Email: hsiao@ucar.edu
Phone: 303-497-8177
Postal Address: P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO, 80307-3000
Shipping Address: 3450 Mitchell Lane, Boulder, CO, 80307-3000

Research and Professional Interests

Hurricane initialization, Doppler radar data assimilation, Satellite data assimilation, WRF linear and adjoint model development and WRF 4DVAR, adjoint sensitivity and target observation strategy.

Recent Publications

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Davis, C. A., Wang, W., Chen, S., Chen, Y., Corbosiero, K., DeMaria, M., Dudhia, J., Holland, G., Klemp, J., Michalakes, J., Reeves, H., Rotunno, R., Xiao, Q., 2008: Prediction of landfalling hurricanes with the advanced hurricane WRF model. Monthly Weather Review. (In Press).

Xiao, Q., Lim, E., Won, D., Sun, J., Lee, W., Lee, M., Lee, W., Cho, J., Kuo, Y., Barker, D. M., Lee, D., Lee, H. S., 2007: A successful collaboration between research institutions and operational center: Realization of doppler radar data assimilation with WRF 3D-VAR in KMA operational forecasting. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. (In Press).

Xiao, Q., Sun, J., 2007: Multiple radar data assimilation and short-range Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting of a squall line observed during IHOP 2002. Monthly Weather Review, 135, 3381-3404.

Xiao, Q., Kuo, Y., Ma, Z., Huang, W., Huang, X., Zhang, X., Barker, D. M., Michalakes, J., 2007: Development of the WRF adjoint modeling system and its application to the investigation of the May 2004 McMurdo Antarctica severe wind event. Monthly Weather Review. (Submitted).

Yeh, H., Xiao, Q., 2007: Impact of radar data assimilation on the prediction of an extremely torrential rain event over Taiwan associated with Typhoon Mindulle (2004). Weather and Forecasting. (Submitted).

Related Links

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Shared Files

• A BAMS paper on Doppler radar data assimilation - Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 89, 39-43, 2008.
• Hurricane Lili's (2002) Demise - A recent study on hurricane initialization with 4D-Var
• News on Hurricane Lili's study
• Hurricane initialization with 3D-Var - J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 84, 671-689, 2006.
• Multiple Doppler radar data assimilation - Mon. Wea. Rev., 135, 3381-3404, 2007.
• Doppler radar data assimilation (reflectivity) - J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 46, 14-22.
• Doppler radar data assimilation (radial velocity) - J. Appl. Meteor., 44, 768-788.
• Study on a NORPEX cyclone - Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 507-528.
• MM5 4DVAR hurricane initialization - Mon. Wea. Rev., 128, 2252-2269.
• SSM/I data assimilation - Mon. Wea. Rev., 128, 87-108.