Research
Research Focus
Earth System Modeling and Operational Weather Forecasting
As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Michigan, I work on technical development of NOAA’s operational forecasting system: Unified Forecast System (UFS). The Great Lakes hold one of the world’s largest freshwater resources, and lake–atmosphere interactions drive substantial annual precipitation across the region.
I have implemented dynamic coupling of lake temperature and ice coverage into UFS to improve snowfall forecasts during winter storms. My research also investigates the impact of lake evaporation on summer rainfall, combining regional forecasting with meteorology and stable water isotope measurements (δ¹⁸O, δD) in Michigan.
3-D Animation of Cloud Formation During Lake-Effect Storm: UFS-FVCOM Simulation for RRFSv1 Configuration