结果表明刁

卷云 & 气候科学

Department of Meteorology and 气候科学, College of 科学 
Sponsor: National 科学 Foundation 

When 结果表明刁 visited Princeton University as a student, her soon-to-be Ph.D. advisor introduced her to a project using 飞机 to study clouds. 刁,迷住了 by the project and her advisor’s enthusiasm, decided to pursue an academic career. Now part of the Meteorology and 气候科学 at 菠菜网lol正规平台, Diao leads a student team conducting similar research, using 飞机 to study clouds and the impact of human 云的形成活动. 

Her latest project is to observe cirrus cloud formations. “卷云——高云 composed of ice crystals — are 一个 of the most challenging comp一个nts in the atmosphere for climate models to capture accurately,” Diao says. “Because of the high elevations, it is very difficult to measure them, which is why we use instruments onboard a research 飞机.” 

Eight field campaigns have taken Diao to locations all over the world. “其中一个。 运动总部设在美国.S. Virgin Islands, focusing on hurricanes,” 她说. “Another targeted sea-air exchange in the Southern Ocean, based on Punta Arenas, Chile. Then we also had a first-ever flight campaign that flew from the North Pole to the 南极圈.” 

Diao remembers 一个 flight in particular, from New Zealand to Antarctica. “神奇的 view of the deep blue ocean with sea ice floating around [was] a peaceful moment that I never experienced before,” 她说. “We were surrounded by nothing but nature.”

Diao’s research, in partnership with the University of Wyoming, has far-reaching implications 对于气候科学. “The collaboration brings in another piece of the puzzle,” she says, “which is to use supercomputer model simulations to predict future climate. Combining observations and simulations enables us to achieve goals that cannot otherwise 完成.” 

很像Ph值.D. advisor who inspired her, Diao brings an enthusiasm for her work into the classroom and the field. “I certainly hope that 一个 day I will be remembered by my students as that professor who inspired them to pursue a career in science,” 她说. 

学生的研究

"Weather and how it affects us fascinates me. I look forward to learning about extreme weather phenomenon, such as tornadoes, and I hope to storm chase to study these events."

阿布里尔开着
”19日气象 & 气候科学 

"Meteorology is a high-level combination of physics, chemistry, math, computer science 以及环境科学. There are so many different fields open ahead."

杨清安
”19日气象 & 气候科学  

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