Lili LEI
Professor
lililei@nju.edu.cn
Education
| 2011 | Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, Meteorology |
| 2006 | M.S. Nanjing University, Meteorology |
| 2004 | B.S. Nanjing University, Atmospheric Sciences |
Work Experience
| 2016 - present | Professor, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University |
| 2014 - 2016 | Research Scientist, CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, University of Colorado, and Physical Sciences Division, NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory |
| 2011 - 2014 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Advanced Study Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| 2006 - 2011 | Graduate Research Assistant, Pennsylvania State University, Department of Meteorology |
Research Interests
Data assimilation, particularly ensemble-based techniques
Numerical weather prediction and climate modeling
Predictability
Mesoscale dynamics
Teaching Interests
Data assimilation
Atmospheric dynamics
Selected Publications
| 1. | Lei, L., J. S. Whitaker, and C. H. Bishop, 2018: Improving assimilation of radiance observations by implementing model space localization in an ensemble Kalman filter. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 10, 3221-3233, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018MS001468. |
| 2. | Lei, L., and J. S. Whitaker, 2017: Evaluating the trade-offs between ensemble size and ensemble resolution. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 9, 781-789. |
| 3. | Lei, L., J. L. Anderson, and J. S. Whitaker, 2016: Localizing the impact of satellite radiance observations using a global group ensemble filter. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 8, 719-734. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016MS0000627. |
| 4. | Lei, L., and J. S. Whitaker, 2016: A four-dimensional incremental analysis update for the ensemble Kalman filter. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 2605-2621. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-15-0246.1. |
| 5. | Lei, L., and J. S. Whitaker, 2015: Model space localization is not always better than observation space localization for assimilation of satellite radiances. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 3948-3955, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-14-00413.1. |
| 6. | Lei, L., J. L. Anderson and G. S. Romine, 2015: Empirical localization functions for ensemble Kalman filter data assimilation in regions with and without precipitation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 3664-3679, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-14-00415.1. |
| 7. | Lei, L., and J. L. Anderson, 2014: Impacts of frequent assimilation of surface pressure observations on atmospheric analyses. Mon. Wea. Rev., 142, 4477–4483, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-14-00097.1 |
| 8. | Lei, L., and J. L. Anderson, 2014: Empirical localization of observations for serial ensemble Kalman filter data assimilation in an atmospheric general circulation model. Mon. Wea. Rev., 142, 1835-1851, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-13-00288.1. |
| 9. | Lei, L., and J. Anderson, 2014: Comparisons of empirical localization techniques for ensemble Kalman filters in a simple atmospheric general circulation model. Mon. Wea. Rev., 142, 739-754, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-13-00152.1. |
| 10. | Lei, L., D. R. Stauffer, and A. Deng, 2012: A hybrid nudging-ensemble Kalman filter approach to data assimilation. Part II: application in a shallow-water model. Tellus, 64A, 18485, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v64i0.18485. |
Awards, Honors, Positions and Services
| 2018 | Kamide Lecture, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) |
| 2016 | Tepin Professor, Jiangsu Province |
| 2015 | Deng Feng Scholar Program B, Nanjing University |
| 2006 | Anne C. Wilson Graduate Fellowship, Pennsylvania State University |
| 2004 | Zhu Binghai Scholarship, Nanjing University |
| 2003 | First Prize in People's Scholarship, Nanjing University |
| 2002 | First Prize in People's Scholarship, Nanjing University |
| 2001 | First Prize in Mathematical Contest in Modeling of China; First Prize in People's Scholarship, Nanjing University |