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Wenqing Tang's Picture
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Wenqing Tang

Education
  • B. S., Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (1981)
  • M.S., Physics, Michigan State University (1984)
  • M.S., Computer Science, Michigan State University (1987)
  • Ph.D., Physics, Michigan State University (1987)
Research Interests
  • Scientific analysis of Earth remote sensing data to understand the role of air-sea interaction in global climate change.
  • Algorithm development on retrieving geophysical parameters from spacebased instruments, e.g., scatterometer and microwave radiometers.
  • Ocean numerical modeling to study oceanic responses to atmospheric forcing.
  • Evaluation and validation of Earth remote sensing data using in situ measurements to identify systematic errors or trends.
Professional Experience
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1989-present)
    • Senior MTS, Ocean Circulation Group, Science Division (1999-present)
    • Senior MTS, Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PODAAC) (1998-1999)
    • MTS/Senior MTS, Ocean Sciences Element, Earth and Space Sciences Division (1989-1997)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Math and Computer Science, Austin Peay State University (1988-1989)
  • Research Scientist, Department of Physics, Rutgers University (1987-1988)
Selected Awards
  • NASA Group Achieve Award, AQ Launch, Early Orbit Ops, and Commissioning Team (2012)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award (1998)
  • NASA Scatterometer Project Award (1997)
  • Sherwood Haynes Graduate Student Award, MSU (1987)
Selected Publications
  1. Tang, W., W. T. Liu, and B. W. Stiles, 2004: Evaluation of high-resolution coastal winds measured by spacebased scatterometer. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens,, in press.
  2. Liu, W. T., S-B. Kim, T. Lee, Y. T. Song, and W. Tang, 2004: Scientific Impacts of Wind Direction Errors, JPL Publication 04-008, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 19pp.
  3. Liu, W.T. and W. Tang, 2004: Calibration/validation of SeaWinds on ADEOS-2, in Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites VII, edited by R. Meynart, S.P.Neeck, H. Shimoda, J.B. Lurie, and M.L. Aten, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 5234, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 47-52.
  4. Pickett, M. H., W. Tang, L. K. Rosenfeld, and C. H. Wash, 2003: QuikSCAT Satellite Comparisons with Near-Shore Buoy Wind Data off the US West Coast, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 20, 1869-1879.
  5. Chen, D., W. Timothy Liu, W. Tang, and Z. Wang, 2003: Air-sea interaction at an oceanic front: implications for frontogenesis and primary production. Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(14), 1745, doi:10.1029/2003GL017536.
  6. Bourras, D., W. T., Liu, L. Eymard, and W. Tang, 2003: Evaluation of Latent Heat Flux Fields from Satellites and Models Over the SEMAPHORE Region. J. Appl. Meteor., 42, 227-239.
  7. Carr, M.E., W. Tang, and W.T. Liu, 2002: CO2 exchange coefficients from remotely sensed wind speed measurements: SSM/I versus QuikSCAT in 2000. Geophys. Res. Lett. 29 (15), doi:10.1029/2002GL015068.
  8. Tang, W. and W. T. Liu, 2002: Moisture advection and fresh water flux over oceans. 16th Conference on Hydrology, 24-28, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Orlando.
  9. Liu, W.T., X. Xie, W. Tang, and S.V. Nghiem, 2002: Wind Changes over the Western Pacific. East Asia and Western Pacific Meteorology and Climate. Vol. 1, 27-37, World Scientific Co., London.
  10. Tang, W., and W. T. Liu, 2001: Moisture transport and fresh water flux over oceans. IGRASS 2001, 9-13 July, 2001, Sydney, Australia.
  11. Liu, W. T., and W. Tang, 2001: Latent heat flux and evaporation over oceans from spaceborne sensors, IGRASS 2001, 9-13.
  12. Fu, R., H. Wang, M. Chen, W. T. Liu, and W. Tang, 2001: Influences of Amazon Rainfall on the Atmospheric Circulation over the North Atlantic Detected by QuikSCAT and TRMM. Proc. Atlantic CLIVAR meeting, Bolder, Colorado.
  13. Liu, W.T., H. Hu, W. Tang, and X. Xie, 2001: Continuous strife for better coverage and more details in ocean surface wind measurements - from Midori and ADEOS-2 to GCOM. Proc of IGRASS 2001.
  14. Liu, W.T. and W. Tang, 2001: Ocean-atmosphere interaction in the North Pacific observed by microwave scatterometer, altimeter, and radiometer. Proc. 11th PAMS/JECSS, B.H. Choi (ed), 41-44.
  15. Liu, W.T., and W. Tang, 2000: Direct retrieval of ocean surface evaporation and latent heat flux from spacebased observations. Proc. PORSEC 2000, Vol. 1, 118-121.
  16. Polito, P.S., W.T. Liu, and W. Tang, 2000: Correlation-based interpolation of NSCAT wind data. J. Atmos Ocean Tech., 17, 1016-1026.
  17. Liu, W.T., W. Tang, and H. Hu, 1998: Spaceborne sensors observe El Nino effects on ocean and atmosphere in North Pacific. Eos, Trans. of Amer. Geophys. Union, 79, 249 & 252.
  18. Liu, W.T., W. Tang, and P.S. Polito, 1998: NASA Scatterometer provides global ocean-surface wind fields with more structures than numerical weather prediciton. Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 761-764.
  19. Liu, W.T., W. Tang, and R. S. Dunbar, 1997: NASA Scatterometer Observes the Extratropical Transition of Pacific Typhoon. Eos, Trans. of Amer. Geophys. Union, 78, 237 & 240.
  20. Zheng, Q., X. H. Yan, W. T. Liu, W. Tang, and D. Kurz, 1997: Seasonal and interannual variability of atmospheric convergence zones in the tropical Pacific observed with ERS-1 scatterometer, Geophy. Res. Lett. Vol 24, No. 3, 261-263.
  21. Liu, W.T., W. Tang and R. Atlas, 1996: Responses of the tropical Pacific to wind forcing as observed by space-borne sensors and simulated by an ocean general circulation model, J.Geophys. Res. 101, 16,345-16,359.
  22. Tang, W., W.T. Liu, 1996: Objective Interpolation of Scatterometer Winds. JPL Publication, 96-19, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 16pp.
  23. Liu, W.T., W. Tang, 1996: Equivalent Neutral Wind. JPL Publication, 96-17, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 16pp.
  24. Liu,W.T., W. Tang and L.L. Fu, 1995: Recent Warming Event in the Pacific May Be an El Nino, Eos. Transac-tions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 76, No. 43, October 24, 1995, Pages 429, 437.
  25. Liu, W.T., W. Tang and F. J. Wentz, 1992: Precipitable Water and Surface Humidity Over Global Oceans From Special Sensor Microwave Imager and European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts, J. Geophys. Res. 97, 2251.
  26. Liu, W.T., W.Tang and P.P.Niiler, 1991: Humidity Profiles Over Ocean, J. of Climate, Vol. 4, No. 10, pp. 1023-1034.

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