Qingyuan Han, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Atmospheric and Earth Science Contact 320 Sparkman DriveNational Space Science & Technology CenterRoom 3047Huntsville, AL 35899 Campus Map 256.961.7785han@nsstc.uah.edu Biography Curriculum Vitae Education Ph.D., Atmos. Sci. Columbia University, New York, NY, 1992 M. Ph. Atmos. Sci. Columbia University, New York, NY, 1990 M.S., Atmos. Sci. Peking University, PRC, 1982 B.S., B.S. Meteorology Peking University, PRC, 1980 Affiliations ISCCP GACP GLI, NASDA, Japan POLDER, CNES, France CERES TRMM Expertise Atmospheric Science Satellite cloud climatology Meteorology Remote sensing Climate Radiative transfer Radiative Transfer Satellite Remote Sensing Recent Publications Han, Q., 2010: Comment on "Metrics to describe the dynamical evolution of atmospheric moisture: Intercomparison of model (NARR) and observations (ISCCP)" by Tao and Barro. J. Geophys. Res., 115, D14124, doi:10.1029/2009JD011984. Han, Q., J.-L. Brenguier, K.-S. Kuo, and A. Naeger, 2009: A New IR Technique for Monitoring Low-Cloud Process Using Geostationary Satellite Data. Atmos. Sci. Letts., 10, 115-121. Zeng, J., Q. Han, and J. Wang, 2008: High-spectral resolution simulation of polarization of skylight: Sensitivity to aerosol vertical profile, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L20801, doi:10.1029/2008GL035645. Welch, R., J. Zeng, Q. Han, U. Nair, and R. Lawton, 2008: Biogeography of tropical montane cloud forests: 1: Remote sensing of cloud base heights. J. Appl. Meteor. & Clim., 47, 960-975. Han, Q., J. Zeng, K.-S. Kuo, H. Chen, and E. Smith, 2005, Effect of particle size distributions on the retrieval of ice cloud properties, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L13818, doi:10.1029/2005GL022659. Ray, D. K., U. S. Nair, R. M. Welch, Q. Han, J. Zeng, W. Su, T. Kikuchi, and T. J. Lyons, Effects of land use in Southwest Australia: 1. Observations of cumulus cloudiness and energy fluxes, J. Geophys. Res., 108(D14), 4414, doi:10.1029/2002JD002654, 2003. Han, Q. Y., W. B. Rossow, J. Zeng, and R. M. Welch, 2002: Three different behaviors of liquid water path of water clouds in aerosol-cloud interactions. J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 726-735. (view pdf) Han, Q.Y., W.B.Rossow, Joyce Chou, and R.M.Welch, 2000a: Near-global Survey of Clouds Column Susceptibilities Using ISCCP Data. Geophys. Res. Letts., 27, 3221-3224 (view pdf) Han, Q. Y., W. B. Rossow, J. Chou, and R. M. Welch, 2000b: ISCCP Data used to address a key IPCC climate issue: An approach for estimating the aerosol indirect effect globally. GEWEX News, 10, 3-5. Han, Q. Y., W. B. Rossow, J. Chou, K. Kuo, and R. M. Welch, 1999: The effects of aspect ratio and surface roughness on satellite retrievals of ice-cloud properties. J. Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 63, (1999) 559-583 (view pdf)