Manuscripts

Referred Publications

Liu, Z., C. S. Schwartz, C. Snyder, and S.-Y. Ha, 2012: Impact of assimilating AMSU-A radiances on forecasts of 2008 Atlantic tropic al cyclones initialized with a limited-area ensemble Kalman filter. Mon. Wea. Rev., 140 , 4017-4034. ams pdf

Wee, T. K., Y. H. Kuo, D.-K. Lee, Z. Liu, W. Wang, and S.-Y. Chen, 2012: Two Overlooked Biases of the Advanced Research WRF (ARW) Model in Geopotential Height a nd Temperature. Mon. Wea. Rev., 140 , 3907-3918. ams

Barker, D. M., X.-Y. Huang, Z. Liu, T. Auligne, X. Zhang, S. Rugg, A. A. AL KATHERI, A. Bourgeios, J. Bray, Y. Chen, M. Demirtas, Y. Guo, T. Henderson, W. Huang, H.-C. Lin, J. Michalakes, S. Rizvi, X.-Y. Zhang, 2011: The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Mode l's Community Variational/Ensemble Data Assimilation System: WRFDA. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 93 , 831-843. ams

Schwartz, C. S., Z. Liu, H.-C. Lin, and S. McKeen, 2012b: Simultaneous three-dimensional variational assimilation of surface fine par ticulate matter and MODIS aerosol optical depth. J. Geophys. Res., 117 , D13202, doi:10.1029/2011JD017383. pdf

Schwartz, C. S., Z. Liu, Y. Chen, and X.-Y. Huang, 2012a: Impact of assimilating microwave radiances with a limited-area ensemble dat a assimilation system on forecasts of typhoon Morakot. Wea. Forecasting., 27 , 424-437. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-11-00033.1 ams pdf

Liu, Z., Q. Liu, H.-C. Lin, C. S. Schwartz, Y.-H. Lee, and T. Wang, 2011: Three-dimensional variational assimilation of MODIS aerosol optical depth: Implementation and application to a dust storm over East Asia. J. Geophys. Res., 116 , D23206, doi:10.1029/2011JD016159. pdf

He, W., Z. Liu, and H. Chen, 2011: Influence of surface temperature and emissivity on AMSU-A assimilation over land. Acta Meteor. Sinica, 25(5) , 547-557. doi: 10.1007/s13351-011-0501-1. pdf

Lu, Q., W. Zhang, P. Zhang, X. Wu, F. Zhang, Z. Liu, and D. M. Barker, 2010: Monitoring the 2008 cold surge and frozen disasters snowstorm in South China based on regional ATOVS data assimilation. Sci. China Earth Sci., 53 , 1216-1228. doi: 10.1007/s11430-010-3040-1. pdf

Xu, J., S. Rugg, L. Brerle, and Z. Liu, 2009: Weather forecast by the WRF-ARW model with GSI data assimilation system in the complex terrain areas of southwest Asia. Wea. Forecasting., 24 , 987-1008. pdf

Xue J., Zhuang S., Zhu G., Zhang H., Z. Liu, Liu Y., and Zhuang Z., 2008: Scientific design and preliminary results of three-dimensional variational data assimilation system of GRAPES. China Science Bulletin, No. 22, Vol. 53, 3446-3457.

Zhu G., Xue J., Zhang H. and Z. Liu, Zhuang S., and Dong P., 2008: Direct Assimilation of satellite radiance data in GRAPES variational assimilation system. China Science Bulletin, No. 22, Vol. 53, 3465-3469.

Liu, Z., Zhang F., Wu, X. and Xue, J. 2007: A regional ATOVS radiance-bias correction scheme for radiance assimilation (in Chinese). Acta Meteorologica Sinica, No. 1, Vol. 65, 113-123

Liu, Z., and F. Rabier, 2003: The potential of high-density observations for numerical weather prediction: A study with simulated observations. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 129 , 3013-3035. pdf

Liu, Z., and F. Rabier, 2002: The interaction between model resolution, observation resolution and observation density in data assimilation: A one-dimensional study. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 128 , 1367-1386. pdf

Non-referred Publications

Zhang, Y., Z. Liu, C. S. Schwartz, H.-C. Lin, and X.-Y. Haung, 2012: The impacts of Saharan Air Layer on the Atlantic Tropical Storms: A Case Study using WRF/Chem. Preprints, 13th WRF Users' Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research, P40. pdf

Schwartz, C. S., Z. Liu, 2012: Bias correction and assimilation of microwave radiance measurements over the Antarctic. 16th Symposium on IOAS-AOLS, 23-26 January 2012, New Orleans, LA, 10.1. pdf

Liu, Z., Q. Liu, H.-C. Lin, C. S. Schwartz, and Y.-H. Lee, 2011: Assimilating MODIS aerosol optical depth using WRF/Chem and GSI: Application to a Chinese dust storm. Preprints, 12th WRF Users' Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research, 8A.4. pdf

Liu, Z., H.-C. Lin, Ying-Hwa Kuo, Dave H. Bromwich, and L. Bai, 2011: Data assimilation over Northern polar region using WRF and WRFDA. Preprints, 12th WRF Users' Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research, 7B.7 pdf

Schwartz, C. S., and Z. Liu, 2011: Assimilating satellite microwave radiance measurements over the Antarctic. Preprints, 12th WRF Users' Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research, 7B.1. pdf

Schwartz, C. S., Z. Liu, Y. Chen, and X.-Y. Huang, 2011: Satellite radiance data assimilation with a limited-area ensemble Kalman filter and 3D-Var analysis system. Preprints, 15th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans and Land Surface, Seattle, WA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 5.5. pdf

Mizzi, A.P., Z. Liu, and X.Y. Huang, 2011: A Hybrid GSI/ETKF Data Assimilation Scheme for WRF/ARW. 15th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface; and the 24th Conference on Weather and Forecasting/20th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (J16.1), Seattle, Washington. pdf

Schwartz, C. S., Z. Liu, Y. Chen, and X.-Y. Huang, 2010: Studying typhoon Morakot with a coupled WRFDA-DART system. Preprints, 11th WRF Users' Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research, 3A.11. pdf

Liu Z., Zhang X., Auligne T., Lin H.-C., 2009: Variational Analysis of Hydrometeors with Satellite Radiance Observations: a Simulated Study. Preprints, 10th WRF Users Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research, 2A.01. pdf

Shao H., Z. Liu, T. Auligne, D. M. Barker, J. Powers, and X.-Y. Huang, 2008: Impact Studies of Satellite Observations in The Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System: AMSU-A Radiance Measurements. Preprints, 9th WRF Users' Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research. pdf

Xiao Q., E. Lim, X. Zhang, J. Sun, and Z. Liu, 2008: Doppler Radar Data Assimilation with WRF 3D-VAR: IHOP Retrospective Studies. Preprints, 9th WRF Users' Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research. pdf

Liu Z. and Barker D. M., 2006: Radiance Assimilation in WRF-Var: Implementation and Initial Results, Preprints, 7th WRF Users' Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research. pdf

Liu Z. and Qi C., 2005: Robust Variational Inversion with simulated ATOVS radiances, Preprints, ITSC-14 Proceedings, Beijing, China. pdf

Rabier F. and Liu Z., 2003: Variational Data Assimilation: Theory and Overview. ECMWF seminar proceedings on Recent developments in data assimilation for atmosphere and ocean, ECMWF, Reading, UK. pdf