Long S. Chiu
Associate Professor, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences
Rm 326, Research Hall, MSN 6A2
George Mason
University
Fairfax Virginia 22030-4444
Phone: 703-993-1984 Email lchiu@gmu.edu
George Mason University
Phys 244 and Phys 246 lab
CSI-757:
Techniques and Algorithms in Remotes Sensing and Earth Observations
CSI-656/EVPP-652/GEOG-570:
Hydrosphere
EOS-757 Techniques and
Algorithm in Remote Sensing and Earth Observations
Satellite Remote Sensing of oceanic precipitation, evaporation,
sea ice and snow, analyzing climate variability and trends, forecasting typhoon
intensification and dissemination of scientific data and information (http://gpcp-pspdc.gmu.edu/research.shtml)
Visit the GPCP-Polar Satellite Precipitation Data Center http://gpcp-pspdc.gmu.edu/ to check out oceanic rainfall products
EDUCATION:
Sc. D., Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
B. S. (Summa Cum Laude), Physics,
PROFESSIONAL and HONOR SOCIETIES:
RECENT SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: (out of 48 referred Journal articles and 27 book chapters)
Gao, Si, and Long S. Chiu, 2012: Development of statistical typhoon intensity prediction:
application to satellite observed rain rate and surface evaporation (STIPER)
, Wea. Forecasting, 27, 240-250.
Chiu, Long S., and Raymond K.-C. Lok, 2011: Variations of Respirable Suspended
Particulates in Hong Kong , Annals of GIS, 17(2),
113-124.
Chiu, Long S., R. Chokngamwong,
and Thomas T. Wilheit, 2010: Modified Monthly Oceanic Rain-Rate Algorithm to Account for
TRMM Boost , IEEE Trans. Geosci.
Remote Sens., 48, 3081-3086.
Chiu, Long S., and R. Chokngamwong,
2010: Microwave Emission Brightness Temperature Histograms (METH)
rain rates for climate studies: SSM/I V6 results , J. Appl.
Meteor. Climatol., 49(1),
115-123.
Gao, Si, and Long S. Chiu, 2010: Surface latent heat flux and rainfall associated with
rapidly intensifying tropical cyclone , International Journal
of Remote Sensing, 31(17-18), 4699-4710.
Shin, D.-B., K. P. Bowman, J.-M. Yoo and L. S. Chiu, 2009: Variability of Passive Microwave Radiometric Signatures at
Different Spatial Resolutions and Its Implication for Rainfall Estimation
, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote
Sensing, 47(6), 1575-1584.
Liu, Zhong, H. Rui, W. Teng, L. S. Chiu, G. Leptoukh, and S. Kempler, 2009: Developing an online information system prototype for global
satellite precipitation algorithm validation and inter-comparison
, J. Appl. Meteor. Clim., 48(12),
2581-2589.
Shie, C.-L., Long S. Chiu, R. Adler,
E. Nelkin, I.-I. Lin, P. Xie, F.-C.
Wang, R. Chokngamwong, W. Olson, and D. A. Chu, 2009:
A Note on Reviving the Goddard Satellite-based Surface
Turbulent Fluxes (GSSTF) Dataset , Adv. Atmo.
Sci., 26(6), 1071-1080.
Foster, James, Dorothy Hall, J. Kelly, Long Chiu,
2009: Seasonal Snow Extent and Snow Mass in South America Using
SMMR and SSM/I Passive Microwave Data (1979-2006) , Remote
Sensing of Environment, 113, 291-305.
Chokngamwong, R., and Long Chiu, 2009: Development of the Microwave calibrated Infrared
Split-window Technique (MIST) for rainfall estimation , International
Journal of Remote Sensing, 30(12), 3115-3131.
Chiu, Long S., R. Chokngamwong, Y. Xing, R. Yang, C.-L. Shie, 2008: Trends and Variations of Global Oceanic Evaporation Datasets
from Remote Sensing , Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 27(3),
124-135.
Song, Kaishan, Yuanzhi Zhang,
Cui Jin, Su Yan, and Long Chiu, 2008: Seasonal snow monitoring from space-borne data in Northeast
China , Annals of GIS, 14(2), 113-119.
Shin, D.-B., and Long Chiu, 2008: The effect of TRMM boost on oceanic rainfall estimates based
on Microwave Emission Brightness Temperature Histogram (METH) , J.
Atmo. Ocean Tech., 25, 1888-1893.
Shin, D.-B., L. Chiu, and P. Clemente-Colon, 2008: Effects of atmospheric water and surface wind on passive
microwave retrievals of sea ice concentration: a simulation study
, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29(19), 5717-5731.
Chokngamwong, R., and L.S. Chiu, 2008: Comparison of TRMM and Thailand daily gauge data
, J. Hydrometeorology, 9, 256-266.
Lu, George Y., Long S. Chiu, and David W. Wong, 2007: Vulnerablity assessment of rainfall-induced deris
flows in Taiwan , Nat. Hazards, 43, 223-244.
Book Chapters
Chiu, L. S., S. Gao, and
C.-L. Shie, 2012: Satellite-based Oceanic Surface Turbulent Fluxes
, in Satellite-based Applications to Climate Change, J. Qu, A. Powell and M.
Sivakumar (Editors), Springer. (accepted)
Chiu, L. S., S. Gao, and
D.-B. Shin, 2012: Climate-Scale Oceanic Rainfall from Microwave Radiometry,
in Satellite-based Applications to Climate Change, J. Qu, A. Powell and M.
Sivakumar (Editors), Springer. (accepted)
Chiu, L. S., S. Gao, and
C.-L. Shie, 2012: Oceanic Evaporation: Trends and Variabilities,
in Remote Sensing - Applications, Boris Escalante-Ramirez (Editor), ISBN
978-953-51-0651-7, InTech. (Available online at: http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/oceanic-evaporation-trend-and-variability
)
Chiu, L., 2012: Aerosol-Climate Interactions: Examples
from Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta Region, in Environmental Pollution and
its Relation to Climate Change, Ahmed El Nemr
(Editor), 125-138, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 692pp.
Chiu, L., 2011: Earth Observations, in Advanced Geoinformation Science, C. Yang, Q. Miao, D. Wong and R.
Yang (Editors) CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, 4865pp.
Chiu, L., Meixia Deng, Liping Di, Steven Kempler, Zhong Liu, Qianjun Miao, Lenard Milich, Qisheng Pan, Hualan Rui, Jiqiang
Tan, Yanli Tang, William Teng,
Chaowei (Phil) Yang, Ruixin
Yang, Hong, Wei Yu, and Ming Zhang, 2011: Other applications, in Advanced Geoinformation Science, C. Yang, Q. Miao, D. Wong and R.
Yang. (Editors); CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, 4865pp.
Liu, Z., H. Rui,, W. Teng, L. S. Chiu, G. Leptoukh and
G. Vicente, 2007: Online visualization and analysis: A new avenue to use
satellite data for weather, climate and interdisciplinary research and
applications, in Measuring Precipitation from Space: EURAINSAT and the future, Levizzani, V., P. Bauer, J. Turk (Editors), Series in
Advances in Global Change Research , Vol. 28, 549-558,
Springer (ISBN: 978-1-4020-5834-9)
Chiu, L., Z. Liu, H. Rui and
W.L. Teng, 2006: TRMM Data and Access, in Earth
Science Satellite Remote Sensing, Vol II, Qu, J., et
al., (Editors), Springer-Tsinghua University Press,
202-218.
Chiu, L., D.-B. Shin and J. Kwaitkowski,
2006: Surface Rainfall from Satellite Algorithms, in Earth Science Satellite
Remote Sensing, Vol I, Qu, J., et al. (Editors),
Springer-Tsinghua University Press, 317-336.
Acker, J., L. Chiu, et al., 2001: Remote Sensing of Earth from Satellites, in Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, Academic Press.
(For full publication list see http://gpcp-pspdc.gmu.edu/publications.shtml )