Research Meteorologist, National Severe Storm Laboratory/NOAA,
120 David L. Boren, Suite. 4366, National Weather Center, Norman, OK 73072
Jidong.Gao@noaa.gov
Tel: (405)-325-6128
Fax: (405)-325-3733
Professional Preparation
Ph.D. in Meteorology, 1994, College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, P.R. China
M.S. in Meteorology, 1991, College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, P.R. China
B.S. in Meteorology, 1988, Department of Geography and Meteorology, Lanzhou University, P.R. China
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
11/2010 - current, Research Meteorologist, National Severe Storm Laboratory/NOAA.
06/2001 - 10/2010, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms (CAPS)/University of Oklahoma (OU).
03/1997 - 05/2001, Research Scientist, CAPS/OU.
04/1995 - 02/1997 , Visiting Research Scientist, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS)/OU.
06/1994 - 04/1995, Assistant Professor, Beijing Institute of Meteorology, Beijing, P. R. China.
OTHER Professional Appointments
03/2012 - current, Research Fellow, CIMMS/OU.
06/2012 - current, Affiliate Graduate Faculty Member, School of Meteorology/OU.
05/1993 - 04/1994, Visiting Scientist, First Institute of Oceanography, Qingdao, P. R. China
RESEARCH AWARDS
Awarded as Principal Investigator (PI):
1) Hybrid Ensemble Variational Analysis of Polarimetric Radar Data to Improve Microphysical Parameterization and Short-term Weather Prediction, NSF, AGS-2136161, 12/01/2021-11/30/2024, $655, 096 (Share the same credit with lead PI)
2) Assimilation of Doppler Radar Data with an Ensemble-based Variational Method for Storm-Scale NWP, NSF, AGS-1341878, 03/01/2014-02/28/2019, $516,040.
3) Advancing Research on Realtime Weather-Adaptive 3DVAR Analyses with Automatic Storm Positioning and On-demand Capability, NSSL, NOAA-085010, 04/01/2011 - 03/31/2012, $36, 000.
4) Assimilation of Doppler Radar Data for Storm-Scale Numerical Prediction Using an Ensemble-based Variational Method. NSF ATM-0738370, 06/01/2008-02/29/2011, $199,990.
5) On the Optimal Use of WSR-88D Doppler radar Data for Variational Storm-Scale Data Assimilation. NSF ATM-0331756, 11/15/2003-11/15/2007, $600,000.
6) Radar Data Assimilation Training for Indian Meteorological Bureau, NSSL/NOAA, 5/1/2007- 6/30/2007, $10,004.
Awarded as Co-PI:
7) Real time assimilation of GOES-16 total lightning into the NSSL 3DVAR code to improve 0-12h forecasts of high impact weather events at cloud resolving scales, NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2018-2005317, 10/01/2018-09/30/2020, $250,000.
8) Assimilation of GOES-R total lightning into GSI to improve short-term forecasts of high impact weather events at cloud resolving scales, NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2016-2004610, 10/01/2016-9/30/2018, $230,048.
9) Advancing Warn on Forecast -Storm-scale Analyses of VORTEX2 Thunderstorms. NSSL, NOAA-085010, 04/01/2009 - 03/31/2010, $70, 000.
10) An Investigation on the Importance of Environmental Variability to Storm-scale Radar Data Assimilation. NSSL/NOAA-085010, 03/01/2008-02/29/2009, $72,500.
11) A Study of Tornado and Tornadic Thunderstorm Dynamics through High-Resolution Simulation, Advanced Data Assimilation and Prediction. NSF ATM-0652414, 01/01/2009-12/31/2011, $780,000.
12) Storm-Scale Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting Using Advanced Data Assimilation Techniques: Methods, Impacts and Sensitivities. NSF, 12/15/2005- 11/30/2008, $830,000.
13) Optimal Utilization and Impact of Water Vapor and Other High-Resolution Observations in Stormscale QPF. NSF ATM-0129892, 1/1/2002-12/31/2004, $823,101.
14) Impact of the Assimilation of AIRS Soundings and AMSR-E Rainfall on Short-term Forecasts of Mesoscale Weather. NASA NRA 03-OES-02, 11/01/2003 - 10/31/2006, $533,000.
15) High-Resolution Radar Analyses for Aviation Weather Hazards. NOAA/FAA NA17RJ1227-01, 05/01/2001 - 06/30/2003, $217,000.
HOHORS AND AWARDS
Journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS) Editor's Award 2016 For Insightful and detailed comments that have contributed to significant improvements of multiple manuscripts.
Two Award certificates from AMS publications commission in appreciation for serving as a reviewer for three AMS journals Mon. Wea. Rev., J. Applied Meteorol. & Climat., J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., in 2018, 2020.
Two Award certificates from Quart. J. Royal Meteorol. Soc. in appreciation for serving as a reviewer for several manuscripts for this Jounral, in 2020, and 2021.
SERVICE AS ADVISOR FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS, POSTDOC, & SCIENTISTS
1) 5 M.S. Theses and 4 Ph.D. Dissertations (as Advisor or Co-Advisor).
2) 4 M.S. Theses and 4 Ph.D. Dissertations (as Committee Member).
3) 6 Undergraduate Interns (as Mentor).
4) 1 M.S. Theses and 3 Ph.D. Dissertations (as Informal Advisor).
5) Directed 7 postdocs/associate/scientists research work (as Advisor).
6) 1 Ph. D. dissertation review (as reviewer)
SERVICE FOR NOAA TRAINING PROGRAM
Advised a meteorologist from India Department of Meteorology, Kuldeep Srivasttava, for using the radar data assimilation program developed by CAPS during May-June 2007.
DEPARTMENTAL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE ACTIVITY
Member of Executive Committee, CAPS/OU, 2001-2010.
Coordinated visit of President of Lanzhou University, Prof. Fashen Li to the University of Oklahoma in November 2005.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL Service
Editor for Mon. Wea. Rev., Jan, 1, 2018- Current.
Associate Editor for Mon. Wea. Rev., Jan, 1, 2014- December, 31, 2017.
Guest Lead Editor for an international online journal: Advanced Meteorology special issue on high impact weather and convective scale NWP
Reviewer numerous manuscripts for:
AMS journals: Mon. Wea. Rev., J. Atmos. Sci., J. Tech., Wea. Forecasting, and Bull. AMS.
AGU journals: J. Geophys. Res.-Atmosphere., Geophys. Res. Lett., Earth Space Sci. & J. Adv. in Modeling Earth Systems.
Other international journals: Q. J. Royal Meteorol. Soc., Tellus, Atmos. Research, Atmosphere, Adv. Atmos. Sci., Applied Theoretical Climatology, Environ. modeling management, Meteorol.& Atmos. Phys., Chinese J. of Atmos. Sci., Advanced Meteorology, Meteorol. Appl., European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Scientific Online Letters on the Atmosphere (Japan Meteorol. Soc. etc.
Reviewer of numerous proposals for National Science Foundation.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL Activities
Attended numerous national and international scientific conferences and presented talks and papers at these meetings. Examples include AMS radar conferences; AMS NWP conferences; AMS SLS conferences; WMO international Symposium on Assimilation of Observations in Meteorology and Oceanography etc. The topics of presentations range from variational data assimilation, radar data analysis and wind retrieval, real time storm-scale prediction, case study of convective events, and ensemble data assimilation.
Visited many meteorological research institutes and universities, including Department of Mathematics, Indian University; Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA; Institute of Atmos. Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; and Lanzhou University at China during the past several years and presented seminars/lectures at these institutes.
Principal developer of the ARPS 3DVAR and 4DVAR data assimilation systems for the Advanced Regional Prediction System (ARPS); Developer of an efficient EnKF system for assimilation of radar data to NWP model.
PROFFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Meteorological Society
American Geophysics Union