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Hong Zhang

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4800 Oak Grove Drive

Pasadena, CA 91109

Curriculum Vitae:

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Ocean Circulation And Air Sea Interaction

Biography

I obtained my Ph.D of physical oceanography from The Johns Hopkins University. My research interests focus on ocean and sea-ice state estimation by using Green's function and MITgcm adjoint model. Since I worked at JPL, I have been working on ECCO projects (Estimation of Circulation and Climate of the Oceans), and some ECCO spin-off projects, like ECCO-Darwin and GEOS-ECCO projects.

Education

  • B.Sc. in Atmospheric Science, University of Science and Technology of China (1993)
  • Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography, The Johns Hopkins University (2005)

Professional Experience

  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (2019-Present)
  • JIFRESSE/UCLA - Assistant Researcher/Associate Researcher (2009-2019)
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology – Postdoc Research Associate (2006-2009)
  • The Johns Hopkins University, Postdocl Research Associate (2005-2006)

Research Interests

  • Ocean and sea-ice state estimation by using Green's function and MITgcm adjoint model
  • Hi-resolution (kilometer-scale) simulation of both coupled and forced global ocean and sea-ice
  • Simulation and state estimation of ocean biogeochemistry by combining ECCO state estimates and Darwin biogeochemistry model

Selected Awards

  • 2016 NASA Group Achievement Award

Projects

ECCO