Dr. Zhong Liu, Research Professor

Selected Publications and Presentations (Full list available in pdf):

Book Chapters:

Liu, Z., D. Ostrenga, B. Vollmer, S. Kempler and W. Teng, 2016, NASA global satellite-based precipitation products and services for drought monitoring activities, A Book Chapter in Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity by Taylor and Francis , in press.

Liu, Z., Ostrenga, D., Teng, W., and Kempler, S., 2014, Developing Online Visualization and Analysis Services for NASA Satellite-derived Global Precipitation Products during the Big Geospatial Data Era Chapter 5 In: Big GeoSpatial Data, Taylor & Francis, 89-114.

Liu, Z., J. Acker, 2010, Monitoring Oysters Using Remote Sensing Data and Services: a Case Study of the Apalachicola River and Bay Watershed during Recent Droughts, in Theme: Fisheries and Aquaculture, Handbook of Satellite Remote Sensing Image Interpretation: Applications for Marine Living Resources Conservation and Management (2010), EU PRESPO and IOCCG, Jesus Morales, Venetia Stuart, Trevor Platt and Shubha Sathyendranath, editors, pp. 3-20 (available: http://www.ioccg.org/handbook.html)

Acker, J., Z. Liu, 2010, Remote-sensing case study of the Chesapeake Bay region during drought (2002) and flood (2003) years, in Theme: Air/Water Quality, Handbook of Satellite Remote Sensing Image Interpretation: Applications for Marine Living Resources Conservation and Management (2010), EU PRESPO and IOCCG, Jesus Morales, Venetia Stuart, Trevor Platt and Shubha Sathyendranath, editors, pp. 187-205 (available: http://www.ioccg.org/handbook.html)

Liu, Z., S. Kempler, W. Teng, H. Rui, L. S. Chiu, and L. Milich, 2010, Global Agriculture Information System and its Applications, in Other Applications, Advanced Geoinformation Science, Yang, C., D. Wong, Q. Miao, and R. Yang, editors, pp.353-361, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis.

Liu, Z., H. Rui, W. Teng, L. 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. A book chapter for EURAINSAT by Kluwer Academic Publishers, 549-558.

Vicente, G. and the GES DAAC Hydrology Data Support Team, 2007. Data Availability for Scientists and Operational Users. A book chapter for EURAINSAT by Kluwer Academic Publishers, 49-58.

Chiu, L., Z. Liu, H. Rui, and W. Teng, 2004. Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Data and Access Tools. in Qu, Gao, Kafatos, Murphy and Salomonson, editors, Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing, Vol. 2, pp. 202-219, Springer-Verlag and Tsinghua University Press.

Selected Referral Publications:

Liu, Z. 2016, Comparison of Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) and TRMM Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) Monthly Precipitation Products: Initial Results, Journal of Hydrometeorology; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-15-0068.1; in press.

Satya Prakash, Ashis K. Mitra, Amir AghaKouchak, Zhong Liu, Hamidreza Norouzi, D.S. Pai.  (2016) A preliminary assessment of GPM-based multi-satellite precipitation estimates over a monsoon dominated region. Journal of Hydrology. Online publication date: 1-Jan-2016.

Liu, Z. 2015, Evaluation of Precipitation Climatology Derived from TRMM Multi-Satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) Monthly Product over Land with Two Gauge-Based Products. Climate , 3, 964-982, http://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/3/4/964

Mantas, V.M. Mantas, Z. Liu, C. Caro, A.J.S.C. Pereira.  (2015) Validation of TRMM multi-satellite precipitation analysis (TMPA) products in the Peruvian Andes. Atmospheric Research 163, 132-145.

Mantas, V.M., Z. Liu, A.J.S.C. Pereira. (2015) A web service and android application for the distribution of rainfall estimates and Earth observation data. Computers & Geosciences 77, 66-76.

Liu, Z., 2015, Comparison of precipitation estimates between Version 7 3-hourly TRMM Multi-Satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) near-real-time and research products. Atmospheric Research, Volume 153, February 2015, Pages 119-133, Online: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169809514003081

Liu, Z., 2015, Comparison of Versions 6 and 7 3-Hourly TRMM Multi-Satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) Research Products. Atmospheric Research, in press, Online: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169809515000046

Liu, Z., Ostrenga, D., Teng, W., Kempler, S., Milich, L., 2014, Developing GIOVANNI-based online prototypes to intercompare TRMM-related global gridded-precipitation products, Computers & Geosciences, volume 66, issue , year 2014, pp. 168-181

Liu, Z. D. Ostrenga, W. Teng and S, Kempler, 2012, Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Precipitation Data Services for Research and Applications, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00152.1

Liu, Z. D. Ostrenga and G, Leptoukh, 2011, Online Visualization and Analysis of Global Half-hourly Pixel-Resolution Infrared Dataset, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Vol. 92, No. 4, 429-432, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2010BAMS2976.1

Liu, Z., H. Rui, W.L. Teng, L.S. Chiu, G.G. Leptoukh, and S. Kempler, 2009, Developing an Online Information System Prototype for Global Satellite Precipitation Algorithm Validation and Intercomparison. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology-IPWG Special Issue, Volume 48, Issue 12 (December 2009) pp. 2581-2589

Chiu, L.S. Z. Liu, J. Vongsaard, S. Morain, A. Budge, P. Neville, and C. Bales, 2006, Comparison of TRMM and Water District Rain Rates over New Mexico, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, VOL. 23, NO. 1, 1-13.

Zhang, X., M. A. Friedl, C. B. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler, and Z. Liu (2005), Monitoring the response of vegetation phenology to precipitation in Africa by coupling MODIS and TRMM instruments, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D12103, doi:10.1029/2004JD005263.

Sun, D., Z. Liu, L. Chiu, R. Yang, R.P. Singh, and M. Kafatos, 2004, Anomalous Cold Water Detected along Mid-Atlantic Coast. EOS TRANSACTIONS AGU, VOL. 85, NO. 15, PAGE 152.

Bromwich, D.H.,   Z. Liu, A.N. Rogers and M. L. Van Woert, Winter Atmospheric Forcing of the Ross Sea Polynya. J. Geophys. Res. - Atmospheres, Vol. 103, No. D20, 26007-26024.

Carrasco, J.F., D.H. Bromwich, and Z. Liu, 1997, A study of mesoscale cyclone activity over Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica, Part 1: Marie Byrd Land. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 102(D12), 13923-13937.

Carrasco, J.F., D.H. Bromwich, and Z. Liu, 1997, Mesoscale cyclone activity near the Antarctic Peninsula during 1991, Part 2: Near the Antarctic Peninsula.  J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 102(D12), 13939-13954.

Hines, K.M., D.H. Bromwich and Z. Liu, 1997, Combined GCM and mesoscale model simulations of Antarctic climate. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 102(D12), 13747-13760.

Liu, Z., and D.H. Bromwich, 1997, Dynamics of the katabatic wind confluence zone near Siple Coast, West Antarctica. J. Appl. Meteor., 36(2), 97-118

Bromwich, D.H. and Z.  Liu,  1996, An observational study of  the katabatic wind confluence zone near Siple Coast, West Antarctica. Mon. Wea. Rev., 124, 462-477.

Bromwich, D.H., J.C. Carrasco, Z. Liu and R.-Y. Tzeng, 1993, Hemispheric atmospheric variations and oceanographic impacts associated with katabatic surges across the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. J. Geophys. Res., 98(D7), 13,045-13062.

Liu, Z., and D.H. Bromwich, 1993, Acoustic remote sensing of planetary boundary layer dynamics near Ross Island, Antarctica. J. Appl. Meteor., 32, 1876-1882.

Smith, P.L., Z. Liu and J. Joss, 1993, A study of sampling-variability effects in raindrop-size observations. J. Appl. Meteor., 1259-1269.

Electronic Publications:

Liu, Z., 2010, Global Precipitation at Your Fingertips, Part II: Data Access, The Pacific Tradewinds Quarterl y (invited) (available: http://sparce.evac.ou.edu/)

Liu, Z., 2009, Developing a Data Analysis Tool for Hurricane Studies, in GMU OSP Newsletter November 2009.