Relationships
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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