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Climate, Oceans and Solid Earth Science: People

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Lee-Lueng Fu

Education

B.S. in Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (1972)
Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography, Joint Program in Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (1980)

Research Interests

Observation of sea level and ocean circulation using spaceborne techniques.

Available Post-Doc Position

Postdoctoral Position in Mesoscale Ocean Circulation
The research will involve work on mesoscale and submesoscale ocean dynamics using ECCO2 high-resolution ocean simulations as well as satellite altimetry observations. The goal is to understand the relationship between sea surface height (SSH) and upper ocean circulation for the development of a satellite mission called SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography). SWOT will utilize radar interferometry for making wide-swath altimetry observation of both land surface water (rivers and lakes) and ocean surface topography. A key objective of SWOT is to use the high-resolution swath measurement of SSH for estimating the upper ocean circulation with a focus on the vertical transfers of heat, carbon, and nutrients. Dr. Lee-Lueng Fu in JPL’s Science Division will serve as JPL postdoctoral advisor to the selected candidate.

Candidates should have a recent PhD in Physical Oceanography or a related field with a strong background in geophysical fluid dynamics and time series analysis. Experience with the analysis of satellite altimeter data is highly desirable.

Projects

ECCO2
ECCO2 is an ECCO-follow-on project that aims to produce increasingly accurate syntheses of all available global-scale ocean and sea-ice data at resolutions that start to resolve ocean eddies.

JASON-1
Jason-1 is a follow-on to the highly successful TOPEX/Poseidon satellite mission that measured global ocean surface topography and its changes and improved understanding of ocean circulation and its effect on global climate.

OSTM
This satellite mission is a follow-on to Jason-1 to continue the climate data record of global ocean surface topography for monitoring the changes in ocean circulation and sea level.

Professional Experience

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1981-Present)

Ocean Surface Topography Mission Project Scientist (2002-Present)
Jason Project Scientist (1998-Present)
Senior Research Scientist (1994-Present)
Lead Scientist, Ocean Science Element (1994-2005)
TOPEX/Poseidon Project Scientist (1988-2006)
Group Supervisor, Physical Oceanography Group (1986-1994)
Member of Technical Staff (1981-1986)

Visiting Professor, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China (2002-2004)
Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1980)

Selected Awards

Member, National Academy of Engineering (2008)
Space Systems Team Award, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2006)
NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal (2004)
Fellow, American Geophysical Union (2003)
Fellow, American Meteorological Society (2003)
Verner E. Suomi Award, American Meteorological Society (2002)
NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1996)
Aviation Week and Space Technology Annual Laurel Award (1994)
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales Medal (1994)

Selected Publications

From a total of 80 peer-reviewed publications:

Fu, L-L., and R. Ferrari, 2008: Observing oceanic submesoscale processes from space, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 89 (48), pp. 488.
Willis, J.K., and L.-L. Fu, 2008: Combining altimeter and subsurface float data to estimate the time averaged circulation in the upper ocean, Journal of Geophysical Research., 113, C12017, doi:10.1029/2007JC004690.
Volkov, D., and L-L. Fu, 2008: The role of vorticity fluxes in the dynamics of the Zapiola Anticyclone, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 113, C11015, doi:10.1029/2008JC004841.
Fu, L-L. , 2007: Intraseasonal basin modes of the equatorial Indian Ocean observed from sea surface height, wind, and temperature data, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 37, 188-202.
Fu, L.-L. , 2007: Interaction of mesoscale variability with large-scale waves in the Argentine Basin, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 37, 787-793.
Fu, L.-L. , 2006: Pathways of eddies in the South Atlantic revealed from satellite altimeter observations, Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L14610, doi:10.1029/2006GL026245.
Fu, L.-L. , 2004: Latitudinal and frequency characteristics of the westward propagation of large-scale oceanic variability, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 34, 1907-1921.
Fu, L.-L. , and R. Rodriguez, 2004: High-resolution measurement of ocean surface topography by radar interferometry for oceanographic and geophysical applications, AGU Geophysical Monograph 150, IUGG Vol. 19: "State of the Planet: Frontiers and Challenges," R.S.J. Sparks and C.J. Hawkesworth, editors, 209-224.
Fu, L.-L. , Wind-forced intraseasonal sea level variability of the extratropical Oceans, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 33, 436-449 (2003).
Fu, L.-L. , and B. Qiu, Interannual variability of the North Pacific Ocean: the roles of boundary-driven and wind-driven baroclinic Rossby waves, Journal of Geophysical Research, 107(C12), 3220, doi:10.1029/2001JC001131 (2002).

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