My research group studies earth system sciences from interdisciplinary perspectives. If you would like to join, please contact
by email: ide (at) umd.edu.
Current Students in Atmosheric and Oceanic Science (AOSC) and Applied Math, Stat, and Scientific Computing (AMSC)
- Ying Zhang (AOSC): Coastal Ocean Data Assimilation with Dynamic Constraints
- Dave Groff (AOSC): Forecast Sensitivity to Observations in Opeartional System
- James Cipriani (AOSC): Numerical Weather Prediction for CONUS at The Weather Company, co-advised with Prof. Da-Lin Zhang (AOSC)
- Chu-Chun Chang (AOSC): Tropical Cyclone Assimilation, co-advised with Dr. Daryl Kleist (NOAA/NCEP EMC)
- Sarah Burnet (AMSC): Semi-Numerical model and assimilation of 3-meter spherical Couette magnetohydrodynamic flow, co-advised with Prof. Dan Lathrop (PHYS, IPST, Geology)
Current Scientists Working at UMD AOSC, NOAA, and Chinese Meteorological Agency (CMA)
- Dr. Yixuan Shou (CMA): Regional High-Resolution Data Assimilation
- Dr. Narges Shahroudi (UMD CICS & NOAA NESDIS/STAR): Observing System Simulation Experiments for Satellite Observations
- Dr. Yan Zhou (UMD CICS & NOAA NESDIS/STAR): Observing System Simulation Experiments for Satellite Observations
Related Data Assimilation Research Activities
My research group interacts closely with
Weather-Chaos Group
UMD's Interdiscplinary group that studies a variety of data assimilation problems, from theory to practice.
NOAA/NWS/NCEP Environmental Modeling Center (EMC)
Global data assimilation system development and tropical cyclone initiaization
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Dr. Daryl Kleist |
NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)
Observing System Simulation Experiment (OSSE) Team and Data Fusion/Articial Intelligence (DF/AI)
Colorado State University, Cooperative Insitute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)
Non-Gaussianity in operational data assimilation
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Dr. Steve Fletcher, Project Leader |
University of Colorado, Boulder and NOAA/NWS/NCEP Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC)
Space Weather
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Prof. Tomoko Matsuo (CU Boulder), Project Leader |
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Dr. Tim Fuller-Rowell (SWPC) |
Colorado State University, Cooperative Insitute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)
Non-Gaussianity in operational data assimilation
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Dr. Steve Fletcher, Project Leader |
New direction in Data Assimilation at UMD
Geodynamo application using laboratory data and multi-scale modeling with
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Prof. Dan Lathrop (Departmenbt of Physics) |
Collaborative Wildfire Research at UMD
Collective Dynamics and Control Laboratory (CDCL) at UMD
Development of a new approach to observing system design using control theory working with the
CDCL group led by