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 Tropospheric Emission Spectrometry: People
Mingzhao Luo's Picture
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Mingzhao Luo

Education
  • Ph. D. in Atmospheric and Space Sciences, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan (1991)
Research Interests
  • Remote sensing of the atmosphere: optical instruments, instrument calibration and tests, mission operation planning, retrieval algorithms, and simulations of the observing system
  • Data processing and analysis: data visualization, data validation, and data application to atmospheric dynamical and chemical problems (troposphere and stratosphere)
  • Project related work: design and build public/internal websites to promote project goals, observation strategies, information sharing, and data usage
Projects

TES Icon TES
TES (Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer) is one of four science instruments aboard NASA's Aura satellite, which was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California on July 15, 2004.

Professional Experience
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Senior Member of Technical Staff (1996-Present)
  • University of California, Irvine, Dept. of Earth System Science, Post Doctoral Researcher (1991-1996)
  • University of Michigan, Space Physics Research Laboratory, Research Assistant (1985-1991)
  • Chinese Academy of Science, The Institute of Space Physics, Research Assistant (1982-1985)
Selected Awards
  • NASA Group Achievement Award to UARS Team (2006)
  • NASA Space Act Award - TES Level 2 Subsystem Software (2006)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award to Aura TES project (2005)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award to UARS HALOE project (1996)
Selected Publications
  1. Luo M., J. H. Yee and P. B. Hays, "Image Plane Detector Spectrophotometer: Application to O2 Atmospheric Band Nightglow," Applied Optics, 27, 3255, 1988.
  2. Yee J. H., R. Niciejewski and M. Luo, "Observations of O2(1[Sigma]) and OH Nightglow During the ALOHA-90 Campaign," Geophy., Research Letter, July 1991.
  3. Luo M., J. H. Yee and P. B. Hays, "Image Plane Detector Spectrophotometer: Construction and Nightglow Observations," Applied Optics, 32, 4238, 1993.
  4. Luo M., J. M. Russell III, R. J. Cicerone and L. L. Gordley, "Analysis of Selected Nitric Oxide Observations in the Lower Thermosphere by HALOE on UARS," Geophy. Research Letter, 20, 1307, 1993.
  5. Luo M., A. V. R. Schiano, J. M. Russell III, L. L. Gordley, K. A. Stone and R. J. Cicerone, "Using AVS to View HALOE 3-D Satellite Data," in Visualization Techniques in Space and Atmospheric Sciences, edited by E. P. Szuszczewicz and J. Bredekamp, NASA Printing Office, Wash D. C., 1994.
  6. Luo M., R. Cicerone, and J. M Russell III, "Observations of Stratospheric Hydrogen Fluoride by Halogan Occultation Experiment (HALOE)," J. Geophys. Res., 99, 16,691, 1994.
  7. Schoeberl, M. R., M. Luo, and J. E. Rosenfield, "An Analysis of the Antarctic HALOE Trace Gas Observations," J. Geophys. Res., 100, 5159, 1995.
  8. Luo M., R. J. Cicerone, and J. M. Russell III, "An Analysis of HALOE HF Versus CH4 Correlation Plots: Chemistry and Transport Implications," J. Geophys. Res., 100, 13,927, 1995.
  9. Russell J. M. III, L. E. Deaver, M. Luo, J. H. Park, L. L. Gordley, A. F. Tuck, G. C. Toon, M. R. Gunson, W. A. Traub, D. G. Johnson, K. W. Jucks, D. G. Murcray, R. Zander, I. G. Nolt, C. R. Webster, "Validation of Hydrogen Chloride Measurements Made by HALOE from the UARS Platform," J. Geophys. Res., 101, 10,151, 1996.
  10. Russell J. M. III, L. E. Deaver, M. Luo, R. J. Cicerone, J. H. Park, L. L. Gordley, G. C. Toon, M. R. Gunson, W. A. Traub, D. G. Johnson, K. W. Jucks, R. Zander and I. G. Nolt, "Validation of Hydrogen Fluoride Measurements Made by the HALOE Experiment from the UARS Platform," J. Geophys. Res., 101, 10,163, 1996.
  11. Russell J. M. III, M. Luo, R. J. Cicerone, and L. E. Deaver, "Satellite Confirmation of the Dominance of Chlorofluorocarbons in the Global Stratospheric Chlorine Budget," Nature, 379, 526-529, 1996.
  12. Luo M., J. H. Park, K. M. Lee, J. M. Russell III, and C. Bruehl, "An Analysis of HALOE Observations in Summer High Latitudes Using Airmass Trajectory and Photochemical Model Calculations," J. Geophys. Res., 102, 16,145, 1997.
  13. Luo M., J. M. Russell III, and T. Y. W. Huang, "Halogen Occultation Experiment Observations of the Quasi-biennial Oscillation and the Effects of Pinatubo Aerosols in the Tropical Stratosphere," J. Geophys. Res., 102, 19,187, 1997.
  14. Luo, M., R. Beer, D. J. Jacob, J. A. Logan, and C. D. Rodgers, "Simulated observation of tropospheric ozone and CO with the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) satellite instrument," J. Geophys. Res., 107, 10.1029/2001JD000804, 2002.
  15. Clerbaux, C., J. Hadji-Lazaro, S. Payan, C. Camy-Peyret, J. Wang, J. Gille, and M. Luo, "Retrieval of CO from nadir remote-sensing measurements in the infrared using four different inversion algorithms," Applied Optics, 41, 7068-7078, 2002.
  16. Worden, H.; Beer, R.; Bowman, K.W.; Fisher, B.; Luo, M.; Rider, D.; Sarkissian, E.; Tremblay, D.; Zong, J., TES Level 1 Algorithms: Interferogram Processing, Geolocation, Radiometric, and Spectral Calibration, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 44, 1288- 1296, May 2006.
  17. Kulawik, S.S.; Worden, H.; Osterman, G.; Luo, M.; Beer, R.; Kinnison, D.E.; Bowman, K.W.; Worden, J.; Eldering, A.; Lampel, M.; Steck, T.; Rodgers, C.D., TES Atmospheric Profile Retrieval Characterization: An Orbit of Simulated Observations, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 44, 1324- 1333, May 2006.
  18. Clough, S.A.; Shephard, M.W.; Worden, J.; Brown, P.D.; Worden, H.M.; Luo, M.; Rodgers, C.D.; Rinsland, C.P.; Goldman, A.; Brown, L.; Kulawik, S.S.; Eldering, A.; Lampel, M.C.; Osterman, G.; Beer, R.; Bowman, K.; Cady-Pereira, K.E.; Mlawer, E.J., Forward Model and Jacobians for Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer Retrievals, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 44, 1308- 1323, May 2006.
  19. Rinsland, C. P., M. Luo, J. A. Logan, R. Beer, H. M. Worden, J. R. Worden, K. Bowman, S. S. Kulawik, D. Rider, G. Osterman, M. Gunson, A. Goldman, M. Shephard, S. A. Clough, C. Rodgers, M. Lampel, and L. Chiou, Nadir Measurements of carbon monoxide distributions by the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer onboard the Aura Spacecraft: Overview of analysis approach and examples of initial results, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L2280610.1029/2006GL027000, 2006.
  20. Luo M., C. P. Rinsland, C. D. Rodgers, J. A. Logan, H. Worden, S. Kulawik, A. Eldering, A. Goldman, M. W. Shephard, M. Gunson, and M. Lampel, Comparison of carbon monoxide measurements by TES and MOPITT - the influence of a priori data and instrument characteristics on nadir atmospheric species retrievals, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D09303, doi:101029/2006JD007663, 2007.
  21. Luo, M., C. Rinsland, B. Fisher, G. Sachse, G. Diskin, J. Logan, H. Worden, S. Kulawik, G. Osterman, A. Eldering, R. Herman and M. Shephard, TES carbon monoxide validation with DACOM aircraft measurements during INTEX-B 2006, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D24S48, doi:10.1029/2007JD008803, 2007.
  22. Kulawik, S. S., K. W. Bowman, M. Luo, C. D. Rodgers, and L. Jourdain, Impact of nonlinearity on changing the a priori of trace gas profile estimates from the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES), Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8, 3081–3092, 2008.
  23. Lopez, J. P., M. Luo, L. E. Christensen, M. Loewenstein, H. Jost, C. R. Webster, and G. Osterman, TES carbon monoxide validation during two AVE campaigns using the Argus and ALIAS instruments on NASA's WB-57F, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, doi:10.1029/2007JD008811, D16S47, 2008.
  24. Shim, C., Q. Li, M. Luo, S. Kulawik, H.Worden, J. Worden, A.Eldering, G. Diskin, G. Sachse, A. Weinheimer, D. Knapp, D. Montzca, T. Campos, Satellite observations of Mexico City pollution outflow from the Tropospheric Emissions Spectrometer (TES), Atmospheric Environment, 1–8, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.11.026, 2009.

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