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I am focused on addressing several grand challenges related to cloud processes at the sub-grid scale. These challenges include the formation and upscale growth of shallow clouds, interactions between land, the atmospheric boundary layer, and clouds, as well as interactions between aerosols and clouds. These processes at the sub-grid level are simplified within Earth System Models (ESMs) due to their finer spatial and temporal structures (i.e., parameterization) and a lack of clear theoretical understanding. The adventure in understanding and parameterizing sub-grid cloud processes will lead to better predictions of the Earth’s energy and hydrological cycles. You can take the lead in your learning through our papers, codes, and courses.

News

• 2025.01: New paper accepted, Chen, J., S. Hagos, J. D. Fast, and Z. Feng, Predicting the Evolution of Shallow Cumulus Clouds with a Lotka-Volterra like Model, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, doi: 10.1029/2023MS003739

• 2024.09: Welcome Qiqi Song and Yali Guo to our group!

• 2024.02: New paper accepted, Chen, J., Y. Qian, T. Chakraborty, and Z. Yang, Complexities of urban impacts on long-term seasonal trends in a mid-sized arid city, Environmental Research Communication. NPR Network Live 94.9 FM NW News

• 2023.12: New paper accepted, Chen, J., S. Hagos, H. Xiao, Z. Feng, J. D. Fast, C. Lu, A. Varble and J. Sun, The effects of shallow cumulus cloud shape on the cloud-cloud interactions and cloud-environment mixing, Geophysical Research Letter. Spotlight article