Miao-Ling (Julia) Lu

Contact:

julialu at caltech dot edu

FAX: 626-796-2591

Mail code : 210-41

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125

B.S. and M.S., Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipai, Taiwan

M.S. and PhD, Environmental Science and Engineering, Caltech

Assistant Scientist, Caltech


Research Interests:

study the aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions using the state-of-the-art cloud model and extensive in-situ aircraft measurement data, and ultimately to the understanding of the aerosol impact on the climate


Selected publications:

Lu, M.-L., R. A. McClatchey, and J. H. Seinfeld, 2002: Cloud halos: numerical simulation of dynamical structure and radiative impact. J. Appl. Meteor., 41, 832-848. Abstract

Lu, M.-L., J. Wang, A. Freedman, H. H., Jonsson, R. C. Flagan, R. A. McClatchey, and J. H., Seinfeld, 2003: Analysis of humidity halos around trade wind cumulus clouds., J. Atmos. Sci., 60, 1041-1059. Abstract

Lu, M.-L. and J. H. Seinfeld, 2005: Study of the aerosol indirect effect by large-eddy simulation of marine stratocumulus. J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 3909-3932. Abstract

Lu, M.-L. and J. H. Seinfeld, 2006: Effect of aerosol number concentration on cloud droplet dispersion: An LES study and implications for aerosol indirect forcing. J. Geophys. Res., 111, D02207, doi:10.1029/2005JD006419. Abstract

Sorooshian, A., M.-L. Lu, F. J. Brechtel, H. Jonsson, G. Feingold, R. C. Flagan, J. H. Seinfeld, 2007: On the source of organic acid layers above clouds, Env. Sci. Tech.,doi:10.1021/es0630442. Abstract

Lu, M.-L., W. C. Conant, H. H. Jonsson, V. Varutbangkul, R. C. Flagan, and J. H. Seinfeld, 2007: The Marine Stratus/Stratocumulus Experiment (MASE): Aerosol-cloud relationships in marine stratocumulus, J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029:/2006JD007985. Absltract

Jiang, H., G. Feingold, H. H. Jonsson, M.-L. Lu, P. Y. Chuang, R. C. Flagan, and J. H. Seinfeld (2008), Statistical comparison of properties of simulated and observed cumulus clouds in the vicinity of Houston during the Gulf of Mexico Atmospheric Composition and Climate Study (GoMACCS), J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2007JD009304. Abstract

Lu, M.-L., G. Feingold, H. H. Jonsson, P. Y. Chuang, H. Gates, R. C. Flagan, and J. H. Seinfeld (2008), Aerosol-cloud relationships in continental shallow cumulus, J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2007JD009354. Abstract


Missions Involved:

In-situ aircraft measurement: HALO (2001), CSTRIPE (2003), MASE (2005), GoMACCS (2006), MASE II (2007)


Reviewer:

J. Atmos. Sci., J. Appl. Meteor., J. Geophys. Res., Atmos. Chem. Phys.


Conferences:

2006 AGU Fall Meeting. Oral presentation

2002, 2004, 2005 AGU Fall meeting. Poster presentation

2003 AAAR

2000 WMO Cloud Modeling workshop


Others:

World time