Han Mei, Research Associate

GEST Research Group:

Cloud Modeling and Analysis

GSFC Code:

613.1

Mailing Address:

Building 33, Room C426
NASA GSFC, Code 613.1
Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA

Phone:

(301) 614-6336

Fax:

(301) 614-5492

Email:

mei.han-1@nasa.gov

URL:

none

Research Interests:

Biography:

Dr. Mei Han received her Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2004. She also holds an M.S. degree in Meteorology (1999) and a B.S. degree in Meteorology (1996) from Nanjing University, China. She joined GEST in January 2005. Her past research efforts have been using mesoscale models to study the dynamics of frontal circulations associated with the trowal and warm front in wrapped wintertime extratropical cyclones and the mechanisms for fine scale banding and heavy snowfall. During her stay in GEST, she has applied cloud-scale and mesoscale models for research into atmospheric precipitation systems with particular emphasis on model validation and evaluation using satellite and airborne remote sensing data. Her current research focuses on the dynamics, kinematics, and microphysics of frontal rainbands within extratropical cyclones.